Chinese players arent supposed to show any anger?
Yao was so upset after his teams 83-58 trouncing at the hands of the Spanish National Team in their opening game.
"I feel so disappointed I lost all my hopes for this team," Yao said to the official Olympic reporter before reaching the rest of the media.
Yao’s complaints include his teammate’s lack of defense, inability to run the play coach Del Harris had set up, and other breakdowns that led to the Chinese meltdown. By doing so Yao was in violation of a Chinese protocol that says every player is to be treated as an interchangeable, equal part of the team.
"If you don't die in silence," Yao said, quoting Lu Xun, one of the most revered Chinese writers, "you will explode in silence."
"I feel so disappointed I lost all my hopes for this team," Yao said to the official Olympic reporter before reaching the rest of the media.
Yao’s complaints include his teammate’s lack of defense, inability to run the play coach Del Harris had set up, and other breakdowns that led to the Chinese meltdown. By doing so Yao was in violation of a Chinese protocol that says every player is to be treated as an interchangeable, equal part of the team.
"If you don't die in silence," Yao said, quoting Lu Xun, one of the most revered Chinese writers, "you will explode in silence."
"Yao Ming was angry, angrier than anyone had ever seen him during an NBA game, as Spain was crushing his Chinese national basketball team Sunday in an Olympics preliminary round. And now a TV reporter from his country was asking whether it was appropriate to show such anger in public."
"Yao had already barked at teammate Menke Bateer, who, when not launching 3-pointers, had been playing defense like one of Harris' Mavericks. Yao had ripped into teammates who ignored Harris' instructions. He had broken with Chinese protocol that says every player is to be treated as an interchangeable, equal part and that decorum is valued." Houston Chronicle
If you don't die in silence," Yao said, quoting Lu Xun, one of the most revered Chinese writers, "you will explode in silence."
So Yao exploded before the frustration killed him.
He did look as if he had to let it out.
"He was a little upset the players forgot some of the plays and forgot from the timeout to the court what we said we were going to do," Harris said. "We had several breakdowns of guys not doing what we said we were going to do. He told me there was a possibility of that happening in games here. After the game was over, he said, 'Coach, I told you.'
"He was yelling at the players. That was what he was talking about. I don't know what he said, but I know what he was mad about. He was basically saying, `(When) the coach calls something, you run it.' "
So Yao exploded before the frustration killed him.
He did look as if he had to let it out.
"He was a little upset the players forgot some of the plays and forgot from the timeout to the court what we said we were going to do," Harris said. "We had several breakdowns of guys not doing what we said we were going to do. He told me there was a possibility of that happening in games here. After the game was over, he said, 'Coach, I told you.'
"He was yelling at the players. That was what he was talking about. I don't know what he said, but I know what he was mad about. He was basically saying, `(When) the coach calls something, you run it.' "
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