yao ming has been doing great for a rookie this year he gets about 7 rebs a game and 15 pts a game do you think one day he can become a great player like a shaquille o'neal or hakeem olijuwon the only thing is he has no muscle... do you think that is a big issue.... i mean just look at shaq and kobe they all have muscle yao is just skin and bones?

He can always do some strength training and add some muscle during the offseason.

Living in America usually gets u fat pretty quick!!

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yeah...he could be

i agree with yanks once he gets fat from junk food a.k.a american food he can make that fat into muscle

if he works out he could beatb out shaQ

yeah i think yao needs more muscle. hes got the talent but not the muscle. Shaq has the muscle and the talent thats why right now shaq is better.

he deffinatly needs more bulk (muscle) he has got great talent and would big a real 'big man' if he pumped a little iron and then hed have an easier time getting around

if yao gets bigger he will be able to match shaq. That should make for some great duels

If he gains some weight, he will be a force to reckon with and we can have some great duals at the Center position since ewing is gone.

heck Shaq has some competition now with ming, who was the last person that blocked shaq shot b4 ming.

i dont think yao is that interested in putting on a lot more weight (he is almost 300 lbs anywayz) he is a finesse player and isnt goin to dominate physically like shaq...he beats you with his height, fundamental skills, freethrow shooting and baseline jumper.

Certainly, Yao can become the next dominant player.

Who is out there that matches up to him? Even Shaq has had 4 shots blocked by Yao.

As for Yao not being muscular ---- I got two words: BARRY BONDS.

Take a look at his rookie card (1987 Topps; 1986 Donruss Rookies) --- he's a skinny dude.

Now look at the cards from last couple of years -- complete transformation.

Want an even more perfect example ---- Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Check out their rookie cards, then look at them now.

As they say in basketball, you can't teach height.

Yao's got nice skills; he just needs to work on them in next few years.

Even Kobe was raw when he started (remember those airballs in the playoffs vs Utah Jazz)?

heres my outlook on YAO:


You gotta give him time...he is used to chineese basketball which is nothing like the NBA...it was pretty much like a catch and shoot situation for him. He comes here and ppl fly by like its going out of style...hes cought on though..you can see it in his game...I think that Yoa in a couple of years will be a mix of SHAQ/KG/DIRK and HAKEEM.....he will bulk up a little (its only normal for it to happen...every NBA player does it)...then he will use the skills that he has such as what DIRK/KG and HAKEEM have/had (which was the ability to move inside and outside and be productive) He will never be "the greatest" but he will be "one of the most feared" with the skills and natural ability he has its only TIME that he needs to become what he can truely be. Its funny how ppl think that if your not the greatest rookie in your first year then you'll never be....look at Jason Kidd....he didnt have the greatest of years, but he built up his skills and look at him now...hes one of the best PG's around...YAO WILL BLOW UP...its just time that he needs

Originally posted by podstock
As for Yao not being muscular ---- I got two words: BARRY BONDS.

Take a look at his rookie card (1987 Topps; 1986 Donruss Rookies) --- he's a skinny dude.

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barry bonds is on steroids...

most of the players are on some sorts, kinda like selling your soul to the devil.

yao footwork reminds me of hakeem, like no other and in my lifetime hakeem has the greatest footwork of all centers. I am sitting him think about him doing his fakes like driving to the basket and then stopping on a dime and going the other way for a dunk.

Ryan

if he bulks up hell be fine