basketball scientist

On November 11, the Knicks came to East Rutherford to challenge the "down and out neighbor" New Jersey Nets.

The boss listed the team, and the team will be transferred to Brooklyn in 12. Coupled with the dismal record this season, the fans are no longer willing to support the Nets. The attendance rate of the scene is estimated to be less than [-]%. There are also quite a few Knicks fans who come here and regard it as their home stadium.

The current tragic situation of the team has also demoralized the players. Carter is in the middle of trade rumors, including the Knicks; Devin Harris performed well last season, but after being strengthened as the core this season, he can't bear the burden; Only Brook Lopez has the enthusiasm for the game, but he is just "deliberately killing thieves, but unable to recover."

Under continuous campaigns, Curry hit the rookie wall in this game, and his shooting was not good. He only made 9 of 2 shots in the first half; but even so, the Knicks still opened the point difference to 19 in the first half. Points, gradually the gap between the two teams.

In the second half of the game, Ke Yan left Curry on the court to collect statistics, and forced him to score 15 points before replacing him, but this did not affect the overall situation. In the end, the Knicks defeated the Nets 108:94 The team won 5 consecutive victories. (10-4)

Once again led the lottery team last season to win 10+ games in the first month of coaching. Ke Yan's ability to "turn decay into magic" is amazing. The New York media joked that if Ke Yan's future autobiography should be named "Point Stone into Gold".

However, after Huo Qingshu threw this topic to Ke Yan, he made it clear that he would not publish an "autobiography" or "memoir" in the future.

People in the sports circle publish their autobiographies, in order to gain attention by revealing a lot of internal matters in the locker room, or publicizing various strange opinions, which lead to various conflicts, including but not limited to Phil Jackson’s autobiography connotation of Kobe, Pippen’s autobiography belittling Jordan, Stam's autobiography exposed the inside story of Manchester United's dressing room and so on.Ke Yan is not short of money, and he doesn't bother to ruin his pretty good reputation for this little money.

"If I really want to write a book, I will summarize some of my understanding of basketball over the years and my experience in tactical design, hoping to play a certain role in the future progress of basketball." Compared with "winners", Ke Yan still thinks he is a "scholar" coach.

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In the last game in November, the Knicks ended their five-game winning streak with an away loss to the Chicago Bulls.

In the team's season opening game, the Knicks beat the Bulls at home. O'Neal beat the inside combination of Noah and Terrence Thomas, but as the season went on, the Sharks' physical reserves were not as good as the opening game. It is not so easy to catch the ball with the entangled defense around the front.

After Snyder's sculpting for a period of time, Love's defensive habits have improved to a certain extent, and he knows to use his left hand to interfere with the opponent's shooting when changing defenses.But this little improvement is not enough when facing Rose. The latter's "dominant" breakthrough is still a problem that the Knicks cannot solve.

Compared with the opening game, Luol Deng played better on the offensive end. He echoed Rose and further dismantled the Knicks' defense. The final score was fixed at 104:97. The Bulls won at home and ended the Knicks' run. Five in a row.

In the two games played against each other this season, although the team won one and lost one, and the game ended in a tie, Rose's personal performance has always been better than that of Curry. In the competition for "the first point guard of the new generation", Rose still has the upper hand.

However, although they lost in the direct dialogue, the Knicks' excellent record allowed Curry to grab more honors. On December 12, the league announced the best of the month.Curry not only won the Eastern Rookie of the Month in November, but also entered the Eastern Conference Player of the Month nomination list in one fell swoop.

Although it is only a guest of honor in this list, it is already a great affirmation for Curry!

You must know that Rose and Paul, who are often used as comparison objects, are not candidates for the best of the month in the first month of their careers.Among them, Curry himself performed well enough, and it is also because of the New York media's daily momentum!

All roads lead to Rome, but Curry was "born in Rome"!

Paul, who also led the team to 10 wins and 5 losses, won the Player of the Month award.Paul's performance of 24 points, 11 assists and 2 steals per game is no better than James', and the record of the Eagles is also lower than that of the Cavaliers. It should be said that the encouragement of the league is higher.After all, with the two pillars of Keyan and Garnett leaving the team, Paul and Joe Johnson stabilized the Hawks' basic set!And Paul himself became the new "Eagle King" as he wished.

The problem before the Eagles is that the team will face the renewal of Joe Johnson.The principle of Singles Joe is that everything is based on money. It is still unknown whether the Eagles will offer huge contracts like they have in history when they already have the "Eagle King".In the future, Paul may fall into the dilemma of "fighting alone".

The time has entered December, which means that the transaction negotiations between the management have begun to become more frequent.According to the rules of the league, starting from December 12th, the free agents signed by each team in the summer can enter the trading market, and the chips that can be traded in everyone's hands gradually increase.

The first transaction reached was between a pair of "old friends".

