Yao would be a monster if he played in modern time. He can shot middle, long ranges and 3. Yao can do fade away as well. He also has solid footworks in the paint. Yao is not slow at all. He can just remove all the weights he gained after Jeff was in Rockets to earn more flexibility. If you look at this first 3 seasons in NBA, you will know he can match the pace of the nowadays game.
I remember watching Yao warm-up at a Clippers game back in the day as a kid. I'm not sure if it was his usual warmup, but he was out on the court before any other player and was shooting 3 pointers and knocking majority of them down. He made 11 in a row at one point. Thinking back on it now, I wonder why he didn't get to fully showcase his entire skillset. Perhaps it was just the way the NBA was played back then when it wasn't predicated on shooting so many threes and centers were tasked with playing like traditional bigs. The only power forward/center I can think of at the time that was allowed to shoot threes and space the floor was Mehmet Okur.
seen a clip with shaq making 3's one after another, and ben simmons too part of it is how they're utilized, but also, making 3's in practice vs in game is so much more different
It sucks man. Big men that are unusually tall tend to have a lot of injuries due to their size. The long NBA seasons take a toll on such a big body. Shaq had the same issues at times, though he was lucky enough to play for 18 years. The NBA is brutal regardless of the athlete. Even guys like Kobe and MJ had a lot of issues that they played through. The toll on your knees and feet can be too much. Bill Walton was notorious for having bad feet to the point where it caused him debilitating pain. If it wasn't for his feet, Bill Walton would possibly be the greatest Center of all time. Same with Yao Ming.
When Yao was healthy he was literally unguardable, especially in the post as his center of gravity was lower, like most Asians (cuz of those huge legs), so he could just back up whoever he wanted, including Shaq lol
people don't know that Yao had to put up a lot of weight/muscles coming into the league because he was expected to play only in the low post, which decreased his mobility/agility and endurance. In today's league, he wouldn't have to put up all that weight and he would be able to play in the premiter, and he had 3-pointer skills too. similar to what Jokic is doing
7'6 big man with skill. That's an anomaly right there. My favorite player ever in real life and to use in 2K. Try to foul Yao, he gonna make his free-throws for his size. Maybe challenging for him to dominate in this era with the faster pacing, but no doubt a valuable starting center for any team.
You are right, but i think it was a returns issue. The amount of resources the Celtics would need to invest into tacko, the time, the money, the minutes, is just too high for what a developed Tacko could bring back to the team. Yao was different because in his 2nd year he was already producing results.
@@vinnyl264 I think it's more of an illusion based on the players around them. In Yao's time, players are generally slower and more bulky, so he looked less slow in comparison.
Yao is completly another level compares to Rudy, and Rudy is all about his lonnnng arm to protect the rim, that's it Yao can low post, mid range, pass.. you name it.His career ended so awaredly because that stupid coach abuse and force Yao to play average 40 mins per game in regular season. I mean comon man, his knees needed to carry a 350 pounds human and every single round needs him to show up in both Off and Def end. He would've gone to Lakers man
The only problem was injuries took away his career. If it wasn't for that he would of won a ring. Matter of fact the 2008-2012 teams that won a title would be questionable.
his career would've been a lot longer in today's era too, he wouldn't need to post up for 30 possessions every game and plus summer in China, he also had to gain a lot of muscles and weight coming into the league.
@@cks2020693 The lack of having to carry so much weight to bang against guys like Shaq would do wonders for Yao's joints. On the other hand, China's basketball team being complete garbage still means he'd have to play 24/7 and carry their worthless asses 1v9 in every international tournament/qualifier. But then the load management stuff of today's NBA would do wonders. Can you imagine Draymond trying to take a chat shot at Yao because Yao would destroy him.
Dude.. he would be Dirk?? 😂 You young kids are hilarious.. learn more before y'all make such comments.. yoa the first skilled big man? David Robinson, Hakeem olijawon, Kareem, Patrick Ewing, Ralph Sampson, bill Walton etc and sorry to the guys I forgot
The take on him being bred for basketball is just based on the fact his parents both basketball pros in china, were apparantly encouraged to get married by the chinese sportikg authority. But being encouraged to get married and selective breeding to produce a top athlete are two very diffrent things. It is certiantly a mix of propaganda with like just a big enough nugget of thruth for people to run wild with it.
