basketball scientist

Chapter 411 Don’t worry about your daughter and me supporting myself.

Author: Fan Xian Xiao Xianxian

Chapter 411 Don’t worry about your daughter and me supporting myself.

On January 3, the Utah Jazz broke big news. The team's meritorious coach Jerry Sloan, who had originally announced his retirement after the end of the season, announced his resignation and early retirement. This news directly detonated the NBA.

Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz. For many people, these two phrases are simply connected. It is even said that 95% of today's fans have never seen anyone else standing on the Jazz coaching bench. Together.

The media and fans are all confused.

You know, in this era of highly transparent information, it is absolutely impossible for a coach like Jerry Sloan, who is deeply tied to the Jazz, to hide the reason for his departure from reporters. In contrast, whether it is with the Lakers or the Hawks, fans

Everyone knew in advance that Ke Yan would leave the team after the end of the season. Sloan's status in the Jazz and the closeness between him and the team's management are only as strong as those of Ke Yan.

Of course, Ke Yan is one of the few people who knows the inside story. It's just that Deron is not satisfied with playing the core of Sloan's tactical system, and wants to play the offensive system led by himself and get better data. The master and apprentice have a dispute.

There are some extreme remarks in the speech.

However, compared to the more specific reasons, what deserves Ke Yan's attention is Hornacek's thoughts. Sloan's resignation is a good opportunity for Hornacek to return and take over. Ke Yan also called Hornacek and asked him what he thought.

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"This is all too sudden. Now that we go back, the situation for the Jazz will be difficult to handle." Hornacek hesitated.

Since Abby is 16 years old and there is Ke Yan and Wang Lifan helping to take care of her, her daughter is not the only factor that Hornacek considers.

"As your partner, of course I hope you stay; but as a friend, I also have something to tell you..." Ke Yan hesitated and said, "I may leave the Knicks after the season, or even

Leave the NBA."

"Huh?" Hearing the news, Hornacek was shocked. He had finally built the Knicks into an invincible force, but Ke Yan said he was leaving?

"I haven't decided yet, but I have told Never, and she supports all my decisions." Regarding buying the team, Ke Yan couldn't reveal too much to Hornacek, "In the past two years in New York, I really

It’s so tiring. Dealing with opponents, dealing with the media, dealing with management, and dealing with James! This living situation is far worse than in Atlanta.”

"New York is not a place suitable for me to engage in scientific research. I plan to take a good rest and devote time to my family." Ke Yan paused, "So, if you and Quinn have the opportunity to find new jobs, don't worry too much about me."

"..." Ke Yan suggested this, and Hornacek's own mind was a little confused. It took a long time before he responded, "Okay, I'll think about it."

Hornacek needed encouragement from Ke Yan to go there. Quin Snyder took the initiative to call and ask for Ke Yan's opinion. Is he suitable for the position of head coach of the Jazz?

In his previous life, Quin Snyder started his coaching career with the Jazz and achieved certain success. In this life, after experiencing failure with the Bobcats, Snyder has regained some of his edge. It seems that

He is also more mature. From Ke Yan's perspective, he feels that Snyder has the ability to coach independently.

"Yes, yes, but are you sure you want to compete with Jeff for the same position?" Ke Yan asked.

"You don't think this kind of competition will make our relationship sour, do you?" Snyder asked rhetorically.

"The Jazz are destined to start rebuilding. This team is relatively patient and pays more attention to community culture than team performance. I think either you or Jeff is suitable. I also support you both.

." Keyan said.

"OK! Then I'll give it a try too." With Ke Yan's support, Snyder became more confident in fighting for this position.

Soon, the reason why Sloan announced his "resignation" was officially exposed. As expected by Ke Yan, it turned out to be a conflict between him and Deron Williams. During the quarrel between the two, Deron said some ugly words.

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And Jazz reporters made it clear that the management was not aware of Sloan's decision to resign in advance, and they were still communicating with Sloan. The team's next games will be temporarily led by assistant coach Corbin.

"Out of respect for Sloan and to defend the team's long-term values, I estimate that the Jazz will initiate a trade for Deron Williams. If you take over the Jazz's position, you will face a long-term reconstruction task."

Ke Yan said to Hornacek and Snyder respectively.

However, the two of them have experienced the reconstruction of the Hawks and the Knicks respectively with Ke Yan. Although Ke Yan takes the lead in terms of personnel, when it comes to the construction of the offensive and defensive system, both of them also contribute the most, which also helps them compete for these reconstructions.

The team's leadership position.

On January 4, the Knicks visited Milwaukee to challenge the Bucks away from home.

The situation faced by the Bucks this season is somewhat tragic. "Former boss" Michael Reid's condition has declined seriously and he has become an inefficient shooter; center center Bodog suffered a broken arm in the game and was reimbursed for the season; coupled with the past few seasons

Yi Jianlian and Alexander, both of whom were selected in the draft, were proven to be parallel imports, leaving the team with only Jeff Teague struggling to support them.

