Some pointview about Yi

[BlacKOEIsle]

Hello Everyone,I am a YiOF from China,and now I want to share some pointview about Yi with you-----though since I haven't written English for years,I find myself really struggling to express my idea in English,Damn!

1.Yi is strong in his mind despite some soft performance,which can be seen from the game against Bucks. He was injured when he tried to steal the ball from Redd at the time 5'44 to the end of the third quarter,but he went on playing ,finished a nice alley-oop,defended in 3 rounds until the pain forced him to leave at the time 3'56 to the end of third quarter.

Yi is just a traditional Chinese,keep working hard,never give up , meanwhile have the oriental gentleness which make him look soft in the court....

2.Chinese people often have a very high expectation on Yi , partly because Yao develops reasonly well in the NBA,and Yi will very likely be the No1 in CNT after Yao retires.Hopefully a consistent 15+8 plus decent defense can be achieved in a year or two.Please be patient with him,he does make steady progress every seaon after he began playing professional basketball in 2002.

3.On the subject of ASG vote,I feel very unpleasant.It's no doubt Yi is not good enough to start at the ASG,and Voting him to the game would harm him----high pressure,embarrasment,and most opponet's PF would try his best to beat Yi in order to prove something.....In fact according to a survey I see ,over 70 percent of Chinese people don't think it's a good idea to vote for Yi...But China has 1.3 billion people ....even a very few proportion can make a huge impact in such voting activites...And I can see many people who vote for Yi seldom watch NBA games,that's why that **** Alston gets many votes while Devin---King of Ghost----Harris gets so few.

And I am shamed to mention that some vote are hostile....those people simply want to see Yi get embarrassment in the ASG...some of those people are from taiwan,some from JiangSu province(JiangSu dragons and Yi's former team GuangDong tigers are fierce rivals in the CBA,the fans of JiangSu dislike Yi even after he went to NBA)

4.Yi has many problems to solve.He should communicate with the teamates and coaches much more;he should understand the taction system more;and he should improve his strength significantly.
When Dave D'Alessandro said Yi did't practice his strenth I felt so bad...oh,nearly forget to mention,like most Chinese student,Yi used to strictly follow his "teacher" Frank's discipline but lack of creativity himself,that's why he sometimes just parked outside in the 3 point line,I do hope he can play with his own distinct more.

5.Yi's injury is of course a bad thing,but as an old chinese saying,a loss may turn out to be a gain.He can have some rest,study English,watch game videos to deepen taction thought,and do more strength exercise.Yao surprisingly became a monster in low post after his first serious injury ,I hope for Yi it will happen again.

Sorry for my poor English,I am sure I don't express my idea clearly...If you feel puzzled with some part,just point out,I will try my best to explain.

[vince-carter15]

nice post man, I could understand everything soo well done!

[Preludepunk27]

Yeah I actually agree with everything you said. Don't worry with the bad grammar, people can still understand what you're trying to say so it's fine. I'm a huge Yi supporter and think you're on point with a lot of things. It's a shame he got hurt because I think he finally started getting some confidence in his all-around game. In my head, I thought he just needed to put up a few games with solid numbers back to back to get the idea in his head that he can be a solid player in the NBA. I think some people just have unreasonable expectations for him which drives me wild. If he was ever able to average 18pts, 8 rebs a game for us for a whole season, I think that'd be wonderful. He's averages about 17 and 7 a game for the week just before he got hurt so I don't think it's unrealistic he could put up those stats over a whole season once he hits his prime. Regardless, you wrote a solid post.

p.s. What part of China do you live in? I'm most likely going to be studying abroad over there in either the summer of 2010 or 2011. Intellectual property and copyright laws in China are hot topics in law circles right now. I wish I could go there sooner to study, but I'll have to wait.

