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Forget tae bo; Yao's workout is the rage. (Insider: NBA).
I am standing in Loyola's Alumni Gym in north Chicago, surrounded by an odd mix of NBA personnel evaluators, writers and broadcast types, all here for one reason: To justify our cushy jobs.
Oh, and to watch an NBA-produced workout for Yao Ming, the 7-5 Chinese center who could be the draft's top pick.
I am not an NBA scout, though I occasionally play one in this space. I confess, I am woefully inexperienced at evaluating workouts. Thus, I spent the entire Yao session taking detailed notes on what happened in the gym and now will leave it to you, the reader, to draw conclusions. I made the notes as detailed as possible, though I spilled a bottle of ...
- Yao-za!Yao has skill; how `bout will?
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 1, 2002 700+ words
...want, we'll draft him." Yao speaks some English, but had...couldn't have said it better. Yao has been in Chicago since late...and Northwestern assistant Mitch Henderson, who played at Princeton...Pacers center Rik Smits Asked if Yao projected to the level of centers...
- Yao Ming showing he belongs in NBA at World Championships.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Smallwood, John September 3, 2002 700+ words
INDIANAPOLIS _ Yao Ming is not going to revolutionize the game...the first overall pick in the 2002 draft. Yao might not end up on the NBA's 100th anniversary...at the World Basketball Championships, Yao is showing enough to convince his future...
- Yao of Thailand
- Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Kacha-Ananda, Chob January 1, 1996 700+ words
Yao of Thailand ETHNONYMS: Iu Mian, Man, Mian...Identification. The people officially known as the "Yao" in Thailand call themselves "Mian" or...Historically, the Chinese called them "Yao," which means "dog" or "savage." In...
- Yao faces hurdles to playing in U.S.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times May 10, 2002 700+ words
...brought hopes that Chinese basketball star Yao Ming will be allowed to play in the NBA. In recent weeks, media reports have indicated Yao has been cleared to enter the draft, but the truth is less clear. Yao didn't need clearance to enter the draft...
- Yao shows O'Neal he's getting closer.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times February 13, 2004 700+ words
...THE WASHINGTON TIMES The development of Yao Ming is the unanticipated wrinkle that undermined...Neal in their last meeting. One game in Yao's favor does not constitute a passing...O'Neal was not in a position to thwart Yao in the waning minutes after fouling out...
- Yao Ming showing he belongs in NBA at World Championships.
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Daily News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) September 3, 2002 700+ words
Byline: John Smallwood INDIANAPOLIS _ Yao Ming is not going to revolutionize the game...the first overall pick in the 2002 draft. Yao might not end up on the NBA's 100th anniversary...at the World Basketball Championships, Yao is showing enough to convince his future...
- Yao
- Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement Thorold, Alan January 1, 2002 700+ words
Yao ETHNONYMS: Ajawa, Ayao, Mujao, Wahiao...Orientation Identification and Location. The Yao live mainly in three countries: Mozambique...Luchelingo rivers, there is said to be a hill named Yao (the word is the plural form of a noun meaning...
- Yao Ming is a goofy guy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Kawakami, Tim November 27, 2002 700+ words
...championships, and surely, oh Lord, please, Yao Ming won't rap like Shaquille O'Neal...a hideous 91-84 loss to the Rockets, Yao is a goofy guy. ``He's not an oddity...run-of-the-mill American superstar. Yao's lighter side was on full display hours...