No way they’re trading him – not without seeing him play this season first. If they can give Simmons or Alston or something for BBD, then maybe. But not Yi.

I truly hope Yi gets better because he is a 7 footer with great versatility – he could be a dirk-like player one day. who knows.

Yi?? attacking the basket constantly??

OMG.

Keep it up Yi, lets hope this intensity and aggressiveness translates to the NBA court in october

As a Netfan: Good for him, thats a lot of points, hopefully he’s improving. If he did that this season I’d be driving his bandwagon.

As a Realist: He scored 30 on the China team against Australia. What NBA players did he bang against? How is this different from any summer league game?

at least we know that he’ll attack the basket when he sees andrew bogut in there…

yi – 30 pts, 3 rebs, 4 capping(???)

4 capping= 4 blocks

4 Blocks

YI!!!
I am a Celtics fan!
The Nets fans don’t appreciate you…please go to Boston!!!

Love to see those BLOCKS!!

All Yi needs is time and a chance to play.
Right now, the nets have the potential to have three more future all-stars along with Devin Harris.
1. Devin Harris (No Doubt) All Star
2. Brooke Lopez Future All Star
3. Courtney Lee Future All Star
4. Yi Jianlian Good Possibility of being a future All Star

There is a video with the article with those said blocks.

Dang, if you watch that video… Dirk never played that aggressive!

I know it was only against Australia but that is very nice to see. Very ferocious.

Saw some in game pictures of Yi just taking free throws, and all I have to say is HOLY CHRIST! He is insanely jacked now, and looks nothing like he was this past year…Great to see his work ethic take fruition and him living up to his words to hulk up this offseason. With Yao out for the season, Yi WILL be playing @ the ASG, and if he’s anything near star level, I’ll be banging my head across the wall for what a complete waste this past season was. Wish Carter could have stayed to rise alongside Yi to the level of international super stardom like TMac did :(

Its a start! Regardless of this performance, I don’t think we should let Yi go for Davis. Yi was a top 10 pick for a reason; because his upside is great. Even though Baby is really good, developing Yi’s skill set is a bit more difficult, so we need to give him a bit more time. If we could get Baby w/o giving up Yi, I’d definitely do it.

Sweet.

Baby steps.

All I am hoping for.

Lets see how well he does from here.

Last year we did better when Yi was on the bench, we actually came back. But he was played because of marketing purposes. I think he will be improving this year and in the future be chinas best player.

Just saw the vid. Yi looked beastly—-his body language looks much different; sure its the Aussie’s but if Yi can build up his confidence (which is his biggest problem IMO), he’ll be golden.

It’s these kind of performances that make his clunkers in the NBA so maddening… I really hope he can find his consistency – he is obviously talented!

Yi will do well next season. I expect a 15ppg+7rpg season from him.

Only 1 Game People!! He’ll Probably have like 4pts next game.

Considering he is playing the same team in China, I doubt he will score only four. There is also a confidence here.

he doesn’t look THAT ripped. he’s more cut, but his muscles are still kind of small

Wooohooo 30 points
3 rebounds?
3
No really you are 7 feet tall and you can only grab 3 rebounds?
I say trade yi now while his value is high
Send yi to tornto
Toronto is assembling an international team and YI would fit great next to barngnani turkoglu and nesterovic

where did 30 come from??

i hope yi makes us forget ryan anderson very quickly…

WOOO!!!

i hope he develops a turn-around jumper in the paint…with his length that would be unstoppable.

This is just one game so Ima take this with caution however this is excellent news in the past China games he looked just as bad as he did last season as a Net.
If he can develop into a solid scorer next season might be a lot better than what we think.

I will not throw cold water on the postives of this news There are some not-so-positives as well, as pointed out by djheavyduty above (i.e. 3 rebounds?). Yi will play for the Nets this year, and you have to hope to see good things. There will probably always be holes in his game but he could improve. We;ll have to see.

I didn’t see the vid. Saw some photos. I got a chuckle at looking the Aussie “players”. They look like dudes you’d see like painting your house or something. Yi looks like a beast next to those wimps. He does look more ripped (doesn’t mean too too much IMO – but its OK). I’m glad he did well – because he definitely is supposed to. So it’s good. Keep it up.

