Introducing... The MingMing Movement!
by Atma Brother ONE on May 29, 2009 2:15 AM PDT
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PrintAs you all know due to some seriously poor lotto luck, the Warriors wound up with "fan favorite" Mike Dunleavy and his "smarts" instead of Yao Ming as his 7-foot 6-ness in the 2002 NBA Draft. But there is a (hoops) god my friends.
There's a new spelling for the word "redemption" to add to your already eloquent lexicon Dubs fans. It's spelled "S-u-n M-i-n-g-m-i-n-g".
Sun MingMing's jersey number is #79 for good reason. (AP Photo)
China's Sun shining in Japanese basketball league [AP - Yahoo!]
Jump like you've completely forgotten the golden epic known as The Yi Movement!
It's honestly tough to top Yao Ming. He's a swell big man indeed. He's blossomed into a legit 20-10 big man who gets 2 mutombo's a game. Yao's shooting prowess is nothing to joke about either as he shot nearly 87% from the charity stripe and 100% from the 3-point line this past season (Y! stats).
BUT standing a whole 2 inches taller than his Yaoness, this larger-than-Yao Chinese center one Ming's him. Not to mention something like this has never happened to Sun:
Sun MingMing on the Golden State Warriors means NBA Champs by 2k15
Why? I was in Japan scouting him out last April when he dropped a stunning 19 points and collected 13 boards in a pivotal game against the Niigata Albirex BB, who play far superior defense to the 2k8-2k9 Golden State Warriors. This guy's got next in the NBA.
Don't believe me? Then check out these pics and videos to see for yourself.
There's no denying those insane hops.
Another angle to check out those crazy ups.
He's got great hands as you can clearly see here.
Not to mention MingMing would single handedly bring the stars out to the Roaracle courtside.
HIGHlights:
Donn Nelson is not a fan, but that doesn't mean Don Nelson isn't a fan.
I mean tell me you remember this...
Manute for 3 in the early 90's >> MingMing for 3 in the late 00's!
Let's hope the Warriors can find a way to bring The MingMing Movement to the Bay before Nellie rides off into the Maui sunset and we're stuck with The Dirty Dozen 2.0 (Part I | Part II | Part III).
The MingMing Movement starts here...
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i agree to Donn Nelson
and i m afraid this guy is capable to eat CJ after first practice
30 Y 197 cm 115 kg 0 IQ
if this were a half court game, and there was no 3 in the key, and ming ming didn't have to move more than 5 steps on any play... i'd pick him up as an undrafted FA, on a 10 day contract.
by NaturalBornBaller on May 29, 2009 3:14 AM PDT reply actions
I would select him for a 3v3 halfcourt game...
if I didn’t think his glass feet and frail body wouldn’t explode on the first play. Also, I would hold a combine for him in which I would try to slide a phone book under his feet when he jumps. If you pass that you’re on my team, my suspision is that he wouldn’t pass.
I've been following the dude for almost 5 or 6 years now
He’s fallen off the map numerous times because of his inadequate stamina and because of his brain tumor (which was removed). He’s been league hopping for awhile, but he’s already 25 and if anything he’ll enter the league as a 28 year old rookie in the best case scenario.
Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson, or Tyreke Evans. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Conductor of the We're Back Warrior Movement!
Next Sabonis anyone?
Remember how good Arvydas Sabonis was as a 30 year old rookie? Mings still hasn’t even hit his ‘prime’ athletic years yet!
by dj fuzzylogic on May 30, 2009 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions
but Sabonis was a beast as a 18 years old
and only reason why he became NBA player just in age 30 was USSR iron curtain
30 Y 197 cm 115 kg 0 IQ
by Lat We N Trash on May 30, 2009 4:51 AM PDT up reply actions
i know
i just couldn’t waste a chance to say something :)
30 Y 197 cm 115 kg 0 IQ
by Lat We N Trash on May 30, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
i wish
i could have seen more of Sabonis in his twenties. had he come over to the NBA in the eighties, he might have ended the ‘cold war’ a few years earlier!
by dj fuzzylogic on May 30, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
this guy is a ticking time bomb. if/when he gets a contract, he’s going to be more injury prone than yao.
on top of that, the guy’s overall athleticism just isn’t there. there’s no explosion, runs awkward, and probably cant dunk the ball unless he’s within 6 feet. his hand speed is turrrrrible, if it takes him an hour to get the ball from crab dribble to layup position, he’s going to average 5-6 turnovers a game. unless this guy has a knock down mid range jumper, with a higher release, there’s no way he can hang. If he has a knock down jumper, there’s no one that’s going to be able to stop it.
but at the cup, i see him getting stuffed repeatedly by the usual rejection squad including the 6-9 king james or the 6-9 birdman
i dont mean to bash on the guy this bad, i mean, he’s a fellow country-man, but he’s just not right for the league
Rob Kurz & Sub Ming Ming
future HOF
We Believe
by RunNdGun on May 29, 2009 5:59 PM PDT reply actions
who???
it painful to watch this dood run up and down the court. lol
by warriorfan4life on Jun 3, 2009 11:07 PM PDT reply actions
i'm gonna get slammed for this but
mingming > rob kurz
if we’re gonna have a cheerleader as a 12th man it would be much more fun to see a 7’9" chinese guy with gigantism. plus i saw him fight in that rush hour movie. we could use some toughness on this team
i want to withold judgement for now...
i want to see how ming ming does against against the chair first. i wasn’t sure about yi at first, but after that workout against the chair, i was impressed. ming ming hasn’t shown that kind of skill yet. in the NBA TV video, he goes against nothing.
put the chair in there, see how he does and then we can evaluate him as an NBA prospect.
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