And Duncan doesn't recognize himself as a center when averaging 25+, while Stoudemire considers himself a center but is not acknowledged.
Zhang Yang once again felt the unfair treatment or discrimination Yao Ming suffered in this regard, just like the All-NBA and MVP, which are voted by the media.
He saw a perspective that his unfair treatment in these awards wasn't as pronounced because he emerged from the American basketball system, even though he didn't play college basketball; he came from an American high school without experience playing elsewhere.
He noticed that the dissatisfaction level among American fans regarding this matter is higher than among domestic fans... Americans love big centers.
Nonetheless, Yao Ming was selected for the second team, as in previous years. No matter how the media didn't want to give votes, as long as Yao Ming could make the playoffs, the All-NBA team couldn't overlook him.