http://draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2143 When I get done reading that, "Holy F*ck is this guy a pussy" comes to mind. :no1: And mind you, this is from games he played in China, where the competition is ridiculously pathetic, where the best player there is Wang Zhizhi.
Yeah sounds soft as butter.Maybe everyone has been over-rating him? Maybe a few weeks into an NBA system he might toughen up!
He may not ... and then whoever picked him will be indeed pissed off once they see him get knocked around in practice. He may be a super bust! but no I don't think they would of put him as high as he is in these mock drafts if really isn't all that. WE WILL SEEEE.
BCB, DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT MAYBE THESE WRITERS WERE WRITING OFF OF 1 OR 2 WORKOUTS THEY'VE SEEN FROM YI? ANYONE CAN HAVE A 1 OR 2 BAD WORKOUTS. THESE GUYS HAVE NOT BEEN WATCHING HIM REGULARLY, THEY'VE PROBABLY NEVER SEEN HIM IN A GAME ENVIROMENT. THESE GUYS ARE SIMPLY GOING OFF OF SPECULATION AND 1 OR 2 WORKOUTS. YI REMAINS A MYSTERY
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ Jun 27 2007, 12:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>BCB, DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT MAYBE THESE WRITERS WERE WRITING OFF OF 1 OR 2 WORKOUTS THEY'VE SEEN FROM YI? ANYONE CAN HAVE A 1 OR 2 BAD WORKOUTS. THESE GUYS HAVE NOT BEEN WATCHING HIM REGULARLY, THEY'VE PROBABLY NEVER SEEN HIM IN A GAME ENVIROMENT. THESE GUYS ARE SIMPLY GOING OFF OF SPECULATION AND 1 OR 2 WORKOUTS. YI REMAINS A MYSTERY</div>Do you have to write in CAPS?I'll try not to make any assumptions on Yi before I ever see him play in the NBA.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kingjamez @ Jun 27 2007, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Do you have to write in CAPS?I'll try not to make any assumptions on Yi before I ever see him play in the NBA.</div>whoopsy, sorry, didn;t realize I was writing in caps. lol. sorry
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ Jun 27 2007, 11:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>BCB, DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT MAYBE THESE WRITERS WERE WRITING OFF OF 1 OR 2 WORKOUTS THEY'VE SEEN FROM YI? ANYONE CAN HAVE A 1 OR 2 BAD WORKOUTS. THESE GUYS HAVE NOT BEEN WATCHING HIM REGULARLY, THEY'VE PROBABLY NEVER SEEN HIM IN A GAME ENVIROMENT. THESE GUYS ARE SIMPLY GOING OFF OF SPECULATION AND 1 OR 2 WORKOUTS. YI REMAINS A MYSTERY</div> If you read the article, they said they made this scouting report off 28 games Yi played last season.
If the dude is only 19...all of these things are expected....ya think he's gonna have trouble rebounding in the NBA when taught correctly and given minutes with that size and athleticism? I doubt it. Decision make...again...if he's 19..who at19 is a great decision maker?And getting hit to the ground easily will only help him in the NBA Flop league.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Combs @ Jun 27 2007, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If the dude is only 19...all of these things are expected....ya think he's gonna have trouble rebounding in the NBA when taught correctly and given minutes with that size and athleticism? I doubt it. Decision make...again...if he's 19..who at19 is a great decision maker?And getting hit to the ground easily will only help him in the NBA Flop league.</div> I think Yi Jianlian has been correctly taught how to rebound in the CBA, where he's been playing professionally for over 4 years and worked with American coaches. He's clearly a good athlete, but probably lacks the toughness to go after rebounds....and poor rebounding is usually not something that's drasticly changed. Rebounding is about toughness and desire, guys like Andrea Bargnani and Eddy Curry are notoriously poor rebounders, and thats probably never going to change....and for most guys doesn't. They aren't saying he has to be a great decision maker, he's just below average for where he should be. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Despite Yi?s solid frame however, he does not absorb contact very well on the offensive end. It is a common occurrence to see him crumble with the slightest contact, an anomaly for a player weighing nearly 250 lbs. It is very rare that you will see Yi converting a basket on which he has been fouled, as the contact the he receives usually is enough to throw his shot off, and he lacks the toughness to fight through it.</div> After reading this bit and the article, to me, he just really lacks toughness across the board, and if he's having trouble with that in China, oh boy.
Yeah, the dudes a 7"0 softy, and he's not adjusted to the American game. It's safe to say that he's gonnna struggle early on...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Jun 27 2007, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, the dudes a 7"0 softy, and he's not adjusted to the American game. It's safe to say that he's gonnna struggle early on...</div> A 7'1" 250 pound softy.
