Chapter 29: Best player

For a moment Vogel felt his brain crash, and after a while he came back to his senses-it was about 3.06 seconds before he was sure that his eyes were correct. Clarkston's three-quarters sprint The test result of the run is indeed 3.06 seconds. If there is an error, it can only be in the millisecond level.
　　 Vogel looked at Leon, the guy still staring attentively at the training on the field.
　　 Vogel wanted to ask Leon whether he was blindfolded or saw the body test ahead of time, or if he could really read the time Clarkston took three-quarters of the game.
　　 But after all, he still didn't say anything. After that, this question also plagued Vogel for a long time. It was not until he became the head coach that he got the real answer from Leon-half feeling, half blind.
　　 As for Leon at this time, he has devoted himself to this rookie training camp. It can be said that he is more involved than any scout on any team in the sports center.
It’s not because he wants to pick the best players for the Celtics. The best players will definitely not be picked by the Celtics, but because Leon eagerly wants to prove that the player’s information is obtained only through data. Conclusion, can it match the real performance of the players on the field?
Leon first focused on the power forward group, which has the most promising beasts inside this year’s rookies, Kenyon Martin, Mark Madsen from Stanford University, Mexican Iduado Najera, etc. Waiting line players.
In the initial mid-distance test, the performance of these newcomers was pretty good. The empty blue without defensive pressure basically hits more than 7 goals in ten goals, and Kenyon-Martin even hit all ten goals, although he The posture is a bit stiff.
"Martin's mid-range shooting rate is beyond imagination, but he feels that he relies on the balance of his body in the air, and his hands are a bit stiff...According to his free-throw shooting rate, his mid-range should not be so good." Leon sees It was a little unbelievable to get Martin's consecutive shots.
Sure enough, in the middle distance under the interference condition, Martin immediately slumped. Under the interference of the trainer, only two of the nine shots from three positions were made. It seemed that the previous consecutive hits were just a touch. It's just overwhelming.
But in the subsequent face-to-basket attack and low-post defense test training, Martin showed superior strength. His face-to-basket attack is simple and rude, without much change, that is, directly holding the ball after the trial step, but can top He forced a layup with the trainer’s impact pad; while in the low defense training, Martin performed very well. In the sliding defense training and the mirror sliding training, he showed strong agility and aggression.
　　 "No one in the power forward group can score one-on-one in front of him." This is what Leon thought when he saw Martin's defensive sliding training.
　　 The trainer stood on one side of the free throw arc, and Martin stood on the other side. Martin used his footsteps and body to completely block the trainer trying to cross the free throw line on the other end of the line.
　　 You know, the trainer doesn't have the ball in his hands.
"Sure enough, Martin has a good defensive end. In his junior and senior year's game data, the opponent's internal score is generally lower than other games. Although this specific data has not been fully calculated, the overall result It should be correct." Leon thought, flipping through his notebook.
Leon randomly selected ten teams from nearly thirty opponents in more than sixty games of Martin in two years, and calculated the scores of the forward and center positions of the ten teams when they played against the University of Wisconsin; and then calculated the ten points. The average points of the forward and center positions of the team, the final result is that facing the University of Wisconsin with Martin, their scores are lower than their own average.
Of course, Leon knows that this calculation is not rigorous, because the opponent's power forward and center positions are not necessarily directly related to Martin's defensive level, because the matchup of the players on the court is not fixed, double-teaming, Dislocation often occurs.
　　 The assistance of teammates, the team's tactics and on-the-spot performance all affect the performance of both sides. Therefore, if you really want to understand Martin's defensive level, you still need to see the game with your own eyes and see his performance in training.
"If you have the scoring method used by the opponent every time you score, and the specific matchup situation, that would be fine..." Leon couldn't help thinking again. He still felt that the data he had in hand were not enough, especially some refined ones. data.
　　 Thinking of the various situations that may appear on the court, Leon waited for the data statistician to describe each situation with data to make up for the gap in his basketball experience.
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　　 The afternoon training lasted for nearly three hours. Leon sat on the sidelines and watched it for three hours. It can be said that he has benefited a lot.
On the one hand, many data conclusions obtained from his analysis have been confirmed to a certain extent in the training camp, such as the evaluation of Kenyon Martin's defense, the evaluation of Mike Miller's comprehensiveness, and the evaluation of Jamal Crawford. Forecast of shooting level.
