Yang Hansen coach Billups: Cold-blooded killer, champion guard and Hall of Fame member

Yang Hansen's first head coach in the NBA was Chauncey Billups.

Old fans may be familiar with it, new fans may be unfamiliar with this name. Let's get to know who Chauncey Billups is?

Player career - 17 years of fighting, his playoff performance was stronger than his regular season performance, and his third pick in the first round in 1997 was selected by the Celtics.

career data

played 1,043 games in the regular season, averaged 31.7 minutes per game, scored 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1 steal, with a shooting percentage of 41.5% + 38.7% + 89.4% in three events.

Peak season data

05-06 season, played 81 games, averaged 36.1 minutes per game, scored 18.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 8.6 assists, and 0.9 steals, with a shooting percentage of 41.8% + 43.3% + 89.4% in three events.

09-10 season, played 73 games, averaged 34.1 minutes per game, scored 19.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.1 steals, with a shooting percentage of 41.8% + 38.6% + 91% in three events.

Playoff career - at least the division finals for seven consecutive years, two finals, and one champion.

Billups played 146 games in his career, averaging 365 minutes per game, scoring 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1 steal, with a shooting percentage of 41.1% + 36.6% + 88% in three events.

Billups played twice in the Finals

03-04 season, defeated the Lakers led by the OK combination and won the FMVP.

Five Finals, Billups averaged 38.8 minutes per game, averaged 21 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and shot 50.9% + 47.1% + 92.9% from three events. In the 04-05 season, he lost to the Spurs led by GDP. In the seven finals, Billups averaged 40 minutes per game, averaging 20.4 points, 5 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1 steal per game, and shot 43.4% + 29.7% + 90.9% from three events.

Individual Honors

Championship: 1 time

Finals MVP: 1 time

Best Team 2: 2 time

Best Defensive Team 2: 2 time

All-Stars: 5 time

Assistant coaching career - Help the Clippers reach the Western Conference Final for the first time in history

On October 16, 2020, Billups joined the Clippers and served as the chief assistant coach of Tyron Lu's coaching staff.

The Clippers achieved the first time in the history of the Clippers and the only time in the history of the team, reaching the Western Conference Finals

The Clippers achieved a record of 47 wins and 25 losses in the regular season, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Clippers eliminated the Dallas Mavericks 4-3.

The second round of the playoffs, the Clippers eliminated the Utah Jazz 4-2.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Clippers lost to the Phoenix Suns 2-4 and missed the finals.

Although the Clippers failed in the Western Conference Finals, this is the best record in the history of the Clippers and the only time they entered the Western Conference Finals in the history of the team.

Hall of Fame members

In 2024, Billups, together with Jerry West, Vince Carter and others, were inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

He is a head coaching career - the winning rate in four seasons is 35.7%, and he has not led the team to play in the playoffs.

In June 2021, Billups served as the head coach of the Trail Blazers and has coached to this day. In the 2021-22 season, the Trail Blazers decided to remove Lillard McCollum's double gun combination and rebuild.

In June 2022, the Trail Blazers traded CJ McCollum to the Pelicans. In the summer of 2023, the Trail Blazers traded Damian Lillard to the Bucks.

2021-22 season, 27 wins and 55 losses, with a winning rate of 32.9%, ranking 13th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.

2022-23 season, 33 wins and 49 losses, with a winning rate of 40%, the thirteenth in the West, missing the playoffs.

2023-24 season, 21 wins and 61 losses, with a winning rate of 25.6%, ranking fifth in the West and missed the playoffs.

2024-25 season, 36 wins and 46 losses, with a winning rate of 43.9%, ranking 12th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.

Total winning rate is 117/328=35.7%.

Technical characteristics

(I) Calm and few mistakes.

Billups averaged 2.2 turnovers in his career, even fewer than Chris Paul, who is known for his low turnovers. Billups's contemporary defender, Steve Nash, averaged 2.9 turnovers per game, Kidd, averaged 2.9 turnovers per game, Tony Parker, averaged 2.3 turnovers per game, Billups are both less than the outstanding defenders of his contemporaries, which shows that Billups plays calmly.

(2) A three-pointer that killed someone with one hand.

Billups averaged 4.5 three-pointers per game in his career and made 1.8 shots. In his peak season, Billups averaged more than two three-pointers per game. He has always ranked among the top in the league in three-point shooting per game. In 202-03, he averaged two hits per game, seventh in the league, and in 204-05, he averaged 2.1 hits per game, 13th in the league, 05-06, averaged 2.3 hits per game, seventh in the league, 08-09, averaged 2.1 hits per game, and fourteenth in the league.

(III) Play smart. When he attacked, he knew how to read defense and took advantage of his own advantages. When the opponent is shorter than him, he will use his physical advantages to force the opponent; and when he encounters a strong but insufficient speed opponent, Changxi's speed advantage can be fully demonstrated..

(IV) Don’t be ruthless at critical moments.

Changcy Billups can often take on the heavy responsibility of the last strike at the most critical moment. Billups has enough experience and courage to take responsibility. He is never afraid of the last shot. Having a brave heart is the most critical factor in his success.

(V) Both offense and defense.

Billups' career is not biased, and he is good at attacking and defending. The Pistons led by him have always been known for their defense, and he has been selected into the second team of the best defensive team twice. This is reflected in coaching that Billups will not only emphasize offense but not defense, but attack and defense.

Conclusion

When Alexander Giorjevic was the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, we felt that his military achievements were too prominent. When we looked through Billups' resume, we found that Billups' career was even more brilliant. But Billups still needs to prove his coaching ability.

I believe that under the guidance of Billups, Yang Hansen will gradually become stronger.