Yi is not a "Tough" kind of player. That doesn't mean he's not talented, and can't become a susperstar with the skills he processes. He will make players change their shots because of his size regardless of how tough he is. Maybe guys like Duncan, Brand, and KG can take him inside(as they can anybody). But then you will have him doing more then your normal bigman when it comes to guards driving in the lane and him being athletic enough to go to the other side of the lane and swat that kind of shot instead. He's just a different kind of bigman, that doesn't he's soft, or that he is gonna suffer because he's not incredibly tough.And I disagree with you about the rebounding. I think he'll be fine in that regards and put up a good 10.5-11 in 33 minutes as a starter..doubt he'll have a problem doing that...
BCB, sorry to burst your bubble, but Andy Katz just said on ESPN that if Yi is available at 6, Milwaukee will take him because they feel he's the best player available there and that he'd be able to help them out next year. He also spoke with Yi, and he said he'd play anywhere, as long as he's in the NBA. He also confirmed that Yi is indeed 19 years old. I'm not worried with Yi. He's 19 and he may not be a beast yet... so what? I would pay more attention to what he can do than what he can't do at this point.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Combs @ Jun 27 2007, 04:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yi is not a "Tough" kind of player. That doesn't mean he's not talent, and can't become a susperstar with the skills he process. He will make players change their shots because of his size regardless of how tough he is. Maybe guys like Duncan, Brand, and KG can take him inside(as they can anybody). But then you will have him doing more then your normal bigman when it comes to guards driving in the lane and him being athletic enough to go to the other side of the lane and swat that kind of shot instead. He's just a different kind of bigman, that doesn't he's soft, or that he is gonna suffer because he's not incredibly tough.And I disagree with you about the rebounding. I think he'll be fine in that regards and put up a good 10.5-11 in 33 minutes as a starter..doubt he'll have a problem doing that...</div>There's really not many great soft power forwards in the NBA who can't hit threes either.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Jun 27 2007, 03:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>BCB, sorry to burst your bubble, but Andy Katz just said on ESPN that if Yi is available at 6, Milwaukee will take him because they feel he's the best player available there and that he'd be able to help them out next year. He also spoke with Yi, and he said he'd play anywhere, as long as he's in the NBA. He also confirmed that Yi is indeed 19 years old.I'm not worried with Yi. He's 19 and he may not be a beast yet... so what? I would pay more attention to what he can do than what he can't do at this point.</div>I just heard that too.. I was kinda shocked that they would take him even though China would probably have an issue with that - but Yi just wants to be in the NBA, he doesn't really care what team..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Combs @ Jun 27 2007, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>and him being athletic enough to go to the other side of the lane and swat that kind of shot instead. He's just a different kind of bigman, that doesn't he's soft, or that he is gonna suffer because he's not incredibly tough.And I disagree with you about the rebounding. I think he'll be fine in that regards and put up a good 10.5-11 in 33 minutes as a starter..doubt he'll have a problem doing that...</div> The analysis in the article came to the conclution that Yi Jianlian is not a good shotblocker. You think he will be fine as a rebounder? Based on what? Your opinion from not seeing him play? The article stated Yi Jianlian was not a good rebounder either.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Jun 27 2007, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>BCB, sorry to burst your bubble, but Andy Katz just said on ESPN that if Yi is available at 6, Milwaukee will take him because they feel he's the best player available there and that he'd be able to help them out next year. He also spoke with Yi, and he said he'd play anywhere, as long as he's in the NBA. He also confirmed that Yi is indeed 19 years old.I'm not worried with Yi. He's 19 and he may not be a beast yet... so what? I would pay more attention to what he can do than what he can't do at this point.</div> Andy Katz? I don't trust anything that Jew says. Boston will probably select Yi Jianlian before we can, so I'm not that worried, but a little concerned. :no1:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jun 27 2007, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Andy Katz? I don't trust anything that Jew says. </div> Of course he's "a Jew" if you don't agree with him. Katz is probably the most credible insider out there.
Despite the negatives and question marks around Yi, he's a guy NBA owners probably love. Most NBA owners are manically financially obsessive. Drafting Yi is such a great marketing move, he brings such a huge fanbase with him. All of China will be interested in your team. Just look what Yao did to Houston. The team that takes Yi will probably have as good of a marketing response as Seattle and Portland will have with Oden and Durant.
I have a question, how did Dirk go in the early goings of his first NBA season & also how much did he weight then because I really have no idea...and he was supposly very softWith that being said, I think in the way Yi makes the transition to the NBA from international basketball (CBA) will be like Dirks in a way (note im not comparing there basketball style/game to each other at all). good luck to the guy though, the more chinnese fans, the more NBA money..HECK mabye the Sonics will draft him so they can get a new stadium..not a bad idea eh lol, nah that's just a crazy, out there thought that's all.
