China hooked Yao's mom and dad (both basketball stars in China) to conceive a child who could build China's reputation in the field of basketball and they succeeded. Do you think this is fair to Yao?
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well he is rich now and a star in china... but for all the guys that ont make it big but went though the same thing as Yao it would be unfair... but in like 15-20 years i wold say there is going to be huge increase in Asian players because they are being "bred" for basketball
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I think this situation will be a growing process for Odom. Life is more than Basketball, however basketball can give him the motivation to do something positive for other Parents who lost their child in a similar situation as his.
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The number change does nothing but let the NBA market a whole new set of Kobe Jerseys... that is why he did it. Kobe may be the most talented play in the NBA but after his whole problems in Colorado I have no respect for anything about him other than his talent to play ball. What about Stoudemire? Once he heals and gets back into basketball shape the Suns are going to be monsters in the West. I believe that they will make it to the finals.
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I'm with the guy up there. You have all the "young guns" so to speak in the East--but what they don't have and the West DOES--is EXPERIENCE! You are oozing with it in the West with Duncan, Parker, Bryant (yes, even him..), Garnett (even though he's only made it to round 1), Nash, Nowitzki, etc!!! I'd take age and experience over youth and "bounce" any day of the week!
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I'm not a big basketball fan (although I like it), but I totally understand what you mean. I guess some people think that at any point in time there HAS to be someone who is outstandingly good, and so they choose the best one at a certain time and end up making ridiculous comparisons between him and the greatest legends. And sometimes the numbers are on their side, but a number really doesn't mean that much.\n\nIt really annoys me, specially because there are young people who have never seen the best ones play and are led to believe they were not much better than the ones who are being compared to them. In soccer (my favourite sport) it's the same, they insist on comparing Ronaldinho to geniuses like Pelé and Maradona, which I think is almost a blasphemy. The guy is good, but come on! But I hope History will do justice to the ones who really were the best. Don't worry, Michael Jordan is a legend, it will take more than a few people's opinion for anyone to replace him in basketball mythology.
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Hip-hop culture definitely had an amazing affect on the game. It used to be about winning and winning only. Now it's half about just being flashy. It's not necessarily a bad thing though in my opinion. It's part of what makes the game fun to play (if you have skills) and fun to watch. I think black players such as LeBron James don't NEED fundamentals. They're so athletically gifted it really doesn't matter. White players have a tendency to be less athletically gifted. So they have to learn some fundamentals to exploit themselves to their full potential. I'm not trying to be racist but it's true. I don't really think white players are dominating the NBA either I think you might need to rephrase that...
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Asian families are typically very traditional (i.e. no sex before marriage, must marry within culture, etc). My best friend is Chinese and the only boyfriend of hers that her parents even knew about was Chinese. Don't take it personally-- it's not you, it's her parents' culture.
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Silly question, you. Of course it's ok, as long as you love each other.\nMy father is French and my mom is Chinese. They are happily married with 3 children.
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A FB of mine tried out for the Detroit team.  She's a hottie and 6'2....grrrrrrr.  She had a great time but then ended up pulling out of tryouts due to family issues.\n\nBut she woulda been great at it.
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No clue...great question...I think the Pistons were a great team and since the NBA has so much trouble recognizing team play (because David Stern has whored out the league) somebody had to get pimped and Chauncy was the man.\n\nDon't get me wrong...good player...but not great under any stretch of the imagination.
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The game keeps evolving in the sense that the people that dominate it change.  The game was once all white, and that changed, black players started to take over, and although this is a generalization and not true in all instances, they are more athletic.  Today, we have foreign players beginning to make an impact, and that is because they are sharp on fundamentals.\n\nI think talent must be taken on a case by case basis.  But you also have to look at culture, for a poor child the NBA is a dream, for a well off child they may have other options.  Hence the effort they put into developing skill will vary.\n\nNot to mention the way a game plan may be drawn up, certain players may not get the chance to show how talented they are, white or black.\n\nIt is hard to draw a line at just race, I think culture, talent, etc.. have to be considered.
