Yi could be a good NBA player because he can put the ball on the floor and seems to have a good understanding of how to attack the basket. For his size there are only two players that have that kind of mobility: KG and Dirk. Besides the strong banger types are a dying breed most bigs these days are face up shooters like Rashard Lewis. Ask yourself how many teams have a big guy like Ben Wallace? Also the Rockets could develop Yi much faster if Yao worked with him on his game and you know Yao will help him in game situations just by drawing attention away from him. If Yi slides down and the Rockets can pick him up in the second round they should pull the trigger.
Gee...Why is the music Japanese? Edit: Anyway I turn off the speaker while watching the mix. it doesn' help his cause. Most of the highlights are dunks, which are not that impressive anyway. I see he relies on his "explosiveness" to get to the basket. I use quotes because it doesn't look that quick, it's more like his opponents are slower than him. With the NBA players getting more athletic, he is going to struggle for a while. He looks faster than Yao, but that doesn't say much. Yao has the height advantage while he is just another 7-footer. His best bet would be to play center position since nowadays center positions are pretty weak in NBA, not many players are in the same level as Yao, Shaq, Big Ben and even Big Z.
hmm... if the rockets are intrested in him... they should not waste their draft pick.. instead they should trade down.. maybe to new york.. trade them our draft pick and they give us their two draft picks from denver and san antonio. since several player is going to stay in college... theres not that many chance that we're goign to get brandon roy or sheldm williams or anyone that we need. i don't realy like the idea of getting reddick or someone thats just one dimensional player, so we can do this to get yi and someone else. Well.. if we trade our draft pick to newa york for their denver pick and qyntion woods, i don't think thats a bad idea.
Whoever mixed the tape, the music is really lame and gay regardless what language was in. I knind like Yi's floating jumper, never seen a big man done that. Could be somthing special.
That's about the only true highlights in the mix. But his release is not that quick, I bet Stro would love to defend him one on one because we all know Stro like to jump out of the building for blocks.
draft yi with first rounder, draft sun with second rounder sign wang zhizhi. Yao Wang Yi Tmac Sun how about no?
Yi=Darko Milic Both are projects that will take some years before they develop. Draft a Roy, Morrison, Gay, but don't waste a pick on some project. I will be pi**ed off if the Rockets pick the guy--we need someone who will be an impact player in their rookie year.
I watched some High-light videos of Yi, and he looked slow and bad. Maybe it's just 'cause I watched the Rudy Gay videos first. Of course we should draft him and get another allstar starter .
Well, he has this hang time in the air very similar to Ray Allen. Very old school type of shooting. If he can work on that, he can be really good at it. His athletism probably is not the most impressive qualtiy he has by NBA standard, but he has this soft touch and shooting style you dont see in many NBA big men. He is listed as SF/PF. a 7 footer SF would be interesting.
Yi may not look like a 240-pounder, but I think he really is. If you watch the highlights closely, you will see that his legs are much sturdier than KG's. So Yi probably does weigh more than KG, which is 220 lbs. Starting with a skinny upper body means that Yi has the potential for bulking up quite a bit. If he zooms up to 255 lbs, he will be a monster. That said, I wouldn't pick him up in the first round. His highlights are good for showing off his physical abilities, but they say nothing about whether he has any basketball sense. If he dropped to the 2nd round, I would grab him.
Actually Yi is not that explosive. His strengths are good body coordination, good size, good athleticism, and a nice shooting touch. That's a unique combo that'll make him a servicable NBA player, but I'm not sure what his ceiling is. He can end up being a backup pf or a starter. I wouldn't take him with the lotto pick. Maybe late first round and second round.
