You didn't get the news? According to Bucks fans, RJ is an overpaid jump shooter, or TRASH like you like to throw around so casually. Hey, everyone can have a bad month right? HAHA all these people so protective of their boy RJ, go to Bucks Realgm and defend him.
RJ is overpaid. RJ is a jump shooter. I guess he's an overpaid jump shooter? Overpaid jump shooter = trash? No. Just because he's an overpaid jump shooter doesn't mean he can't lead them to the playoffs, like he is doing. It doesn't mean they can win games without Michael Redd (who, incidentally, is also an overpaid jump shooter). And for the love of god, can you stop being thickheaded and realize I didn't call Yi trash? I said he had games where he played like trash. That is true. I never said Yi is trash. He has played like trash. What do you call 4-13? Or 2-7? 1-9? Bricking open 3s? Not getting a rebound when you're damn near seven feet? And when did I ever call RJ my boy? I wanted him gone. Albeit, I wish we got more for him. He was a cancer to the team and he duplicated the role of VC, whom we needed more. If we never traded RJ to the Bucks, the Bucks would be stuck right around where the Bobcats are right now.
And can you show me where exactly on the Bucks board do they even mention RJ? The board is dead minus a few threads on Sessions and Moute.
I don't see the OP's point. It says time to eat crow. I'm not a Yi basher, but to act like these two games mean something is laughable. Yi has choked many times during the season. I just don't understand why or how this conversation turned into not related to basketball anymore. (a mom joke? Really?) And why don't you respond to my previous posts? Where on the S2 board are Bucks fans not liking RJ?
What is that supposed to mean lol. Im prob older than u and even if i wasn't a 10 yr old knows more about basketball than you do
This thread is really funny. The OP is a obviously a moron. ie Yi hasn't don't anything yet to shut anybody up. He needs to perform at the level he is performing in the last 2 games for a lot longer to do that. There's no excuses for Yi missing open shots and not attacking the offensive boards. Getting back on defense in tranisition is the job of the guards and small forward. However I also find it funny that some posters expect Yi to put up superstar numbers yet he isn't given superstar opportunities on offense. The Nets don't rely on Yi. They rely on Devin Harris, Vince Carter and then probably Brook Lopez. What was Devin Harris like playing for the Mavs? Was he a 20+ point scorer being the 3rd option behind Dirk and Josh Howard and constantly having to worry about Jason Terry checking into the game for him when he sucked? So go ahead all you 'EXPERT' fans, name me a 20+ point scorer who is a 3rd option on any NBA team. Yi definitely hasn't play great and hasn't shut anybody up but at the same time understand his role within in the Nets team. Earlier in the season he had to constantly be looking over his shoulder for Ryan Anderson to check into the game for him when he makes a mistake and they were plenty. However it seems like the coaching staff is now showing more confidence in him and allowing to play through some of his mistakes. This will hopefully translate into a more consistent Yi.
I don't know if this is directed towards me, but I don't expect him to be a 20 point scorer. I expect him to hit open shots, have a better FG%, be more aggressive on the boards and not have the easily poked from his grasp when he drives.
This coming from someone who claimed Yi has play TWO good games. Way to back peddle bro. The consensus amongst Nets fans here is that Yi has ONLY played 5 good games. He has scored 20+ points 4 times. That makes only ONE game that was considered good in which he didn't drop 20 or more points. I supposed that was the 16/10 game he had against Dirk. That's a pretty tough standard. Since you didn't answer my question, I'll answer it for you. There isn't a 3rd option 20+ point scorer in the league. So the people who claim Yi has only play 5 good games have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. They are just setting a very high standard for Yi to achieve, yet there isn't a single player in the league that can put up the numbers expected of him playing his type of role. Now if Yi was given the green light to shoot at will while playing no defense like Kevin Durant and still suck then go ahead and trash him. I will too just like I don't want him any near the all star game because he is not worthy of it. However that's not the role he has with the Nets. The Nets have only made Yi their first option just ONCE this season and that was in the 3rd quarter against the Kings. He Delivered 10 points. So people just need to be realistic when it comes to Yi. For the Yi fans a couple of good game doesn't make him a superstar. Far from it. For the rest, don't set such high standards to judge Yi by when no other player in the league is capable of putting up those type of numbers in a similar role.
He shoots about 40% from the 3pt line, which is respectable (more than respectable for a 7ft player)...by comparison, Rasheed Wallace shoots 37% from 3pt-land. Rasheed's overall FG % is higher (about 42%), but that is because when he's not taking threes, he's posting up and getting higher-percentage shots. Yi's shooting percentage overall is about the same as his 3pt percentage (both around 40%) because he's usually taking long jumpers instead of getting higher-percentage shots. Yi's defensive rebounding numbers are decent, particularly given the fact that Brook is the main rebounder down low. On offensive rebounding, it's hard to be that effective when Yi is sitting out at the 3pt line for most offensive sets. I'm not saying Yi is totally without fault...he does need to build more aggressiveness and confidence. But Lawrence Frank has *not* put Yi in the best situation for him to develop and succeed...in fact, I think Frank has not done much to prove that he knows how to develop young players.
Durant is shooting 47% from the field, 43% from beyond the arc. Very effective offensively, green light or not. And it's not like Yi's defense is anything to brag about either. Although I do agree that nobody should set high expectations for him, he'll likely be a good role player in the league when it's all said and done. That being said, he's played pretty poorly for the Nets the majority of the season. Stringing two good games in a row against two bottom dwellers in the league certainly does not prove anything. If Yi can play this way consistently then yes, the bashers should shut up. But he hasn't. 40% shooting from the field for a big man is HORRIBLE.
Bottom dweller like Durant? When has his team done anything? He personally lost an entire team from a city. Hey, I hear that Oden guy is doing good. Also, again, month of dec. RJ being the team's first option, 15 pts a game shooting 40%. Lets talk about bottom dwellers.
I know a guy at my school that says Yi deserves to be in the all star game over Bosh. Yi jockers on this site remind me of him.
