basketball scientist

In August 2004, Los Angeles, Staples Center... In a coffee shop not far from the entrance, an honest-looking old man looked at the Chinese man across from him with a smile on his face, and kept uttering words such as "the Lakers" and "change" ", "future" these words.

The waitress not far away could vaguely hear the conversation between the two, and she kept turning her gaze here, guessing in her heart that the identity of the old man might be a high-ranking member of the Lakers?only. . . . . . .It looks strange!

While guessing, the waitress focused more on the Asian man opposite him. Although the man was Asian and not a typical Western handsome man with a hard bridge and hard horse, he grew up in the eyes of girls all over the world. On the aesthetic point of the impression of "scumbag".

"His forest-like eyes are simply fascinating!" The waitress secretly told her colleagues at the bar about the vision she noticed just now.

"Oh? Really? It's not a problem with your body, is it?"

"How could it be! It's the kind of pretty one~ When he looked at me just now, I was almost sucked in by his eyes!"

"Uh, it looks really bad, I'll ask for a phone number later depending on the situation!"

"Didn't you say he has a physical problem?"

"So what? I just want a night of spring breeze!"

"you this……"

While the two girls were still not far away wondering if they could have something to do with Ke Yan, the conversation between the new Lakers head coach Tomjanovich and the Suns third assistant coach Ke Yan was over.After much consideration, Ke Yan agreed in principle to Tomjanovich's invitation to join the coaching staff of the Lakers next season.

"Happy cooperation, Kimi." Finally, he found a former partner in his teaching assistant team. Tomjanovich was very excited and offered his hand to Ke Yan.

Holding Tomjanovich's hand, Ke Yan's thoughts gradually returned to two years ago...

It was about two years ago, when Ke Yan had just crossed, he was still in a trance, and somehow appeared in the training center of the Houston Rockets, interviewing for the position of the third assistant coach of the team's coaching staff, and was persuaded to leave without accident.Unexpectedly, Tomjanovich’s voice made him unexpectedly get a job with a weekly salary of [-] US dollars. In name, he was responsible for the drill of the team’s offensive tactics. The team's new generation of inside core, the No. [-] pick Yao Ming's communication work.

There is no translator who can clearly and intuitively inform Yao Ming of the head coach’s intentions than the coaching staff whose native language is Chinese. Tomjanovich’s original plan was to find Yao Ming’s fellow countrymen to help Yao Ming better adapt to the league. , but he didn't expect that Ke Yan was much more powerful than he imagined.Especially in his own job, Ke Yan is very good at offensive tactical arrangements, and Shi Chang made more exciting arrangements in the game than expected.The addition of two Chinese players helped the Rockets win 15 more games last season, ranking ninth in the Western Conference with a winning percentage of more than half, a short distance away from the playoffs.The No. [-] pick in the NBA in recent years has rarely had such an influence on the team. This not only reflects the influence of Yao Ming on the court, but also the credit of Ke Yan.

The prospect of the Rockets, Yao Ming's growth, and Ke Yan's future seemed to be moving in a better direction, but all of this came to an abrupt end as Tomjanovich's physical condition deteriorated. At the end of the 0203 season, Tomjanovich resigned from the Rockets due to physical reasons. The newcomer Van Gundy valued defense and favored veterans, and made arrangements for Yao Ming to gain weight to improve the lethality inside. All the measures were similar to Ke Yan's The ideas run counter to each other, which eventually led to Keyan's resignation in the middle of last season.Fortunately, with the resume of the Rockets, it is much easier to find a job, and Ke Yan not only served as Yao Ming's translator during the Rockets, he showed his talent and absorbed a lot during this journey. In an interview in January, he went to work for the Suns and became the fourth assistant coach of the Suns coach D'Antoni.

