basketball scientist

Returning to Atlanta, Paul received the first significant personal honor of his career, the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 2006 season. He is the most undisputed NBA Rookie of the Year in recent years.

In 2003, the competition between Yao Ming and Stoudemire lasted until the Suns defeated the Rockets and entered the playoffs. In 2004, Anthony led the Nuggets to the playoffs in the Western Conference, and his statistics were not inferior to James. According to the previous one,

The standard of 2005 should really be given to Anthony; in 2005, the Magic's performance was better than that of the Bobcats, and Howard's statistics were not inferior to Okafor's, and the two were equally matched.

Only Paul, who averaged 219 points per game in his rookie season, had a personal performance that was enough to hit the All-NBA team. It is estimated that the Rookie of the Year title has lost its suspense as early as December.

Even in the later period, Deron Williams improved significantly. In the second half of the season, he averaged 168 points per game, which was still far behind Paul.

"Being able to win the Rookie of the Year trophy in my first NBA season makes me want to work harder and stay in the training gym longer. I feel very grateful to be in such a position now.

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"Brenda Paul. Mom, you're the reason why I play the way I do now, you're everything. I remember those days when I didn't really want to go to practice, it was a very hard time, and you would wake me up and go to work.

Make sure I'm okay, make sure this family is okay. Those were tough times. Now, my life shouldn't be tough because I love what I'm doing, which is play basketball. You're always pushing me and I love you, I

I’m so grateful that you are my mom.”

"I want to thank Kimi. From the moment the draft ended, you told me that I would be the core of the Eagles. This is a great affirmation for me. I know I am strong, but my career has been so short."

The good start is entirely your fault! I love playing for you and hope I can do so for many years."

"I want to thank my teammates. It's been a great day fighting with you! We work hard with each other, we sacrifice for each other, and we leave our backs to each other. I hope that in tomorrow's game, we can continue this season together.

Get down!"

"I want to thank the Atlanta fans. Your support will always be the motivation for my future. Thank you."

"I won't be arrogant. I will continue to train hard in the summer. I know we can fly higher!"

Paul's "Rookie of the Year" is not the only personal honor for the Hawks this season. Before the start of the team's G5 game against the Cavaliers, Diaw raised the "Most Improved Player" trophy amid the cheers of the fans.

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The data of 1177 cannot reflect the changes that Diaw brought to the Eagles. He used his performance to prove that you don’t have to be big and round to play center, you don’t have to fly into the sky and escape from the ground. You can still succeed by playing with your brain. It is even said that his appearance will be beneficial to the NBA.

The developments are revolutionary. Many fans can't pass the ball when playing NBA Live from God's perspective, but he can pass it.

Like Paul, Dior also emphatically thanked Ke Yan, believing that he had discovered his potential.

"You are the best coach in my heart!" When Diaw said this, the Phillips Center was filled with joy. The fans were all looking forward to Ke Yan winning the award!

Although it is only two "minor" awards, for the Eagles, who have just emerged from a long dark night, the revival of this season is enough to make them proud.

After winning two trophies in a row, the Eagles players were very encouraged. As soon as the G5 game started, the whole team immediately entered a "violent" state, breaking through, three-pointers, counterattacks, dunks, and a set of combination skills to directly deal with the situation.

On the verge of elimination, the Cavaliers were stunned.

Mike Brown called a timeout, but still couldn't boost the team's morale. The Eagles launched a 20:6 offensive wave before the official timeout, leading by 14 points!

Even Zhang Lili began to sigh: "If this continues, the Eagles will really reach the second round."

His tone seemed a little regretful, which made some fans dissatisfied. But he had no grudge against Ke Yan, and it was not that he didn't want the Eagles to advance. It's just that Yao Ming, whom Chinese fans miss so much, never made it to the second round.

Generally speaking, Ke Yan has achieved better results than Yao Ming one after another, and I can't help but feel a little sad.

If possible, there are really Chinese fans who are willing to sacrifice Bus, and probably even Ke Yan's honor, in exchange for Yao Ming being able to go one step further, even if he only advances to the second round.

Under adversity, it was James who stood out for the Cavaliers. Just like in the previous games, when his teammates could not provide him with more help, James began to charge again and again, completely taking the Cavaliers on his own.

on the shoulders.

Mike Brown had no way to make targeted adjustments and could only let the game return to the rhythm of the first two games, that is, "James singled out the Hawks, and the Hawks beat James."

