basketball scientist

By winning the spot battle against the Nets, the Hawks secured their third spot in the Eastern Conference. They could not reach the Heat, who were second in the Eastern Conference, but were four games ahead of the Nets.

At the same time, the Hawks are also one of the only Eastern teams that can be admired by many fan groups who hold the concept of "the West is strong and the East is weak".

Behind them, the New Jersey Nets currently have a record of 15 wins and 14 losses. This record is almost the eighth level in the Western Conference. Not to mention that the Nets have played more weak teams in the Eastern Conference.

After the game, Ke Yan accepted an interview with the media and talked about the deal the team had just completed and the issues of several new players.

"We still have a lot of hard work to do if we want to maintain stable performance on the court. But as the team continues to improve, we are still on the right path."

"Losing Matt Barnes and Mickey Moore is painful, and I wish them all the best in the future. I also know that fans have criticized this deal, but everything we do is for the team.

A better future. You might as well see if everything can get back on the right track."

"The new players are not given long playing time because they have not yet completed training with the team. It does not mean that they cannot enter the team's rotation. Everyone must work hard on the training ground to win.

own place."

Compared with the "compromise" during the Lakers period, Ke Yan was more direct in interviews during the Hawks period. He seemed to be polite to the new players, but he kept talking about "the future", which meant that he valued the draft pick.

This also puts pressure on new players. If they want to have a future with the Eagles, they must start from the bottom.

Ke Yan is good at "hunting for treasure" from the bottom of the league. He is a good leader for young players who have not made a name for themselves, but this may not be the case for veterans who are in decline.

If you don't perform well, you can be replaced by someone new at any time!

After the game, Ke Yan did not go home, but went to watch a drive-in movie with Wang Lifan. That is, everyone drove the car to a designated location and listened to and watched an open-air movie through FM. You could lie down in the car and watch it, or you could open the trunk.

Sit in the trunk and watch.

Adjust the seat to a comfortable angle, adjust the radio to the designated frequency, watch wonderful movies in your own comfortable "mobile home", and enjoy the visual and auditory impact brought by the large screen.

However, the date photos of the two people were taken by the paparazzi and posted directly on the Internet the next day, and then made the news again.

The couple combination of the young basketball coach and the beautiful doctor looks very beautiful, and there are many boys and girls on the Internet who are having sex with each other. Hawks fans are happy to see this happen. They call Wang Lifan the "daughter of Atlanta" and hope that they will be together for two hundred years.

Ke Yan has been coaching the Eagles.

this.......

One day later, on December 28, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Hawks challenged the Toronto Raptors away from home.

The Raptors are still in the "post-Carter era" this season. Although the team has found the core of the team in Chris Bosh, it is obvious that Bosh's immature shoulders are not enough to shoulder the heavy task of reviving the Raptors.

Two rookies, Villanueva and Graham, were selected in this year's draft. They have certain potential, but there is currently no way to provide timely help to the team's results.

The bigger restriction for the Raptors comes from the free agent market. In fact, Toronto is a good city in terms of urban construction and economy. It can be ranked in the second tier among the 29 cities with 30 NBA teams.

Even if they are alone overseas and the weather is cold, the attraction will never be so bad. The reason why players are most reluctant to go is ultimately the tax issue!

Many fans have a misunderstanding that Texas has no state taxes, and players receive more money. In fact, as long as in the United States, federal taxes are the largest part, and state taxes only account for a small part of the tax revenue. Moreover, Texas has no state taxes, but

Property taxes are higher than in other areas; California has developed businesses, but business taxes are very high. When it comes to players' income, the difference between states is only about 1% to 2%, which makes it difficult to really interfere with players' choices.

Only Toronto is a truly high-tax city! The tax rate is 5% to 7% higher than that in the United States.

This difference makes free agents really unwilling to play in Toronto, and also makes the Raptors rank last in the league in terms of attractiveness in the free agent market.

However, in this game, the Raptors still caused a lot of trouble for the Hawks. The front three of Bosh, Villanueva, and Garbajosa felt hot, and their positioning was closer than Diaw and Josh Smith.

In addition, the team's offensive space is very wide.

