http://www2.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid...amp;part=sports Yi and Yao are there, i'm not sure about Kirilenko Monya and Khryapa. This is a legit contest for Yi for sure. He won't dominate with skills and athleticism as against yound serbs and angola.
http://video.sina.com.cn/sports/cba/v/2008...193714051.shtml Short Yi highlight reel from yesterday vs. Angola.
Yi played a horrible game. Getting his shot block and failing to finish around the basket. Also tended to drift out to the perimeter. It was pretty much the way he played when he was struggling in the 2nd half of the NBA season. These are really bad signs with the Olympics coming up. It just seem like he has yet to make the next up to being a really dominate player. A lot of work is needed before he can be a consistent player. The only bright spot in this game was his rebounding.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tang Man @ Jul 20 2008, 09:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yi played a horrible game. Getting his shot block and failing to finish around the basket. Also tended to drift out to the perimeter. It was pretty much the way he played when he was struggling in the 2nd half of the NBA season. These are really bad signs with the Olympics coming up. It just seem like he has yet to make the next up to being a really dominate player. A lot of work is needed before he can be a consistent player. The only bright spot in this game was his rebounding.</div> Yao also had 7 turnovers. Sounds like the entire CNT sucked while playing weak opponents. Still stuck with the same bad habits. To be honest, this is just my observation, I don't think the CNT can adapt if Yi and anyone one of their players played differently. Their system is rigid and inflexible. Kind of like telling a Jeff Van Gundy team to run breaks and play loose D, he wouldn't know how to function. The team would implode. CNT has a slasher/playmaker guard in Chen Jianghua, yet they don't like his style. They prefer to have a control/slowdown type guard for Yao, making them easy targets for full court press. Back to Yi, he'll make a good role player this season. He definitely have the talent to be a star, but it hasn't "clicked" for him yet. He plays robotic, similar to Yao. Doesn't adapt well once you bring him out of the comfort zone.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (fefe @ Jul 20 2008, 06:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://www2.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid...amp;part=sports Yi and Yao are there, i'm not sure about Kirilenko Monya and Khryapa. This is a legit contest for Yi for sure. He won't dominate with skills and athleticism as against yound serbs and angola.</div> Kirilenko and Khryapa are not in，most palyers in this Russia team are younger palters，they also were born after 1980.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 20 2008, 10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yao also had 7 turnovers. Sounds like the entire CNT sucked while playing weak opponents. Still stuck with the same bad habits. To be honest, this is just my observation, I don't think the CNT can adapt if Yi and anyone one of their players played differently. Their system is rigid and inflexible. Kind of like telling a Jeff Van Gundy team to run breaks and play loose D, he wouldn't know how to function. The team would implode. CNT has a slasher/playmaker guard in Chen Jianghua, yet they don't like his style. They prefer to have a control/slowdown type guard for Yao, making them easy targets for full court press. Back to Yi, he'll make a good role player this season. He definitely have the talent to be a star, but it hasn't "clicked" for him yet. He plays robotic, similar to Yao. Doesn't adapt well once you bring him out of the comfort zone.</div> Yao didn't play well and had a lot of TO's but that's too be expected. He's still working his way back to full fitness. The thing that worried me about Yi was the way he approach this game. He didn't want to bang down low and establish position in the post. Instead he just hung out on the perimter looking for easy shots. That is not going to get it done sorry. This time last year he was putting up double double and was firmly establishing himself to be the second star on the Chinese team after Yao. In fact even with Yao on the court he still played like he was the best plauer on the team. His game consisted of a lot of post ups back up by consistent outside shooting. That's why a lot of people like myself thought he had a lot of potential to be a star in the NBA. Right now he isn't showing any of that. In fact other guys on CNT seem to be playing with more confidence then he currently is. Yi is not showing any leadership or presence on the court. China won't win a game at the Olympics unless he turn things around. The other bad habit he is picking up is that he looks like he is satisfied with himself after making a good move or two when he should to be a lot more aggressive and attack. Maybe he just isn't motivated in these type of games but he will need to put up a strong showing at the Olympics. The Nets coaching staff may want to hired someone to help him improve his hands. They are really bad. Yao had similar problems when he first came into the NBA. His personnal trainer had him catching tennis balls in an attemp to improve his hand eye co-ordination. They may have to do the same with Yi.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tang Man @ Jul 20 2008, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 20 2008, 10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yao also had 7 turnovers. Sounds like the entire CNT sucked while playing weak opponents. Still stuck with the same bad habits. To be honest, this is just my observation, I don't think the CNT can adapt if Yi and anyone one of their players played differently. Their system is rigid and inflexible. Kind of like telling a Jeff Van Gundy team to run breaks and play loose D, he wouldn't know how to function. The team would implode. CNT has a slasher/playmaker guard in Chen Jianghua, yet they don't like his style. They prefer to have a control/slowdown type guard for Yao, making them easy targets for full court press. Back to Yi, he'll make a good role player this season. He definitely have the talent to be a star, but it hasn't "clicked" for him yet. He plays robotic, similar to Yao. Doesn't adapt well once you bring him out of the comfort zone.