MilBucksBackOnTop06 wrote:
Bogut will run from the ball in the 4th qtr because he is afraid to miss free throws with the game on the line.
That quote is complete crap. Bogut has wanted the ball as much as anyone in the 4th since we started going to him in games more, the problem is prying it from our guards dead lifeless fingers, not that bogut doesn't want it. His FT shooting does need to improve (over 65% in January so far), but to say he runs away from the ball scared in the 4th is just rubbish.
As far as the rest of the thread goes, I believe a common misconception among Bucks fans is that Yi plays solid defense. Imo his defense can be catagorized as 'average' at best. He misses more rotations than anyone else on the floor, including cv, and his man receives more wide open dunks/layups per game than anyone elses. Whilst his actual man defense on the perimeter is ok he is embarrased virtually every time a big bodied 4 backs him down, and far too often gets lost out there.
Don't get me wrong I like Yi and think he's got a big future, but I think too many of us are being blinded by that potential. His past month, save his breakout game, has been horrible to the point where he is hurting this team, and I too would suggest that right now he is very close to the worst performing starting 4 in the league.
Many of his points seem to come in junk time which pads his stats, he is blocked WAY too often when going up for dunks and despite having a beautiful stroke on his jumper his jumpshooting has gone off the boil as well.
Now CV has been no angel, and we could start a whole thread about his crap defense, but anyone who thinks Yi is a more effective nba player than CV right now is kidding themselves imo.
I also have absolutely no doubt that CV being benched at the beginning of the year jolted his confidence badly and effected his play. He should have been starting from day 1, and the fact that he's not now is an indictment on LK. LK has imo a personal problem with CV and he's letting it cloud his judgement and hurt this team, the fact that Yi is playing the way he is and starting ahead of CV has now gotten to the point of being laughable. Yi should still get some minutes, but they need to be reduced.
Like I said I have no problem with Yi, I'm glad we picked him, I love his potential and think he will be an excellent player, but he's a rookie who's hit the rookie wall hard. Bench him already.
