In the battle of brothers, Yang Hansen regains his confidence on the court

It’s not surprising that Yang Hansen and his good brother, Suns No. 10 pick Marouach, met for the first time in the Development League. Like Yang Hansen, Maluachi did not get many playing opportunities in the Suns, and was recently transferred to the Development League for training.

Maruachi is popular among fans because of his awkward Chinese saying "Yang Hansen, brother, have a safe journey." His talent on the defensive end is very good, otherwise he would not have been selected with such a high pick, but now he needs more game experience than Yang Hansen.

Before today's game, Yang Hansen had not had a chance to play in the NBA for six consecutive games. He was released two days ago and was officially confirmed to play in today's G League game. It's a pity that just today the Trail Blazers were played more than four minutes of garbage time by the Rockets. If Yang Hansen was in the team, he would have played again.

But playing in the Development League is not bad. At least at this stage, he can get enough playing time. Today Yang Hansen is the team's starting center. In the first round, he stood at the top of the arc and handed over the ball. It can be seen that the coach made a deliberate arrangement.

But as you can imagine, in the G League game, the game is very chaotic. Sometimes the tactics are not very running. The defenders just do it by themselves with the ball. During fast breaks, they only have eyes for the basket. In the first half, when Yang Hansen stood at the top of the arc to provide support, his teammates actually moved very little, and they were all waiting for Yang Hansen to pass the ball over and play alone.

Yang Hansen saw this situation and started to do it on his own. He made a tip-in under the basket, and once deceived the defense with a fake move at the top of the arc and then went inside for a two-handed dunk. No matter where the game was, I haven't seen Yang Hansen play so happily for a long time.

Yang Hansen has not played for more than half a month. In the first half today, Yang Hansen's shooting feeling was not very good, and he scored three goals under the basket. He missed all 2 three-pointers, still focusing on adapting to the rhythm of the game. A block was called and a ball interference was not called, which had some impact on Yang Hansen.

Yang Hansen played 13 minutes and 27 seconds in the first half, making 3 of 9 shots, 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls. The plus-minus value was a very bad -25. Since he hadn't played a formal game for too long, Yang Hansen had some physical problems in the first half, and his enthusiasm dropped after running a few rounds.

However, the situation suddenly changed in the second half of the game. Yang Hansen successfully dealt cards to his teammates several times at the top of the arc, and the communication with his teammates increased. The team under the Trail Blazers continuously caused mistakes by their opponents, counterattacked, and chased back from a maximum score difference of 22 points.

Although Yang Hansen did not get many shooting opportunities in the second half, he had a strong presence on the court and was very active in rebounding. In the second half, Yang Hansen grabbed 8 rebounds and sent 4 assists, becoming the key to the team's reversal.

In the first half, Yang Hansen's plus-minus value was -25, while in the second half, his plus-minus value was +24. This game was indeed played like the first and second halves. Most of these people are playing with Yang Hansen for the first time. After tasting the sweetness of Yang Hansen's assists, they will also give the ball to Xiao Yang.

Yang Hansen scored 8 points, 13 rebounds (5 offensive rebounds), 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. He made 4 of 11 shots and 0 of 2 three-pointers. His 4 assists are the highest in the team. It can also be seen that no one in this team is serious about organizing. In this context, Yang Hansen showed some of his own game characteristics and performed fairly well.

Compared with assists, what Yang Hansen did better today was the protection of rebounds. Now he is not only blocking positions, but also realizing that he has to work hard to fight for positions after being blocked, instead of "just blocking positions and not grabbing rebounds." Playing in an environment like the Development League, Yang Hansen should also realize the importance of data. Forget about team basketball for now, his own performance is the most important thing.

In addition, Yang Hansen's good brother Maruachi also scored 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks in this game. He did not have many matches against Yang Hansen. Both big men have shown their own characteristics and are also regaining the feeling and confidence of the game. This is the most important meaning of their game in the Development League.

I still believe that given Yang Hansen some time to grow, he can adapt to NBA-level confrontation. Before that, build your confidence in the Development League and wait for the opportunity to come.