1. NJ won't do it. They've won 3 games this year, they are building for a few years down the line. Not trading guys in their early-mid-20s for 30-year-olds, even good ones. 2. Batier is not declining. After shooting crappy in November and the earlier part of December, Battier's overall shooting has returned to his usual level. He commented earlier this month that he was finally getting his legs back, I think it's showing in both his shooting and in other ways.
It's all about coaching. They weren't using him properly before. CF obsesses over Yi as usual, before it was constant bashing.
I think their new assistant coach Del Harris coached Yi in China before. It is pretty obvious why Del Harris is hired now and it shows how much they commit to developing Yi.
as soon as he makes a mistake, he get yanked. Yi played tentatively, and inconsistently. under the current coaching staff, he doesn't get yanked. Yi just plays, playing w confidence
I knew the reply would be something along this line. It just can't be a matter of Yi getting better, it had to be his coaches were holding him down. Don't blame the player, it's always something else. If his production falls off like in the past, what will you say then?
That his coaches lost faith in him, holding him to unrealistic expectations rather than giving him the benefit of the doubt - a clear double standard.
Yi still blows... Don't ride the jockstrap just yet... Just wait, He will round back to ****ty form...
He reminds me of a younger, less skilled, more athletic Dirk actually. He'll square up and shoot an unblockable (tall, high release) consistent shot from inside 3-pt line. Occasionally he'll put the ball on the floor and use his length to get a layup or dunk. Like Dirk, he's pretty bad at handling the ball during this drive, but Yi seems to go for a slam most of the time. Defensively he's pretty good on his man to stay in front and contest. It's when he has to rotate or position himself for boards that he's still having a harder time figuring out.
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This is a good write-up. I believe Yi can become a viable rotation player in the NBA if he can develop better court awareness and become more consistent. It's too early to write him off. The completely de-pressurized, lax situation on the Nets this year is the perfect situation for a player like him to experiment and figure out what he can do because the consequences don't matter. But if his production falls way off again for long periods of time, I don't know.
2 assists? The guy is basically a tall Von Wafer. As much as I'd like for him to succeed, I'll go ahead and say I think he's fools gold.
With his size, athleticism, and work ethic I think he will become a perenial all star within a couple years. He will continue to score while getting more minutes under Kiki and eventually start to get better on defense as his awareness improves. As mentioned earlier in this thread much of his recent accomplishments have a lot to do with the freedom that they are currently playing with under the new coaching staff.
i saw a few nets game this year.. 1) its because his team mates really suck. So even when he does pass it out they miss. 2) They dont really run plays off of Yi. He gets the ball to score. Otherwise he gives it back to the PG, usually Harris and he makes the assisting pass. But yes his assists should approve
