<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NetsDaily)</div><div class='quotemain'>Yao Ming looked his old self Tuesday scoring 21 points in 28 minutes to lead China past Angola 83-74 Tuesday. Chinese officials were pleased with Yao’s recovery as well as the rest of the team, particularly its other big men. Yi Jianlian scored 11. The win comes less than two weeks before China faces Team USA in Beijing.</div> Yao Ming scores 21 points in win over Angola - - AP <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"Yao Ming can score 20, 30 points, but the rest of the players can't hurt us," Angola forward Joaquim Gomes said. "But this time China played really well as a team."</div> Damn, that dude straight up dissed Yi. I wonder what his percentages were, and his rebounding.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jul 29 2008, 01:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Damn, that dude straight up dissed Yi. I wonder what his percentages were, and his rebounding.</div> He had 11/6. 5-7 shooting. Here's some gifs from hoopchina.com. The first two are Chen Jianghua, the last four are Yi, including a nice alley-oop. Don't bother reading the posts, they don't make sense because it's a Chinese language website, I used Google to translate it so I could navigate the site.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cLokwerk @ Jul 29 2008, 04:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jul 29 2008, 01:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Damn, that dude straight up dissed Yi. I wonder what his percentages were, and his rebounding.</div> He had 11/6. 5-7 shooting. Here's some gifs from hoopchina.com. The first two are Chen Jianghua, the last four are Yi, including a nice alley-oop. Don't bother reading the posts, they don't make sense because it's a Chinese language website, I used Google to translate it so I could navigate the site. </div> Ah, better than I expected. I'm guessing he didn't play all that much, and that Yao was the primary and secondary option when he was in the game..? That site was interesting to read anyways
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jul 29 2008, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ah, better than I expected. I'm guessing he didn't play all that much, and that Yao was the primary and secondary option when he was in the game..? That site was interesting to read anyways </div> Not sure, didn't see the game. But your guess is probably right. Plus, it's just Angola. I'm more interested in how Yi does tomorrow against Australia (and Bogut) and then in the championship game against Argentina, assuming both make it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jul 29 2008, 03:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ah, better than I expected. I'm guessing he didn't play all that much, and that Yao was the primary and secondary option when he was in the game..? That site was interesting to read anyways </div> Yi had a really poor game. He scored on dunks and lay ups created for him by other players. Aside from rebounding he did little else. He just looked like he was going through the motion and not really giving a lot of effort out there. He hardly got himself involved in the half court offense. No post up, nothing. Missed a couple of long range jumpers. However he didn't played with any fire or desire to impose his will on the game. Offensively he looked like the worst Chinese player on the floor. In fact in clutch time he was actually substituted by the coach in favor of Wang Zhi Zhi because Yi was a liability on offense. This is no a good sign for him and his supporters. I hope the guy can turn it around because right now, he isn't playing with any confidence or fire.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tang Man @ Jul 29 2008, 07:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jul 29 2008, 03:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ah, better than I expected. I'm guessing he didn't play all that much, and that Yao was the primary and secondary option when he was in the game..? That site was interesting to read anyways </div> Yi had a really poor game. He scored on dunks and lay ups created for him by other players. Aside from rebounding he did little else. He just looked like he was going through the motion and not really giving a lot of effort out there. He hardly got himself involved in the half court offense. No post up, nothing. Missed a couple of long range jumpers. However he didn't played with any fire or desire to impose his will on the game. Offensively he looked like the worst Chinese player on the floor. In fact in clutch time he was actually substituted by the coach in favor of Wang Zhi Zhi because Yi was a liability on offense. This is no a good sign for him and his supporters. I hope the guy can turn it around because right now, he isn't playing with any confidence or fire. </div> I thought Yi played well for the 3rd option. He had a nice ally oop dunk and he helped break the press on offense. CNT ran some strange anti-zone offense for 3 quarters where the PF was at the 3 point line passing to Guards shooting off screens. Yi didn't get many touches but he did convert pretty well inside. He tried to drive once from the wing and turned it over and benched. I can't be as harsh on Yi this game, the offense wasn't ran for him and I thought he played ok on defense and was good distributing the ball.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 29 2008, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I thought Yi played well for the 3rd option. He had a nice ally opp dunk and he helped break the press on offense. CNT ran some strange anti-zone offense for 3 quarters where the PF was at the 3 point line passing to Guards shooting off screens. Yi didn't get many touches but he did convert pretty well inside. He tried to drive once from the wing and turned it over and benched. I can't be as harsh on Yi this game, the offense wasn't ran for him and I thought he played ok on defense and was good distributing the ball.</div> Yi didn't work hard enough to get himself involved in the offense. Now whether that was a coaching thing or him not doing what he is supposed to do, only him and the coaching staff knows. However he stood out on the perimeter too much and at times held the ball too long and therefore stagnating the offense. That's why he was benched in clutch time. Also he was caught ball watching a lot of defense and allow easy dish to the guy underneath for lay ups. Yi had a bad game, there was no other way to look at it. I hope he plays much better against Australia.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tang Man @ Jul 29 2008, 08:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 29 2008, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I thought Yi played well for the 3rd option. He had a nice ally opp dunk and he helped break the press on offense. CNT ran some strange anti-zone offense for 3 quarters where the PF was at the 3 point line passing to Guards shooting off screens. Yi didn't get many touches but he did convert pretty well inside. He tried to drive once from the wing and turned it over and benched. I can't be as harsh on Yi this game, the offense wasn't ran for him and I thought he played ok on defense and was good distributing the ball.</div> Yi didn't work hard enough to get himself involved in the offense. Now whether that was a coaching thing or him not doing what he is supposed to do, only him and the coaching staff knows. However he stood out on the perimeter too much and at times held the ball too long and therefore stagnating the offense. That's why he was benched in clutch time. Also he was caught ball watching a lot of defense and allow easy dish to the guy underneath for lay ups. Yi had a bad game, there was no other way to look at it. I hope he plays much better against Australia. </div> I agree, Yi didn't play exceptionally well today. He could have been more assertive. He was sometimes caught standing around outside the paint, but WZZ the other PF ran the same play. Catch the ball at the 3point line and watch the guards run the screen then pass for the open shot. After the pass the PF run baseline screen to the low post. Yi wasn't out played by his alternate Wang ZhiZhi. They both struggled similarly. The CNT was determined to use Yao to beat down their smaller opponents. Yao elbowed a guy in the neck and got a technical. I thought that was a message.
