basketball scientist

"Then we won't renew the contract in advance. He will still be our player next season. We'll see what happens." Ke Yan said, understanding the team's salary pressure.

The salary cap for the 0506 season is 49.5 million, and the threshold for luxury tax is 60 million. Beyond this number, every extra penny spent will have to pay one penny in luxury tax. In turn, if the total salary is lower than the salary cap, the team

The team can share a portion of the luxury tax paid by the super cap team, which can range from a few million to tens of millions each time.

This is also the main reason why the Rockets perform various micro-manipulations to avoid taxes and reduce salaries at the trade deadline every year.

Anthony Ressler is not Bass and Dolan's temperament of spending money without mercy, nor is he the stingy style of Sarver and Alexander.

Like most team owners, if the team performs well, the market is good, and it makes money, he is willing to pay a certain amount of luxury tax, and in turn will demand a reduction in total wages.

Ke Yan and the Hawks are in the honeymoon period now, and Ressler is obeying his words. But if he signs a contract blindly and his performance declines later, leading to a situation where he is too weak to lose, Ke Yan will also take the blame. So his attitude is not to rush to renew the contract.

The bad result is simply that in the summer of 2007, someone took advantage of him and offered Diaw a salary that the Eagles could not match, and then let him go for nothing.

I am afraid that it will be like a detonator. Seeing that there is no way to renew Harden's contract, I will trade Harden away a year in advance and ban a potential dynasty team!

Even if you give the Thunder three young men one more year?

Don't tell me, Larry Sander really has this idea: "If there is no way to renew Diaw, can we consider using Diaw as a bargaining chip in the Garnett trade?"

Life without a detonator is a disease with a detonator! No wonder the Eagles have been rotten for so many years!

"..." Ke Yan rolled his eyes at Larissander, "With or without Garnett, Diaw is an important part of my tactics."

Ke Yan did not put pressure on Larissander to "renew Diaw's contract" because he considered the team's salary pressure and also wanted to see if Diaw could develop a three-pointer and further enhance his offensive threat. But to be honest,

From the bottom of his heart, Ke Yan didn't want Dio to leave.

In any case, Diaw's contract problem will not break out until the summer of 2007 at the earliest! If there is no way to renew the contract early in the summer, next season will be his contract year, so there is no need to worry about him not playing well!

After defeating the King of the North Raptors at home for three consecutive victories, the Hawks lost on March 12. The team lost 103 to 106 on the road to the Philadelphia 76ers, who still had hopes of making the playoffs. (43

-twenty three)

After the All-Star Game, perhaps because there was no hope of competing for the scoring title, Iverson began to try to lead the 76ers to win. Compared with before the All-Star Game, he averaged 4.2 fewer shots per game and used more passes to help his teammates score.

The average assists per game increased by 2.5 times. The 76ers' record is also improving, and they can reach the edge of the playoffs.

This also objectively proves that the strength of the 76ers is really not bad. If they had not committed suicide in the first half of the season, they would not have fallen to their current position!

Iverson took on more organizational tasks to help his teammates get easy scoring opportunities; his teammates' ability to contain the Hawks' defense also reduced the scoring pressure on Iverson. In this game, Iverson's efficiency improved, shooting 13 of 25 from the field.

In the game, he scored 33 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists with more than half of the field goal percentage, helping the team finally defeat the Hawks.

The performance of the Eagles will not have much impact on its own ranking. Ke Yan insists on not rotating and leading the team to win, mainly for the sake of the Eagles' winning culture.

The same goes for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are also rising this season. The Cavaliers did not choose to avoid the stronger Eagles and pick the relatively easy-to-play Nets; instead, they insisted on winning in the past four games and seemed to have already

Be prepared to face off against the Eagles in the playoffs.

Ke Yan's reluctance to play the Cavaliers in the first round is not because he is afraid of his opponent, but more because he doesn't want to play five against eight. But since the Cavaliers have issued a challenge, he will prepare early and do more research on the Cavaliers.