</div> Yao didn't play well and had a lot of TO's but that's too be expected. He's still working his way back to full fitness. The thing that worried me about Yi was the way he approach this game. He didn't want to bang down low and establish position in the post. Instead he just hung out on the perimter looking for easy shots. That is not going to get it done sorry. This time last year he was putting up double double and was firmly establishing himself to be the second star on the Chinese team after Yao. In fact even with Yao on the court he still played like he was the best plauer on the team. His game consisted of a lot of post ups back up by consistent outside shooting. That's why a lot of people like myself thought he had a lot of potential to be a star in the NBA. Right now he isn't showing any of that. In fact other guys on CNT seem to be playing with more confidence then he currently is. Yi is not showing any leadership or presence on the court. China won't win a game at the Olympics unless he turn things around. The other bad habit he is picking up is that he looks like he is satisfied with himself after making a good move or two when he should to be a lot more aggressive and attack. Maybe he just isn't motivated in these type of games but he will need to put up a strong showing at the Olympics. The Nets coaching staff may want to hired someone to help him improve his hands. They are really bad. Yao had similar problems when he first came into the NBA. His personnal trainer had him catching tennis balls in an attemp to improve his hand eye co-ordination. They may have to do the same with Yi. </div> If you ever watched Dirk's training video, he also did a lot of work with tennis balls, catching and juggling. Back to Yi, I hope it's just his personality of not playing up to bad competition. Yet, I never see him turn it on at will either. Most likely, he's still inconsistent. In addition to a personal trainer, he also need someone to keep him focuses. He's the type to get distracted, considering the controversy of him break curfew. In the upcoming season, Yi's scoring will be erratic. His worth will depend on his rebounding.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 20 2008, 07:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If you ever watched Dirk's training video, he also did a lot of work with tennis balls, catching and juggling. Back to Yi, I hope it's just his personality of not playing up to bad competition. Yet, I never see him turn it on at will either. Most likely, he's still inconsistent. In addition to a personal trainer, he also need someone to keep him focuses. He's the type to get distracted, considering the controversy of him break curfew. In the upcoming season, Yi's scoring will be erratic. His worth will depend on his rebounding.</div> Maybe you are right and he gets distracted very easily.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tang Man @ Jul 20 2008, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 20 2008, 07:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If you ever watched Dirk's training video, he also did a lot of work with tennis balls, catching and juggling. Back to Yi, I hope it's just his personality of not playing up to bad competition. Yet, I never see him turn it on at will either. Most likely, he's still inconsistent. In addition to a personal trainer, he also need someone to keep him focuses. He's the type to get distracted, considering the controversy of him break curfew. In the upcoming season, Yi's scoring will be erratic. His worth will depend on his rebounding.</div> Maybe you are right and he gets distracted very easily. </div> LOL! Yi is the stud! He's saving his scoring for off the court.... wink wink. Is that girl Joey from the Edison scandal? I love how Yao looked like wondering if he left his oven on. That guy will never cheat on his wife
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 20 2008, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>LOL! Yi is the stud! He's saving his scoring for off the court.... wink wink. Is that girl Joey from the Edison scandal? I love how Yao looked like wondering if he left his oven on. That guy will never cheat on his wife </div> Yep, it is Joey Yung. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Yung However I don't think she was part of that scandal. Here name was listed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Chen_photo_scandal
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tang Man @ Jul 20 2008, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 20 2008, 07:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If you ever watched Dirk's training video, he also did a lot of work with tennis balls, catching and juggling. Back to Yi, I hope it's just his personality of not playing up to bad competition. Yet, I never see him turn it on at will either. Most likely, he's still inconsistent. In addition to a personal trainer, he also need someone to keep him focuses. He's the type to get distracted, considering the controversy of him break curfew. In the upcoming season, Yi's scoring will be erratic. His worth will depend on his rebounding.</div> Maybe you are right and he gets distracted very easily. </div> Damn...I'd get distracted if I was him, too! Shit, how could you not get distracted? Still, you'd think Yi would step up his game to impress the ladies
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Jul 20 2008, 11:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So what you're saying is that we traded RJ for Yi, but didn't really trade RJ for Yi?</div> Haha, nice one Jigga!
Seems like Yi has the tools and the attitude, but still needs to find his personality on the court aside from his media persona.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jerkstore @ Jul 21 2008, 08:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Seems like Yi has the tools and the attitude, but still needs to find his personality on the court aside from his media persona.</div> Yi has the talent to become a very good player. However he just hasn't figured out how to use all his talents on the court. Here are some examples of his talents. Turnaround jumper Spin move and dunk Jump hook Post moves against an under strength Lithuania team Putting the ball on the floor. Running the court However the biggest problem with Yi is that all too often when he does a good move, we don't see it again for long time. He just need to figure what works for him and used them consistently in every game until someone can stop him. Part of it could be down to attitude. So I hope Lawerance Franks is the type of coach who is going to push him really hard to get the most out of his talent.
Yi needs to develop a jump hook with his left and also his right hand. He sucks at finishing around hte basket and jump hooks are the hardest shot to block.
