Well, this is f'in' great...

[the_ouskull]

...we're treating Yao like Fat Shaq now. Superduper.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5580307

the_ouskull

[yankee]

i thought this was gonna be a thread about a mongo sighting...or something.

[Scott D]

Didn't he come back a little faster than expected from the foot injury?

For the amount of investment I can see why they'd be concerned about limiting his minutes this season. However, as was pointed out on a show yesterday, what do the Rockets do if Yao's played his 24 min and the game goes into OT?

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Don't worry guys..He'll be hurt so fast that he'll be out for the year anyway before you know it.

[badger]

Something about tall guys that makes them more susceptible to injuries... tall girls too. In any event, Yao is such a superstar worldwide that they would probably hold onto him even if he could only play five minutes a game.

[Eielson]

This is what I suggested before. Nobody's body is made for the brutality of an 82+ game NBA season, and definitely not Yao's.