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Seeing it, believing it: Yao Ming is now the coolest athlete on earth
Published 8/11/2008 by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami
I can’t come up with a better word than “cool,” which is a fatally dated and simplistic term to describe the savvy, big-hearted and passionate way that Yao is handling the attention and responsibilities of his role in these Beijing Olympics. That’s all I’ve got, however: COOL. Graceful would be another word. Charismatic. Diplomatic. Elevated. But I keep going back to cool. Yao leading China aganist the USA yesterday was cool; Yao hitting that three-pointer to open the game was cool; Yao exhorting his teamates on the sidelines was cool; Yao barking at Yi Jianlian for some dumb play was cool; Yao mixing it up with Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony was cool. You know me: I don’t go for the ...

Will China destroy Yao Ming?
Published 8/11/2008 by TheHotRead at SmackCaster SmackBlog
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports delivers a sterling column on what Yao Ming has done for China and what China must now do for Yao. The columnist says the time has come for China to stop with its impossible training tactics and let Yao rest before he breaks down totally. Yao is selfless and when it China is selfish when it comes to him and all athletes. Time to stop before the Ming Dynasty in China crumbles. ...

Yao and China - More people who just don't get it
Published 8/12/2008 by grungedave (noreply@blogger.com) at The Dream Shake
Things Adrian Wojnarowski is right about: 1. Yao has delivered (he always does) 2. China and the NBA owe Yao a huge debt of gratitude 3. No player has ever entered the NBA with more pressure beyond that... Mr. Wojnarowski is wrong in just about every conclusion in his article yesterday. His article just reinforces all the improper assumptions people have made about Yao, the Chinese basketball team, and Yao's commitment to playing International basketball. First and foremost: Yao loves the game of basketball. From every interview, story, rumor, gossip, newspiece - there is no evidence to suggest that Yao feels like he is ...

2008 Olympic Basketball Day Three: Inside the Box Score
Published 8/15/2008 by Jim at Green Bandwagon: Front Page Posts
... China/Angola: The Chinese had more turnovers and fewer steals. However, they owned the boards (37-19) and enjoyed a comfortable free throw advantage as well. All told China was 22 of 25 from the line compared to Angola's 7 of 8 mark. More importantly Yao Ming had his first, "I'm freaking Yao Ming" game of the Olympics. He was 10 of 11 from the line and the field. Of course that brings me away from the box score to Adrian Wojarnowski's article on Yao's national team commitments and ...