basketball scientist

After playing two preseason games in the United States, the Eagles embarked on a journey to China, and Ke Yan once again felt the gap between ordinary teams and wealthy teams.

The Lakers special plane has undergone a special transformation, and the seats are more spacious than first-class cabins, while the configuration of the Eagles special plane is no different from that of an ordinary airliner. . . . . .

In fact, spending money to renovate the internal layout of the special plane does not cost a lot of money. It is estimated that it will cost one or two million US dollars, almost two basic salaries for veterans, but as long as it is not a rigid rule of the league, some bosses are unwilling to spend more money. !

Ke Yan felt a little dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do.This season can only be endured, and when the results are achieved, he must propose a plan for the interior modification of the aircraft to provide players with a more comfortable journey.

Cuban even bought a plane for the team!

After the 16-hour journey, not to mention the players, even a quieter person like Ke Yan felt a little uncomfortable, let alone this group of energetic players.

It was a sunny morning when I arrived in Beijing. In order to welcome the Eagles, the Basketball Association also made sufficient preparations and sent special personnel to welcome them. CCTV and many media also sent reporting teams to follow up and report on the Eagles' itinerary.

The Hawks don't have any big-name stars. The most famous player may be Matt Barnes, because he played for the Lakers last season and had a good appearance rate in the second round of the playoffs.Therefore, most of the attention is on Ke Yan.

When he came to the capital not long ago, Keyan acted alone.This time, he returned home with his own "achievements", and the impact must be different.

After more than half an hour of signing and interviewing, the Eagles were able to leave the airport, boarded the official bus, and went straight to the hotel where they stayed.

Back at the hotel, under Ke Yan's order, the players went back to their rooms to relieve jet lag. No one had the idea of ​​going out for a "travel".

And Ke Yan himself came to the conference room of the hotel, and together with his agent Zhang Chi arranged by Huayan, he met with the staff from the propaganda department of Cadillac.

After handing over his advertising contract to Huayan's agent, Ke Yan's fame was quickly converted into real income.He signed three commercial endorsements in China, with an average price of 200 million US dollars per year, among which Cadillac gave the most, directly a 2-year 600 million US dollar endorsement contract, plus a Cadillac DTS.

As the spokesperson's responsibility, what Ke Yan has to do is only to shoot two sets of promotional videos, plus he cannot be photographed driving other vehicles.

Ke Yan's requirements for the car are not that high, and he doesn't feel that the $600 million is hot, so he quickly reached an agreement with the brand.Just go back to the US and change cars.

After resting in the evening, the staff woke up the players separately, and everyone had a simple meal at the hotel, and then took the bus to the arena for field training.

Although it was just training, a large number of fans still appeared on the field. They shouted Ke Yan's name from time to time on the sidelines to show their enthusiasm.

As a reward for the fans, at the end of the training, Ke Yan let Josh Smith perform two "slam dunk contest" dunks on the spot, which aroused the cheers of the fans, and Josh Smith, who gave a wonderful performance, was also loved by the fans.

"My God, are NBA players' dunks so domineering?"

"Watching it live is really different from watching it in front of the TV!"

"The physical fitness of the Americans is really not the same as ours! How can we have players who are so strong and can fly so well!"

"98% of NBA players, in our country, are basically the second leaders of the national team."

Compared with the Eagles, the Timberwolves do not pay so much attention to the Chinese market.They only came to Huaxia on the second day. There was no such thing as field training. They just arrived at the gymnasium an hour before the game and had simple shooting training.

Even so, Garnett still has the most fans in the game, only the wrong name, no wrong nickname, the title "bigticket" applies everywhere.

Garnett's passionate style of play has given him a large number of fans in China. There are even a considerable number of Garnett fans who not only dismiss Nowitzki, but even dare to compare Garnett and Duncan, thinking that Garnett is only weak in team strength, not as successful as Duncan, and his hard power is not inferior.

The outrageous degree is comparable to the "09 duo".

Ke Yan has a good impression of Garnett, mainly because Garnett's technical characteristics perfectly match Ke Yan's tactics.

Garnett has the top defensive ability in the interior, the coverage of the defensive end can almost compete for the first place in history, and at the same time has outstanding defensive awareness, and can make the correct defensive method after assisting defense and oppression; on the offensive end, Garnett Almighty enough, with one shot at the power forward position, one person is less than one person and more than ten thousand people, and other scoring methods are also involved.

