Report: Yi's Chinese team to block Yi from Bucks - NBA
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| Winning The Turnover Battle found this 7/17/2007 on sports.espn.go.com [flag] |
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Comments (13)
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Atma Brother #1 +3FREE YI!-
BullsBlogger Free the Bucks-
Atma Brother #1 The Bucks unfortunately don't seem so well versed in the history of the Vancouver Grizzlies or the LA Clippers.
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JaketheSnake With the purchase of a Yi of equal or lesser value!
:P
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Fear the Beard Free Yi. -
Jason It's hard to imagine this fiasco ending well for Milwaukee. Mullin should be asking for the moon in exchange for taking Yi off their hands at this point. -
tykeenan Out of curiosity, what would you guys think to be a reasonable trade for Yi? Can Mullin force them into an awful deal this early in the game? I'm nothing close to a fan of giving up Wright or Monta for him. -
sportprojections Doesn't Brandan Wright for Yi get this done? -
Jason Yeah--realistically, I think Yi-for-Wright would make the most sense (restoring things to the way they should have gone down on draft night). I'm not sure that anything else is really feasible under the CBA, anyway.-
tykeenan Is Yi better than Wright? More intriguing, certainly, but I think a lot of that is because he's unknown. Wright's definitely a better athlete, and, while he doesn't have the same shooting or ballhandling ability, grades out as a better finisher and bigger defensive presence. I don't doubt that Yi's a better fit for Nellie, but will he be here by the time Yi comes around.
I was impressed by Yi's skills in summer league, but I couldn't see a huge difference between him and Jason Smith. Both have the same strengths and weaknesses, although Yi definitely has more potential.
In the end, I guess I just don't see what Yi brings that the team doesn't already have a ton of. (Seattle could have made this all so much easier by taking Yi at #5 where he should have gone.)
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Jason Is Yi better than Wright?
Good question. Yi wasn't great in Vegas, and he could very well turn out to be a flop. I think you hit the nail on the head, though--he's more intriguing, which is part of the enjoyment for fans. Plus, some of us have probably been brainwashed by GSoM's year-long Yi Movement.-
tykeenan It would be an easier decision if Wright weren't so raw himself. It boils down to the fact that, given the timeframes on when they'll both be ready and the skills they have, Wright more obviously improves the team at his peak. It also helps that I really like Wright and didn't sour on him at all after watching for a whole season at UNC. There's a reason everyone said he'd go 3rd during the season.
And I do like Yi. The Movement affects us all.
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Atma Brother #1 Plus, some of us have probably been brainwashed by GSoM's year-long Yi Movement.
Haha, seriously. What's wrong with those clowns?
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Charlie Villanueva = China's Worst Fear
Published 7/17/2007 by Hank Worrell at Winning The Turnover Battle
... Just when you thought the Yi Jianlian situation could not get any stranger, the Guandong Tigers hit you with a curveball. Today the chief of Yi's Chinese team, Chen Haitao, clarified why exactly there was no way that Yi could play for Milwaukee: ...
Chinese Paper Says Guangdong Will Prevent Yi From Joining Milwaukee
Published 7/17/2007 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... news, this should be taken with a pound of salt. Nonetheless: The Beijing Times reports that Yi's Chinese club team -- the Guangdong Tigers -- will block the forward from joining the Bucks. "This is not -- as media reports have said -- because Milwaukee, as a city with very few Chinese people, is not good for Yi's commercial development," [Guangdong boss] Chen [Haitao] said. "Rather we want to find a team suitable for Yi's growth. That's the root of the problem."I fail to see how Milwaukee isn't a great opportunity in terms of Yi's basketball growth. Places like Los Angeles and San Francisco might be better for Yi's financial growth or social growth, but I can't think of another roster where he'd get more playing time than Milwaukee's. ...
