basketball scientist

Can sacrificing some personal time and participating in some official activities really play a role in promoting China's youth basketball?Ke Yan didn't think so.

Just like some event organizers in China, when NBA stars visit, they often ask them to show their "stunts", and then find a few basketball teenagers to imitate, as if these basketball teenagers have Sharingan, watching superstar demonstrations Once and again, they will be able to master these basketball skills and then use them in the game.

In fact, it's useless!

This is also the reason why Director Li of the Basketball Association talked about further cooperation with Ke Yan and wanted to hold a "summer training camp" in Ke Yan's name, but Ke Yan chose to decline.

If you really want to use Ke Yan's name to do something practical, you can find a group of grassroots basketball coaches and ask Ke Yan to spare time to teach them. The effect may be better than any training camp. At least it can improve their theoretical knowledge. !

But Ke Yan's cooperation is good for him.His exposure rate has increased a lot, and most of the news is positive, and his image in the eyes of the public is much better.After the relationship with "Huaxia Basketball" became closer, his achievements in the NBA were given the label of "winning glory for the country".

The real advantage is that advertisers favor him more.

This also forced Ke Yan to find a broker for himself, otherwise he would not be able to play with these merchants, and at the same time he would not have so much energy to deal with business orders.

Ke Yan didn't have any suitable candidates, so he thought about asking Wang Lifan for Hebe's contact information, and asked her to help introduce one.

Although the other party is from the entertainment industry and is separated from the sports industry like a mountain, the agent Ke Yan needs only needs to deal with his own cooperation with advertisers, mainly business cooperation with Huaxia, so there is not as big a gap as imagined.

Do a good job of market research on Keyan’s commercial value, negotiate prices with advertisers, and set the rights and obligations of both parties. Isn’t this similar to the work of an artist agent?

Hebe understood Ke Yan's needs, and reluctantly agreed to ask for him.

After the big and small matters were almost dealt with, Ke Yan called Xu Yi and fulfilled the promise of "becoming the head coach, I will give you the first interview".

The two chatted about a lot of topics, including why Ke Yan decided to leave the Lakers, why he chose the Atlanta Hawks, some opinions on the development of Chinese basketball, and so on. . . . . .

Ke Yan also answered honestly, "Leaving the Lakers is something that has been decided in March. The two sides reached a tacit understanding very early on. The Lakers need a new helm."

"The Eagles are not the team with the highest wages, but they are the team with the most sincerity. The boss tried his best to meet my requirements and build the team according to my ideas. I am confident that the team will let fans experience the importance of basketball next season. A treat."

"As for the development of basketball in China, I have two suggestions. First, don't kill chickens and eggs for the 08 Olympic Games. Funds that should be invested in youth training should be invested in youth training. Temporary success or failure It’s not that important; second, to do a good job of CBA through market operation and business development. Professional leagues are the foundation of each sport’s development. The significance is far greater than that of Yao Ming, Keyan or anyone else. Only by laying a good foundation can China’s future It is possible to mass-produce a group of good players!"

Throughout the interview, Ke Yan's attitude has always been gentle, but when Xu Yi mentioned "Yi Jianlian", Ke Yan's attitude suddenly changed.

"To be honest, I personally don't like the media's praise of young players. Yi Jianlian does have the potential to land in the NBA. NBA scouts set his draft templates on Dirk Nowitzki and Gasol, which is actually one of the most Ideal state. Everyone seems to really expect him to achieve the results of Nowitzki and Gasol after landing in the NBA. I think it is too early." Ke Yan said, "Such an expectation is not a good thing for him. Young people may not recognize themselves in this voice. Once he enters the NBA, he will not be able to fulfill everyone's expectations. At that time, there will be many voices of doubt. No one can say whether he can overcome the gap in his heart."

"It seems that most players' draft templates will be set very high, but most of them can't reach that template." Feeling that Ke Yan's words would cause controversy, Xu Yi made amends for him.

"Basically, the template belongs to Nowitzki, who never broke out in the NBA. He is a unique existence in the history of the NBA!" Ke Yan said bluntly, "I have never met Yi Jianlian, there is no grudge, I don't need to say something If it has a negative impact on him. I just think that entering the NBA with the right posture, the right position, and working hard in the right direction is the best."

A negative example in this regard is Kwame Brown, the No.1 high school student in history, who was hand-picked by the "God of Basketball" to enter the NBA. He was burdened with too many expectations, but failed to play out.

How stressful is Kwame Brown?As we all know, Jordan is the "God of Basketball".God does not make mistakes. God chose you. The formula is deduced here. The answer is "Brown didn't work hard, and he failed God's expectations of you."

