1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

Yao on SLAMADAMONTH (on the bad side) in SLAM magazine

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Nelly, Mar 9, 2005.

Tags:
  1. Nelly

    Nelly Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 2002
    Messages:
    1,931
    Likes Received:
    196
    There is no link for this i think...it is in the new SLAM magazine issue with Dwyane Wade on the cover.....the dunk is the one well Stromile Swift slams it in Yao's face two handed :( ......here's what it said:

    Stromile Swift on Yao, January 17, 2005, FEDEX FORUM, MEMPHIS, TN

    "Yo....Yao. Before you (or Colin--What up!) read any further, just take a look at this photo. A good, long look. Are you angry? No? Well, see, that's the problem. Here's the deal: Your popularity will never be an issue. You've been an All-Star starter all three years in the L, go more votes this year than anybody ever (!), and, given the talent pool of centers in the West and the voting bloc in the (far) East, you'll probably be a starter forver. You've already shown that you're not Gheorghe Muresan, Shawn Bradley or Manute Bol. You can do more on the court than just be tall. But still. There's more to it.
    Look, you were supposed to revolutionize the game. You were supposed to be the next Shaq, a complete nightmare for opposing coaches for the next decade. And honestly, it just doesn't look like it's happening. Come on now, 18 and 8 is nice, but you're sevent freaking six! And you can move! You're supposed to be putting up Wilt Chamberlain's numbers, not Antoine Walker's.
    Seriously, you need to get mad to get better. Listen to some DMX or Mystikal or something. Tear these pages out and hang them in your locker. Remember: Stromile Swift, as good a jumper as he is, shouldn't be dunking on your face with both hands. And if he ever does it again, you should do what Wilt would have done, and dunk the next 20 times upcourt. Get mean. Please?" --Russ Bengston

    For those of you who aren't familiar with SLAM, just know that the slamadamonth articles aren't mean to be taken seriously like the main articles.

    here's the link to slamonline : http://www.slamonline.com/index.html
     
    #1 Nelly, Mar 9, 2005
  2. dugtzu

    dugtzu Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2003
    Messages:
    408
    Likes Received:
    0
    your supposed to take the main articles seriously?
     
    #2 dugtzu, Mar 9, 2005
  3. LegendZ3

    LegendZ3 Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Nov 6, 2002
    Messages:
    4,196
    Likes Received:
    4
    Normally Slam writers suck balls. But I have to agree with this one.
     
    #3 LegendZ3, Mar 9, 2005
  4. generalthade_03

    generalthade_03 Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Feb 1, 2003
    Messages:
    3,662
    Likes Received:
    707
    I think Slam writers do not write in English! This, I'm pretty sure!:)
     
    #4 generalthade_03, Mar 9, 2005
  5. MrRolo

    MrRolo Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Nov 22, 2002
    Messages:
    1,248
    Likes Received:
    0
    I enjoyed that :D

    Yao will get "meaner", I have a feeling he will once he feels like a true peice of this puzzle mentally. He plays mean on the CNT but why not here?
     
    #5 MrRolo, Mar 9, 2005
  6. Williamson

    Williamson JOSH CHRISTOPHER ONLY FAN
    Supporting Member Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Dec 6, 2002
    Messages:
    15,294
    Likes Received:
    18,547
    I have a subscription to SLAM. It's not bad at all if you take it for what it is.
     
    #6 Williamson, Mar 9, 2005
  7. DavidS

    DavidS Contributing Member

    Joined:
    May 17, 2000
    Messages:
    8,605
    Likes Received:
    0
    I'm waiting for Yao to get into his first fight. Usually the play-offs will do this to a player....

    Hey! Hakeem did it after a pesky Mitch Kupchak pushed him over the edge! Welcome to the NBA!
     
    #7 DavidS, Mar 9, 2005
    Last edited: Mar 9, 2005
  8. Htownhero

    Htownhero Member

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2000
    Messages:
    2,570
    Likes Received:
    32
    [​IMG]

    The mag cant be all bad. :)
     
    #8 Htownhero, Mar 10, 2005
  9. ROXTXIA

    ROXTXIA Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2000
    Messages:
    20,068
    Likes Received:
    11,768
    Was that article written by Stephen A. Smith?
     
