basketball scientist

On January 1, the Eagles challenged the Pacers in an away game, losing 24 to 95 and suffering a two-game losing streak.

Rick Carlisle continued to use the defensive strategy of the last match between the two teams. Jermaine O'Neal defended the pick-and-roll and blocked Paul first. After Tinsley changed defense, he retreated to the basket in time. Jeff Foster expanded the defensive range. Participating in the team's defense rotation, James Posey blocked the bottom corner, forcing the Eagles to handle the ball faster.

For the Eagles' pick-and-roll offense, the best time to make a shot is after Diaw gave Paul the pick-and-roll last night. In fact, it is a bet on Diaw's mid-range and long-range shooting touch. As long as he can continue to make the ball, Carlisle's defensive strategy will fail.

However, Diaw is not a "spatial insider" after all. His mid-range and long-range shooting ability is not stable. This game caught up with CD. He made 4 of 1 shots from outside the three-point line and 5 of 1 long two-pointers from outside the free throw line. The 9-of-2 shooting rate allows the Pacers to stick to their defensive strategy unscrupulously.

Dior can't grasp the opportunity here, Paul and Joe Johnson have to bear more defensive pressure.In the face of heavy defense, Paul did not perform well. He only made 16 of 6 shots and scored 14 points and 7 assists in an "inefficient" performance. Not only was his personal offensive efficiency not very good, but he also completed the task of organizing the offense.

Among the starting players of the Eagles is Joe Johnson. In this game, Joe made 18 of 10 singles shots and scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Unfortunately, the Eagles had to accept the bitter fruit of the loss. (29-15)

The Hawks are 6 games ahead of the fifth-placed Wizards in the Eastern Conference. Ke Yan's positioning of the team is basically in the upper half of the Eastern Conference.Among the opponents in the lower half, the Wizards and Pacers that Ke Yan relatively wants to meet.The former and the Eagles have two completely different styles, and Ke Yan wants to see if he can control the "explosive" superstar; the latter has Carlisle, a master tactician, and Ke Yan really wants to fight against him in the playoffs fight.

And the last opponent he wants to meet is the Cleveland Cavaliers.It has nothing to do with strength, I just don't want to cause trouble!

Back in Atlanta, on the afternoon of January 1, during the team's training session, Ke Yan had just arrived at the training hall, and the team's front desk lady took an invitation letter and handed it to Ke Yan.

Before, when interviewed by the media, Ke Yan said that he hoped to attend the gathering of the local Chinese in Atlanta.As a result, some international students really sent him an invitation letter, inviting him to attend a gathering of their international students, and a contact information was attached to the invitation letter.

Huo Qingshu~, what a heroic name!Ke Yan said with emotion, very similar to Huo Qingtong, the heroine of "The Book of Swords and Enmity".

After receiving the invitation letter and approaching the training hall, Ke Yan saw Christie, who had been absent for a long time due to injury, appear in the training hall.

"Hello, Coach."

"Hello, Doug, how is your recovery?" Keyan asked Christie, shaking hands.

Originally, Ke Yan didn't have much hope for Christie, but the team is really short of people on the wing position. Even if Christie returns to 10% of his peak state, he can bring the team back for [-] minutes a game. Come no small help.

"It's not bad, it's ready for training," Christie said.

Ke Yan smiled and said: "Doug, I understand that you joined the Mavericks hoping to follow a strong team and strive for a championship ring. When you came to the Eagles, this hope became very slim. But I hope you can fulfill the contract and go Help this young team. I like your skill defense, your anticipation, your scalpel steals."

Christie nodded. He has no intention of forcing the palace to buy out the contract, but wants to stay on the team.

His experience with the Mavericks was not pleasant, and the current market is very poor. Even if he buys out the contract, there may not be a championship team that will be able to see him.The Hawks are willing to give him a chance to continue his career, which is more important than illusory championship hopes.

"If possible, I also hope that you will pass on your defensive experience to your teammates. I think your defense should not disappear in the league." Ke Yan mentioned along the way.

"Of course~" Christie has the idea of ​​transforming into a coach after retiring, and has no dissatisfaction with Ke Yan's assignment of tasks for herself.

Maybe one day I will be able to join Keyan's teaching assistant team!

During training, the coaching staff tested Christie. This veteran is indeed no longer as brave as he used to be. However, in the Eagles lineup, as a substitute and "trainer", he is still alive. The key is Ke Yan. No one here!

After the training, Ke Yan returned to his office. After hesitating for a minute, he dialed the phone number Huo Qingshu left on the invitation letter.

"Hello, Huo Xian..."

"Hello~" There was a neat female voice on the other end of the phone.

Such a heroic name, is it a woman?Ke Yan quickly reacted: "Hello, I'm Ke Yan~"

Ke Yan's voice is relatively soft and recognizable, and Huo Qingshu can confirm it immediately, "Wow! It's really you~"

"Yes, it's me, it's true. I received your invitation letter, and I want to confirm the party information with you." Ke Yan said with a smile.