The biggest shortcoming is the offensive ability, which can easily be magnified in the playoffs.

But in the next few years, Garnett seems to have little need to worry about this shortcoming of his own.

Unexpectedly blocked out of the playoffs last season, McHale decided to rebuild the Timberwolves. The team first fired the meritorious coach Saunders and hired Mavericks assistant Casey to take charge of the team. Under the circumstances, he gave up the alien Cassel, and did not renew the contract of "The Breadwinner" Sprewell. He helped Szczerbiak, signed "American Jacky Cheung" Jaric with a lot of money, and reorganized the team's guards. Wire.

The Timberwolves have reduced the team's total salary, but at the same time the decline in strength is also very serious. Even if Garnett is still at his peak, it will not be easy to make it to the playoffs.

The starting lineup of the Eagles has not changed much. The reorganized Timberwolves also need a new lineup in the preseason. The lineup of Jaric, Hassel, Szczerbiak, Garnett, and Olowokandi , looks really ordinary.

Especially compared to the Eagles, it seems that only the position of power forward has a clear advantage.

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially begins!

"Garnett jumped the ball successfully and gave the ball to Hassel and the Timberwolves. Let's see how they plan to attack..." For this preseason game, CCTV also sent commentators to comment on the spot. In the voice of the Timberwolves, Jaric took the ball and landed, came near the sideline, and passed the ball to Garnett in the low post.

After receiving the ball, Garnett leaned against Diaw behind him, slammed back twice, turned over and hit a jumper, giving the Timberwolves the lead.

"Wow~" There was a burst of jubilation at the scene, and there were still many Garnett fans.

The Hawks attacked, and Curry played a pick-and-roll with Diaw, attracting Garnett to switch defenses and handing the ball to Diaw.

Paul pulls out, involving Garnett who is changing defenses. After Garnett is pulled to the perimeter by him, he suddenly runs back and makes a screen with Posey who is coming from the bottom corner, throwing off Garnett's defense. After receiving Dior's point, he made a throw and made a hit before Szczerbiak could make up the defense.

"Strong shot! This strong side's pass and run is very ingenious, and this Paul's shot is really stable." Yang Yi praised.

Jaric advances to the half court and continues to hand the ball to Garnett. The Wolf King continues to rush to the basket, attracts double-teams and then passes the ball to Szczerbiak in the bottom corner. The latter catches the ball and taps Posey. , and then took a step in, mid-range shot, missed!

Olowokandi grabbed the offensive rebound, made a tip-up and scored the ball, which caused Josh Smith to foul!

For the Hawks lineup, the backboard protection is destined to be a dead spot. Ke Yan told Joe Johnson and Posey to properly retract the protection, but they can only try their best to cover up, there is no way to solve this problem.

Then, Olowokandi missed a free throw. Diaw protected the rebound and sent a pass from the backcourt, which caught the Timberwolves by surprise again. Paul controlled the defense and scored Joe Johnson. The latter received the ball from the free throw line and pushed Hassel away. Layup (4:4).

"The Eagles launched a fast break very quickly. Diaw, a player, has not performed well in the team in the past two seasons. But Ke Yan still reused him as soon as he came to the Eagles and put him in the center position. Well, it's easy to lose rebounds, but his passing is really good." Yang Yi still did some homework for the Eagles' previous preseason games.

Garnett reappeared as a superstar, playing a pick-and-roll with Jaric, catching the ball against Paul, then turning around and passing Josh Smith, and made a layup, 6:4.

The Eagles have obvious loopholes in the defense of the penalty area. Even if Garnett is not known for his aggressive offense, he can still "harden" in the face of the inside combination of Diaw and Josh Smith.

Dior ran to the bottom line and made a quick start. The Timberwolves learned how to behave and returned to defense immediately. Except for center Olowokandi, the Eagles were 4V4 in the half. Joe Johnson singled Hassell and missed a mid-range shot.

The player Hassel, to put it mildly, is a "defensive expert", but he is actually a player with no characteristics. ???.

On the offensive end, he didn't shoot, didn't break through, and didn't know anything. He put all his energy on the defensive end, but he didn't like Bowen's outstanding single-defense ability, nor did he like Battier's effective defense.The reason why the data on the defensive end is not bad is that on the one hand, he is desperate enough, and on the other hand, because the team has Garnett flying up and down to deter opponents.