China Worried About Yi's Playing Time
Published 7/17/2007 by Simon at SimonOnSports
... Now the Chinese National team is coming out with another stupid excuse as to why Yi should not join the Milwaukee Bucks, that being that the Bucks have too many tall people. There 'point' if you can take it as legit is that their #1 concern is development of Yi for Team China and that if he was to play for the Milwaukee Bucks that he would have a difficult time garnering playing time and this would in fact stunt his growth. ...
Yi’s Chinese Team Hates Milwauee
Published 7/17/2007 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... -The Guangdong Tigers, Yi Jianlian’s Chinese team, do not want him in Milwaukee. ...
Yi Jianlian is not in Milwaukee yet
Published 7/17/2007 by The Cavalier at YAYsports! NBA
... The whole mess has a new snag here today - Yi’s Chinese League team has stated that they’ll refuse to allow him to play for Milwaukee. ...
Easy Yi Update
Published 7/17/2007 by Brad at Chuckie Hacks
First, it was Yi's agent talking smack. Now, it's the Chinese National team. What's the problem? Small market? Small Asian population? Cold weather? Nope, Yi's growth on the Bucks: "Rather we want to find a team suitable for Yi's growth. That's the root of the problem ," My goodness, what's next? Easy Yi's least favorite color is forest green? He has a personal vendetta against Blue Edwards?
Importing from China
Published 7/17/2007 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
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The Milwaukee Bucks' campaign to secure the services of reluctant power forward Yi Jianlian has suffered a blow after the player's Chinese club said it would block his move to the United States. ...
Yi to flee?
Published 7/17/2007 by Brett at The Bratwurst - Milwaukee Bucks Blog
... Well, it all comes out now: the director of Yi’s Chinese League team has announced that they will not allow Yi to play for Milwaukee. And the reason is: they are scared of Charlie Villanueva. ...
Tuesday Bullets
Published 7/17/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... have no intention of letting Yi join the Bucks. The report: "Yi, taken by Milwaukee with the sixth selection in the NBA draft last month, would 'definitely not' play for Milwaukee, Tuesday's Beijing News quoted Guangdong Tigers chief, Chen Haitao, as saying 'This is not -- as media reports have said -- because Milwaukee, as a city with very few Chinese people, is not good for Yi's commercial development,' Chen said. 'Rather we want to find a team suitable for Yi's growth. That's the root of the problem...' How are the Chinese spinning it? Yi wouldn't get playing time behind Andrew Bogut. ...
Bucks Not the Boss of Yi
Published 7/17/2007 by Kevin Hayward at All on the Field sports blog
The Milwaukee Bucks' worst nightmare has come true: it appears that their first draft pick, Yi Jianlian, will not sign with the team. ...
No Soup For You!
Published 7/17/2007 by Bstone at Brahsome - Care To Get Nice?
... So, um, look. About that one night last month, you know, when we got together. Um. Well, see, we're not gonna be cool with staying at your place. Ever, actually. So, um, don't call, m'kay? Sure it happens every other weekend to us anyway, but at least the city of Milwaukee knows how we feel now, as it has officially been spurned by Yi Jianlian, their first round pick (you may have heard of him before) in last month's NBA draft. So awkward. ...
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
Published 7/17/2007 by Ty Keenan at Plissken at the Buzzer
... One familiar name will keep popping up in Golden State trade rumors: Yi Jianlian. With the announcement today that the Guangdong Tigers (Jianlian's Chinese club) will block any deal with Milwaukee, his trade value will only get lower. Trouble is, ...
Sports Roundup 7-17-07
Published 7/17/2007 by tips@sportable.com at Sportable, Where Sports are a Lifestyle
... Hey, at least the Brewers are in first place. After the Milwaukee Bucks selected Chinese sensation Yi Jianlian, it was widely speculated that he would never suit up in a small Asian market. That became even more likely today, as Yi’s Chinese team confirmed that they will block his move to the United States. Basketball officials say the Bucks aren’t good for Yi’s development because of their frontcourt situation. I’d say crippling any relationship with the NBA isn’t good either. ...
