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Chapter 157 The new year is approaching, a half-way summary (please subscribe, please support)

Although the two teams ranked third in the East and West in terms of record, and the Eagles were only two games behind the Suns, the American media still used the word "upset" to report the Eagles' victory in this game. I don't know Does this count as a contempt for the Eagles.

And on the forum, after half a season of outstanding performance, the Eagles have also been lifted to the "second tier" by the fans. Everyone's positioning of them is, "In terms of hard power, they are not as good as the Spurs, Mavericks, Suns, Heat, and Pistons. Under the leadership of scientists, it is not surprising to have any record!"

Compared with before the start of the season, everyone felt that they were a fringe team in the playoffs, and many fans were convinced by the Eagles.

Of course, there are also those who are hard-headed. One day the Eagles didn't win the championship, and some people felt that their style of play could only be played in the regular season and could not win the championship.

The warriors of later generations have become BUGs, and some people "Guan Gong fights Qin Qiong" every day. In the history of YY, the champions of all walks of life beat the warriors. There is a saying, "In the world, the warriors can't win a game. .” This is a kind of prejudice!

Some fans are prejudiced against the Eagles, but they are really convinced by Keyan.There are even voices on the Internet, discussing that Ke Yan won the honor of the best coach of the season.

When Ke Yan took over as the head coach of the Eagles, the team was the last team in the league last season + a second pick. It is not too much to say that it is poor and white.

In the draft, Paul, who played at the All-Star level in his rookie season, was selected as the second pick, and David Lee, who was in the top 26, was selected as the [-]th pick in the trade, both of which are his bonus points.

In the free agency market, the Eagles snatched the not-so-popular Joe Johnson at a "high price", and it turned out to be another All-Star player.In the Eagles, Josh Smith and Diaw, who were retained by Ke Yan, have also made breakthroughs in their respective careers. The former can be explained by the natural improvement of strength with age, and Diaw is completely activated by Ke Yan's tactics. .

In the 0304 season, the best head coach in the NBA was Hubie Brown, who led the Grizzlies to the playoffs for the first time in team history. That season, the Grizzlies were only sixth in the West.According to his standards, Ke Yan is definitely qualified and has a chance to fight for this award.

With a day off, the Eagles are in New Jersey to challenge the New Jersey Nets.

The Nets are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference. Although there is a gap of five wins from the Hawks, in the final analysis, the season is less than halfway through, and the team still has the possibility of fighting up.

As for the Eagles, it seems that they have not yet come out of the exhaustion of the fierce battle against the Suns, and they are not in the best condition.

Under the leadership of Carter, the hard-hitting Nets suppressed the Eagles at the beginning.Among the four shooting guards, Carter's three-point shooting ability is the strongest. In the first quarter of the game, he felt hot from the outside line. He also made 5 of 3 shots and a 60% hit rate. Destroyed the opposing Posey.

After the first quarter, the score was 33:24. The Nets at home entered the second quarter with a 9-point lead.

In the second quarter, the Eagles continued to miss shots. Joe Johnson, who has always been stable, played the worst state since he joined the Eagles under the continuous impact of Carter and Jefferson. Paul and Diaw created for him many times. A good shot, but he didn't grasp it.

What's terrible is that facing the striker combination of Carter + Jefferson, Ke Yan dare not go up against the weak Kittles, otherwise he will be torn apart in minutes!

Joe Johnson couldn't find his status at this point, and failed to form a good response with Paul. The Eagles were unable to support themselves on the court.Paul's scoring ability is second only to Arenas among point guards, but he is a little immature when facing Kidd, he can't attack, organize, and defend. The content presented is also becoming more and more chaotic.

At the end of halftime, the score came to 62:46, and the point difference was expanded to 16 points.

In the third quarter, Ke Yan made a bold change, replacing James Posey with Eddie House, and directly pushed Joe Johnson to the small forward position. House was unable to defend against Carter on the defensive end, but came to the offensive end. , His flexible running position also made Carter very uncomfortable, and his superb shooting skills combined with Paul and Diaw's two passing masters played a huge role.

