Looks like he is on juice. Box out, defense, rebounding. Those are the things he need to improve the most. Have some more muscles helps, of course.
It looks photoshopped...odd that there is only one pic that looks like that on the internet(none of them from a reputable source) ...what happened to his acne? Fake...
Most asian guys have very similiar looking faces. It looks like a picture of another asian guy with more muscles. Whopee. Let's grab some random asian man's pic and pretend he is Yi.
Great looking 'mirrir muscles' are good for pulling chicks and getting respect in the gym and on the beach. Not so much for helping in sports. Core strength is where its at.
I was thinking the same thing. There is no way he can get that big that fast without help of steroids.
Absolutely, Looking good does not translate in playing good. He has to earn it by playing with fire. The Nets should try to get him in early and work on his game.
Here are a couple of pictures from a few days ago: http://www.cctv.com/program/sportsscene/20090729/104450.shtml That pic in the OP doesn't look legit.
Reports I read said he gained 10 lbs of muscle and lost some body fat. 10 lbs is not nothing, but it doesn't turn you from 2008-2009 Yi into Dwight Howard. I think the first pic is simply one where he was gripping hard and thus had the "flexing" effect. In any case, lets see if things translate to the NBA game next November.
yea, completely agree. i remember i saw a pic around when he was drafted, an he looked just as cut as this pic, maybe not as big. I think it just the flexing effect too, and some added muscle. he's just very cut.
lol to the people who think its fake.. who would actually take the time to make a fake pic of a jacked up Yi Jianlian
Well... most white guys have very similar looking faces, and so do most black guys, mexican guys, and most indian guys.. I'm surprised at the vascularity of that first pic.. it almost looks unreal.
