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**agoo101284** · 07-09-2007, 05:50 PM

That's 38% shooting and 4 boards a game.

From a powerforward.

In the summer league.

Causeway · 07-09-2007, 05:58 PM

Sweeeeeet Ray Allen looks better every day.

**#1AntoineWalkerFan** · 07-09-2007, 06:09 PM

Yi will be very good...we do not have the luxury of waiting for that to develop...so even if Yi becomes Dirk light in 5 years it still would be worth it to trade the pick for allen...who wants to wait another 5 years on top of the 5 years weve been waiting for dannys 3 year plan...

Causeway · 07-09-2007, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by #1AntoineWalkerFan

...who wants to wait another 5 years on top of the 5 years weve been waiting for dannys 3 year plan...

you just could not resist.

even you would admit, things are looking bright.

silverpaw1786 · 07-09-2007, 06:14 PM

"After three games, Yi is averaging 17.3 points per game on 30 percent shooting with far more fouls (20) than field goals (12)."

**#1AntoineWalkerFan** · 07-09-2007, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Causeway

you just could not resist.

even you would admit, things are looking bright.

cmon how could i resist a chance to bash ainge

and yes things are looking bright but in order for them to become bright ainge better take ratliffs contract and land something for it...if not he will just have us going in circles for another season

rainman · 07-09-2007, 07:12 PM

The team i thought should have taken Yi was Seattle(Boston would have done the selecting), to me Durant and Yi would have been a great foundation to build on, Green does a bit less for me to put it midly.

Jenness · 07-09-2007, 11:24 PM

Yi's looked somewhat mechanical too me. I'm not referring to his movements exactly. He's actually pretty fluid and he's got good form on his various shots. But he looks like he's practicing rather than going up against live bodies who are pressuring and bumping him. Like he's in an instructional video and instead of reacting to defenders and getting up a shot in a different way or a little higher or a little quicker, he just goes through with how he's been taught and he shoots an airball. He's slow to react is basically what I'm saying.

Ainge for 3 · 07-17-2007, 06:11 AM

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Chinese club to block Yi's move to Milwaukee - report

BEIJING, July 17 (Reuters) - The Milwaukee Bucks' campaign to secure the services of reluctant power forward Yi Jianlian has suffered a blow after the player's Chinese club said they would block his move to the United States.

Seven-foot (2.13-metre) Yi, taken by Milwaukee with the sixth selection in the NBA draft last month, would "definitely not" play for Milwaukee, Tuesday's Beijing News quoted Guangdong Tigers chief, Chen Haitao, as saying.

"This is not -- as media reports have said -- because Milwaukee, as a city with very few Chinese people, is not good for Yi's commercial development," Chen said.

"Rather we want to find a team suitable for Yi's growth. That's the root of the problem," he added.

Earlier in July, Yi's Chinese agent said the unsigned player was looking to trade to another club, despite pledges by Milwaukee officials to do whatever they could to make him feel at home.

Chen expressed concern that Yi would have trouble getting game time at the Bucks, whose squad boasts Australian 7-footer Andrew Bogut and a number of other tall young players.

"The national team and the Olympic Games are now our key considerations... If (Yi) goes to a team where he can't compete, that would be being irresponsible to the national team," Chen said.

link...

Has an NBA team flushed a Top 6 pick down the toilet like the Bucks just did? At least Darko was signed by the Pistons. What a CF.

Causeway · 07-17-2007, 07:35 AM

This really is a mess. As much as I hate guys holding out like this, the Bucks made a terrible decision. It was made clear Yi (or his people) did not want to pay for the Bucks. How do trades work for a drafted but unsigned guy work? Theo for Yi?

Ainge for 3 · 07-17-2007, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Causeway

This really is a mess. As much as I hate guys holding out like this, the Bucks made a terrible decision. It was made clear Yi (or his people) did not want to pay for the Bucks. How do trades work for a drafted but unsigned guy work? Theo for Yi?

I guess it's no different from trading the rights to a player on draft night. Is there a trade window during the offseason or is it just all the way up to the 2008 mid-season deadline?

I'd probably give up more than just Theo's contract. I know Golden State loves him. They'd probably offer something halfway reasonable for him, so we'd need to offer something halfway reasonable.

pokpok · 07-18-2007, 01:18 AM

theo, tony allen and bassy telfair for Yi..

omg

al jefferson
yi jianlian
paul pierce
ray allen
rajon rondo

wow.

**#1AntoineWalkerFan** · 07-18-2007, 08:41 AM

you cant trade 14 million dollars in contracts for a rookie...and why would you want to anyway??

**agoo101284** · 07-18-2007, 08:56 AM

Ratliff for Yi is a bad move.

Some of the kids for Yi isn't bad.

The other thing that I question with the Bucks taking Yi is don't they have Bogut and Villanueva in the front court? Neither is great, but Yi isn't going to be that useful over there.

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