The Official Yi Jianlian Shrine

Post #141 » by **Zonkerbl** » Wed Sep 8, 2010 11:58 am

I read somewhere the coach claimed his achilles flared up in the second half.

closg00 · Post #142 » by **closg00** » Wed Sep 8, 2010 12:28 pm

Zonkerbl wrote:I read somewhere the coach claimed his achilles flared up in the second half.

Yes, I read the same thing, they trotted him out there to play injured - reminded me of the Eddie Jordan days. I hope he takes-off for some well-deserved rest and healing. With two of our bigs down to start the season, perhaps we will see Seraphin & Booker a lot sooner.

Post #143 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Sep 8, 2010 1:19 pm

Yeah, speaking as someone who had chronic achilles tendonitis and a partially torn achilles tendon, it's really dangerous to play basketball with a bad tendon. I could do long-distance running without much trouble with the injury - I ran 2 marathons with it - it would hurt for the first few minutes of running, but after the 1st mile, I'd be pain free - that would be the only part of the day that my achilles tendon didn't hurt, and I went through this routine for more than I year - not smart. But playing basketball - with all the starts and stops - I couldn't do it without tremendous pain (which was extremely depressing). I could run marathons with it, but I couldn't play basketball with it.

Post #144 » by **nate33** » Wed Sep 8, 2010 1:50 pm

He's young and it's obviously not so bad that it keeps him from playing completely. Hopefully, if he takes 3 weeks off and ices it down regularly, it'll be close to 100% by training camp.

closg00 · Post #145 » by **closg00** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:32 pm

Winners and losers from the Worlds
Yi Jianlian, China (Washington Wizards) -- A salary dump by New Jersey this summer, Yi opened a few eyes with his play in Turkey. He was aggressive, attacking the rim at every opportunity and often finishing with a flourish, something that was rarely seen during Yi's two injury-plagued seasons with the Nets. The fluid jump shot that made the 7-footer so attractive to NBA teams before the 2007 draft looked sharp, too. Despite battling an Achilles injury that limited him to 11 points in China's final game against Lithuania, Yi averaged 20.2 points and 10.2 rebounds in the tournament.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/w ... z0zR4TNuSZ

:clap:

Let's hope that Achilles injury won't be a problem. Sounds like Yi has a chip on his shoulder.

verbal8 · Post #146 » by **verbal8** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:53 pm

closg00 wrote:Winners and losers from the Worlds
Yi Jianlian, China (Washington Wizards) -- A salary dump by New Jersey this summer, Yi opened a few eyes with his play in Turkey. He was aggressive, attacking the rim at every opportunity and often finishing with a flourish, something that was rarely seen during Yi's two injury-plagued seasons with the Nets. The fluid jump shot that made the 7-footer so attractive to NBA teams before the 2007 draft looked sharp, too. Despite battling an Achilles injury that limited him to 11 points in China's final game against Lithuania, Yi averaged 20.2 points and 10.2 rebounds in the tournament.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/w ... z0zR4TNuSZ

Let's hope that Achilles injury won't be a problem. Sounds like Yi has a chip on his shoulder.

Why was Tyson Chandler a dishonorable mention?

hands11 · Post #147 » by **hands11** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:23 pm

NOODLESTYLE wrote:
Ruzious wrote:
crackhed wrote:maybe can he play center ft?
yi is 7, 250
dray is 6 11, 260
mcgee is 7, 252
seraph is 6 9, 264
yi rebounds well but suspect overall defense

Is Yi really that big. I'd guess he's 6'11, between 235 and 240. Either way, he's not a center, and he really hasn't shown in the NBA that he's a good rebounder. I think he was an excellent addition, but he'll be the PF when teamed with either Blatche, Jav, or Seraphin.

Pretty much what you said. Yi is not a Center, unless the Wizards are playing Run N Gun offense against a team that doesn't have any post up players. He will continue to struggle against bigger and stronger players, this is why it's better to have McGee or even Blatche cover those guys.

Unless they run and gun ? I expect that to be at least 35-40 percent or more of their offense.

I'm willing to beat that Yi plays some center as well as PF and even maybe some SF.

They will mix it up with tall ball and small ball. Its all an experiment at this stage of the game so I expect them to try different things.

Dat2U · Post #148 » by **Dat2U** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:56 am

hands11 wrote:[
Unless they run and gun ? I expect that to be at least 35-40 percent or most of their offense.

I'm willing to beat that Yi plays some center as well as PF and even maybe some SF.

They will mix it up with tall ball and small ball. Its all an experiment at this stage of the game so I expect them to try different things.