Bosh moved to a high position and faced the frame to attack, showing his "true giant" style. He scored 27 points in three quarters, helping the Raptors trail the Eagles by only 4 points, 83:87, in the first three quarters.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Hawks resorted to a "full-court press" and frantically restricted Calderon's play, preventing the Raptors from easily completing their offensive organization.

Many people think that Bosh and Garnett are similar in body type and compare Bosh with Garnett. However, this game also proved that Bosh does not have the all-round attributes of Garnett to help dribble and advance from the outside.

, the two are just similar in body type, and Bosh also has a good shooting hand, but in other aspects, they are completely different from Garnett.

After a 12-0 spurt, the Eagles successfully opened up the score and maintained their winning streak until the end.

110:125, the Eagles won away from home. The 15-point difference was not too big or too small, but the Raptors did cause slightly more trouble for the Eagles than the previous opponents. (20-10)

Of course, it can also be said that in this game, the Eagles somewhat underestimated the opponent, or that their state was somewhat ups and downs.

However, this situation will always occur in a long season. No team or player can maintain above 80% of the status all the time. At this time, it depends on the head coach’s ability to adjust as much as possible.

Be able to retract and release freely to win the game at a lower cost.

In addition to the Hawks' game, Ke Yan must also pay attention to the Rockets' game now. After all, the Rockets' draft pick was deceived by him. The worse the Rockets' record, the higher the value of this draft pick!

In today's game, the Rockets lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 105:107 after 2 overtimes. Their record came to 13 wins and 17 losses, ranking 12th in the Western Conference. Barnes played as the starting small forward and made 8 shots in the game.

3 out of 3, scored 7 points, his performance was quite satisfactory.

A homeless player from the bottom of the league was promoted by Ke Yan and became a stable rotation player in Ke Yan's team. Barnes has many technical characteristics that meet Ke Yan's tactical needs, but whether he is with the Lakers or the Hawks, Barnes also has many

He is at the bottom of the rotation, which more or less shows that Barnes' current strength is just like this.

Van Gundy directly asked him to play the starting small forward, which is more or less overestimating him, let alone hoping that he can reverse the Rockets' crisis, it is even more idiotic!

In a sense, this deal is really a "junk contract" in which the Rockets gave away Howard with a first-round pick.

It's just that no one thought that injuries would be more severe than tigers, and the Rockets' performance would continue to decline. On the contrary, the value of draft picks would continue to rise!

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On December 29, the Eagles played back-to-back games and challenged the 76ers away.

In a high-speed attack, the Eagles committed 18 turnovers and shot only 44% from the field. Using the same statistics, the 76ers only made 11 turnovers and shot 47% from the field.

But it was the Eagles who finally won the game. They led by 5 points in rebounding data, 52:47, which gave them more opportunities to reload the bullet; they hit 15 3-pointers.

The 76ers only have 6.

The final score was 96:102. A higher "true shooting percentage" helped the Eagles survive the danger! (21-10)

In both games, the team was in poor condition and had a hard time winning. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the player's condition had indeed reached a low point. With the sea flowing, he showed his true colors as a hero. When the condition is good, it is certainly worthwhile to lead the team to win.

But when the player's status curve shows a green arrow going downwards, he can still hold on to the situation, which further tests a head coach's ability to control the player's status!

For Ke Yan, these two games were another self-improvement. Fortunately, he passed smoothly without any danger.

Although the game was over, the team's "bad" state deserved Ke Yan's attention. On the second day of training, Ke Yan asked Han Bron to increase the intensity of the players and extend the training time by half an hour. Through higher-intensity training, the players

The strings in our minds are tightened, and at the same time, the bad game feeling is driven away from the body.

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On the last day of 2005, the Hawks still had an away game mission, visiting Texas to challenge the defending champion San Antonio Spurs.

This game is also one of the five Eagles games that are broadcast live across the United States throughout the year. The reason for this is naturally inseparable from Ke Yan's relationship.

The Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and the Spurs last season was the most classic Western Conference semifinal matchup in NBA history. At an absolute disadvantage, the Lakers forced the Spurs into a tiebreaker, creating a

Set multiple NBA records.