James played the entire game for 48 minutes, making 15 of 30 shots and 9 of 10 free throws. He scored a game-high 42 points and had 7 assists and 8 rebounds. Especially at the beginning of the second half, he scored consecutively.

Four attacks were successful and the score was only 5 points away.

It's a pity that other teammates performed poorly, especially the team's "second boss" Larry Hughes, who signed a bigger contract than Joe Johnson, but his performance was very different from that of the opponent. He was suppressed by Joe Johnson on both offense and defense.

He made 4 of 16 shots in the game and scored 11 points. This performance simply gave the Cavaliers fans in front of the TV a cerebral hemorrhage!

Counting Big Z's 13 points, only three of the Cavaliers scored in double figures.

The Eagles doubled their score, with Paul and Joe Johnson both scoring 20, and Josh Smith also scoring 18 points.

Compared with the Cavaliers, who stand out alone, the Hawks have a strong team.

When the game time ran out, the buzzer buzzed longly, the red light came on, fireworks and ribbons fell from the sky, and a deafening cheer erupted in the stadium.

“yeah!!!!!”

"We won, we won, we're in the second round!"

"hawks——hawks——"

"oh! oh! oh!"

The entire Phillips Center became a sea of ​​joy. The team entered the Eastern Conference semifinals last season. That was the legendary season when the Bulls won 72 games and lost 10 losses and finally won the championship. The Hawks lost to the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Eagles of the next ten years were the Eagles with broken wings. For the entire ten years, the team had no hope until Ke Yan arrived and single-handedly rebuilt the Eagles.

For the first time, Ke Yan did not join the cheers of the fans and players, but took the initiative to come to the visiting team's bench and shake hands with Mike Brown.

"Congratulations, Kimi. You have done really well this year. I hope you can go further." After playing so many games with Ke Yan, Mike Brown sincerely acknowledged Ke Yan's strength; he also felt lucky to have James in his hand.

Wang Zha, in the future, if we continue to strengthen the lineup around James, the Cavaliers will not have no chance to compete with the Hawks.

Due to the impact of Detroit's bankruptcy, the Pistons are very likely to disintegrate in recent years. The Cavaliers and Hawks seem to be the most promising teams to succeed them and become the new Eastern Conference hegemons.

"Thank you, I hope you have a happy holiday." Ke Yan said politely.

At this time, James on the court also let go of Paul and walked towards Ke Yan, and the two immediately chatted for a few words.

Originally, Ke Yan wanted to show off and say: "The future is yours." But considering that he seemed to be a "young commander", it was really inappropriate to say this, so he gave up.

After a period of chaos, everyone finally regained their composure. Under Ke Yan's instructions, the players lined up in a line to applaud the fans on the sidelines and thank them for their support of the team. This move aroused the enthusiasm of the fans.

In response, applause and cheers broke out.

After a brief interaction with the fans, the players returned to the locker room to shower and change clothes, while Ke Yan was stopped by reporters for an interview.

By the time Ke Yan returned to the locker room, the initial wave of excitement of the players' victory had passed. The players no longer gathered in the middle to encourage each other, but took a shower when it was time to take a shower and changed clothes when it was time to change as usual.

After Ke Yan walked in, he first chatted with Joe Johnson, Posey and others. After the players all came out of the shower, he shouted and then started to speak.

"Okay, anyway, we made it through the first round of the playoffs. Everyone did a good job." As he said, Ke Yan took the lead in applauding, and the players also followed suit, but they all knew that they were familiar with Ke Yan's speaking style.

This is just the beginning, there will definitely be a turning point later.

"We have all worked very hard tonight, and I'm sure some of you must be too excited and can't sleep at night. But the playoffs are not over yet. After the first round, there will be a second round, so don't get too excited.

Relax, we have to gather at the training hall on time at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. No warm-up activities. Let's watch the Pistons game video together and conduct targeted research. Okay, that's all I have to say. Chris, please wait with me.

I'm going to the press conference."

With 55 wins in the season; second round of the playoffs; Rookie of the Year; Most Improved Player; and easily the best coach, it can be said that this season is perfect for the Hawks.

As for the Pistons, their opponents in the next round, not only are they stronger than the Hawks, but they are also the natural enemies of the Hawks in terms of playing style!

In other words, Ke Yan's style of play has never taken advantage of the Pistons. Starting from his position as the acting head coach of the Lakers last season, Ke Yan faced the Pistons five times and lost five games in a row.

