Basketball: Start with the Neuroknife

On June 25, 2007, the draft was underway.

In the Knicks' lounge, Thomas, the former "Smiling Assassin" and now Knicks general manager and head coach, is making a difficult decision.

Before the draft, he made an upward trade. The New York Knicks traded with the 23rd pick in the first round of the season to the New Jersey Nets with the 17th pick in the first round.

The purpose is to intercept Huyoke Ohio State University freshman Li Wan from China before the Lakers management.

But at this moment, he hesitated again.

Taking out Li Wan's scouting report again, he carefully looked at it from the beginning.

"Name: Li Wan;

Graduate school: Ohio State University;

Main honors: National Four-Star High School Student in 2006; NCAA Championship in 2007;

Freshman data: averaged 6.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game;

Battle of Fame: Three-pointer lore to Florida at the last moment of the 2007 NCAA Finals;

Age: 19 years old;

Height: 2 meters 02;

Arm span: 2 meters 18;

Weight: 94kg;

Arm span: 2.18 meters; palm: 23.5 cm; sole of foot: 32 cm; Achilles tendon length: 14.4 cm;

Strength: 84kg bench press 5; maximum bench press 110kg;

Bounce: In situ bounce 68cm; maximum bounce 80cm;

Three-quarter field sprint: 3.29 seconds;

Position: Fengwei swing man;"

"Characteristics: High IQ, good at defense, good at team communication, mature beyond his age, reliable perimeter defender. Knows how to seize opportunities, the market completes scoring through unexpected moves, and the final lore of the finals is revealed. Big heart trait."

"Disadvantages: The weight and strength are still not up to the level of the league's third position, and it will suffer against NBA-level forward players. He has only started to play basketball since the third year of high school. He lacks the ability to hold the ball and attack, lack of scoring methods, and lack of stability in long-distance shooting from the outside. "

"Draft Template: Michael Pietrus;"

…

Looking at the scouting report alone, this is a player with distinct strengths and weaknesses.

The static talent is at the top of the league, and the dynamic talent can only be regarded as average. As a player, he is full of spirituality and has the possibility of becoming a "Mr. Key", but he lacks scoring means.

The risk is too great!

The original Thomas was not a cautious person.

Stephen Marbury's 5-year 80 million, Eddie Curry's 6-year 60 million, Jared Jeffries' 5-year 30 million... The New York Knicks now have bad contracts that the team can't handle. He gave it.

At 44, he lived a good life in New York as a rich man, and then at 46, he realized that he was too young.

As the New York Knicks missed the playoffs for three consecutive years, what he did also caused more and more criticism from the New York media and fans, so that when he traded up to sign before the draft, their first reaction was That is: Thomas, the hanging man, is acting as a demon again.

Under such a public opinion environment, if he insists on choosing Li Wan and eventually loses the bet, I am afraid that he will not be far from his position as the general manager of the Knicks...

Compared with Li Wan, another rookie, Wilson Chandler, that the Knicks focused on before the draft. Although there is no such spirituality, his physical fitness is better, because he only participated in the draft in his junior year, his confrontation ability has reached the standard of the striker, and his ability to shoot from the middle to the long distance on the offensive end is also very stable.

He is an instant player who can contribute to both offense and defense since the rookie season.

The only disadvantage is the common problem of older rookies: lack of potential, that is, it is difficult to increase the combat power by a large margin.

Choosing him, the risk factor is not so high, it is a very safe choice, at least not making mistakes.

Change it!

After reading the scouting reports of the two people again, Thomas, who wanted to sit on the general manager position for two more years, finally made up his mind and wrote Wilson Chandler's name in an envelope belonging to the Knicks.

…

Li Wan sat in the row behind the small green house, watching David Stern in the center of the stage shaking hands with this year's first-round No. 10 pick Spencer Hawes, applauding in a timely manner, his eyes revealed Pity.

Although he knew that he could not be selected in the top ten in the first round, when this happened, he couldn't help but secretly said: I don't know what impact it will have on the evaluation.

The agent sitting next to him, Arne Tyron, suddenly handed his cell phone to him.

—Damn, Thomas won’t text me back, I guess the Knicks won’t take us with the 17th pick in the first round.