The idea of foreign players in the nba was stil kinda awkward at the time. I mean just 14 years before he was drafted the best prospect in the world was arvydas sabonis and portland got fucking hounded for drafting him beacuse he was frol the ussr
The whole bred thing for basketball thing is just classic propaganda bullshit, and it shouldn't surprise anyone it was originally started by old racist white dudes.
If that was true, Yao would have 10 siblings, lol, but he's an only child. Don't tell me that one-child policy nonsense. They would ignore it for his parents if something like selective breeding was actually used. Someone needs to use their brain better.
because Dirk played power forward, he was not expected to play both offence and defense in the paint for 35-40 mins per game, Dirk didn't have to put on muscles and weight like Yao did. If you look closely to Yao's rookie year (blue uniform with white stripes), Yao was considered "under weight and skinny", but he was so much more agile and quick, much more than Dirk.
Karl Anthony Towns is very similar to Yao though. Maybe even Demarcus Cousins before injuries. Post game still exists. Heck, Lakers won a chip in 2020 with the slowest offense focused around bigs.
I cracked up when he said "He got em Asian Calves"😂
Yao would be a monster if he played in modern time. He can shot middle, long ranges and 3. Yao can do fade away as well. He also has solid footworks in the paint. Yao is not slow at all. He can just remove all the weights he gained after Jeff was in Rockets to earn more flexibility. If you look at this first 3 seasons in NBA, you will know he can match the pace of the nowadays game.
I remember watching Yao warm-up at a Clippers game back in the day as a kid. I'm not sure if it was his usual warmup, but he was out on the court before any other player and was shooting 3 pointers and knocking majority of them down. He made 11 in a row at one point. Thinking back on it now, I wonder why he didn't get to fully showcase his entire skillset. Perhaps it was just the way the NBA was played back then when it wasn't predicated on shooting so many threes and centers were tasked with playing like traditional bigs. The only power forward/center I can think of at the time that was allowed to shoot threes and space the floor was Mehmet Okur.
seen a clip with shaq making 3's one after another, and ben simmons too
part of it is how they're utilized, but also, making 3's in practice vs in game is so much more different
Top 5 centers if not for the injuries
It sucks man. Big men that are unusually tall tend to have a lot of injuries due to their size. The long NBA seasons take a toll on such a big body. Shaq had the same issues at times, though he was lucky enough to play for 18 years. The NBA is brutal regardless of the athlete. Even guys like Kobe and MJ had a lot of issues that they played through. The toll on your knees and feet can be too much. Bill Walton was notorious for having bad feet to the point where it caused him debilitating pain. If it wasn't for his feet, Bill Walton would possibly be the greatest Center of all time. Same with Yao Ming.
Prime Yao = 7'5" Pat Ewing ( coached from 06-09)
Dominated against some of the greatest of all time like Tim Duncan, Shaq, and Kevin Garnett. Yea this guy is wiping the floor in this era of the NBA
Not to mention he would dominate prime Dwight Howard whenever they matched up head to head.
When Yao was healthy he was literally unguardable, especially in the post as his center of gravity was lower, like most Asians (cuz of those huge legs), so he could just back up whoever he wanted, including Shaq lol
people don't know that Yao had to put up a lot of weight/muscles coming into the league because he was expected to play only in the low post, which decreased his mobility/agility and endurance.
In today's league, he wouldn't have to put up all that weight and he would be able to play in the premiter, and he had 3-pointer skills too. similar to what Jokic is doing
Yao never got to his peak. Because he was already getting those foot/knee injuries before he even got to the NBA.
hes a huge guy, i think most large centers consistently got injured
7'6 big man with skill. That's an anomaly right there. My favorite player ever in real life and to use in 2K. Try to foul Yao, he gonna make his free-throws for his size. Maybe challenging for him to dominate in this era with the faster pacing, but no doubt a valuable starting center for any team.
I wished that the Celtics would’ve never given up on Tacko, like we all know he is an gifted player just like Yao was.