In a sense, as James matures, the Hawks and Cavaliers will face off sooner or later!

From a tactical point of view, the Hawks and Cavaliers restrain each other. The Hawks' main lineup lacks a big center with absolute height, and their ability to protect the inside frame is average. James just lets go and rushes in, and the Hawks can't stop him!

On the other hand, the biggest problem for the Cavaliers is their eagerness for quick success. Failure to reach the playoffs in two seasons has put the Cavaliers management under great pressure, and they are eager to recruit corresponding helpers for James. Larry Hughes, who was hired with a high salary, is not a good match for James.

Mike Brown did not let the two people work together and strive to reach 11=2, but directly let the white shooter Pavlovic take the position, and the ball rights returned to James.

A lineup like Snow, Pavlovic, James, Gooden, and Big Z has many loopholes on the defensive end. Especially in the backcourt defense, Snow is at a disadvantage against Paul, and Pavlovic is at a disadvantage against Joe Johnson.

It's all obvious.

The most critical thing is that Big Z and Gooden's mobility is too poor. Once the Eagles pick up the rhythm and launch a quick counterattack, the Cavaliers simply can't outrun them.

On the 13th, the Hawks defeated the Clippers, a dark horse team in the Western Conference, 109-96 in back-to-back games at home (44-23).

In the first round of the match between the two teams, the Hawks were completely suppressed in the paint by the combination of Brand and Kaman. The same was true in this game. The two teamed up to score 47 points and 20 rebounds in the paint, taking turns to dominate the paint in the low post.

The Clippers had a comprehensive advantage inside, but the Clippers lost the game. The reason was due to the Cassel-Paul matchup.

In the first round of the confrontation between the two teams, Cassell lost the data, but relied on his own game experience to firmly control the rhythm of the game, fully slowed down the game, and handed the ball to the strong points inside to attack the Eagles.

Weak inside line.

After half a season, Paul's game experience has become much richer, and he is less and less afraid of dealing with these old guys; and after half a season of wear and tear, the 37-year-old veteran's physical condition is not as good as when the game started.

, especially Cassel himself is still a point guard who prefers to be a combo guard. He likes to launch attacks after the pick-and-roll, which consumes more money.

Under the circumstances, Paul defeated Cassel. Not only did he frequently take advantage of the Clippers' two inside defenders to succeed in mid-range shots, but he also successfully accelerated the Hawks' offensive speed, allowing the Eagles to attack more quickly.

The Clippers' defense was stretched thin.

With 31 points and 12 assists, Paul's performance was perfect, and he also provided support for himself to enter the best lineup and provide another masterpiece.

...

The team's performance is really aiming for 50 wins, and Hawks fans are incredible. A local restaurant in Atlanta used Ke Yan's name to promote, "If the team achieves 50 wins in the season, then in the next year,

Kimi comes to the restaurant to dine, and all purchases are free!”

The restaurant's marketing strategy was successful, because that night, Ke Yan brought Huo Qingshu to the restaurant to "test the dishes."

"Then I'll have meat to eat with you from now on?" Huo Qingshu said cheerfully while enjoying the brownie (pre-dinner dessert).

"You don't think this restaurant will lose money, do you?" Ke Yan raised his eyebrows and asked.

Not to mention that Ke Yan only brought Wang Lifan or Huo Qingshu to dine. Even if he brought dozens of people from the Eagles team over for a quick meal, it would still be nothing compared to the advertising effect of the restaurant's own promotion.

What.

The key is that there is no advertising fee to be paid to Keyan. After all, the restaurant is "distributing" benefits to Keyan.

"As a businessman, how can you lose money?" Huo Qingshu chuckled and concentrated on dealing with the Munich pig knuckle in front of him.

Ke Yan and Huo Qingshu were chatting casually when their cell phones suddenly rang. Huo Qingshu subconsciously teased him, thinking it was Wang Lifan, but in fact the caller was Guo Moyang.

