basketball scientist

August 2004, Los Angeles, Staples Center... In a coffee shop not far from the entrance, a kind-hearted old man looked at the Chinese man opposite with a smile, and kept saying words such as "Lakers" and "Change".

”, the words “future”.

The waitress not far away could vaguely hear the conversation between the two people. She kept turning her eyes here, wondering if the old man's identity was a senior member of the Lakers team? She just... looked at it.

A little unfamiliar!

While she was guessing, the waitress's eyes were more focused on the Asian man opposite him. Although the man was Asian and not a typical Western handsome man who could do hard work and hard work, he was as tall as girls all over the world.

Regarding the aesthetic point of the impression of “scumbag”.

"His forest-like eyes are so mesmerizing!" The waitress secretly told her colleagues at the bar the strange phenomenon she had just noticed.

"Oh? Really? Is there something wrong with your health?"

"How could it be! He's just so good-looking~ When he looked at me just now, I was almost sucked in by his eyes!"

"Well, it looks really bad. I'll check the situation later and ask for a phone number!"

"Didn't you say that he has a physical problem?"

"So what? I just want a night of spring breeze!"

"you this……"

While the two girls were still not far away wondering if something could happen with Ke Yan, the conversation between the new Lakers head coach Tomjanovich and the Suns third assistant coach Ke Yan had ended. Think twice.

, Ke Yan agreed in principle to Tomjanovich’s invitation to join the Lakers coaching staff next season.

"Happy cooperation, Kimi." Finally, he found a former partner in his assistant coaching team. Tomjanovich was very excited and took the initiative to extend his hand to Ke Yan.

Holding Tomjanovich's hand, Ke Yan's thoughts gradually returned to two years ago...

It was about two years ago, when Ke Yan had just time-traveled and was still in a trance. He appeared inexplicably at the Houston Rockets training center to interview for the position of third assistant coach on the team's coaching staff. Not surprisingly, he was persuaded to quit.

Unexpectedly, Tomjanovich's voice unexpectedly landed him a job with a weekly salary of $5,000. He was nominally responsible for practicing the team's offensive tactics. In fact, his main job was to serve as the team's and

The communication work of Yao Ming, the team’s new generation core inside player and No. 1 draft pick.

No translator can convey the coach's intentions to Yao Ming more clearly and intuitively than members of the coaching staff whose native language is Chinese. Tomjanovich's original plan was to find Yao Ming's fellow countrymen to help Yao Ming better adapt to the league.

, but he didn’t expect that Ke Yan was much better than he thought. Especially in his own job, in terms of offensive tactical arrangements, Ke Yan was very good at it, and Shi Chang made more exciting arrangements in the game than he imagined. The two

The addition of the Chinese helped the Rockets, which was still a weak team last season, win 15 more games and rank ninth in the Western Conference with a winning rate of more than half, just a stone's throw away from the playoffs. The top picks in the NBA in recent years have already

Rarely has the influence brought such a big change to the team. This not only reflects Yao Ming's influence on the court, but Ke Yan's contribution is also indispensable.

The prospects of the Rockets, Yao Ming's growth, and Ke Yan's future seemed to be moving in a better direction, but all this came to an abrupt end as Tomjanovich's physical condition deteriorated. At the end of the 203 season, Tomjanovich

Qi resigned from the Rockets due to physical reasons. The newly arrived Van Gundy valued defense, favored veterans, and made arrangements for Yao Ming to gain weight significantly to increase his inside lethality. All these measures were contrary to Ke Yan's ideas, which ultimately contributed to

Ke Yan resigned in the middle of last season. Fortunately, with the Rockets' resume, it is much easier to find a job. Moreover, Ke Yan not only served as Yao Ming's translator during his time with the Rockets, he also showed his talents and also

He absorbed a lot of nutrients during this journey. During an interview in January, he came to work for the Suns and became the fourth assistant coach beside Suns head coach D'Antoni.

