basketball scientist

After two consecutive victories, the Lakers' record reached 24-12, still in the fifth position in the Western Conference. The SuperSonics have firmly occupied the top four in the Western Conference by virtue of their division advantage. The team wants to squeeze into the top half. The goal

It can only be the Dallas Mavericks. The team is currently two games behind the Mavericks, and it will be difficult to catch up.

Due to losing two consecutive position battles, the Lakers have also been caught up by the Rockets behind them.

Behind them, the Kings, Nuggets, Timberwolves, and Grizzlies are not easy to deal with! The Lakers are still under great pressure!

After a day off, the Lakers will face the powerful Spurs at home. Before that, Kupchak found Ke Yan and asked him what positions he needed to strengthen urgently and what players he liked. He could try to contact him.

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Ke Yan's performance in leading the team is good. The low-level players Anderson and Barnes who were previously introduced have also performed well in the team, which has won him a certain amount of trust from Kupchak. In addition, Ke Yan is a good partner of Kupchak and Jim Buss.

After joint efforts to promote the position of head coach, Kupchak is also more willing to help Ke Yan improve the team's performance within a reasonable range.

The higher the performance of Ke Yan's team, the more important Kupchak and Jim Buss will have in front of Jerry Buss!

"Eddie House, who was just laid off by the Bucks, is someone I can use. Please help me sign him. He is at least much better than Terry Brown as a backup point guard!"

It couldn't be easier for Kupchak to be a backup point guard with a basic salary without giving any chips: "Okay, I'll contact his agent, it's not a big problem."

But, can a guard who was just waived by the Bucks help the Lakers?

Kupchak's eyes showed some doubts, and Ke Yan smiled and gave his opinion: "With proper tactics, he is no worse than Damon Jones of the Heat. I am confident."

"On the basis of ensuring the health of the team, I am confident that I can lead the team into the playoffs. But if you want to go further, the team really needs an inside offensive point." Ke Yan is not pessimistic, Mavericks, Spurs

, the strength of the Suns is one level higher than other opponents in the Western Conference. The current lineup has played seven games against these three opponents, and the Lakers have a slim chance of winning. And even if they are lucky enough to face the SuperSonics, they will only win 50-50.

"The Kings may not be willing to give Webber to us." Kupchak shook his head and rejected Ke Yan's choice.

The conflicts between Webber, Bibby, and Peja have affected the Kings' performance. The management will definitely make changes before the trade deadline. Webb, who is the oldest, has injury risks, and has the highest salary, is of course the easiest to be traded by the Kings.

It's just that if the Kings were right, they would send Webber to the East instead of leaving it to their old rivals, the Lakers.

"But I think our chips are the best!" Ke Yan looked at Kupchak and said.

Ke Yan's meaning is obvious. As the head coach, he feels that it is worthwhile to give up Odom's potential and bet on Webber's immediate combat ability, coordination ability and high-position offensive ability.

Historically, Webber's performance as a partner with Iverson was not good after he went to the 76ers, which made people think that he was too old. However, after breaking up with the 76ers, Webber joined the Pistons, but he made a comeback at the end of his career.

It acted as a catalyst to improve the Pistons' offense, allowing the Pistons to play the most "gorgeous" basketball in years.

Looking into the reason why Webber encountered Waterloo in the 76ers, I am afraid it has something to do with Iverson's all-encompassing style of play. There is basically no such thing as high-level support around Iverson, and Webber's role is more

Most of them are "space-based insiders" who can shoot and catch the ball. If you can play this well, you will have trouble!

Between Kobe and Iverson, it’s hard to say who is more paranoid about personal offense, but who is more compatible with the inside is probably not worth discussing. Kobe pays more attention to the right to shoot and doesn’t like to play pick-and-rolls, but he doesn’t have such a monopoly on possession of the ball.

They are also willing to move without the ball. Theoretically, Kobe Webber's combination can be tried.

Ke Yan's idea is very good, but as the general manager, Kupchak needs to consider more things. Odom is in the team's long-term plan. Unless he is an All-Star or quasi-All-Star player in his playing years, the Lakers

The team will not trade him.

To put it bluntly, Odom's ranking with the Lakers is higher than that of Keyan!

Plan A was rejected, and Keyan opened his mouth and proposed an alternative plan, David West of the Hornets and Boris Diaw of the Hawks. Both of them are second-year rookies who have not played well, and their transaction value is not very high.

The Lakers still hope to acquire them without losing core players and future draft picks.

After walking out of Kupchak's office, Ke Yan was not in a very good mood.

Although he successfully became the head coach and his performance seems to be good at the beginning, his right to speak is still very limited. He leads the team in training, plays games, signs some low-level players, and does some "" without moving the team's core players and future draft picks.

It’s a small transaction that doesn’t matter. Once Ke Yan crosses the line, all the replies he gets are “NO”!

Perhaps my current performance is worthy of this kind of right to speak, but it is inevitable that... I will still feel a little disappointed.

"Ke Yan~"

He raised his head suddenly, and the smiling Wang Lifan came into view.

Ke Yan was a little dazed, shook his head, and asked stupidly: "Why are you here?"

Wang Lifan's face suddenly turned cloudy, and he frowned slightly, "Come back to school." His tone was obviously a little unhappy.

Realizing that he had said something wrong, Ke Yan immediately waved his hand and apologized: "I'm sorry, at work..."

"It's not going well?" Although he is a student who has not yet stepped out of the ivory tower, Wang Lifan also knows that the more "fancy" the job, the greater the pressure he will bear!

"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go have dinner together to celebrate your return~" Ke Yan naturally took Wang Lifan's hand and walked out.

"Wait a minute!" Wang Lifan grabbed Ke Yan, "I have prepared a gift for you!"

Finally looking like a girlfriend, Ke Yan was in a good mood. He looked at Wang Lifan and said "Hmm~".

Wang Lifan let go of Ke Yan's hand, took a big box from the ground, and handed it to Ke Yan: "Two pots of flowers I cultivated myself, put them in your office to improve your vision."

"I haven't given you flowers yet!" Ke Yan said "depressedly" and opened the box. Inside were two pots of hydrangeas, one red and one lavender.

"Thank you!"

Putting the hydrangeas in the office, Wang Lifan specifically warned, "The red pot has a few nails inserted in it, so don't pull it out! The lavender pot, remember to spray it with soapy water!"

"Is there anything special?"

"Whenever you guess it, I'll give you a reward!" Wang Lifan winked, and Ke Yan moved his index finger. He hugged Wang Lifan in the office, and immediately leaned his head towards him, but Wang Lifan pressed his index finger against his lips.

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"You haven't won three games in a row yet! Scientist~"

Damn, you have to win three times in a row just to kiss your girlfriend!

What's even worse is that the opponent is actually the Spurs!

(As for the protagonist’s idea of ​​replacing Odom with Webb, there are three reasons. One is to improve the team’s immediate combat effectiveness, achieve better results, and increase personal reputation; the other is that he is a little disappointed with Odom and doesn’t value him that much.

In fact, everyone knows the results of the combination of Kobe + Odom; the third is to improve his understanding of organizational insiders. The scientist is not a full-level number in the book. He must slowly upgrade and integrate the ideas of many famous coaches.

, form its own set of things)