"Ron" <ronaldinho_m@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:ronaldinho_m-9CB82E.09282817072007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In article <1184685041.395215.131350@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> simon <SimonOnS****ts@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Now the Chinese National team is coming out with another stupid excuse
> > as to why Yi should not join the Milwaukee Bucks, that being that the
> > Bucks have too many tall people. There 'point' if you can take it as
> > legit is that their #1 concern is development of Yi for Team China and
> > that if he was to play for the Milwaukee Bucks that he would have a
> > difficult time garnering playing time and this would in fact stunt his
> > growth. The Bucks have two young talented big men, Yi would at worst
> > be the first guy off the bench if he's good. This is just another
> > lame excuse.
>
> Indeed.
>
> He doesn't want to go to Milwaukee.
>
> So what? He's got leverage, why not use it? Certainly the league is
> happy to use its leverage to send players where they don't want to go
> most of the time, so why isn't turnabout fair play now?
>
> -Ron
I agree. There are only a few times in a player's career where he has the
leverage to go (or not go) where he wants. If Yi (and his handlers) don't
want to go to Milwaukee then he shouldn't go. Of course, that means he may
not play in the NBA for a while but that is his choice. As for the Bucks,
why would they (or any team for that matter) want a player who doesn't
want
to be there? At some point they'll probably trade his rights for the best
deal they can get.


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