basketball scientist

At the beginning of the new year, the NBA officially announced the voting results for the first phase of the 2006 All-Stars.

Yao Ming still undoubtedly occupies the throne of "vote king". Whether it is the people of the motherland or the Chinese community in the United States, they support Yao Ming unconditionally. Originally, there was O'Neal in the West, and more or less "reasonable guests" would hesitate and give O'Neal

Voting, but after O'Neal left, Yao Ming was the only choice, and there was no competitor for the same position!

Chris Paul and Boris Diaw also benefited from Chinese voting. Thanks to Ke Yan's identity, the Eagles received a lot of broadcasts on CCTV, and Yang Yi often "build momentum" for Paul in the commentary, which made

Paul has accumulated a lot of popularity and currently ranks second among the Eastern Conference backcourts in votes, second only to Iverson.

Behind him, there are a group of veteran stars including Arenas, Carter, Kidd, Wade and so on!

If he maintains this result, he will become another player after Yao Ming to be selected as an All-Star starter in his rookie season.

Of course, it is still unknown whether he can be selected as the starting lineup, but with Paul's amazing performance this season and the Hawks' exaggerated record, it is not a big problem to be selected as an All-Star.

You know, the last player before Yao Ming who was selected for the All-Star Game in his rookie season was Duncan in 1998. He entered the league with a full-level number. Duncan directly entered the regular season first team in his rookie season and was selected for the All-Star Game.

It will happen naturally. Is there hope for Paul to copy the trajectory of this senior, and even hope to make it to the best team after the season?

In comparison, Diaw beat Howard and Ben Wallace and ranked second among Eastern Conference centers in votes. This was more of an encouragement. Compared to the blue-collar blue-collar All-Star defensive performance of Ben Wallace, the fans

I would rather see a gorgeous offense, even the league has such expectations.

However, with O'Neal destined to occupy the starting center position, whether Diaw can reap the dividends of his position and playing style and be promoted to an All-Star by the league depends on his performance in the next month.

In addition to some news on the league's official website, Ke Yan also received a rookie report from Bradley, the team's scouting team.

Since the Hawks completed the trade with the Rockets, they obtained a potential high-ranking draft pick. In order to prevent accidents, this pick will not be able to obtain ideal trading chips by then and must be used by itself. Ke Yan added to the scouting team

Bradley also gave timely feedback on the watch list that included Roy, and strongly recommended Brandon Roy in the scouting report.

"Roy is a combo guard with excellent all-round skills. He has a clear mind, is good at making correct decisions, and has a thorough understanding of the game. He has a very mature style of play, and is a big-hearted shooter. He is good at shooting key shots and continues to improve.

Afraid of holding the ball and rushing into the paint, he has good turning and footwork; he has excellent one-on-one skills, he can shoot with the ball and can also break into the basket; he is an underrated player."

With Paul already occupying the "core" position, Roy, who also has some "ball rights", is not necessarily suitable. At most, he can play the sixth man position, so that the Eagles do not need to play at the end of the first quarter and the third.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the two guns in the backcourt began to be split.

If Roy can grow to the level of Ginobili or Harden (in the Thunder era) in this position, he will at least be worthy of his draft position. With less game time and lower losses, Roy's career may be improved.

Wouldn’t your career be so “premature”?

It's not impossible, but for such a genius, it's a bit of a "waste"!

The most ideal situation is to "exchange small change for whole money" in a timely manner and make full use of Paul's rookie bonus to build a competitive and strong lineup.

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"Congratulations to the Hawks for defeating the Kings 109:96 on the second day of the New Year, extending their winning streak to 6 games! Now, the team ranks third in the Eastern Conference with a record of 23 wins and 10 losses, which many people expected before the season

A result that no one expected. Kimi said that his two goals this season are: one is to lead the Eagles to triple their performance to 39 wins; the other is to hope that the team can make the playoffs. Looking at it now, this

The goal is really a bit conservative! Looking at it now, the Eagles may be able to hit four times the record of last season." On January 2, the Eagles successfully defeated Sacramento led by Mike Bibby and Artest at home.

Tobrin, the guest commentator at the Kings' home court, made a long speech to build momentum for Ke Yan.

"For comparison, the Lakers coached by Kimi last season have a current record of 15 wins and 19 losses, ranking 11th in the Western Conference. It is obvious that the Lakers' upgrade of the head coach position this time ended in failure! When you have a

When a team has the strength to hit the championship, Phil Jackson may be able to help you win the championship, but a team that is full of waste needs a coach like Kimi who knows people well and knows how to tap the potential of young people. We are grateful to the Lakers veterans.

Kimi sent from iron!"

"I look forward to the fact that Earl Lightning can bring us more glory!"

No matter how much Ke Yan dislikes Phil Jackson, the opponent has 9 championship rings on his hand. When everyone talks about Phil Jackson, they will think that he can raise the ceiling of a team and lead a strong team to win the championship.

