Re: Yao or Lebron
I disagree about Yao. While both Amare and Yao had very good rookie campaigns, Yao should have been R.O.Y., or at the very least Yao and Amare could have been co-R.O.Y.s.
I personally think there was a minor Yao backlash because of all the publicity he recieved early in the season.
Yao and Amare averaged 13.5 points per, with Yao averaging less minutes and guards who at times played street ball and seemingly refused to pass him the ball.
Yao had more assists
more blocks
a higher field goal percentage
was a much better foul shooter
Now Amare did have more boards and his Suns beat out the struggling Rockets for the #8 seed in the west and that should be noted. Not to mention the fact that the margin by which Amare or Yao led the other in a given category was not too great in all cases except for free throw percentage.
Certainly more teams were gunning for Yao. He definitely hit the wall towards the end of the season. Yao is also adding muscle and Amare already had an NBA body like Lebron.
Another thing about Yao and Amare, they both had to make huge leaps into the NBA no doubt. Amare from highschool.
Yao had to adjust to a new country, league, language, culture, and the added pressure if being the #1 overall not to mention the fact that he did not attend a full training camp and the fact that he had played internationally for so many months straight.
I just think that Yao should have at least gotten his share of the R.O.Y. award. Of course winning or not winning the R.O.Y. is not the end of the world and they should both have outstanding if not great NBA careers, barring injury or other troubles.
I disagree about Yao. While both Amare and Yao had very good rookie campaigns, Yao should have been R.O.Y., or at the very least Yao and Amare could have been co-R.O.Y.s.
I personally think there was a minor Yao backlash because of all the publicity he recieved early in the season.
Yao and Amare averaged 13.5 points per, with Yao averaging less minutes and guards who at times played street ball and seemingly refused to pass him the ball.
Yao had more assists
more blocks
a higher field goal percentage
was a much better foul shooter
Now Amare did have more boards and his Suns beat out the struggling Rockets for the #8 seed in the west and that should be noted. Not to mention the fact that the margin by which Amare or Yao led the other in a given category was not too great in all cases except for free throw percentage.
Certainly more teams were gunning for Yao. He definitely hit the wall towards the end of the season. Yao is also adding muscle and Amare already had an NBA body like Lebron.
Another thing about Yao and Amare, they both had to make huge leaps into the NBA no doubt. Amare from highschool.
Yao had to adjust to a new country, league, language, culture, and the added pressure if being the #1 overall not to mention the fact that he did not attend a full training camp and the fact that he had played internationally for so many months straight.
I just think that Yao should have at least gotten his share of the R.O.Y. award. Of course winning or not winning the R.O.Y. is not the end of the world and they should both have outstanding if not great NBA careers, barring injury or other troubles.
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