"On the first day of the new year, it starts in the afternoon and lasts until the evening. If you come, you can call me then." Huo Qingshu said.

"Well, then count me in."

"are you alone?"

"Yes~"

If Wang Lifan was here, Ke Yan wouldn't need to go to any gatherings of foreign students. It's not because life is too boring that he needs to expand his circle.

"Then, see you then."

…………

That is, at the evening party that day, the NBA officially announced the voting results of the third round of the All-Star voting. Paul continued to rank second in the voting list of Eastern Conference guards and was successfully elected as the starting point guard for the Eastern Conference All-Star Team.

After getting the news, Paul called Keyan immediately to thank him.

It is very difficult for a rookie to be elected as an All-Star starter. It is better than James, who did not enter the All-Star team in his rookie season.Paul can overwhelm a group of popular guards such as Wade, Carter, and Kidd, and was elected as the All-Star starter. The votes in the Huaxia District are very important!And all of this could not be done without Keyan's bonus!

"Perform well in the second half of the season, and try to get into the best team~" Ke Yan accepted Paul's thanks with peace of mind, and brought him a new goal by the way.

The last person who could do this was Paul Wake Forest's senior, Duncan.Not only was he selected to the All-NBA Team, but he was also one of only seven players in history to enter the All-NBA Team in his rookie season.

Even Jordan didn't do this.

. . . . . .

With a day off, the Eagles started their last road trip before the Spring Festival, and challenged the Portland Trail Blazers, who are aiming to rebuild.

Last season, McMillan led the Sonics to a sudden rise, occupying the third place in the Western Conference by virtue of the status of the Northwest Division champion, which surprised everyone.It's a pity that in the first round of the playoffs, the Supersonics were defeated by the Lakers led by Ke Yan, and their legendary status plummeted.

This season, McMillan took over the olive branch thrown by Paul Allen and personally participated in the reconstruction of the Trail Blazers. The purpose is to rebuild, plus train newcomers.

Seeing the success of the Eagles now, the general manager of the Blazers, Albazi, felt regretful.

Originally, in Ke Yan's plan to choose a new club this summer, there was the Trail Blazers as a stop, and both parties even made an appointment to meet. As a result, Anthony Ressler came forward in person, chased him to Milwaukee, and persuaded Ke Yan. It also made Ke Yan cancel his trip to Portland.

Before, Albasi even "scorned" Ke Yan, thinking that this guy felt that the competition in the East was weak and it would be easy to rebuild, so he chose the Eastern team, but now it seems that at Keyan's level, he doesn't seem to care much about the division. People can beat the Mavericks, Spurs, and Suns with the Eagles. Who else will they be afraid of in the West?

Fortunately, McMillan is not bad. He personally participated in the reconstruction of the Blazers and came up with a detailed reconstruction plan.While cleaning up the "cancer" in the backward team, it is also re-kneading the team.Albasi has reason to believe that with McMillan building a solid team like this, the foundation of the team will be more stable. With Paul Allen's financial resources, the future of the Blazers is also bright.

In the NBA, a boss who is willing to spend money is too important!Ke Yan will realize this gap in the future!

The game itself did not have much suspense. In the first half of the game, the Blazers struggled to resist and were able to control the point difference within 10 points; but the Eagles played a wave of 11:2 spurts at the beginning of the second half, closing the point difference. Pulled to 18 points; then slowly boiled the frogs in warm water, slowly disintegrating the Blazers' resistance.

91:106，老鹰队客场击败开拓者，获得赛季No.30场比赛的胜利（30-15）

After the game, Ke Yan also met with the general manager of the Trail Blazers, Albazi, and apologized in person for "missing appointments" in the summer.

There was no way around this kind of thing. Ke Yan had decided to join the Eagles at the time. Even if he flew to Portland from Milwaukee, at most he would come to eat and drink. This does not necessarily respect the Blazers.

In this regard, Albasi expressed regret and hoped that the two sides may cooperate in the future.Finally, he recommended the team's small forward Ruben Patterson to Keyan.

"..."

Ruben Patterson, a well-known madman in the NBA, self-proclaimed "Kobe Terminator", was abused by Kobe once; this guy also strengthened his nanny, and got into a lawsuit; after a quarrel with his teammates, he directly punched each other; The relationship between the team's head coach McMillan is also not dealt with.In addition to the fair strength, it can basically be described as "bad record". It is no wonder that Albasi wants to trade him away.

When Ke Yan selected the team in the summer, he put the richest Blazers in the final pick because he didn't want to face the gangsters in the team. He felt that he was a Chinese and couldn't hold back these thorns.

Now, he is even less likely to want Ruben Patterson, even if he can clean up Juwan Howard's junk contract and strengthen the team's weak wing position.

Juwan Howard is struggling with a big contract and has 0 effects. A bomb like Patterson might blow up the team's locker room in reverse!

