Johnson: "Unfortunately, I Didn't Have Chance To Work With Yi"
by Net Income on Oct 9, 2010 6:00 AM EDT
Email
PrintIn an interview with China's leading English language newspaper, Avery Johnson says it's too bad the Nets matchup with the Rockets next week isn't also a battle between Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.
The Nets coach was part of the front office when the team traded Yi in a salary dump just before free agency, but says he wishes he could have worked with the seven-footer. "Unfortunately, I did not have the chance to work with Yi," he told China Daily, adding, "he will definitely have great opportunity in Washington."
That said, the Nets coach told the paper the Nets will be bringing "a young and exiting team, which is led by Brook Lopez and Devin Harris" to Beijing and Guangzhou.
He also praised Derrick Favors (who he implied is still growing), describing him again as "the combination of Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and a little bit of Amare Stoudemire." Johnson suggested the Nets may be making another stop on their world tour, saying he hopes to get the chance to visit "Yao Ming's hometown, Shanghai."
- The Game is back - Chen Xiangfeng - China Daily
- Brooks: We have home court - Chen Xiangfeng - China Daily
- NETS: Nets Dancers Blog - Bonnie Lincoln - New Jersey Nets
37 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Boy, this guy is a BS artist. I don’t know which is worse: he wanted to work with Yi or Favors is a combination of Superman, Spiderman, and Hulk. Please, Avery, stop yourself. It is already embarrassing and it’s only been a couple of months!
(This is sarcastic; I understand he has to say those things about Yi in China; I know he’s glad Yi is not his headache; I also know he wants to trade Favors for Melo so he can keep his winning percentage intact)
by oman8 on Oct 9, 2010 6:37 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Unfortunately, I didn't have chance to work with John Wall and Yi
BK King - "Have it your way, Mr. Kroenke"
Could you imagine our team with Wall? Mannn did we really lose out on the luck game. This is why I hate the idea of losing to make the lottery.
I have see. Wall play. But again if favors is great do we still lose out
Great favors and great brook gives usba better chance in IMO
Bad Luck?
With our bad luck, both YI and CDR will flourish in their new homes. I know dumping both of them was the right thing to do, but that doesn’t mean we all won’t have some regrets.It would have been nice to get something for them, but the market for them was not good. Both have played well in pre-season so far. AND I am freaked out about Murph’s bad back, it’s the kind of thing that may haunt him and us all season. AND Brook gets mono?? AND we fall to the third pick in the draft, even though we had the worst record? When does the bad luck end?
Paul from Delray Beach
Time and chance happeneth to all
and yes the Nets have had their fair share of getting the short end of the stick. But it’s how they handle these adversities now that will pay off in the long run.
Name a player who was mediocre here but flourished elsewhere?
Antoine Wright, Marcus Williams, etc.
CDR will still be a child no matter what team he plays for.
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
by eLonepb on Oct 9, 2010 11:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
@ NET INCOME / NETS KING
You guys still looking to upgrade seats? I have an extra ticket for section 20
Yes it was obvious we got rob for CDR and Yi
Yi was worth at least a late first round pick due to his value for marketing and his contract isn’t that unreasonable plus he was injure most of last year so i do give him some slack for his shooting (not his horrible defense because he had a shoulder injury that he played thru), but the fact we got favors make this trade reasonable since there is no way favors would learn anything good from yi but we should have got a lot more value for him instead of paying 3m to get another team to take him.
CDR trade was even worst his contract was very fair and we gave him away for scraps, he would have been a valuable trade chip for the melo trade.
yeah the nets def jumped the gun on those two
blame it on Lebron’s flirtatious ways.
long live the queen
Durability is priority
All injuries last year contribute to the 72 losses plus bad coaching. Again we are under early warning with Harris and Murphy getting injured. Favor is a better choice than Yi, althoug I admire this guy’s offense by regular season things are different it get more physical. Favor will of course learn to adjust to it to avoid fouls like Brook, instead of them getting early fouls they try to do it other way around. Being big is really hard because you deal with big guys which create a lot of contacts and of course referees will call more fouls, coz the impact is more obvious. Even Shaq got inot foul trouble early and Howard have the same problem in his early years. The important thing is they stay in shape without injuries for first half of the season.
I believe today’s game will show some signs who our real first five. Iif Avery decide to play Favor in first five is not a bad idea, he gives an X-factor for other teams to figure out if he becomes a factor. If I were Avery I will live and let die with Favor, it’s worth to continue in that direction this preseason. It doesn’t really hurt us . The veterans like Humphrie, Smith and Murphy can rest their ailing body to prepare them and cope wih the demands once the season starts. I don’t see from any of these guys to give NETS a better edge once the season start, they are all mediocre, probably worse coz of their injuries. Favors is in good shape than these guys, let him learn , this is the time to learn , to see his flaws. Winning games is not priority it doesn’t mean anything or makes the other team looks inferior. It just give us positive outlook purely, motivational to fans and NET players.
This article is BS
Avery never wanted or never wants to work with Yi, Avery doesn’t think Favors could be Stoudemire, Garnett, or Duncan he is just saying that to boost up his value. The bottom line is the Nets still want Melo and a young Pg in return (maybe just Melo).
This is still my trade senario where everyone is happy.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=24c3ogk
Before you commet I put in T-Will in my trade for Hayes (which is not in NBA trade machine) this trade is nice and simple only involving three teams and 6 players.
Hawks are dying for a PG that could replace Bibby and put them over the hump. Nets are searching for their face of the franchise for Brooklyn and Nuggets want to reduce their cap and stay competitive/rebuild slowly Crawford and Favors are the best fit.
We need to make a trade before I get to emotionally attached to this team. We have traded a huge piece every year for quite some time now, get it done early… like a bandaid… one motion… RIGHT OFF!
I hear you... but
if the deal would be better later on (as long as favors shows progress) than its better for us to wait.
avery is starting to remind me of rex ryan
saying things he shouldn’t really say in a situation that doesn’t even really require him to say anything. a lot of big talk… hyping young stars, while older more expensive players are getting hurt.
How long will it take.........
Before there is no more talk of the Yi experiment. It was a total failure. Brook was quoted in an article saying how unorganized practice was, and all the favoritism toward Yi. Lets face it no coach that can help a soft player with no heart. In that situation size doesn’t matter.
He was just a bad player period, and may have set the nets back years in their reconstruction.
Enough with any more Yi talk. He was useless.
Great Wall
I think many of you are overlooking one thing -John Wall’s presence can make Yi into a very good player. C’mon, we should know that. Afterall, we saw what Kidd did for K-Mart and RJ. When they went elsewhere, they became average. Wall can be that kind of PG.
by imdkidd on Oct 9, 2010 1:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yi doesn't have it.
I have seen him up up pretty numbers before so this isn’t something new. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
Also
It’s obvious Avery is just saying the right things since we are going to be guests there in China. No need to get worked up about it.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on NetsDaily
Related FanShots on NetsDaily
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
