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We are not living in the past, we are comparing this year’s Hansen with this year’s Carlson, stop distracting topic bro

Hansen is slow last season, not this season again. Carlson played shit defense, he is like a fly on the court don’t know what to do, he cannot protect the rim, cannot compete against the bigs and even guards can push him away.

Hansen on the other hand improve a lot on defense this season. No more picknroll attack on him as we saw last season and he ruled Kornet out against spurs, do great job doubled Luka against lakers.

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I'm tired of the lazy hate directed at Yang Hansen.

Every time someone asks why he isn't getting minutes, the same tired excuses come out. Let's break down all 9 of them—with actual logic instead of recycled talking points. 🧵

1️⃣ "He's not good enough for the regular rotation."

Nobody is asking Hansen to take minutes from Robert Williams III or Donovan Clingan. They're clearly better players right now.

We're talking about garbage time and the leftover minutes when BOTH are unavailable.

Why are people pretending those are the same thing?

2️⃣ "Well, Hansen just isn't good."

When your top two centers are out, you have two choices: go small or play a backup big.

Hansen doesn't need to be an All-Star. He just needs to be a better option than whoever else is available.

By this logic, let's ban every bench player with a BPM below +2 and play 4-on-5 instead.

3️⃣ "Carlson barely plays either."

Exactly. So why is Carlson getting those minutes ahead of Hansen?

Carlson is an older two-way player with a limited NBA track record. Hansen is a young first-round pick with developmental upside.

If neither is part of your regular rotation, why wouldn't you prioritize the player with more long-term potential?

What exactly is Portland gaining by playing Carlson instead?

4️⃣ "But the Blazers win when Carlson plays!"

It's 2026. Can we please stop confusing correlation with causation?

Carlson has 0 Win Shares, a negative BPM, and negative WS/48.

Yet we're supposed to credit him for team wins simply because he happened to be on the floor?

By that logic, Scoot Henderson has played 200+ minutes in wins.

So how many first-round picks is your team offering for Scoot?

I'll wait.

5️⃣ "You think you know more than Coach Nori?"

Ah yes, the ultimate argument: "The coach said so, therefore it must be right."

Coaches know more than fans. That doesn't make them infallible.

NBA executives passed on Michael Jordan in 1984. Doc Rivers kept relying on Montrezl Harrell during the Clippers' 2020 playoff collapse.

Even experienced professionals make questionable decisions.

You can respect a coach's expertise AND question a specific rotation decision.

Those aren't mutually exclusive.

6️⃣ "Portland wants to win NOW. There's no time to develop rookies."

Once again, nobody is asking Hansen to replace Clingan or Williams.

We're talking about minutes that become available when those two aren't playing.

And here's the funny part: Hansen currently has positive Win Shares and a positive BPM, while Carlson's numbers are negative.

Small samples? Absolutely. But if your entire argument is about winning, you can't just ignore the available evidence when it doesn't support your narrative.

7️⃣ "Hansen's stats are inflated by garbage time."

Oh, right. Because Carlson's supposed three-point shooting over the previous two seasons came exclusively against starting lineups in crunch time?

Carlson has benefited from low-leverage minutes too.

The difference? This season, he hasn't even been particularly productive in those situations.

You can't dismiss Hansen's production because of the competition while giving Carlson a free pass for the exact same thing.

8️⃣ "Hansen's sample size is too small to prove he's improved."

And how exactly is he supposed to increase that sample size while sitting on the bench?

This is the ultimate Catch-22:

"He needs to prove himself to earn minutes."

"Okay, give him some minutes to prove himself."

"No, he hasn't proven himself yet."

The normal progression for a developing rookie is straightforward:

Good preseason ➡️ Garbage-time opportunities ➡️ Strong performances ➡️ A chance at more minutes.

Hansen has shown progress in preseason, improved in limited regular-season opportunities, and just delivered a career-best performance.

His reward?

Two consecutive DNPs.

Apparently, playing well is now a reason to stay on the bench.

If you're going to bench the kid, at least give him a chance to play badly first.

9️⃣ "He's trash. Portland can just waive him whenever they want."

