basketball scientist

Can sacrificing some personal time and participating in some official activities really promote China's youth basketball? Ke Yan doesn't think so.

Just like some event organizers in China, when NBA stars visit, they often ask them to show off their "stunt skills", and then find a few basketball teenagers to imitate them, as if these basketball teenagers have the Sharingan, and watch the superstars demonstrate

Once and by practicing it again on their own, they can master these basketball skills and then use them in the game.

It’s actually useless!

This is also the reason why when Director Li of the Basketball Association discussed further cooperation with Ke Yan and wanted to hold a "summer training camp" in Ke Yan's name, Ke Yan declined.

If you really want to use Key Yan's name to do something practical, you can find a group of grassroots basketball coaches and ask Keyan to take the time to teach them. The effect may be better than any training camp. At least it can improve their theoretical knowledge.

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However, Ke Yan's cooperation is good for himself. His exposure rate has increased a lot, and most of it is positive news, and his image in the eyes of the public has improved a lot. After his relationship with "China Basketball" became closer, he

His achievements in the NBA were given the label of "bringing glory to the country".

The real benefit is that advertisers favor him more.

This also forces Ke Yan to find a broker for himself, otherwise he will not be able to compete with these merchants, and at the same time he will not have so much energy to deal with business orders.

Ke Yan didn't have any suitable candidates. After much deliberation, he asked Wang Lifan for Hebe's contact information and wanted her to help introduce one.

Although the other party is from the entertainment industry and is separated from the sports industry, the agent that Ke Yan needs only needs to handle his cooperation with advertisers, mainly business cooperation with China, so the gap is not as big as imagined.

Conduct market research on Keyan's commercial value, negotiate prices with advertisers, and define the rights and obligations of both parties. Isn't this similar to the work of an artist agent?

Hebe understood Ke Yan's needs and reluctantly agreed to help him ask.

After the major and minor matters were almost settled, Ke Yan called Xu Yi and fulfilled his promise of "I will interview you for the first time when I become the head coach."

The two talked about many topics, including why Ke Yan decided to leave the Lakers, why he chose the Atlanta Hawks, some opinions on the development of Chinese basketball, etc...

Ke Yan also answered honestly, "Leaving the Lakers was decided in March. The two parties reached a tacit understanding very early. The Lakers need a new helmsman."

"The Eagles are not the team with the highest wages, but they are the most sincere. The boss tried his best to meet my request and build the team according to my ideas. I am confident that the team will let fans experience the importance of basketball next season.

A treat.”

"As for the development of basketball in China, I have two suggestions. First, don't kill the goose to lay eggs for the 2008 Olympics. All funds that should be invested in youth training should be invested in youth training. The success or failure of the moment

It’s not that important; secondly, through market operations and business development, to do a good job in CBA, professional leagues are the foundation for the development of each sport. The significance is far greater than that of Yao Ming, Keyan or anyone else. Only by laying a good foundation can China be successful in the future.

It is possible to mass-produce a group of good players!"

Throughout the interview, Ke Yan's attitude had always been gentle, but when Xu Yi mentioned "Yi Jianlian", Ke Yan's attitude suddenly changed.

"To be honest, I personally don't like the media's praise of young players. Yi Jianlian does have the potential to land in the NBA. NBA scouts have set his draft template on Nowitzki and Gasol. In fact, he is the best

An ideal state. Everyone seems to really expect him to achieve the results of Nowitzki and Gasol after landing in the NBA. I think it is too early." Ke Yan said, "Such an expectation is not a good thing for him.

.Young people may not be able to recognize themselves in this kind of voice. Once he enters the NBA, he will not be able to fulfill everyone's expectations. There will be a lot of doubts at that time. No one is sure whether he can overcome the gap in his heart."

"It seems that the draft template for most players is set very high, but most people are unable to reach that template." Feeling that Ke Yan's words would cause controversy, Xu Yi supplemented him.