Jeff Teague, who has gained a lot of ball rights, has scored 18+7 this season and has become another defender in the 2009 class who has proven his strength, but his immature shoulders obviously cannot support the entire team. Even if

Curry did not follow the team to Illinois, but the Knicks still beat the Bucks 117:97 under the leadership of James, avoiding a losing streak (29-2).

In the whole game, James scored 33 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, a near-triple-double performance, and continued to top the MVP list.

Judging from the current situation alone, James faces much less criticism now than in his previous life. Although he still "betrayed" the Cavaliers, after providing sufficient compensation to the parent team, Gilbert does not hate James so crazily;

Secondly, the media in New York is very powerful. As long as the Knicks win, they can praise James; thirdly, the team has an excellent record and may even break the record of the Bulls in 1996; finally, there is no such thing as a peak team-up.

Regarding Shuo Jin, the alliance is still willing to continue to support him.

On January 5, the Knicks visited the United Center Arena to challenge the Chicago Bulls. Not only was Curry absent from the Knicks team, but only Ke Yan and Hamblen were left on the coaching bench.

The Bulls have achieved a record of 25 wins and 6 losses so far this season, second in the league, second only to the cheating Knicks. In fact, unless the Knicks' results exploded like this, the most surprising team this season would definitely be

It's the Bulls! Although Boozer, the biggest signing of the summer, performed quite well, averaging 15 points and 9 rebounds per game, which is not worthy of his 18 million salary, the young people on the team including Rose, Noah, Luol Deng, and Gibson all performed well.

With outstanding offensive and defensive performances, under the leadership of "iron-blooded" head coach Thibodeau, the Bulls' defensive efficiency ranks second in the league. At the same time, Rose himself is also the best clutch player in the league.

Facing the rotation restrictions of Luol Deng and Ronnie Brewer, James performed poorly. He played 35 minutes and made 9 of 21 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

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With 50 seconds left in the game, the Knicks trailed by 4 points. James created a small opportunity through the pick-and-roll, challenged Noah one-on-one, and used his excellent explosive power to break through the opponent and then forcefully attack the frame, but Noah blocked the shot from behind.

At the same time, James was knocked to the ground.

The Bulls took advantage of the situation and launched a quick counterattack. Rose took the lead and accelerated through the Knicks' unformed defense. While dunking on West, he caused the opponent to foul and the score was 2+1.

After the extra free throw, the score reached 103:96, and the Bulls secured the victory.

After losing this game, the Knicks' record came to 29 wins and 3 losses. After a crazy 22-game winning streak at the beginning, the winning rate in the next 10 games dropped to 70%. At the same time, the team also suffered injuries.

Troubled.

If this trend continues, it will still be difficult to break the record of 72 wins and 10 losses.

"The season is long and anything can happen. My top priority is still to ensure that the team enters the playoffs in a healthy manner. Everything else is an add-on."

When facing reporters, Ke Yan's tone softened to a certain extent, and he also encountered doubts from local reporters in New York.

In fact, Ke Yan avoided talking about breaking the record in 95% of the interviews. There may be only one or two cases where, with the emotional preparation in place, he showed a small "ambition", but the media caught him.

He used these two remarks as a tool to "blackmail" Ke Yan, putting pressure on him and forcing him to do this.

And when Ke Yan changed his tone after the situation changed, he in turn became the target of ridicule from reporters. This is what the city of New York can do!

Not to mention that Ke Yan has plans to buy a team. Even if he is a "poor man" and relies on his salary to support his family, at most he will definitely leave the Knicks after the completion of this three-year contract. The environment here is really not suitable.

People like Keyan.

On the morning of January 6, Ke Yan returned to New York and learned the results of the Jazz head coach interview immediately. "Old Jazz man" Hornacek successfully interviewed and became the new Jazz head coach.

"Abby, please help me take care of it~" Hornacek said.

"You have a thousand pieces of gold and I will support it on my own, so don't worry about it."

Hornacek won the interview, and Snyder returned to New York and continued to perform his duties as an assistant coach.

Privately, Ke Yan also comforted him with a few words: "I estimate that many teams will have changes in coaching positions this summer, and you will still have a chance then."

Ke Yan's words are not a joke. If nothing else, after Ke Yan leaves, Snyder will be very competitive for the Knicks' head coaching position. If the Knicks want to maintain the stability of the Knicks to the greatest extent, Snyder is a good candidate.

Very ideal candidate.

After confirming the head coach candidate, the Knicks immediately took action and pushed Deron Williams to the trade market.

Before this season, Deron Williams was considered to be one of the top three point guards in the league in terms of immediate combat ability. He is physically strong, has solid skills, and has a historical level of forward-changing skills combined with a soft mid-range touch.

