basketball scientist

Yao Ming made two free throws, chasing the score to 8:9, and knocked Milicic down. On the scene, the Rockets were doing well, and the Chinese fans were also very excited.

Compared with the Rockets' deep-rooted home team positioning, the Hawks' priorities are lower.

Paul dribbled the ball past half-court, and Alston forced him over. In front of the street ball king, Paul lowered his body and dribbled with a low hand in front of him, showing off his skills.

"Wow~" As a goat in the streetball world, Alston was a little reckless when faced with Paul's "provocation" and quickly struck Paul's dribbling left hand with his right hand.

Snapped!

Paul hit the ball hard, and the ball hit his right hand in front of him. At the same time, with his left foot as the axis, he pulled the ball with his right hand, quickly pulled the ball, turned around, and smoothly passed his opponent.

Without giving Alston a chance to pursue the defense, Paul quickly rushed into the three-point line. Bowen Bai quickly dropped Millsap, who was guarding him, and came to cover. Millsap was briefly open, and Paul quickly made a gesture.

With the gesture, Millsap immediately ran towards the penalty area.

At the same time, Garnett on the inside pulled out 45 degrees to the left, forcing Yao Ming to choose one of the two.

Yao Ming's choice was to drink half of the poison and move his position a little to the left, intending to cover Garnett and take care of Millsap at the same time.

Sometimes, the more "compromise" the choice is, the more inconsistent it is for both sides. Paul passed the ball to Millsap who cut into the penalty area. The latter ignored Yao Ming and jumped directly, withstood Yao Ming's impact and forced a shot, hitting the board.

Entering the frame and causing Yao Ming to foul at the same time!

"Ouch~~~" Garnett howled again and walked over, pushing Millsap to express his excitement.

"Millsap is really a player who can make contributions on the court!" Zhang Liang said with emotion, "It would be great if the Rockets can have such a power forward."

Millsapuga made a free throw and the score reached 8:12.

Milicic left the game, the Hawks were "weak" inside, and the Rockets' offense was basically top-notch. Alston dribbled to the wing and wanted to hand the ball to Yao Ming, but saw Garnett put down his "superstar" airs.

, directly went around to defend Yao Ming. Alston observed for a long time, but could not find the passing route, so he had to hand the ball to McGrady at the top of the arc. Garnett went around in front of Yao Ming to prevent Yao Ming from catching the ball.

With long arms and legs, and incredible mobility, McGrady had nothing to do when faced with Garnett's forward defense. He simply used his fake moves to get past Anthony Parker's defense, break into the penalty area, and attract Garnett's defense.

The ball was thrown to Yao Ming. Yao Ming received the ball, took the next step, and completed a dunk against Millsap.

The beautiful attack completed by the Yao-Mai combination excited the fans at the scene, but Yoga could also see that the Rockets' offense was struggling, and neither Barnes nor Bowen Bai was obviously involved.

When the Eagles attacked, Oro passed half court to Garnett at the free throw line, then found Millsap as a ball-free screen, and suddenly cut inside, and Garnett's pass was delivered in time.

Alston was blocked by Millsap, Paul caught the ball and started to move, faked away Yao Ming, and hit a layup.

When the Rockets attacked, McGrady used Bowen Bai's pick-and-roll to attract Millsap to switch defense, and passed the ball to Yao Ming. Yao Ming took the ball and took a step to pull up, relying on Garnett to get to the basket and score.

12:14.

Yoga said: "The Rockets' offensive efficiency is good today, but the offensive focus is on Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. Others have to step up and share part of the work!"

What the fans saw was the smooth offense of the two teams, while what Ke Yan stared at was the team's somewhat unsatisfactory defense.

Different from last season's idea of ​​"replacing defense with offense" and "it doesn't matter if you lose points on the defensive end, just come back on the offensive end", Ke Yan, who is aiming for the championship this season, pays a lot of attention to defense. The Eagles have three quarters of main players this season.

In the case of clocking in, frequent big wins are also due to the improvement of the team's defensive intensity. But it is obvious that the improvement of the team's defensive quality is usually accompanied by Stevens' appearance.

According to the "control variable method", does Stevens have such a big influence? Obviously not! Stevens is just a defender with strong physical fitness. The real reason is that Anthony Parker's

The defense is very poor. If he can't guard his opponents, the Eagles' overall defense will easily lose momentum, and his teammates' desire to defend will also be reduced.

