Meet Zhang Ziyu!

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Robin discusses viral Chinese basketball player Zhang Ziyu.
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  • @bandislife2004
    @bandislife2004Ай бұрын

    She is surprisingly agile!! I've watched a ton of her videos!!

  • @eugenechin2863
    @eugenechin2863Ай бұрын

    Long arms, tall, solidly built, she would definitely be worth a try in the WNBA.

  • @Defender78

    @Defender78

    Ай бұрын

    She might be too unathletic to dunk, but still

  • @user-ql1wi1yf7h

    @user-ql1wi1yf7h

    Ай бұрын

    @@Defender78bruh, she can dunk easily? She showed in exhibition, she just don’t because that would cause injury and too much stress on her knees. She will be the healthiest 7 footer ever playing basketball.

  • @SkywalkerExpress
    @SkywalkerExpressАй бұрын

    She's not just tall, she's huge. Not just some tall and thin center you can box out easily.

  • @Kevinasp

    @Kevinasp

    29 күн бұрын

    Around 280-300 pounds I reckon

  • @Kevinasp

    @Kevinasp

    4 күн бұрын

    I would say 300 pounds. I wouldn't fancy her running into me

  • @Kevinasp

    @Kevinasp

    3 күн бұрын

    About 300 pounds. I wouldn't fancy her running into me if I was stood at full speed.

  • @Naples-Florida
    @Naples-FloridaАй бұрын

    I really want to see her in WNBA. It will be a huge draw for the women's game.👍👍

  • @davidspriggs5024
    @davidspriggs5024Ай бұрын

    Incredible hands and touch around the rim with extremely long arms. Wow

  • @williambreeze2659
    @williambreeze265928 күн бұрын

    I've been watching Zhang play and she's impressive. She has a soft touch, nice post moves, good jumper, and solid defensive ability!

  • @nnf9431
    @nnf9431Ай бұрын

    At 7'3 she is the tallest female in the world

  • @Faubelster
    @FaubelsterАй бұрын

    How you pronounce her name in English is how you’d say it Chinese lol. That said, your pronunciation was 100% better than other commentary

  • @ernestolucianojr5490
    @ernestolucianojr5490Ай бұрын

    She is the Yao Ming of the WNBA

  • @bandislife2004
    @bandislife2004Ай бұрын

    If Wemby can do it, she can!!

  • @catchnkill

    @catchnkill

    Ай бұрын

    No! Have you ever seen Wemby played? Wembly is so much faster that top the block shot chart in 2023-24 NBA season. This lady barely can jump a foot above ground! Australia team just beated China a few hours earlier in U-17 Asian Cup. They just need to push the ball quick upcourt and there is a 5 vs 4 situation.

  • @Marie-kl5vd
    @Marie-kl5vd28 күн бұрын

    That's out of this world,,oh my❤

  • @bandislife2004
    @bandislife2004Ай бұрын

    And she could do all the points!!

  • @YouAREyoubeYou
    @YouAREyoubeYouАй бұрын

    Yes I have just seen her

  • @Storm4155
    @Storm415525 күн бұрын

    Australia beat China in the final though, they were neck and neck throughout the game, but in the last few minutes they pulled out to win by 10 points. I have seen a couple of her videos on Chinese social media, and she is training to improve her all-round skills, she is not just resting on her laurels.

  • @sorchamcgowan98
    @sorchamcgowan9821 күн бұрын

    Guinness World Records needs to recognise her already as the next tallest living woman

  • @sjsupa
    @sjsupaАй бұрын

    Zhang Ziyu = Zhang Zi Yu 3 separated syllables

  • @seanzibonanzi64
    @seanzibonanzi6428 күн бұрын

    She has great hands, long limbs and good hustle, always jogging up the floor. I think she'll be really good if she keeps at it.

  • @Nanp90
    @Nanp90Ай бұрын

    Yao Ming was not that athletic but had incredible touch around the basket and she has some of that

  • @edkk2010

    @edkk2010

    Ай бұрын

    Define athletic for 7'6 big man in 2000's ? Yao post up against Shaq.

  • @gratefuldeadly7899
    @gratefuldeadly7899Ай бұрын

    She may weight more than Yao Ming 😂😂 Yao was very thin when he came to Houston

  • @ApeTogetherStrong-v1v
    @ApeTogetherStrong-v1v28 күн бұрын

    John Z Yoo!

