Don t blame Split, the opponent s defender is the one who wants Yang Hansen to play earlier than the Chinese fans.

Text/Jiang Shihua

On November 25, the Trail Blazers easily defeated the Bucks back-to-back, but the victory in this game had nothing to do with Yang Hansen. Even in 2 minutes and 24 seconds of playing time, Yang Hansen posted embarrassing statistics of 0 shots, 0 points, 0 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks. After the game, many fans complained that Split was not the best player in Chinese basketball. The implication was that Yang Hansen was the best player in Chinese basketball. In the author's opinion: Don't blame Split. In fact, the opponent's defender is the one who wants Yang Hansen to play earlier than the Chinese fans.

Of course, with the limited time of 2 minutes and 34 seconds in this game, it is difficult to expect Yang Hansen to perform brilliantly. The last game against the Thunder may be more illustrative. In 17 minutes of play, he made 3 of 11 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. He scored 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block to fill up the data column. The number of shots, time and three-pointers made were all career highs for Yang Hansen. The first three-pointer, the first alley-oop dunk, scoring more than Zhou Qi, playing with Harteng... these terms will all appear on the hot search list of our domestic social media. Few people will mention Yang Hansen's defensive deficiencies, at least the domestic media will not report it this way, but the question is, will the coach think otherwise?

A very interesting detail is: In the CBA, Yang Hansen was in the best defensive team, so he still retains the CBA defensive habits on the court. Once a mismatched defense is formed, fight and retreat, waiting for the opponent's defender to miss a shot, and then grab the rebound. But this is the NBA. If you think the defender can't hit the ball in the domestic arena, the opponent's defender can easily score it in the NBA arena. If he was beaten by SGA, it would be understandable, after all, he was the MVP. But Yang Hansen was wildly targeted by substitute Ajay Mitchell and was used as a shooting target by undrafted Carlson. How to explain this? Of course, it's not that Yang Hansen doesn't want to go all out on defense. In addition to his habits in the CBA, the bigger problem is that his footwork speed can't keep up. If you pounce, you will be passed by one step. If you can't get out, your opponent will practice shooting. This is the embarrassment of Yang Hansen.

Some fans may say that Klingen is sometimes unable to defend and is waiting to be shot by the opponent's defender. Yes, Curry also trained him against the Warriors Klingen a few days ago. But the problem now is: out of 10 defensive rounds, Klingen may have problems in 2 rounds, but Xiao Yang's current frequency is about 8 times. The biggest difference between the other two is their rebounding control. Klingen's positioning in the paint and rebounding are more than one level higher than Yang Hansen's.

Understanding this, it is not difficult to understand why Split does not like to use Yang Hansen. You can understand why the opponent's defender likes Yang Hansen so much. Yang Hansen's biggest advantage now is his age. He needs more games and more systematic training to adapt to the NBA's game rhythm and defensive habits. However, Split has no obligation to abandon the Blazers' record to train Yang Hansen. This season, Yang Hansen is paying tuition, that's all!