    #9 ROXTXIA, Mar 10, 2005
  10. buzz1701

    buzz1701 Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Apr 1, 2003
    Messages:
    486
    Likes Received:
    250
    I like reading Slam, but I've read some pretty racial stuff in there, mostly about how white dudes can't play etc. But it's still a good rag
     
    #10 buzz1701, Mar 10, 2005
  11. DanTanna

    DanTanna Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Oct 12, 1999
    Messages:
    324
    Likes Received:
    5
    nm
     
    #11 DanTanna, Mar 10, 2005
  12. KaiSeR SoZe

    KaiSeR SoZe Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Mar 23, 2003
    Messages:
    8,395
    Likes Received:
    39
    It's true though ;)
     
    #12 KaiSeR SoZe, Mar 10, 2005
  13. Williamson

    Williamson JOSH CHRISTOPHER ONLY FAN
    Supporting Member Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Dec 6, 2002
    Messages:
    15,294
    Likes Received:
    18,547
    SLAM is owned by a white guy.
     
    #13 Williamson, Mar 10, 2005
  14. Supermac34

    Supermac34 President, Von Wafer Fan Club

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2000
    Messages:
    6,978
    Likes Received:
    2,212
    Are the people saying Yao was supposed to revolutionize the game the same ones saying he was going to be a bust on draft night?

    I think all these writers are a bunch of hypocrits.
     
    #14 Supermac34, Mar 10, 2005
  15. g1184

    g1184 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2003
    Messages:
    1,798
    Likes Received:
    86
    Slamups.
     
    #15 g1184, Mar 10, 2005
  16. hotballa

    hotballa Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Dec 27, 2002
    Messages:
    12,516
    Likes Received:
    305
    Not only is it owned by a white guy, but their main writer, Lang Whitaker is also white I believe. The guy who started the mag was some jewish kid named Cohen.
     
    #16 hotballa, Mar 10, 2005
  17. langal

    langal Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2004
    Messages:
    3,824
    Likes Received:
    91
    Great point. What's up with that?

    I thought Yao was supposed to be the next Larue Martin.. and MAYBE.. one day be a serviceable player.

    Even our own Sam Fisher said that Rik Smits or Zan Tabak would be a stretch.

    Yao seems to have gone from "bust" to "disappointment". How can a predetermined bust be a disappointment?

    A lot of writers said the Rockets made a BIG mistake by not picking Jason Williams. I also don't recall anyone on draft night saying the Rockets should pick Amare Stoudemire.

    I can't recall any writer who said that he was going to "revolutionize" the game. What the hell does that mean anyways? How has Shaq revolutionized the game?

    Please note that I don't consider Bill Walton a "writer". Walton once said the Richard Jefferson was the most athletic collegiate player ever. The man is prone to hyperbole.
     
    #17 langal, Mar 10, 2005
  18. dugtzu

    dugtzu Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2003
    Messages:
    408
    Likes Received:
    0
    sounds like the staff at slam wants negroplasty. ;)
     
    #18 dugtzu, Mar 10, 2005
  19. Nelly

    Nelly Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 2002
    Messages:
    1,931
    Likes Received:
    196
    Russ Bengston, SLAM's editor, is also white


    http://www.nba.com/media/finals2003/russ_bengston_140x100.jpg
     
    #19 Nelly, Mar 10, 2005
  20. Kam

    Kam Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2002
    Messages:
    30,476
    Likes Received:
    1,322
    that explains it.

    at his barmitzvah, he spent all his money to create this magazine.
     
    #20 Kam, Mar 10, 2005
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page

Toggle Width
Style
ClutchFans Original

  • About ClutchFans

    Since 1996, ClutchFans has been loud and proud covering the Houston Rockets, helping set an industry standard for team fan sites. The forums have been a home for Houston sports fans as well as basketball fanatics around the globe.

  • Rockets Content

  • Support ClutchFans!

    If you find that ClutchFans is a valuable resource for you, please consider becoming a Supporting Member. Supporting Members can upload photos and attachments directly to their posts, customize their user title and more. Gold Supporters see zero ads!


    Upgrade Now