"Basically, the template belongs to Nowitzki, who has never broken out in the NBA. He is a unique existence in NBA history!" Ke Yan said bluntly, "I have never met Yi Jianlian, and there is no grudge. I don't need to say anything.

If it has a negative impact on him, I just think that it is best to enter the NBA with a correct attitude and a correct position and work hard in the right direction."

A negative example in this regard is Kwame Brown, the first high school draft pick in history. He was selected by the "God of Basketball" to enter the NBA. He was burdened with too many expectations, but he failed to perform.

How much pressure does Kwame Brown have? As we all know, Jordan is the "God of Basketball." God can't make mistakes. God has chosen you. The formula is deduced here. The answer is "Brown himself failed to work hard and failed to live up to God's expectations of you."

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Maybe if you let Brown make his own choice, he would rather enter the league in a less "glaring" way. Like other rookies, he could work his way up from the bench honestly and enjoy his basketball career.

, Brown with a calmer mentality will achieve better results than he does now.

There is only so much that Ke Yan can say, and he puts all the problems on the media and fans. If he makes any more prophetic remarks, it might affect Yi Jianlian's market. If he can't make it, the fans will blame him for talking nonsense.

Badao attacked Yi Jianlian, and it was all Ke Yan's fault!

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Back in Sioux City, Ke Yan stayed for another two weeks, spending time with his parents and attending several family gatherings.

By mid-August, he returned to Atlanta and met with Kittles and Roger Mason, who had signed with the team.

Kittles signed a one-year minimum salary contract with the team. Due to injuries, he no longer values ​​playing time and is happy to sit on the bench and watch his teammates perform. The Hawks have no chance of competing for the championship. Kittles

Ers is not here to hug someone's thighs and win the ring. He mainly wants to develop in the direction of the coaching team. In the future, he will be a shooting coach, assistant coach or something. He first comes to the team to accumulate experience.

The "Mosquito Shooter" is not very motivated to fight, and Roger Mason will have more opportunities to become the team's choice for the backup shooting guard position. After signing with the Hawks, he stayed in the gym to train hard all summer.

Just stay with the team in the new season.

"Chris, tell me, can we play an offense like the Suns?" At the end of the training, Josh Smith was excited but also a little confused.

Just now, Ke Yan stopped the training many times to adjust Josh Smith's running position. At the beginning, his tone was relatively gentle, but later he became obviously a little irritable.

If it "works", he won't have any objections. The key is to run according to Ke Yan's needs. There will be no chance of directly hitting the basket, nor will it interfere with the opponent's defense.

"The boss used to be an assistant coach in the Suns. I think he must have had his own intentions when he asked you to cut in like that. Didn't I also get said a few words by him?"

Paul's performance in training was very good, which initially proved that Ke Yan's vision was right to select him with the second pick. Players including Josh Smith also recognized that Paul is the core of the team's tactics next season and are adapting to it.

Paul plays at his pace.

However, when Paul instinctively grabs rebounds from his teammates and stops to respond, he will always be reminded by Ke Yan's whistle, and then run forward immediately!

"In a game, if it develops normally, you will not have the ball for more than 12 minutes. These 12 minutes determine what kind of player you are. And when you don't have the ball for 36 minutes, what you do determines how well you can play.

What a height!" Ke Yan said this to Paul repeatedly.

The players were a little confused about Ke Yan's tactical training. Ke Yan actually understood that he even knew exactly where the problem was, which was that the team's other two ball-handling points, Joe Johnson and Diaw, did not return.

Especially Diaw, if Paul is the tactical core of the team, then the Frenchman is the key player and gearbox in Keyan's system.

The gearbox here does not only mean acceleration or deceleration on the offensive end, but also the rhythm. If there is an opportunity to switch offense and defense, Diaw can directly control the ball to advance after picking off the rebound, or he can look for opportunities to distribute the ball while advancing, while in position

In the offensive attack, Diaw can use his own footsteps to threaten the opponent's inside line in singles, and at the same time, he can explore opportunities in the high and low posts, allowing the Eagles' offense to break away from the offensive system dominated by Paul and enter a different rhythm.

