Rocket?s center Yao Ming believes that in order for his teammates on the Chinese national team to be competitive in the 2008 Olympic Games they must get smarter and stronger.  "The thing we need to change the most right now is a lot of players play too casually. It's a bad habit," Yao said. "It was something you could see a lot of times. Next to scoring as the highest statistic on a player's line would be turnovers, not rebounds or assists."

Harris, who coached the Chinese 2004 team that finished 8th in the Athens games said the Chinese Basketball Federation (CBA) needs to allow its best players to compete in the European League in order to up the competition they face.  The CBA is hesitant as they feel it will dilute the quality of the league.  Yao remained diplomatic on the subject.

"The CBA is thinking of ways to deal with that so that everyone is happy," the 7-foot-6 center said during a recent interview.