Because of this, when Stevens comes on the court, it means that Ke Yan is giving a signal to other players on the court that we are going to exert our strength in this period, so everyone should be on guard!

The Rockets continued to hand the ball to Yao Ming to hit high, but this time the Hawks changed their defensive strategy. Millsap defended desperately in the low post, and Garnett was responsible for diagonally inserting to cover for interference. This strategy successfully worked, and Garnett was responsible for blocking the ball in the low post.

Nate came around from the baseline and cut the ball out of Yao Ming's hands.

The Hawks' third-line fast break, Garnett assisted Joe Johnson for a dunk!

Yao Ming's physical strength is average. If he continues to take on the task of attacking, his efficiency will soon drop. Ke Yan knows this, and Van Gundy also knows this. Then, he called from the sidelines and asked Alston to cooperate with Tracy McGrady to launch an attack from the outside.

However, Van Gundy obviously underestimated Paul's defense. Alston's physical fitness is average, and he relies on dribbling rhythm and sudden cold arrows from the outside to attack. He happens to be Paul's favorite opponent, and he is restricted by Paul and has no way to perform.

Stone handed the ball to McGrady, who was flanked by Parker and Garnett for a shot.

Yao Ming beat Millsap to grab the offensive rebound. The latter remained calm and watched Yao Ming dunk without fouling.

If he is beaten by Yao Ming again, the Hawks' inside line will be really in danger!

Relying on the wonderful performance of Yao and Mai, the Rockets ended the first quarter trailing the Hawks by only 5 points in an extremely unfavorable situation.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ke Yan sent out a small lineup of Gibson, Bobby Jackson, Stevens, Hassell, and Milicic to counter the Rockets' regular rotation. Hassell, in this regard,

The small forward position is a black hole in space, but against the Rockets, someone has to match up with Bunchy Wells! In the Hawks' formation, Hassell, who has a fairly good confrontation, is suitable to be a "consumable" for this team.

Without Diaw, Milicic encountered a foul crisis again, and the Eagles' regular rotation was a bit chaotic, but even so, the Rockets still had the advantage. The Greek Spanoulis had no chance at all with the Rockets, and his playing order was even lower than that of the veteran

Schneider.

Apart from Bonchi Wells, the only player in the Rockets' bench who is relatively capable of attacking is Hyde, but that's just a matter of "shooting at random" and it depends on whether he can make it or not. At the same time, on the defensive end, Hyde is connected with the aging Bobby

Even Jackson couldn't stand it. In front of the Rockets, Bobby Jackson also grabbed the offensive organization and went crazy like a teenager!

When the score reached 30:39, Van Gundy took McGrady again. Seeing this, Ke Yan replaced Joe Johnson and cooperated with Stevens to restrict McGrady, but McGrady scored consecutively, chasing the score to 34:39, and took the lead again.

Garnett, this time, the Rockets' offense was blocked and their scoring efficiency began to decrease.

Although it is just a mixed lineup of main players and substitutes, the team's combat effectiveness is even stronger than the Timberwolves' starting lineup last season. With Garnett and Joe Johnson attracting defense, Daniel Gibson is frequently left empty. This player is not popular among Eagles fans.

He showed his shooting ability in the open space and hit three-pointers one after another, helping the Eagles expand their lead to double digits.

Gibson's explosion caught Van Gundy off guard. He replaced Yao Ming and continued to put pressure on the Hawks in the paint, but failed to achieve good results. Garnett sometimes went forward to restrict Yao Ming's catch, and sometimes helped defend from behind.

His presence was everywhere, which made Yao Ming uncomfortable.

At halftime, the score was 50:63, and the Rockets were 13 points behind at home!

For the Rockets, who attach great importance to defense and have a slow offensive and defensive rhythm, falling behind by 13 points is a big gap, and the 63 points scored by the Hawks at halftime showed that the game was completely integrated into the rhythm of the Hawks.

Van Gundy made a bold change, replacing Bowen with Bunch Wells, who had little effect, and pushing Barnes to the power forward position. In this way, the team has one more offensive player who can initiate

The threat is significantly increased at the offensive ball-holding point.

Ke Yan couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the starting lineup for the second half. Van Gundy was forced to change his lineup. This was a greater honor than the NBA awarding him the "Best Coach" award!

