Is Yao better than Shaq?
918207
He is the best center in the nba. He''s not a center so you can't compare him to power forwards. The best center used to be Shaq but he is too old already and the torch is now passed to Yao. He still has a ways to go but he is improving every year and is definitely the best center right now.
932671
Tough choice.....but i don't think you should.\n\nMarion is definitely the #1 fantasy player, but you won't find a center that can give you the numbers that Yao can.  It's hard to fill that position so I don't think you should give him up.
767828
KG it is.  Dirk is known for his offensive prowess.  KG gives you shooting within 15-17 ft.  Can play with his back to the basket.  Better defensively and much better footwork than Dirk.  KG is always in the top 10 in rebounding and blocks.  KG gets the starting nod.  As for who wins in one on one.  I think whoever could impose their game and will.
676803
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.
222522
This season, 2005-2006, Yao Ming was recently bugged with an injury. Since his return, he has produced outstanding numbers, helping the Houston Rockets capture their fourth conescutive victory.\n\nScoring over 50% in field-goals in NBA is pretty tough, and Yao has this soft touch that has him doing that. For a 7'6 basketball player, good foot work is hard to come by. Yao is lucky enough that his training in China (which started when he was a kid) has helped him to where he is today. Most of the big men in the NBA are flat footed, and can never move with ease. Although Yao is indeed a lot skinnier than most NBA players playing his position (center), that didn't stop him from getting:\n\nAverages from his past 5 games:\n\n28.6 points per game, \n11.6 rebounds per game, \n3 blocks per game\n\nAnother thing, Yao Ming, because of a contract with China, has to split his salary with the country. Even with that circumstances, he couldn't do anything but to comply because his dream is to play in the NBA. He regularly reports to China when there are international competitions to play as a Chinese. Unlike the first chinese nba player Wang Zhi Zhi, who's banned from going back to China after refusing to play for their national team.\n\n*** Kids who coaches feel will become national talents are recruited as early as possible, and since then, they will dedicate their whole childhood until they reach the age when they can compete doning China's colors. In other words, China never runs out of stellar sportsmen because the recruitment process and training are continuous- they never stop looking for more talents, and they never stop training them. ***\n\nI am a basketball follower, not just a fan. I study statistics and review games. So trust me, he is one heck of a player.
1163106
People will always say Lebron or Shaq, but you have to see if scoring a bunch of points makes them great. If Shaq didnt weigh 300 lbs and was only 6'6" like M.J. he would be working at McDonalds. He sucks. He is only good when he is 3 feet from the rim. Kobe is better than Lebron but excluding those 2 Wade is coming up very fast. It took more than Shaq to get them to the finals right? Kobe #1   Lebron #2    Wade#3     Shaq#12
920511
It is simple, T-Mac could go out and average 40 points a game if he wanted to. Of course if he did that the Rockets would only win about 30 games! You need to look at their system like Shaq and Kobe were in LA. Yao is only getting better and for the Rockets to join the elite teams out West the ball has to go inside to him and then get kicked back out to T-Mac when the double team arrives. Sometimes they will need to post and re-post the ball in to Yao... this will free up everything for all of the other Rocket players on the floor. I am sure that this been preached to the team in the off season and everyone is trying to give it a chance. Steve Francis would not pass- and he ended up being dealt away. This is a learning process and hopefully it will help Houston after the all-star break.
692575
i think that both players are different in their own way. kidd is more of a do-it-all point guard who doesnt score as much, but also rebounds, assists, and play defense. \nnash on the other hand is a pure point guard; he has the "pass first, shoot second" mentality, yet is highly effective in taking any shot. a clutch shooter when he needs to be but also makes his team mates around him better.\ni think that kidd can be more compared to magic johnson while nash to john stockton, in which case they would both lose badly. even though im a huge nash fan, statistics will show you that at their prime, jason kidd is far more superior.
964755
On paper, it really looks like Kobe Bryant is the better player because of his accomplishments and natural athletic talent.  But taking everything into consideration, I believe that Allen Iverson is the better player.\n\nIverson is an enigma.  A 6'0'' guard who is fourth all-time in season scoring averages.  He has played though many injuries where others may have faltered.  At 30, he has refined his game (and become more of a point guard) and still continues to be as effective and as productive as he was in his 20's.\n\nHope this helps.
271375
that's a good one. gee...i dont know. i think gilbert has the edge because  D-Wade has Shaq who can draw all the attention to the low post game but than boom, he passes it to wade who shoots the 3. while gilbert has antwaan jamision and that's it. jamision doesn't draw that much attention. plus wade has walker too.
1111589
That was a dumb answer to this question.  If you want to go there mr basketballnutz than I counter with this.  You say that Kobe is better than steve because the lakers wouldn't trade for him right?  Ok, so then Lebron is better than Kobe because there is no way the Cavs would trade for him right?  Come up with better answers dude.  \n\nTo answer your question...  As far as mystique goes, Kobe and Nash are great right now, (I'm a HUGE suns fan)  But until they start going to championships (in kobes case, getting back there)  they cant be compared because Magic and Jordan were annual Title Contenders, on or the other was getting there every year.  \n\nSecondly, you cant compre Nash to Magic anyways because they are too different.  Magic was 6-9 215  Nash is 6-3 195.  Nash is a pure point guard, Magic could play any position.  So stop comparing them!
580483
Only the most ignorant of Lakers fans can believe Kobe wins it over Nash - Who's still playing? I'd say that's way more valuable. Kobe and the rest of the LA-LA-Losers will never come to grips with the fact that Shaq meant more to that team than Kobe ever will. Good luck watching Kobe score 81 in a meaningless game and then score 1 point in the second half of a game 7 for the next few years...
995753
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.
789256
The only center I ever saw truly push Shaq was Hakeem Olajuwon, and that was in the 1995 NBA Finals.  Once Shaq is gone, I think Yao Ming will be the best "true" center in the NBA.
314228
No. This is because you can't really compare the two of them yet, because kobe is still young- but so far, he isnt, because kobe doesnt pass the ball. all he does is shoot, shoot, shoot. but dont get me wrong- kobe is probably the most skilled player in the league today. jus think where the lakers would be without him.
492167
In their primes? Shaq is!!! Right now? It's LeBron since Shaq is not given enough playing time to show how he can take three defenders down simultaneously.
839971
Are you talking about present and old Shaq or dominant young Shaq?\n\nIn terms of accomplishments, no doubt Shaq takes this one. He's got 4 trophies, an MVP award, and seriously, no one can defend him in the post during the Lakers era.\n\nIn terms of present talent, as much as I like Shaq, I go with Gasol on this one. The reason? Pau's the undeniable leader of this team, while Shaq plays second-fiddle to D-Wade. Although Shaq's dominance is still there in some games, he's not that consistent. Pau's game is 20 and 10 almost every game. And freethrow shooting is a critical part too.