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Does Yao Ming deserve HOF
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:02 pm
I personally say no, but what are your opinions
Not sure why this was moved to more sports.
Not sure why this was moved to more sports.
This post was edited on 2/3/17 at 2:08 pm
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Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:02 pm to fareplay
Nope
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:02 pm to fareplay
Probably a more sports question, but no. absolutely not.
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:03 pm to fareplay
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Does Yao Ming deserve HOF?
Nah, he made some good money, but his wife is meh. A real O-T HOFer would have an OT9.5 on his arm.
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:04 pm to AwesomeSauce
Im pretty into tall chicks, so im jelly about that
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:05 pm to fareplay
Wish we had a Sports Board
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:06 pm to CoachDon
No but for the global interest he created in the game he might make it in
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:06 pm to fareplay
I didn't know there was a gay hall of fame
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:07 pm to AwesomeSauce
Selection to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is not limited to NBA/ABA players only.
Yao Ming was a superstar in China and helped build the sport internationally.
I vote yes based on those criteria not his NBA career.
If I was an administrator for the HoF, I'd want him in based on the marketing potential to the thousands of Chinese tourists that visit the Northeast each year.
Yao Ming was a superstar in China and helped build the sport internationally.
I vote yes based on those criteria not his NBA career.
If I was an administrator for the HoF, I'd want him in based on the marketing potential to the thousands of Chinese tourists that visit the Northeast each year.
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:08 pm to fareplay
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Im pretty into tall chicks, so im jelly about that
If you're going to go tall then this should be your barometer, not Yao's wife (though I'm sure he is perfectly happy).
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:08 pm to fareplay
Yes. It's a basketball HOF. Not NBA. Him taking the sport global like he did affected the game enough to get him in.
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:08 pm to fareplay
There's no HOF for just NBA, so he's an obvious yes IMO
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:08 pm to fareplay
NO
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:09 pm to fareplay
people shouldn't be able to be in a hall of fame for athletic achievement, based solely on the fact he was born as an abnormality that compliments a popular sport.
HOF seems to be more about abnormal talent in that sport + The athletic ability to maintain the level of talent.
HOF seems to be more about abnormal talent in that sport + The athletic ability to maintain the level of talent.
This post was edited on 2/3/17 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:09 pm to Tigeralum2008
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Selection to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is not limited to NBA/ABA players only.
He asked this on the OT, it just got moved here. Therefore with no context on the board I assumed he was inquiring whether or not Yao's life was HoF worthy.
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:10 pm to AwesomeSauce
I want this woman. What does she want?
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:10 pm to fareplay
absolutely as a contributor/player, he's done a lot to help grow the sport internationally
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:12 pm to fareplay
On the court no, but his positive off the court impact will be felt for decades.
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Mr. Silver said that N.B.A. China, which had $150 million in revenue in 2012, enjoyed growth “greater than 10 percent” last year, and that he expected double-digit growth for the foreseeable future. While revenue in China is a small fraction of the overall business — the league will generate more than $5.5 billion in global revenue this season — Mr. Silver said the N.B.A. would eventually be bigger internationally than domestically, and Asia was the key factor.
...Last month in China, the league began the N.B.A. Yao School, an after-school program named after the former basketball star Yao Ming that aims to teach basketball and life skills to children.
...Another Houston Rockets guard, James Harden, said there was “no doubt” that playing for the Rockets — Mr. Yao’s former team — had helped him and his teammates secure business deals in Asia. The ZTE Corporation, the Chinese smartphone maker, signed the Houston Rockets to a sponsorship deal last October.
“Yao really paved the way and opened the doors for all of us,” Mr. Harden said.
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Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:12 pm to fareplay
Sure, top 25 in both Career PER and Career WS/48.
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:12 pm to SEClint
quote:Would overwhelming talent also ben abnormality?
ased solely on the fact he was born as an abnormality that compliments a popular sport.
This post was edited on 2/3/17 at 2:13 pm
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