When he plays against NBA PFs and the elbows are aflying courtesy of Maxiell and the like, and the big NBA arses are boxing out hard courtesy of Craig Smith and the like, and Garnett is in his facing screaming and howling him down, we’ll see what happens then. That is the only and true test from my perspective as an NBA fan.

Yi will have to respond by putting his mark on the game, which won’t be with screaming and histrionics (which wouldn’t hurt LOL), but he has to be hard-nosed and aggressive because he has talent on O. Like a PF version of agressive Argies (my country) like Ginobli (reckess abandon), or Nocioni (a little dirty though), and yes even like Dirk who is a guy you can knock around (and mess up his hair), but he is agressive on O – but he is also supremely talented and confident as a shooter. I think Yi’s game is a little different – more of a runner/jumper to go along with shooting (not as good as Dirk). I hope he pays dividends on the court.

Thirty points is 30 points. These are the same international teams that give U.S. NBA and College teams a hard time the last few years. If Yi is really only 21 years old you would b a fool to trade him now!

hey i would b happy to see a 12pts with 7reb a game nxt season. those numbers dnt stand out but they are improved numbers

Rocket Scientist,

You need to watch the video. The guy playing in that game is not the timid, scared Yi from last season.

That guy playing looked like a damn power forward. Those post moves and that fierceness/aggressiveness when attacking the rim had me stunned.

I am not a Yi fan. I never have been. But I would LOVE to see him develop into the player that people keep thinking he will become. That would be huge for the Nets. Even if Yi can only be a 25 minute a night player who is going to average like 10-5, thats not horrible production. And pairing Glen Davis for those other 20 minutes or so a night would make a lot of sense.

I still think that Rod and Kiki are doing a very good job building this team – and have a great young core to build around (DH, Lee, CDR, TWill, Lopez). If Yi or Swat would develop into a legit player – this team would be in very good position for the 2010-2011 season – regardless of how the draft turns out.

The funny thing though – is that all these Glen Davis rumors should be irrelevant – as the Nets had the perfect opportunity to buy a pick or trade into the top of the second round and take Blair. That was a no brainer. I was convinced they would make noise – by not only going after Blair but going after Jodie Meeks. Had they gotten Blair – they woudl have gotten a rebounding version of Davis at the price of 750k per year rather than 5m. All seems so simple now……

Honestly im happy to see and hear that Yi has more confidence in his game. Also if Yi can truly develop into the player he can be this year, we most certiantly wont be the WORST team in the league and perhaps might have a shot at making the playoffs (yea thats wishful and unrealistic thinking I admit, but we have no where to go but up)

Anyway, I just hope Yi brings this kind of intensity to the NBA

They didn’t want Blair and alot of teams didn’t want him. It must of been more then just his knees.

Let’s hope Yi can keep it up. I’ll gladly eat my words if he turns into a contributing factor this season.

Atleast Yi is driving to the rim! That was impressive he did a nice finger roll and those 2 blocks were sweet. 30 points is a lot better then he did last year in the China games. Also his shot looks a lot better and he is a lot more ripped then last year idk what you people are talking about.

After viewing video of the game I believe that was Yee Jianlian, Yi’s evil twin brother.

@Ryan

I don’t think we’ll ever see Thorn take a player with suspect knees again. Not after they (successfully) predicted Abdur-Rahim’s situation. It’s just not worth the risk.

Well, i’ll take whichever twin it is that will play hard and get us wins this year.

Well, hopefully, he will be given a chance at the Izod. I had lower level seats at the last home game and it was embarassing the way he was booed.

Latest word out of Boston is that they are willing now to trade us Garnett straight up for Yi.

2nd round deals not guaranteed and for such small money (in scheme of nba contracts). he was a great risk/reward in 2nd round

2nd round deals not guaranteed and for such small money (in scheme of nba contracts). he was a great risk/reward in 2nd round

DON’T GIVE UP YI. Hopefully, Thorn and company can find a way to get Davis without losing Yi.

We can have a front court rotation of Lopez, Yi, and Davis. Then, roles players in whoever is left in Josh Boone, Sean Williams, and Tony Battie.

Maybe they can trade Najera to the Celtics in exchange for Davis. If that is not enough, throw-in Alston into the deal.

@Ryan243
Exactly, there would really have been no risk in picking him and trading away the GS pick or maybe some cash for the 31st pick. Even if Blair had a 3 year career the Nets wouldnt have lost much if anything at all.

