Washington Wizards links: September 8, 2010

by Mike Prada on Sep 8, 2010 11:20 AM EDT in Links

Some stuff to chew on at lunchtime:

A long review of Yi Jianlian's FIBA World Championships performance that concludes the Wizards "shouldn't have any regrets" about basically getting him for free for one year. [Michael Lee]
A long review of Yi's final World Championships game. [John Townsend, Truth About It]
China's coach says that Yi was the best player in the tournament. [Chris Sheridan, ESPN]
A video interview of Yi following yesterday's loss. [FIBA]
Damn, the Chinese press is tough on their team. Did they really expect that roster to do better than they did? (Also, there's a funny line about "Wizards bloggers"). [Shanghalist]
This is a couple days old, but here's a nice, long feature article on just how much is expected of Yi on a day-to-day basis. Gotta work on that headline pun, though. [SLAM]
So yeah, that Gilbert Arenas guy. He's pretty good, and much more understanding of the big picture than you think. Don't count him out. [Hoopsworld]
A quick look at what it will take for the Wizards to become a championship team. Personally, this is my least favorite topic ever (the way to do it is to be as good a team as possible and then make up the rules later, not to follow some mythical "model" step-by-step), but check it out anyway. [CSN Washington]
More schedule breakdown-ing from Michael Lee [February, March]
The rosters for the new version of NBA Jam were released yesterday. The Wizards will have John Wall, Gilbert Arenas, Andray Blatche and Yi Jianlian, with Manute Bol (of all people) as a legend and G-Wiz as a mascot. No JaVale? [Marc Stein]
One person thinks the Wizards will be one of the best of the NBA Jam teams [Eric Freeman, Early Termination Option]
Finally, Antawn Jamison says that the chemistry was off with the Cavaliers last year. [Hoops Notes]

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You and Kyle better watch out.

You are now under the surveillance of the MSS (Ministry of State Security). In Soviet China, basketball blogs you!

We're from the city with the highest murder rate in the country. Why WOULDN'T they call us the Bullets?

by Bullet Nation in Exile on Sep 8, 2010 6:17 PM EDT reply actions

Yao on Yi

"His talent is unbelievable,’’ Yao told the media postgame. "You ask me how good he can be? I can’t say that. But I think he’ll be better than me.’’

-Is this really a possibility? Or is the potential limited to FIBA play?

-Jamison back to square 1, that must suck.

“No longer will Arenas be required to handle 85-90 percent of the ball handling duties with the expectation that he also provide 25-28 points in the process. The lesser role on the team in this instance should help Arenas get back into the groove quicker”

-This will take a load of pressure off Arenas and reduce the wear and tear on his healing structure. More points+Less assists&Turnovers= Gilbert 2.0, how it was always meant to be.

by qthaballa on Sep 8, 2010 10:12 PM EDT reply actions

Yi can end up being better than Yao...

If he grows another 6 inches and keeps his athleticism.

by tw10 on Sep 9, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Yao is not athletic

Yao is pretty much just a normal dude who is 7’6". Most guys that height (which is what, 100 people in the world?) are broken down, insanely skinny, and/or very uncoordinated (the price of being too big for normal human anatomy to support). From an athleticism and skill perspective, Yi is already better than Yao. But then so am I, and I never even played college ball.

by steadyhand on Sep 9, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Yi in China till after asia games in november??

The last part of the artical on the Shanghai website says he’ll return to the wiz after that tournament.. We’ll be 2,3 weeks into the season by then! With Blatche recovering i thought he was our insurance..

by Dutch Hoopfan on Sep 9, 2010 6:43 AM EDT reply actions