The Rockets were on offense. Bunchy Wells handed the ball to Yao Ming. Yao Ming attracted the defense and returned the ball to the stick. The latter faked a move to point out Joe Johnson, drove to the basket, and jumped before Garnett got stuck.

Dunk! (52:63)

Bunch Wells, a man who dared to ask for a three-year, 24 million contract with the Kings, ignored the Hawks' interest and signed with the Rockets for 2 years and 5 million just to get more playing time and more ball rights. The results continued.

Barnes couldn't compete and could only play as a substitute. You can imagine the resentment in his heart.

Therefore, facing an opponent like the Eagles, Bunch Wells is full of fighting spirit and wants to perform well and help the team win this tough battle and reverse the previous decline!

Back on the defensive end, Bonzi Wells took the initiative to take over the task of guarding Garnett. He put a hand on Garnett's waist and kept pushing him outwards, while making some "small movements" with his hands.

Garnett was so tickled that he smiled, pushed the stick with one hand, and then mentioned going to the line to set up a pick-and-roll for Paul. Bunch Wells switched to guard Paul, and his huge body kept up with Paul's rhythm changes, "forcing" Paul to break up.

The ball was given to Garnett, and the Wolf King received the ball and rushed inside, easily getting past Alston and scoring a layup...(52:65)

With a simple one-block screen, the Hawks easily broke through the Rockets' defense. This kind of scene really shouldn't happen in front of a team that is good at defense. Van Gundy was also quite dissatisfied on the sidelines.

Obviously, the introduction of Bonzi Wells made it easier for the Eagles to score.

Compared with Yao Ming and McGrady, Paul and Garnett are like a pair that have been working together for two years, and can easily achieve the effect of 11>2. This is the crux of the game, and it is also the gap between Van Gundy and Key Yan!

Back on the offensive end, McGrady singled out Parker again and made a pull-up jumper after a fake move. (54:65)

Compared with the Hawks' combined offensive system, the Rockets relied on superstar singles to sustain the situation. However, it was Yao Ming in the first quarter and McGrady in the third quarter. The two of them could sustain the situation. The Rockets were barely able to maintain the situation.

The gap was further widened by the Eagles.

Halfway through the third quarter, the score difference was still swinging back and forth between 12 and 15 points. Ke Yan was not in a hurry to make changes. Van Gundy gave it a try in advance. He replaced Yao Ming with Swift, replaced Barnes with Hyde, and asked his players to speed up the offense.

Follow the rhythm and take more three-pointers when you have the chance.

"???" Seeing Van Gundy's adjustment, Ke Yan was stunned.

Is this Van Gundy? This is Nelson, right?

However, the configuration of the Rockets is destined to expose their shortcomings in this change of formation. For a jumping male insider like Swift who has no back-up ability, Garnett took care of him while helping to defend Tracy McGrady.

Destroyed!

The Hawks' perimeter defense is complete enough, and Van Gundy's "fighting" system of one senior and four juniors essentially reduced it to Tracy McGrady and Bunch Wells taking turns holding the ball in singles. Even Bunch Wells and Matt Barnes

They are not particularly stable outside shooting spots. The Hawks adopt a flanking strategy, so they are not too worried.

Van Gundy's change of formation ultimately ended in failure. At the end of the third quarter, the point difference between the two sides had widened to 22 points. (74:96)

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Rockets launched a symbolic resistance and once narrowed the point difference to 15 points. However, the Hawks quickly took control of the game and maintained their advantage until the end.

104:120, the Hawks defeated the Rockets in an away game and won their first victory against a Western Conference team of the season.

Garnett played 31 minutes, making 11 of 20 shots and 4 of 4 free throws. He had a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds. Paul sent 19 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists. The defensive end completely blocked Alston, the Rockets' third scoring point.

, the Streetball King made 0 of 6 shots in this game and only relied on free throws to score 2 points.

The best performer for the Rockets was Yao Ming, who scored a game-high 27 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks; including Tracy McGrady’s 26 points, which was actually not bad. The gap between the two teams was mainly reflected in the role players. The Hawks had 5

Each player scored in double figures, and in addition to the Big Three, Millsap and Gibson also stepped up; only Bonzi Wells scored 12 points for the Rockets.

