Signing: Bucks sign Yi

by BTT on Aug 29, 2007 4:41 AM PDT

Although this doesn't have any real relation with the Warriors, I thought it would just be diary-worthy that the "Yi Movement" is officially dead. I'm pretty surprised that his "people" let him sign with the Bucks. But I am also pretty glad that the Warriors never traded/drafted him as he didn't look very productive in the summer league compared to our very own Italian.

Link:
http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/Yi_Signed_070829.html

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Wow

The official end of an era on this site. Curious to see what kind of a eulogy the GSoM boys cook up.

I say good for Milwaukee for sticking to their guns and not blabbing to the press while negotiations were taking place. And good for Mr. Yi and his "handlers" for finally coming around. I'll definitely root for the guy. From his summer league showing he looks to have a ways to go, but he has the tools and talent to end up somewhere between Bargnani and Bosh.

So I guess that leaves us with ... the Singh movement? Sigh.

Personally, as an unrepentant daydreamer, I'm keeping the "JSmoovement" alive until he signs an extension...

by Sleepy Freud on Aug 29, 2007 5:23 AM PDT reply actions

The YI Movement

goes on in our hearts. and not until he retires. and even when he retires, we'll keep lobbying for him until he shuts it down completely like Reggie Miller! i might just get make a custom "Yi" Warriors throwback just for the hell of it!

by dj fuzzylogic on Aug 29, 2007 6:29 AM PDT reply actions

One forgotten casualty of the Yi movement...

Old GSoMer "Skeptic Con Urquell."

Yeah, he was more than a little wack, especially when it came to Yi, but I feel kinda sad to have lost such a distinctive voice on this site. For one thing, outside of the Commish (I think), he was one of the few over-50 members of the GSoM community...

As for Yi: the more I think about it, the more I think it's actually good for him to start his career in the relative obscurity of Wisconsin rather than the glare of NY or LA. It will allow him to go through his growing pains without the constant scrutiny. And in 3 years, if he really wants the spotlight of the big city, and if his game merits it, he's free to seek it.

by Sleepy Freud on Aug 29, 2007 6:59 AM PDT reply actions

finally

now y'all can take down that pic of him on the home page...just take a deep breath and let it go

by JudBooshlur on Aug 29, 2007 10:17 AM PDT reply actions

you guys got to get with me on the Tamir Goodman

movement. Jewish Jordon

http://tamirgoodman.com/photos/22.html

by Zig on Aug 29, 2007 10:37 AM PDT reply actions

crazy how recruited this guy

was outta h.s. i wonder how good he could have been in the states.

by dj fuzzylogic on Aug 29, 2007 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions

I think he was a college bust

by Zig on Aug 29, 2007 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Good for him

If he decides Milwaukee is not the "right" place for him he can always sign anywhere else after 3 years. It's good for him now to develop his skill and raise that to the NBA level.
But, we all know he's going to sign with Milwaukee sooner or later because he didn't have any bargaining chip.

by semarubaka on Aug 29, 2007 11:33 AM PDT reply actions

four years

All NBA rookies sign a contract with 2 guaranteed years and 2 team options.

Questions? Complaints?

(AIM: JetForze; email: Jon.d.ma@gmail.com)

by OptionZero @ Golden State Of Mind on Aug 29, 2007 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions

All rookies drafted in the 1st Round

by San Francisco Slim on Aug 29, 2007 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions

question..

Can a player actually negotiate a stipulation that the team has to not use it's team option on a rookie's contract so that he may reach his 2nd contract faster?

by ThermoElectro on Aug 29, 2007 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions

no

I doubt the NBA/CBA would allow that.

The rule was changed from 2 guaranteed + 1 team option to 2 team options to give teams more control over their rookies. As salaries rise, teams need to get production from rookies to stay competitive.

Most rookies take 3 years to develop- it would suck to see teams lose players they've invested time into.

Questions? Complaints?

(AIM: JetForze; email: Jon.d.ma@gmail.com)

by OptionZero @ Golden State Of Mind on Aug 29, 2007 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Not so much to lose the player...

But so that he may renegotiate a second contract with the existing team.

by ThermoElectro on Aug 29, 2007 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions

he needs three years

to get bird rights. so if they terminate the contract after year 2. they can't offer him anything if they over the cap.

by lightz0ut on Aug 29, 2007 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions

that's why gilbert

ran away in the first place.

by lightz0ut on Aug 29, 2007 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

The Yi Movement was plagued from the start

By the unfortunate fact that Yi just isn't really all that great.

(Good, yes. Great, no. This is no Yao.)

by jonathan on Aug 29, 2007 11:44 AM PDT reply actions

Everyone seems to forget...

that Yao wasn't well recieved as a draft pick either. Numerous criticisms of how his soft and nonimposing nature would lead him to become a bust in the league. He was being compared to shawn bradley and to a lesser extent, Manute Bol with a ceiling of Rik Smits. Hell, he was horrible until like 13 games into the season. So, factually speaking, we don't know how good or great or average or horrible Yi is. But at least now we get to see him play.(sorta, I don't know how many milwaukee games will be nationally televised)

by ThermoElectro on Aug 29, 2007 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Good for the Bucks...

Kudos to them for getting this done. In the end, the system works. I wonder though, what kind of precedence this sets for the future of scouting NBA prospects in China. Will the CBA relax on restrictions on its players or will US scouts stop looking as hard into China?

Also, I wonder the kind of reception Yi is going to get in Milwaukee. While under normal circumstances, it might be better to develop in Milwaukee where there isn't any attention than in NY,LA etc....I wouldn't be surprised if bucks fans treat him like how we treated Dunleavy Jr.

by ThermoElectro on Aug 29, 2007 11:56 AM PDT reply actions

just wait 4 years then

i bet theres a good chance he's just using the bucks like most players use the NCAA. Use them to gain experience and then bolt for a real NBA city team such as LA, NYC, Boston, or of couse...OAK. Just wait, the YI MOVEMENT is not dead, its just going into hibernation.

Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.

by kenntoe on Aug 29, 2007 12:49 PM PDT reply actions

Michael Redd

Sure as hell didnt do that. He apparently LOVES the Bucks.

by gswrico on Aug 29, 2007 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Really?

You mean the way Gilbert treated Golden State?

by clem @ Golden State Of Mind on Sep 1, 2007 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Interesting column from Milwaukee July 14

I read this Milwaukee JS column when it came out, but I was not about to start another Yi discussion here based on what happened last time I did that.

Still, the column stuck with me for a month an a half. A few will find this offensive but most will say, "what's the big deal?". It's not overtly racist, it's just really condecending. I won't editorialize beyond that.

From the JS Column: Time for Yi to become his own man

the handlers, the agents and everyone else working the angles. You want to be in the NBA. So take this opportunity, turn yourself into Dirk Nowitzki and, if in three to five years from now the Bucks cannot afford you, see what else is out there. We call that the American Way.

Look, I know the Chinese government is a tough nut. I've dealt with it in a couple of Olympics and sometimes it's like beating your head against a great wall. But if this is your dream, the NBA, and you want to begin pursuing it now to maximize your earning years in a sport where players begin breaking down in their early 30s, respectfully tell it these eight words:

"I want to play for the Milwaukee Bucks."

You will be a little homesick at first, but you will get over it quickly. That's because in this league, you will be a man.