Yao Ming has led to the popularity of NBA in China. More and more Chinese teenagers like basketball. CCTV has launched a new basketball program "Basketball Park" to comprehensively cover NBA, CBA, WNBA, Cuba and related basketball.

Event information and produce corresponding TV specials.

During the season, NBA-related news material can fill the program; but when it comes to the offseason, there are not so many news points to broadcast. The program team focuses on Ke Yan and wants to develop the program around him.

"Well, I'm eating out, let's talk about it after we get back?" Ke Yan was really interested and said to Guo Moyang.

He is not looking for the small appearance fee given by CCTV. The key is the "exposure" CCTV brings to Ke Yan. Doing programs on CCTV targets basketball fans across the country, which can further help Ke Yan increase his popularity and commercial value.

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For an individual, he can make more money. For the public, Ke Yan can export some of his own basketball views on the show. What if it can be of some help to Chinese basketball?

After one person killed half of the Munich pork knuckle, Huo Qingshu's face became unsightly. In the past, when I watched food programs introducing this delicacy, I always praised it, but why didn't it taste that good when I ate it?

"Munich pork knuckle needs to be paired with local sauerkraut to relieve the greasiness. In the United States, the taste is sour and sweet. Is it normal for you to have an Asian stomach and not be able to eat it?"

"Gee! It's true that free stuff is not good!" Huo Qingshu complained.

"Because you are not the target customer of this restaurant~"

After paying the bill and leaving, Ke Yan found another Chinese restaurant, packed the food and sent it back to Huo Qingshu. Then he went home and contacted Guo Moyang to discuss the program.

"I thought you wouldn't have time to call me tonight~" Guo Moyang said with a smile.

"..." Ke Yan didn't explain too much to her, "Let's talk about the program."

"Taili's idea is to do two special issues on the draft and two special issues on the free agent market. Finally, we will make an explanation on each of the six major competition areas." Guo Moyang briefly elaborated on his ideas, "We hope to make a special issue similar to the NBA.

A deeply integrated program.”

Making a program that is deeply integrated with the NBA is easier said than done. First of all, all relations between CCTV and the NBA are based on Yao Ming. The Rockets are the first pick in the broadcast plan, and the commentators will always stand on the Rockets.

To explain from the team's perspective, a Rockets substitute may be more famous than the Eastern All-Stars. This approach certainly ensures the lower limit of the program's ratings, but it can also easily arouse some people's resentment. When you want to know more about the NBA, just

It can be through other platforms or even circumventing the wall.

Inviting Ke Yan to do the program is a more "professional", "objective" and "fair" analysis of NBA major events. This is a gamble. If done well, it can effectively broaden the audience of the program and catch up with the "World Football" next door.

Not good, it is possible that some die-hard fans who only follow Yao Ming will be lost.

After discussing it for a while, Ke Yan accepted the invitation and planned to spare some time in the summer to record a program on CCTV.

...

On March 16, the Hawks welcomed the Golden State Warriors at home.

The Warriors welcomed Baron Davis in the middle of the season, and the run-and-gun tactics received a qualified backcourt engine, which greatly improved the team's strength. Baron Davis, Jason Richardson, and Pietrus

There are signs of the power of the outside trio. Although they have missed the playoffs, the Warriors did not choose to languish. Instead, they entered the rhythm of "training" in advance, playing seriously in every game, and there is no burden on winning or losing.

With the burden off their hearts and no pressure to perform badly, the Golden State Warriors played a very strong combat effectiveness in this game. As the representative of heavy defenders in the league, Baron Davis is as comfortable as a fish in water in the run-and-gun tactics.

A small tank usually beats the Eagles' defense to pieces.

Under the leadership of Baron Davis, Richardson and Pietrus also performed well.

But in the confrontation, the Warriors did not get any advantage. Murphy, Diogu, and Foyle in their interior were not suitable for run-and-gun tactics. After running back and forth for a few times, they could not guarantee their offensive and defensive efficiency.

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This is a lineup structure problem with no solution!

In the matchup between the bench lineups, the Eagles still had the upper hand. In the second half, the Eagles played steadily and won the game 116:102 (45-23).