In fact, in the coaching team, except for the chief assistant coach, other rankings are not important. For Ke Yan, the key is to continue to learn from these famous coaches and form his own tactical thinking.This is easy to say. For other traversers, it may just be a matter of systematically pointing out and exchanging skills, but for Ke Yan, it takes a lot of time to master it.In fact, in the conversation just now, Tomjanovich also felt that compared to when he was with the Rockets before, Ke Yan had more appropriate routines for offense on the field, and was more tailored to local conditions, no longer the kind Quickly advance the attack before the opponent's defense is in position, pay attention to the movement of the ball and the cover. . . . . . .

"Rudy." Before saying goodbye to Tomjanovich, Ke Yan suddenly stopped him, "Are you sure you're all right?"

"Of course, I won't make fun of my body. Accepting the Lakers job means I can invest in it!"

Tomjanovich said that he would not joke about his body, but in Ke Yan's impression, his tenure with the Lakers was only half a season, and then he ended his NBA coaching career due to health reasons.

Many things are not in human affairs, but in God's will.Perhaps it was precisely because he stepped down from the rather labor-intensive coaching position in time that Tomjanovich's later life was quite exciting and peaceful. In 2020, he came out again as a basketball consultant for the Timberwolves.

And that is, in the 0405 season, the Lakers experienced the lowest point in the glorious years at both ends of the new century. The team obviously had a good lineup, but they didn't even enter the playoffs. The final ranking was only No.11 in the West. This is unacceptable for the Lakers who are used to winning and starlight.It was also the failure of this year that finally led to Zen Master Jackson's return to the Lakers.

Tomjanovich pays for the consumption in the coffee shop, and Ke Yan's current business is to return to Phoenix to complete the resignation procedures, handle the handover of the work at hand, and then devote himself to his work in the Lakers.

Ke Yan made the first phone call to D'Antoni. Although he only stayed in Phoenix for half a season, Ke Yan still learned a lot from D'Antoni, although he had worked under Tomjanovich before. During his schooling, he regarded as his mentor the old Nelson who practiced small-ball tactics, but if anyone had a greater influence on him in terms of tactical knowledge, he would choose D'Antoni without hesitation.

"Hi Mike."

"What's the matter, kimi, do you have any ideas to tell me?" At this moment, D'Antoni is still watching the video in front of the TV, designing the team's tactics. The team introduced Steve Nash in the summer. Both D'Antoni and Keyan were very excited. Both of them agreed that Steve Nash would become the engine of the team's offensive end and bring about radical changes to the team.

"Nash will become an MVP-level player! I have no doubts about this!" D'Antoni still remembers Ke Yan's bold words in front of Suns general manager Colangelo after the news of signing Nash came.Although we didn't get along for a long time, D'Antoni felt that many ideas of this young man from China coincided with his own, even crazier and bolder than himself.

"I'm here to say goodbye to you. Because I have a new plan, I accepted Tomjanovich's invitation to join the Lakers." The culture here in the United States is like this, without too much moral kidnapping and restraint, People go to high places and have better opportunities, just a resignation report.

To some extent, D'Antoni can be regarded as half of Ke Yan's teacher, and Ke Yan called to say goodbye.

"Wow! This news came a bit suddenly." D'Antoni paused, "However, the Lakers are in a bit of a mess right now. Kobe is not an easy character to get along with... Anyway, if you It's decided, then I can only wish you luck."

"I also hope that you and the Suns are doing well in the new season. I am really optimistic that the Suns will bring a different basketball to the league in the new season."

Next season's Suns will take off directly under the leadership of Nash, which is [-]% happening.From the perspective of brushing up his resume, staying in Phoenix is ​​more conducive to Keyan's prospects.However, as a time traveler, if he still develops according to the thinking of ordinary people, he is really sorry for this unique fate.Tomjanovich is not in good physical condition and will rely more on the assistant coach. With him by his side, he will have a better opportunity to test his own tactics.

More importantly, if Tomjanovich really leaves the team in the middle of the season, Ke Yan may be able to fight for the position of acting head coach of the Lakers.

The two-year dormant period is long enough for a traveler!

(The new book is released, I hope everyone will actively support it, for the new book, it is too important to follow up on this data)