The Timberwolves attacked, and after giving the ball to Garnett in a row, they finally made a substitution. Szczerbiak and Olowokandi played a pick-and-roll and made a quick shot. 8:4.

Cassell and Sprewell left, and Szczerbiak basically became the second head of the team.However, if "NBA Cruise" wants to support the Timberwolves, there is still a lot to improve.

Paul held the ball for halftime, Diaw ran to the frontcourt to drop the horns, Josh Smith ran tactics on the strong side, Garnett followed, and constantly directed his teammates to move.

But when the defensive attention of the Timberwolves players was on Paul and Diaw, Joe Johnson restrained the defense of the two Timberwolves by running without the ball. Throwing the ball into the penalty area, the action is very chic, Olowokandi can't catch up, watching Posey easily hit the board and score.

Finally made some achievements on the offensive end, Posey smiled, high-fived Joe Johnson, and retreated to the backcourt.

The Eagles have loopholes in their interior defense, but their outside defense is very good.Posey himself is a strong defensive player; Paul is a rookie, but his defense is definitely among the top point guards; Joe Johnson is not good at defense, mainly because he moves in the second position and has poor explosive power. Quickly" is fine.

Casey can achieve good results if he starts the offense around Garnett, and once he lets others dominate the team's offense, he will stagnate immediately.In comparison, the Eagles have more people who can handle the ball, with three ball-handlers in positional battles, switching offense and defense, and attacking with all members. The Timberwolves gradually can't keep up with the rhythm of the Eagles.

Last season was still the Western Conference finals team, and last season it won the lottery champion as the ninth in the Western Conference. In addition, the fans still hold that "the west is strong and the east is weak", "the western lottery team can enter the playoffs in the east" may be a little disappointed with the result of this game.

But on the scene, the result presented is that the Timberwolves only have Garnett as a strong point, and even the seemingly dominant Szczerbiak is not very efficient in singles against Posey. This is because Ke Yan always insists on single defense , without pinching.

If the Eagles take more flanking attacks and let go of Hassell in the defense rotation, I am afraid that the Timberwolves will be even more difficult on the offensive end.

Entering the official timeout with 6 points, Ke Yan affirmed the performance of the players, and then replaced Posey with Barnes and Diaw with David Lee, and did not adjust other positions.

It is impossible for you to say that Ke Yan has no selfishness in leading the team back to China for the preseason.He definitely hopes to show a better performance to the fans, so that Huaxia fans can enjoy a higher level of basketball.

Ke Yan did not "work hard" as usual, but it also disrupted Casey's "point chasing plan".Paul and Joe Johnson could also understand what the head coach meant, and maintained their offensive firepower tacitly. At the end of the first quarter, the team led the Timberwolves by 38 points 24:14.

In the second quarter, Ke Yan was the same as the previous games. The two lineups appeared alternately. While maintaining the strength of the lineup, he did not give the Timberwolves a chance to chase points. He even opened up the point difference when Garnett was off the field. to more than 20 points.

"..." Although he knew that the Huaxia Game was Ke Yan's home game, and the Eagles might play seriously, Casey really didn't expect the Eagles to be so shameless, and the score difference reached 20 points in less than 20 minutes. Can't beat yourself by 48 points in the whole game?

The official timeout, Casey took 20 points to stimulate the players, and the Timberwolves generals, who were deeply upset, also began to increase their intensity in the next game. The representative was Garnett, as the well-known "trash talker" in the league, He started chasing after Paul dribbled the half-court and sprayed "trash talk", as ugly as it was, and directly asked Paul to complain to the referee on the spot.

Although Garnett's trash talking caused him a technical foul penalty, it also successfully disturbed Paul's mentality. In the next two consecutive rounds of offense, Paul appeared to be sluggish in handling the ball. Beat it.

Some "flavors", but this is one of the ways Garnett affects the game, and it is also a weakness of young players.

Garnett's trash talking made many young players who idolized him unable to stand it.Warcraft Howard was pissed off by him, and later directly fought him on the field.French insider Noah's house was full of Garnett's posters when he was a child. During the game, Garnett directly asked, "Can I touch your hair like a woman?" Noah was angry and turned on him directly.

Garnett likes to bully rookies. It is rumored that when he was a rookie, he paid tribute to his idol Jordan, but he was also sprayed by Jordan.I don't know if this is true or not. Anyway, there are not many examples of Jordan bullying rookies, but Garnett abounds. . . . . .

