How do New Jersy fans feel about Yi's commitments to Chinese National Team

I just hope it doesnt take a toll on his endurance as the NBA season rolls a long (See Yao)...

Ballers get burned out quicker when they're playing basketball nonstop all year around.
I really wish Yi could rest more so he can focus on the NBA (take note I'm part Chinese, I have nothing againts his duty for repping China in the olympics). I just hope he doesnt get injured so he can give New Jersey a solid season (15 ppg, 7 rpg, and maybe a block or two).

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LoneStarReb @ Jun 29 2008, 12:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I just hope it doesnt take a toll on his endurance as the NBA season rolls a long (See Yao)...

Ballers get burned out quicker when they're playing basketball nonstop all year around.
I really wish Yi could rest more so he can focus on the NBA (take note I'm part Chinese, I have nothing againts his duty for repping China in the olympics). I just hope he doesnt get injured so he can give New Jersey a solid season (15 ppg, 7 rpg, and maybe a block or two).</div>

Wow, setting high standards for Yi. I think we'd be fine with a slight improvement of his rookie numbers - anything around 10 points or more would be great. 7 rebounds would be a treat, too. Actually...those are Nenad numbers there, haha.

BTW, Welcome to S2, LoneStarReb! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!

Oh, and a quick question - can you read/write chinese?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jun 28 2008, 11:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LoneStarReb @ Jun 29 2008, 12:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I just hope it doesnt take a toll on his endurance as the NBA season rolls a long (See Yao)...

Ballers get burned out quicker when they're playing basketball nonstop all year around.
I really wish Yi could rest more so he can focus on the NBA (take note I'm part Chinese, I have nothing againts his duty for repping China in the olympics). I just hope he doesnt get injured so he can give New Jersey a solid season (15 ppg, 7 rpg, and maybe a block or two).</div>

Wow, setting high standards for Yi. I think we'd be fine with a slight improvement of his rookie numbers - anything around 10 points or more would be great. 7 rebounds would be a treat, too. Actually...those are Nenad numbers there, haha.

BTW, Welcome to S2, LoneStarReb! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!

Oh, and a quick question - can you read/write chinese?
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lol, Yeah I guess I am expecting a bit too much from Yi's sophomore year.
And sorry, no I cant read or write Chinese...hopefully I can learn a few basic skills in the future.

Btw, this looks like a real active forum, I look forward to posting here.
New Jersey (Brooklyn) just gained another new bandwagon Net fan haha

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LoneStarReb @ Jun 29 2008, 01:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jun 28 2008, 11:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LoneStarReb @ Jun 29 2008, 12:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I just hope it doesnt take a toll on his endurance as the NBA season rolls a long (See Yao)...

Ballers get burned out quicker when they're playing basketball nonstop all year around.
I really wish Yi could rest more so he can focus on the NBA (take note I'm part Chinese, I have nothing againts his duty for repping China in the olympics). I just hope he doesnt get injured so he can give New Jersey a solid season (15 ppg, 7 rpg, and maybe a block or two).</div>

Wow, setting high standards for Yi. I think we'd be fine with a slight improvement of his rookie numbers - anything around 10 points or more would be great. 7 rebounds would be a treat, too. Actually...those are Nenad numbers there, haha.

BTW, Welcome to S2, LoneStarReb! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!

Oh, and a quick question - can you read/write chinese?
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lol, Yeah I guess I am expecting a bit too much from Yi's sophomore year.
And sorry, no I cant read or write Chinese...hopefully I can learn a few basic skills in the future.

Btw, this looks like a real active forum, I look forward to posting here.
New Jersey (Brooklyn) just gained another new bandwagon Net fan haha
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Welcome, glad to hear you'll be sticking around.

I'm guessing you're from the US? (since you don't speak Chinese like all the other Yi fans that joined recently)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LoneStarReb @ Jun 29 2008, 01:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jun 28 2008, 11:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LoneStarReb @ Jun 29 2008, 12:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I just hope it doesnt take a toll on his endurance as the NBA season rolls a long (See Yao)...

Ballers get burned out quicker when they're playing basketball nonstop all year around.
I really wish Yi could rest more so he can focus on the NBA (take note I'm part Chinese, I have nothing againts his duty for repping China in the olympics). I just hope he doesnt get injured so he can give New Jersey a solid season (15 ppg, 7 rpg, and maybe a block or two).</div>

Wow, setting high standards for Yi. I think we'd be fine with a slight improvement of his rookie numbers - anything around 10 points or more would be great. 7 rebounds would be a treat, too. Actually...those are Nenad numbers there, haha.

BTW, Welcome to S2, LoneStarReb! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!

Oh, and a quick question - can you read/write chinese?
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lol, Yeah I guess I am expecting a bit too much from Yi's sophomore year.
And sorry, no I cant read or write Chinese...hopefully I can learn a few basic skills in the future.

Btw, this looks like a real active forum, I look forward to posting here.
New Jersey (Brooklyn) just gained another new bandwagon Net fan haha
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Cool, no problem there. I was gonna tell you to visit the Welcome thread, with some things typed in Chinese there - but I guess that won't work out for you, haha.