They are the first team in NBA history to win three road games in a series; they are also the first team to lose all three home games in a series.

Looking deeper, whether it is the "three-high" formation that consumes Duncan to the maximum extent, or Kobe tearing up Parker on the defensive end, it can be said that Ke Yan has "made the best use of everyone" in this round of the series, and it can even be said that he

A genius-like idea. If the Lakers lineup wasn't really strong enough, and if Phil Jackson hadn't intervened and disrupted Ke Yan's mentality, it's still unclear who would have won.

After the series, and even in the Spurs championship documentary, Popovich did not shy away from expressing his "unconfidence" in this series. Throughout the playoffs, only the Lakers let the Spurs win.

On the verge of being eliminated.

Popovich raised his hand to Ke Yan, and Ke Yan lived up to others' expectations of him. After taking charge of the Eagles, he immediately led the team to take off. This also brought higher attention to this game.

Matching the highest-level national live broadcast, even on the last day of 2005, the AT&T Center had an influx of 19,479 spectators as always, and the seats were packed. On this bitterly cold day, the whole place was filled with enthusiastic cheers.

Arena.

"The starting lineups of the two teams have not changed much. First of all, I will introduce to you the starting players of the home team Spurs. Tony Parker, Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan, and Oberto." Kenny Smith said as usual.

The audience introduces the lineups of both sides.

"The Hawks did not adjust their lineup because the opponent was the Spurs. They are still the most commonly used run-and-gun lineup. Objectively speaking, the Spurs are the best team in the league at defending run-and-gun, and the Hawks' inside line is better than that of the Suns.

Weak, against the Spurs, Duncan is a problem that Kimi has been unable to solve but must solve!"

"Strictly speaking, the current Spurs team is better than the Spurs team that won the championship last season. They got Michael Finley. Letting Manu go to the bench as the sixth man left a strong team.

A killer. Oberto is a better inside man than Muhammad and Nesterovich, and he is more suitable to partner with Duncan. They also signed Van Exel. All in all, they have more players.

!There are more people helping Duncan share the pressure!"

With introductions by Kenny Smith and Barkley, the players from both sides have completed the entrance ceremony.

"Beep——"

The referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. This action seemed to press a switch, attracting the attention of everyone in the arena to the orange basketball flying into the air. The game was official.

start.

Duncan and Josh Smith flew into the air. Shi Fu was no longer as able to jump as he was when he was young, and rarely went all out on the jump ball. Josh Smith relied on his advantage of fast bounce to catch the ball in the air first and hit it.

The ball went to the Eagles' backcourt, Paul bent down and picked up the ball, and the Eagles got the ball for the first offense.

After Paul got the ball, Josh Smith and Diaw quickly crossed the half court and penetrated the Spurs' interior, hoping to catch their opponent off guard.

The Spurs have a height advantage, but their overall movement speed is not as good as that of the Hawks. Ke Yan encourages the team to play more fast breaks and take advantage of the energy of a small lineup.

But the Spurs retreated very quickly. Duncan lost the jump ball to Josh Smith, but he didn't feel embarrassed and immediately retreated to the penalty area. Others followed their opponents. Parker immediately stepped forward to press Paul.

Interfere with his passing vision.

Paul dribbled to the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with Diaw near the three-point line. Duncan did not guard him, but squatted inside. Parker, who was guarding Paul, chose to squeeze the screen, giving Paul room to move inside.

Of course, Paul would not miss this opportunity and dribbled the ball into the three-point line. Diaw chose to move outside. In this game, he was also given a key task by Ke Yan and had the opportunity to make a decisive shot from outside the three-point line.

Paul came to the free throw line, ignored Parker's pursuit, and directly pulled out from mid-range. When he shot, he took Parker's arm.

"Whoosh!"

"Beep!"

Parker, who was fouled, opened his eyes wide and chased the referee to explain that when Paul took the shot, he intentionally deviated toward Parker and touched Parker's arm.

The explanation is invalid. If this wasn't the Spurs' home court, the referee would have even warned Parker!

Paul hit the extra free throw and the Eagles took the lead.

The Spurs attacked, and Parker held the ball for half the court. Before he could make a gesture, he was attacked by Paul and Smith. He was already prepared for Ke Yan's "strange move", and Parker threw the ball up before forming a circle.