In the next two games, the Eagles continued their winning streak, defeating the Bobcats and Raptors successively, ushering in their fourth consecutive victory (47-23).

The Eagles' performance this season is outstandingly stable. The longest winning streak in the season is seven games, but they have never suffered a trough of more than three consecutive losses. This is actually not in line with the characteristics of a young team, and it is also Ke Yan's "adjustment ability"

manifestation.

On March 22, the Hawks narrowly defeated the Wizards by 1 point at home. Arenas cheated again, scoring 39 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and made a fadeaway jumper against Joe Johnson's defense with 2.2 seconds left in the game.

Hit, complete the quasi-final kill.

Sitting on the ground, Arenas opened his arms and looked weird!

Ke Yan arranged the tactics for the final attack, Joe Johnson contained the Wizards' defense, and Paul was the real operator of the final attack.

Diaw's sideline serve accurately found Paul, who was running to the far end. Paul did not disappoint his teammates. He made no adjustments after receiving the ball and hit the shot! Completed the game-winner (48-23).

The moment the basketball passed through the net, Ke Yan, who had always been calm, excitedly raised his hands and made a French military salute.

Winning this hand-to-hand battle is a training for the young players of the Eagles.

A buzzer-beater boosted the confidence of the Hawks players. In the following games, they defeated the Nets 123-109, beat the Jazz 119-100, and defeated the Trail Blazers 113-107. They created the longest eight-game stretch in the season.

Winning streak! (51-23)

Only one game away from the 52-win season goal, the opponent standing in front of the Hawks is the team's destined nemesis, the Detroit Pistons.

With the power of eight consecutive victories and heading towards the goal of the season, this is Ke Yan's best opportunity to end his "four-game losing streak" against the Pistons! Even if there are back-to-back games against the Hornets next, Ke Yan has no reservations.

, gave up the possibility of ten consecutive wins, and used compressed rotations to compete with the Pistons.

The Pistons have basically locked in the first place in the Eastern Conference, and they seem to have no desire for anything. However, facing the arrogant Hawks, Flip Saunders did not make any reservations, and also used an eight-person rotation to follow.

The Eagles competed and even directly used playoff confrontation to suppress the Eagles' offense.

The two sides went all the way into overtime, and the Wallace brothers committed six fouls and left the game, which shows the intensity of the game.

The Eagles also used up all the team's last bullets in this strangling battle. Paul and Josh Smith fell to the floor no less than 20 times in this game. Ke Yan felt heartbroken watching from the sidelines.

However, the desperate efforts again and again failed to bring victory to the team in the end. The final score was 110:106. The Eagles lost to the Pistons in an away game, ending their eight-game winning streak. (51-24)

Facing Billups' defense, Paul increased his breakthroughs. He made 9 of 24 shots in the game and 7 of 8 free throws. He scored 27 points and 7 assists. The statistics looked average, but those who watched the game

Everyone knows that Paul carries the team on his shoulders.

Under the interference of Prince's long arms, Joe Johnson did not find many shooting opportunities. He made 6 of 16 shots in the game and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 16 points.

"Although they lost the game against the Pistons, the tenacious will and fighting spirit displayed by the Eagles players in this game were touching. They did not surrender to the arrogant Pistons, but instead dragged the suspense of victory or defeat to Chicago.

The last moment of the game. There must be sadness behind victory, but next time, maybe the object of celebration should be changed! I hope we can see the two teams give us wonderful games in the playoffs!

"CCTV also broadcast this game, and Yoga also used such concluding remarks to encourage the Eagles players.

There are three main ways for a team to attract fans, one is stars, the other is championships, and the third is famous games. Although the Eagles lost the game against the Pistons, they are definitely qualified to be called

Famous game.

(The games at the end of the season are more difficult to write about, especially when the Eagles' ranking is relatively stable, and even the playoff opponents are already certain, these games are not very important. Therefore, the last part of the game will be passed quickly.

Get into the playoffs early.)