Remember when we first traded for Yi, the Bucks still had to go play in China even though they had just gotten rid of him? Let’s make a tradition out of that. Wait for the games to be officially scheduled, then ship him out!

With good coaching Yi would be a superstar. A foundation for a championship.

Of course, this thread is a bit more about Yi than the others hijacked in recent days, but it’s more about how the Nets are indeed becoming global with Yi and a Russian owner…and no doubt Russian players. I know how that must hurt some people’s feelings, but it’s real.

He went from “The Next Dirk” to “The Next Bargniani”. He won’t be a superstar. It’s the same thing every year with him… He plays 3 or 4 good games, gets injured and sits out a month (at least), then plays terribly for the 60 remaining games of the season. It’s time to move on.

Hope it is Yao and Yi; hope it is Yi on another team than the Nets. Yi, mr. NI, gets so much attention b/c he is blown out of proportion. The next Dirk to the next dirt. I mean, look at the picture up there? Does that look like a player? Or someone surprised to be scoring? He would not even dominate a d-league or a college team. The future should not include Yi.

If Yi is still here next year I may shoot myself. Let’s just be honest here folks, he sucks. He’s a detriment anytime he’s on the floor. The fact that he can make shots here and there isn’t that promising when he’s a 7 footer and should be doing other things better.

@geo
The premise here is that Yi is the problem with the Nets, which is about as silly a statement, not to mention naive, as can be made.

Yi is on a rookie contract. He is not overpaid. He has a great work ethic. He does not complain, in English or Chinese…and he has expanded the Nets fan base.

“Yi is on a rookie contract. He is not overpaid. He has a great work ethic. He does not complain, in English or Chinese…and he has expanded the Nets fan base. YOU may not understand that, but the Nets do. And this stuff that Prokhorov is going to order him dumped is NUTS.”

Not a single thing you said has anything to do with his production on the court or an explanation why he gets as many touches as he does. We’re only concerned about his terrible play or inconsistencies. Nobody in this thread has said he’s specifically the reason we’re losing, or brought up Swat or anyone else. YOU brought all that in here. 4 good games, a month of injuries, 50 games of garbage. 2 seasons in a row now. That’s what this is about

@JB

So who should get more shots? You want Lopez to get 30 shots a game? You want Harris to shoot more? CDR, Lee who should be the second option besides Lopez? Seriously You want CDR or Lee to take 15 shots a game? Let me guess you want Boone to take 15 shots a game.

Everyone is awful, nobody can shoot.

@ Seeker
So what are you saying? Yi is a shooter? Yi, Mr. Seeker, is called a shooter not because he is so, but because that is the only thing he can kinda, i said kinda, do. Yi is Horrible.
By the way, if Lopez took 30 shots a game, at least we know we would have had more made FG per game and a better shooting percentage. CDR would not be going 1-13 or 2-15 all the time. So yes, we would be scoring more, and maybe we would have won one or two games.

“The premise here is that Yi is the problem with the Nets, which is about as silly a statement, not to mention naive, as can be made.”

The fact that we are 4-48 and have no defender at the PF position is the BIGGEST PROBLEM with the Nets could be stated a million times and people will still think it’s about Yi being Chinese probably cuz it’s in their best interests. Sometimes I think the Nets are secondary to Yi.

The should use Yi in the right way. Nets sucks not because of Yi.

We need a pass first pg and we need a go to guy at clutch time like VC….

Yi should be at 3 pts line to spread the floor. Once VC draw double team and open the lane, Yi can penetrate and attack the basket. Although, when down to game winning shot, we need VC……

The line up would looks a lot better like this.

Pass frist PG
CDR
VC
Yi
Brook

We would at least at 0.5 record…

@ Geo

Just think about the picture when Slopez forcing his shot. That must be look like a pro to you huh?

VC??

at Net Income:

“The premise here is that Yi is the problem with the Nets, which is about as silly a statement, not to mention naive, as can be made.”

Actually as far as the basketball issues go – Yi, for the past two seasons has most certainly been one of the biggest factors in this team’s horrid play. He is a pathetic excuse for an NBA starting power forward. On any half-way decent team, he is an 8th man at best. On a really good team, he never sees daylight. He is a merketing plaoy plain and simple, which brings me to your next quote:

“and he has expanded the Nets fan base”

OH REALLY?!? Yes – the fans are coming out in droves to see him lead the soon to be history-making Nets take on the league’s best. Give me a break.

The common fan does not get any satisfaction out of people in China tuning in to watch the Nets in their hideous China-themed generic red jerseys and neither should you if you have no financial stake in the team.