豪斯单节8投6中，单节砍下14分，硬生生的投懵了篮网队。老鹰队单节打出37:24的优势，一举将分差缩小到了3分！86:83.

In the critical fourth quarter, Kidd became a key figure.He first appeared at the beginning of the fourth quarter, sending out consecutive assists to drive the Nets' offense, helping the Nets to widen the point difference to 9 points again.

Afterwards, the main lineups of the two sides came back. Kidd not only used his physical advantage to oppress Paul on the defensive end, and achieved good defensive results, but also played the role of a "spot shooter" on the offensive end. The three-pointer pushed back the momentum of the Eagles chasing points!

最后的比分定格在119:110，篮网队主场获胜，将落后老鹰队的胜场缩小到4场。（26-13）

In the post-match interview, Ke Yan affirmed the wonderful performance of the Nets, "The Nets, Wizards and Hawks all have great backcourt All-Star players. Although we are temporarily leading in record, we cannot take it lightly. They all have the potential to impact our standings."

Ke Yan mentioned the fifth-ranked Wizards in the East, but did not mention the Cavaliers with the same record. The reporters felt strange and asked a lot.

"The Cavaliers are a tough opponent, and their home court is really hard to beat." Ke Yan frowned and remained silent for a while, as if he wanted to say something, "That's all."

"Dizzy!" The reporters were eager to get some information out of Ke Yan's mouth, but in the end, Ke Yan was still "counseled"!

Everyone can hear that his words are obviously satirizing today's world, but Stern can't give him a ticket just because Ke Yan said, "The Cavaliers are difficult to deal with, and the home court is very strong", right?

After playing the Nets, the Eagles then moved to Philadelphia to prepare for the away game against the 76ers.

The matchup between the two No. 76s is very topical, but the overall strength of the 17ers has declined significantly this season. The current record is only 22 wins and [-] losses, ranking tenth in the Eastern Conference.

Iverson returned to the position of point guard this season, still "in the name of point guard, the reality of being a point guard", he has a lot of ball possession and shot rate, and his average ball possession rate and number of shots per game ranks first in the league. one.And recently, his shots have been even more crazy, and there are almost no teammates in his eyes. He vowed to fight Kobe for the title of scoring champion to the end!

The two key teams, the Lakers rank ninth in the West, and the 76ers rank tenth in the East. Is such a scoring leader really meaningful?

Ke Yan just didn't understand it, and the management of the 76ers who suffered from it has accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction with Iverson!If it weren't for the fact that he is the hero of the 76ers and the totem of the city of Philadelphia, at least he can still sell tickets, the 76ers management would have traded him away long ago!

Even so, the relationship between the two sides has already had a deep crack.If it really happens that they cannot qualify for the playoffs, the 76ers management is very likely to trade Iverson and start the team's reconstruction plan.

In the 76ers team, some players have also changed from "fanatic worship" to "dare to speak out" for Iverson. After all, Iverson this season has indeed gone to extremes.Many games have proved that the more he indulges in singles, the easier it is for the team to lose. His teammates are not as bad as they look, but he just "disregards" the interests of the team and "carries the team on his own" time and time again. shoulders” and fell to the ground!

Ke Yan's attitude towards Iverson is both love and fear. The most beautiful picture he has ever seen in the NBA was when he was a guest in Philadelphia for the first time, and he saw the picture of all the fans cheering for Iverson.As a fan, seeing that scene will feel very touching, and as an opponent, Iverson is Ke Yan's favorite opponent.

But if you let Ke Yan be Iverson's head coach, he will probably vomit blood.Kobe just dominated the shots, and he was fine with the possession of the ball, and most of the time he still listened to Ke Yan's persuasion.As for Iverson, Ke Yan thinks he can't hold it.

The progress of this game was similar to what Ke Yan expected.Iverson made 36 shots in the game, hit 15 goals, made 9 of 8 free throws, scored 41 points, 6 assists and 3 steals, "beating" Paul, who had 21 points and 13 assists.