No problem with our new bandwagon Nets fans - all are welcome here!

 

Yezzzir. I'm a born and raised Texan to be exact.

Kinda off topic, but I've been to New Jersey, it's definitely my favorite East Coast City.

 

And Texas is my favorite Northern County

Glad to see you back on S2! Nets game today, hope you watch with us!

 

Haha, yeah I guess I gotta learn some Chinese, never know when that might come in handy.

I'm really looking forward to this season. I honestly think New Jersey can win atleast 30 games....and who knows, we might even grab the 8th spot, it is the Eastern Conference after all.

 

Thanks, and definitely, I'll be checking out the boxscore every other 5 minutes or so haha.

 

I don't think it's good for the Nets but we knew that he was from a fascist country when we traded for him.

 

Serbia threatened to draft Krstic in the army two years ago when he declined to play in the World Championships. I don't recall any huge outcry from people here about that. You want fascist? That's fascist.

--A year after being drafted by the Nets, Krstic played in Eurobasket03, broke his foot in training camp. He played in Eurobasket05 after joining the Nets. Also, Krstic committed to play in Eurobasket07, and would have played if it wasn't for his knee. He's committed to play in Eurobasket09 too. He could be a Net again by then.

--Nachbar played for Slovenia in the 2006 World championships in Japan. Not that it matters, but so did Serbia's Mile Ilic, who was about to join the Nets as a rookie.

--While still with the Nets, Kidd played for Team USA last summer in the Tournament of the Americas and made a commitment to play in the Olympics this summer. Few here had a problem with that. Most were happy for him.

--RJ, Kidd and KMart all played for the USA in the 2003 Tournament of the Americas, a 10-game tournament, along with a host of international stars, including VC, Ginobili, Varejao and Najera. Everyone was proud of their achievements.

--RJ played for Team USA in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, started every game, but played poorly.

Yet, Yi's training for the Olympics is a source of controversy and concern? Why? Maybe because he's Chinese...foreign, part of a different race, from a different political and cultural background. I can see no other reason for the opposition to his playing for his national team.

There have been studies showing that players who compete in the Olympics do better in their next NBA season than they had the season before. With year round training--thousands of reps in the weight room, thousands of jumpers in the gym--the addition of a few games may actually be a good thing. It adds competitive element to what must be a mundane discipline...and it keeps you off mopeds.

Yi didn't have a great Olympics, but after the first game and a half, he did well. He hit the biggest shot in Chinese basketball history against Germany, a super-clutch 18-footer, then pressured Nowitzki into a turnover on the subsequent possession. He wound up the fourth best rebounder in the Olympics.

Give him a break, in other words. What he has done and is doing is nothing different from what the other stars of the Nets have done in the past.

 

That's nice, NI. How does that disprove my point that China is fascist? I'm still right.

Awesome. That has nothing to do with my point. Where did I say that I was cool with them playing internationally but not Yi?

It's concerning because I want players to rest in the off-season. To suggest that I feel this way towards Yi because he is foreign is completely without basis and is an irresponsible statement to make. Nice job.

Terrific. Show me this study.

Sweet. Still doesn't invalidate my point about his performance with the Nets.

I never said that what Yi did was anything different than what other Nets had previously done. Nice try but as usual, when you try to put words in my mouth, I will correct you.

 

BB you're a complete joke. It's great how you continue to "force" other opinion posters to write their thoughts while supplying you substantial information when you have actions of never requiring such thoughts.

Oh, and to those that have been asked by BB to supply concrete articles: just know that he himself likes to go a year without substantiating his claims.

 

Attack the poster, not the post. Nice.

How has the information "supplied" refuted my post? Go ahead and break it down line by line. My only assertion is that China is fascist, and that if you think they aren't, good luck with that.

 

China is changing, globalization is a reality. In reguards to their nationalistic management of athletic talent, yes that is the the topic. You added nothing to the discussion, but managed to do it with insult and snarkyness. Great Job!

 

I am with Ghoti on this one.

If I was an NBA player, I wouldnt want to be part of the International competitions. Too much at stake financially. Better to get injured playing an NBA game then during the summer in an International one.

But that is ME. IMO If someone else wants to represent their country, who am I to say they SHOULDNT.

 

Of course globalization is a reality. My post never inferred anything to the contrary.

Who did I insult? I was being short with someone, but only in response to the some of the same.

 

It seems like it can be very easy to pull apart a thoughtful well constructed post like NI's, that is if it's done with sarcastic snips. Secondly if you want to debate fine, but discourse is of course always preferred on this board.
Overall if you lack the tools of communication to discuss an idea, at least respect the time and effort that goes into a post.

(steps off soapbox)

 

Aren't we a little pissy...and paranoid. You show your bias in your first line re China, then take it out on some kid who wants to play basketball. Your responses are needy. Re the study, try www.google.com. Quite handy. You are EXTREMELY tiresome and again not very honest.

 

Most aren't annoyed with Yi's playing on the national team, but with Yi playing for China EVERY year as long as he can hold a basketball.

NI, in your examples those players played there ONCE or twice at most. Look at what the Olympics are doing to Yao, or even look at Ginobili nowadays.