Yi impresses in only his first practice back for injury

kdub · Oct 3, 2008

He had gone through shooting and running and five-on-zero work, but when we were let in the gym, Yi was out there, banging bodies and scrimmaging with his team, not thinking about or being hampered by the sprained left ankle that has made him mostly a spectator during this training camp.

Naturally, there was rust, but the impressive thing about this 7-footer is the way he moves. We’ll let some of the Nets describe it.

“He’s very graceful,” Vince Carter said. “He has a nice stroke, runs the floor well, has very good leaping ability.”

Coach Lawrence Frank’s list of positive Yi attributes were:

“A guy who’s at that size, his ability to run the floor, his ability to stretch the defense and make shots, his ability to put it on the floor and get to the rim in one dribble, his quick feet allow him to be a very good pick-and-roll defender, his length allows him to be a very good perimeter defender against shooting fours. So I think he obviously has a huge upside.”
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Today, everyone was raving about Yi and his basketball IQ. He’s picking up the plays pretty quickly and knows he should get some open shots.

“Yeah,” Yi said, “everybody gets open shots.”
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http://njmg.typepad.com/zzone/2008/10/heres-yi-heres.html

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Yi stayed late and worked on positioning and timing with GM Kiki Vandeweghe.

"Teaching. He told me about moving and timing make the difference in how you play. How you start, where to go, how you get good position to catch the ball," said Yi who is getting the language down but like a Seinfeld character is a really noticeable low talker.
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Yi was pleased with his first practice. So how'd it go?

"Pretty good. My shape is good," he whispered. "I'm trying to catch up to the offensive plays and the defense of the team. I think maybe (he's behind) a little like the difference in defensive position and the offense, running the plays. But I still got a little time."

The ankle was "no problem," he insisted.
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http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/nets/archives/2008/10/the_big_guy_-_t.html

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