Comments on: Rockets take Game 2 from Utah with 58 from Yao+T-Mac http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2007/04/24/rockets-take-game-2-from-utah-with-58-from-yaot-mac Where fans of Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets can find out the latest on Yao Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:52:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Zoe http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2007/04/24/rockets-take-game-2-from-utah-with-58-from-yaot-mac#comment-901 Zoe Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:15:05 +0000 http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2007/04/24/rockets-take-game-2-from-utah-with-58-from-yaot-mac#comment-901 Dear John: Thanks for your summary of Game #2. I have always enjoyed reading your post-game analysis. Keep up good work. I wnder why you could not get the free media pass for all of the Rockets games? How much that cost? Can we fans share your cost? I also have some thoughts that I want to share with you. I wonder if you can pass these to the Rockets management or JVG, if you think necsessary. But I do not want to post here to the public as some of them are strategies that I do not want the Rockets opponients to read. Zoe <em>Zoe, Thanks for the compliment. I opted not to request media passes for all of the Rocket games because I live about 160 miles from Houston. I also wanted to "save" my requests for a pass for the most important games. The Rockets do not charge a fee for a media pass, but they are very discriminating on who gets them. I'm probably on the bottom of the totem pole, but Team Yao was very nice to request that I get one occasionally since YaoMingMania is the top site for any Rockets player, and probably for most players, for that matter. Feel free to email me your thoughts about strategy. If I agree with them, I'll try my best to squeeze in a question to get them to ponder it if I ever get the chance to bring them up, but 1) they have probably heard and thought about every strategy known to man -- JVG is very, very good about strategy, and 2) it's very difficult for me to get a word in because there are so many media reps asking questions, and very little time allocated toward questions and answers. John</em> Dear John:

Thanks for your summary of Game #2. I have always enjoyed reading your post-game analysis. Keep up good work.

I wnder why you could not get the free media pass for all of the Rockets games? How much that cost? Can we fans share your cost?

I also have some thoughts that I want to share with you. I wonder if you can pass these to the Rockets management or JVG, if you think necsessary. But I do not want to post here to the public as some of them are strategies that I do not want the Rockets opponients to read.

Zoe

Zoe,

Thanks for the compliment. I opted not to request media passes for all of the Rocket games because I live about 160 miles from Houston. I also wanted to “save” my requests for a pass for the most important games. The Rockets do not charge a fee for a media pass, but they are very discriminating on who gets them. I’m probably on the bottom of the totem pole, but Team Yao was very nice to request that I get one occasionally since YaoMingMania is the top site for any Rockets player, and probably for most players, for that matter.

Feel free to email me your thoughts about strategy. If I agree with them, I’ll try my best to squeeze in a question to get them to ponder it if I ever get the chance to bring them up, but 1) they have probably heard and thought about every strategy known to man — JVG is very, very good about strategy, and 2) it’s very difficult for me to get a word in because there are so many media reps asking questions, and very little time allocated toward questions and answers.

John

]]> By: Mark G. Chen http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2007/04/24/rockets-take-game-2-from-utah-with-58-from-yaot-mac#comment-900 Mark G. Chen Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:48:45 +0000 http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2007/04/24/rockets-take-game-2-from-utah-with-58-from-yaot-mac#comment-900 Great reporting! your site is a must read for all of Yao fans! I just hope it will still be accessible the next couple of weeks now that the Rockets is going all the way!! :) Great reporting! your site is a must read for all of Yao fans! I just hope it will still be accessible the next couple of weeks now that the Rockets is going all the way!! :)

]]> By: Thian Low http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2007/04/24/rockets-take-game-2-from-utah-with-58-from-yaot-mac#comment-899 Thian Low Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:50:21 +0000 http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2007/04/24/rockets-take-game-2-from-utah-with-58-from-yaot-mac#comment-899 Thanks for your account of the game John. Your website is on my must read list (together with the Houston Chronicle articles and the Rockets.com article) after every game by the Rockets. Keep it up. And yes, they MUST give you a media pass. The fans (or at least this fan) expect it :P. <em>Thanks so much for the compliment. You have made my day! And that's good to hear you think fan(s) expect it. I might use that if I ever get that privilege taken away from me. :-)</em> Thanks for your account of the game John. Your website is on my must read list (together with the Houston Chronicle articles and the Rockets.com article) after every game by the Rockets. Keep it up. And yes, they MUST give you a media pass. The fans (or at least this fan) expect it :P.

Thanks so much for the compliment. You have made my day! And that’s good to hear you think fan(s) expect it. I might use that if I ever get that privilege taken away from me. :-)

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