David Thorpe: Yi Jianlian Best Rookie So Far

Golden State Of Mind found this 11/15/2007 on myespn.go.com [flag]

Kevin Durant has the PR battle won, but ESPN's Thorpe says Yi has been the more effective player so far: As documented in a previous column , KD has a rare set of gifts, and he is the best 19-year-old player on Earth. But he does indeed play like a 19-year-old, looking like a kid in a candy store whose father is letting him eat whatever he wants. His propensity to shoot 3s has not lessened ... [link]

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Do You Believe in Yi?
Published 11/15/2007 by Atma Brother ONE <info@goldenstateofmind.com> at Golden State Of Mind
... Ya digg Yi? By the way where all the Yi Movement haters at now? (You'll want to turn off your speakers for this one...) [via TrueHoop - sinobball] Throwing it down so Yi-sily. (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) The Yi Sage at GSoM: 2007 NBA Draft: We want Yi Jian Lian! The Yi Movement Continues... ...

More All-Star Ballot Drama
Published 11/16/2007 by Bethlehem Shoals at FanHouse
... exclusion from the ballot. This despite a very strong showing thus far, and the esteemed David Thorpe calling him, not Durant, the front-runner for ROY. Of course, if Yi were on there, he'd be all but guaranteed the start. Is this to humble China and its polling clout? Does the league want to be assured ...

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Skeets and I pick our ridiculously premature All-Star starting lineups; discuss a few teams that are underachieving and overachieving just two weeks into the season; hear from our jolly good chap, Sir Stephon Marbury, and much, much more… We also Whoa Boy it up, jump on the Wizard’s cover train, and get set straight on the numbers thanks to ESPN’s David Thorpe. Enjoy.

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Can't Stop The Bleeding found this 11/15/2007 on lakersblog.latimes.com

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Yi continues to impress - Bucks Blog

Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: ... found this 11/15/2007 on blogs.jsonline.com

Bucks officials have to be smiling about the play of rookie Yi Jianlian, who has adapted quickly to the NBA game and fit smoothly into the team's starting lineup. The 7-footer from China has emerged as one of the league's best rookies in the early ...

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