With 10 . 4 rebounds per game and 1 . 6 blocks , yao finally is entering the stratosphere of elite big men . at a time when the center position is in serious decline in a sport that has given us bill russell , wilt chamberlain , kareem abdul - jabbar and hakeem olajuwon , , yao s only peer , shaquille o neal , will be sidelined for 4 - 6 weeks after knee surgery sunday 姚明本赛季以平均每场26 . 4分的成绩位居联盟球员得分榜第11位，成为nba得分最高的中锋，再加上每场10 . 4个篮板和1 . 6个盖帽，姚明已步入nba的顶级中锋行列。
The rockets also are convinced - - long before we find out whether they can finally do some playoff damage for the first time since the days of hakeem olajuwon , charles barkley and clyde drexler - - that they will quickly hush the skeptics who question yao ' s ability to keep up in adelman ' s faster - paced offense 火箭确信，那些置疑姚明是否融入阿帅带来的闪击战体系的怀疑将很快平息，尽管很久以后我们才能确信，继奥拉朱旺、巴克利、德雷克斯勒一代之后，新一代的火箭在季后赛中能否有所作为。
The rockets also are convinced - - long before we find out whether they can finally do some playoff damage for the first time since the days of hakeem olajuwon , charles barkley and clyde drexler - - that they will quickly hush the skeptics who question yao ' s ability to keep up in adelman ' s faster - paced offense 火箭确信，那些置疑姚明是否能跟上阿帅更快进攻速度的声音将很快消失，尽管我们还要过很久才能确定，自从奥拉朱旺、巴克利、德雷克斯勒之后，他们在季后赛还未能真正有所作为。