Ke Yan took the risk of being "exploded" in the penalty area, having his rebounds blown up, and his defense being penetrated, but he still wanted to reuse Diaw because of his ability to change the team's offensive situation on the offensive end.

Unfortunately, Diaw does not seem to have any plans to return to the team for training early, including Joe Johnson, Posey and others. The league stipulates that the day of assembly is September 10th, and before that, the team cannot require players to return to the team.

Dior did not come to Atlanta in advance, but Ke Yan welcomed another visitor. Hebe came to see Wang Lifan, and by chance, Wang Lifan left for Los Angeles early, and the two passed each other.

"It just so happens that I have something to ask you about." Hebe said regretfully, "I asked you about the agent. If you don't mind, our company will help you handle some business invitations."

"Your company?" Ke Yan smiled: "What I want to say is that here in the United States, agents only charge 4% to 8% of players or coaches, and I can only give a compromise of 6%."

"We should talk about this!" After all, Ke Yan is not an artist, so he doesn't need an agency to cultivate and take care of him.

"I will not participate in your company's activities and cooperate with you in promoting scandals." Ke Yan said seriously.

"Go to hell!" Hebe's face turned cold and he turned around to leave, but Keyan held him back.

"Sorry~" Ke Yan smiled and pulled Hebe, "I just wanted to tell you my request, I didn't mean any harm. I'm sorry~"

"The company may want to use your popularity to expand its relationship network in the mainland. At most, it will tie us up to shoot commercials with you. There will be no speculation about scandals, okay?" Hebe was straightforward after all, so he directly sent his agency's

The intention was announced, "Do you think I really want to spread scandals with you?"

In fact, it means mutual benefit. Ke Yan has a professional agent to help him take care of it, so he can turn his fame into actual profits; Huayan can contact more advertisers, which may become a resource for the company in the future.

After thinking about it for a while, Ke Yan has agreed to the proposal in principle and is waiting for Huayan to draw up a formal treaty.

"Then we will be colleagues from now on!"

Ke Yan stretched out his hand towards Hebe, but Hebe slapped him away: "Call Senior Sister!"

"Hahao(*￣︶￣*)o" Ke Yan showed a "helpless" smile, "I owe you a favor. If I have the chance, I will give you a gift that I cannot refuse."

Hebe is a singer, Ke Yan already has a plan on how to repay her.

"It's better for your family Never to pay it back~"

...

In early September, the league officially announced the schedule for the new season. The Hawks' new season will start on November 1. The first game will be a guest visit to Milwaukee to challenge the Bucks. This is both the former head coach of the Hawks Stotts and the current head coach Ke Yan.

The duel is also the first confrontation between No. 1 pick Lang Bogou and No. 2 pick Paul, which is very interesting for fans.

At the same time, the Eagles have also been designated as a team to participate in the NBA China Championship. Their opponent is the Minnesota Timberwolves. The two teams will play against each other in Beijing on October 14, and then move to Shanghai and Yangcheng respectively to compete with the China National Team.

field.

Keyan has been prepared for this. The NBA has always been developing the Chinese market with Yao Ming and the Rockets as the core. News about the two teams has been popular in China, but once the two teams are eliminated, the NBA will be cold in China.

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Finally, the emergence of Ke Yan last season changed this situation. The game between the Lakers and the Spurs helped Kobe's popularity in China soar. The league must continue to consolidate Ke Yan's popularity in China no matter what.

As for the Timberwolves, on the one hand, it is because Garnett is very popular in China, and on the other hand, it is also considering that the Hawks are "not strong enough", so they are given an evenly matched opponent.

On September 4, Joe Johnson returned to the team a week early to participate in team training. His hometown is Little Rock, which is less than 100 kilometers away from Atlanta. Playing for the Hawks perfectly fits the principle of "more money, closer to home".

