[BenR2]

Shaq is a punk...always has been, always will be...

Nahhh. Have you ever met him? The guy is a pussycat. Ask the folks who know him.

His approach to Yao Ming is typical of a pro to a rookie. Ming has to pay his dues, just like every other rookie -- black, white, brown, or yellow.

[dirtboy]

Ming has to pay his dues, just like every other rookie

Ming is doing just fine. Because there are two types of rookies nowadays in the NBA - guys like Ming, who has spent a lot of time in international ball and have a solid grasp of fundamentals, and guys with two years of college ball whose idea of offense consists of either going for the dunk or going one-on-one and throwing up a brick, and have no idea how to pass, box out, play defense or set a pick.

[danneskjold]

Nahhh. Have you ever met him? The guy is a pussycat. Ask the folks who know him.

Actually, I have. I went to LSU at the same time as he did, and we had some common friends.