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On January 1th, New Year's Eve was still being celebrated in the United States, and China had already arrived at the first day of the new year.CCTV also thoughtfully offered a gift to basketball fans across the country, broadcasting the home game between the Eagles and the Cleveland Cavaliers on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Compared with the Rockets, who have lost their pants, the Eagles are now the favorites of Huaxia fans.On the field, Ke Yan also put on a new suit, a new year with a new look.

When I came to a relative's house to pay New Year's greetings, the CCTV game was being broadcast on TV, and the camera cut to Ke Yan from time to time. The American media also knew the Chinese New Year very well.

"Ke Yan is really better than Yao Ming now. It's amazing~"

"It's not easy to gain a firm foothold in the United States."

"Does he have a girlfriend now? In our procuratorate, there is a little girl with a master's degree who is in good condition..."

For relatives and friends, the original understanding of Ke Yan was limited to spending a lot of money to study in Germany, and then went to the United States to work hard, and it seems that nothing happened.

Since Ke Yan became the head coach and became a frequent visitor of CCTV, everyone's attitude has changed. When Ke Yan was mentioned, everyone gave him a thumbs up, and there were countless people who wanted to introduce him.

Huaxia is okay here, relatives and friends are just talking hilariously. The black stars in the NBA are even more exaggerated. They rely on themselves when they practice hard. One day when they enter the NBA, their relatives who are out of reach will come to their door and ask you to buy him a car or a house. This is why many NBA players are prone to bankruptcy.

In this regard, James is the one who handles the best. He didn't throw money at random for his brothers, but started a company with his brothers. As far as I am concerned, the pattern is indeed much stronger than other blacks.

This season, Ke Yan has "connoted" the whistle issue of the Cavaliers several times in interviews with the media, and some grievances have also arisen between the two teams. s face.As for the Eagles, who doesn't know that today is the Spring Festival in China, and who doesn't want to win this game for Ke Yan?

The game is about to start, players from both sides are on the field one after another, and Ke Yan also shakes hands with Mike Brown.

Looking at Ke Yan who was in high spirits, Mike Brown's eyes flickered.

The entire Phillips Center is celebrating the Spring Festival, and Mike Brown knows what this day means to Ke Yan; as the head coach, Mike Brown knows Ke Yan's accomplishments; the only thing he doesn't know is what kind of tricks Ke Yan will come up with in this game Own.

Players from both sides have already taken their positions on the court, ready to jump the ball.

The 221-foot-tall Z easily won the jump ball and gave the Cavaliers a chance to go first. Eric Snow dribbled the ball upfield and passed it to James.

After receiving the ball, facing Posey's defense, James dribbled the ball laterally to see the Eagles' defensive loopholes, and suddenly started, and in an instant, his whole body had rushed more than half a meter.

There are not many offensive methods for James' positional warfare, and Posey is ready to defend.But it's one thing to be ready, and quite another to be prepared for it.

Posy moved his footsteps, stuck in position to block James, and the moment the two of them came into contact, James' tank-like body knocked Posey staggeringly, taking advantage of Posy's unsteady footing, James started the second time, Immediately broke through Posey and reached the inside line.

The Eagles only had Dior on the inside, and James was almost undefended. I saw that James' right hand had already swung the basketball high when he was holding the ball, and he slashed down with an extremely beautiful arc!

"Bang crotch!" The basket made a crisp sound.

The Nets flew upwards, creating a white wave.

James landed on the ground, standing erectly in front of the fans on the side of the basket, looking like a "king of the world".

The Hawks don't have a frame-protecting big center, and it's not easy to defend against James with Posey alone. Ke Yan was prepared for this before the game.

Going back to the offensive end, the Eagles have advantages in every position except for the person James is facing.

On the defensive end, James mainly defended Joe Johnson. In singles, Joe sank to the left corner without saying a word, while the other four Eagles came to the right side of the court to attack.

"..." Mike Brown wanted to scold his mother, but Ke Yan really has a trick!

James is the backbone of the Cavaliers' defensive system. He was crucified in the bottom corner and handed an ashtray to Joe Johnson, and the Eagles' offense got whatever they wanted.Paul and Josh Smith played a pick-and-roll, and the Cavaliers chose to switch defenses. Paul strolled around the free throw line, dodged and moved, and after shaking Gooden out of his wits, he scored an easy layup. (2:2)

Before the Eagles could return to the defensive position, James had already rushed to the frontcourt, and Big Z immediately sent a long pass.Taking advantage of the Eagles' unsteady foothold, James went straight to the basket and caused a foul by Josh Smith.

"Oh, yes~" Ke Yan was not annoyed when James stole the back door, but smiled instead.

The camera of the director kept cutting to Ke Yan, and his relaxed appearance was directly projected on the big screen in the arena. It was a kind of "provocation" for the players of the Cavaliers, but in the eyes of the players of the Eagles, it was a kind of psychological hint.

It's all under your control!

(I wrote it at more than one o'clock last night, and I didn't write the number of words. I made it up this morning and updated it normally at night)