Duncan responded, and then Josh Smith and Diaw launched a pincer attack on Duncan again.

Duncan held the ball with both hands, dodged the waving arms of two people, and handed the ball to Bowen, who handed the ball to Oberto inside. The Argentinian beat Posey but failed to hit.

The rebound was protected by Posey who was stuck in position. He quickly passed it to Diaw beside him. Diaw took a big step. Paul, Joe Johnson, and Josh Smith were like arrows, lining up left, center and right.

, the three lines fired in unison and flew towards the frontcourt.

It only took one second for the Eagles to switch from defense to offense and launch a tidal counterattack!

The Spurs retreated immediately, but the Hawks' counterattack was too fast and the formation was wide open. The Spurs defender looked at one thing instead of the other, and watched helplessly as Joe Johnson scored a layup, 0:5.

On the sidelines, Ke Yan also smiled and clapped, very satisfied with this round of offense and defense.

The Spurs resumed their attack, and Duncan slowly moved forward with Parker, acting as Parker's first contact point to protect him. After Paul came up to defend, he immediately set a solid screen for Parker, and Parker accelerated in one step.

Breaking into the paint, a "spinning top" created a gap from the blockade of Josh Smith and Diaw, and scored a backhand layup.

Despite being scolded by Popovich every year, Parker has gradually grown into the league's leading point guard. His speed and breakthroughs have greatly helped the Spurs' offense, and they have also shared the pressure on Duncan.

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After finishing the scoring, the Spurs retreated immediately, and Popovich was really afraid of Ke Yan, a guy who is even crazier than D'Antoni.

Among the three most representative offensive coaches in the league, D'Antoni has excellent offensive skills. Whether it is a 7-second fast break or a V-shaped offense, including Nash and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll, there are traces to follow.

The core is "space"; Nelson is "no trick to win", more emphasis on "speed" and "freedom", whoever has the opportunity will win!

As for Ke Yan, his nicknames are "Scientist" and "Lightning Earl". He should be of the same lineage as Nelson, but this is not the case when it comes to specific tactics. The biggest turning point in his tactics is to advance against the big man.

The development of ability and passing ability. In the Lakers-Spurs series, Odom's "pig spurt" after grabbing the rebound gave the Spurs a headache. When he came to the Hawks this season, Diaw was used as the No. 1 player in NBA history.

An organizational center, from the moment he gets the ball, he can provide precise guidance at any moment.

In the position battle, the singles after the two-gun pick-and-roll in the backcourt, the high-post pick-and-roll of Paul and Josh Smith, and the support and conduction of Diaw holding the ball at the top of the key are all the Eagles' offensive methods. A pure substitute lineup without Paul and Joe Johnson.

When playing as a team, the Eagles can also play a high-post double pick-and-roll tactic. He is like Linghu Chong who is good at using the "Dugu Nine Swords", he always has a way to dismantle your defense!

Paul and Josh Smith played a pick-and-roll on the right side, containing the Spurs' defense, clearing the left side and passing the ball to Joe Johnson.

The latter singled out Bowen on the left, used his body to push away his opponent, and turned over and hit a jumper!

"Please, pay attention to Bowen's feet, his movement is very uncoordinated!" Ke Yan shouted to the assistant referee on the sidelines.

Complaining against such a notorious ruthless person, the referee could only appease Ke Yan and walked up to Bowen to remind him not to cause trouble when the Spurs sent a baseline kick.

But Bowen continued to look innocent, and people who didn't know it really thought he was an honest person!

Feeling that he was at a disadvantage on the field, Popovich started the "one-power reduction to ten conferences" operation in last season's playoffs again, everyone spread out, and then gave the ball to Duncan.

Diaw took the initiative to go forward to interfere with Duncan's ball, but Duncan was not afraid to go forward and took the initiative to catch the ball. He faced the frame and hit Diaw, but he was pushed down by Josh Smith with the ball.

You definitely can't defend him, so you have to wear him down, give him strength, and then fight back on the offensive end!

Duncan made one of two free throws. As far as the Eagles are concerned, this foul was worth it!