The NBA and YI
Published 7/18/2007 by Brian at BMac's Blog: The Rants of a Basketball Maven
According to an ESPN report , Yi Jianlian's Chinese tem will not allow him to play for the Milwaukee Bucks: Yi, taken by Milwaukee with the sixth selection in the NBA draft last month, would "definitely not" play for Milwaukee, Tuesday's Beijing News quoted Guangdong Tigers chief, Chen Haitao, as saying. "This is not -- as media reports have said -- because Milwaukee, as a city with very few Chinese people, is not good for Yi's commercial development," Chen said. "Rather we want to find a team suitable for Yi's growth. That's the root of the problem," he added. Sure, because Yi's growth will be much better playing for Guandong in the CBA (the Chinese Basketball Association, not the tougher Continental Basketball Association). I don't understand how his team has any say in the matter. When a European player wants to come to the States, he simply has to pay the buyout in his contract. Barcelona cannot determine where Juan ...
Dodging the Draft
Published 7/18/2007 by TexSUN <info@brightsideofthesun.com> at Bright Side Of The Sun: Front Page Posts
ESPN is reporting that Yi Jianlian will "definitely not" play for the Bucks, by order of his national team. You know, it's probably a good thing I'm running short on time tonight. Otherwise, fresh on the heels of a week spent watching a summer league filled with guys who would happily be the 12th man on worst team ever for a chance to play in the NBA, this news would likely inspire a lengthy tirade that's best left unwritten. This isn't even the Suns' guy after all, so I guess it isn't my place to get all worked up about it. However, the Suns were looking at him prior to the draft, and there's the slightest possibility he could have been their selection had Atlanta's pick fallen their way. Which begs the question, would he have even played here if he'd been selected? It seems the claim from his team back home now is that there were concerns that Yi wouldn't get enough playing time on the Bucks to d ...
Not on China’s Hot List
Published 7/18/2007 by MrVegas at Garbage Minutes
I find great irony in the fact that Yi Jianlian, a player from a communist country, is taking a more capitalistic approach to one of the more communist traditions of American sports. Yi and his representatives are attempting to hold the Milwaukee Bucks hostage claiming Yi will not play for the Bucks, so the Bucks best option is to either trade Yi or expect him to return to China. Why does Yi s camp take this stance do you ask? Because the Bucks excessive amount of tall players will hinder Yi s ability to develop for the Chinese National Team, according to Chen Haitao, owner of Yi s former (and possibly current) team in China. I have a couple of opinions on this matter. First, playing in the NBA against better competition than the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) will encourage Yi s development, not hinder it, as long as Yi stops acting like a spoiled brat and puts the effort into learning. The NBA has better competi ...
Happenings And Mishappenings: The Falcons Need To Sign Daunte Culpepper
Published 7/18/2007 by Luke Halpert at Nyjer Please
... Yi will never, ever, ever, ever, ever play for the Bucks. EVER! - ESPN.com ...
Report: Yi Definitely Not Playing For Bucks
Published 7/18/2007 by Angelo at NBA Obsessed - NBA Basketball News
... According to Cheng Haitao, the owner of Yi Jianlan’s former team in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), Yi will definitely not sign with and play for the Milwaukee Bucks. Though there was an issue about the lack of Chinese Americans to make a suitable market for Yi, the real issue was about his development. ...
Today’s Links 7/18
Published 7/18/2007 by FLCeltsFan at Celtics247.com
... Chinese team says Bucks not good fit for Yi ...
What The Chinese Goverment Wants, The Chinese Goverment Gets
Published 7/18/2007 by Marco at Just Call Me Juice
... I love the Chinese government. When these guys want something done, they get it done. They do not fuck around with anything. Take for instance these stories from today. First off, it appears as if Yi won't be bringing his lawn chair-posting game to Milwaukee, as the Chinese government does not see it fit that he goes to Milwaukee because it's lack of Chinese citizens and because well, it's Milwaukee. The Bucks have now basically wasted the 6th pick of the draft and Yi has sealed his fate to become a gigantic bust, but whatever the Chinese government wants, it gets. ...
