Friday, 22 July 2011
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Yao Ming's impressive stats in brief career
Yao Ming's legacy reaches far beyond his nine years in the NBA. He arrived on the scene as the top pick of the Houston Rockets in the 2002 NBA Draft, the fifth player taken No. 1 overall by the Rockets, and third 7-footer following Ralph Sampson (1983) and Hakeem Olajuwon (1984).
He finished with career averages of 19.0 points and 9.2 rebounds, including two seasons when he averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds. He retires sixth in Rockets history in points (9,247) and rebounds (4,494), and trails only Olajuwon in blocks.Yao Ming
From 2002-09 -- the first seven seasons of his career -- no center scored more points than Yao, who also ranked in the top four at the position in rebounds, blocks and field goals.
In his last full season (2008-09), Yao ranked second among centers in scoring (19.7 PPG) and did much of his damage in the post. That season, no player shot a better percentage from the floor on post-up plays (52.9), and his 964 post-up points were the most anyone scored in a single season since the 2005-06 season.
At 7 feet, 6 inches, Yao goes down as the tallest player in Rockets history, and among the tallest to ever play in the NBA along with Gheorghe Muresan (7-7), Manute Bol (7-7) and Shawn Bradley (7-6). In fact, among players listed at 7 feet, 2 inches or taller only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finished with a higher career scoring average (24.6).
Yao also was a terrific free throw shooter -- especially for his size. Among players with at least 1,000 free throws made, Yao ranked second among 7-footers in highest free throw percentage (83.3), behind only Dirk Nowitzki's 87.7.
However, injuries cut short his career. He missed 250 of a possible 492 regular-season games in his last six seasons, including the entire 2009-10 campaign. In fact, his eight seasons played (which includes five games he played last season) is tied for the second-fewest of any player taken No. 1 overall in the common era of the draft (1966). Only LaRue Martin, taken by the Trail Blazers in 1972, spent less time in the NBA (four seasons).Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/31188/yao-mings-impressive-stats-in-brief-career
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Porsche Bike S and RS
After McLaren and Audi, Porsche has announced today the launch of two innovative bikes: Bike S and Bike RS (Rennsport).
The Porsche Bike RS features a special carbon frame which offers high stability and extraordinary damping properties thanks to its newly developed modular monocoque construction. The bike is also equipped with 20 speed Shimano XTR gears and 29" Crank Brothers wheels that ensure maximum power performance. Maximum safety will be ensured by the latest generation hydraulic Magura disk brakes.
The S version comes with a high performance aluminum 7005 frame that improves rigidity while providing unmistakable rider comfort. Next to it the bike will also get toothed belt drive system and 11 speed Shimano Alfine IGH, hydraulic Magura disk brakes and a special set of 29" wheels with tires optimized for rolling and road holding characteristics.
The Porsche RS and S bikes will be launched in worldwide markets from autumn 2011 in sizes S, M and L.
Porsche Bike S and RS originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 21 July 2011 17:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/porsche/porsche-bike-s-and-rs-ar112892.html
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Report: Nerf gun assault leads to man being run over by car
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Humor
Drive-bys are a little different in Quincy, Massachusetts. According to local news reports, a pair of teens stopped by a Wal-Mart, purchased a set of Nerf guns and commenced driving around their neighborhood shooting at pedestrians. Drive-by Nerfing - sounds like a typical Friday night, right?
All was well until the dynamic duo fired upon a pair of resting construction workers, who gave chase in their own vehicle down a dead-end road. With the teens cornered, the workers approached the vehicle and retrieved one of the guns from inside. That's when the driver decided to make his hasty escape.
The teen cut the wheel, threw the car into reverse and promptly ran over one of the construction workers' legs before driving forward over a 10-foot retaining wall and totaling the vehicle. Police have charged the teen with a litany of charges, including assault and battery, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and driving to endanger.
In this case, the dangerous weapon was the car... not the Nerf gun.Nerf gun assault leads to man being run over by car originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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