basketball scientist

After three consecutive games in the Western Conference, they returned to Atlanta and the Hawks got three days of rest.

After the plane landed, Ke Yan also announced in a very humane way that the players would have a day off so that everyone could basically relax physically and mentally after the "long" journey.

He attaches great importance to the quality of training, and the training sessions are even slightly longer than other coaches, but he still talks about basic "humanized" management. The "suggestions" for players' private lives are still the same as during the Lakers period, and they can be played

, don’t touch anything prohibited by law, go home and go to bed before two o’clock in the evening, and ensure adequate sleep.

In later generations, members of the Kardashian family were hailed as the "best defensive players." A group of fans always used remarks such as "13 miles are poisonous" to ridicule them. In fact, they put the cart before the horse.

Indulgence will not cause any physical damage to most people, let alone these energetic athletes.

The real reason why players will experience a significant decline as long as they hook up with members of the Kardashian family is the distribution of "energy".

Associating with this type of internet celebrity will enrich players' nightlife. That's just one aspect. It's common to attend parties and stay up all night. Naturally, you won't get enough rest and your physical strength will be difficult to maintain. Go out and have fun.

In the past, a lot of time was spent dressing up and trying on clothes, which would distract players from training and make it difficult to achieve good training results. Physical strength cannot be restored, and basketball skills cannot be improved. If things continue like this, do you think it will decline or not?

There are many nightclub regulars in the Eagles, and they may find Ke Yan's request a bit troublesome at first. But sometimes life is a process of mutual compromise. Except for Joe Johnson and James Posey, other players on the Eagles either have rookie contracts or

With a minimum salary contract, players including Josh Smith still lack the confidence to go against Ke Yan.

In addition, after slowly getting used to it, I felt that Ke Yan's request was still acceptable, so I developed this habit.

This is also the authority that Ke Yan gradually formed in the team when he led the team to win. If you had replaced Stotts last season, no one would care about him.

The players all went home to rest, but Ke Yan himself was not idle. He came to the office. Ke Yan found Larry Sander and asked him to pay close attention to the Rockets' situation and wait until the right time to try to talk to them about the first game of next season.

Round lottery.

Larry Sander felt a little surprised when Keyan made this request.

How should I put it? The Hawks have no draft picks next season, and they can’t move their first-round pick from 2007. When considering the Rockets’ first-round pick next season, the bargaining chip must be the Hawks’ players, which will definitely affect the Hawks’ future.

That is combat power.

The Eagles currently only have 6 wins and 4 losses. Their performance is indeed good, but they are still far away from achieving the season goal of reaching the playoffs. Ke Yan is really so confident, even though the team's strength has been damaged.

Still lead the team to the playoffs?

"Just paying attention, because in my judgment, the Rockets' results this season may be lower than expected." Ke Yan explained generally, "The return on this effort will be very high."

The current general manager of the Rockets is not the difficult Mo Gou, but Dawson who has some "undercover" attributes and is relatively easy to deal with.

Through conversations with Snyder, Hornacek, and Hamblen, it can be seen that the public's expectations for the Rockets' performance are roughly 5 to 7 in the Western Conference, which translates to 18 to 23 picks in the draft.

If the Hawks obtain this pick, which has a high probability of turning into a lottery pick, at a price slightly higher than the trade value of this pick, whether it is to select a rookie or use it as a bargaining chip in exchange for immediate combat power, it will have a great impact.

operating space.

"Kimi, I will try my best to satisfy your request, but are you sure you want to do this?" Larissa reminded, "We haven't produced results yet."

"So I'm just trying to chat, rather than asking you to make a decisive move." After speaking, Ke Yan smiled, "I'm also afraid of touching my core players, but we have some valuable chips that can be used for transactions.

"

Ke Yan knows which players are not for sale, which players are subject to bids, and which players can be traded to upgrade the lineup if there is an opportunity.