Maybe you let Brown choose it himself, he would rather enter the league in a less "glamorous" way, like other rookies, honestly work hard from the bench to enjoy his basketball career, maybe , Brown, who has a more peaceful mind, will achieve better results than he does now.

There is only so much Ke Yan can say, and he put all the problems on the media and fans.If he makes any more prophetic remarks, it may affect Yi Jianlian's market. If he can't play at that time, the fans will blame him for talking nonsense and hit Yi Jianlian. All blame Ke Yan for being bad!

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Back in Sioux City, Ke Yan stayed for another two weeks, spending time with his parents and attending several family gatherings.

By mid-August, he set off to return to Atlanta and met Kittles and Roger Mason, who signed with the team.

Kittles signed a one-year minimum salary contract with the team. Due to injuries, he no longer values ​​playing time, and is willing to sit on the bench and watch his teammates perform.The Eagles have no chance of competing for the championship, and Kittles is not here to hold his thighs for a ring. He mainly wants to develop in the direction of the coaching team.

The "mosquito shooter" is not strong, and Roger Mason will have more opportunities to become the team's choice for the backup shooting guard position.After signing with the Eagles, he stayed in the arena to train hard all summer, in order to stay with the team in the new season.

In addition to Roger Mason, Chuck Hayes basically spent this summer in the training hall and gym.His contract is non-guaranteed, he has a strong sense of crisis, and he may be cut at any time. After all, he didn't even play well in the summer league.

In addition to dating Wang Lifan on a daily basis, Ke Yan also appeared in the training hall from time to time to practice with the two of them. The level of an NBA-level trainer is not guaranteed. In almost a week, Ke Yan, who was originally thin, has become much stronger.

Ke Yan returned to the training hall and trained with Mason and Hayes. The news was known to other players. One after another, some people returned to the team and put themselves into daily training ahead of schedule.

In the Eagles, except for Joe Johnson, Kittles and James Posey, the other players are either players on rookie contracts, or players at the bottom of the league, or have never played in the playoffs in this life, and they all need to prove themselves , Many players are training extra in the summer.

Paul's data in the scout report is 175 pounds (159 pounds), and his current weight is 184 pounds (167 pounds). In less than two months, he has gained 9 pounds, and his confrontation, speed and shooting have increased significantly. However, the touch has not been affected. In the training, facing David Lee in the "military training" can do whatever he wants, or he can use his skills to shake the opponent's sevens and eights, or he can hit the mid-range shot concisely. It feels much better.

David Lee has also improved his confrontation by gaining weight, although his defense is still poor.However, in the contest with Hayes, he still proved why he was a first-round pick, while Hayes on the opposite side lost.Although he can't move the opponent with his back, David Lee can pick the basket three steps slowly after a hard top, and he can take a direct mid-range shot by virtue of his height advantage.Whether it is Larry Sander or other members of the coaching staff, they all feel that David Lee has made a lot of money by picking David Lee with the 26th overall pick.

(99% of rookies entering the league, the first thing must be to gain weight and strengthen confrontation. Even Iverson and Irving are dexterous, otherwise, no matter how good their skills are, they will not be able to handle them. The key is reasonable and step-by-step. Please don’t demonize)

In addition to the two rookies, Barnes, Mickey Moore, and Josh Smith also returned to the team early to start training.

The Eagles' lineup has undergone drastic changes this season. Everyone thought that Ke Yan was going to create a "new Eagle". Josh Smith also thought that he would be traded away.

Fortunately, Ke Yan called him as early as after the draft, telling him that the new season was in his plan, and that he would build him in the way of "Marion". This made Josh Smith very happy. He liked it very much. Fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions, and I once wondered if I would be able to shine like Marion if I was by Nash's side.

I am "Marion of the Eagles", and Paul is "Nash of the Eagles"!During training, Josh Smith was very enthusiastic about Paul. He would always give Paul a hug after completing a dunk, but the "good boy" Paul was caught by Lei. (Paul was really a good boy among blacks when he first entered the league, and he became a veteran later)

The starting lineup in Ke Yan's plan is "Paul-Joson Johnson-Posey-Josh Smith-Dio". Playing the role of three people in the training, together with allowing Paul and Josh Smith to experience the subtleties of Keyan's tactics first-hand.

"Chris, tell me, can we play an offense like the Suns?" After the training, Josh Smith was excited but also a little confused.

Just now, Ke Yan stopped training many times to adjust Josh Smith's running position. His tone was relatively soft at the beginning, but he was obviously a little irritable later.