Gibson and Millsap were both second-round picks, and they joined the Hawks well-qualified and helped the team fill the lineup that had lost too much blood due to the trade of Garnett; while Novak, selected by the Rockets, could only look at the water cooler.

Spanoulis, who shined in the World Championships, was also firmly on the bench. In this comparison, the gap is even more obvious. Local fans in Houston are also not satisfied with Van Gundy. Some fans even blamed the team management and even

Why not keep Ke Yan and let him be promoted to the head coach of the team?

Rockets general manager Dawson felt wronged. Lakers fans blamed the management for letting go of Ke Yan. Others said that after all, Ke Yan led the Lakers to a good record. The team gave up on Ke Yan because of internal strife among the top management. It was purely a suicide attempt;

Ke Yan was only 24 years old when he left the Rockets. Without God's perspective, who would dare to promote him to be the head coach!

Whenever there are voices praising Ke Yan, there must be Lakers fans helping out. The Lakers' current record is 4 wins and 3 losses, which is still tepid. Compared with the surprises Ke Yan brought them, it is far behind. Not to mention.

It is said that Kobe almost left in the summer. Fans are really worried that if they waste another year, Kobe will still leave the team during the offseason next year.

After the game, Ke Yan had dinner with Yao Ming and CCTV's Zhang Liji and Yoga as usual. During the chat, Yao Ming also talked about the Rockets.

"You still dare to ask me? In that transaction last season, you were fooled by me." Ke Yan laughed at himself.

The Hawks got a No. 8 pick at the cost of taking a junk contract and giving away the last pick in the rotation, and then used the No. 8 pick as one of the bargaining chips in exchange for Garnett. It was a magical operation.

"That's not your problem." Yao Ming said, "It's just injuries that have had a huge impact."

"Fortunately, Barnes is not bad, but three can make four. Your problem is that the power forward is really too weak!"

Bowen, Swift, whoever comes in is free.

"How about you give us Millsap?" Yao Ming joked.

"A first-round pick~" Ke Yan laughed at himself.

"Hahahahaha!"

Eating, chatting, and bragging, a man's happiness is so simple. It wasn't until Ye Li called to check on the situation that everyone was ready to leave.

"She should retire after the Asian Games. We will probably get married next year." When leaving the hotel, Yao Ming said to Keyan, "Remember to come to my wedding then."

"Do you want to give me a red envelope? I'm afraid that the league will judge me for illegal recruitment of players~" Ke Yan said with a smile. The love story of Yao Ming and Ye Li can be regarded as a good story in the Chinese sports world.

"It depends on your mood!" Yao Ming raised his eyebrows, "But remember to pay per head. If you come alone, you will get one share; if you come with never, you will get two share; if never...

.... Then let’s give it to three people.”

Yao Ming showed off his big belly and was immediately punched by Ke Yan.

...

Back at the hotel, Ke Yan didn't rest, and began to study the lineups of each team in the league, mainly studying the small forward position to see if there were any good fish that could slip through the net.

He made fun of the Rockets' poor power forward, but it fell on the Hawks themselves. Anthony Parker at the small forward position can attack or not, and Hassell can defend or not attack. Ke Yan himself also has a headache!

Wade, who can break through the Hawks' perimeter defense like crossing the street in the early morning, and McGrady, who can shoot, and the basket is as wide as the sea in front of him, will he be disabled if he encounters James?

The reinforcement of the small forward position must be promoted if there is an opportunity.

The key is that the Hawks actually don't have any decent bargaining chips. Except for the four players Paul, Joe Johnson, Garnett, and Diaw, the other players have "use value" greater than "trading value", so that Ke Yan can only choose "Taobao"

.

The most ideal choice is Ariza of the Magic. Tiezha did not have a satisfactory life with the Magic. During the Knicks period, he had grown into the team's main player. However, after he came to the Magic in the Francis trade, he was successively replaced.

Grant Hill and Turkoglu suppressed him and became substitute players. In Stan Van Gundy's system, Ariza, who is unstable in three-pointers, is not valued by the team, and his playing time is not even as good as that of rookie Redick.

However, the Magic started the new season with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, and were touted by the media as "a team that can compete with the Hawks for the Eastern Conference championship." If they really overestimate their capabilities and regard themselves as the Hawks' championship rivals

If so, then unless the Eagles offer a very tempting bargaining chip, they should not "fund the enemy."

