basketball scientist

On December 7th, the Phillips Center welcomed the visit of the King of the North, and Dragon King Bosh brought his Dragon Team to challenge.

Before the game, there was another "Ring Presentation Ceremony". Anthony Parker, who played for the Hawks for half a season last season, got his own championship ring. A role player like him would not pretend to say that he didn't want it. After all, no one dared to say

I can win the championship in the future.

The Menglong team has upgraded its lineup this season. The team signed Rashard Lewis with a 6-year, 108 million contract, forming a "Lewis-Bosh-Bariani" style that may be the league's style of play.

The outermost forward line, well, to put it bluntly, is the weakest in the league.

Needless to say, the team's offensive firepower has completely collapsed on the defensive end! So much so that the Menglong team's performance since the start of the season has not improved as expected, but has declined compared to last season!

In the 2005-06 season, the Hawks also had a few outside-playing players forming the inside line. The results were pretty good, but even so, the Hawks' defense that season was at the bottom of the league. Moreover, Ke Yan designed more tactics tailored for the players.

, through such tactics, Diaw was activated and at the same time helped Josh Smith average 179 per game, becoming an important bargaining chip in the Garnett trade later.

The Menglong team is different. Among the three of Lewis, Bosh, and Barriani, Bosh is actually the "hardest" one. He has to shoulder the heaviest defensive tasks, grab the most rebounds, and let his own star star

To do dirty work is obviously putting the cart before the horse.

In this game, the Eagles welcomed the return of Shane Battier, who was put on the bench by Ke Yan to slowly find the feeling of the game. In order to target the tall and long-armed Lewis, Ke Yan made adjustments to the starting lineup, using

Brandon Bass replaced P.J. Tucker as the starting small forward.

Since joining the Hawks, Bass has averaged 21 minutes per game, scoring 6.9 points and 4.4 rebounds. He is a very reliable force on the bench for the Hawks. And his advantage of being "three or four" has also been amplified by Ke Yan's tactics.

At the end of the season, it is possible to follow in Stevens' footsteps and get an ideal contract.

Garnett won the jump ball and the game officially began.

Paul took the ball to the frontcourt, came to a 45-degree angle on the right side, lobbed the ball to Garnett in the low post, and then returned to the top of the arc. Diaw came out to cover him. The three of them made a strong-side running tactic without the ball.

Coupled with the running of Bass and Joe Johnson on the weak side, two sets of dislocations were formed.

Except for Garnett, who holds the ball in the low post, the other four players on the Hawks are all moving, which greatly affects the Menglongs' defense.

After receiving the ball from Garnett, Paul singled out Barriani, swung to the left, stepped out with his right foot, and wanted to use his speed to rush inside from the right side of Barriani.

Barriani's style of play was relatively soft, but his footwork was pretty good, and he was stuck in position immediately; but Paul was faster and took half of his body. Then Paul suddenly stopped and leaned against Barriani.

Forcing Barriani to retreat, Paul started up again, used the force to accelerate, and completely rushed past Barriani.

No one from the Menglong team came up to defend, so Paul was not polite, soared into the air and completed a rare dunk! His skills shocked everyone!

Faced with Garnett's marking, Bosh chose to "avoid fighting" and directly went to the free throw line to play a pick-and-roll for Ford. As the "league's top speed dog", Ford showed his outstanding explosive power and kicked out.

, cut into the Eagles' penalty area, faced Garnett's return defense and forced an attack on the frame. While scoring, he caused Garnett's foul!

In the first attack of the opening game, both point guards completed beautiful attacks. But compared to the "short-lived" TJ Ford, fans believe that Paul can continue to produce stable output.

The Eagles attacked, Garnett received the ball in the corner, faced the frame and broke through to the inside, suppressing Bosh's defense. Barriani came up to help defend, missing Diaw on the bottom line; the latter received the ball and took a step inside.

Score easily with a throw. (4:3)

Both are European insiders with outstanding skills, but Bariani's scoring ability is stronger. As soon as the Menglong team settled down to attack, Bariani used Bosh's pick-and-roll to get outside the three-point line, shot decisively, and hit accurately. (

4:6)

Thanks to Nowitzki's MVP-level performances in the past two years, rookies with the "Nowitzki" template have become more popular in recent years, including Bariani and Yi Jianlian. However, these two people are bundled together.

I can't touch Nowitzki's heels. Barriani's statistics are okay, but his style of play is really a "soft plus" version of Nowitzki. He is obsessed with shooting and dribbling, and basically does not attack the frame or defend.

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Even a coach like Ke Yan, who is very fond of "technical flow" inside, can't stand that the team's inside players don't enter the inside!

