Yi Jianlian or Andrea Bargnani?

ecuhus1981 · Post #1 » by **ecuhus1981** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:15 pm

Who would YOU prefer?

Both are 7' new-breed, skilled face-up PFs with range and athleticism. Their stats are pretty similar as well. Bargs is 22, and Yi claims to be 20, but certain Chinese documents say he's 24.

Realm_G · Post #2 » by **Realm_G** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:46 pm

In terms of what they've shown. Yi is more consistent, but if Bargnani starts playing his best at a more consistent level, definitely Bargnani.

Bargnani is has more potential to improve and is a lot less of a headache than Yi + Chinese government.

skones · Post #3 » by **skones** » Tue Jul 1, 2008 11:51 pm

NYspeedy · Post #4 » by **NYspeedy** » Wed Jul 2, 2008 4:29 am

In Yi I see some toughness. Give me Yi.

Icefire10304 · Post #5 » by **Icefire10304** » Wed Jul 2, 2008 2:35 pm

Yi. He has a better chance of suceeding in this league

sulleys_cavs · Post #6 » by **sulleys_cavs** » Wed Jul 2, 2008 3:22 pm

Yi is better now and will still be better in the future. He has some good potential. Bargnani is super soft and even though he is 7 feet tall, he can't rebound to save his life.

TheSheriff · Post #7 » by **TheSheriff** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 1:59 am

Yi. Better now and will be better in the future.

cucad8 · Post #8 » by **cucad8** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 2:20 am

Hasn't this been done like 5 times already?

AgEnT50 · Post #9 » by **AgEnT50** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:24 am

Yiiiiiiiii

ecuhus1981 · Post #10 » by **ecuhus1981** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:17 pm

cucad8 wrote:Hasn't this been done like 5 times already?

Sorry if it has, I'm not a frequent visitor of this forum.

I guess that's why it hasn't been getting many responses.

I am a Nets fan who is VERY pleased with the RJ trade, and Yi is a big reason for my excitement. We had been rumored to be in the market for Bargnani, but I believe Jianlian is much better, and will continue to be. He is a better defender and rebounder, is more consistent shooting guarded shots, and has more tenacity to finish in traffic. His rookie season was a feeling-out process, and I think he will improve in '08-'09. He'll probably never be as good a 3-point shooter as Andrea, but I'm not concerned with that from my 7' bigman.

Aside from his on-court impact, though, he is a veritable cash cow on the world market. Even if we never land LeBron, we could conceivably be a perennial marketing/endorsements leader in the NBA for the next 10 years.

A.J. · Post #11 » by **A.J.** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:24 pm

Yi of course. He is only going to get better. He is tough and he is athletic.

zong · Post #12 » by **zong** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 5:10 pm

Yi would be the better choice for a team needing a boost, but if Andrea can prove that he's still got something left, I think Andrea will be the better player