If it "works", he won't have any opinions. The key is to run according to Ke Yan's needs. There is neither a chance to directly hit the basket nor interfere with the opponent's defense.

"The boss used to be an assistant coach in the Suns. I think he must have his intentions for letting you cut in like that. Didn't I also have a few words from him?"

Paul's performance in training was very good, which preliminarily proved Ke Yan's vision, and he was right to be selected with the second pick.Players, including Josh Smith, also acquiesced that Paul is the core of the team's tactics next season, and they are all adapting to Paul's rhythm.

However, when Paul instinctively grabs a rebound from his teammates and stops to respond, he will always be reminded by Ke Yan's whistle, and then run forward immediately!

"A game, normal development, you don't have the ball for more than 12 minutes, those 12 minutes determine what kind of player you are, and when you don't have the ball for 36 minutes, what you do determines what you can play. What a height!" Ke Yan repeatedly said to Paul.

The players were a little confused about Ke Yan's tactical training. Ke Yan actually understood, and he even knew exactly where the problem was, that is, the other two ball-holding points of the team, Joe Johnson and Diaw, did not come back.

Especially Dior, if Paul is the core of the team's tactics, then the Frenchman is an eyeball and a transmission in Keyan's system.

The transmission here is not just the acceleration or deceleration of the offensive end, but the rhythm.With the opportunity to switch between offense and defense, Diaw can directly control the ball and advance after taking off the rebound, or he can find opportunities to score the ball during the advance. Discover opportunities in high and low positions, allowing the Eagles' offense to break away from the offensive system dominated by Paul and enter a different rhythm.

Ke Yan risked the penalty area being "exploded", the rebounds were robbed, and the defense was penetrated, but he also reused Dior because of his ability to change the team's offensive situation on the offensive end.

Regrettably, Dior seems to have no plans to return to the team for training in advance, including Joe Johnson, Posey and others.The league stipulates that the day of assembly is September 9. Before that, the team cannot ask players to return to the team.

Dior didn't come to Atlanta in advance, but Keyan welcomed another visitor. Hebe came to look for Wang Lifan, but happened to catch up with Wang Lifan and set off for Los Angeles early, and the two passed each other.

"It just so happens that I also have something to ask you." Hebe felt a little regretful, "I asked you about the agent. If you don't mind, our company will handle some business invitations for you."

"Your company?" Ke Yan smiled: "What I want to say is that in the United States, agents only take 4% to 8% of the fees of players or coaches, and I can only give a compromise of 6%."

"We should be able to talk about this!" After all, Ke Yan is not an artist, and he doesn't need a brokerage company to spend time cultivating and taking care of him.

"I won't participate in your company's activities either, to cooperate with you in hyping up scandals." Ke Yan said seriously.

"Go to hell!" Hebe's face turned cold, and he turned to leave, but was held back by Ke Yan.

"Sorry~" Ke Yan smiled and pulled Hebe back, "I'm just saying my request, there's no malice. I'm sorry~"

"The company might want to take advantage of your popularity to expand its network of relationships in the mainland. At most, it will bind us to shoot commercials with you. There is no hype and scandal, okay?" The intention was reported, "Do you think I really want to gossip with you?"

In fact, it is mutual benefit. Ke Yan has a professional agent to help him take care of it, and he can turn his fame into real profit; Huayan has more contacts with some advertisers, which may evolve into the company's resources in the future.

After thinking about it for a while, Ke Yan agreed to the proposal in principle, and waited for Huayan to draw up a formal agreement.

"Then we will be colleagues from now on!"

Ke Yan stretched out his hand towards Hebe, but Hebe slapped him open: "Call Senior Sister!"

"Hehe o(*￣︶￣*)o" Ke Yan showed a "helpless" smile, "I owe you a favor. If there is a chance, I will give you a gift that you cannot refuse."

Hebe is a singer, how to repay her, Ke Yan already has a plan.

"It's better for your Never to pay it back~"

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In early September, the league officially announced the schedule for the new season. The new season of the Eagles will start on November 9. The first game will be a guest in Milwaukee to challenge the Bucks.This is not only the confrontation between the former Hawks coach Stotts and the current coach Ke Yan, but also the first confrontation between the No. 11 pick Lang Bogou and the No. 1 pick Paul, which is very interesting for fans.

At the same time, the Eagles were also assigned to participate in the NBA China Game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The two teams will play against each other in Beijing on October 10, and then move to Shanghai and Yangcheng respectively to play against the China National Team. field.

