We didn't tank and we got an absolute monster of a gem in Yang. The Blazers management knew what they were doing. Let the other teams squabble over Flagg's nutsack and nibble their way to mediocrity while the Blazers built a power team core and now have the insane fortune to have Dame and Jrue, too Yang? I'll say it now. Yang will be better than Flagg. Revisit this in a while and see how I am calling it: he will be better for the team than Flagg. Why? He makes everyone around him better. His IQ and touch and vision: ELITE. He immediately adds so much to the other players. He made the Summer league squad look like the frickin' Dream Team. F tanking. And F NOOP's.
I'm probably just not remembering, but I can't recall a hype-train that has barreled off the tracks so quickly as the one for Yang just the titles of his youtube videos or so over the top that he's in orbit: * "Chinese Jokic DOMINATES Summer League!" * "This Chinese NBA Player Has Taken The World BY STORM" * "The Chinese Jokic Just Made Them All Look Stupid" * "Who Let The Blazers Get Away With Yang Hansen?" * "Two 7-Foot GIANTS Who Will Change the NBA Foreverr" (Wemby & Yang; lol) * "Yang Hansen, the NEXT BEST Big Passer in the NBA!" * "Yang Hansen Summer League Debut Was INSANE!" * "Yang Hansen Did THIS And Shocked The Entire World!" * "Yang Hansen’s IQ Will Crush Athleticism in the NBA" 130 summer league players averaged more points; 92 averaged more rebounds. 177 had a higher FG%
Yang showed glimpses of what he might become. He also showed glimpses of how real NBA players in real NBA games are going to make rookie Yang look like an awkward fool. He might live up to some of our expectations, but not this season, that's for sure.
You all missed the point. It's not about what he scores. It's about changing the whole team with his passing and playmaking and raising everyone to a higher level.
What are you gaining by being such a pompous ass know it all around here? I mean really. What are YOU gaining from it? Is your ego so fragile you need something to latch onto to make you feel right? And if so, for the love of GOD would you find some other platform to do it on???? Please???????
Comparing two rookies who’ve never played a real nba game yet requires some serious green font. I know I’m cheering for Yang to just be a solid backup center. He’s probably a couple seasons from getting up to speed and adding the Mike Barrett 20lbs of muscle! I want Toumani to shut Flagg down when we face them
