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  1. #151
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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    Quote Originally Posted by Peteballa
    You need to get smacked up for not taking the time to comprehend what the thread was about..


    I didn't read it. I must confess.

    I had an answer for the thread title, though.

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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    no, he'll be remembered as a tall freak that couldnt stay on the court

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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    I forgot his 30 foot 10 head as already

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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    Quote Originally Posted by Samurai Swoosh


    I didn't read it. I must confess.

    I had an answer for the thread title, though.
    It's all good haha

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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    Quote Originally Posted by Stuckey
    no, he'll be remembered as a tall freak that couldnt stay on the court
    First half of his career; not true.

    Second half; true.

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    Default Re: Yao Ming retires from the NBA

    Quote Originally Posted by bdreason
    I bet he still makes the All-Star game next season... assuming there is a season.

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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    no, people glorify those whose careers were cut short who showed flashes of brilliance or straight dominance

    Bill Walton ,for example,when healthy won rings.....and was a good center..great passing big man..

    yao was and is straight garbage.... an AVERAGE nba center at best..

    cringe when tv sports guys used to talk about how good he is...now cringe when average fans repeat that nonsense




    If Chris Dudley has nba ads where he is referred to as an "NBA legend" than anything is possible..

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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    Quote Originally Posted by rezznor
    Yao was great for the era he was in, but the era was weak.

    I think he will be remembered more as an ambassador for the game
    Honestly, I think he might get into the HOF mainly because of that.

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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    He will remember like Sabonis. Could have been, would have been.

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    Default Re: Where do you rank Yao rank all-time among centers?

    Quote Originally Posted by ThaSwagg3r
    Top 15. I'll take Yao's prime over Mourning's prime any day of the week.
    RG is that you?

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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    Quote Originally Posted by sirkeelma
    He will remember like Sabonis. Could have been, would have been.

    Sabonis is the reason they started having pros play for the USA Olympic Team.

    saw a shell of him in the NBA but he was destroying euro and intl. competition for years...


    Yao Ming was a marketing plan....and it worked..helped NBA enter the Chinese market and sell a lot of merchandise and tv rights..

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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    Not for his play on the court but for what he did for basketball in China? You bet your ass he will.

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    Default Re: Will Yao be remembered as a legend?

    Great question...

    Answer: Of course...

    Whenever you are the first star of a powerful, influential nation (China) that was never known to be successful in American Pro sports, much less basketball, it goes without saying...

    Yao is indeed a legend beyond what he did or didn't do on the court...

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    Default Re: Where do you rank Yao rank all-time among centers?

    I guess I didn't read the thread title correctly. As far as primes goes, he is a top 15-17 center of all-time. As far as career goes, he is probably top 20-25 of all-time. He was better than guys like Parish, Zo, and many other centers during his prime, but those other centers have much more in their resumes than Yao does. I am not sure how much you guys are using his International accomplishments, but I am just using his NBA accomplishments in this ranking. Dwight Howard has accomplished more than Yao Ming has, but it's arguable that Yao was better in his prime....keyword: arguable. Same goes for the likes of Parish and Mourning.
    Last edited by ThaSwagg3r; 07-08-2011 at 09:40 PM.

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    Default Re: Yao Ming retires from the NBA

    YAO MING YAO MING YAO MING YAO MING YAO MING!!


    Ill MISS YOU YAO!!!

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