In fact, in the coaching team, except for the chief assistant coach, other rankings are not important. For Ke Yan, the focus is to continue to learn from these famous coaches and form his own tactical ideas. This is simple to say, but for other time travelers

It may just be a matter of clicking on the system and exchanging a few points for skills, but for Ke Yan, it takes a lot of time to master it. In fact, in the conversation just now, Tomjanovich also felt that compared to the previous

When he was with the Rockets, Ke Yan had more appropriate routines for the offense on the court, and was more adaptable to local conditions. He no longer used a fast-advancing attack to take action before the opponent's defense was in position, but also focused on man-ball movement and cover...

...

"Rudy." Before saying goodbye to Tomjanovich, Ke Yan suddenly called him, "Are you sure there is nothing wrong with your health?"

"Of course, I won't make fun of my body. Accepting the job with the Lakers means I can get involved!"

Tomjanovich said he would not joke about his body, but in Ke Yan's impression, his tenure with the Lakers was only half a season, and then he ended his NBA coaching career due to health reasons.

Many things do not depend on personnel, but on God's will. Perhaps it is precisely because he retired from the very demanding coaching position in time that Tomjanovich's later life was quite exciting and peaceful. In 2020, he returned to serve as the Timberwolves

The team's basketball consultant.

And in the 0405 season, the Lakers experienced the lowest point in the glory years at both ends of the new century. The team obviously had a good lineup, but they did not even enter the playoffs. The final ranking was only eleventh in the Western Conference.

This was unacceptable to the Lakers, who were accustomed to victory and stardom. It was this year's failure that ultimately led to Jackson Jackson's return to the Lakers.

Tomjanovich paid for the consumption in the coffee shop. Ke Yan's current task is to return to Phoenix to complete the resignation procedures, handle the handover of the work at hand, and then devote himself to his work with the Lakers.

Ke Yan’s first call was to D’Antoni. Although he only stayed in Phoenix for half a season, Ke Yan still learned a lot from D’Antoni. Although he had worked under Tomjanovich before,

During his schooling, he regarded as his mentor the old Nelson who promoted small ball tactics, but if he was asked who had a greater influence on him in terms of tactical knowledge, he would choose D'Antoni without hesitation.

"Hi, Mike."

"What's wrong, Kimi, do you have any other ideas for me?" At this moment, D'Antoni was still watching the video in front of the TV, designing the team's tactics. The team introduced Steve Nash in the summer.

Both D'Antoni and Ke Yan were very excited. Both of them agreed that Steve Nash would become the team's offensive engine and bring about radical changes to the team.

"Nash will become an MVP-level player! I have no doubt about it!" After the news of signing Nash came, D'Antoni still remembers Ke Yan's rhetoric in front of Suns general manager Colangelo. Although they didn't get along for a long time,

, but D'Antoni feels that this young man from China has many ideas that coincide with his own, and is even crazier and bolder than his own.

"I'm here to say goodbye to you. Because I have a new plan. I accepted Tomjanovich's invitation to join the Lakers." The culture here in the United States is like this. There are not too many moral kidnappings.

As people move to higher places, they will have better opportunities, so just a resignation letter is enough.

To a certain extent, D'Antoni is half of Ke Yan's teacher, and Ke Yan only called to say goodbye.

"Wow! This news comes a bit suddenly." D'Antoni paused, "However, the Lakers are in a bit of a mess right now. Kobe is not an easy character to get along with... Anyway, if you

You’ve decided, then I can only wish you good luck.”

"I also hope that everything goes well for you and the Suns in the new season. I am really optimistic that the Suns will bring different basketball to the league in the new season."

The Suns next season will take off directly under the leadership of Nash. This is 100% what will happen. From the perspective of brushing up his resume, staying in Phoenix is ​​more conducive to Ke Yan's prospects. However, as a time traveler, if he still wants to

To develop according to ordinary people's ideas, I really feel sorry for this unique fate. Tomjanovich's physical condition is not good, and he will rely more on the assistant coach. By his side, he will have better opportunities to test himself.

tactics.

More importantly, if Tomjanovich really leaves the team in the middle of the season, Ke Yan may be able to compete for the position of acting head coach of the Lakers.

Two years of dormancy is long enough for a time traveler!

(The new book is released, I hope everyone will support it enthusiastically. For the new book, it is very important to follow this data)