[BlacKOEIsle]

Yeah I actually agree with everything you said. Don't worry with the bad grammar, people can still understand what you're trying to say so it's fine. I'm a huge Yi supporter and think you're on point with a lot of things. It's a shame he got hurt because I think he finally started getting some confidence in his all-around game. In my head, I thought he just needed to put up a few games with solid numbers back to back to get the idea in his head that he can be a solid player in the NBA. I think some people just have unreasonable expectations for him which drives me wild. If he was ever able to average 18pts, 8 rebs a game for us for a whole season, I think that'd be wonderful. He's averages about 17 and 7 a game for the week just before he got hurt so I don't think it's unrealistic he could put up those stats over a whole season once he hits his prime. Regardless, you wrote a solid post.

p.s. What part of China do you live in? I'm most likely going to be studying abroad over there in either the summer of 2010 or 2011. Intellectual property and copyright laws in China are hot topics in law circles right now. I wish I could go there sooner to study, but I'll have to wait.

I live in Shanghai,and welcome to China.
I believe it's a nice choice for you to study the Intellectual property and copyright laws in China
And if you need any help or advise at that time,please just call me.

[vincecarter4pres]

Good post.
Dude, your English is probably better than 40% of the posters on here and 60% of the deep South.

[alty5nets5]

I totally agree with you man. Although its a real shame Yi got hurt just when he started to get it going, the rest will definately help him through the remainder of the season. Looking at his numbers last year, he missed the majority of his games in the second half of the year. His body broke down, and we really need him healthy to do damage in the playoffs this year.

Also, I had no idea about some of the voters in China and Taiwain voting him into the all-star game to embarass him. I thought he was receiving 100% positive support. That's dissapointing. Thanks for the post.

[DrM]

BlacKOEIsle wrote:
He was injured when he tried to steal the ball from Redd at the time 5'44 to the end of the third quarter,but he went on playing ,finished a nice alley-oop

THANK YOU, BlacKOEIsle, for pointing out the exact play that Yi hurt his finger.

As closely as I watch Yi play, and I did watch that game again a second time, I didn’t pick up the exact play that he hurt his finger while attempting a steal from Redd (at 5:44 left in the 3rd quarter).

He was shaking his right habd right after that. The Bucks missed that field goal attempt and the Nets were on a fast break which resulted in his alley-oop dunk. The hard impact of his hand and fingers against the rim during the alley-oop dunk most likely have made his finger injury much worse.

That dunk felt SO GOOD against the Bucks, but now I realized that it also had a downside to it.

[rag-time4]

4....oh,nearly forget to mention,like most Chinese student,Yi used to strictly follow his "teacher" Frank's discipline but lack of creativity himself,that's why he sometimes just parked outside in the 3 point line,I do hope he can play with his own distinct more.

This, I believe, is why he was chosen to start over Stromile Swift.

But yes, Chinese culture has tended toward authoritarian rule for thousands of years. Yi fits right in, in a pro sports climate of increasing authoritarianism and conservatism among coaches.

A great example from the NFL would be the Detroit Lions in the 1990s. The coach for the first half of the decade, Wayne Fontes, was regarded as a player's coach. He had a strong relationship with his superstar running back Barry Sanders. Barry used to often not run the plays as they were designed, but Coach Fontes gave him the freedom to play his style, from the very first time he ever played.

Coach Fontes was replaced by Bobby Ross. Coach Ross demanded that Barry run the plays as designed. They never got along, and Barry retired after two seasons under Coach Ross.

Authoritarian coaching styles don't work for everyone, but they work fine for Yi it seems.

[jerseyjac]

Hello Everyone,I am a YiOF from China,and now I want to share some pointview about Yi with you-----though since I haven't written English for years,I find myself really struggling to express my idea in English,Damn!

1.Yi is strong in his mind despite some soft performance,which can be seen from the game against Bucks. He was injured when he tried to steal the ball from Redd at the time 5'44 to the end of the third quarter,but he went on playing ,finished a nice alley-oop,defended in 3 rounds until the pain forced him to leave at the time 3'56 to the end of third quarter.

Yi is just a traditional Chinese,keep working hard,never give up , meanwhile have the oriental gentleness which make him look soft in the court....

