Yao Ming retires from the NBA

[HylianNightmare]

good

[d.bball.guy]

Now that Yao Ming is out, will the Chinese vote Kobe, he's super famous right there, or go to their best home town hero, Yi Jianlian? I won't be surprised if Yi becomes an All-Star.

[Lebron23]

The next Yao Ming: 15 yrs.old Zhou Qi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BUANG-o9Iw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyvuD...eature=related

Strengths: Has quickly become the next great hope of Chinese basketball ... Very quick for a big man ... A legitimate offensive threat. does decent job in both man-to-man post defense and help defense ... Handles and passes the ball well ... Displays a soft touch, has shooting range out to the FIBA three-point line ... Runs the floor well ... Excellent fundamentals ... Displays some guards skills, his dribbling and penetrating is way better than most big men ... His defense from the weak-side is also much better than most Chinese big men which is why his timing is so good and why he has great shot blocking stats ... His listed age is assumed to be true: 1996 and not changed. But there are sure to be doubts about that ...

Weaknesses: His athleticism isn't considered to be among the top prospects but his skill level and feel for the game are very good ... Needs to improve reflexes, not an explosive leaper at this point, not aggressive enough in post offense ... Needs improvement in defense rebound positioning ... Has already started to build muscles, but still needs to put on muscle, but not too much right away ... Needs to improve man-to-man defense and strengthen his footwork and finishing ability and prevent injury ... Still needs experience as his amount of games played is very low ...

Notes: Name is pronounced: "Joe Chee" ... Has become an overnight sensation in China after scoring 41 pts, 28 rebs,15 blks in an U-16 tourney in early February (2011) against Germany, had 26 pts against Bulgaria, 28 pts in a close game against France and 30 pts 17r 8b against Turkey in the finals, helping China win gold and earning MVP of the event ... Zhou Qi began his basketball career playing with the Liaoning Youth Team in the 2005, at that time he was only 5'6" (172cm). In 2009 his height has reached 6'9" (205cm). Zhou is 7'1" (215cm) now, and is expected to grow into 7'2" (217-218cm)。He's signed to a contract through 2013 so going to an American top NCAA schools could be an option, however his coach has stated he feels it is a better option for him to stay and develop in China ...

*He is signed to play with Liaoning Sports Bureau until 2013. Right now he is training and playing for Liaoning Youth (Basketball) Team. After 2013, the Chinese pro teams will compete to get him ...

*Dwight Howard is his favorite NBA player.

*His coach compares him to Wang Zhizhi (first Chinese center drafted - by the Mavs)

*Contributions from hoopCHINA.com

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/zhou-qi

[d.bball.guy]

The next Yi Jianlian: 15 yrs.old Zhou Qi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BUANG-o9Iw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyvuD...eature=related



http://www.nbadraft.net/players/zhou-qi

Awesome. 15? 7'2?

[Lebron23]

Awesome. 15? 7'2?

China's Super Soldier Serum. ( HGH)

[d.bball.guy]

China's Super Soldier Serum. ( HGH)

[rezznor]

The next Yao Ming: 15 yrs.old Zhou Qi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BUANG-o9Iw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyvuD...eature=related



http://www.nbadraft.net/players/zhou-qi

that kid looks slow and uncoordinated

[All Net]

Such a shame for such a talented big man.

[ShaqAttack3234]

At the very least, he could have given teams an extremely efficient 22/10/2 big man who could lead teams to 50+ wins.

2006-2009 Yao

Regular Season- 21.9 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.9 bpg, 51.9 FG%, 85.8 FT%, 59.9 TS%, 237 games, 145-92 record(equal to a 50+ win winning percentage)

Playoffs- 20.6 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 0.9 apg, 1 bpg, 48.7 FG%, 88.9 FT%, 59 TS%, 16 games

And that's with injuries interrupting his progression. Prime Yao could have been a consistent 25-27 ppg, 9-11 rpg player, imo and I think he would've at least contended for several titles.

[All Net]

Prime Yao would of dominated the bigs today.

[Lebron23]

that kid looks slow and uncoordinated

He needs to go to the US if he wants to improve his basketball skills.

[rezznor]

He needs to go to the US if he wants to improve his basketball skills.

agreed.

[symbol33]

Glad he's retiring. He hasn't been the same the last few years. Loved watching him and Shaq go at it back in the days.

although i am chinese, i am glad that he retired, so the fuc*** CCTV will not broadcast 30+ games of Houston every season
i had been hated that for 5 years, fuc*** national CCTV, and fu*ck the advertis

[Jameerthefear]

The ESPN analysts think Yao should be a HOF...
I don't think so imo.

[Jameerthefear]

I don't think Yao should be a HOF.
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