basketball scientist

On the evening of December 12, the Knicks and his team flew to Memphis to prepare for the away game against the Grizzlies.

The two teams interacted frequently last season, each taking what they needed.Through a series of operations, the Knicks brought in Gallinari, the team's "three masters" last season and the second scorer in the playoffs, which was originally an important part of the team's reconstruction plan; sending Randolph away It also frees up a lot of salary space for the operation of the summer window free agent market.

The Grizzlies got Randolph, Wilson Chandler, and together with Gasol Jr., they directly created a highly combative striker combination; the team also signed a green jersey in the free agent market The army's defensive champion Tony Allen, relying on his strong perimeter defense, "Mr. Tony" even squeezed Mayo to the bench.

There is no doubt that the Grizzlies with a tough style of play are a big stumbling block for the Knicks to continue their winning streak. There is the top defender Tony Allen on the outside to entangle Curry, and Gasol is standing on the inside. Attacking the frame has great limitations.

On the offensive end, the Grizzlies mainly play Randolph, the hob meat, and the "rotten tofu" who lost himself in New York has regained the feeling of playing in the Grizzlies.Gasol Jr. can not only help fill the position on the defensive end, but also has support on the offensive end, has a mid-range jumper, and occasionally can eat big and small, which is a perfect fit for Randolph!

As expected, the game was very difficult. The Knicks relied on a deeper bench to gain a weak lead, and the Grizzlies, seeing the end of the Knicks' hopes, really refused to give up an inch and clung to the score. The two sides entangled all the way. In the fourth quarter, Ke Yan sacrificed Wang Zha who "blanked Tony Allen", defended five defenses and completely blanked Tony Allen on the outside.

This trick worked wonders. Under heavy pressure, Tony Allen made 3 of 0 outside shots, completely unable to digest the large space the Knicks gave him, and it also made the Knicks "strangle" other people's defensive strategies. firm!The Grizzlies only have Randolph as their strong point of attack. This kind of attack is not what they are good at. Being targeted, they are a little confused.

In the end, the Knicks scored a single-quarter margin of 28:17 in the last quarter, beating the Grizzlies by 104:91 and 13 points. For the first time in the season, the net margin was overwhelmed by less than 15 points.

"I am very fortunate that the Grizzlies are a western team. If I meet such an opponent in the playoffs, even if I can win against them, I will still be skinned." In the interview after the game, Ke Yan gave Highly rated by the Grizzlies.

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After a fierce battle, the Knicks returned to New York that night. Ke Yan gave the players a rest on the 17th and announced that Curry had "ankle discomfort" the next day and would miss the game against the Pacers.

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Curry, who was declared injured, "pretended to be injured" at the airport and asked Ayesha, who came to pick him up, to help him walk around, which also made his teammates laugh.

Curry's personality is not like Howard's, who opened his mouth and kept saying "happiness", but his own personality is indeed relatively optimistic, and the relationship with his teammates is also very harmonious.

What is rare is that Wang Lifan also came to pick up the plane today.After Ke Ailin's condition gradually stabilized and she was able to leave her mother properly, the burden on Wang Lifan's shoulders was a little lighter, and his whole complexion improved a lot.

That is, on the same day, a big news broke out in the alliance.

The NBA Players Union set out to collect all NBA players' authorization to disqualify the union representative and disband the player union's authorization certificate, preparing to threaten the bosses to reach a new labor agreement with the players union as soon as possible.This measure was described by the media as a "weapon of doom".

The players union can be dissolved if authorized by the players.The dissolution of the union will cause the players to lose all union protections. According to US law, players can use the "Antitrust Monopoly Law" to sue the team owner and challenge the league's various salary restrictions and player transaction restrictions.

All along, the progress of the new labor negotiations is not very smooth.From March 2009 until now, the management representing the owners of each team has repeatedly put pressure on the league president David Stern to adjust the income ratio between labor and management.And Stern also expressed to the players that because of the "financial crisis", the current labor terms will be adjusted after two years after they expire, which is also resisted by the players.

However, before that, fans, including the media, believed that the "tattling" attitude of both sides was just a posturing, and there would not be a "lose-lose" situation.But after the players union issued a declaration this time, the relationship between the two parties may become heated.

The global economy has deteriorated, teams have suffered heavy losses, and superstars have collectively flowed into big cities. This is an important reason for collective pressure from NBA team owners.Under the financial crisis, many nba team owners' main business operations are in trouble;

And according to the financial reports made by EY for each NBA team, if the market value growth of the 30 NBA teams is not taken into account, only about 9 teams are currently profitable, which is less than one-third;

In the end, as James, Bosh, Stoudemire, Joe Johnson, and Boozer all flowed into big cities, the team that loses its star star will only have a worse market, and its operations will definitely be in greater trouble .