His personal offense is extremely threatening; at the same time, he has been immersed in Sloan's pick-and-roll system for many years, and his passing awareness and tactical literacy are also very good.

His problem is the same as Howard's. He is obviously suitable for pick-and-roll tactics, and even "relies" on pick-and-roll tactics, but he is not satisfied with "pick-and-roll tactics" and feels that he can be better. He also does not consider his own tonnage and constantly changes direction in front of the continuum.

When passing people, the knees can't stand it.

Of course, Deron's offensive basics are still good, so although his performance declined after leaving the Jazz, there is still a bottom line; Howard was fooled by O'Neal's sentence "Superstars should dominate opponents in the low post", and his offense

The end is completely malignant.

What surprised Ke Yan was that the Knicks actually became the Jazz's "ideal" trade partner. The Jazz proposed to trade Deron Williams for "Holiday + the Kings' pick + Landry/Korver"

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Holiday plays an important role in the Knicks, but many people feel that if Curry leaves, Holiday has higher potential that can be tapped;

In the Love-Horford trade, the Knicks are acquiring the Kings' 11th-year first-round pick, which is likely to turn into a lottery pick.

Coupled with the balancing trade of Korver or Landry, the Jazz can get a potential stock, an immediate ability and a lottery pick, which can be regarded as a return.

"Jeff, as a friend, I really want to help you. But I really don't need Deron. If I have James, I think the ball is not running smoothly. If you give me Deron, I will feel overwhelmed."

." Keyan said, "Besides, Holiday is really not suitable for the position you gave him."

"Well, I just gave it a try, and I guess you won't agree." Hornacek said, "I used to watch you do it, and everything was smooth and calm. Now that I'm doing it myself, I'm really blank."

"Many of the transactions I make are obviously at a loss, but they are actually just betting on the potential of the players. In addition, I have a good vision, so it is easy to succeed." Ke Yan said.

Use a second-year All-Star power forward like Love in exchange for Horford + a first-round pick + Landry, and Casspi to add two top players, namely Ke Yan. If you change to another coach, you won't be scolded!

Although the trade with the Knicks failed, as the top point guard and the Jazz's asking price is not high, there are still many teams in the league who are willing to take action.

The Warriors made an offer of "Jennings + 2011 first-round pick + Biedlins + Stephen Jackson";

The Cavaliers offer "Mo Williams + Jamison + Gallinari + the 2011 Knicks first round + the 2012 Cavaliers first round";

The Timberwolves offered "Rubio's signing rights + Corey Brewer + Michael Beasley";

The Nets offer "Devin Harris + Derrick Favors + 12 years, first-round swap in 2014, first-round pick in 2013";

The Hornets said: "Whatever you like, the whole team can pick you."

"The Nets are really fighting hard! If they really succeed, the lineup of Deron + Joe Johnson + Stoudemire + Garnett is really good," Snyder said during a private chat.

These days, it’s not like later. Superstars are frequently traded for X first-round X s Except for the Hawks’ gamble on Garnett, who gave away so many assets in one go, everyone is still relatively “conservative” at other times. The Celtics took it

The Clippers exchanged 2 in the first round, which is still based on helping the Clippers get Brand's 4-year, 64 million contract.

"I'm not very afraid of the Nets, but I'm more afraid of the Magic. If they get another Deron out of thin air, and Deron is willing to play pick-and-roll with Howard, that would be disgusting," Ke Yan said.

But overall, the league's "one super, many strong" pattern will not change because of Deron's transfer. Unless Deron goes to the Lakers or joins the Mavericks, which has historically reached the Finals, it may affect the Knicks' performance this season.

Hegemony.

On January 8, during the Knicks' home game against the Mavericks, Curry, who had rested for five days, made his comeback amidst the expectations of the fans. However, Curry, who had "recovered from injury", did not find the feeling of the game immediately.

In the first half of the game, he made 1 of 10 shots. He took 8 outside shots in the game and only hit 1 goal. His performance was very stretched.

After three quarters, the Knicks trailed the Mavericks by 23 points, 62:85.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ke Yan left Curry on the court to "earn points." Curry, who had poor outside touch, also changed his mind and used the space created after the pick-and-roll to attack the basket or assist West and Motz.

Goff attacked the frame, or made a pull-up jump shot, or threw a shot to complete the score. While narrowing the point difference to 12 points, he also improved his personal data to 14+10.

At the critical moment, Carlisle brought King Nuo back to the court, and the German tank immediately used an unsolvable mid-range shot to suppress the Knicks' counterattack. The German's unstoppable offense and strong containment suddenly helped the team.

Withdrew completely from Madison and gave the Knicks two consecutive losses.

With 29 wins and 5 losses, the Knicks suffered a "heavy blow" at the beginning of the new year!

(End of chapter)