AtTheDriveIn Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) "Sources close to Rockets center Yao Ming tell Local 2 this afternoon he will announce he is having major surgery on his left foot in the next few days, and that the procedure will keep him out of the upcoming Rockets season." Source -- One playoff spot in the West just opened up. Rockets are a lottery/amongst the worst in the league without McGrady and Yao. Edited July 6, 2009 by AtTheDriveIn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted July 6, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Man, that really does suck for Yao. I don't care how good or bad Houston will be. FMI (for my information), what's the deal on McGrady? You guys are talking like he's out for the season as well...but I must have missed that announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Looks like it's over before it began. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) Man, that really does suck for Yao. I don't care how good or bad Houston will be. FMI (for my information), what's the deal on McGrady? You guys are talking like he's out for the season as well...but I must have missed that announcement. I read several times he might miss up to the all star break, but then there was video commenting on Yaos injury and he said he'll be back to begin the year. Not sure and I am not sure if I want him to begin the season. Edited July 6, 2009 by Clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtTheDriveIn Posted July 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Man, that really does suck for Yao. I don't care how good or bad Houston will be. FMI (for my information), what's the deal on McGrady? You guys are talking like he's out for the season as well...but I must have missed that announcement. This was in the news yesterday about McGrady: "The other Rocket star, forward Tracy McGrady, is recovering from knee surgery and may not join the team till January." Source (fifth paragraph) And you just know that even when he comes back, he's not going to be anywhere near the player we remember him to be, so his return, whenever it comes (and I don't think it will until mid-February at least, with McGrady's history) really wont mean much for the Rockets in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted July 6, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Alright, didn't catch that recent news. Thanks for that. And yeah, I already made up my mind about McGrady a year ago, about him never being the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHutch Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Damn...tough break for the Rockets and their fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klashnekoff Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Bad news for the Rockets.. T-Mac and Yao being out though can develop the teams young players .. so it isn't all that bad .. I think Brooks will surprise some people and have a good season .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Get well big fella. Now, all we need is T-Mac out and we can commence tanking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDevil Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 shame to see this team fall apart because of injuries. Maybe its time to think about rebuilding around players who tend to stay healthy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Tracy is going to lead us to the playoffs, I am calling it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Chances are probably around 50/50 that we see him in the NBA again, especially since it's so hard for big man to keep playing once they get injured. Really sucks. When healthy, he's one of the best offensive centers in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurbyFX Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 He's the best center in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Tough break for sure but I do think this will be great for Aaron Brooks. Also, I expect Battier to step up greatly in the scoring department too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Spidey Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Whats the point of keeping Yao on this team? Paying a player to be injured every season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 (edited) Whats the point of keeping Yao on this team? Paying a player to be injured every season The same reason we keep you on the forum, you could always make a dumbass post like this one. Edited July 9, 2009 by YugoRocketsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 whats going to happen to yao next season? like when he is a FA and his foot is a 50/50 chance of recovering or career ending? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtTheDriveIn Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 (edited) Whats the point of keeping Yao on this team? Paying a player to be injured every season Insurance companies pay for injured players. + the Rockets can apply for an injured-player exception, which they can receive up to $5.6 million extra which they can spend on a player to fill in for Yao. Edited July 9, 2009 by AtTheDriveIn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Insurance companies pay for injured players. + the Rockets can apply for an injured-player exception, which they can receive up to $5.6 million extra which they can spend on a player to fill in for Yao. The Rockets have already applied for an IPE and they basically used that to sign Ariza if I am not mistaken. I remember reading about that a little while ago but I am not 100% sure. I will try to find a link for that though. EDIT: Found the link to the article I read: The Rockets applied for a disabled player exception from the NBA a few weeks ago, betting that their center will miss next season as he recovers. The NBA agreed that Yao’s return is unlikely and approved the request, freeing up about $5.7 million that the Rockets used to sign free agent Trevor Ariza(notes) from the Lakers. Source (4th Paragraph) Edited July 10, 2009 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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