Ke Yan did not call for a timeout to adjust, and let Paul overcome this difficulty on the court.

From college basketball to the professional arena, some things must be experienced, and some things must be faced.It's impossible for someone who sprayed Paul's mentality to be out of balance on the field today, and Ke Yan replaced him to protect him; in the next game, whoever did something to stimulate Paul, Ke Yan would replace him with a few words of comfort.

People always have to learn to grow up by themselves!

Paul's abnormality and the improved defensive strength of the Timberwolves made the gap between the two sides narrow rapidly. At the end of halftime, the score was 65:52, and the point difference had reached 13 points.

Back in the locker room, Paul was a little ashamed, he felt that his performance was terrible.

However, Ke Yan did not blame him, but instead praised him and Dior for organizing the team's offense well.

"But I hope you will be more decisive in handling the ball in the game, Chris, you are a point guard with a high basketball IQ, play the ball in the way you think is right." Ke Yan said to Paul, "Don't think too much! "

What's the best way to get young people out of self-doubt?The best way is to let him have an epiphany during the game!Just like a shooter, what should I do if I fail to make three-pointers in a row, and I lose my confidence in shooting?It's not about desperately training to find a feel, it's not about psychological counseling, and it's not about adjusting his style of play. It's about giving him the confidence to make a brave shot when the next opportunity comes.

Back on the court, the second half of the game continued.

For Paul, this game turned into a war!He is at war with himself.

What makes the Eagles feel at ease is that even though Garnett is still using "trash talk" and "little tricks to interfere," Paul has not lost his mind. , and did not allow the point difference to be narrowed by the Timberwolves.

He also showed his cunning side, called Dior's pick-and-roll, broke through the defenses of Jaric and Olowokandi consecutively, and passed the ball to Josh Smith who cut in before Garnett's defense was in place.The latter faced Garnett who was out of position defensively, and with the idea of ​​venting his anger for Paul, he smashed the ball into the basket viciously!

Immediately, Paul taunted Garnett in response.

"...%￥#" Garnett, the strong-mouthed king, was not in a situation where he couldn't quarrel with his opponent. He sprayed back a few words, but he didn't notice that Josh Smith had already pounced on behind Hassel.

Smith completed the steal, posing for a dunk, but after attracting Garnett to take off, he turned the ball to Paul.

Paul received the ball with both feet, flew straight into the air, and dunked on Garnett, who had just landed and had no time to take off for the second time!

"My Sao Paulo (grandpa)!" Yang Yi exclaimed, "It looks like a small guard, and he plays very calmly. I didn't expect to be able to jump like this!"

It wasn't just Yang Yi who was amazed, the audience also cheered for Paul's dunk.This is also Paul's deepest impression on the fans in this China game. Since then, the name "Chris Paul" has been imprinted in the minds of China fans.

"Haha, I gave you an assist this time, and you have to give it back to me in the future!" On the way back to defense, Josh Smith pushed Paul as a "celebration".

"No problem! I'll give you ten more!" Smith didn't grasp the strength of pushing the man well. He used the same force as a dunk. Paul was almost pushed down, but his face was still full of smiles.

Turning around, Paul proudly raised his eyebrows at Garnett. He finally used the correct way, no, incorrect but very cool way, to deal with him in the same way!

After being dunked by Paul, Garnett was a little embarrassed, and the next ball took the initiative to fall to the low post to ask for the ball. He backed up and forced Dior to get back the field, but after attracting double-teams, he passed the ball to the basket. The defensive Olowokandi assisted his teammate to complete the dunk.

On the way back to defense, Garnett put on a "relaxed" expression and continued to engage in Paul's mentality.

However, Paul, who regained his composure, was not in a hurry. He completed a fake pick-and-roll with Diaw. Hassel made a solid mid-range hit.

"This time in the Huaxia Games, we really got to know a rookie with great potential, this year's No. [-] pick Paul. His control of the ball is really a master. In the future, if it develops normally, Paul will definitely become a player. All-star player." Yang Yi did not hesitate to praise Paul, perhaps born with a special "appreciation" for players like Paul.

Ke Yan was also very gratified on the sidelines. For Paul, who was in the "novice stage", it was obviously too early to face the big boss Garnett, but the superstar seedlings are different. The future core of the Eagles must be calm strong brains and strong nerves.