I find it a bit discouraging to see him only muster 11 points against the worst competition they will face in these Olympics. I understand he isnt the main option, but I hope to see some promising play out of him this summer to give us something to look forward to as he joins our club.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (hoopskidd5 @ Jul 29 2008, 08:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I find it a bit discouraging to see him only muster 11 points against the worst competition they will face in these Olympics. I understand he isnt the main option, but I hope to see some promising play out of him this summer to give us something to look forward to as he joins our club.</div> As someone who hopes he becomes a great player in the NBA, there's probably been nobody more disappointed with his form so far than me. I just hope he will start playing with more fire and determination when the Olympics come around. Yao maybe the best player and the focal point of the team but that is no reason to play passive and defer some much of his game. You just really want to see him step up and show more authority on the court. Anyway regardless of how he performs at the Olympics, the Nets and him have a lot of hardwork ahead to develop him into a good NBA player.
I must admit, as of now I've only been judging his performance based upon box scores and other people's analysis of his play, however, as you said, it appears he has disappointed thus far. I agree there is a lot of work to be done from both sides before he can be considered a good NBA player, but he has shown flashes (the game vs. Min. last season just as an example) and clearly has the tools to be a successful player in the league. These games are just another opportunity for him to showcase his talents and [rove that he can be that player that we all hope he can evolve into. If he cannot be a force against a team like Angola at the international stage, however, some question marks are going to be arising as to how far away he really is in terms of taking that next level as a player and truly improving and expanding his game. I realize we will need to be patient with him as well as the rest of our youngsters, however, and hopefully we will see some more inspired performances by him this summer as the competition becomes tougher.
wtf happened to Yi's jumper. Wtf happened to his speed... he looks average out there. NBA average but still... WE NEED MORE EFFORT YI!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ffz @ Jul 30 2008, 01:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>wtf happened to Yi's jumper. Wtf happened to his speed... he looks average out there. NBA average but still... WE NEED MORE EFFORT YI!</div> Calm down, Yi only took 1 jumpshot the entire game. He had fast break alley oop dunk. They beat the scrub team. I'm more interested in the game vs his old teammate Bogut today. Still, Yi is on a short leash. One mistake and he get the bench.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (hoopskidd5 @ Jul 29 2008, 11:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I must admit, as of now I've only been judging his performance based upon box scores and other people's analysis of his play, however, as you said, it appears he has disappointed thus far. I agree there is a lot of work to be done from both sides before he can be considered a good NBA player, but he has shown flashes (the game vs. Min. last season just as an example) and clearly has the tools to be a successful player in the league. These games are just another opportunity for him to showcase his talents and [rove that he can be that player that we all hope he can evolve into. If he cannot be a force against a team like Angola at the international stage, however, some question marks are going to be arising as to how far away he really is in terms of taking that next level as a player and truly improving and expanding his game. I realize we will need to be patient with him as well as the rest of our youngsters, however, and hopefully we will see some more inspired performances by him this summer as the competition becomes tougher.</div> You can watch the game here. First Q http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzcwMzc4MDA=.html 2nd Q http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzcwMzkzODg=.html 3rd Q http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzcwNDgxMzY=.html 4th Q http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzcwNDg0MTY=.html Judge for yourself. BTW Yi is #11
You guys mind if I move your posts about China-Australia into this thread? Just made it. I'm a little OCD, and I just figure it'd be right moving your posts to the proper thread in the Nets forum
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jul 30 2008, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You guys mind if I move your posts about China-Australia into this thread? Just made it. I'm a little OCD, and I just figure it'd be right moving your posts to the proper thread in the Nets forum </div> No probs.