This is indeed true, but is Ke Yan himself really just the "team coach"? If you give him a good set of cards, can't he win the championship, surpass the "Cardinal" and become the "Pope of Basketball"

?No one knows.

Let's take it step by step. Ke Yan has the ambition to compete for the championship, but he also knows his strengths and weaknesses. Laying the foundation of the Eagles is also a process of "consolidating the foundation and cultivating the talent" for him.

After playing the game against the Kings, the Hawks players had no time to rest and took a special flight to Orlando overnight to challenge the Orlando Magic back to back.

Atlanta is not far from Orlando, and the journey does not take much time. The players have enough time to rest.

The next morning, Ke Yan did not arrange training. He only arranged two hours of tactical training in the afternoon to maintain his condition and prepare for the game against the Magic in the evening.

Compared with the last time they met, the lineups of both teams have changed a lot. Not to mention the Eagles, after the completion of the four-party transaction, the changes in the substitute lineup are still quite obvious. Among the four new players, only Udoka can barely do it.

In the rotation, Juwan Howard and Lucas can only appear in garbage time, and Christie has not even played a game for the Hawks due to a knee injury.

The Magic also completed a big deal after Christmas. The team got rid of Francis, who was not playing well, and used this "former All-Star guard" to trade the old and incorruptible Penny Hardaway and Ke Yan from the Knicks.

Ariza was thinking about him, and then he directly cut Hardaway.

They are not optimistic about Ariza's potential. Ariza is still only Turkoglu's substitute in the Magic. The Magic are willing to pay such a high price because they simply want to get rid of Francis. This shows how much Francis has bored them!

Taking over Francis' starting point guard duties is second-year rookie Nelson. A point guard who looks average in all aspects. He is not tall, not fast, and has poor passing vision. His advantages are above-average shooting and a certain amount of singles.

ability.

With Howard who is willing to play pick-and-roll, Nelson's data is very confusing. After the pick-and-roll, as long as he throws the ball into the sky without thinking, Howard can always catch the ball. If he is lucky, he can directly complete the alley-oop cooperation, and his assist data can still be

Go up by one!

Another change of the Magic is that Turkish agent Turkoglu "benefited" from Grant Hill's injury and started in the starting position. It seems that the Magic's core player to "break into" the finals in the future is missing Lewis.

"Returned"!

"Tekoglu is a point guard with a height of 4. He has strong shooting ability and is also very good at organizing passes! When we defend the pick-and-roll, we must stick to him. We would rather let Howard catch the ball and then pass it down.

Try to find a way to foul, and don't give Turkoglu a chance to make an easy shot!" In preparation for the game, Ke Yan repeatedly emphasized Turkoglu's threat, subtly increasing the players' attention to Turkoglu.

The overall style of the Magic is relatively "poor attack". Francis' departure and Grant Hill's injury have taken away the team's breakthrough ability. The team's offensive end relies heavily on Turkoglu's organization; in addition,

, the only one who can complete the singles is French Jordan Pietrus.

Facing his childhood friend Josh Smith with a jump ball at the beginning, Howard lightly passed the ball to his teammates in the backcourt, and then "pushed" Josh Smith and walked upfield talking and laughing.

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After Nelson received the ball, he did not advance immediately. Instead, he paused and waited for his teammates to pass the half-court before slowly dribbling the ball across the half-court.

When he reached the top of the arc, Paul slowly came over. Nelson stopped to protect the ball and waved to the inside. Howard immediately came up to cover him.

Diaw immediately followed, stopped in front of Nelson, stretched out his long arm to cover Nelson, and Paul also came around the cover to flank Nelson.

Nelson saw two people flanking him. Instead of forcing a shot, Nelson jumped up and passed the ball to Howard. Unfortunately, this passing route was calculated in advance, and Josh Smith stole the ball first.

, the Eagles immediately launched a quick counterattack. Josh Smith, who usually has a great appetite for cakes, turned into a pancake chef this time, reciprocated the favor, and assisted Diaw to complete a dunk!

It was a rare opportunity to dunk. After landing, Diaw imitated Josh Smith and made a "flap his wings" celebration action! The away audience didn't react at all. The Eagles bench was all happy. Even Ke Yan bit his lip and was full of joy.

The smile on the face.

The second time he held the ball after halftime, Nelson handed the ball to Turkoglu, and he ran honestly to the corner. Turkoglu took the ball to the wing, stretched out his hand to signal Howard to take the position, and then passed the ball

passed.

Howard singled out Diaw in the low post, pushed Diaw away with a back-to-back collision, and hit the ball into the basket. It was much easier than he thought.

Although his skills are average and his feet are not good, Howard is in good health! Moreover, against most centers, Howard's height does not have an advantage, but when he meets Diaw, Howard can finally enjoy the feeling of a giant!

Paul slowly dribbled the ball across half court and continued to play pick-and-roll with Diaw. The Magic team attacked on the line. Howard blocked Paul and quickly rotated to cover Diaw. His mobility was terrifying.

