Chinese NAT'l Team Refuses to let Yi play for Bucks |
Chinese NAT'l Team Refuses to let Yi play for Bucks |
Jul 17 2007, 05:34 PM
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All-Star Group: Administrator Posts: 2,568 Joined: 13-March 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 21 |
No one is talking about what a b**ch move this is on the part of Yi. He should be banned from the NBA unless he plays for the Bucks. You don't get to pick who you get picked by and just because you have a club team in China that can hold you out you shouldn't be able to pick which team you play for. Not to say it hasn't been done before in sports, but the Bucks should wait him out. He wants to play in the NBA so he shouldn't be complaining which team. Good post. |
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Jul 17 2007, 05:53 PM
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Superstar Group: Members Posts: 3,150 Joined: 20-March 06 Member No.: 73 |
China basically decides what Yi does, since there sort of a communist country, Yi doesn't have much of a choice if any. I think its a moronic thing to do if you the Chinease government. There always worried about there Olympic games so why not let Yi develop his game at a new level in the NBA so it will help them in the long run? I hope David Stern gets to the bottom of this and things can be resolved quickly.
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Jul 17 2007, 06:36 PM
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Bench Group: Members Posts: 235 Joined: 12-March 06 Member No.: 7 |
from another board lol
QUOTE "It's like the Chinese government is one big Archie Manning."
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Jul 17 2007, 06:58 PM
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6th Man Group: Members Posts: 690 Joined: 15-July 06 From: Elmhurst, IL Member No.: 214 |
You guys also have to realize were dealing with a country that has plans to shoot rockets into the sky to getrid of rain clouds during the Olympics. It doesnt appear things can be explained to them logically.
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Jul 17 2007, 07:49 PM
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Bench Group: Members Posts: 282 Joined: 13-March 06 Member No.: 27 |
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Jul 17 2007, 11:21 PM
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Starter Group: Global Moderators Posts: 934 Joined: 3-April 06 Member No.: 98 |
just to clarify for people, the way the rights work versus players who are stashed in europe is this:
If a player is drafted, the nba team owns his rights period. IF the player does not come to the nba team, but plays on any other organized team (like all those guys who stay in the euro leagues) their rights are retained. If, after being drafted, a player plays on no organized team for a year he can re-enter the draft. Just to further clarify, Yi playing for the chinese national team doesnt count. But if he wanted to re enter the draft he couldnt rejoin the guandong tigers or whoever he played for. And I agree with everyone who said that if you enter the draft you are eligible to play for ANY team with a draft pick. If a player and his agent try to steer him to a particular destination or destinations where they think he will be successful there is nothing wrong with that. That's part of their job. But if that doesnt work out, tough poop. |
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Jul 18 2007, 04:54 PM
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 6-July 06 Member No.: 203 |
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Jul 18 2007, 06:33 PM
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Superstar Group: Administrator Posts: 3,736 Joined: 12-March 06 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 12 |
As long as the pick wasn't a 1st rounder.
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Jul 31 2007, 06:46 AM
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All-Star Group: Administrator Posts: 2,568 Joined: 13-March 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 21 |
This is an interesting update on this story that I came upon by accident... This is actually a Chinese publication, but it gives their side of the story, for whatever that is worth.
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/90870/6227995.html QUOTE CBA to wade into Yi's NBA stalemate
GUANGZHOU: The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) will intervene in the stalemate between Guangdong star Yi Jianlian and NBA outfit the Milwaukee Bucks after the franchise's general manager snubbed Yi's camp, CBA chief Li Yuanwei has confirmed. Bucks General Manager Larry Harris exacerbated the dispute by failing to appear at the Stankovic Cup currently being contested in Guangzhou to personally negotiate the deal. "I will go to the United States in the coming days to help Yi solve the problem," CBA director Li said. "I will have a talk with Yi at the Stankovic Cup to see what he thinks. "The Bucks side didn't send their officials to China this time as they promised, so I will take some time to get this resolved." Li's announcement came after his counterpart David Stern, the NBA commissioner who's currently besieged by a betting scandal surrounding a referee, announced a possible intervention. Yi was the sixth player chosen in the 2007 draft, but his management has baulked at the 2.12m power forward's assignment to Milwaukee because of the city's limited fan base, particularly its dearth of ethnic Chinese fans. A deadlock endures a month after the draft as the Bucks keep their cards close, saying little other than expressing hope Yi will sign. The mood in the Lake Michigan city is that the Bucks have the upper hand in the dispute. "Yi isn't going back to China to waste a year he could be using in the NBA to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics," the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opined. Media from both sides believe Yi's boss Chen Haitao, chief of the Guangdong Tigers, is the main barrier between his charge and the franchise, and that agent Dan Fegan is the one pushing for a trade before his client has even set foot on the court. Chen, who is thought to be worried about the amount of court time Yi can expect in Milwaukee, denied responsibility. He complained to Sohu.com that the Bucks had not contacted him. "Their owner knows the cell phone numbers of the whole Team of Yi, but they have not called us, so I just don't understand what it means; even more so, I have no way of judging what they want to do in the case," he said. Harris's broken promise to visit China has prompted a rush of complaints from Chinese fans. "Obviously, he is a liar, he didn't honor his commitment," Liu Yijun, a 23-year-old basketball fan, told the China Daily at the Tianhe Gymnasium, venue of the Stankovic Cup. "I think it's time for him to show some sincerity, rather than sitting on a chair and reading the translation of Chinese newspapers." However, a number of big names have urged Yi to end the turmoil and suit up for the Bucks, among them former International Basketball Federation President Carl Men Ky Ching. "Yi should sign with the team which really wants him," he reasoned. "His camp should not think too much about money and market. "Why did Yao Ming make such a tremendous impact with the Houston Rockets? Because the team takes him seriously - that's the No. 1 thing in the NBA." If Yi decides the Bucks aren't for him, he will be forced to sit out the entire 2007-08 season before joining next year's draft, unless of course he can secure a trade. Sitting out is an unlikely option considering the importance of preparing well for the national team's Olympic quest in 2008. Given the Bucks won 28 and lost 54 matches last year, earning minutes should not be a problem for a player of Yi's caliber. The team in fact has a glaring hole at power forward: incumbent Charlie Villenueva, who is recovering from a serious injury, is more comfortable at small forward. Yi averaged 24.9 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.8 block shots a game last season for the Guangdong Southern Tigers, where he helped the team win three China Basketball Association (CBA) championships in five years. He is now playing with the national team at the Stankovic Cup in Macao. Source: China Daily |
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