Yao Ming, who has made up his mind to retire in 2011, can just avoid this vortex, but after all, he has plans to cooperate with Ke Yan to buy a new team. Yao Ming still had a conversation with Ke Yan to discuss investing in the team. prospect.

"With the financial resources of the two of us, we can only start with bargains at this time. If the NBA becomes a business where pigs can make money, do you think the league will let us enter?" Ke Yan asked rhetorically.

It's like two people buying a team, and the one who takes over must be a poorly managed team that has been losing money year after year.A weak team that doesn't make ends meet.It's impossible, Dolan will sell them the Knicks, the golden rooster, right?

As for the problem of labor negotiations this time, the root cause is not actually the sharing ratio, but in the last broadcast contract, there were fewer signings, and the plate was not enlarged.When the new broadcast contract came into effect in 2016, everything would be different.Players can raise salaries and bosses can make money. Only O'Neill said in the commentary booth aggrievedly: "I have adopted 2 million sons throughout my career, and Gobert's contract is 2 million!"

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On November 11, the Knicks, who had won their first nine consecutive victories, played against the Eastern Pacers at home. Curry, who was "injured at the airport", sat on the sidelines and ate popcorn with Ayesha.

And Wang Lifan, who hadn't shown up in Madison for a long time, also appeared on the sidelines, witnessing James lead the team to victory with 40+ points in his first game of the season.

In the 2010 NBA Draft, the Pacers selected George. He is tall, long and has excellent defense. The joining of George has greatly improved the defensive strength of the Pacers' flanks. In particular, the Pacers' lineup is actually not bad. If they grow to their peak, they will even "restrain" James a bit.

But right now, George can't stand it, Hibbert can't stop it, and Al Jefferson is an inside colander, the Pacers are almost washed away by James!

Korver, who replaced Curry as the starter, was the Knicks' second hero in this game.In the whole game, he made 10 of 5 outside shots, 3 of 3 serves, and scored 18 points. While supporting James with outside firepower, he also opened up space for James' breakthrough.

Coming to the Knicks, James worked with Curry and Korver, two top shooters in the true sense, and it felt much better than working with Mo Buchuan and Szczerbiak in the Cavaliers!The only regret is that my stats are not as good as before, which has a negative impact on my three consecutive MVPs.But the Knicks started the game with 10 consecutive victories, 9 of which were big wins over their opponents!If there is a big breakthrough in the regular season record, coupled with his strong public relations, there is still a good chance to complete the three consecutive MVPs that Jordan has never completed.

Due on November 11, the Knicks will host the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.Curry's absence from the game on the 20th inevitably made fans a little worried, worrying that Curry would miss this focus battle if he was really injured.

And Curry, who is "addicted to drama", really pretended to be injured in front of the media: "After the game with the Grizzlies, I found that my ankle was a little sore. I am not sure whether I can catch up with the game the day after tomorrow. Subjectively, I hope to be able to play at that time.”

Is this a "smoke bomb" or a fan mentality?

Unlike the Knicks' 10-game winning streak, the defending champion Lakers' dominance has loosened this season.Started "only" with a 7-3 record.

The team's biggest problem is "slowness". Fisher, Kobe, and Artest are all heavy tanks in their respective positions!With their footsteps moving, how to defend against a small and fast guard like Curry?

But before the game, Phil Jackson took the initiative to provoke Ke Yan: "We are going to break the cold water for the Knicks' plan to win the championship!"

The relationship between Ke Yan and Phil Jackson has always been at odds, but this is the first time that Phil Jackson has publicly provoked, more or less shocked by the "joint" between Ke Yan and James.

After all, the lineup disadvantage of the strongest mortal enemy will no longer exist.

And Ke Yan's reply was even stronger: "Phil Jackson knows that he will definitely not be able to beat me when the lineup is basically equal."

The two met on a narrow road in the 08 finals, and the Eagles won at that time, so there is nothing wrong with Ke Yan saying that.Still the same sentence, "You have been beaten by a monkey!"

In training before the game, Madison booed Kobe when he shot. Last season, everyone deliberately respected Kobe; but this season, when James came, Madison praised James, so he naturally had to draw a line with his opponent.Including but not limited to Kobe, Durant, Howard, etc.

(Calvin is very serious these days, the number of updated words is a bit small, please forgive me)