There's one big hole to your premise. Yi doesn't rebound well for a forward so asking him to rebound against centers is just asking for trouble. We don't need a C that shoot a 20 footer or take guys off the dribble. We need big men that can grab defensive rebounds. Yi at center only compounds that problem. That's one of the roster's biggest weaknesses heading into the season IMO.

hands11 · Post #149 » by **hands11** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:12 am

Dat2U wrote:
hands11 wrote:[
Unless they run and gun ? I expect that to be at least 35-40 percent or most of their offense.

I'm willing to beat that Yi plays some center as well as PF and even maybe some SF.

They will mix it up with tall ball and small ball. Its all an experiment at this stage of the game so I expect them to try different things.

There's one big hole to your premise. Yi doesn't rebound well for a forward so asking him to rebound against centers is just asking for trouble. We don't need a C that shoot a 20 footer or take guys off the dribble. We need big men that can grab defensive rebounds. Yi at center only compounds that problem. That's one of the roster's biggest weaknesses heading into the season IMO.

There we agree to agree. It is a weakness in the roster.

But I guess I come to a different conclusion. I think they are going to give several players looks there because it is a hole. I also think they are going to ask players to do things they haven't done well in the past. That includes McGee and Yi. Cuz if all we have is what we know, then you have Dray only as a center and you pray you get something from McGee, Armstrong, Seraphin and Yi.

Since Seraphin is a great unknown rookie who knows.
McGee has holes we know about.

But camp will be here soon enough. Hopefully Armstrong surprises. Not looking for him to be an all star but if he can provide something solid that would help a lot. Same for Seraphin. Same for Yi only Yi just showed us something. I guess that's why he is the topic. We actually have something to go on.

If everyone can provide some market improvement that includes a focus on rebounding and defending the paint, we will have a chance to grow from there.

closg00 · Post #150 » by **closg00** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:04 am

Dat2U wrote:
hands11 wrote:[
Unless they run and gun ? I expect that to be at least 35-40 percent or most of their offense.

I'm willing to beat that Yi plays some center as well as PF and even maybe some SF.

They will mix it up with tall ball and small ball. Its all an experiment at this stage of the game so I expect them to try different things.

There's one big hole to your premise. Yi doesn't rebound well for a forward so asking him to rebound against centers is just asking for trouble. We don't need a C that shoot a 20 footer or take guys off the dribble. We need big men that can grab defensive rebounds. Yi at center only compounds that problem. That's one of the roster's biggest weaknesses heading into the season IMO.

Here-here

pennyliu123 · Post #151 » by **pennyliu123** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:06 am

It seems that Yi will recover from the injury soon. I wonder whether he has found a house in DC or not

closg00 · Post #152 » by **closg00** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:26 pm

Chinese basketball star Yi Jianlian doesn't seem to have changed who he was in terms of his views on love and marriage, as he gives a point-blank "No" when asked about whether he would consider a mixed marriage. "I'll definitely marry a Chinese girl," the low-profile star blushes at the question. "And it is not about aesthetic stuff, I am just not that open to a mixed marriage."

I guess we won't have to worry about Yi hanging with Dray at da clubs taking digits :roll:

MJG · Post #153 » by **MJG** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:50 pm

Why would someone ask him that question in the first place?

Post #154 » by **nate33** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:01 pm

closg00 wrote:I guess we won't have to worry about Yi hanging with Dray at da clubs taking digits

Clearly, Yi will not be the wingman that Pecherov was:

closg00 · Post #155 » by **closg00** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:01 pm

MJG wrote:Why would someone ask him that question in the first place?

Sorry, forgot to link, Yi was interviewed by an Asian newspaper.
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BN ... 38105.html

JWizmentality · Post #156 » by **JWizmentality** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:56 pm

closg00 wrote:
I guess we won't have to worry about Yi hanging with Dray at da clubs taking digits

Meh, all it will take is a drunken tyrst and the right poon tang...then Yi will be a very confused Asian. :lol:

go'stags · Post #157 » by **go'stags** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:59 pm

Hell, have you guys been to Jersey? I don't blame the guy.

pennyliu123 · Post #158 » by **pennyliu123** » Wed Oct 6, 2010 4:48 am

It seems that Yi played a good game today, 11p 10r 3b.

hands11 · Post #159 » by **hands11** » Wed Oct 6, 2010 5:32 am

Looked strong.

Ran well.

Rebounded well.

Shot well.

I think we keep him.

verbal8 · Post #160 » by **verbal8** » Wed Oct 6, 2010 11:48 am

hands11 wrote:Looked strong.

Ran well.

Rebounded well.

Shot well.

I think we keep him.

I would like to see a string of steady games(and some real ones), but the initial results are encouraging. Yi is a lot like Nick Young in that he will have some good games and then some terrible ones. I think Yi has more potential to be a solid 20-25 mpg player than Young(who seems to be all boom-bust).