Yi Jianlin vs Andrea Bargnani

The Main Event · Post #1 » by **The Main Event** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 1:22 pm

If you had to choose, who would you take for your team tommorow and why?
Being from Toronto, i would take Yi. haha.

j-ragg · Post #2 » by **j-ragg** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 2:13 pm

Yi for me.

Magilla_Gorilla · Post #3 » by **Magilla_Gorilla** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 2:21 pm

Yi please. Did you hear how he destroyed that chair in the workouts?

Andrea got posted up by stool all day long in his workout.

RapsVC15 · Post #4 » by **RapsVC15** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 5:20 pm

Both had pretty awful years,

I'll take Bargnani though, at least he's done accomplished something in the league (2nd in roy voting, 1st team all rookie, big time playoff performer, etc.)

j-ragg · Post #5 » by **j-ragg** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 6:03 pm

TJ11 wrote:Both had pretty awful years,

I'll take Bargnani though, at least he's done accomplished something in the league (2nd in roy voting, 1st team all rookie, big time playoff performer, etc.)

Exaggerate much?

RapsVC15 · Post #6 » by **RapsVC15** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 6:29 pm

j-ragg wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Exaggerate much?

Should have made it clear, I'm referring to him as a starter against Jersey in his rookie year (games 4,5,and 6) where he put up 16, 17, and 18 points respectively while shooting 61% from the field and arguably being the teams best player during that crucial stretch...as a rook.

massey1992 · Post #7 » by **massey1992** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 6:36 pm

Yi. At least he practices and tries to improve his game. Haha.

Rasheeed!!! · Post #8 » by **Rasheeed!!!** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 6:49 pm

Yi....at least his game is more mid range

kandiking · Post #9 » by **kandiking** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 9:14 pm

jared dudley

chrice · Post #10 » by **chrice** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 9:16 pm

Yi at least knows how to roll with the US players.

Relentless88 · Post #11 » by **Relentless88** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 9:23 pm

As a Raptors fan, I like Yi, but I'm hoping Bargnani proves everyone wrong.

ReaLiez · Post #12 » by **ReaLiez** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 4:00 am

Its a tie. They both lose.

Time for Change · Post #13 » by **Time for Change** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 4:45 am

magic_man9 wrote:Its a tie. They both lose.

True. They're very close in value in the sense that if I'm the Raptors I don't trade Bargnani for Yi, and if I'm the Bucks I don't trade Yi for Bargs. Both have the "potential" moniker that they'll never live up to, but trading either would be an admission of failure by the GM, therefore is unlikely to happen.

If forced to pick one for my team, I'd take Yi. I don't expect either will be playing in the NBA in 5 years.

Guy986 · Post #14 » by **Guy986** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 5:02 pm

Time for Change wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

True. They're very close in value in the sense that if I'm the Raptors I don't trade Bargnani for Yi, and if I'm the Bucks I don't trade Yi for Bargs. Both have the "potential" moniker that they'll never live up to, but trading either would be an admission of failure by the GM, therefore is unlikely to happen.

If forced to pick one for my team, I'd take Yi. I don't expect either will be playing in the NBA in 5 years.

No i'm sure Yi will stick around. He's got a great work ethic and he's willing to learn. If you have those kind of qualities, you're gonna be in the NBA for a long time. I dont expect him to be a star but a valuable contributor for sure.

kookie_819 · Post #15 » by **kookie_819** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 6:41 pm

TJ11 wrote:Both had pretty awful years,

I'll take Bargnani though, at least he's done accomplished something in the league (2nd in roy voting, 1st team all rookie, big time playoff performer, etc.)

But Yi's rookie season was arguably better than any of Bargnani's two seasons so far...

Also, Bargnani shouldn't be called a "big time playoff performer," considering I didn't really witness his domination during his series against the Magic.

Post #16 » by **Harry Palmer** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 6:54 pm

kookie_819 wrote:
Also, Bargnani shouldn't be called a "big time playoff performer," considering I didn't really witness his domination during his series against the Magic.

His playoff numbers are actually below his regular season numbers. It's just that for those fans who actually ascribe to the 'he's a good player if you only count the games he played well' theory of evaluation, the smaller number of playoff games makes that easier to do.

Kosta · Post #17 » by **Kosta** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 7:44 pm

TJ11 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Should have made it clear, I'm referring to him as a starter against Jersey in his rookie year (games 4,5,and 6) where he put up 16, 17, and 18 points respectively while shooting 61% from the field and arguably being the teams best player during that crucial stretch...as a rook.

We lost game 4 by 25, so game 4's stats shouldn't matter much. That leaves 2 games, all I remember was a guy who got hot from outside, he didn't do much of anything else to impact the game. So two hot shooting games and he's a clutch playoff performer?

Andrea Bargnani isn't "big time" at anything.

zong · Post #18 » by **zong** » Sun Jun 8, 2008 5:22 am

Yi is skinnier than a twig, and yet, I think Andrea has the faster foot speed somehow

vi3t · Post #19 » by **vi3t** » Sun Jun 8, 2008 6:43 am

kookie_819 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

But Yi's rookie season was arguably better than any of Bargnani's two seasons so far...

Also, Bargnani shouldn't be called a "big time playoff performer," considering I didn't really witness his domination during his series against the Magic.

How was Yi's rookie season better than Bargnani's? Bargs not only put up better numbers but he had a bigger impact on a 47 win team, and he was playing really well prior to his appendectomy

skones · Post #20 » by **skones** » Sun Jun 8, 2008 9:08 am

vi3t wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

How was Yi's rookie season better than Bargnani's? Bargs not only put up better numbers but he had a bigger impact on a 47 win team, and he was playing really well prior to his appendectomy

Higher shooting percentages, more rebounds, etc.