Can Yi Meet the Nets' Expectations?

I believe in Yi, he’s smart and I saw him becoming less soft with every game. If he can drop 15 pts a night and 7-10 rebounds, which I believe is easy for him, he’s a clear candidate for MIP.

Oh he certainly is soft… good thing Bonne and Lopez can play decent D coz Yi really needs help in that category

Yi seems lost on D, I will be surprised if he can manage 4 rebounds a night. That’s bad for a 7 footer.

The Nets entire future is now hinging on Yi? Please. He’s a top ten pick in the second year of his rookie contract. The Nets owe him $6 million over the next two seasons. If he doesn’t show he’s a player in that time, he won’t be offered another contract. The Nets already have a few other young players who could be a long term starter at PF if Yi doesn’t pan out.

The Bucks now owe Richard Jefferson $42 million over the next three seasons. It’s much more accurate to say that team’s entire future hinges on that player. Does anyone honestly believe that Jefferson will lead the Bucks deep into the playoffs?

good read for sure.

well his former bosses sure do believe in him and i do too. no doubt he is very skilled, very tall and still raw.

he basically just doesnt know yet how to use his size to his advantage. yeah takin a 17’ jumper is easy, but that shouldnt be your openly weapon as a 7footer.

the euro game is different from the nba game. here in the states you have kids in high school lifting weights, working out all the time before they get to college to join their weight program than the nba. so they have a big head start on euro players because they know to get stronger at a young age. when you see euro players come over strength is not a priority for them. it is fundamentals and that is why most of them are smart basketball players.

once yi get another year, hopefully healthy year, under his belt it will only emphasis more that the upcoming summer needs to be spent in the weight room. there are no olympics, but im not sure what the chinese gov has planned for him, but he needs to get in the weight room.

Harris and James both said very positive things about him not wanting to lose and that he wants to be better. then you have vince who says maybe Yi doesnt really understand how much this franchise has put on his shoulders.

one thing we all know is that Yi needs time. time will tell and i do think once he gets comfortable and strength he will realize how much better he can be with that strength. he will be a better Defender and more aggressive on offense. the same can be said for Brook

@ pinetar

The bucks will probably have a 15-game improvement in the win column this year. The nets will probably have a 15-game decline in the win column this year.

The bucks are one player away from being serious championship contenders. The nets are light-years away from being serious championship contenders.

Jefferson is a bargain at $42 million over 3 years … a stone cold bargain. He was the 9th leading scorer in the league last year and is one of the league’s very best playoff performers.

Nets can surprise as long as the team improves as a whole trhoughout.

People just dont know how good he is…YET. The guys tired from olympic, and that retarded ass 07-08 season. They basically told him to go out there and do picks while crashing the boards. Yi joined the team 2 days before training camp, he litterally had NO time to hit the weight room, and its almost impossible to gain weight once the season starts. The kids raw and sorta skinny when he came into the NBA. Now after that longass olympic im still expecting some fatigue from him. Plus hes averaging 9points and 6 boards with the horrible bucks, i expect the numbers would incrase to 15 points and 7 boards. Nets could easily take care of their glass if everyones willing to crash it and not expecting the bigs to do all the dirty work.

lol @ brooklyn bob

YI + LOPEZ = NETS TWIN TOWERS!!!
YI’S NUMBERS WITH NETS THIS SEASON…15 POINTS/7 REBOUNDS.

lol wilson stole my numbers!

There you go……

brooklyn bob is at it again. One player from a serious contender… Of what?

Don’t get me wrong, RJ is a good player and was one of my favorites yet VC is the best option to build around since he is a more complete player and RJ had the best trade value. It was odd to see him on bucks uniform yet we had to do it.

What Yi needs is to get strong and get better defensively. He has all other tools.

Nets need to develop mainly three players with three others in mind if they really wants to go after LBJ. They need to develop Harris, Yi and Lopez, three potential starters. And then three bench players in CDR, Anderson and Boone. I’m not sure about Sean any more.

If they do that we’ll have a very good starting lineup minus SF and that is where LBJ fits in. Since all of our main players except VC are young, we can be serious contenders (see brooklyn bob :) ) for years to come.

Yi has a special value for LBJ if he develops. With Yi, Nets gets the Chinese market and playing with Yi, LBJ will be on the TV showcasing his amazing skills. He surely wants to overtake Kobe as the fav of Chinese market. With Yi, he has a better shot at it though Lakers also have a Chinese player now. All depends on Yi’s development.

@brooklyn bob

a good fan finds a good mix of reality and optimism
in their team and you seem to have a massive issue in
understanding this… pessimist…

anyway, i would simply love it if yi could give us at least
10-12 points and 5-7 rebounds. imo, those are pretty solid
figures for him

Vince nurtures the young Nets on his way to an NBA
Championship along side Lebron. A title seals Vince’s
ticket to the Hall of Fame. He already earned it, but
it’ll be expedited with a ring.

Dunk of Death…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieXETZVLJa4&feature=related

at least he can rebound better than twin, lol

I would like to see Yi play the 3 position until he gains more strength to play the 4. That way, he could play the role of a weakside shotblocker. It also open up minutes for the other bigs.

Xcalibur, excellent post.

I think Harris needs to decide on what type of guard he wants to be. I see him more as a scoring guard and not as a primary playmaker. If he wants to be a playmaker, he’s going to have to change his game a bit. Right now he’s too erratic and a point guard is just as important as the coach when it comes to post player develeopment. They need their touches and he’s going to have to concentrate on learning their spots first, before looking for his own shot. I hate when pgs use bigs as a bailout on offense and make bad passes, it confuses the big on where to go on offenese, and if a pg is always driving to deep into the post, they can’t get set in the post.

I believe in the kid. Yi’ll be great. Book it.

RJ is way overpaid. The $42 mill. left in his contract are not a bargain at all. He’s a great player but he’s not worth that kind of money.