The Menglong team's good offensive touch did not affect the Hawks' offense. Garnett was still in the low post to suppress Bosh. The Dragon King tried his best to stop Garnett's low post singles, but the rebound was grabbed by Buss.

Bass succeeded in his second attack and caused Lewis a foul.

Buss fell to the ground and roared, and Garnett in front of him also howled and pulled him up.

Basga made a free throw and the Eagles took the lead! (7:6)

When the Menglong team attacked, Lewis, who had just failed to hold his position on the defensive end and was stolen by Bass, took the initiative to pull the ball to the wing. He faced Bass in a singles position, crossed his long legs and elbows to clear the way, and rushed to the inside, causing

Diaw's foul.

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"Ke Yan is relatively speechless against Lewis's attack. In the regular season, who can use his muscles to attack your elbow?

But in the next round, when Lewis wanted to repeat the same trick, the referee decisively called Lewis an offensive foul.

In the first half of the first quarter, the Menglong team's offense was pretty good, and they kept holding on to the score and did not let the Eagles open up the score. However, in this half of the game, Bosh was very quiet under the restrictions of Garnett.

, only took two shots and hit one goal. The Dragon King himself didn't look very good.

After returning from the timeout, Ke Yan replaced Garnett and Diaw, and arranged for Battier and Anderson to play. The Eagles' main attack direction shifted to the outside, and the offensive rhythm suddenly accelerated!

Under this situation, the shortcomings of the overall athletic ability of the Menglong players began to be exposed. On the Menglong team, Barriani and Lewis are all types who have relatively flexible footwork in positional battles, but relatively average running and jumping abilities; and Anthony

Parker's athletic ability is considered slow even at the third position, let alone at the second position, even Joe Johnson has a "speed" advantage in front of him.

In a fast-paced offensive and defensive transition, the Menglong team is obviously no match for the Eagles. Sam Mitchell clearly has Calderon, a Spanish point guard who can control the rhythm, but he is worried about his defensive problems and keeps him down.

On the bench; this "defeat" caused the team to gradually fall behind in the second half of the first quarter; at the end of the first quarter, the Eagles led 33:25 by 8 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides sent out their substitute lineups to play.

This season, the Eagles' bench, which has undergone a major overhaul of its bench, has not seen a particularly significant decline in combat effectiveness. Barea's improvement in this regard is particularly critical. The Puerto Rican has gradually grown into a reliable ball-handling point on the Eagles' bench, and even

It relieved Joe Johnson's pressure to a great extent.

However, in this game, the second-year backup point guard did not perform very well. His main performance was that he held the ball too much when his shooting touch was not good, which also affected the offense of other teammates.

The Menglong team took the opportunity to hit a 13:4 climax and overtake the score.

Ke Yan called a timeout in time and replaced Joe Johnson on the court to help organize the offense, and then regained the initiative in the game.

Calderon, the backup point guard of the Menglong team, is a typical European point guard. He has a clear idea of ​​​​passing the ball, accurate open shots, and a steady rhythm. However, the defensive end pays more attention to positioning, and there are not many ways to break through against Barea.

, and the Menglong team's internal defense capabilities are not very good, and there are many loopholes on the defensive end.

Subsequently, the Menglong team replaced Bosh to strengthen their offense; the Eagles immediately replaced other main players to continue to control the Menglong team.

At halftime, the Eagles led the Menglongs by 12 points, 60:48.

The game came to the third quarter, and the Hawks, led by Paul, still controlled the rhythm of the game. Bosh also tried to adjust his style of play, holding the ball more often and beating Garnett in singles, leading the team to launch a counterattack, but the effect was average.

; After scoring 9 points in the first quarter, for most of the rest of the time, Garnett's main focus was on the defensive end with Bosh, telling the Dragon King firmly, "Your uncle will always be you."

uncle".

Players in the Menglong team, including Lewis and Barriani, also have the attributes of "dog with the head of a dog in the wind, and a dog with the head of a headwind". They were not very stunned, and the point difference further widened in the third quarter, and the game continued

The suspense also disappeared with the passage of time.

The final score was fixed at 124:102, and the Eagles won at home with a 22-point advantage (16-5).

Paul won the best player of the game. He scored 22 points and 13 assists in the game. He currently ranks first in the assist list with 11.4 assists per game. It is very likely to end Nash's four consecutive seasons of assists.

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Garnett scored 16 points and 9 rebounds, and the "Double 21" "invariably" got healthy this season. His personal data has declined this season; but once the team needs it, both of them can do it.

Play the role of "Dinghai Shenzhen".

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After the press conference, Ke Yan stretched and left the Phillips Center. Tomorrow morning, the team has no training arrangements, so he can rest at home for half a day. After the afternoon training session, the team will have dinner together, and then

Take a special flight to Cleveland to challenge the Cavaliers.

