Zhiba NBA

Chapter 2 ([-]) Entering the basketball world for the first time

Carol Dawson was a kind elder, respected and loved by Houston fans.Dawson was an assistant coach of the Rockets before becoming the team manager. It is said that Dameng's signature footwork was trained under his guidance.So even though Dawson had an abysmal draft, he's still the most popular guy in the city.

Dawson was in a good mood on a day when the Rockets lost methodically and won some decently.In this way, he can get a good draft pick at the end of the season, and there will be a first-round pick from the Grizzlies in the coming year. Dawson will have 2 first-round opportunities within 3 years. There is always a little bit of luck in 3 opportunities. If you choose a good center to play Xiaofer, the boss will be satisfied with his job-at least in his mind.Until a sudden phone call interrupted his fantasy.

"Mr. Dawson, please come to my office as soon as possible." Boss Alexander's voice sounded from the opposite side.

"Yes, yes!" Dawson hurriedly agreed.He's at a loss. At this point in the end of the regular season, where will the owner's focus be?Have a favorite player?

Forty minutes later, Dawson walked into Alexander's office.He was surprised to find a young Chinese teenager sitting next to the boss. The two chatted happily and seemed to be of equal status.

"Hello, Mr. Dawson. This is Mr. Jason Wang." Alexander said straight to the point: "From today on, he is one of the shareholders of our Houston Rockets. According to some off-the-table agreements, the team will also hire him as a data analyst. Next, please help Mr. Wang go through the entry procedures. In addition, his shareholder identity is kept secret."

This Chinese boy is naturally Wang Yuanfei.He smiled sincerely in front of Dawson, "I also ask Mr. Dawson to teach you a lot."

"What the hell is a data analyst! I haven't heard that this thing is popular in the league!" Dawson slandered, but he didn't dare to say it to offend the team's shareholders, after all, he didn't want to lose his job.He had to force a stiff smile and said, "It's a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Wang."

"Is Mr. Dawson doubting the value of data analysis in basketball?" Wang Yuanfei suddenly withdrew his smile and became serious. "I believe the data can tell you what basketball is like in the 21st century. The data even dare to judge that Michael Jordan's style of play will be a relatively bad style of play in the future. Of course, Jordan's ability is still the top."

"Please continue!" Alexander suddenly became curious.He originally thought that this young man was just a prodigal son of a rich family who forcibly bought shares in the Rockets out of his love for basketball.Now he vaguely felt that he might have unearthed a bigger treasure.There are not many people who dare to challenge the authority of Michael Jordan's basketball god.

"According to the information I found, the league's sports scoring rate this season is 47.8%, that is to say, the average score per offense is 0.956 points. To exceed this average, there are only a handful of people who can hit 48% of the mid-range shots, but there are a lot of people who can hit 32% of the three-pointers. If the sample is too small and very few shooters, there are about 150 people in the league who shoot more than 32%. Above average in sports warfare.”

"Our coach Rudy is a very avant-garde coach. If I remember correctly, our team throws close to 20 three-pointers per game (in fact, the Rockets averaged 99 three-pointers per game in the 00-19.8 season), which is the second most in the league." Alexander continued.

“数据告诉我们，未来的三分球出手数还会不断增长。过十几年这支队伍的场均出手三分数也许会排不进联盟前二十（14-15赛季，联盟出手三分第20多的球队是篮网，场均19.9次。所以远飞说得是对的）。有的球队甚至场均会投30多次三分球（就是15年后的休斯敦火箭）！”

"Mr. Tomjanovich didn't say that. He said that the three-pointer will create more long rebounds, thereby increasing the opponent's chances of fast break." Dawson scoffed at Jason Wang's statement.He thought the kid was just a daydreamer, an outsider.

"In the future, there will be top teams that will almost give up offensive rebounds. They will pay attention to quick defense, use three-pointers to open up space, and pass a large number of balls every time they attack. It’s bad enough to miss. If an outside player only makes 20% of his three-pointers, let him shoot, even if he can improve to 30% unmarked, it is still below the standard of 0.956 points per possession in sports games this season (this seems to be Thibodeau’s defensive concept).

"Your whimsical ideas really opened my eyes!" Alexander was quite touched, but he was also very skeptical. Is this kid an ignorant fanatic or a real talent?

"This is not just whimsical, it will be a sports concept that will be practically used and successful in future basketball. Basketball in the 21st century is a basketball of data, a basketball of analysis, a basketball of efficiency and space. And we, the Houston Rockets, will become the first pathfinder of advanced basketball concepts." Yuan Fei paused, "But we can't do it overnight. The next few seasons will be muscular seasons. I believe O'Neal and Duncan will dominate the league."

"Of course, of course." Alexander smiled hypocritically.It's hard to say whether it can be revived, but the banknotes for buying equity are real.If the team's performance is too poor in the future, it will be blamed on this data analyst, and it would be good to tactfully persuade him to resign.Alexander, a businessman, never suffers.

Speaking of Yuanfei's banknotes for purchasing equity, of course it comes from these years of operation.Not only Yuanfei's own investment and gambling, but also the hard work of his cousin and others.

When Boss Ma and others started OICQ, they had no cost and only wanted to sell this software to powerful companies instead of operating it themselves.But Wang Changming's capital injection allowed them to develop rapidly.By the year 2000, OICQ had easily occupied more than 90% of domestic online instant messaging, making more profits than in previous lives.Yuanfei, the major shareholder who hides behind the scenes, has paid a lot of dividends.

And flying to the United States, a country where gambling is legal, is just like a duck to water.After winning a lot of money, he borrowed a sum of money from his father, bought 8% of the Rockets' shares at a high price from Alexander's boss, and officially became a minority shareholder of the Rockets.

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"Mr. Wang, I still have the right to make decisions about the draft. Even though you are a shareholder of the team, don't interfere with my work too much." Dawson also lost his temper in the face of Yuanfei's constant demands.Lao Tzu is a veteran of the Rockets. You are a young boy who has just arrived and wants to command me across borders because of how much money you have?

"Mr. Dawson, I fully respect your wishes. It is reasonable for you to think so, so let me prove my strength." Yuan Fei said.

"Oh? How to prove it?"

"Let's make a bet. Let's predict the awards at the end of the season and the playoffs. If my prediction is much more accurate than yours, please be willing to admit defeat. Listen to my opinions on the draft and trade." Yuan Fei's words are also quite polite.

"Okay, I'm willing to bet and admit defeat!" Dawson secretly slandered that this minority shareholder is really a fan, and he would talk about gambling when he disagreed.But Dawson has the self-esteem of an insider after all, and he doesn't think he will lose at all.

"The best rookie of the season is Brand and Francis tied, the MVP (Most Valuable Player) is O'Neal, and the most improved player belongs to Rose... This year's Eastern Conference Finals is the Pacers beat the Knicks, the Western Conference Finals is the Lakers win the Trail Blazers, the Finals is the Lakers win the Pacers, the score is 4 to 2."

"Humph, I think the opponents in the Western Conference Finals will be the Lakers and the Jazz. O'Neal is very afraid of Utah's pick-and-roll. I believe the Jazz will upset the Lakers 4-2 and reach the finals..." Dawson, who was stimulated by his youthful temper, really refused to admit defeat.

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A month later.

"Although I guessed wrong a few awards, it's not the end yet!" Dawson still refused to admit defeat: "I guessed right in the finals!"

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Two months later, the Lakers won the cup.

"Jason, you are such a genius! Almost all of them are hit!" Dawson yelled loudly: "I, the old man, have convinced you!"

　Special thanks to the book friend "Floating Clouds", under his suggestion, I revised the content of the opening part.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)