DiskerudJoin Date: 2014-02-17
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and this is coming from a Rockets fan |
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All he did is made basketball more popular in china imo. |
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@kooby that's why they chose him probably |
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Yes he does, He was a great rim protector and easily got points inside
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2 BLK 19 PTS 9 REB
52FG%
83FG%
Those are hall of fame numbers |
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WaxNewtonJoin Date: 2010-03-17
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Yao ming is possibly the best international NBA player. Yao ming is also the reason the NBA is popular outside of the USA because it gave all these other countries a possibility of getting into the NBA.
Its the "Hall of Fame" not the top 100 players of all time. He deserves a spot because he is probably one of the most "famous" international players. |
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"Yao ming is also the reason the NBA is popular outside of the USA because it gave all these other countries a possibility of getting into the NBA."
You're forgetting the Yugoslavians who came to the NBA about 10 years earlier. |
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WaxNewtonJoin Date: 2010-03-17
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They made an impact but Yao Ming's impact was way larger. |
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It was, but not necessarily for Europe.
Basketball had been popular in parts of Europe to begin with, particularily the Balkan and Baltic countries.
Yao Ming introduced it to the rest of the world with the exception of the Philippines where it's been extremely popular for decades. |
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give me a break it's basketball
win an mvp and you're guaranteed a spot in
let him in
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DiskerudJoin Date: 2014-02-17
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"Yao Ming introduced it to the rest of the world"
A bit of an overstatement
He only introduced it to East Asia, really
nobody else cares/cared about Yao Ming's NBA career enough to start avidly playing/watching basketball just because of him |
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DiskerudJoin Date: 2014-02-17
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"win an mvp and you're guaranteed a spot in"
If only Yao Ming ever won a single MVP award in his entire career |
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DiskerudJoin Date: 2014-02-17
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Yao Ming was injured for half of his career, only played 3 full seasons, only made the playoffs 3 times in his prime (first round eliminations), and never led the Rockets anywhere
He's not a hall of famer lol |
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question is the hall of fame for basketball in general or nba |
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123yonndTop 100 PosterJoin Date: 2008-07-19
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If Yao can make it Derrick Rose will make it for sure lol. |
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jimbobuckyTop 100 PosterJoin Date: 2008-06-01
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Before even reading any posts here, YES, he absolutely does belong. |
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question is the hall of fame for basketball in general or nba x2
googled couldnt get a good answer |
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jimbobuckyTop 100 PosterJoin Date: 2008-06-01
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For basketball @ Vance with a heavy emphasis on the NBA
He deserves to be in because of his huge impact on the NBA in Asia along with the fact that he was also a massively dominant player during his 7-8 years playing (average 25-10 in just 33 minutes per game in 2006-07, ridiculous) |
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jimbobuckyTop 100 PosterJoin Date: 2008-06-01
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And what I mean by "heavy emphasis" is that they are not going to enshrine the 18th best player of all time in Turkey. The focus is on the NBA, but for someone like Yao, who might not have the NBA longevity that most Hall of Famer inductees boast, he absolutely deserves to get in because of his profound impact on the NBA internationally. |
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