In the future, Paul will still face many tests, but with the experience of overcoming this level, I believe that in the future, he will also have more confidence.

Compared with this valuable experience, the outcome of a preseason game may not be that important.

The final score was 123:105. The Eagles won three consecutive preseason games. Considering that the next preseason opponent is the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team, it is only a matter of time before they win four consecutive games.

At the end of the game, Ke Yan came to the technical stage and shook hands with Casey. Casey smiled bitterly and said, "Kimi, your transformation of the Eagles has been really successful. I am optimistic about you entering the playoffs."

Ke Yan smiled and said, "Maybe, you guys should work hard too."

The situation of the Timberwolves is very bad, and Ke Yan did not pretend to be optimistic.

Frozen three feet is not a day's cold, the problem of the Timberwolves, unless the time traveler passes by, it really can't be solved.

On the court, Garnett also hugged Paul, his eyes full of appreciation.

"Come on, Chris, the future is yours!"

Timberwolves players left the field one after another. Ke Yan came to the center of the field and punched hard. Immediately, the scene became a sea of ​​joy.

Although the atmosphere of lighting, DJ, and music is not as good as that of Phillips Arena, the enthusiasm of the fans is not inferior at all.

"Thank you, thank you for coming to support our preseason. I hope this game will make everyone feel worthwhile. I also hope that in the future, if I have the opportunity, I can have the opportunity to lead the team again and meet you. Thank you !"

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After the game against the Timberwolves, the Eagles rushed to Shanghai immediately to prepare for the second game against the Chinese national team.

In this game, there is not much suspense about the outcome.The Basketball Association also knew it well, and directly invited Ke Yan to watch the national team's training before the game, and was not afraid of him spying on the military situation.

When he came to the training ground, Ke Yan also met Yi Jianlian, Du Feng, Zhu Fangyu and Wang Zhizhi who had just returned to China, and greeted everyone briefly.

Before this summer, Ke Yan didn't even belong to the domestic sports circle, and his relationship with everyone was very strange. The first time we met, except for Wang Zhizhi, other people didn't have much affection for Ke Yan, an "outsider". .

A very personal experience is, does Ke Yan's success have anything to do with "Huaxia Basketball"?

It seems that there is no such thing. He is not born as an athlete, nor is he a "local handsome" trained locally. His tactical knowledge and basketball philosophy are either "inherited" from the old Nelson, or he was educated at the Cologne University of Physical Education in Germany, which cannot represent Chinese basketball. .

It doesn't matter whether you admit it or not, sometimes the "Westernization Movement" is not necessarily suitable for China, and the opinions of sects always exist.

Going deeper into the discussion, there may be the reason why he was born in "Su Province". As we all know, in addition to Yao Ming's unshakable core position in the Huaxia men's basketball team, the Guangdong Hongyuan team is in charge. Ke Yan's words to Yi Jianlian were "unfriendly". His teammates complained about him.

On the contrary, the head coach Yunus expressed welcome and gratitude to Ke Yan for his arrival. Ke Yan repeatedly rejected the invitation of the men's basketball team, which is very important for Yunus to carry out his work.

Ke Yan also expressed his affirmation of Jonas' work, and hinted inside and outside the words that he would not join the opponent's coaching staff and affect the opponent's work.

When the time came to night, the suspense of the game itself was not much. The gaming industry didn't even consider opening the match for this game, only considering how many points the Eagles could win?

How many points can you win?According to Ke Yan's prediction, without Yao Ming's national team, the Eagles can win as many points as they want.

Then let the players play according to their interest!After all, for the Hawks, even exercise has no value.

Ke Yan even gave up the command of the game to Snyder, who would be the on-the-spot command, while he sneaked in to observe the national team players by the way.

12:0、21:2、29:4.。。。。。。

Obviously, Snyder was too serious about the game, and aimed at the shortcomings of the Huaxia team's weak point guard, he used the whole court to press. The Huaxia team was very difficult to even pass halftime. The faces of the Huaxia team players who played directly before the official suspension .

The fans at the scene could still cheer for the Eagles' dunk at the beginning, but they felt inappropriate afterward. . . . . .

Without Ke Yan's reminder, Snyder already knew it was time to stop.

If the fight continues like this, Paul may have to experience 58 for the first time in his life!