However, "You keep the data, and I take the victory away." Throughout the game, the 76ers resisted for a quarter.Since the second quarter, the point difference has been maintained in double digits.The Eagles fought back-to-back, and Ke Yan's flexible rotation was still easy to grasp and firmly grasp the advantage.

Keyan can even allocate part of his energy to focus on Iguodala's performance.Little AI doesn't have the ball in the 76ers, and he doesn't have a stable shot. He can only be a defensive champion and a fast-break counterattack point, which is a bit overkill.Ke Yan feels that if Iguodala is in the Hawks, he should have more room to play.

It's a pity that Iguodala's physical talent is blind, and the 76ers train him as the core of the future.Unless it is a very good bargaining chip, it is unlikely to trade him.

99:113, the Eagles won an away game and killed the 76ers three times this season.

In the matchup between the two No. [-]s, Iverson won the data, Paul won the game, and the two got what they needed.

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Back in Atlanta, Keyan has a new mission.The Lunar New Year is approaching, and the NBA will release a promotional video as usual. As China's representative in the NBA, Ke Yan must take the lead.

In fact, there is nothing special, just put on a formal suit and say auspicious words in front of the camera, "Happy New Year, all the best".It was easy for Ke Yan, but it was difficult for Paul who was also selected to shoot the promotional film!

Ke Yan taught him lip-to-mouth for a while, but Paul still had difficulty in mastering the profound Chinese. Seeing that Ke Yan could easily chat with Chinese staff, Paul gave him a thumbs up, admiring Ke Yan's ability to master this "heavenly book".

"I can still speak German~" Instead of being a basketball coach, Ke Yan studied languages, and maybe he really had a chance to be an interpreter.

In the end, it was still the old way, first let Paul say the eight words one by one, and then slowly speed up, repeating it repeatedly until the pronunciation is smooth.

After tossing for a long time, Paul finished the recording.When the staff gestured "OK" to Paul, Ke Yan clearly saw Paul wipe the sweat off his forehead.Practicing Chinese is harder than half an hour of training.

"Boss, Happy New Year~" Paul took advantage of the opportunity to congratulate Keyan.

"Thank you, but it's not the time yet." Ke Yan smiled and patted Paul on the shoulder, and left the arena.

Counting his time in college, Ke Yan hasn't celebrated the New Year at home for many years.It used to be fine, but this year, it was inexplicably sad.

In the past, Ke Yan himself was in a state of "no fixed place to live". He could only say that he was living in the American basketball circle, talking about his future and development was very mysterious. .

It was not until this season that Ke Yan proved himself in the NBA.Not to mention the words "rooted" in Atlanta, at least there will be no more pressure in life. At this time, he also wants to get more, not only in career, but also in life.

"Hi, I'm Never, it's not convenient for me to answer your call right now, if you have anything to say, please leave a message..."

Such is the pain of a long-distance relationship, as rational as Ke Yan, even if he knows in his heart that Wang Lifan is probably reading books in the library or doing experiments in the laboratory, he will still feel uneasy after being unable to contact the other party.

Hold on for another half year~

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In the 41st game of the season, the Eagles ushered in the New York Knicks at home, which was in a state of confusion. This was also a direct dialogue between Quin Snyder and his father-in-law, Larry Brown.

If it is said that some of the Knicks’ previous operations of throwing money may look like throwing money afterwards, but there may be a reason to accept it under the circumstances at that time, then this team’s operations this season are no longer capable of people with normal IQs. It's out.

First of all, the team offered a huge contract and hired the championship coach, Larry Brown, from the Pistons.

Larry Brown attaches great importance to defense, and the draft also pays more attention to immediate combat power, and does not like to polish semi-finished products, so the Knicks chose senior rookie Channing Frye with the eighth pick, which may be the meaning of the old coach.

But what does it mean to choose Nate Robinson with a height of 21 at the 175st pick?This choice was chosen by Larry Brown, the ghosts believe it!

The free agent market opened. The Knicks first signed and exchanged from the Bulls for the strong offensive and defensive shark Eddie Curry; Ting Richardson. . . . . .Can these two people be Larry Brown?