You are right, but i think it was a returns issue. The amount of resources the Celtics would need to invest into tacko, the time, the money, the minutes, is just too high for what a developed Tacko could bring back to the team. Yao was different because in his 2nd year he was already producing results.
He’s nowhere near Yao… come on
@@GIN.356.Atacko couldn’t move like Yao, he was too slow for the nba
@@vinnyl264 I think it's more of an illusion based on the players around them. In Yao's time, players are generally slower and more bulky, so he looked less slow in comparison.
Yao is completly another level compares to Rudy, and Rudy is all about his lonnnng arm to protect the rim, that's it
Yao can low post, mid range, pass.. you name it.His career ended so awaredly because that stupid coach abuse and force Yao to play average 40 mins per game in regular season.
I mean comon man, his knees needed to carry a 350 pounds human and every single round needs him to show up in both Off and Def end.
He would've gone to Lakers man
The only problem was injuries took away his career. If it wasn't for that he would of won a ring. Matter of fact the 2008-2012 teams that won a title would be questionable.
Don’t forget dirk was a 7 footer as well
He would hoop in today's game for sure. He's like a taller jokic besides the passing ability. He would ball in any era imo
his career would've been a lot longer in today's era too, he wouldn't need to post up for 30 possessions every game and plus summer in China, he also had to gain a lot of muscles and weight coming into the league.
@@cks2020693 The lack of having to carry so much weight to bang against guys like Shaq would do wonders for Yao's joints. On the other hand, China's basketball team being complete garbage still means he'd have to play 24/7 and carry their worthless asses 1v9 in every international tournament/qualifier.
But then the load management stuff of today's NBA would do wonders. Can you imagine Draymond trying to take a chat shot at Yao because Yao would destroy him.
@@nuraby_9228 Draymond would've resorted to nuts kicking because there would be nothing else he could do
@@cks2020693 Then Draymond would've caught an elbow from Yao and be out for the rest of the season
He would dominate today. With his touch, he would be very similar to Embiid
Tf is that Alan talkin about? Handles lol
Love! dropping them facts :O
Dude.. he would be Dirk?? 😂 You young kids are hilarious.. learn more before y'all make such comments.. yoa the first skilled big man? David Robinson, Hakeem olijawon, Kareem, Patrick Ewing, Ralph Sampson, bill Walton etc and sorry to the guys I forgot
If he said Yao had the nicest shooting touch among 7ft+ then he'd be much more accurate. Dirk is 6"10-6"11 btw.
@@damiester1 I'd still argue Hakeem in that conversation, his turn around jumper was SILKY smooth
The take on him being bred for basketball is just based on the fact his parents both basketball pros in china, were apparantly encouraged to get married by the chinese sportikg authority. But being encouraged to get married and selective breeding to produce a top athlete are two very diffrent things. It is certiantly a mix of propaganda with like just a big enough nugget of thruth for people to run wild with it.
The idea of foreign players in the nba was stil kinda awkward at the time. I mean just 14 years before he was drafted the best prospect in the world was arvydas sabonis and portland got fucking hounded for drafting him beacuse he was frol the ussr
it wasnt that he was bred for basketball, more that his parents genetics were bred for the nations benefit
The whole bred thing for basketball thing is just classic propaganda bullshit, and it shouldn't surprise anyone it was originally started by old racist white dudes.
If that was true, Yao would have 10 siblings, lol, but he's an only child. Don't tell me that one-child policy nonsense. They would ignore it for his parents if something like selective breeding was actually used. Someone needs to use their brain better.
What is this guy talking about that Dirk is the closest comparison? Dirk was a super mobile big excluding his last couple years.
because Dirk played power forward, he was not expected to play both offence and defense in the paint for 35-40 mins per game, Dirk didn't have to put on muscles and weight like Yao did. If you look closely to Yao's rookie year (blue uniform with white stripes), Yao was considered "under weight and skinny", but he was so much more agile and quick, much more than Dirk.
Yao and dirk in the same sentence how wrong can they be
Yao would stop Yao after about 7 years of play
Watch Hakeem The Dream
Karl Anthony Towns is very similar to Yao though. Maybe even Demarcus Cousins before injuries. Post game still exists. Heck, Lakers won a chip in 2020 with the slowest offense focused around bigs.