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I do believe that they have done the best that they can.  However, their best is still not good enough to win.  In my opinion, they need to improve their skills by sending players to Europe or South America to learn from the best.
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Let me take a stab at this.  I'm not a Laker fan, but I do know a lot about the NBA.\n\n1.  Fiction.  Penny is injured and wants to take some time to heal up so that he is better next year.  Here is a link to a news story to confirm this.\n\nhttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/magic/2006-02-24-hardaway-waived_x.htm\n\n2.  Fiction.  Every team has this rumor going.  Go to some of the Message Boards of other teams.  Just today, I've seen this rumor in the Piston's and in the Magic's forums.\n\nDetroit's: http://pistons.infopop.cc/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/951103441/m/6821053873\n\nMagic's:\nhttp://orlandomagiczone.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/8891029871/m/6981030402/p/1\n\n3.  Fiction.  Yao is eating it up right now.  He's the talk of the NBA.  There is no way the Rockets would give him up unless Yao demanded it.  I don't see that happening.  News link:\n\nhttp://www.nj.com/nets/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1142318746169290.xml&coll=1\n\nHope this helps.  :)
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I think what all of you are saying is BS.  First of all, about the rape thing... he was found innocent if you remember.  And about being a ball hog, thats what he has to do to win games!  Lamar Odem had two concecutive triple doubles before the Suns game tonight anyway, so obviousley other people are scoring and he is passing it.  But if his team wants to win, Kobe has to take shots.  And if he makes a lot of the shots he takes, which he obviously does, then it's fine in my point of view.  Kobe is an amazing player, and the most like MJ in the game today.
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Let me start off by saying that T-Mac rocks and is my favorite player. Now, the main reason is because of his back problems. Plus, at first he was doing as much as he could with his back problems, but when his team, the Rockets were not winning, he felt frustrated. Whoever said that Yao is "self-fish" is a moron. Yao is actually helping T-Mac by reducing the load that T-Mac is used to carrying. T-Mac does not want to do all the work! He needs the help! Look at Shaq and Kobe. Seperately, They have better individual stats, but their teams are not doing as well as when they were both with the LA Lakers. It's about the team helping each other out, not T-Mac gets all the minutes and points. Sure, T-mac will get better stats, more minutes, and more points, but they will not win. Every team needs a spread out offense to do good.
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They need owen. but the 17 year old kid ? comon looks like the limeys arent gonna take it serious this time around. O'well there always brazil.
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Look.  I'm going to tell you this, and please don't feel like you need to respond, or defend Kobe, since you are obviously a fan.\n\nAnd what I have to say is this.  Kobe Bryant is one of the three most talented players in the league.  However, he is the the most selfish player than has played, since Wilt Chamberlain circa 1961, and that's covering tons of players.\n\nThat 81 point game was the most sickening display in basketball's most recent history.  It was like watching a gangbang, that lasted on guy too many.  Yes......it was that disgusting.  They stood around and he continuously shot the ball...regardless of where he was on the court, and if there was an open man.  \n\nWatch the game again and look at Phil Jackson during this exhibition.  He looked like he wanted to vomit......the entire time.\n\nKobe is not an MVP.  He has MVP talent all the way around, but don't gush all over this guy.  I do like that he is becoming a leader, but he still is not well liked by a lot of people in his locker room.  Unfortunately, he HAS to score....so it's a license to score, similar to Dominique and Jordan of the 80s.....but at least they tried to involve over people i.e. Pippen, Grant, Doc Rivers, Kevin Willis....\n\nWhat will happen is a talent like Chris Bosh comes to LA?  My money says Kobe attempts to eat him alive, and Bosh's career will go down the tubes because if it.  Kobe's middle name should be lymphoma, because he is definitely a cancer on the team.