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So... we all know the incredible potential and skill set Yi possesses. However, his stats for the rookie season were not spectacular and I think most fans were slightly disappointed. What do you guys think will be Yi's peak and which player in the NBA right now will most likely serve as an example of where he is headed?

In my opinion, I think Yi will peak as a:

15pt
7rb
2blk

Player while playing 30-32 minutes a night as a solidified starter. I think in the next 5 years he will gradually creep up his stats and play a very similar game as compared to Vladimir Radmanovic of the Lakers right now. Those of you unfamiliar, Radmanovic runs the floor quite well and tends to hang around the perimeter setting picks and looking for long-range shots with very little post-up ability. Although we can argue that Yi may develop somewhat of a reliable post-up routine. This may be the most accurate player to be compared to at the moment. Radmanovic can also be streaky; As we have seen in Yi's rookie season, he can bounce in all directions with his production. On one night shooting 14-17 for 29pts while another night going 1-10. This is exactly the case in Radmanovic; a starter that plays mostly the first and third quarters and rarely any meaningful minutes in the fourth, unless he is needed for tight defense and the ability to annoy the opposing team.

As for the future, and where he may peak at, I see Yi being a tier lower than the current Dirk Nowitzki. I truly don't think Yi has the mentality for an NBA superstar and certainly not an MVP. Those who think Yi will be the NEXT Dirk is heavily mistaken. Yi does not possess the drive to lead a team at this point in time and I doubt he will develop this natural-sense of leadership.

Please discuss.

P.S. Why is it that I can't see my picture below my name to the left of my post? Thanks!
 
Heh. I guess you did it already. I see your avy.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ Jul 23 2008, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Did you set your avatar?

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Yup I just figured it out. Thanks anyways!
 
You can edit a signature, too, which shows up below each of your posts.
 
Welcome to S2, AhLian! If you have any questions, PM me.


I don't think that'd be bad at all for Yi. I hope he'd be able to get up there, that'd be about where Nenad was. And we were pretty damn good with him as our ONLY above average big man. Hell, all we had were underachieving bench players playing in the frontcourt alongside him.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_War_Poet_ForLife @ Jul 23 2008, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I say he can get up to 17/8/1.5</div>

I think 17 may be just a bit too much. It all has to do with a number of factors including, most importantly, playing time as well as physical conditioning and player determination.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 23 2008, 08:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_War_Poet_ForLife @ Jul 23 2008, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I say he can get up to 17/8/1.5</div>

I think 17 may be just a bit too much. It all has to do with a number of factors including, most importantly, playing time as well as physical conditioning and player determination.
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Welcome to S2 forum Ahlian，hope YI have good performance in Nets，and hope Nets have more and more asian fans。
 
16ppg/8rpg/3apg is what my honest expectations are... i mean he has already seen and played in the nba level... so he should know what it takes to do it for 82 games... remember last year with the bucks first 3 months of the season he avg 12ppg... then he just dropped... maybe fatigue? maybe frustration... but it dropped...

hope with him being happy near a high population of chinese / asians... it can keep him focused to be the NJ NETS version of yao
 
i think Yi has all the moves and skills 2 average 20ppg, but idk if its gonna happen I think his max will be 18 maybe.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jtballa2o1 @ Jul 23 2008, 10:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>i think Yi has all the moves and skills 2 average 20ppg, but idk if its gonna happen I think his max will be 18 maybe.</div>
I'd be happy if he ever average 18 in any season with Nets. I think it's his ceiling, although he's young and everything is in his hands.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Belarus @ Jul 23 2008, 10:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jtballa2o1 @ Jul 23 2008, 10:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>i think Yi has all the moves and skills 2 average 20ppg, but idk if its gonna happen I think his max will be 18 maybe.</div>
I'd be happy if he ever average 18 in any season with Nets. I think it's his ceiling, although he's young and everything is in his hands.
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yupp I havent seen a lot of his game but like, his shooting form looks grea,t he has a little post game, he almost averaged a block, 4 rebounds as a rookie isnt bad and....... he has a A- in potential in 2k8 so hes good in my books lol
 
Work hard everyday，he will do anything make you excited，hope VC teach some dunk skill to Yi，hehe，Yi always love dunk too。
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yinets1860 @ Jul 23 2008, 10:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Work hard everyday，he will do anything make you excited，hope VC teach some dunk skill to Yi，hehe，Yi always love dunk too。</div>
I guess we can hope lol
 
I would be extremely happy if Yi can average 8 rebounds. Worry about scoring after that.
 
I think he MIGHT be able to average 8. In a couple of years, though. Next year I'm gonna guess 6rbs a game. That's not too bad considering his style of play doesn't allow him to go for offensive rebounds.

20pts a game is too much to expect out of him. Right now he doesn't have a superstar's mentality of taking over a game or any thought of dominating an opponent. He is merely doing his job, rather than attempting to get a raise.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 23 2008, 10:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think he MIGHT be able to average 8. In a couple of years, though. Next year I'm gonna guess 6rbs a game. That's not too bad considering his style of play doesn't allow him to go for offensive rebounds.

20pts a game is too much to expect out of him. Right now he doesn't have a superstar's mentality of taking over a game or any thought of dominating an opponent. He is merely doing his job, rather than attempting to get a raise.</div>
But in his prime i don't think 20, or something 2 far away from that, is out of the question.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jtballa2o1 @ Jul 23 2008, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 23 2008, 10:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think he MIGHT be able to average 8. In a couple of years, though. Next year I'm gonna guess 6rbs a game. That's not too bad considering his style of play doesn't allow him to go for offensive rebounds.