The Nets reached a deal with the Mavericks. Carter, who had two years left on his contract, got the Mavericks' Josh Howard, Courtney Lee, the 10-year first-round pick and the 11 and 12 second rounds.

In terms of player popularity alone, the Nets lost a lot in this deal.But ESPN gave the Nets a B, which means that this deal is still alive and can achieve its own goals.

Carter, who is in decline, has found it difficult to lead the Nets to achieve any results. This season, he averaged 16 points per game, and his shooting percentage was only 42%.

For the two players exchanged, Josh Howard's state has declined seriously, but the contract expires in 10 years, which will not affect the future team building of the Nets; Courtney Lee is obviously a high-quality contract that can be used for personal use or resold Transactions are fine.Coupled with a first round and two second rounds, it should be said that the Nets have achieved the goal of "reducing salary pressure + obtaining reconstruction chips".

Needless to say, the goal of the Mavericks is to compete for the championship.Carter is not as brave as before, at least stronger than Josh Howard and Courtney Lee!Moreover, there is a tacit understanding with Kidd, and it should be relatively easy to run in.The Mavericks formed the starting lineup of Kidd, Carter, Marion, Nowitzki, and Dampier, and there was Terry, the Super Six, on the bench, and the strength on paper was stronger.

Ke Yan also received some quotations about Larry Hughes, but most of the trading chips were not suitable, and Ke Yan was unwilling to "lose money" too much, so it basically fell through.

Hughes's trading situation is not very good, and it also makes Ke Yan start to consider the Rockets' offer or directly buy out the contract, but the premise is that the player who matches the contract is unlikely to be Brad Miller. It's not impossible for the Rockets to add some assets if Jeffries comes to do the trimming.

On December 12, the Knicks, who had a two-day break, ushered in a strong opponent, the Denver Nuggets, at home. This was also a very difficult game.

Ke Yan's tactical system pays more attention to the mobility of outside players, and usually does not use heavy small forwards. The team's flank confrontation is usually not strong, and there is no way to take James and Anthony on a daily basis.In the Eagles period, because of the existence of Garnett on the inside, and the fact that the offensive end can consume James in turn, the situation is relatively good; but it is more difficult to meet Anthony, not only because of Anthony's comprehensive and skilled offensive skills , and because he paddles on the defensive end, you can't consume him at all!

After Billups joined the Nuggets, he helped the team establish a more comprehensive defensive system. Anthony also put some energy into the defensive end appropriately, but the focus is still on offense.The same is true in this game. Facing Mike Miller, who is swinging at the second and third positions and is small in size, Anthony combined with sudden shots and the Knicks lost steadily.

Anthony is a native of New York and is quite popular there.It's a pity, compared to James, Wade, and Bosh who all chose 3+1 contract years after their rookie contracts, and they all jumped out of the contract in the summer of 10, Anthony paid more attention to safety and signed a 4+1 contract. contract, which made him unable to keep up with the prosperity of the next summer.

Against Billups, Curry's performance was quite satisfactory. He made 17 of 8 shots and 8 of 3 three-pointers in the game. He scored 21 points and 6 assists.Although the team lost, Curry's performance still made fans excited.

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On December 12, Ke Yan obtained the scouting report of the scouting team for some NCAA players, including Jeremy Lin who he noted.

The Knicks will only have two second-round picks next season, completely insulated from popular rookies and high-potential rookies.However, in the 10 draft, there were still a few leftovers that fell to the bottom of the draft, or even lost. In the summer of 10, at least half of the Knicks will leave, and it is not ruled out that there will be big-name players joining, and some high-quality contracts are needed to fill the lineup.

After going out for supper at night, Ke Yan handed some information about Jeremy Lin to Huo Qingshu, asking her to establish a connection with Jeremy Lin, which would help her to have a network of relationships in the NBA other than herself.

"Actually, I am quite optimistic about his prospects in the NBA. If you are interested, you can consider doing a special feature or interview for him." Ke Yan recommended, "Although he is only Chinese, he may be the only one in the future. The Chinese who play in the NBA are gone."

"Aren't Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian still there?" After becoming a full-time employee, Huo Qingshu is not what he used to be, and sometimes he would "refute" some of Ke Yan's views.

"Intersecting them, I am more optimistic about Jeremy Lin's prospects. If he is given a chance, he will be able to gain a foothold in the NBA." Ke Yan said.

Ke Yan controls the overall situation in the Knicks, and it is difficult for Jeremy Lin to stage "Lin Crazy" in the Knicks.And if you go to other teams, it is impossible to have such a sensational effect.Without waiting until that time, Ke Yan can be sure that Jeremy Lin's fate has been rewritten.

However, there are already many players whose lives have been changed by him, and Ke Yan is used to it, and Jeremy Lin is no worse.