Li Wan, who had no expression on his face at first, frowned slightly when he saw this message, and typed while holding Tyron's mobile phone, "Then it's still possible to select me before the 20th pick in the first round, which is the Lakers, right?"

Tyron nodded hesitantly, and after thinking about it, he took the keyboard of his mobile phone and pressed it: the possibility of the Lakers choosing us is only half, and the reason is you know.

Li Wan's brows furrowed deeper, he pushed back the hand that Tyron had stretched out, concentrated, and muttered "System" silently, and a virtual interface that only he could see appeared in front of him.

"Host: Li Wan;

Birthday: October 11, 1988;

Height: 2 meters 02;

Arm span: 2.18 meters; palm: 23.5 cm; sole of foot: 32 cm; Achilles tendon length: 14.4 cm;

Weight: 95kg;"

The first page of the system is his basic information and static talent.

It can be said to be excellent.

Whether it is a 16-centimeter wingspan height difference, or Michael Jordan's general big hands, they are the top configuration of NBA forwards and defenders. The only fly in the ointment is that his Achilles tendon is not too long.

However, the length of the Achilles tendon determines the strength of the explosive force, which should actually be regarded as a dynamic talent.

And Li Wan's own dynamic talent is really not good.

"Upper Body Strength: 45(70);

Lower body strength: 65 (77);

Waist and abdominal strength: 60 (72);

Explosive power: 50 (62);

speed: 64(68);

flexible: 68(69);

Stamina: 50 (65);"

The two values ​​behind each ability, the former is Li Wan's current ability value, and the latter is Li Wan's potential value in this regard.

According to the system description:

90~100 is a superstar~supergiant;

80~90 are all-stars~superstars;

70~80 main player ~ All-Star;

60~70 are rotation players~main players;

50~60 are NBA "water cooler" administrators ~ rotating players;

That is to say, Li Wan's current physical quality is probably at the level of a rotation player, and when his potential is full, he can reach the level of a main player. Probably mid-level dynamic physical talent in the league.

If basketball only looks at static talent and dynamic talent, Li Wan is at least a talented teenager at the first-line level in the NBA.

"Vision: 85 (90); Possession: 35 (50); Passing: 31 (75); Mid Shot: 34 (45); Three-pointer: 30 (44); Drive: 40 (55); Layup: 50 (60); Post up: 19 (50); Dunk: 30 (60); Dunk: 31 (35); Offense: 50 (60); Cut: 66 (84);"

"Running off the ball: 70 (83); isolation: 65 (79); help: 75 (85); lateral footwork: 65 (70); defensive rebounds: 50 (60); offensive rebounds: 30 (60) ); Blocks: 45 (55); Steals: 56 (80); Defensive Positions: 58 (84);"

It's just that when the system page turns to the attribute value page on both ends of the offensive and defensive, UU reading www.uukanshu.com is a bit appalling. In particular, the abilities and potential of the offensive end can be said to be "unusual".

According to the potential values ​​given by the system related to offense, even if Li Wan trains to the death, he will not be able to have NBA-level offensive ability.

At most, become a blue-collar player who focuses on the defensive end, relying on defense to establish a foothold in the NBA.

This is also in line with the draft template given to him by outside experts: Michael Pietrus.

However, this system should not only be used to observe various abilities and potential values.

Li Wan clicked to jump again, and the system page jumped to the last page, with only three words on it: evaluation...

The system has been in this mode since he crossed over 4 years ago. He felt that after the evaluation was over, his plug-in could really be credited.

As for when the review will end...

Li Wan estimated that it was after the draft was over. And, his draft pick should have a big impact on the final evaluation.

Therefore, Li Wan's eyes will show regret only after the top ten announcements are over. Now that he heard that he might not even be able to hold the 19th pick in the first round, his heart sank even more.

"The 17th pick in the first round of the 2007 draft, the New York Knicks selected..."

David Stern's voice made Li Wan's eyes return to the court, and he couldn't help sitting up straight. The appreciation in Thomas' eyes and the promise in his mouth were still in his ears, and he still had some expectations in his heart.

"The New York Knicks selected ... Wilson Chandler, a junior from DePaul University!"

Unfortunately, the reality is often very skinny, and the final choice of the New York Knicks is indeed not him!