Talk about Yi jian Lian thread !!

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Thomas J @ Jul 13 2008, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Joker @ Jul 13 2008, 01:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yi isn't even close to Dirk's level.</div>

If you are going to use an objective comparison via the stats, at this stage of the game, Yi is ahead of where Nowitzki was after one season.

Having said that, Nowitzki really blossomed in his second year, so this is a big year for Yi. He has to really improve his game.

But right now, you have to say Yi is a better player than Nowitzki after one season.
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lots of players have had better first years than Dirk

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 13 2008, 04:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (dino33 @ Jul 13 2008, 04:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It seems really weird that although i am chinese, and apparantly i live like 1 hour or less away from shenzhen (i live in Hong Kong).

Im not that exited about Yi joining the Nets. Darn, I better be more loyal to my country...</div>

Easy to explain. Chinese culture, there is a lot of deprecation of their own people. Hong Kong was a British colony for the longest time. Master and servant mentality. The servants keep their own in check to please the master.

Similar to the attitude of white NBA players in America. Knicks fans didn't want to draft a white player.
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not following you on the white/subordinate connection