This is signing a head coach, but he is completely treated as a display!

certainly.Dolan gave enough, just take it with you~

Isaiah Thomas has another clever operation, and he traded Ariza, one of the few defensive players on the team, for Francis of the Magic!

Marbury, Francis, Crawford, and Nate Robinson, these four are on the same team, even the gods of TMD can't figure out this lineup!

With the character and style of play of these four people, no kidding, they dare to ignore O'Neill on the inside line!

Ke Yan doesn't like Larry Brown's coach so much, he feels a little "distressed about the old coach", and he can still lead this kind of team!

With this lineup, Larry Brown himself is "bad". The Knicks' starting lineup is simply to pile up the team's most capable players, Marbury, Francis, Richardson, Qian Ninfry, Eddie Curry, how uncoordinated no matter how you look at it.

The head coach chooses to do nothing, and the players fight on their own. The Knicks' combat effectiveness depends entirely on the touch of the team's uncles. If the touch is good, they can last a little longer. If the touch is not good, they will be drawn early. The decline in the opponent's defensive strength is still beneficial for several "uncles" to collect data. After all, no one will maintain the same defensive strength when they are tied and when they lead by 20 points.

Throughout the game, Ke Yan didn't emphasize tactics too much, but just observed the players' state with Hamblen and Snyder, and made some "fine-tuning" for their training plan.

At 115:91, the Eagles beat the Knicks at home.Get two consecutive victories. (28-13)

Just halfway through the season, the Eagles had an "exaggerated" performance in the first half of the season, and the number of wins has more than doubled that of last season.Keeping this state, the team's record is expected to increase fourfold, and Ke Yan can negotiate an annual salary of 600 million with Ressler.

After the game, the "Song of Ke Yan" sounded again at the Phillips Center, and ESPN reporters also caught Ke Yan and gave him an on-site interview.

"Hi, Kimi, congratulations, you led the Eagles to win another game. Judging from the current situation, the team is expected to hit [-] wins throughout the season. Do you have confidence in the next season?"

"I still insist on the goal before the season, at least triple the score, and hope to enter the playoffs. This is what I am confident that I can bring to the Eagles fans. The extra part is beyond my expectations. Put these pressures on the players. Our players are still very young, and I am also very young, so please give us more patience." After a pause, Ke Yan continued, "But I am very happy to be able to give Atlanta fans bring so much joy. I will do my best for the city."

"It will be Chinese New Year soon. Do you have any plans on that day? Or do you have any special celebrations?"

"If possible, I want Quinn to help me coach a few games and let me go back to China for the Spring Festival." Ke Yan said with a smile, "I should have dinner with my girlfriend's parents, and maybe go to Chinatown. Or Well, if the Chinese here in Atlanta have any gatherings, I will join them if I have the opportunity, and relax a little. Maybe I really want to take a good rest, and I need to wait until the All-Star Weekend."

That is to say, the management of most teams will not only not rest during the All-Star weekend, but will be busier.Because after the end of the All-Star weekend, it means the arrival of the trade deadline.In those few days, the management of each team will be very busy, calling each other to explore the possibility of making a deal.

The overall lineup of the Eagles is fairly complete, but since Barnes left, there have always been vacancies for the backup small forward, either the thin Kittles bit the bullet and stepped up, or Josh Smith returned A guest appearance in position three is a last resort.

If there is an opportunity to strengthen, the team should try not to miss it.

Another potential danger to the team is Juwan Howard's four-year 4 million contract. This contract is stinky and long, and Howard is really not easy to use, at least Ke Yan is not easy to use.

Fortunately, the Rockets are now completely crushed by successive injuries. The draft picks traded by the Eagles are not only destined to be lottery picks, but also have a high probability of entering the top ten picks, which can be regarded as comforting Larry Sander's "injured "heart of.

If there is a chance, the team will also find a way to trade Howard's garbage contract. Of course, this is not easy. There are generally only two possibilities. One is to "trash swap" with other teams. See if it can be "recycled"; another possibility is to dismantle this contract into two contracts with a smaller amount and a shorter period. It is impossible to make any contribution, the most is to save some money.

As for other positions, Ke Yan thinks stability is the most important thing!