Comments on: More thoughts from win #22 in a row

By: Luckyme

Luckyme — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:04:29 +0000

I got back to watching basketball because of Yao. So, I am a Yao fan first and Rockets fan second. I never wished that Houston should lose because Yao is out. Yao had done his part and had sowed the seed for the momentum the Rockets are having now. He would wish his teammates to carry that momentum forward.

Like Wendy says, everything happens for a reason. After the stunning news about his injury was announced, his teammates determined that they should not falter and should carry on; everyone steps up — and the result is the present winning streak. Now, they believe in themselves and trust each other,
they will go far in the playoffs.

By: Wilson

Wilson — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:29:13 +0000

GREAT WIN NUMBER 22 IN A ROW!!!!

I agree that I wish Yao was still in the line up for this historic streak…but at least he was part of it in the first 12 games of this run!!!

I hate when Rockets fans say that the Rockets play better without Yao and they don’t need Yao and should trade him and that stuff!!!
What they forgot is that Yao was part of the streak in the first 12 games, and should have been more than 22 games in a row if Yao had played against the Jazz at Houston’s game!!!

The Rockets will win NBA Championships next season and beyond when Yao is back!!!

By: Zoe

Zoe — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:36:54 +0000

I believe that in this world that everything and anything is possible - but you have to sart with thinking and believing so. So, as I said a few times here - the Rockets can be the black hourse as George Mason University in NCAA - to win all way to the NCAA final, if they continue to play hard and play smart as a team, no Me-Mac attitute, such as the comments T-Mac made before the Laker game (”this will be my fine momnets of my career” or something like this).

I also have believe that Yao Ming should be back to join the NBA final - this will also be the best preparation for Olympic game.

As a Yao fan first (and Rockets fan second), I would like to see Yao Ming gets more involvement with the Rockets now. Instead of feeling isolation and frustration, he should do whatever he can do to help the team and help himself, thing like to study the tapes of the other teams and give ideas to the coaching staff, to shoot free throw to reach above 99%, to practice catching ball (to decrease the turn-over), to study all of the turn-over and personal fault he had in order to prevent it in the future games, to sit at the courtside with his teammates to encourage them in key home games like tonight against Celtics. Be a part of the team. Not just totally disappear.

Again, everything is possible. Yao Ming and Rockets meet and play again together in the NBA final.

By: ymmer

ymmer — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:28:56 +0000

To yao fans who feel bad about this winning streak:
1. It’s not about how others feel about yao but how YOU feel about yao.
2. Yao was the player that led this team shake off the struggle and start the streak.
3. and the team affected or LED tmac to play true TEAM BASKETBALL.
4. the whole thing just showed bball is a TEAM sports and how vital chemistry, toughness and confidence are to team success. check Nuggets if you want an opposite example, a team with two of the most talented scorers and 1 defensive player of the year still sitting outside looking in.
5. we got to give the management and coaching staff a lot of credit and believe they will make it work even better when yao returns next year.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:12:57 +0000

Guys, you are unbelievably ridiculous. How can you be a Yao fan and hope to Rockets to lose? That´s crap, embarrasing me as a fellow Yao Fan. In fact, I dare to say that you are not a true Yao fan, because you don´t really care about what Yao feels - you want him to be an egomaniac like that doesn´t care about his team, which is so un-Yao.

I really enjoy the Rockets and hope for a miracle comeback in the playoff or, dare to say it, finals a la Willie Reeds from the Knicks, but to hope for the Rockets to lose? Are you crazy?

Everything happens for a reason. The team grew a lot during T-Macs absence, now they grow even more during Yaos absence, they will be so much better when Yao is back.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:38:38 +0000

A lot of people here are Yao only fans and don’t really care much for the Rockets. Please respect each other and not turn this into a flaming war. Thanks for your time.

By: JT in MD

JT in MD — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:47:25 +0000

I agree with ROCFAN. The game is greater than the guys who play it…
But I sure do feel bad for Yao. I think Tracy will get the playoff monkey off his back, but they will lose in the Western Conference finals. During that series EVERYONE will be talking about how they need Yao to match up with the other teams big guys. They’ll say things like “Yeah, they are a great team, but without Yao they don’t have enough firepower”.
The streak is awesome, but having a healthy Yao gives them more flexibility with match-ups and rotations.
You can quote me….

By: arthurko from LA

arthurko from LA — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:44:19 +0000

i dont give a damn about the rockets! how dare all those useless players (tmac, rafer) suddenly step it up in the past 2 months! when yao is back and healthy next year, those guys better keep up the consistency.
the two shining studs of the rockets this year for me though are definitely scola and landry.

By: rocfan

rocfan — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:17:26 +0000

you guys are losing it. i know this is a yao fan sight, but get off of living vicariously through yao and enjoy the rockets as a collective unit…

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:11:22 +0000

Arthurko, I completely agree with you. I’m hoping Rockets will lose the 1st round of the playoff cause that proves Yao is the most important player on this team.

Go Yao!