"OK, I believe your vision, I'll go back and make a suggestion to the website." Huo Qingshu put away the materials and agreed.

No matter how you say it, Ke Yan won't harm himself, right?

"Based on your judgment, will the free agent market next year really be turned upside down?" Huo Qingshu asked after handing Ke Yan a bunch of meatballs.

"It's hard to say~" Ke Yan said, "The NBA in the next few years will be affected by these stars in the 10-year free agent market."

Historically, James, Wade, and Bosh gathered in Miami, opening a precedent for the "peak group"; New York ushered in Stoudemire's joining, and briefly played the top five levels of MVP, but because of the relationship with Anthony Unsuitable style of play, coupled with serial injuries caused by a corrupt private life, turned into a garbage contract; Joe Johnson signed a 6-year contract of 1.26 million, obviously the strength of a first-line star, but because the contract was too big, he became a hot potato, and was subsequently rejected by the fans. Underestimated; Boozer left the Jazz's pick-and-roll system, was not worth playing around Rose, and gradually became a garbage contract. . . . . .

But now, the decision of the Big Three is unknown. Whether Stoudemire will come to New York depends on Ke Yan's attitude; with the guarantee, it is difficult for the Eagles to offer a huge contract to Joe Johnson, and Boozer has a high probability Still the highest price gets.All in all, it's hard to tell.

From Ke Yan's point of view, he still hopes to introduce a superstar to join the team to improve the team's immediate combat power. After all, the strength of the Heat's Big Three lies there. To fight against them in the future, a more powerful lineup will definitely be needed.Otherwise, with Curry + Love alone, Ke Yan really doesn't have the confidence.

This is a competitive essay, the kind without a system.

A day later, the Knicks ushered in a challenge from the Miami Heat at home.

Compared with the lack of shooting ability of the team in the 0708 season, which was brutally killed by the opponent's shrinking defense, the Heat have focused on strengthening the three-point shooting ability in the past two years. Daniel Gibson and James Jones can't do anything, just A three-point player, whether it is giving Wadela space or playing "inside-out" with Eddie Curry, is just right. In addition, Wade's own three-pointers have also improved, and the Heat's offense is not too much. big problem.

However, during the championship period in the past few years, the team's tough defense has lost a lot.Both Gibson and James Jones belong to the same problem. Among the players at the same position, they have the worst confrontation. The former's frame is not wide enough to hang meat, and he is prone to injury if he is forced to gain weight; the latter is a vegetarian, who does not eat meat and lacks animals in his body. Protein, it is difficult to fight against grades;

Wade's defensive statistics have always been very good. He is the best weak-side help defender in the league, a good stealer, and he is also very strong in single-defense if needed, but his single-defense is far less than that of a help defense. Brilliant, it's a bit tricky to deal with pick-and-rolls and screens, which can be seen from the fact that he struggled against Ray Allen and Hamilton, which is why he has only taken the second defense so far.

The Heat couldn't limit the singles of Curry and Miller, and the Knicks couldn't do anything about Wade. The scores of the two sides rose in a staggered way, and they were still tied in the fourth quarter!For the sixth time this season, the Knicks have played an opponent in crunch time.

At the critical moment, Wade, who supported the team on both ends of the offense and defense for the entire game, finally waited for his helper. Daniel Gibson stepped forward, received Wade's breakthrough ball for two consecutive rounds, hit a three-pointer, and helped the Heat in the game. With 1 minute left in the game, the point difference was widened to 5 points, which is a relatively safe score. (102:107)

But in the next round of offense, Curry took a free throw from Love's sideline and made a direct three-pointer. Wade subconsciously jumped up and blocked the block, hitting Curry's wrist. He was fouled by a three-pointer and watched the basketball go into the basket. Curry Li hit Wade with a 3+1 in response, and after making an additional penalty, the point difference was reduced to 1 point.

The Heat took the initiative to call a timeout to arrange tactics, and Ke Yan boldly changed his formation, replacing Love with Holiday, and limited Wade's reception through crazy pressing.This tactic worked wonders. Wade was forced to catch the ball in two steps outside the three-point line, and then barely released the ball under double-teaming. After three passes and two leads, the Knicks' return defenses were in place.

After Wade Qiang broke into the horns and missed a fallback jumper, Mike Miller, who was inside the penalty area, desperately grabbed the rebound, quickly advanced the offensive and defensive transition, and used Curry's containment to quickly rush to the basket and scored a layup. (108:107)

With 29 seconds left in the game, the Heat still had the last chance to attack. The team handed the ball to Wade without hesitation. The latter accidentally dropped the ball when he was chasing and intercepting by Matthews and Mike Miller. A fatal mistake occurred, and the other teammates didn't expect it, and it was too late to return to the defense. Watching the Knicks pass the ball back and forth, time ran out.

The final score was 108:107. The Knicks won at home and ended their two-game losing streak. (11-6)