S4E is agreeing with you that Yao is currently better than Oden. All he is saying that given two more years, he likes Oden’s chances of overtaking Yao in that regard. These certainly seem well withing the bounds of reason. For one, Yao has a history of leg trouble, undergoes a grueling year round pace at the behest of his Chinese bosses. For two, he is 28 years old and has pretty much plateaued – he won’t be getting any better than he is now, and at some point will begin the inevitable decline. That decline often starts earlier for big men, especially really big men like him, with already suspect mobility. In contrast, Greg is barely 21 years old and should be improving his game for at least the next few years. For three, for all his height, he doesn’t really play that tall. He is not the defensive presence that his height and mass would suggest he should be. He is actually more of a finesse player on offense even as well.

Not saying Greg will definately pass Yao in 2 years or so, but you have to say that it is certainly a very real possibility.

thats true, but don’t be surprised if Roy does miss out on the 2nd team because D-Will and Jameer also have a claim

but said that he prefers to make each team have a PG, SG, SF, and PF, instead of 2 guards and 2 forwards like the NBA does i.