The Jazz's C.J. Miles, last season's second-round pick, has been serving as a substitute. He is a forward player with sufficient size, and he is also positioned as a 3D player. He has decent athletic ability and has a shooting hand, but he is not stable. Jazz

The team picked up Ronnie Brewer in the draft this season. The team now has Kirilenko, Fisher (the Jazz mainly play dual point guards, and the starting No. 2 position is the veteran Fisher), Brewer

Er, Halprin, and Kirisek competed for two positions, and C.J. Miles did not get much playing time.

Myers' athletic talent is slightly better than Anthony Parker's, but he lacks defensive experience. His defensive effect may not be better than Parker's in the short term, but it's hard to say in the long term. After all, the Hawks have Garnett on the team, so it's important to focus on him.

Build a defensive system, young people know what they should do, and progress will be faster.

Ke Yan was still flipping through the rosters of each team, when there was a knock on the door. Ke Yan looked out through the peephole, and it was Joe Johnson, holding a drink.

"What's the matter, Joe?" Ke Yan opened the door, and Joe Johnson immediately handed over the drink.

"Boss, I have something to ask you." Joe Johnson asked seriously.

"Come in." Keyan took the drink and let Joe Johnson in.

"Today, a Chinese sports brand contacted me and wanted to ask if I would sign a contract with them." Joe Johnson said, "I want to ask you if this is feasible?"

"I can't give you advice on this kind of thing, can I?" Ke Yan asked doubtfully, "If the cost is considerable and you think it's suitable, of course it's no problem!"

"No, no, no, you got it wrong!" Joe Johnson waved his hand and continued, "Because I have never heard of this brand. I have also heard that some athletes had conflicts with Chinese advertisers before, so I want to ask

Be clear."

Just like the incident between Ronaldo and the Golden Voice, the advertisement had been aired for several years before Ronaldo knew that he had been endorsed for this product, and then he filed a lawsuit.

But in the past few years, Golden Throat's sales have increased dozens of times, and its reputation has been completely established. What's even more exaggerated is that after losing Ronaldo a sum of money, Golden Throat reached an agreement with Ronaldo's teammate and World Footballer Kaká.

The formal agreement makes Kaka a regular brand spokesperson.

"What brand is it? Let me check it for you." Ke Yan sighed and said, "As long as you trust me."

"peak~"

"Peak?" Keyan nodded, "Didn't they sign Shane Battier?"

"Sean Battier? Is there one?" Joe Johnson was surprised. If Battier has already signed the contract, then he has nothing to worry about. Battier's agent must have done research.

"Uh, I remembered it wrong, there shouldn't be." Keyan said, "This brand is the most reliable sports brand in China. The things you are worried about should not happen to them."

"Oh?" Qiao Johnson looked at Ke Yan blankly.

"You don't have to worry too much about the quality of the sneakers and the internal technology. They will definitely be specially customized for you. Then your popularity in China will increase a lot, and there may be a chance that you will be voted into the All-Star starting lineup."

Keyan said.

In his previous life, after Battier joined the Rockets, he won the favor of Peak and became the most familiar NBA player to Chinese fans. It is no exaggeration to say that among the non-Chinese players who have never made the All-Star Game, Battier is the most famous player.

Basically the first one, the sentence "i cna play" is very brainwashing.

It was also from him that it became a trend for Rockets players to endorse Chinese sports brands. Scola, Landry, and Hayes were all favored by Chinese brands.

Due to Ke Yan's butterfly effect, Battier did not join the Rockets. Without such a high exposure rate, he would not be favored by domestic brands; except for Yao Ming and McGrady, the Rockets really had no cards, and Peak took their fancy.

The "third giant" of the Eagles, Joe Johnson, who has absolutely no chance of producing his own signature shoe with Nike.

With a total value of US$7.5 million over three years, plus a share of the sales of his signature shoes, there’s no reason why Joe Johnson wouldn’t be tempted.

"Okay, I trust the boss!" It's not a problem if you have more money. This is an easy decision to make.

"Good guy, it seems I have to ask them for a public relations fee!" Ke Yan laughed at himself.

I feel like I have taken away some of Yao Ming's star power. Maybe in the future, Ke Yan's role players will be more sought after by domestic sports brands than the Rockets' role players.

After seeing off Joe Johnson, Ke Yan returned to the computer, and a name suddenly flashed in his mind.

"Shane Battier!"