　　 These simple points, blocks, and hit rate cannot be seen directly, and more advanced data calculations are needed to get some preliminary conclusions.
　　 But even if it is quite rewarding, Leon still feels the powerlessness of the data he has obtained so far. There are too many things that cannot be displayed with data, and there are too many things that he said he couldn't understand.
For example, in low-post offensive training, Leon has no real meaning of the training content of a series of decomposition training content such as the trainer’s top waist receiving, top back receiving, off-ball position, receiving and turning, receiving and dribbling. concept.
　　 After all, low post offense is one of the most complicated offensive skills on the basketball court. As Leon, who has been in contact with basketball for a short time, wants to figure out the doorways inside, first go to see the video of 30 NBA games.
　　 There are more and more things recorded in Leon’s notebook, but his notes are not easily understood by most people. They are very simple words, phrases and even letters, as well as some simple images drawn with a pen.
　　 Until 3:30 in the afternoon, the first day of testing and training officially ended. Leon packed up and prepared to leave with the coaching team carrying the camera.
At this time, Leon found that a reporter had come to Pitino. It seemed that there would be a routine interview after the training camp. Anyway, it was not his turn. Leon quietly packed his things and prepared to wait for Pitino’s interview to end. Then leave together.
Unexpectedly, after speaking a few words with Pitino, the reporter walked straight to Leon and stretched out his hand to say hello to Leon: "Hello, I’m KC-Johnson, a reporter from the Chicago Tribune. I hope it’s simple. A few words to interview you are related to the rookie training camp."
　　 Leon looked at the reporter. He was a thin middle-aged man with eyes that looked a bit like a comedian.
Leon turned his head and looked at Wallace, O'Brien, and others, and saw that they were all hanging up on their own, while Vogel lowered his head and began to "seriously" sort out his notes. Leon knew This interview cannot be avoided.
　　 "OK, I know everything." Leon nodded lightly and said with his hips akimbo.
"Thank you. First of all, I heard that you are a new Celtic scout. Can you briefly introduce your previous work experience? Then how did you become a Celtic scout?" The reporter pulled out A voice recorder asked Leon.
　　 The first question is a difficult problem.
Leon rolled his eyes and said, "I'm an errand man in a small bar in the south of Boston, handing a towel to the bar boxer. Then one day a boxer was knocked down, and I happened to go to hand the towel and I was dragged. On the stage, the referee and the audience asked me to continue the game. So I punched my opponent and flew away. After that, I worked there until one day I had to wipe Mr. Auerbach for various reasons. The glass, because the glass was polished well, he thought I should work in the NBA, so I was recommended to the Celtics. Originally I should be a cleaner, but the Celtics do not lack cleaners, but lack A scout, so I became a scout. This is my work experience and the reason why I became a scout. Thank you UU reading www.uukanshu.com."
　　 Vogel, who was listening with ears erected, couldn't help laughing. Wallace and O'Brien also grinned and shook their heads. However, Leon was still serious, which made people think he was talking nonsense. Actually he didn't.
　　 Johnson also smiled, not entangled in this issue, but launched his offensive, constantly asking Leon questions about the rookie training camp, both about the rookies and the Celtics.
What went beyond Pitino’s expectations was that in the face of Johnson’s fierce language offensive, Leon performed quite calmly. What he said in his mouth was true or false, false and true, which made Pitino a little confused. This guy is really a hidden basketball expert. He was acting in Auerbach before?
　　 If this is the case, Pitino really lost the bet in the training camp office a few days ago, and Auerbach completely put it out.
　　 It is Pitino’s contacts in the Boston area basketball circle. He has never heard of Fox Leon.
　　 "As a Celtics scout, who are you most optimistic about in this rookie class?" After fifteen minutes of fighting, Johnson finally asked his ultimate question.
This question is quite sensitive. The key is that as a Celtic scout, he has not obtained the unified opinion of the scout team. Currently, between Pulzbila and Moiseo, Wallace and Pitino are relatively mobile. , Although judging from the current news, Puerzbila is likely to be picked at a higher pick.
　　 Leon sniffed, thinking for a while and replied: "I am optimistic about Michael Reid, because he is currently the best player in the training camp."
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