2.Chinese people often have a very high expectation on Yi , partly because Yao develops reasonly well in the NBA,and Yi will very likely be the No1 in CNT after Yao retires.Hopefully a consistent 15+8 plus decent defense can be achieved in a year or two.Please be patient with him,he does make steady progress every seaon after he began playing professional basketball in 2002.

3.On the subject of ASG vote,I feel very unpleasant.It's no doubt Yi is not good enough to start at the ASG,and Voting him to the game would harm him----high pressure,embarrasment,and most opponet's PF would try his best to beat Yi in order to prove something.....In fact according to a survey I see ,over 70 percent of Chinese people don't think it's a good idea to vote for Yi...But China has 1.3 billion people ....even a very few proportion can make a huge impact in such voting activites...And I can see many people who vote for Yi seldom watch NBA games,that's why that **** Alston gets many votes while Devin---King of Ghost----Harris gets so few.

And I am shamed to mention that some vote are hostile....those people simply want to see Yi get embarrassment in the ASG...some of those people are from taiwan,some from JiangSu province(JiangSu dragons and Yi's former team GuangDong tigers are fierce rivals in the CBA,the fans of JiangSu dislike Yi even after he went to NBA)

4.Yi has many problems to solve.He should communicate with the teamates and coaches much more;he should understand the taction system more;and he should improve his strength significantly.
When Dave D'Alessandro said Yi did't practice his strenth I felt so bad...oh,nearly forget to mention,like most Chinese student,Yi used to strictly follow his "teacher" Frank's discipline but lack of creativity himself,that's why he sometimes just parked outside in the 3 point line,I do hope he can play with his own distinct more.

5.Yi's injury is of course a bad thing,but as an old chinese saying,a loss may turn out to be a gain.He can have some rest,study English,watch game videos to deepen taction thought,and do more strength exercise.Yao surprisingly became a monster in low post after his first serious injury ,I hope for Yi it will happen again.

Sorry for my poor English,I am sure I don't express my idea clearly...If you feel puzzled with some part,just point out,I will try my best to explain.

welcome...as others have said already...your grammar is fine, dont be so hard on yourself...

you made a lot of valid points...I definitely believe the coaching staff and players feel they are communicating w/ better better each week...communication only gets better with time...whether we're talking about the language barrier or not, Yi has made strides in a half of season with the Nets and I think that was clear right before his injury...

Maybe getting injured will become a blessing in disguise, as you stated it did w. Yao...a lot of other things can be improved even though he's not on the court during games...

I feel he's been more aggressive than orginally expected, and he needs to continue this type of play with or without the ball...as he becomes more familiar w/ the overall physical play of the NBA, Yi's basketball will only get better...he's a sniper from the outside and needs to stay strong mentally on the court with his shot at all times...

I'm looking forward to his return, you can see the hole in our lineup with several games played...

(BlacKOEIsle, I'm looking forward to your future posts...)

[rag-time4]

I'm looking forward to his return, you can see the hole in our lineup with several games played...

So Mr. Anderson is not yet a quality starter...?

[plooploo]

Hello Everyone,I am a YiOF from China,and now I want to share some pointview about Yi with you-----though since I haven't written English for years,I find myself really struggling to express my idea in English.....

Totally agree with your points, and so happy to meet compatriot in this board

[jerseyjac]

I'm looking forward to his return, you can see the hole in our lineup with several games played...

So Mr. Anderson is not yet a quality starter...?

So is this a serious question...?

[Preludepunk27]

I'm looking forward to his return, you can see the hole in our lineup with several games played...

So Mr. Anderson is not yet a quality starter...?

So is this a serious question...?

I think he's pointing out how much love we give the kid and then trash him for the Stro Show he pulls every few days.

[jerseyjac]

So Mr. Anderson is not yet a quality starter...?

I think he's pointing out how much love we give the kid and then trash him for the Stro Show he pulls every few days.

yeh I know this...