Then why did Portland pick up his team option?

Seriously.

If the organization believes Hansen has no NBA future, why continue investing a roster spot and guaranteed money in him?

And if the plan is to develop him, why aren't there more opportunities to do exactly that?

Portland can't have it both ways.

If Hansen is a legitimate developmental investment, treat him like one.

If he's being kept primarily for marketing appeal rather than basketball reasons, fans have every right to question the organization's intentions.

Here's the bottom line:

Nobody is demanding that Yang Hansen start.

Nobody is pretending he's better than Clingan or Williams.

Nobody is saying he deserves guaranteed rotation minutes regardless of performance.

We're asking for one simple thing:

When your top two centers aren't available, give your young first-round pick a fair opportunity to compete for the remaining minutes.

Let his play determine whether he deserves more.

That's not unreasonable. That's how player development is supposed to work.

Stop treating a request for opportunity like a demand for superstar treatment.

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@ToreyJonesYT it’s not a war, it’s all facts

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@weiwei203 在虎扑贴已经quote了原创人的帖子 我这版是自己改进过了一下的

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@SShelko0923 @shaesharpeshow I am pretty sure it’s not the original plan, everything changed after chancy got arrested

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@uselesstinsel I won’t reply to you again bro, but I hope you can read some books and get educated😭😭

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@NBA @espn @NBATV

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@buynow2024 感谢兄弟

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@uselesstinsel maybe you should go to college and get educated bro, not everybody like you don’t know how to write decently and organized

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@Jakexumeng @twizzy_lyfe_ 有没有可能我有能力可以直接双语交流啊 而且翻译软件根本表达不出来想表达的情绪 写的跟机器人一样

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@uselesstinsel bro, it’s not CHATGPT and stop hiding and afraid of facing the fact that you can’t refute any of them

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Who said it’s a conspiracy bro, we are objectively comparing Carlson and Hansen, and I list all arguments why Hansen should get those minutes over Carlson and now you telling me that’s a conspiracy?

You said you watched a few time when he got minutes, name me one position he played bad against Spurs or Lakers (as we agree those first half minutes are meaningful minutes)

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@weicheng_cao 兄弟我正忙着跟美国黑子对线呢你给我逗笑了😂😂

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@uselesstinsel Now you said it’s ChatGPT, you hilarious bro, just admit yourself you are just a hater. and you cannot refute any of these arguments made you mad

[kl @lkdlsld]

How Carlson is a better shooter with 1/6 and Hansen 5/9 on 3s this season?
And how Carlson play better defense when he is continuously been pushed away by guard and cannot protect the rim

And you name me one position while Hansen didn’t do his job on defense this season during those meaningful first half minutes against spurs and lakers

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@na7ural_ @twizzy_lyfe_ reply to me bro, don’t act like I didn’t reply to you, show me how Hansen play bad on defense this season during those meaningful first half game

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Brandon Carlson is only 220 pound and even gurard can push him away😭😭 and bro is like a fly on the court don’t know what to do both side

Carlson can’t make any d at all, he is not even a legit NBA player

And as I said, Yang is ass last season as a defender and you name me one position that Yang played bad this season during those meaningful first half minutes with Spurs and Lakers

So tell me with Carlson played ass and Hanse being an average defender this season, not to mention Carlson only make 1 out of 6 three this season and Hansen more than 50% on 3s and he make at least 4 of them, how can we play Carlson over Hansen?

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with your reply, I am pretty sure you are not watching the game at all.

I can admit Hansen is a terrible defender last season, with the limited chance this season as quoted meaningful first half minutes against Spurs and Lakers, Hansen did great on defense, on rebound, even with some 3s. He locked up Kornet, get offensive rebound over him, delaying Luka from defensive side, name me a single position that Hansen played bad during these meaningful minutes.

And I am comparing him with Carlson, you tell me how the fuck Carlson is a better player than Hansen

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@na7ural_ @gauldoth Bro again, we are not comparing Rob and Hansen, we are comparing Hansen and Carlson! Don’t distract the topic, and no Chinese fan as far as I know said Hansen should take Rob’s minutes

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