The slight lack of strength is the main reason. Regardless of the fact that the Lakers were sixth in the Western Conference last season and the Hawks were third in the Eastern Conference this season (in terms of results), this all depends on the tactical system and on-the-spot scheduling created by Ke Yan. Without Ke Yan, this

What kind of results a lineup can achieve is obvious when you look at the Lakers this season.

But Ke Yan is not afraid of the Spurs or the Suns, and he is not even defeated against the Heat. Only the Pistons are difficult to match no matter what, which is also Ke Yan's "black spot".

Ke Yan doesn't really care what other people think. Anyway, Ke Yan himself hopes to win the Pistons head-on.

If he fails to win any of the four games, it means that Ke Yan has knelt down against the Pistons' top five for the ninth consecutive time. How can he still be treated as a protagonist?

This is one reason why after he won the Cavaliers, he did not celebrate happily, but led the whole team to watch the Pistons game video the next day.

"To be honest, the probability of winning the series is very slim, but this Pistons team is not invulnerable. They are not as strong as the previous two seasons!" After watching the video and the players leaving, the coaching staff gathered together for a meeting, and Snyder gave

Published my own analysis.

"This season, the league has strengthened the penalties for hand movements during defense. Offensive teams have gained greater advantages. The defense that the Pistons are proud of has been greatly reduced. Under normal circumstances, Sanders changes to man-to-man zone defense and changes to

The positional offense is a full-court offense, which improves the team's offensive and defensive efficiency, but at the critical moment, Sanders cannot control the team well!"

"On a psychological level, the Pistons are also starting to feel uneasy. Before they win the championship, everyone will be of the same mind, but after winning the championship, there will definitely be uneasy feelings. Rasheed Wallace got a big contract, Ben Hua

Rice's contract issue is difficult for the Pistons to deal with. Coupled with what Quinn said, the league's changes to defensive rules will have a great impact on Ben Wallace, and the Pistons are likely to give up Big Ben in the summer." Ke Yan added

Explained, "Also, Flip Saunders is a great tactical coach, but his on-the-spot command is relatively average, which is also a relative pain for the Pistons."

In this round of the series, psychological warfare is also a top priority.

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On May 11, the second round of the playoffs between the Pistons and the Hawks finally kicked off.

Before the game started, the league announced the winner of the best coach of the regular season. Not surprisingly, Ke Yan was elected, becoming the first Chinese best coach in NBA history. At the same time, at the age of 26, he also became the best coach in all sports leagues.

, the youngest winner of the best coach.

There is almost no doubt that the selection of the best coach mainly depends on five criteria. The first: the team's final record; the second: the improved record compared to last season; the third: the use of players; the fourth: the effectiveness of the team.

There are no milestone breakthroughs; fifth: whether the team's reconstruction has been completed.

Generally speaking, if you get high scores in two of these five criteria in a season, you can basically be included as a candidate for the best coach of the season; if you get high ratings in three of them, and there are no other evil coaches in the season

Now, this honor can basically be locked in. And Ke Yan is a "monster". He directly filled the "five dimensions", and all the judges scored above 90 points.

Unless he is in the same year as Phil Jackson in 1996, no matter what year he is placed, he is 100% the best coach!

The award-winning press conference will not be held until we return to Atlanta. Before that, let’s play with the Pistons!

Reaching the Eastern Conference semifinals, every game will be broadcast live across the United States. ESPN sent the partnership of Mike Breen and Mark Jackson to the Palace of Auburn Hills to broadcast the game live.

Mike Breen introduced the situation of the two teams quickly and clearly: "There is no doubt that the Pistons and the Hawks are two extreme teams in the league. The Hawks are the team with the strongest offensive firepower in the league.

In his first season with the Hawks, Kimi did something that even D'Antoni failed to do. They even double-killed the Spurs in the regular season. The Pistons are the strongest defensive team in the league. Their defensive intensity

It is a historical level of intensity. I have special respect for this strong team that is mainly composed of "blue-collar workers". They have no superstars, but everyone is doing the toughest and most correct defense. Who is in front of the Pistons?

You can’t become a superstar either!”

"In the regular season, the Pistons defeated the Hawks four times. The points difference was 22 points, 17 points, 12 points, and 5 points in overtime. As time goes by, the gap between the two teams is slowly getting smaller! Maybe

After experiencing a round of playoff baptism, the Hawks are more mature than in the regular season. I don’t think the gap is as big as it seems!” Mark Jackson used data to maintain the suspense between the two teams to prevent fans from thinking that the Pistons

The victory is guaranteed, but from a professional's perspective, he is more optimistic about the Pistons.