  • @robwebnoid5763
    @robwebnoid576311 күн бұрын

    Her weight might be a concern. Perhaps shed at least 10-20 pounds to lighten her feet a bit & make her slightly more nimble, it is something worth a try, because we have to see how low in weight she wants to go without sacrificing her health & strength. People say that what is the point of being that tall if she then cannot dunk, but the reason for that is that she is a woman & women do not have the muscularity that men do to be able to jump higher, even at her height. That is why you do not see, or very rarely see, women dunking in basketball, no matter where on earth or at school or a professional league. I have also read that her coaching & medical staff have told her to try not to dunk to save her knees. This is due to her height, she needs to be careful with her feet, knees & ankles, because many people at her height have historically gotten those health issues into their senior years because of those freakish heights. But she is still young, & she will be continually training to see where her basketball potential goes. For me, another Chinese basketball center that seems to have a good height-to-weight ratio is Han Xu, as she is still considerably tall (tallest in WNBA currently) but she is skinny which makes her nimbler & faster, & she can shoot threes. 07/19/24

  • @jjktng
    @jjktngАй бұрын

    She’s going to be a doctor in China. Not going to the nba

  • @charlesax8140
    @charlesax814026 күн бұрын

    Why would she want to come to the WNBA, she can play in the European league and make more money.

  • @40yearprocess.6
    @40yearprocess.628 күн бұрын

    It’s pointless to be that tall in basketball 🏀 and not be able to consistently dunk. 😂

  • @robwebnoid5763

    @robwebnoid5763

    10 күн бұрын

    I have read that her coaching & medical staff have told her to try not to dunk, if she could at all, to save her knees, because most people her height have had health issues for centuries, including knee & foot problems into their senior years. Her weight does seem to be a concern, she might need to shed a few pounds to lighten her up & make her maybe a little bit more nimble. And most women cannot dunk at all anyway, even in pro-leagues, because they do not have the muscularity that men have, even at Ziyu`s height. A very very few women can dunk, sure, but it is more of a light dunk & not a power dunk that a man can do, like with even a man under 6 feet in height. 07/20/24

  • @Williamhfilms
    @WilliamhfilmsАй бұрын

    Her body will never hold up against elite speed and talent

  • @fcv1967

    @fcv1967

    Ай бұрын

    Just have her stay on one end of the court.

  • @hardensoul7248

    @hardensoul7248

    Ай бұрын

    She’ll look like she’s playing above the rim compared to the other women!! 😂 🤣

  • @oaklandtraphouse

    @oaklandtraphouse

    Ай бұрын

    You can never question a players desire to be great

  • @robertmarking817

    @robertmarking817

    Ай бұрын

    You mean the speed and talent of the wnba? lol. She’s 17 years old , nice touch. she may mature into something great.

  • @robwebnoid5763

    @robwebnoid5763

    10 күн бұрын

    @@robertmarking817 ... Yes, we have to wait & see. She may need to shed a few pounds though, that might make her a little bit faster on court & save her knees & feet into her old age.

  • @zealazax6287
    @zealazax6287Ай бұрын

    WNBA won't let her enter the league.

  • @kafir9784

    @kafir9784

    Ай бұрын

    Yup.... National security!

  • @varj7
    @varj7Ай бұрын

    She doesn’t look like she can get up and down the court. I wouldn’t waste a top draft pick on her.

  • @FlyYogi
    @FlyYogiАй бұрын

    C'mon the girl is a circus side show. I'm sure she's a nice young lady. But, she ain't no bball player. SMH🙄

  • @sambell904

    @sambell904

    Ай бұрын

    Please don't call her a sideshow. I'm sure she plays because she likes playing.

  • @TimA-cs1fn

    @TimA-cs1fn

    Ай бұрын

    If she was 5 foot tall, I doubt she would play

  • @zealazax6287

    @zealazax6287

    Ай бұрын

    Yep. If you are that tall and you are not playing like Shaq then you are useless.

  • @FlyYogi

    @FlyYogi

    Ай бұрын

    @@sambell904 kick rocks, troll!

  • @betojye

    @betojye

    Ай бұрын

    ...of course she's not a basketball player...she just throws the ball in the basket and scores points for her team...and wins the game...lol🤣🤣🤣🤣

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