Event With the 16th pick, Blazers have selected Hansen Yang

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I want Yao Ming as a big man coach but it’s probably below him seeing as he was president of CBA and involved in developing Chinas basketball program.
Even more this…

I would love if Yao was a part of this team… That would be insane. Can Yao become part owner of the team with other investors?
 
Even more this…

I would love if Yao was a part of this team… That would be insane. Can Yao become part owner of the team with other investors?
He’s basically the Adam Silver of China. I don’t think being an assistant is in the cards for him. You could probably hire Jeremy Lin though
 
You sir/maam are officially the first person I’m blocking on here! Simply based on this hateful post! #SheedForLife
Hateful? I just think Rasheed was a jerk who did longterm damage to the franchise. You and I have agreed so many times and now you block me? Me thinks thou doth protest too much!
 
He’s basically the Adam Silver of China. I don’t think being an assistant is in the cards for him. You could probably hire Jeremy Lin though
I thought he stepped down from his position with the CBA. But I agree, he’s got bigger shrimp to eat.

I will lose it if we ever see a “Eat the head” type goated commercial. I hope he becomes as famous and popular as Yao. I think he could man… Gonna depend on how he plays. But he’s got popularity like you don’t always see with players. The basketball fan base loves this young man.

If he’s an all-star they need to get Yang,D Wade, Chuck, and Yao together.
 
Yang and Clingan are going to provide consistent, fantastic screening and re-screening in the offense. That's one aspect where they are very similar.
Another aspect is that they don't give up on a play.
Going from Ayton>Yang might be the biggest upgrade the Blazers have ever done at a position in the off-season?

Felton> Dame was a huge upgrade. But Felton was a much better player than Ayton so who knows.
 
well, if the Blazers have a 7 foot C and park him behind the three point line, Meyers can relate
Yes I remember well Meyers being heralded as the next great passing center with the eyes of an entire nation upon him.
Leonard's leadership, maturity and basketball IQ were extraordinary.
Famous for his quick-release at the 3-point line. They called him Lightning Leonard.
 
Yes I remember well Meyers being heralded as the next great passing center with the eyes of an entire nation upon him.
Leonard's leadership, maturity and basketball IQ were extraordinary.
Famous for his quick-release at the 3-point line. They called him Lightning Leonard.

Lane Agility: Meyers 11.34....Yang 11.79
3/4 sprint: Meyers 3.41....Yang 3.38

standing vertical: Meyers 30.0"....Yang 26.0"
max vertical: Meyers 32.5"....Yang 30.0"

height w/o shoes: Meyers 6'11.75"....Yang 7'1.0"
wingspan: Meyers 7'3.0"....Yang 7'2.75"
weight: Meyers 249.8....Yang 252.6

basically the same player. Meyers was a little more agile and athletic. Yang slightly bigger. But the gaps are pretty insignificant

personally, I don't give a shit about any rookie scale, slow-footed big man shooting three's. It's pointless in my view, and any time a player like Meyers, or Clingan, or Hansen spends parked 25 feet from the basket is a waste of time. I want those slow 7' guys close to the hoop with one foot in the paint, on both ends of the floor; and I want them working on their games down low. Nurkic got worse when he started gunning up more three's. His offensive rebounding cratered, and so did his FT rate. And those are two important categories for a big man
 
Shuttle time: Yang finished faster than Coward, Harper, Fears, Ricardson, Tre Johnson, Carter-Bryant
I don't know how, but that's from official nba.com...

https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-strength-agility?dir=D&sort=MODIFIED_LANE_AGILITY_TIME


Lane Agility: Meyers 11.34....Yang 11.79
3/4 sprint: Meyers 3.41....Yang 3.38
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standing vertical: Meyers 30.0"....Yang 26.0"
max vertical: Meyers 32.5"....Yang 30.0"

height w/o shoes: Meyers 6'11.75"....Yang 7'1.0"
wingspan: Meyers 7'3.0"....Yang 7'2.75"
weight: Meyers 249.8....Yang 252.6

basically the same player. Meyers was a little more agile and athletic. Yang slightly bigger. But the gaps are pretty insignificant

personally, I don't give a shit about any rookie scale, slow-footed big man shooting three's. It's pointless in my view, and any time a player like Meyers, or Clingan, or Hansen spends parked 25 feet from the basket is a waste of time. I want those slow 7' guys close to the hoop with one foot in the paint, on both ends of the floor; and I want them working on their games down low. Nurkic got worse when he started gunning up more three's. His offensive rebounding cratered, and so did his FT rate. And those are two important categories for a big man
 
Shuttle time: Yang finished faster than Coward, Harper, Fears, Ricardson, Tre Johnson, Carter-Bryant
I don't know how, but that's from official nba.com...

https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-strength-agility?dir=D&sort=MODIFIED_LANE_AGILITY_TIME

outlier?

it would be more credible if those results matched lane agility and 3/4 sprint. But they didn't

they didn't do a shuttle run when Meyers was at the combo so I just compared Meyers to Yang since we actually saw Meyers for several seasons on an NBA floor against NBA players. Haven't seen Yang yet, but the combine comparison to Meyers was pretty similar
 
outlier?

it would be more credible if those results matched lane agility and 3/4 sprint. But they didn't

they didn't do a shuttle run when Meyers was at the combo so I just compared Meyers to Yang since we actually saw Meyers for several seasons on an NBA floor against NBA players. Haven't seen Yang yet, but the combine comparison to Meyers was pretty similar
haven't seen yang go for a rebound yet with his head turned and both eyes closed. not that similar.
 
haven't seen yang go for a rebound yet with his head turned and both eyes closed. not that similar.

well, Meyers averaged 8.3 rebounds as a rookie in SL. Yang is averaging 4. Maybe Yang should close his eyes
 
summer league stats? really? not even counting small sample size (3 games!) lol? come on fella', ain't about stats but the eye test.
My guy, I put an "lol" on top of the stats, for just that reason.

However, there is also a good reason to use the stats: many of the negative arguments I've heard are comparing SUMMER LEAGUE Yang to PRIME Jokic. Instead let's compare apples to apples, even though, as you point out, we don't have the sample size to do that.
 
My guy, I put an "lol" on top of the stats, for just that reason.

However, there is also a good reason to use the stats: many of the negative arguments I've heard are comparing SUMMER LEAGUE Yang to PRIME Jokic. Instead let's compare apples to apples, even though, as you point out, we don't have the sample size to do that.
response was to wiz about meyers closed eyes my brother. we were joking about meyers' rebounding prowess sir.
 
response was to wiz about meyers closed eyes my brother. we were joking about meyers' rebounding prowess sir.

Joking about Meyers was a real thing for years

it could have been a drinking game about how many minutes Meyers played each game before he got smacked in the face. It happened every single game,,,,and he always looked surprised
 
Joking about Meyers was a real thing for years

it could have been a drinking game about how many minutes Meyers played each game before he got smacked in the face. It happened every single game,,,,and he always looked surprised
What if we'd have drafted a 20 year old Hansen instead of Biebs?
Drink!
 
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