I agree most of your posts, but not this one.

Yao, as good as he is, he will not become another Shaq or big dream. I do not think he by himself can bring the title to Houston (I love yao, as you know). Rox knows this very well. One of the biggest value of Yao is his attachment to China, and Rox benifits from it (in terms of money) significantly. It is not smart for Rox to try to cut the connection bt Yao and China, at least not at this stage. I believe Rox actually encourages (at least not discourage) Yao to play Oly for China. Just my 2 cents.