Hey Rockets fans, rate Yao's career thus far.

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When the Rockets drafted him, Houston was abuzz with the possibility of going to the NBA finals.  But since the big man has donned the red and white uniform, the Rockets haven't come close to finals.  To make matters worse, the last four seasons Yao has been pretty much non existent.  He hasn't played in more than 60 games a season since 2004 and completely missed last season.   I have to believe that his commitments to playing for the Chinese national team have hampered his NBA career, he has participated in the 2000, 2004, 2008 Olympics, the 2006 World Championships and the 2001, 2003 and 2005 FIBA Asian Championship.  His career hasn't been a total waste as he has been to several All-Star games and made many All-NBA teams.   It just feels that Houston was expecting much more from him.  His career is not over and he may still have some great basketball left to play.  However this will be difficult with the team announcing that his minutes will be capped at 25 per game.  So what do the Rockets fans think about Yao's NBA career?  

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