"Okay, I will find someone to help test it out." There is no need for Sander to take action on this matter himself. He can find the general manager of other teams to test the situation. If it is suitable, the Eagles will contact him again. There will be no problem.

"No matter what the feedback is, you must tell me." Ke Yan urged.

Last season, the Lakers almost traded Walton for Diaw, but Kupchak thought Walton was a treasure and refused to agree, nor did he tell Ke Yan about it.

It was only after Ke Yan came to the Eagles that he found out.

He didn't want this kind of thing to happen a second time.

.......

At 10:30 p.m. on November 21, the Hawks, after three days of rest, sat at home to face the opponent they had defeated in the preseason, the Washington Wizards.

During his time with the Lakers, Ke Yan played against the Wizards twice as the acting head coach, winning both times. In addition to a victory in the preseason, Ke Yan's suppression of Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan was very obvious.

After entering the home dressing room, Ke Yan began his pre-match speech:

"What kind of opponent the Wizards are and how we should play tonight's game, I have emphasized it several times. Although they were the top four teams in the Eastern Conference last season, they are not as strong as they look. If we play according to my tactics, we will

There is a great chance to win the game. Our current record is 6 wins and 4 losses, and the Wizards are 6 wins and 5 losses. This is a positional battle. We may win one game, which is worth winning two games in normal times.

,So, do you understand what I mean?"

When he was an assistant coach with the Lakers, Ke Yan got a headache when he heard the word "stuck battle". He couldn't remember how many "stuck battles" he lost. He hopes that when he comes to the Eagles, he can change this

bad luck.

Ke Yan emphasized the importance of the game in the Eagles locker room. Eddie Jordan also told his players that if we beat the Eagles, we will be among the top four in the Eastern Conference!

"Don't look at the fact that the Eagles are currently ranked one place ahead of us. They just took some tactical dividends, and their real strength is not as strong as they look!" Eddie Jordan disparaged the Eagles, "We have to slow down a little bit. Position.

We have two strong points in Gilbert and Antoine, and the Eagles cannot limit us. Once the game settles into their rhythm and we follow them, they can drag us into the quagmire! Unless there is a particularly good opportunity,

Otherwise, don't fight for offensive rebounds. Paul and Diaw's push is very oppressive and can create a considerable threat to us. We must pay attention to this!"

The Wizards have no capital to imitate the Suns' experience of defeating the Hawks, but Eddie Jordan believes that the team can defeat the Hawks in a slow-paced offense and defense, and the Clippers have set a good example.

Although they lost to the Hawks in the preseason, Arenas, the core of the team, is still confident in the game.

So far this season, he has averaged 28.8 points per game, ranking fourth in the scoring list, second only to Kobe, Iverson, and James. His evaluation of his ability may be second only to these three, or even inferior.

to these three.

Super scoring ability is the source of Arenas' confidence!

In the opening jump ball, Josh Smith unexpectedly beat Haywood. This was his second jump ball win since his 11th jump ball in the regular season!

Bouncing can sometimes beat height!

Paul dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, came to a 45-degree angle on the right side, and lobbed the ball to Diaw in the corner. Then Paul returned to the top of the key, and Josh Smith came out to cover him. The three of them made a strong-side run without the ball.

Tactically, in conjunction with weak side Joe Johnson, except for Diaw, who holds the ball, and Posey, who can only shoot three-pointers from the corner, the other three Hawks are moving, which will involve the Wizards' defense to the greatest extent.

Arenas is strong, but he obviously can't keep up with Paul when he's running without the ball. Jamison chooses to switch defenses. Paul goes around to the bottom corner to catch the ball, swings the ball to the left, steps out with his right foot, and wants to use his speed to pass from Jamison's right.

Side rush inside.

Jamison is not good at defense at the power forward position, but his mobility is quite good. He then took a step back to block Paul's breakthrough route. Paul got close to Jamison and suddenly made a dribble down the sideline.

Action, opened up half a gap, and made a light layup. 2:0.