Guantong tigers to rape the Nets 150-75

Yi ’’accidentally’’ breaks his ankle and wont be playing the 2010-2011 NBA season…

:D ;) :) :(

@NI
I am in no way saying he is THE problem with the Nets, but he is one big problem. They have many problems, but not having a person able to play the PF spot or defend or be a crunch player is one big problem: you could say it is 1 out of 5 of the problems. And to call him a shooter when he shots less than 40% is a joke.

So who will Yi be compared to next since the whole “Next Bargnani” thing has flown face first through the window?

Put the names of any robotic, 7 foot stiffs in a hat and take your pick, because this has become an absolute joke. Yi just mentally doesn’t have what it takes to be a legitimate NBA star. Could he possibly become a solid bench player? Sure. But he’s soft defensively and his confidence inexplicably goes out of the window at random. He doesn’t shoot well enough to get the amount of shots he gets, his oppurtunities should be limited and earned like everyone else, I think Yi’s regression is partially because of the favoritism being shown towards him, you don’t baby NBA players you develop them into pros, that’s not the case with Yi.

Not the type of player you want to build around and frankly the Nets look foolish trying to present him as some type of centerpiece because he’s not. I wouldn’t mind him here if he was backing up someone who can rebound @ an efficient rate, defend, and finish in the paint because I don’t think he’s a bad kid, just not cut out to be a start or have outrageous comparisons made about him. Yi is Yi.

If he’s the starting PF next season after an offseason where the Nets have picks and space enough to make a significant upgrade, then you know what management is trying to do and they are putting something else before basketball as they have done all season long, and for the past few years. If the Nets are this stupid, and I wouldn’t put it past this organization, good luck selling Yi as a stud PF to the rabid fans lining up to watch this garbage in Brooklyn. Hopefully with a regime change some common sense and good basketball returns to the Nets.

What drives me nuts in addition to the fact he can’t play defense is his inability to hold on to the ball. If I were on the floor I’d pass to the bench before I pass to Yi. He’s better with rebounds and sometimes blocks. He just too soft a PF and offensively he’s not shooting well enough to require a double team. I doubt Yi’s going anywhere but it’s really sad that we’re settling for him as a starter.

at Dollar Bills:

“If the Nets are this stupid, and I wouldn’t put it past this organization, good luck selling Yi as a stud PF to the rabid fans lining up to watch this garbage in Brooklyn.”

This is poetry friend – well done.

Yi doesn’t suck, but the idea of building a team with him as an integral piece sucks, he should be a nice rotation depth swingman that can cause some match up problems but shouldn’t be featured in an offense or starting.

Yi is not a starter in NBA & should never be. But he could be a pretty good bench player with 15 min per game playing time. Against other bench players, he can contribute a lot for any team.

Yi should be the number 1 offensive option not an after thought behind Devin’s wild chucks, Brooks offbalance post shots, Lee’s bricks from all over and whatever junk the SF of the game decides to shoot.

I don’t mind going global. I think it’s good for the league. It is just obviously not a proven formula for an NBA Championship.

…I’m also sick of talking about Yi, just as many of us are. At least there is a whole bunch of us that can agree on that.

Soon the only fan base for the Nets will only be in China, if they don’t trade Yi before deadline.

If Yi was so valuable, then why have we not heard any interest in his wonderful contract? I’m not even sure Boston would now take him for Big Baby (who is playing poorly) or Orlando for Brandon Bass (not even playing and they want to trade him for a shooter!). Other teams may want to expand their fan base too, so why aren’t they asking about Yi?

Most of the direct money Yi brings to the Nets is in Haier commercials – but Haier is now advertising around the whole NBA, so that wouldn’t change much.

And besides all that, the Nets just added Hump (who is contibuting more to winning) and look to get a top PF this summer. Where would that leave Yi – would Yi’s agent start complaining again and cite his per 40 minute statistics?

Didn’t LeBron James leave off Yi’s name as being an asset on the Nets, even though LeBron wants to have good relations with China??

Nets will have more fans playing for the Chinese. The fans at NJ are terrible. There is an article of them being one of the worst in all sports.

That’s the bitter truth. NJ fans will never be happy, until you get rid of the player. Then there will be talk of how great they were in the “good ol days”.

I don’t even know why there is so much talk over a mediocre player from China, a country that’s not known to produce NBA ballers. I find it pathetic that Chinese media treat black players better, compared to Americans treating their own NBA foreign players.