Paul came over in time to respond. After completing hand-to-hand coordination with Diaw, he passed the ball from Howard's crotch to Diaw. Only then did he break down the Magic's defense. Diaw hit a close throw. 2:

4.

In addition to the Pistons, the Magic and Timberwolves have two top inside assist defenders in Howard and Garnett respectively, which have a clear restraint effect on the Hawks. However, they are not equipped with corresponding outside defense. On the contrary

, completely relying on Howard and Garnett to help wipe the outside, but in front of the two passing masters Paul and Diaw, they focused on one and lost the other!

Nelson started the pick-and-roll with Howard again, taking advantage of the slight gap left by Paul when he went around the screen, suddenly started, rushed into the inside, and overcame Diaw's defense and scored a layup! (4:4)

The body is strong enough, the shots are decisive enough, and the Eagles' interior defense is really weak!

Paul held the ball past half-court, Diaw reached the top of the arc, Joe Johnson and Posey ran to the right corner and positioned at 45 degrees outside the three-point line, bringing Pietrus and Turkoglu over, Josh

Smith also withdrew from the Heat's penalty area and came to the left corner. Tony Barty had to follow him to the left side of the penalty area in order not to be called on defense for three seconds.

Paul used Diaw's pick-and-roll to break through from the right. Howard continued to flank Paul. Paul hit the ground and passed to Diaw. After receiving the ball, Diaw rushed to the Magic penalty area with the ball. Howard and Batty shrank to the basket to help defend.

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Diaw started collecting the ball, tilted his head to the right, and swung his hands to the right, trying to pass the ball to Joe Johnson in the corner. Howard paused and ran back, but Diaw immediately collected the ball and rushed towards the basket.

Buddy came up to block, Diaw threw the ball into the sky, Josh Smith came out from behind Buddy, caught the ball with both hands, and slammed it into the basket! (4:6)

After Cato left, the Magic's defense relied more on Howard than before! I just don't know how the Magic should respond if Ke Yan tries the shark-cutting tactic again.

Of course, if it is not necessary, Ke Yan usually will not choose to use the "shark-killing tactic". He would rather solve the problem in his own way and dismantle the opponent's defense head-on. This is like a programmer fixing a bug in the system. Some programmers are in trouble.

If you don't decide to reinstall the system, you will only be an IT worker for the rest of your life; some programmers will study the code carefully, find out the bugs in it and deal with them, and their own skills will be tempered, and their careers will be better developed.

You can't just kill Howard every time you meet him, right?

Turkoglu received the ball at half-court, broke through from the right through the pick-and-roll, passed half of Josh Smith, and suddenly stopped when he reached the free throw line. His body moved horizontally, and some Josh Smith was caught, affecting the opponent.

The speed of chasing the defense, then accelerating, stepped on the European step to avoid the defensive Diaw, and succeeded in picking up the basket. (6:6)

The Eagles focus on defending Teko's isolated mid- and long-range shots. He uses his own shooting threat to look for breakthrough opportunities. He is really playing with his brain!

The Eagles attacked and others cleared the strong side. Joe Johnson singled out Pietrus. He held the ball at an angle and then shot from mid-range, hitting the edge of the basket. When Howard grabbed the rebound, he noticed Nelson who was about to go down and sent it directly.

Long pass, throwing out the bottom line...

Launching a fast break in the backcourt requires more than just awareness and good vision. Passing skills and techniques are equally important.

Otherwise, how can we say that there is only one Dior!

As the game continued, the Eagles played their iconic double pick-and-roll, creating an opportunity for Joe Johnson to beat Batty in a misplaced single. Facing Batty's defense, Joe Johnson dribbled the ball very low, dribbling with the rhythm of his fingertips.

The change distorted Batty's defensive focus, and he hit a mid-range pull-up! (6:8)

Jameer Nelson held the ball through half the court, followed suit, and fed Howard the ball. Unexpectedly, Howard didn't have a good position in this wave. After two deep digs, he turned around and hit the board without hitting the ball.

Joe Johnson moved inward to protect the rebound, and passed a long pass to Posey. The latter's ability to handle the ball in transition between offense and defense was average. He did not force the ball, but waited for his teammates to come up and engage in positional warfare.

In December, Posey's three-point shooting percentage in a single month rebounded to a passing level of 33%, which can be regarded as an initial adaptation to Ke Yan's running and gun system. But in fact, among the team's starting five, Posey's contribution should be

It's the lowest. He performs better on the defensive end, but as a small forward, he really lacks impact on the offensive end. Many times, he can only follow behind and act as an alternative to the back row during the Eagles' fast breaks.

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It’s not that it’s bad, it’s just a bit monotonous!

As Paul and Josh Smith completed the alley-oop cooperation after completing the pick-and-roll, the Magic took the lead in making personnel adjustments, replacing Batty with Bynum, and transformed into a twin towers to attack the Hawks' weak inside line!

But, is it that easy?