The Wizards attack, Arenas slowly holds the ball through half court, Haywood pulls out to set him up for a pick-and-roll, Arenas takes a big step and breaks through, forcefully shouldering Diaw's defense, and is somewhat off-balance.

He forced a mid-range shot and hit!

Arenas' exaggerated shoulder width gives him the confidence to hang on. Although his speed is not top-notch, his stride length between breakthroughs is longer than others, and after confrontation, he can use his skillful touch to steadily hit the shot, and even more

It's his biggest killer move.

Many people think that his perverse personality ruined him, but this actually only accounts for a small part of the factor. Arenas' biggest problem is his unscientific hard training, which completely ignores whether his body can withstand that kind of load!

Sometimes, hard work can kill someone!

When the Eagles attacked, Diaw moved to hand-off with Paul and cooperate, but when the ball was about to be handed over to Paul, he suddenly withdrew and turned around quickly, catching Haywood off guard. Jamison was about to step forward to make up the defense.

The basketball in Dior's hand has already flown into the air.

It's the iconic "inside pass" between Diaw and Josh Smith, and another "eagle hitting the sky" style dunk. Every time the two complete such cooperation, they can make the fans at the Phillips Center cheer. This is also

A logo for the Eagles!

Arenas held the ball past half-court. This time, he did not continue his singles, but handed the ball to Jamison in the corner. The latter singled out Josh Smith. After a strong step and was blocked, he made a step-back jumper.

, hit steadily.

The Wizards Three Musketeers are very reliable in singles!

Josh Smith quickly sent a baseline ball, and the Wizards returned to defense in time. Paul failed to find a chance and handed the ball to Joe Johnson on the weak side. The latter singled out Caron Butler, opened up the space, and shot a mid-range jumper, but failed.

hit.

Haywood protected the rebound and handed the ball to Arenas. The latter advanced to the frontcourt. Seeing that the Eagles quickly returned to defense, he bent down to dribble and waited for his teammates to come up...suddenly he raised his hand and shot!

A big step behind the three-point line, taking a shot as soon as you say it, you think you are Curry!

But before Curry, the person in the NBA who dared to hold the ball and throw a long-distance three-pointer was really Arenas. His shot missed just a little bit this time, and the basketball hit the inside of the basket.

Joe Johnson grabbed a long rebound and immediately started a counterattack with the ball. He rushed to the basket with the ball and then passed the ball to Posey, who was slower but also positioned at the three-point line. The latter was on the three-point line.

Take action in time and hit! (7:4)

Ke Yan was excited on the sidelines, not because of the 3-point lead, but because of the Eagles' fast-break counterattack, which had the same feel as the Suns last season.

In the Suns last season, Big Q was not very fast, but as a back-row shooter during fast break counterattacks, he was able to accurately hit three-pointers. This is why the Suns' fast break can be more "diversified."

A key factor in "three-dimensionalization".

Originally, Ke Yan was looking forward to the more athletic Ariza as the team's small forward. Ariza was more athletic and more confident in hitting the basket during counterattacks.

However, the Knicks are unwilling to send Ariza, so the Hawks can only trade for Posey, who has a balance of offense and defense. Ke Yan hopes that Posey can provide three-point firepower in fast breaks like Big Q, but Posey has never been used to running.

With the bombing tactics, I have never found the touch on the offensive end, and the outside shooting rate is only 28%.

This time, Ke Yan finally hit a chasing three-pointer in the fast break stage. Can Ke Yan not be excited?

Arenas took the ball and advanced to the top of the arc, signaling his teammates to pull away. He wanted to challenge Paul one-on-one.

Arenas' move caused the entire home court to boo.

In basketball games, people like to watch the blood-soaked individual duels the most. This is the purest form of heroism.

But Arenas is also considered the number one figure in the league. To actually choose a rookie from the list is really a bit...don't be shy.

Paul didn't dodge, and came to Arenas with a smile. For him, losing is not a loss, winning is a gain!

The other players stretched their lines to give space to the two dueling players.