"Okay, the game has begun! Wow~ Josh Smith succeeded in beating Big Ben for a jump ball. The Eagles got the ball for the first offense and the ball came to Paul..."

Under the watchful eye of Mike Breen, Paul dribbled the ball across half court and organized the team's offense.

Joe Johnson and Josh Smith were on the left, Posey was in the right corner, and Diaw used a pick-and-roll in the middle of the three-point line to help Paul get rid of Billups.

Paul dribbled the ball to the left, Ben Wallace switched defense to follow up, Diaw went down to the free throw line, Billups tightly restrained him, fully trusting Ben's defensive ability.

Paul paused slightly while holding the ball in front of the frame. He dribbled the ball from his crotch to his left hand and violently redirected it toward the baseline. No matter how good his agility was, he couldn't keep up with the small point guard. He was wiped out by one step and could only turn around and block the shot based on experience.

Paul made an emergency stop, leaned on Wallace with his back, leaned forward and missed the shot, but caused a foul on Big Ben.

"..." This foul was really disgusting. It's hard for me to say that I didn't expect Paul to do this.

However, these little tricks are commonplace in Pistons games. Billups is an expert in this area and often plays some clever tricks.

Paul made two free throws and the Eagles took the lead.

Ben Wallace served from the baseline, and Billups dribbled the ball across half court to the top of the arc, turning his back and using his big butt to push away Paul.

The Hawks suffered a huge loss against the Pistons. In addition to being restrained in their own style of play, the star players were also restrained by the Pistons' attributes. Paul was most afraid of Billups; Joe Johnson hated Gibbons like Prince; Diaw encountered Big

Ben basically lost his offensive ability.

If the star players in hand were of better quality, no matter how restrained they were, they would at least be able to win one game, right?

After getting rid of Paul, Billups came to a position 45 degrees outside the three-point line on the right side. Ben came up to cover him. Prince slipped to the baseline, and then Rasheed Wallace ran to the opposite side of the screen.

The corner and the strong side were cleared instantly.

Ben's screen was very solid, keeping Paul firmly behind him. Diaw gave Billups a step away, and the latter directly pulled up and threw a three-pointer. Diaw tried his best to reach out, but he couldn't interfere at all.

Billups' shot.

"Whoa!" Billups' offensive ability is not top-notch, but his statistics and efficiency are good, mainly because he optimizes his shot distribution and shoots a lot of three-pointers.

"Good shot! Diaw only gave Billups a little space to shoot, but he was caught by Billups. His touch was very good, and the Eagles were not easy to beat."

The Eagles served, and the Pistons suddenly pressed the whole court. Billups and Rasheed Wallace suppressed Paul, forcing Paul to lose the ball, and then Billups scored an easy layup. (5:2)

The camera was shown to Keyan, and fans also noticed that he was covering his mouth and saying something to Snyder.

When the Eagles attacked, Joe Johnson took possession of the ball and cooperated with Diaw's thugs in the middle. He swayed Prince's defense by running counterattack, rushed to the penalty area line, and faked a shot to dodge Rasheed Wallace.

, and then made a time difference and scored from close range. (5:4)

A mistake was made on the defensive end. Rasheed provided an off-ball screen to Hamilton on the left. After receiving the ball, the latter did not take a mid-range shot and handed the ball to Rasheed Wallace. The latter shouldered Joe Johnson and made an easy jumper, 7:

4.

The Pistons' offensive efficiency at the beginning was unexpectedly good, which surprised Ke Yan. However, this is also a relatively comfortable rhythm for Ke Yan. The Eagles played a "V-shaped offense" in position, with Josh Smith diagonally inserting into the paint, attacking the basket, and carrying the puller.

Sid Wallace's defense forced the ball to the basket.

On the sidelines, Sanders frowned slightly after seeing Josh Smith score, then stood up and shouted a few words to the players on the court, and Billups immediately slowed down the offensive rhythm.

Rasheed Wallace held the ball in the high post and worked hand-to-hand with Hamilton, but the latter missed his mid-range shot.

Looking back, Billups led the defense against Paul throughout the game. After the pick-and-roll, Rasheed Wallace switched to guard in front of Paul, tightly covering his shooting space. Paul used his speed to break through his defense and faced Ben Hua.

Laishi's cover defense did not go to the basket. He made a mid-range jump shot and the basketball bounced out of the frame.

There are three lines of defense from front to back. What's even more exaggerated is that even though they put in so much effort to target Paul, the Pistons' defense didn't mess up and didn't allow Paul to find a comfortable passing line. This is what's scary about the Pistons' defense.