20pts a game is too much to expect out of him. Right now he doesn't have a superstar's mentality of taking over a game or any thought of dominating an opponent. He is merely doing his job, rather than attempting to get a raise.</div>
But in his prime i don't think 20, or something 2 far away from that, is out of the question.
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His prime may be sooner than we can expect. It is nearly guaranteed that players out of the Guangdong Tigers (the China team Yi played for) shave off at least 2-3 years off of their true age. They did this for Chen Jianghua (a reserve PG for the CNT) as well yet he is still seen as a young, rising star.
 
You really think Yi's handle is only as good as VladRad's?
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan @ Jul 23 2008, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You really think Yi's handle is only as good as VladRad's?</div>

Maybe only slightly better. You don't see Yi posting up and doing KG fadeaways as often as you see him dribble once and pass it off to a guard at the top of the key, aka Radmanovic.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 24 2008, 12:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jtballa2o1 @ Jul 23 2008, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 23 2008, 10:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think he MIGHT be able to average 8. In a couple of years, though. Next year I'm gonna guess 6rbs a game. That's not too bad considering his style of play doesn't allow him to go for offensive rebounds.

20pts a game is too much to expect out of him. Right now he doesn't have a superstar's mentality of taking over a game or any thought of dominating an opponent. He is merely doing his job, rather than attempting to get a raise.</div>
But in his prime i don't think 20, or something 2 far away from that, is out of the question.
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His prime may be sooner than we can expect. It is nearly guaranteed that players out of the Guangdong Tigers (the China team Yi played for) shave off at least 2-3 years off of their true age. They did this for Chen Jianghua (a reserve PG for the CNT) as well yet he is still seen as a young, rising star.
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I'm going to skip the Yi actual age BS. The Kid needs more NBA experience. It usually takes 3 years before players start putting up average stats. His physical prime and NBA prime might not correlate.

If he plays good defense and rebound, it'll keep him in the league. Anything after that is gravy.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 23 2008, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 24 2008, 12:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jtballa2o1 @ Jul 23 2008, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 23 2008, 10:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think he MIGHT be able to average 8. In a couple of years, though. Next year I'm gonna guess 6rbs a game. That's not too bad considering his style of play doesn't allow him to go for offensive rebounds.

20pts a game is too much to expect out of him. Right now he doesn't have a superstar's mentality of taking over a game or any thought of dominating an opponent. He is merely doing his job, rather than attempting to get a raise.</div>
But in his prime i don't think 20, or something 2 far away from that, is out of the question.
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His prime may be sooner than we can expect. It is nearly guaranteed that players out of the Guangdong Tigers (the China team Yi played for) shave off at least 2-3 years off of their true age. They did this for Chen Jianghua (a reserve PG for the CNT) as well yet he is still seen as a young, rising star.
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I'm going to skip the Yi actual age BS. The Kid needs more NBA experience. It usually takes 3 years before players start putting up average stats. His physical prime and NBA prime might not correlate.

If he plays good defense and rebound, it'll keep him in the league. Anything after that is gravy.
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The thing is, Chinese fans don't just want him in this league, they want him to dominate in this league. The want him to be the next Dirk. The want him to be better than Yao. They want him to win a championship. They want to follow his lead.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 24 2008, 12:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Malorkayel @ Jul 23 2008, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 24 2008, 12:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jtballa2o1 @ Jul 23 2008, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 23 2008, 10:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think he MIGHT be able to average 8. In a couple of years, though. Next year I'm gonna guess 6rbs a game. That's not too bad considering his style of play doesn't allow him to go for offensive rebounds.

20pts a game is too much to expect out of him. Right now he doesn't have a superstar's mentality of taking over a game or any thought of dominating an opponent. He is merely doing his job, rather than attempting to get a raise.</div>
But in his prime i don't think 20, or something 2 far away from that, is out of the question.
</div>

His prime may be sooner than we can expect. It is nearly guaranteed that players out of the Guangdong Tigers (the China team Yi played for) shave off at least 2-3 years off of their true age. They did this for Chen Jianghua (a reserve PG for the CNT) as well yet he is still seen as a young, rising star.
</div>

I'm going to skip the Yi actual age BS. The Kid needs more NBA experience. It usually takes 3 years before players start putting up average stats. His physical prime and NBA prime might not correlate.

If he plays good defense and rebound, it'll keep him in the league. Anything after that is gravy.
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The thing is, Chinese fans don't just want him in this league, they want him to dominate in this league. The want him to be the next Dirk. The want him to be better than Yao. They want him to win a championship. They want to follow his lead.
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Wow，yes，more and more chinese people watch the NBA match because Yao and Yi，i am sure NBA is the most famous league in China，Rockets earn more and more money from China 。
lol，i don‘t know what will happend if we can’t watch the Nba match。
 
And with the incoming of Sun Yue next season, NBA in the eyes of the Chinese will be even larger.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 24 2008, 01:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>And with the incoming of Sun Yue next season, NBA in the eyes of the Chinese will be even larger.</div>

I don‘t know if Lakers need Sun Yue，if Sue Yue come to lakers，he will have few time play game。
 
Sun Yue's coming over next season? That's awesome, I hope he does well!
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 23 2008, 08:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>In my opinion, I think Yi will peak as a:

15pt
7rb
2blk
Please discuss.</div>

0 league championships, 0 conference championships, 0 division championships.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Return of the Raider @ Jul 24 2008, 05:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AhLian @ Jul 23 2008, 08:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>In my opinion, I think Yi will peak as a:

15pt
7rb
2blk
Please discuss.</div>

0 league championships, 0 conference championships, 0 division championships.
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Well, if you put 0 divisional championships, the rest is redundant and logically impossible.


I do not like green eggs and ham...
 
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