<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LARVA @ Jul 19 2008, 12:08 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 19 2008, 06:34 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yi has to improve this season without excuses.</div>
agree!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 19 2008, 06:34 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Statistically, he added no additional wins for the Bucks last year. Hopefully, he'll learn to be more active and contribute more from his minutes.</div>
there is an interesting statistic for Yi: before he win the titles of dec. best rookie, bucks win almost all the games that when he shot more than 15 times.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 19 2008, 06:34 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Playing for the CNT does nothing for Yi's development.</div>
the head coach of CNT is a good coach from Lithuania:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Kazlauskas
he has taught yi a lot.
imo playing for National team is unconditional, proud to serve one's country.
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Just that quite a few of us has been following the CNT for at least 5 years on the Yaomingmania forum. We follow Yao and Yi from the 2004 Olympics. Over the last 2 years, all their players post around the same stats game after game. There is no player development. The terrible guards still make the same mistakes and can't break the press. The players like Wang ZZ still can't play defense. Yao is a better post player from experience in the NBA, but he's lost his creativity he showed in his rookie year. I remember watching Yao do a dribble spin pull up near the key in Madison Square Garden.
As for the Yi and his time on the Bucks, I have nothing good to say. They have no sympathy for Yi and was good for both parties that they parted ways. Yi posted some good numbers for the few games that he made a difference..... too few. Crazy thing is I'm seeing history repeat in what they're doing to Joe Alexander.