The competition tasks are very tight and quite hard. But this is the case in professional sports, and high salaries of millions of dollars are not that easy to get.

Ke Yan drove home. After driving a short distance, his cell phone rang. It was Huo Qingshu, whom he had not contacted for a while.

"Hey, Qingshu."

"Is it convenient to talk?" Huo Qingshu confirmed.

After all, Ke Yan is now a "married person" and there will always be some taboos.

"Okay~ What's wrong with being so serious?" Ke Yan asked strangely.

"I was contacted by a domestic sports website about a job. They wanted to invite me to be a special correspondent and do some work.

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"Huo Qingshu organized his speech and told Ke Yan the whole story.

Previously, 90% of NBA broadcasts in China were provided by TV. However, in recent years, with the popularization of the Internet, the prototype of online live broadcasts has also been established in China. For example, the Premier League, which CCTV cannot afford, is provided by ESPN and Xinying Sports.

to be responsible for the broadcast. The NBA’s online broadcast rights were bought out by Xinglang Sports.

There is definitely a big gap in viewing experience between online live broadcasts and TV platforms. As a side of Xinglang, if you want to get a piece of the pie from CCTV, you have to create your own characteristics and create more topics. They have noticed that in

hp Huo Qingshu, who is extremely popular, knew that she had a close relationship with Ke Yan, so he planned to invite her to be a special reporter, specializing in doing some pre-game visits, on-field highlights, and post-game summaries. Of course, she would only be responsible for the Eagles

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There is no doubt that this is "taking advantage" of Ke Yan's popularity, and also values ​​the many conveniences that Ke Yan has given Huo Qingshu; otherwise, wouldn't it be better to find a professional to stay in Atlanta? On the one hand, Huo Qingshu is worried about whether such a blatant "blood-sucking" will

He ruined the relationship between himself and Keyan, and was also worried about whether he would lose his job if Keyan left Atlanta in the future.

"I think you usually write post-match summaries, and you have already figured out a routine, but you just need my advice on the professional aspects. If these jobs can make you money, why not do it?

"Ke Yan stopped the car and gave his opinion, "And I think there is no harm in having such an 'internship' experience before you officially enter the workplace."

As for bringing trouble to herself, Ke Yan doesn't think so. In a sense, when Huo Qingshu takes over this job, Ke Yan also has an additional channel to communicate with domestic fans. She can communicate more directly than some people at CCTV.

Feedback your views and opinions to domestic fans.

"You really don't mind?" After hesitating for a while, Huo Qingshu confirmed again.

"If you mind, how about giving me 15% of the salary? I heard that headhunters usually get 15% of the salary of the prey. I brought you this job, how about you give me the dividend according to international standards?

Haha~" Ke Yan made a joke, which can be regarded as dispelling Huo Qingshu's worries.

"In our relationship, talking about money will hurt our feelings!" Huo Qingshu said righteously, "Don't mind if I ask you one more question~ Will you leave the Eagles in the future?"

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Ahem!" Ke Yan coughed twice and organized his words, "I invested in YouTube and made 160 million US dollars, you know that, right?"

"I know~ Who doesn't know that you are the richest head coach in the NBA!" For this matter, Huo Qingshu even offered Ke Yan a meal and a gift.

"I am still looking for other investment opportunities to increase my personal assets. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely become the owner of an NBA team. This is a goal of mine, and I hope to achieve it within five years."

Ke Yan said, "On the other hand, it's not up to me to decide whether I can stay in the Eagles. If the boss wants to fire me, or if my players try to dissuade me, then I have to leave even if I don't want to, right?"

Huo Qingshu held different opinions on Keyan's statement.

"I have seen the Eagles' financial report last year. The team's revenue was 225 million, the seventh in the NBA, the profit of 48.5 million, the third in the NBA, and the market value growth was the first in the NBA. These are all brought by you. So, if your boss has no brains

Question, I definitely won’t fire you.”

There is still debate about who is the player with the highest commercial value in the league, but there is 100% no doubt that Ke Yan is the coach with the highest commercial value. Anyone who questions is stupid!

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On December 9, the Hawks visited the Quicken Loans Center Arena to challenge the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had just completed a big deal.

Through a big deal involving 11 people from 3 teams, the Cavaliers acquired Ben Wallace, Szczerbiak, Delonte West and Joe Smith. While the total salary increased, the lineup also improved significantly.

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Big Z Big Ben James, this striker's defensive ability is quite good, there will never be a situation where he was beaten by the aging O'Neal in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season. It is not even easy for the Hawks to attack this striker;

Szczerbiak can play the role of an off-ball shooter to start with James, or he can play as a substitute to take advantage of his ability to attack with the ball;

Delonte West performed very well in the three games he joined the Cavaliers. Rationally speaking, James' demand for teammates now is not as extreme as it was later.

