After two NBA summer league games, Yang Hansen exposed three major shortcomings, and may become a "stumbling block" in the NBA regular season

Under the scorching spotlight of Las Vegas, Yang Hansen delivered 20 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks in two NBA Summer League games. Although the data is not as dazzling as the CBA arena, it is no easy task for this Chinese star.

However, behind Yang Hansen's two game data, three shortcomings of fouls, mistakes and physical fitness have quietly surfaced. If they cannot be compensated in time, they may become a "stumbling block" for his playing time in the NBA regular season.

Follow: Wandering on the wires of defense and appearance

in the first game against the Warriors, Yang Hansen received 6 fouls early. Fortunately, the extensive policy of the summer league reached 10 fouls before leaving the court, but if he was in the regular season, he had already been sent off.

6 fouls include unnecessary stretching of hands when pick-and-rolling the defensive end, and eager to get stuck and knock over the opponent when attacking. The overall feeling is that he hasn't found the size that suits NBA defense. In the

game against the Grizzlies, Yang Hansen obviously "learns his lesson". Faced with the opponent's ball-holding impact, he took the initiative to shrink his defensive action and no longer "snap when he sees the ball" like in the first game.

This adjustment dropped his fouls to 3 times, but also exposed new problems. When the Grizzlies used a small lineup to speed up, his assisted defense was obviously slower by half a beat, giving the opponent a chance to cut.

How to effectively limit the opponent and avoid entering the foul dilemma under high-intensity confrontation? For Yang Hansen, who was first on the NBA arena, he has not yet mastered the balance between "defending" and "not fouling" under the NBA penalty standards.

This is a difficult problem that Yang Hansen needs to solve. Regarding this problem, Yao Ming was also deeply trapped in the foul quagmire when he first entered the NBA. Later, by studying opponents' habits, strengthening his core strength, and improving his defensive position and confrontation skills under the guidance of the coach, he gradually mastered the defensive rhythm.

This problem is not very difficult for Yang Hansen. As long as he exercises more, it is very likely that this problem can be solved in the preseason.

Error: The sorrow of ball control in the upgraded period

If the foul is a "experience problem", then the error is a "shortcoming of ability". In the two summer league games, Yang Hansen made 8 mistakes.

In the first game against the Warriors, Yang Hansen made only 3 mistakes. In singles and confrontation, Yang Hansen had a better physical advantage, and his mistakes mainly came from his hesitation during attack.

And when it comes to the game against the Grizzlies, his mistakes soar to 5 times. The reason is that Grizzlies players have stronger personal abilities and more fierce confrontation. According to Yang Hansen's first game analysis, the Grizzlies' defense against Yang Hansen also formulated a targeted strategy of double-teaming and assisting in defense.

When Yang Hansen took the ball and attacked hard, he used his physical strength to use his physical attack and cut off his contact with his teammates with assisted defense. The lack of support from teammates made it difficult for them to fight in the encirclement and suppression. But after entering the regular season, if he still cannot maintain the ball in high-intensity confrontation, it will not only drag down the team's offensive efficiency, but may also become the opponent's "target point".

In response to the shortcomings of mistakes, Yang Hansen must improve his core strength to deal with high-intensity confrontation, and at the same time optimize pass selection and rely on team collaboration to crack double-teams, which is the only way to reduce the error rate.

Physical fitness: The silent alarm of the back-to-back battle

Two back-to-back matches are the ultimate test of Yang Hansen's physical fitness. After the Warriors' first match, when his team members asked him about his feelings, he said bluntly, "I'm so exhausted." In the second match against the Grizzlies, the camera repeatedly captured the scene of his chest rising and breathing when he was replaced.

The back-to-back high-intensity schedule, especially the physical fitness was significantly overdrawn in the second half. "The first time I played back to back, I couldn't feel my legs in some rounds," he said in an interview after the game. How fast is the pace of the

NBA Summer League? Data shows that the average number of rounds in the two games is much higher than that in the NBA regular season. For Yang Hansen, who has been "ball-training" in the CBA for a long time, this "no ball running + fast offense and defense conversion" model is a new challenge to his cardiopulmonary function and muscle endurance.

Next, Yang Hansen will have two days off. In a post-match interview, he also said that he could restore his physical fitness by himself: eat enough, sleep well, and not play games. But this is far from enough for the regular season. He needs to improve his cardiopulmonary function and physical fitness reserve through exercise in order to better match fast-paced offense and defense, otherwise even his superb skills will be overshadowed.

When facing the NBA regular season, foul control requires smarter defensive choices, and fewer mistakes rely on team cooperation to run-in. Physical improvement is inseparable from scientific training planning. And these are precisely the experience gained by predecessors such as Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.

In the NBA, the summer league is the examination hall, the preseason is the warm-up, and the regular season is the real arena. The problem that Yang Hansen exposed now is a good thing, at least he still has time to solve it.

The next game of the Trail Blazers against the Pelicans, Yang Hansen will usher in a real NBA regular season test, let's wait and see.

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