Yi passes Durant atop Rookie Rankings

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  Man who seriously thought Yi would be any good? Haha

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How the NBA Rookies Stack Up So Far
Published 12/26/2007 by Memphis Bengal at Sports Frog
Durant good. Yi improving. Corey Brewer trying to stay on the floor with his defense. Although, given how bad the T-Wolves are, shouldn't he be on the floor regardless? Or is getting Mark Madsen run at the top of their list of things to do in Minny... A quick rundown of who's hot amongst the NBA newbies from Drew Packham at si.com here.

Ballin’: Time to Give the Lakers Love
Published 12/26/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Portland 89, Seattle 79 - Well that’s 11 in a row, but please, temper the talk of any phrases like “playoff run.” They’ll probably make it 12 against Memphis and 13 against Philly, but it likely ends the following night on New Year’s Eve against Utah - a team it has beat twice during this magical carpet ride. Durant had 23, and anyone who takes him out of the “Rookie Rankings” top spot, even for a week, is a simpleton. ...

Yi Jianlian: The saga continues
Published 12/26/2007 by PostmanR at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
... Again, I will not understate this: Yi Jianlian RAWKS HARDCORE. I have been rather dubious about his game thus far, because he seems too fragile, too thin to execute well in the NBA. But over the blogging break he put up a performance worthy of a considerable amount of praise. Some are even saying he might push Kevin Durant in the ROY race. ...

Friday Bucks Notes
Published 12/28/2007 by Alex <info@brewhoop.com> at Brew Hoop: Front Page Posts
... span of winnable games they face ten straight winning teams, including road tests against the Lakers, Suns, Jazz, Hornets, and Raptors. Hey, nobody said January in Wisconsin was nice, or fair. Let's just hope the Bucks heat up by the time they get to Los Angeles and keep warm the rest of the month. If not, it's going to be a long, unpleasant road to spring. Yi Jianlian is kind of a big deal. For more evidence, check out Drew Packham's latest SI.com Rookie Rankings, where Yi is ranked first. Yi is second to Kevin Durant in ESPN.com's David Thorpe's Rookie Top ...