basketball scientist

Although they won against the mighty Orlando Magic, for Larry Sander and Ke Yan, it was not time to rest easy. The team traded for Battier by sacrificing the thickness of the lineup. Due to the depth of the team's lineup, there are only 12 players left on the current roster.

Especially inside, only Garnett, Diaw, Milicic, and Mbenga are left.Not to mention strengthening any combat power, at least two more heads should be added, right?Otherwise, it's not just a problem of no one on the bench. If the main player suffers an injury, will he go directly to the "five minors" to die?

Larry Sand found Ke Yan, found a dozen player profiles from the Development League, and handed them over to Ke Yan for review.

"Let's sign PJ Tucker first. I wanted him in the draft before." Ke Yan gave his first signing list.

After the three-way deal was completed, PJ Tucker was waived by Jerry West before he could report to the Grizzlies, and he was currently looking for a job through his agent.

In the original draft, Ke Yan's first goal was indeed "Millsap + PJ Tucker". In his impression, these two people were the most accomplished players who could be selected in that position. Cut off, he chose Daniel Gibson, who has better immediate combat power.

Unexpectedly, this move was a blessing in disguise. Tucker was completely a drinking fountain in the Raptors. All with ease.

In November, the Eagles and the Raptors had half a quarter of garbage time. Ke Yan also observed the performance of PJ Tucker. He can only say that the Raptors coach Michelle made the right decision not to use him. Strength is indeed far from the NBA.Even Ke Yan doesn't think he can turn stone into gold by training him this season.

However, if one season is not enough, it will be two seasons. Every team needs to look at the drinking fountains. It is better to use this kind of hope and "potential" than to sign others. Hayes last season also Well, regardless of Tucker this season, from what Ke Yan knew about them in his previous life, they are all hard-working and hard-working players. Even if they cannot bring positive help to the team for the time being, at least they will not cause negative effects.

"Are you going to let him go to the power forward position?" Larry Sander asked.

Tucker's height is only 196, strictly speaking, he is the height of the second position.However, in Keyan's tactical system, Dior, who is in the third position, sits firmly at the starting center position, and it is not impossible for Tucker to transform the power forward.

"No, I plan to let him play Battier's position and develop towards a 3D player!" Ke Yan said.

But now Tucker can't do three-pointers, and he can't defend, so it's not as good as Hassel!

"However, we still have a vacancy at the power forward position!"

"I got the news that the 76ers are selling Webber. If a deal cannot be reached before the trade deadline, they may buy out Webber's contract..." Ke Yan raised his eyebrows at Larry Sander , Said his plan.

"The news you got?" Larry Sander was taken aback, where the hell did you get it? That ESPN female reporter (Xu Yi) gave it to you?

Regardless of whether this news is true or not, even if the 76ers reach a buyout with Webber, they still have to wait until around the trade deadline, and there is still a month to go?And who can guarantee that Webber will come to the Hawks?

Larry Sander raised his concerns to Ke Yan, and Ke Yan expressed his understanding.However, the team has completed two big trades for one more this season, and the lineup has changed a lot. The focus of the next season is running-in, not making any adjustments.

"If Weber doesn't come by then, I will try to communicate with the China Basketball Association to see if they can let Wang Zhizhi give us half a season." Ke Yan thought for a while and said.

In April 06, the conflict between Wang Zhizhi and the China Basketball Association was eliminated, and he returned to China to play, and represented the national team in the Men's Basketball World Championships.No matter from the perspective of the men's basketball team or the Bayi team, it is not easy to let Wang Zhizhi come to the United States to play. Even Wang Zhizhi himself may have recognized the reality and gave up the idea of ​​coming to the United States to pursue his dream.

But if Ke Yan comes forward and "loans" Wang Zhizhi to play for half a season, there should still be some room for maneuver.After all, Ke Yan himself is more cooperative with the work of the Basketball Association, and has completed some tasks arranged by the Basketball Association, "mutually beneficial". He encountered some troubles in the United States and asked for a little help. Isn't it a big problem?

Of course, the main premise is that the Bayi team's CBA season is over, so we can communicate about this matter.

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On January 1th, the Eagles started their trip to the Northwest. There was a fat man on the team's special plane, PJ Tucker, who had just completed the physical examination and was behind, and hadn't signed the contract yet, so he was pulled into the team's Western Expedition middle.

Tucker was a little uneasy when he got on the plane. He is not the kind of veteran who has been cut and changed teams many times, but a second-round pick this season. The Eagles are only the second team he has ever played. Especially the superstars he has never been in close contact with, he still doesn't quite understand how to get along with these star players.