I thought only Celtic fans are dumb.

Why are we even entertaining the idea of Yi for Davis swap. Thorn is never going to do that unless Davis suddenly becomes Amare S. Forget about it.

im tellin you!!!YI’s GONNA BE GOOD!!!!

great to hear. we dont need to be an all-star, but we need to him to play in the paint and not be just a jump shooter. if he can play in the paint consistently and plays strong and tough we will be in great position

lets hope he plays well next game cause all of the positive feedback here can turn very negative if he puts up 11pts on poor shooting.

Now everybody is jumping on the Yi bandwagon? What happened a month ago when everybody was saying that Yi should be traded in place of Ryan Anderson?

Did Ryan Anderson have a good summer league? Yes. But Anderson’s biggest competition was probably Tyler Hansurough. I’ve always been on the Yi bandwagon; I am not hesitant to criticize him when it is due, but I don’t demand to trade him after one year with the Nets. And I had an arguement previously with some people on this thread about Yi’s potential. Well folks, Yi has the POTENTIAL to put up similar numbers in the NBA if he continues to progress. Ryan Anderson will never put these numbers up. I’m not saying that Ryan Anderson is gonna be a bad player, he is an ideal role player that will make an impact off the bench and fits in nicely with the Magic. But to compare him with Yi and claim that Anderson is better is ludicrous.

Yes not making a move for that 2nd rounder to pick up Blair was foolish. I would rather have Blair than Davis – as the 3 year salary differential would be huge. And we needed/need a beast in the paint to crash the boards – especially when the 2nd unit is in and Lopez is on the bench.

I am in favor of making a move for Davis – only if it does not include any draft picks, young players or Yi. If we could move Najera for Davis it would be a steal. Not sure I would necessarily include Alston though – as I think he will have more value at the deadline when teams are desperate for a PG to make a push for the playoffs. A playoff team might even agree to swapping a 1st rounder for Alston at that point – expiring contract and veteran PG who can start for a playoff team. There is a lot of value there. Dooling has less value than Alston in trade.

How are people predicting he will get 15ppg and 7rpg? You are all just hoping. Your belief is not fact and thus is the reason why haters still exist. I’d trade the guy in a heartbeat for any other PF, just because it can’t be any worse than what we had last year.

In my opinion he is still a bust in the NBA.

Its good to see this from him, but its nothing to hang your hat on.

@ Mike

Can’t do KG for Yi. KG is injured and Thorn won’t take the risk. Now KG has a bad contract. LOL

Did anyone notice the lack of rebounding? We need someone to rebound. 3 rebounds???? Come on. I caution anyone to see anything here that can be translated to the NBA – this was Australia….

Okay, finally got a chance to view the video. I was slack-jawed.

I agree with Mike…this is Yee Jianlian, Yi Jianlian’s evil twin.

It was against a bunch of Aussie All-Stars and he is likely to face only one NBA center in the Asia Games, the Grizzlies third stringer Hamed Ehadadi of Iran. But last year in this very exhibition series, Australian commentators slammed Yi for not being aggressive. Can’t think they feel the same way today.

good for yi…he now just needs to keep this up.

whoever the nets are going to get to back up yi has to be given just a 1 year contract with a team option. Come thorn gets us diogu or warrick!

Nets need assets to sell the team to new fans in Brooklyn and/or new owners. The #3 personality in China the biggest NBA market is not leaving the team.

A player like Davis is available every year. Why overpay now when you are set on a rebuilding project and trying to save dollars for cap space and to improve the chances of selling the team. Davis will not add enough wins to make a difference, enough fans to impact the bottom line or enough wow factor to attract the interested of future free agents.

Jason, come on. Take it easy with criticizing people for being happy about the fact that Yi had a good day. If they want to jump on the bandwagon, let them. Yi is on the Nets, if he does well, Nets do well. Simple equation. So if he does well, you’ll see people jump on this bandwagon that you seem to claim for yourself but all they are doing is rooting for the Nets. Hooray for you if you turn out to be right about Yi. Most people only care if the Nets do well, Yi or no Yi. Know what I’m sayin?

hey net income,
its Hamed Haddadi

sensational video. go nets!

Read any Boston Celtic blog. They would love to get Yi for Big Baby. Tell’s you something, Uh..