The lineup has been further upgraded. Whether it is head coach Mike Brown or other players, they must prove to James that they can fight hard and help James compete for the championship. Right now, the defending champion Eagles are a great "millstone."

"Friends from the audience, good morning. I am very happy to meet you on Tuesday morning. Today is the NBA game day. What we bring to you is a focus game. The Cleveland Cavaliers will play against the Atlanta Hawks at home. Today we

It’s an honor to have Zhang Li, Zhang Li, who is very familiar to everyone, to commentate on the game..."

In the studio, Yujia skillfully recited this opening statement that he had used countless times. Finally, he looked at Zhang Lili who was sitting next to him and asked: "Director Zhang, what do you think of this game?"

"The Hawks' performance this season has been quite satisfactory. Their record of 16 wins and 5 losses is the same as the Boston Celtics. Compared with everyone's expectations for them before the season, including myself last season, they actually did not meet expectations; this is actually

It is also related to the decline of their substitute lineup. Moreover, this season, Ke Yan also consciously reduced the playing time of the main players, which is equivalent to giving the substitute players more opportunities to run in. This is something that a strong team with a relatively stable lineup structure will do.

As for the Cavaliers, they just completed a transaction to upgrade their lineup. They traded Gooden for Ben, which should improve their defense and increase their experience. When Ben was with the Pistons, he was the Hawks' nemesis.

', he must have won many games in a row against the Hawks. His offense is not very good, but with James in the Cavaliers, scoring will be easier. I think the Cavaliers will be stronger after this deal is completed~"

"Okay, the starting players of both sides have come to the court. We have seen that of the Cavaliers' new players, only Ben Wallace has entered the starting lineup. Coach Mike Brown still trusts Damon Jones and Pavlovic more; finally

The center position is big z.”

"The Eagles still have the starting five of Paul, Joe Johnson, Battier, Garnett, and Diaw. Garnett wins the jump ball, and the Eagles attack first!"

On the court, after Paul 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. It was very steady.

Paul came to the top of the arc, and Damon Jones came up to him, stopped one step away from him, and became more cautious in dribbling. The Cavaliers had an extra player, and their defensive system was more complete.

Seeing Paul stop the ball, Diaw immediately set a screen for him.

Big Ben immediately followed, blocked in front of Paul, and stretched out his long arms to cover Paul. Damon Jones also struggled to squeeze through the screen and flanked Paul from front to back.

Paul promptly distributed the ball to Diaw who was passing down the line. Diaw took the ball and took a step forward. He deceived Big Z with a "no look pass" and assisted Garnett for a dunk. (0:2)

The defense of this ball and Big Ben's follow-up defense were in place. Although Diaw was stuck in position, it was not easy to attack the frame. The problem still lies with Big Z.

The Cavaliers attacked, and Ben, who had no shooting ability, put James in the pick-and-roll. However, James started early and went in the opposite direction to break through the defense of Battier and Diaw before Ben was in position.

The explosive power of James' first step is not top-notch, but his ability to continuously accelerate while moving is unmatched by few in NBA history. With his tank-like body, Garnett simply gave up resistance and watched him complete the flat frame.

Dunk.(2:2)

After the explosive performance, the whole Quicken Loans Center crowd cheered, and James proudly beat his chest in celebration, showing off his domineering attitude!

Paul dribbled the ball past half-court, and still played a pick-and-roll with Diaw. Ben continued to implement the delay on the line, and then promptly recovered the defensive strategy of following Diaw.

After continuous transmission, the basketball was in the hands of Battier in the right corner. He caught the ball and shot, a three-pointer, and the rebound was protected by the shrinking James.

James accelerated the counterattack, and the Hawks were well-organized and defended in an orderly manner, but he was suddenly penetrated by his long snake, and once again contributed a dunk! (4:2)

"How big of a grudge is this~" Zhang Lili joked, and to put it bluntly, the Eagles and Cavaliers don't have that much grudge, right?

Some emotions cannot be said to be grudges, but rather James's self-perception of "fate". He felt that he was taking "Jordan's" script, and the Eagles in front of him was the "Pistons" that Jordan overcame.

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The offensive effect after two consecutive pick-and-roll rounds was not very good, and the Eagles changed their offensive thinking.

Diaw went to the outside to catch the ball and exchanged hands with Paul. Just when everyone thought the ball would return to Paul's hands, Diaw flicked his wrist and passed the ball to Joe Johnson, who was cutting through the air.

The player caught the ball and went directly to the basket, restrained James' defense and then passed to the bottom corner. Battier, who was unguarded, steadily hit a three-pointer. (4:5)

This is why Ke Yan insists on giving Diaw the ball!