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Re: Yao Retires
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2011, 05:56:53 PM »

Offline cdif911

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I bet he still gets voted in as an asg starter (:
When you love life, life loves you right back


Re: Yao Retires
« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2011, 06:03:46 PM »

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Shame.

Just an amazing team player who never got to play with the sort of the team that could contend. Stevie Francis and Tracy McGrady.....

Re: Yao Retires
« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2011, 07:43:31 PM »

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He'll be missed. I'll never forget his courage vs LA in this clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRXhj1PpFU

Wish you the best, Yao!

Re: Yao Retires
« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2011, 07:48:59 PM »

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JVG mentioned at the Sloan Conference that Yao was the most coachable player he's ever coached, almost to a fault. Pretty cool praise.

Re: Yao Retires
« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2011, 08:17:00 PM »

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nice clip
big man got heart

Re: Yao Retires
« Reply #20 on: July 08, 2011, 09:27:36 PM »

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great lad....hoped he could have had a longer nba career but he has done so much for the in terms of popularity.....

Re: Yao Retires
« Reply #21 on: July 08, 2011, 09:39:30 PM »

Offline Eja117

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My only regret is I never got to have him on a fantasy team to my memory.

Whateva. See ya Yao. We hardly knew ye