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Who's better than Shaq? Yao
By Matt Steinmetz (Sporting News)
Updated: 2006-03-17 15:50
It's no wonder that even reluctant praiser Jeff Van Gundy calls Yao the "best
regular-season center in the NBA." That obvious qualifier no doubt is in
deference to O'Neal, who, unlike Yao, has done big things in the playoffs. Yao's
playoff resume is skimpy when compared with O'Neal's.
That the Rockets are even talking playoffs, though, is largely because of
Yao. Houston will head toward the homestretch without McGrady, who might miss
the remainder of the regular season because of a back injury. So it's on Yao to
guide what has become a severely undermanned squad to eighth place in the
Western Conference standings.
That's a big-time challenge -- the kind O'Neal, in his prime, likely would
have been up for. And the kind Yao, in just his fourth season, seems ready to
handle.
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