Is yao ming the no. 1 in the rockets?
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I love Yao Ming for 1 but with a broken foot he can't be number 1 if he didnt have a broken foot It would be hard to answer cause I love him and Tracy both..alot
142008
As long as Yao Ming is the focal point at Houston, the Rockets will not win the NBA Finals in any year. He is way too soft of a big man, rarely goes up strong, and he needs to learn how to jump a little so players like Ben Wallace cant get a rebound over him. Also, we all know Tracy McGrady's teams never fare well in the playoffs, or like this year, wont even make the playoffs.
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Wow, looking at the names on these lists just proves the point I've been making that the quality of NBA centers today is at an all time low.\n\n1. Shaq\n2. Tim Duncan (if you want to count him as a center)\n\nThen a big drop off\n\n3. Yao Ming\n\nThen a little drop off\n\n4. Ben Wallace\n\nThen a HUGE drop off\n\n\n5. Everybody else tied for last
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Shaquille Oneal and Dewayne Wade are the strongest and the best in the NBA. Plus I love Dewayne Wade. In almost every game Oneal and Wade came through to the very end scoring and blocking. These two together are the best!
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Top 25 as of 2006:\n\n1. Kobe Bryant\n2. Kevin Garnett\n3. LeBron James\n4. Shawn Marion\n5. Elton Brand\n6. Dirk Nowitzki\n7. Dwyane Wade\n8. Allen Iverson  \n9. Yao Ming  \n10. Chris Bosh\n11. Paul Pierce\n12. Gilbert Arenas\n13. Steve Nash\n14. Pau Gasol\n15. Tim Duncan\n16. Marcus Camby\n17. Andrei Kirilenko\n18. Jermaine O'Neal\n19. Chris Webber\n20. Lamar Odom\n21. Jason Kidd\n22. Dwight Howard\n23. Chris Paul\n24. Ray Allen\n25. Carmelo Anthony\n\nI can't list all time. I didn't watch most of them play.
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Shaq is the best big man in the NBA even though he is in his decline of his career. Id much rather have Shaq on my team than Yao because Yao is so easily pushed around. The only reason Detroit can beat Shaq is because they can put 4 different defenders on Shaq (Ben,Rasheed,Dale Davis, Darko Milicic) so Detroit can put a fresh defender on to wear down Shaq. To wear down Yao Ming, you only need one decent defender that matches up well in strength. Further, Shaq wants the ball late in games whereas Yao seems to give McGrady the ball. I dont even think Yao is good enough for the All-Star game, there are other centers in the West putting up better all  around numbers.
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Shaquille O'Neal, no doubt about that. He's bigger, stronger, and has more experience. I think Yao might be faster though. However, they both tire fast and I think they are both bad free throw shooters. Also, Shaq has more championships and was once a part of one of the best teams ever in the NBA - The Los Angeles Lakers!
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Definitly Yao.\n\nTracy is a good player. However, his standard is just like Kobe Byrant, Murbarry or Steve Francis. This kind of players got a perfect personal stats. However, they did less contribution to the teams. Their goal is not the teams win, is their personal scores. \n\nTracy can be replaced by so many options in the free market. However, it is not easy to find a centre as good as Yao. He can shot inside as O'neal. Grab the rebound like B. Wallace. Shot the 3 points as Marion.
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are you high? no joke\n #1      Josh Childress\n # 3  Al Harrington\n # 2     Joe Johnson\n # 2  Melvin Ely\n #  3  Gerald Wallace\n #   3  Tyson Chandler\n# 1      Randy Livingston\n# 1  Stephen Graham\n# 2  Ronald Murray\n# 3  Sasha Pavlovic\n# 1  Rawle Marshall\n#2  Keith Van Horn\n#3  DerMarr Johnson\n#1  Chauncey Billups\n#3  Ben Wallace\n#3  Will Bynum\n#1  Troy Murphy\n#2  Mickael Pietrus\n#2  Luther Head\n#1  Tracy McGrady\n#3  Bob Sura\n#1  Stephen Jackson\n#3  Sarunas Jasikevicius\n#3  Daniel Ewing\n# 3  Devean George\n#2  Aaron McKie\n#1  Smush Parker\n#1  Antonio Burks\n#3  Anthony Roberson\n#3  Dwyane Wade\n#1  Dorell Wright\n#3  Marcus Banks\n#1  Rashad McCants\n#2  Derrick Zimmerman\n#1  Kirk Snyder\n#1  Steve Francis\n#3  Stephon Marbury\n#2  Maurice Taylor\n#1  Trevor Ariza\n#2  Stacey Augmon\n#1  Samuel Dalembert\n#3  Allen Iverson\n#3  Boris Diaw\n#1  Dijon Thompson\n#2  Tim Thomas\n#3  Shareef Abdur-Rahim\n#2  Nazr Mohammed\n#2  Darrick Martin\n#3  Loren Woods\n#3  Milt Palacio\n#1  Jared Jeffries
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not this season. look at their record. as for the future, i doubt it. with tracys injuries every season, and yaos schedule of having to play in china in the off season, im not sure they will ever be healthy and rested at the same time. i live in houston, so i would love for it to happen, i just dont think it will.
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That would be the 7'6" Yao Ming. Have fun at your first game!
1176131
The mba draft? You mean theres a draft for business executives? I never knew that. How does that league play out? Do they see who can crunch numbers faster? And Houston has a team huh? No crap thats cool. Now there was this other draft on Wednesday, the NBA draft. Now in that draft the Rockets took Rudy Gay, Steve Novak, and Lior Eliyahu. However its rumored that Shane Battier was traded for Gay.
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Yao Ming (7,5) getting blocked by Nate Robinson (5,9),(A 20 inch difference, biggest difference of a person getting block in NBA History!) Bang!
270017
No. Kobe is better. No matter how selfsh he is, he's still the best. And who can blame him, I mean he's on the Lakers. Their 2nd best player is Lamar Odom and after that there's no one.
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Anybody on the Houston Rockets not named Tracy McGrady or Yao Ming\n\nAnybody on the Minnesota Timberwolves not named Kevin Garnett\n\nDarius Miles\n\nJeff Foster
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Basketball is a different game when you are that tall.  The distance between your hands and the floor is almost double that of a player that stand a foot shorter.  Then you have to consider that his arms are significantly longer too, so it makes it difficult to dribble the ball close to the body.  Even the ball itself is disproportionate to Yao's body.  He'll never be Shaq, but he is better than Manute Bol and Shawn Bradley.  He is a top 5 center in the NBA right now.  He is a funny guy too and there's something to be said for that considering he speaks very little English.
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Since the playoffs are about to start, I'll only take into consideration playoff teams. \n\nFirst off all,it depends on how you want to define best. 'Best' as in most important to their team, then it has to be Steve Nash or Chauncy Billups. Niether the suns or pistons would be where they are at without their respective point guards. \n\nBut, if you want to define best, as in the best point guard in a 1-on-1 situation, i think it has to be Gilbert Arenas. He is still an unknown nationally, but as far as pure talent, size, speed, Gilbert takes the cake when it comes to point guards in the playoffs. He can backdown a smaller guard or blow by a slower guard trying to guard him face to face. Now I havent forgotten about Dwayne Wade. But I dont really consider him a point guard. He can play pg, but he is more of an off guard like Lebron James.\n\nSo in the end, it all depends on how you want to define best.