basketball scientist

At the beginning of the season, the Lakers coaching team mainly consists of four people. In addition to head coach Tomjanovich, the three assistant coaches are Han Bron, Brian Shaw, and Ke Yan, who are in charge of different projects of the team.

Hamblen is mainly responsible for pre-match preparations and basic team training; Brian Shaw is responsible for shooting training and personnel inspections; Ke Yan is responsible for offensive tactical design and tactical training, and took over some on-the-spot scheduling tasks in the middle of the season.

There is one head coach and three assistant coaches, and everyone performs their own duties. Even if Ke Yan and Brian Shaw had some minor frictions, they didn't take it to heart. They all cooperated well with each other.

Now, Tom Norwich has retired from the position of coach to consultant, basically in name only. There are only three people left in the coaching team. Ke Yan has been promoted to the position of head coach to take on more tasks and more pressure, but he lacks a former coach.

People who play their own roles can correct some of their own problems. There is no second voice in tactics, which is not a good thing for the team.

On the other hand, Ke Yan needs an assistant coach who can smooth the relationship between the coaching team and the players and help express some of his ideas to the players more softly. Therefore, he hopes to get an assistant coach who has experience as a player.

It is best to have played under a famous coach and be able to give

This request was not too much, and Kupchak agreed on behalf of Buss, "Do you want us to help you recruit, or do you have someone to choose from?"

Ke Yan has no experience playing in the United States and has only been a head coach for a short time. Normal people would not think that he has any connections to recruit people.

"I have two candidates. You may need to contact them to see if they are willing to cooperate with me." Ke Yan said, "If they are not willing, I will think of other candidates."

Jeff Hornacek, a Jazz legend, has excellent movement without the ball, accurate shooting, a humble personality, and good passing skills. He has been honed under Sloan's pick-and-roll system for many years and should be able to come up with some ideas on the offensive end.

My own thoughts. His daughter Abby Hornacek is very beautiful, and she will get a lot of "son-in-laws" wherever she coaches... I'm off topic.

Monty Williams has been a marginalized player in the NBA for a long time, but he has stayed in the league for nine years despite his average ability. He can't do it without some popularity. For Ke Yan, a high-level player

An emotional intelligence assistant can play a big role. He does not have a beautiful daughter, so he is behind Hornacek.

The two people Ke Yan chose are both people who can be NBA head coaches in the future. Their strength and potential should be possible.

Because it is the middle of the season, it is not easy for the team to directly pry into the corners of other teams. It is not good to break the rules. The two candidates given by Ke Yan are currently unemployed, so there should be hope in contacting them.

"OK, I'll find a way to get at least one." Kupchak promised impatiently.

It seems that I just heard this not long ago? Ke Yan thought about it and then asked: "By the way, how is the situation between Boris Dior and David West? Have they talked about it?"

Kupchak shook his head: "The other party does not agree to the transaction. Do you want to stop considering others?"

"..." Ke Yan was speechless. Neither Dior nor West could win?

"The Hornets sent away Baron Davis, and they obviously want to rebuild around young people. Unless it is a very good bargaining chip, they are not prepared to trade any young people. The Hawks directly rejected our request to trade Diaw.

Say no to the trade." Kupchak directly informed Ke Yan of the details of his trade negotiations, which was also a treatment that Ke Yan would not have received when he was an assistant coach.

He himself found it strange. A month ago, when he was discussing the Diaw trade with the Hawks, the Hawks asked for Luke Walton, but he refused to agree. This time, his price was raised to Walton's second-round pick.

, the Eagles didn’t agree.

Those who didn’t know thought that Dior was released this month! After checking the data, it was still the same half-dead state.

Ke Yan was speechless about Kupchak's work ability, but he didn't know that the reason why the Eagles refused to trade was actually him.

He did a pretty good job after taking over the job of head coach of the Lakers. On the Eagles side, boss Ressler was a little regretful that he didn't make the decision to hire him directly. After learning that he was still the acting head coach of the Lakers, he decisively hired him.

Listed on the candidate list for head coach next season.

Ke Yan likes to use insiders to get high-level support. The Lakers came to discuss Diaw's deal twice, which made Eagles general manager Sander feel that Diaw was hand-picked by him. No, in order to enhance the team's appeal to Ke Yan, the Eagles did not

Get ready to trade Dior!

Fortunately, there were no surprises in the signing of Eddie House, otherwise, Ke Yan would really have had a talk with Jerry Buss!

I took the time to go on a date and have dinner with Wang Lifan. Because he had not completed the three-game winning streak, Ke Yan had no reason to "go further." Fortunately, Wang Lifan was reasonable and said straight away, "The promise of rewards for three-game winning streak is always valid."

This rekindled Ke Yan's fighting spirit.

On January 11, the Lakers visited Memphis to challenge the Memphis Grizzlies. It was a fierce battle for the Lakers.

It's still an old problem. When the team faces a technically comprehensive inside line, the inside line is always beaten. Diop has no way to deal with Gasol's finger-twisting skills. He is hooked by the opponent in a low post and is pulled to the mid-range.

He hit a mid-range shot, grabbed an offensive rebound, completed a tip-in, and scored 2-1. In short, Gasol was very lethal against the two Lakers inside players. In addition, Mike Miller restricted Kobe and guarded Kobe throughout the game.

Making 9 of 23 shots and scoring only 21 points, the Grizzlies completely took the initiative in the game.

Fortunately, Butler had a strong offensive touch in this game. Facing the slightly thin Battier, Butler gave himself an Anthony experience card and scored consecutive singles, helping the team maintain the point difference in the first three quarters.

Within 10 minutes, it was hard to wait until Eddie House's magic weapon came from the sky and Kobe Bryant's return as the king.

In the last quarter of the game, Eddie House, who had just joined the team, hit two three-pointers in a single quarter. The emergence of this

Where did you find such a small point guard with lightning-fast shots? Kobe, who was sleepwalking throughout the game, found his touch at the end of the game. He made 2 of 3 shots at the critical moment and dragged the game into overtime.

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In overtime, the two sides began a defensive battle. Gasol's "softness" was perfectly reflected in overtime. The former faced the Lakers inside for everything in the 48-minute game, but died in overtime.

Although Kobe is still "iron", he still used his offensive influence to contain the Grizzlies' defense at critical moments, sent a desperate pass, assisted Butler to hit a key three-pointer, and harvested the victory.

A hard-fought victory (25-13).

In the whole game, Butler scored 28 points and 7 rebounds on sudden outside shots. He was the biggest contributor to the Lakers' victory. Eddie House scored three three-pointers with great enthusiasm in the first game after joining the team, which made him happy.

I can’t even find the direction!

"Cool!" Kupchak uttered such a word after seeing Eddie House's performance, congratulating himself on choosing Ke Yan.

Choosing Keyan means believing in science!