Yi in 2k8

by Atma Brother ONE on Nov 4, 2006 9:19 AM PST in Hype

Even LeBron respects game!

I know we've picked up a lot of new GSoM community members in the recent weeks, so if you're not well versed on The Yi Movement- don't sleep!

Good news for the Warriors and the Yi faithful. Yi will be entering the loaded 2007 NBA Draft!

Having seen Yi play and read up on his scouting reports and what his coaches have said about him, I think he could be a prototypical Nellie player and forward for the Warriors. Here's why:

Yi's got a beautiful jumper and 3 point range (although FIBA's 3pt line is closer than the NBA's)
Nellie luvs his big men athletic and Yi's pretty smooth
He can beat people off the dribble and throw it down NASTY
Oh yeah, he's a near 7 footer who can shoot, rebound, handle the rock, pass, and block shots- Nellie luvs his big men with that type of skillset
Nellie friend Del Harris has had some really good things to say about Yi in the past

If we ever get a chance, we'll make sure to ask Nellie what he thinks about Yi. (Hahah, watch him say he'd never draft him!)

So, let's say the Warriors miss out on the playoffs for the 13th straight year and end up in the lottery once again. With such a loaded 2k7 NBA Draft (Greg Oden, Kevin Durant, Joakim Noah, Thaddeus Young, Yi and plenty more) that might not actually be that bad. Either way Warriors Nation can't lose. And that my friends is something we don't get to say much around here.

Special thanks to GSoM community member ThermoElectro for keeping everyone up-to-date on this one.

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The chinese Merton Hanks?

Yi is like 70% neck! Which is sweet because a long neck directly translates to basketball amazingness, um, yeah...

by manute-o on Nov 4, 2006 9:49 AM PST 0 recs

I'll be honest

While Yi looks like he could be a fine center, I'm not sold that he's superstar material, and I'd much rather see the Warriors in the playoffs for once.

by jonathan on Nov 4, 2006 11:14 AM PST 0 recs

Either way Warriors Nation can't lose...

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Being the Warriors, I'm sure they can find a way to mess things up.

by LancerEvoV on Nov 4, 2006 1:32 PM PST 0 recs

hahahaha

your exactly right

by travisl212 on Nov 4, 2006 3:29 PM PST up 0 recs

the only thing that sucks

is that most likely we will not be terrible and get a top pick and if we make the playoffs or almost make the playoffs we'll probably end up with a late lottery pick and won't get the cream of the crop for this year's draft. pretty much i guess you could say being like the worst team in the league and getting odom could be winning and then again getting into the playoffs is definately winning. anywhere between that i would pobably say would be losing unless we trade up and get someone great.

by travisl212 on Nov 4, 2006 3:31 PM PST 0 recs

spelling

i meant to say get Oden

by travisl212 on Nov 4, 2006 3:32 PM PST 0 recs

have faith...

nellie's back. if he can do anything, it's identify talent.

would love to see Yi or Noah here, but that would require either (1) a great trade to move up in the draft (our pick + dunleavy, for example?) or (2) major disaster this season.

otherwise, we'll be right at that magic range of picks 9-13 or so; where todd fullers abound, and once in a while a steve nash can be found...

All-time Oakland Warriors starting five: Hardaway, Richardson, Mullin, Larry Smith, Robert Parish

by OaktownWarrior on Nov 4, 2006 5:13 PM PST 0 recs

Best case scenario...

... is that we tank the frigging season.

The "disaster" scenario, as far as I'm concerned, is another crappy 33-38 win season that ends in another #8-12 draft slot and another safe, boring pick "for need." Unfortunately, this is also what's exceedingly likely to occur.

Given that by all accounts the '07 draft is the best in years -- that Oden in particular is "once-every-decade" big man -- there is no sane reason not to try and shoot the moon this year. Trade Baron and Murphy for two bags of balls, install Monta at PG and rack up the losses while he learns the NBA ropes.

Look at this way: if we finish with one of the worst two records we are guaranteed one of the five guys you mentioned. Is that not worth one 20-win season??? Really what's the damn difference between 20 wins and 35?

It's time to take our damn medicine. Now. Indeed, it's long overdue. When we look at our '08 roster we'll all be glad we did it :

Ellis
Wagner
JRich
Diogu/Biedrins
ODEN

by Sleepy Freud on Nov 4, 2006 7:15 PM PST 0 recs

Thank god for the lottery

Forget about tanking the season. The lottery forces every team to play hard.

by reppin the bay on Nov 4, 2006 7:55 PM PST 0 recs

I don't buy it

As I said, being one of the two worst teams in the league will guarantee us landing one of the five studs mentioned above (assuming they all make themselves eligible, as expected).

Being the 8-12th worst drops our chances at one of those guys to like 5-10%.

100% v. 10%, your choice.

I'm not saying the players shouldn't play hard, just that as a team the smart move would be to try to arrange it so that we simply don't have the talent or experience to compete this season.

Take your medicine now. Dump Baron. Dump Murphy. Dump Pietrus. Keep Dunleavy, if only because (a) no one in their right mind would give up a bag of balls for him; and (b) he's so execrably bad he will unwittingly help us to tank the season. In fact, play him 48 minutes a game.

I'm just sick of the same old crap. When is enough enough?

by Sleepy Freud on Nov 5, 2006 3:51 AM PST up 0 recs

History

I'd rather see the Warriors make the playoffs then go in the draft lottery because of 1996 - and yes this is even with the fact that Greg Oden can be in this draft.

If you don't know what I mean - go back and look at that 96 draft and yeah...you'll know what I mean.

by jms1107 on Nov 5, 2006 7:04 PM PST 0 recs