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I've now had about 3 hours to digest the Yao Ming news . A few things I have concluded: 1. The Rockets are going to make the playoffs. Even without Yao. 2. "Luis Landry" is going to step up huge for us. 3. When Yao returns in October 2008, he's going to be very, very angry. This is bad news for the rest of the NBA. While I am still heartbroken and pissed off and confused and dealing with an ... [link]

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The Internets are alive: Reaction to Yao's stress fracture
Published 2/27/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
Now that everyone knows where the tarsal navicular bone is, here's what they're saying out in the ether about Yao Ming's season-ending stress fracture ... The Dream Shake: "I've now had about 3 hours to digest the Yao Ming news. A few things I have concluded: 1.) The Rockets are going to make the playoffs. Even without Yao. 2.) "Luis Landry" is going to step up huge for us. 3.) When Yao returns in October 2008, he's going to be very, very angry. This is bad news for the rest of the NBA. While I am still ...

Wednesday, We BLINK
Published 2/27/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... was impressed by their resolve . J.E. Skeets broke down the press conference. John Hollinger reports that the interests of Houston and China are about to collide , while Adrian Wojnarowski points out that the Rockets don't expect Yao to rest this summer. Khalid Salaam is one of many saying the timing seems suspect , though fellow SLAM scribe Vincent Thomas thinks George Karl won't mind . The Dream Shake gets its Knute Rockne on , and then attempts to shoot down the conspiracies . FreeDarko ...

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