What attitude you moron! Yi has only said he'd be happy to play for Milwaukee. The only other comments are coming from all the other armchair quarterbacks.
it's not yi asking for a trade (he seems nice), it's the freaking chiense government. who the hell do they think they are? america does not operate under communism fools.
I dont' think this is Yi's decision or fault. I think this is Yi's agent, and management team who are demanding this and that. If I was Yi, I'd fire Fegan for creating this tension, and starting his career off the wrong foot. Yi and his team should be glad that he's in the NBA, and should work hard to excel.
People are so ignorant... Do you think the Chinese government has nothing better to do than wasting time paying attention to the freakin NBA draft? They have more important things to do, like passing Germany as the world's 3rd largest economy this year (already passed I believe). You know the problem with some of you here, is that whenever something happens in another country, it's always the foreign government's fault. Get your facts right before you open your mouth and before you pass comments on other countries that you know nothing about. Did you read anywhere that the Chinese government is asking for a trade? Which Chinese government official made any statement? Yeah go ahead and find me a source! As far as I know, Dan Fegan is an American agent, who is hired by Nike which is an American company.
Oh yeah, while we're at it... Police shoots citizen in New Orleans, USA: "It's the police department's fault. Sue them. " Police shoots citizen in China: "It must be the government's fault. Police = Government. " Steve Francis doesn't want to play in Toronto: "In USA we believe in free will and a player's right to choose where he wants to play. To hell with honoring agreements, I wanna pursue the American Dream. " Yi's agent doesn't want Yi to play in Milwaukee: "It must the the Chinese government's fault. " or "Yi should STFU and play in Milwaukee! Suck it up! (what happened to free will?)"
Cheetah, c'mon now. You know what I mean. The steroid investigation, the U.S. pulling out of the 1980 Olympics is completely different from messing with an individual team's personnel decisions, which is the issue Yetti brought up with Yi. zhaozhilong, thanks for the sense and I hope you and yao_fan_2007 are right all of this chatter is from Dan Fegan.
I know something about China and I believe they are behind Yi's actions. Why would Nike have problems with Milwaukee? I didn't see them complain when LBJ went to Cleveland or resigned with Cleveland. And you have to admit LBJ has a bigger market than Yi. Why would Dan Fegan have problems with Milwaukee? I'm sure he'd be ecstatic to have a player picked 6th in the draft. Finally, why would Yi have a problem with Milwaukee? He's NEVER BEEN to Milwaukee. How do you have problems with a place you've never been to? Milwaukee is a great situation for him basketballwise. The organization obviously wants him to succedd and will do their best to develop him. There is no pressure from the fans there, whereas fans in Boston or Philly will turn on him quick when he struggles that first season. And because there's no pressure Milwaukee can play him 30 minutes a game to advance his development. Yi should count his blessings that he didn't goto Boston or Philly. I know the fans in Boston were rooting against his selection, they would have turned on him quick, like 3 games into the season quick. I'm thinking Philly would have turned on him during the preseason.
That's really stupid. American players get trashed all the time for refusing to play for the teams that drafted them. Yi should STFU and go play basketball until he's earned the right to become a free agent. How much free will is there in China?
Um... I think zhao was just pointing out how every action by China is considered oppressive and communist...when in reality, China is just another country who happens to have 1.2 billion people. We ridicule what we're afraid of. Which is why some Americans try to pretend that China is some third world country where everyone is controlled by the government to quell their fears.
Sadly, people are finding excuses for not wanting this guy on the Rockets...I bet if he was white or black and had this kind of talent, this board would be all over him and dissing the Bucks for taking him when he clearly didn't want to be there. But the underlying sentiment is clear, we don't want another chinese guy on the rockets
LCII, I got a question for you. What exactly is the CBA?Is it just a basketball organization like the NBA? Earlier I was looking for possible power forwards that the Rockets could trade for and found a player named Xue Yuyang. He was drafted by Dallas but then traded to Denver but the CBa didnt feel he was ready for the NBA so they forbid him from coming over. What is his situation that they have that kind of power over him, is he under contract or something?
Why is it that Americans and others have their panties in such a bunch whining about Yi Jianlian *potentially* not playing for the Bucks, when Steve Francis (former Houston Rocket) did the very same thing not wanting to play in Canada? Must be just another USA double standard. And you know that these damned American jingoists don't have an argument, whenever they start their half-assed ranting about communism, China, or beating their chest about the USA as the Beacon of Liberty (tm). The American nationalist always instinctively looks for a foreign scapegoat to channel his hatred towards, and carefully avoids the issue of money, which is always paramount in the U$A and its corporations like NIKE.
If Yi really decides to force a trade out of Utah, how is it different from what Steve Francis did in 2001? Where was the outrage in 2001 like what we are seeing in this thread here? Geeze Yi may not even do that. You fools are just complaining about a rumor. I see so many hypocrites in this thread, LOL.
SF has been thought of as a spoiled brat ever since his fit in 1999. He has never really lived it down. Yes, there was outrage (except in Houston). The difference between what happened then and what's being discussed here is that the CBA is thought (probably falsely) to be involved, which raises things to another level. It wouldn't surprise me if Yi's handlers are actually the ones who brought the CBA's name into the picture to increase leverage against the Bucks. If that's true, I hope Yi fires them pronto and gets more responsible representation.
I'll be honest, I don't remember the reaction when Francis froced his way out of VANCOUVER in 1999. That was a long time ago and the internet was barely underway, shows like PTI hadn't sprung up on TV, ESPN was still a somewhat legit news network. Basically the only people who cared were fans in Vancouver and the Grizzlies organization, and well I guess there weren't fans and of course the Griz was a really weak organization. I'm sure that if Mike Conley did the same thing today (refuse the griz and demand a trade). There would be a fair amount of outrage and the player would get ripped. I believe there is some truth behind this rumor because of Yi's reaction, the last time I saw that reaction out of a draft pick was Eli Manning. If Yi were completely happy to goto Milwaukee, he would have issued a statement by now. Instead his camp is scrambling to figure out the right reaction, maybe they will agree to go, maybe they will hold out, but you gotta admit it's clear that no one from the Yi camp was happy last Thursday and they have let this rumor grow and grow.
Actually his handlers have done a great job, for all the complaining that people are doing, most of the anger would be directed at his agents or the CBA. By looking like a puppet, Yi actually gets a free pass from most of the criticism. Even if he pulled a Francis Yi wouldn't be considered a spoiled brat.
