Yi Jianlian vs USA

[monk302]

Be prepared to see the same thing during the season! The guy is not that good.

[jerseyjac]

Be prepared to see the same thing during the season! The guy is not that good.

and your basing that on what...

[manun]

Man, dude almost did a crazy rebound put back. But hes too damn passive, seems like he doesnt even give a **** if the team is losing or winning. Also he doesnt want to play inside and then freakin tries to do fade away. Someone need to bring him a nigh with Stephen jackson, artest, marquis daniels, rasheed wallace to show him what it means to be a man. Freakin girlplay rite now.

[Calinks]

Yi is supposed to be one of China's greatest players. There are tons of players in they Olympics who wouldn't even get burn in the NBA but are stepping up for their teams. There were at least 4 other players on China's team that blew Yi's effort and play out of the water. Wang ZZ, Liu Wei, and a few other players who's names I can't recall played hard and almost stole a game from Spain.

Yi didn't produce the few times he was needed and they wound up losing. Even if Yi would have just stepped up to thep late on D and tried to guard the bigmen that were going at Yao China may have won. Instead Yi left Yao out there to fight off an entire frontcourt. They were 1 possession away from victory and if Yi would have just brought something they could have had the upset.

[NetsForce]

^ That still doesn't mean much in terms of Yi's ability to play in the NBA, and quote honestly that's all I care about, he could go 0-12 his next game and I wouldn't but too much stock into it. ^

[Calinks]

I don't know how he will be in the NBA, but I'm very disappointed in the effort he put fourth for his country. He has alot of work to do and a lot to learn about being a good team player. Some players would want to slap him for that.

[Tyler_Durden76]

I would say Yi has indeed been a complete disappointment in the olympics. He did show the ability and talent but just havent seen the passion to win. At a lot of times he seems so lost on court as well. I believe Yao should give him a good earful, especially this is all about playing for the country.

As far as his nba career goes, I have stated long before the draft it comes down to where he goes and his work ethic. Since he tragically went to the bucks, he developed a lot of bad habits. Prior to him playing for the bucks, Yi showed a lot more post moves, now he has developed the Charlie V complacency to stay on the perimeter rather than bruise it up with the big boys. The passion is also lost from his early days in the Bucks, somehow the negative Bucks locker room has somehow damaged his original work ethic, taking a lot of bad habits with it.

Now it comes down to if New Jersey can correct the ship. From assessing the damage, it is a lot of work, Yi needs to practice catching lots and lots of Tennis balls and baseballs to get his ball handling up to nba par. NJ and China have to hire a couple of private bball coaches that travels with him (hopefully former Chinese National team player Ma Jian and Doctor J are the coaches NJ hires to guide this lost project).

It may take a couple more years before he should show the promise just like Andrew Bynum. It all comes down if NJ and China can work together and put the right people to work on his game. It all comes down to Yi himself if he is ready assume the responsibility to better himself.

If all of the above is done, I say Yi will reach greatness. But if none of that occurs, I say he is out of the league in 3 years time. Yi as I say is an enigma, he is a high risk big reward type prospect. This assessment has not change even after year 1.

[YiOF]

I wouldn't read too much into these games. I think Yi's offense actually got worse after playing a year with the Bucks. The Bucks Coaching staff was worthless, if they can coach their way into a 26 win season, they can misuse and under develop a player, which I think they did. Yi was basically a jump shooter, when he can be so much more. we really have to wait and see.

[SpeedyG]

Yi was awful. Watched the China/Spain game to see how he rebounds from the US game. Ironically, last night I read a thread in the Bucks forum that was created by DollarBills asking for opinion on Yi.

What they said was spot on. Looks lost and doesn't appear to have high bball IQ. Very passive. Not a very good passer/ballhandler. Weak hands. Quick and very good athlete for his size.

For an NBA player and China's supposed #2 player, it was really amazing how uninvolved he was with the game (both offensively and defensively). You see other guys on that team play over their heads to make it the game it was, except for Yi. I never thought I would see a player more scared than Antoine Wright in being in a basketball game, but that's what Yi looked like to me. He was scared.

I think he had maybe three good "highlights" in the entire game (baseline dunk, a three, and a block on a drive), and that was it. He left no other imprints into the game, aside from being just another big body out there. Worse, he couldn't even box his man out, and he couldn't secure rebounds either.

He looks very much like a project right now.

[jerseyjac]

Yi was awful. Watched the China/Spain game to see how he rebounds from the US game. Ironically, last night I read a thread in the Bucks forum that was created by DollarBills asking for opinion on Yi.

What they said was spot on. Looks lost and doesn't appear to have high bball IQ. Very passive. Not a very good passer/ballhandler. Weak hands. Quick and very good athlete for his size.

For an NBA player and China's supposed #2 player, it was really amazing how uninvolved he was with the game (both offensively and defensively). You see other guys on that team play over their heads to make it the game it was, except for Yi. I never thought I would see a player more scared than Antoine Wright in being in a basketball game, but that's what Yi looked like to me. He was scared.

I think he had maybe three good "highlights" in the entire game (baseline dunk, a three, and a block on a drive), and that was it. He left no other imprints into the game, aside from being just another big body out there. Worse, he couldn't even box his man out, and he couldn't secure rebounds either.

He looks very much like a project right now.

and this was my worst fear with that trade...the idea that we traded RJ for a project, dont get me started...sooo again, I'll wait and see on that thought...just thinking about that possibilty is very frustrating...its one thing to bring in a guy in and let him develop into his own, help him to find his game, ect...but taking on a project in that trade will go down as one of the most lopsided trades in our franchise's history, obvioulsy ending up on the wrong side...your talking about giving away RJ...(lets not go there... )

[Serpo]

The problem with Yi and beeing a project is not that he still has a lot to learn but his commitment to the Chinese team will ( at least in my mind ) hinder his development . I don't think he right now is ready for the role the Chinese National Team wants him to take and i'm not sure they'll accept him not going to the Chinese National Team untill he's ready ( of course after the Olympics )

He needs somebody to take him under his wing a personal trainer and work with him to become the player he can be and not fly around with the Chinese National Team during the offseason.

Kiki ( and Dirks personal trainer Geschwindner ofc. ) has done a great job with Dirk in Dallas and will most likely try to do the same work with Yi but i'm worried that he might not get that much time to work with him.

[howe070523]

Any info on Yi's performance when Yao isnt playing?
I only watched China vs Germany I thought Yi played a fairly good game.

[rag-time4]

I would like to see the Nets do something unorthodox with the SF position: use it as a go-to position in the low post.

With a lineup of Boone, Swift, Yi, Carter, and Harris, whoever the opponents puts their SF on between Yi or Swift can be used as a low-post player. Defending SFs will struggle to defend both of them in the low post.

[Adam1221]

Yi was amazing against Germany hopefully he can do it often in the NBA.