"PJ Tucker?" Just as Tucker was strong and calm with his headset on, a man suddenly sat across from him with a cup of coffee.

"Hmm...Hi, Chris!" Tucker wanted to maintain his "cold" image, but when he saw that it was Paul, he immediately failed.

"Relax, we will be teammates from now on." Paul said with a smile, "The boss asked you to wait for half an hour to find him."

"Over there?" Tucker pointed to the compartment and confirmed.

"Yes! This is also the request of the boss. If it is not necessary, the coaching staff should not encroach on the players' space." Speaking of Ke Yan, Paul was convinced.

As far as he is concerned, Ke Yan is a very good leader, allowing him to avoid a lot of detours at the beginning of his career.He let Paul focus on tempering his mid-range shooting and pick-and-roll ability, and now this is almost Paul's most representative killer move; he let Paul reduce the ball appropriately and learn to adapt to Joe Johnson, Diaw and others The rhythm of holding the ball allows him to be shared a lot of pressure on the court, and will not be targeted by opponents because the point guard holds the ball too much.

This season, there have been fewer voices praising Paul, not because his performance has deteriorated, but because everyone looks at Paul with the standard of a first-line point guard in the league, not an ordinary second-year rookie. Many compliments sound even louder in recognition.

"It's completely different from Michelle," Tucker said.

"The boss is different from other coaches in the league." Paul suddenly thought of something, and said to Tucker, "Boy, you have caught up with a good thing. The boss promised us to take care of our trip to the Maldives at his own expense, provided that we get Victory in the next crucial game."

"Which one?" Upon hearing that it was Ke Yan's own expense, Tucker became interested and asked.

"I don't know, it should be a game in which our chances of winning are relatively low." Soon, Paul explained the circumstances of Ke Yan offering a "heavy reward" before and after the game against the Cavaliers.

"It's nothing more than the Mavericks, the Spurs and the Suns? We can look at the schedule later and study it~" Tucker suggested being smart.

"Then you underestimate the boss too much, he won't let you guess!"

In the Hawks team, the players also have their own small groups.This time, Paul easily brought the newcomer Takla into his team.

When the coffee in his hand was finished, it seemed that the time was almost up, and Tucker got up and went to the coaching staff's cubicle.

Knock...knock

"Come in!" Ke Yan's voice came from inside.

Tucker opened the door and walked in, and found a large pile of draft paper in front of Ke Yan at first sight.

"Coach, are you looking for me?"

"Don't be so nervous, sit~" Ke Yan pointed to the seat in front of him, and then put away the straw paper in front of him, all of them were some tactical sketches, which made Tucker admire his diligence in his heart.

Although young, success certainly does not come easily!If you want to hide it deeply, you have to suffer the pain that you can't even hide.

"After joining the Eagles, what do you think?" Ke Yan reached out and took a bottle of water from behind, put it in front of Tucker, and asked.

"I hope I can train well and try to stay in the team." Tucker said honestly.

You asked him to make unrealistic rhetoric, I'm sorry, it's too fake.For a low-level player who has just been laid off, staying on the team, receiving wages, and supporting his family are the only goals.

"Then let me change the question, how do you plan to improve yourself and increase your weight to stay in the team?"

"..." Faced with Ke Yan's series of questions, Tucker was a little confused. Of course, he did what the coach asked him to do!

"PJ, what I want to say is that as a player who is not taken seriously, in addition to the tasks assigned by the coaching staff, you may also need to find your own position, template, and work hard in one direction." Ke Yan After a pause, he continued, "To be honest, under the confrontation of the NBA, your athletic ability, moving speed, airlifting skills, and finishing ability are all unqualified."

Although the words are harsh, they are all true.Tucker felt a little uncomfortable, but he also knew that Keyan's next words were the key point.

"My expectation for your future is a stronger Battier. I need you to practice defense and three-pointers well." Keyan looked at Tucker, "So, you know which direction you should go next Training?"

"In the future, I will practice 500... 1000 three-point shots every day!" Tucker then promised.

"Before practicing shooting, lose weight first. You are now O'Neal at the small forward position, too fat! Within two weeks, lose five pounds; before the trade deadline, lose ten pounds! You must first improve your mobility! Then Another three-point long shot!" Ke Yan said, "For you, the environment of the Eagles is very good, you can observe Sean Battier's defense at close range, which is a great asset; at the same time, the team is happy With KG, if you go into the rotation and play with him, he'll take care of a lot of defensive issues for you."