Joe Johnson resumed training and quickly integrated into the Eagles' offensive system.

He is a very versatile scorer who can attack with the ball and can also work with Nash to play without the ball. It will not be a problem to partner with Paul.

And Joe Johnson has another advantage. As long as the money is in place and the desire for power is not heavy, it doesn't matter if Paul has more ball rights. It doesn't matter who the "Eagle King" is. Such a player is suitable to be the partner of Paul who is eager to win.

Except for Joe Johnson, other players also rushed to the team on September 7th and September 8th. In fact, most players will not wait until the deadline of the 10th to report. It would be better if they did not arrive earlier.

Everyone else has arrived, but I insist on "keeping things official", the coach won't say anything, and I'm not a good person to my teammates.

With all the staff assembled, the Eagles' pre-season training has been officially adjusted to two practices a day. Physical reserves before the start of the season are very important, as this directly determines your state after the start of the game.

In this regard, the negative example that has the most profound impact on Ke Yan is Wall in his previous life. Every offseason, he must have gained a lot of weight. The preseason and the first 20 games of the new season are basically weight loss and physical training, and then he can slow down.

Slowly enter the game state.

Because of this, the Wizards, who look pretty good on paper, sometimes fail to make the playoffs, which is really a joke.

On the Eagles side, none of the players who returned from the holidays are in particularly poor physical condition. Relatively speaking, Diaw and Posey are a bit fat, but they are not in the "dead fat" state that Diaw was in later generations. After Snyder's destruction,

After that, I regained my leanness within a week.

What recovered faster than his weight was Diaw's confidence. After two seasons with the team, his performance was a mess. Diaw had lost the idea of ​​conquering the NBA. Suddenly, a young coach known as a "scientist" came and made him

Diaw was initially dubious about assuming the center position.

But when Dior appeared in this position according to Keyan's request, he suddenly found a feeling of "keeping the clouds clearing and seeing the moonlight", as if this was how he should be!

"My, my, my!" After a positional battle failed to succeed, Josh Smith raised his hands to admit his mistake, and then happily hugged Diaw, who was passing the ball to him.

That is to say, after Diaw returned to the team, Josh Smith found that many of his original "ineffective" runs became meaningful. Although the two people would make mistakes in cooperation from time to time, this was a lack of tacit understanding. The key point is that

, Diaw’s ability to read the defense and find loopholes!

"This is the French magician!" Looking at the laughter on the field, Ke Yan clenched his fist and said to Hornacek beside him.

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On September 20, the Atlanta Hawks held a media day at Phillips Arena to mark the start of the new NBA season.

For the core makeup photos, Ke Yan selected Paul, Joe Johnson, Posey, Josh Smith, and Diaw, three future All-Star players and one "Most Improved Player".

Reporters were surprised to find that the Eagles did not have Mickey Moore or David Lee on their core roster, but instead had three forwards. It was unclear who the center was for a while.

The reporters didn't know Diaw's huge value in Key Yan's tactical system and didn't take him too seriously. The interviews focused mainly on Paul, Joe Johnson and Josh Smith.

Paul is the second pick, and Eagles fans have great expectations for him. He has always been humble and was fed by Ke Yan's chicken soup and became confident. When asked about his goals for the new season, he replied: "I want to be the leader of this team."

Leader, lead the team to the playoffs."

Josh Smith's dunk was one of the few cheering moments for the Eagles last season. He is also a player that Eagles fans like very much. In the interview, he revealed that the Eagles' new season tactics are run and gun; "Kimi said

They wanted me to play the role of Marion, but after training, I felt more like Stoudemire, haha! Chris Paul is my Nash!"

From last season's regular season champion to last season's loser, Joe Johnson does not feel that this is a career regression. "The Suns' performance in the 2003 season was not very good, but last season they became the first in the regular season."

Team. Who says the Eagles can't do it?"

When Ke Yan heard this, his jaw almost dropped: "Brother, you can launch satellites better than me!"