Any real team with actual aspirations to compete in the NBA instead of trying to re-invent the wheel on a daily basis by marketing the most atrocious on-court product you could possibly assemble would have cut bait with this complete, passionless stiff by now. It is ridiculous that this is even up for debate.

The guy is a bum REGARDLESS of his nationality but because he is Asian he has value to the complete jokes that are running this organization and to Stern who has basically given up on trying to sell what has become a corrupt league to this country anymore.

If Yi were an American player out of college with the exact same skill set, he would have had to take his sorry game overseas to try and make a living elsewhere instead of wasting a roster spot in this league.

If the Nets want to go global, they might want to start by trying to win. That didn’t happen this year but I believe it will next year. A good coach will put his players in a position to succeed. Yi at PF will not succeed whether as a starter or a bench player no matter how many minutes he plays or touches he gets. When you read about how the team likes him you have to believe there is some sort of agenda going on while he can’t defend, shots 40% for a 7 ftr. and we’re on pace for the worst record of all time. The spin is just pathetic. Ratner, Yormark and Kiki can’t get dumped fast enough. Imo Thorn went along cuz he wants to lose. With a broke owner how else was he going to get a quality player the team could afford? This team just treats Yi like a puppet.

LOL. Yi haters can’t help themselves but keep talking about Yi. If you claim you’re tired of hearing about Yi, then just stop talking about him youself. It’s that simple.

Yi is nothing to defend. From Dirk to at best a nice guy off the bench to give you 10 – 15 minutes a night – yeah, that’s a high pick.

Strangely enough, I think the nets get more attention in China now than they do in the rest of the world. And it is for ONE reason only—Yi. All his team mates should be thankful to him because he has made them household names. It is amazing that we have some fans who say they would like to go global but at the same time use all the nasty words in the world to knock on our only international player. Do you honestly think any country will support the people who abuse one of her favorite sons?

at Russ:

Who on here ever said they care about “going global”??? I don’t care how many jerseys Yi sells in his native land. In this country, he is making my team SUCK every night. He is pitiful, one of the worst trades this franchise has ever made and THAT is saying something.

Nobody wants a globally popular team, many of us just want our New Jersey fan base back and for our team to remain where it belongs.

@Issac
“Nobody”? Speak for yourself. Only ignorant and self-important people would use this kind of generalization that comes from self projection. There are a lot of people,including D. Stern, who want to go global.

To even suggest that Yi get preferential treatment in the NBA is ridiculous. He get treated different because he’s the ONLY Chinese player in the NBA. He gets taken advantage of, but to suggest that he is given anything is blind prejudice.

For the steak of games where Yi average 20ppg, he was only unfairly criticized for not playing well with Lopez. Being called “robotic” for his lack of assists, the most important stat for a PF.

Special treatment is right, specially bad. Bucks fans also said Yi had special treatment, as well as Joe Alexander, being born in China. They traded away Yi, and all the other Chinese related players are gone or leaving the NBA.

1% of the NBA, come on people.

I appreciate you calling me ignorant, you must read my posts. I come off really uninformed huh? Defending David Stern is not going to impress upon me to give Yi another try. He is useless plain and simple, and Stern has done everything in his power to treat the fans of this team like complete garbage so i’m not sure why you would choose to applaud him.

If going global is your thing, enjoy this 7-win season for all its worth and deem it a rousing success for all I care.

Yi should stop acting as a silent boy.shout and apologize when needed.
If you just shot 1-12 but kept being silent,nobody could pass the ball to your butter-hands.On the other side,shout “give me the goddamn ball” out if you took a 6-6 shots(just make an example,it did not happen before).

By now,Yi is actually the robot with butter-hands.It is true,no doubt.

I don’t see what is wrong when there are half a billion people across the ocean wanting to watch two of their own play in an NBA pre-season game even though one is pretty bad now. Nets(everyone that is associated, fans included)is suffering through an agonizing season. To put an unproportional amount of blame on one single player is ridiculous. If Ti gets any special treatment, it is the specially bad treatment from some of the fans. His backups are never convincingly better than he is. Are Villanueva, Ryan Anderson or Hump consistent productive starters now?

Isaac…….Once again , I THANK YOU for your highly valued and sincere thoughts…….You always save me alot of typing……How anyone with even the slightest basketball IQ or anyone even being a Fan of the Game can justify anything that Yi does as positive is beyond me….There is NO POTENTIAL……He has and never will have any clue as to what he is doing out there…THANK YOU , ISAAC….

I’d like to add that I wish it wasn’t so…..