Yi to Toronto for Bosh!
Add a pick and CDR and get a sign and trade done
Hey Rod! Call Coangelo! Tell him to check out the video!
Bosh won’t resign in Toronto!

What’s up… Nets fan have to go to bed at 8:00 P.M.?

Reported from the Trans International News (1 Hr ago) For what it’s worth… probably more then our local sources…

James can become an unrestricted free agent next summer. The New York Knicks have been rumored to be the frontrunner if James departs from the Cavs, along with the New Jersey Nets due partially to James’ relationship with part-owner Jay-Z.

why is my antivirus trying to stop me from getting to this site? so annoying…just started todaay

wow yi got so much bigger

Just watched the video. He definitely is much more aggressive than he was at any point last season. And he definitely put on some muscle. Its a shame he has to play in these China games – I would like to see him work on putting on another 5-10 pounds of muscle. The problem is will he be able to keep that muscle over the course of the season??? The Nets better put him on a heavy lifting regime once he is back in the States and carry it thru the season. He is still too small to bang down low – but his increased strenth will help him drive to the basket. Overall impressive video though – regardless of the competition.

or we always have the choice of just giving sean williams one last chance.

“chris Says:

July 28th, 2009 at 11:45 am
he doesn’t look THAT ripped. he’s more cut, but his muscles are still kind of small"

@ Chris
Of course his muscles are small than …say…Chris Wilcox’s! Yi has a slight frame, and his body fat is less than 4%. That us unheard of!!! Even less than SWAT’s 4.7% body fat!

smaller than

How do you say. “STEROIDS” in Chinese?

A have a rich fantasy life. It keep me getting out of bed in the morning, instead of covering my head and staying under the covers all day. I dream of YI being an 18 and 8 guy, and spreading the defense for Devin, Lee and TWILL. I started with a personal trainer today. She is a 25 year old Brazilian, who is as hard bodied as a woman can get and still be beautiful. I dream of sticking with this program for the next year, and then at the end of the year, “FABIOLA” professes her love for me, and we ride off in my Porsche. (I actually do have the Porsche) YI scoring 30 was the second best thing that happened to me today. Can you guess what was the first?

Give the celtics Sean williams and Najera. keep yi!!!!

even tho we cant say he is a superstar just by scoring 30 points in 1 game, lets keep an eye on him to see what he offers this coming season

hope hes gonna bring that to nba

Paul,

You da man.

Chris2

“Net Income Says:
July 28th, 2009 at 4:04 pm

Okay, finally got a chance to view the video. I was slack-jawed."

Same here. The back to the basket play and the shot blocking aggressiveness was absolutely stunning.

If this is the Yi that is coming into training camp, I will be very, very excited.

Pau and Fabiola forever!

meh, saw the video, he still plays like a 7-foot shooting guard. He’s like a destitute man’s Kevin Durant.

Hey that’s not fair to Yi. It even took Peter Parker time to discover and develope his super powers!

This doesn’t mean much to me because it wasn’t in an NBA game against NBA-level competition. This is just like the potential signing of “Big Baby” Davis: come back to me when the Nets are playoff contenders as a result of his new-found aggressiveness.

hey guys, I’m from Canton where Yi played his CBA games in China 3 years back.

Watched the game last night. So surprised to see Yi change so much – the strength of his body and this aggressive play at low post.

believe he’s going to make some difference. Honestly, if Nets fans don’t like him at all, most of his Chinese fans would like to see him move to Boston.

Anyway, hope both Yi and Nets have an amazing new season.

Ya know.. it’s things like this that at least make me respect the fact Yi is trying.

Last season he showed up with a 3 point shot, after making next to none in Milwuakee. This season he’s showing up with some serious muscle. If he keeps it up, who knows what we’ll have if and when we move to Brooklyn…the strength of Dwight Howard, the shooting of Dirk Nowitski, the post moves of Pau Gasol, the passing of Magic Johnson, and the ferocity of Kevin Garnett?!?! Ok.. maybe I’m getting a little carried away.

BTW.. Paul, what was it? Did that ex-wife of yours finally dump her boy toy and take you back?

the 2nd game is on the run. Update you guys abt Yi’s performance shortly.

hope it’s another exciting night.

Latest update: Yi scored 20, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks

Helped China win Australia 81 – 80 in the second game