Keyan was already prepared for this.For a long time, the NBA has been developing the Chinese market with Yao Ming and the Rockets as the core. The news about the two has been hot in China, but once the two teams are eliminated, the NBA will be cold in China.

After all, Ke Yan came out last season and changed this pattern. The game between the Lakers and the Spurs helped Kobe's popularity soar in China. The league has to continue to consolidate Ke Yan's popularity in China.

As for the Timberwolves, on the one hand, it is because Garnett is very popular in China, and on the other hand, he also considers that the Eagles are "not strong enough" and arrange a close opponent for them.

On September 9, Joe Johnson returned to the team a week early to participate in team training.His hometown is Little Rock, which is less than 4 kilometers away from Atlanta. Playing for the Eagles perfectly fits the principle of "more money and closer to home".

Joe Johnson resumed training and quickly integrated into the Eagles' offensive system.

He is a very comprehensive scorer who can attack with the ball and can also cooperate with Nash to play off the ball. It is not a problem to partner with Paul.

And Joe Johnson has another advantage. As long as the money is in place and the desire for power is not heavy, it doesn't matter if Paul has more possessions. It doesn't matter who the "Eagle King" is.

In addition to Joe Johnson, other players also rushed to the team on September 9 and September 7.In fact, most players will not delay until the 9th deadline to report.It’s okay if you don’t arrive early, everyone else is here, and I insist on “doing business”, the coach doesn’t say anything, and it’s not easy to behave with teammates.

With all members assembled, the Eagles' pre-season training was officially adjusted to two training sessions a day.The physical reserve before the start of the season is very important, which directly determines your state after the start of the game.

In this regard, Ke Yan’s most influential negative example is Wall in his previous life. When he comes back every offseason, he must be full of fat. The preseason and the first [-] games of the new season are basically weight loss + physical training. Slowly enter the game state.

Also because of this, the Wizards, whose book strength looks good, sometimes fail to make the playoffs, which is really a joke.

For the Eagles, there are no players who returned from the holidays in particularly poor physical condition. Relatively speaking, Dior and Posey are a bit fat, but they are not in the state of Dior's later "dead fat man". After Snyder's devastation Under this condition, I regained my leanness in a week.

Dior's confidence is what he recovers faster than his weight.After staying in the team for two seasons, the performance was a mess, and Dior lost the idea of ​​​​conquering the NBA. Suddenly, a young coach called a "scientist" came and asked himself to be the center forward. Dior was dubious at first.

But when Dior appeared in this position according to Ke Yan's request, he suddenly found a feeling of "keeping the clouds open to see the moon", as if he should be like this!

"My, mine!" After a positional attack failed, Josh Smith took the initiative to admit his mistake by raising his hand, and then cheerfully hugged Dior who passed the ball to him.

That is, after Diaw returned to the team, Josh Smith found that many of his original "ineffective" runs became meaningful. Although the two people would make mistakes in coordination from time to time, this was a lack of tacit understanding.When in focus, Dior has the ability to read defenses and find loopholes!

"This is the French magician!" Watching the laughter on the court, Ke Yan clenched his fist and said to Hornacek beside him.

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On September 9, the Atlanta Hawks held a media day at Phillips Arena, marking the start of the new NBA season.

For the core makeup photo, Ke Yan selected Paul, Joe Johnson, Posey, Josh Smith, Diaw, three future All-Star players + a "Most Improved Player".

The reporters were surprised to find that the Eagles did not have Mickey Moore or David Lee in their core roster. Instead, there were three forwards. It was unclear who was the center for a while.

The reporters didn't know Dior's great value in Keyan's tactical system, so they didn't take him too seriously.The focus of the interviews was mainly on Paul, Joe Johnson and Josh Smith.

Paul is the No. [-] pick, and Eagles fans have great expectations for him.Always humble, he was fed with Ke Yan chicken soup and was full of confidence. When asked about his goals for the new season, he replied: "I want to be the leader of this team and lead the team to the playoffs."

Josh Smith’s dunk was one of the few moments that the Eagles could cheer for last season. He is also a favorite player of the Eagles fans. During the interview, he revealed that the Eagles’ new season tactic is running and bombing;” said Kimi Wanted me to play the role of Marion, but after training, I feel more like Stoudemire, haha! Chris Paul is my Nash!"

From last season's regular season champion to last season's negative squad leader, Joe Johnson does not feel that this is a regression in his career, "The Suns did not perform very well in the 0203 season, but last season became the No. team. Who said the Eagles couldn't do it?"

When Ke Yan heard this, his jaw dropped in shock: "Brother, you can launch satellites better than me!"