The dribbling rhythm became faster and faster, and Arenas quickly accelerated away from Paul's left side. His pace was extremely precise and sharp, cutting into a wound like a scalpel.

When he first entered the league, Paul's defense caused problems for many veteran point guards, but in the face of Arenas's sudden attack, he felt his own shortcomings.

His body reacted quickly and he went to intercept Arenas' attack.

Just when he was about to complete the blockade, he realized that he had been fooled... Sure enough!

Arenas connected with a behind-the-back dribble in a high-speed breakthrough state. Paul could only move sideways, but he was very smart and left half a step of space.

Arenas saw Paul move sideways and turned to the left again. He thought that repeatedly telling him to shake would be enough to pass Paul directly, but he did not expect that Paul predicted his movement and waited for him to come over.

Blocked at a key location!

Being stuck in position, Arenas cannot move forward for a while, otherwise he will be charged an offensive foul.

Arenas jumped sideways on one foot and shot the basketball in a weird posture... Paul wanted to defend, but it was too late.

Whoosh!

Arenas survived the desperate situation and hit a horizontal jump shot.

"@#￥%!" Arenas has a perverse personality. After scoring such a beautiful goal, he must be showing off, and he said a few flirty words to Paul.

However, Paul's heart didn't waver at all. He turned around to catch the ball and continued to organize the offense.

When Arenas defended, Paul did not fight with him, but used Diaw's cover to quickly attack the penalty area, bully Haywood into being unable to defend, and complete a jump shot from the mid-range.

"Very good." Keyan commented.

He liked Paul's way of handling it. It was not easy to maintain a cool head under such circumstances.

A coach, especially a head coach who is famous for his "tactical design" and "on-the-spot adjustments", obviously likes players who are calm-minded and strong in execution, rather than copying players one-on-one when provoked by the opponent.

Arenas continued to use his scoring and impact to help the team score. For the Eagles, Paul and Diaw activated the team's offense, and the Eagles' scoring efficiency was actually higher.

At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles led by 3 points at 31:28.

After the start of the second quarter, both the Hawks and Wizards deployed a mixed lineup of starters and substitutes.

The Wizards don't have a defender like Marion. Although Butler's speed and strength are comparable to Joe Johnson's, defense is inherently inferior to offense. It doesn't mean that you can defend him if you have the right body. Joe Johnson's hands are stable. The Wizards are struggling with their mid-range shooting and good organizational skills. The inside combination of David Lee and Mickey Moore is a bit weak on the defensive end, but they have a long range on the offensive end, which can also open up Joe Johnson's singles. space.

For the Wizards, the main offensive points are Butler and Daniels.

The former is Ke Yan's former disciple. He is brave in playing, has good physical condition, and has strong singles ability, but he is not very good at passing the ball. In other words, he only has one or two ways to handle the ball in his mind. Ke Yan arranged for Mickey Moore. Give him double-teams, and at the same time mainly choke his route to distribute the ball to Etan Thomas, and his efficiency will drop.

Daniels' performance with the Wizards this season is much worse than that with the SuperSonics last season, and he is suspected of being left behind after getting a big contract.

The Eagles gradually gained the upper hand in the confrontation. Eddie Jordan, who had lost to Ke Yan several times, made timely adjustments and replaced Arenas to stabilize the situation. "Agent No. 0" came on the scene, and immediately hit a cool three-pointer to help the team. Stop bleeding(44:38)

Arenas at his peak was really powerful!

Ke Yan didn't dare to be careless, so he immediately replaced Paul to help Joe Johnson provide support.

The lead that we finally built up cannot be lost just like that!

Subsequently, both teams returned to the court with their complete starting lineups, and the game returned to the rhythm of the first quarter. The Wizards tried their best to slow down the rhythm. The two teams were grinding their positions ball by ball. The Wizards played individual singles. The Eagles work as a team and use their own methods to dismantle the opponent's defense.

The Eagles maintained their lead and ended the first half at 57:50.