This is also the reason why Ke Yan knew that it would be difficult for Tucker to improve his immediate combat power to the level of the rotation lineup in a short period of time, but still chose to sign the contract and give him a chance. The environment of the Eagles should be able to catalyze Tucker's progress.

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In the first game of the Western Expedition, the Eagles challenged the Seattle SuperSonics at the Key Arena. The Eagles beat their opponents by 109 points in 82:27.

In the 0405 season, under the leadership of McMillan, the Supersonic team rose to a wave with the Wushuang Arrows, but then the team fell into a long trough. Ray Allen and Lewis were not the saviors of this team. Good stats, but no way to lead the Sonics to win.

The addition of Battier made up for the final shortcoming of the Eagles lineup. "Batman" is also a versatile player. On the offensive end, An Anxin sinks to the bottom corner without fighting or grabbing, and shoots when he has a chance; on the defensive end, he is firmly stuck. Dead Lewis' outside offense allowed the latter to make 8 of 2 shots from beyond the three-point line and only shoot 25% of his shots.

The beast power forward Wilcox in the Supersonic team was also firmly contained by Garnett. He made 9 of 1 shots in the game and scored the worst data of the season with 3 points and 6 rebounds; The team defense is dead, even if Ray Allen scored 23 points, it will not help.

For the Eagles, Garnett and Paul scored 20+ respectively, and Joe Johnson scored 18 points, which was not bad.All three of them averaged 20+ points per game in the season. It is not an exaggeration to say "Big Three"!However, only the three of them scored in double figures on the team. Battier made five shots from beyond the three-point line, hit two goals, and scored 6 points. The offensive end can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

The next day, the Eagles were a guest at the Pepsi Center and defeated the Denver Nuggets in an away game.

On December 12, the infamous "Madison Square Garden incident" broke out in the game between the Nuggets and the Knicks. widen the gap.Collins, who didn't want to be killed by JR in the 16 tragedy, used a malicious foul to kill JR, and there was a group fight between the two sides.

After the "Palace of Auburn Hills incident", the league has been working hard to improve the image of the NBA. As a result, the two teams not only committed crimes against the wind, but were also near the league's headquarters. If there is no heavy penalty, what will the league do?

Among them, the worst was Anthony who stepped forward and punched Collins.Being suspended for 15 games is small, and he was on the league's "blacklist". In the future, the whistle treatment of "no foul if you can't kill him" directly made Anthony's career almost "nothing".

Anthony and JR Smith are both in the season, and the Nuggets failed to trade for Iverson to continue the team's firepower as they did in history. The Nuggets relied on the old Miller and Nene's pick-and-roll cooperation to compete with the Eagles Can't beat it at all.

At 91:111, the Eagles beat the Nuggets in an away game and conquered the devil's home court with the highest altitude in the league!

The next day, the Eagles challenged the Utah Jazz back to back and lost 107:111.

In the plateau away game, playing back to back, Ke Yan felt uncomfortable sitting on the sidelines and coaching, and he had a physical reaction, not to mention the players in his hands.Unlike the "birds and beasts" of the Nuggets, the Jazz are all muscle "sticks".Deron, Fisher, Harprin, Brewer, CJ Myers, Boozer, Okur are all ruthless people who fight against toughness. The eagle in the "residual blood state" is in the "Energy Solution Center". The energy of the game was really resolved, Paul and Diaw were suppressed, Battier felt nothing, and only Garnett and Joe Johnson were left struggling to support.

In contrast to the Jazz, the tacit understanding of the second generation of Utah Shuangsha has been cultivated. Deron not only frequently assists Boozer to score, but he can also suppress Paul by virtue of his confrontational advantage.

The lineup is neat, the bench is thick enough, and there is a plateau home field advantage. The Jazz is definitely more difficult to deal with than the Rockets.The Eagles struggled several times and eventually lost to their opponents.The six-game winning streak was ended. (29-7)

Three consecutive trips in the West, including a back-to-back on the plateau, and the results of 2 wins and 1 loss are within Ke Yan's expectations. Speaking of which, the Eagles are indeed strong, but they have not yet reached the point where the league is the only one, and this half of the season, The team's tactics have also been constantly fine-tuned, and the trade has just been made recently, and the tacit understanding between the players still needs to be cultivated.

The foundation has been laid and the foundation has been solidified. Next, it depends on Ke Yan's ability!