Finally Frank showed us other plays. That play where the PF/C comes across in the paint right below the FT line is a great play. With some more practice, I can see all the bigs benefiting from that play.
Good comparison. Both are soft 7 footers with bad defense, and both have a nice outside touch, and amazing offensive footwork. Yi is way more athletic though. i'd rather say Bragnani is a poor man's version of Yi
Petey, I now know why War Poet said you would kill me. At first I thought he was referring to starting the game thread (in lame fashion with no graphics). Then I realized we'd chosen the same pic for an avatar, edited almost to the same crop. So I changed mine to just Vince, LOL.
Yi's defense is a big problem. Doesn't anticipate well, doesn't start running hard in transition right away, is often out of position. I wonder if Frank would consider starting Anderson in his place in one of these last two games? If nothing else, it would wake him up that he better start improving on that end or his minutes and starting job are going elsewhere.
Really? I usually see Yi being the first and sometimes the only guy running back on defense. The scouting report is to expose Yi by attacking him and getting him in foul trouble. That's what they said on game commentary last night and you usually do that on young players anyway.
LOL, thanks NOMAM. I didn't think to photoshop one, and probably wouldn't want to take the time anyway, but I'll save this one to my hard drive for future use . . . like the next game where VC, Harris, and Brook are all excellent.
you guys are WAY too forgiving of Yi. He completely sucked last game. You could see the frustration in the faces of the other players at him. He misses rebounds, didnt make his shots, doesn't know where to go on offense or defense, and gets blown by so easily. How many times did Carter or Harris wave Yi away just so they could do their thing cause they dont trust Yi anymore. I know he missed a week of training camp, but this is no better than the shit he showed last year with the bucks and the crap he tried to pull with the Chinese National Team. He needs to learn how to do something else besides shoot the 20 footer. I know he works hard at getting better. I fucking know that already. Every one and their momas on the nets and bucks say hes a hard worker, but when is that work going to produce on the court? I'm still seeing the same passive guy thats scared of contact and wont bang bodies for the rebound. I'm sorry maybe im just going haywire because of a bad day. I honestly thought he would be much better when he was freed from Redd and Williams. Okay ima go get drunk or something. Sorry for rant. (ps i didnt read the last few posts before the rant but i just did. nice photoshop!
damn ffz. don't worry. but I agree with you, not to that extreme extent, but I agree with you. there were some times last night were very obviously devin and VC were frustrated with yi. there was one time when devin and yi were on a fast break and it looked like devin wanted to pass to yi, but yi looked a bit lost and devin had to do it by himself, that frustrated devin. there was another time when the knicks had a fast break but yi went to defend whoever it was, and didn't have his hands up- the knick scored the basket and got the foul, and then vince held his arms up demonstrating to yi how to do it. ouch.
