Carol. Dawson was a kind elder who was respected and loved by Houston fans. Pen ~ fun ~ Ge www.biquge.info Dawson was an assistant coach of the Rockets before becoming the team manager, and it is said that Da Meng's signature footwork skills were practiced under his guidance. So despite his terrible draft, Dawson is still the most popular man in the city.

Dawson was in a good mood on this day, and the Rockets were methodically losing and winning some decently. With a good draft pick at the end of the season, and a first-round pick from the Grizzlies next year, Dawson has three first-round picks in two years. There is always a little bit of luck in the three opportunities, choose a good center to play with Xiaofu, and the boss will definitely be satisfied with his work - at least in his mind. Until a sudden phone call interrupted his fantasies.

"Mr. Dawson, please come to my office as soon as possible." The voice of Boss Alexander rang out from the opposite side.

"Yes, yes!" Dawson hurriedly agreed. He was confused, where would the boss's focus be at this time at the end of the regular season? Do you have a player you want?

Forty minutes later, Dawson walked into Alexander's office. He was surprised to find a young Chinese teenager sitting next to the boss, and the two had a good conversation and seemed to be on an equal footing.

"Hello, Mr. Dawson. This is Jason. Mr. Wang. Alexander got straight to the point: "Starting today, he's one of the shareholders of our Houston Rockets, and the team will also hire him as a data analyst under some under-the-table agreements. Next, please assist Mr. Wang in the onboarding procedures. In addition, his identity as a shareholder is kept secret. ”

This Chinese teenager is naturally Wang Yuanfei. He smiled sincerely at Dawson, "I also asked Mr. Dawson for more advice." ”

"What the hell is a data analyst! I haven't heard of this thing in the league! Dawson sneered, but he didn't dare to say it to offend the team's shareholders, after all, he didn't want to lose his job. I had to reluctantly squeeze out a stiff smile and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Wang." ”

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

"Please keep talking!" Alexander suddenly became curious. He thought that this teenager was just a rich second generation of losers, and he forcibly invested in the Rockets out of his love for basketball. Now he had a vague feeling that he might have unearthed something even greater. No matter how dare to challenge Michael. Jordan, the god of basketball, is not a rare person in authority.

"According to what I've found, the league's athletic scoring rate this season is 47.8 percent, which means that the average offense is 0.956 points per offense, not counting fouls. To exceed this average, there are only a handful of people who can shoot 48% from the field, but those who reach 32% on three-pointers grab a handful, and remove the people who shoot too little in the sample, there are about 150 people in the league who shoot more than 32% of their three-point shots, which means that letting them shoot 3-pointers will reduce some scoring efficiency, but it is still likely to be higher than the average of athletic warfare. ”

"Our head coach Rudy is a very forward-looking manager. If I'm not mistaken, our team threw nearly 20 three-pointers per game (in fact, the Rockets averaged 19.8 three-pointers per game in '99-00), the second-most in the league. Alexander continued.

"The data tells us that the number of three-point shots will continue to grow in the future. In a dozen years, the team's average of three-pointers per game may not rank in the top 20 in the league (in the 14-15 season, the team with the most three-point shots in the league was the Nets, averaging 19.9 per game. So Yuanfei is right). Some teams even shoot more than 30 three-pointers per game (the Houston Rockets 15 years later)! ”

"That's not what Mr. Tomjanovic said, he said that the three-point shot creates more long rebounds, which increases the opponent's fast-break chances." Dawson to this Jason. The king's argument scoffed. He thought that this little child was just a dreamer, a layman.

"In the future, there will be top teams that will almost give up on frontcourt rebounding, they pay attention to quick defense, use three-pointers to open up space, and each offense passes a lot, and each ball is given to the right person to improve scoring efficiency (talking about the future Spurs). Unlike the talented Bulls, athleticism and muscle are no longer the No. 1 criteria for dominating the NBA, and efficiency and space are the direction of basketball in the future. Yuan Fei paused and said: "The data can tell us a lot, for example, the defensive end should moderately miss the opponent's worst offensive person, as long as he is bad enough to leak." If an outside player shoots only 20 percent of his three-pointers, let him shoot, even if he can improve his unmarked defense to 30 percent, which is still below the season's standard of 0.956 points per game in athletic battles (which seems to be the defensive philosophy advocated by Thibodeau). ”

"What an eye-opener for me with your whimsical ideas!" Alexander was quite touched, but also very skeptical, is this kid an ignorant fanatic or a real talent?

"It's not just a whimsical idea, it's a sport concept that will be used and successful in basketball in the future. Basketball in the 21st century is a basketball of data, a basketball of analysis, and a basketball of efficiency and space. And we, the Houston Rockets, will be the first pathfinder of advanced basketball ideas. Yuan Fei paused, "But we can't do it overnight, the next few seasons will be a season of muscle, and I believe O'Neal and Duncan will rule this 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 a real deal. If the team's results are too poor for some time to come, it would be nice to blame the data analyst and gently persuade him to resign. Alexander, a businessman, has never suffered a loss.

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

When Boss Ma and others first founded OICQ, they had no cost and just wanted to sell this software to powerful companies, rather than operating it themselves. But Mr. Wang's infusion of capital has allowed them to develop rapidly. By 2000, OICQ had easily occupied more than 90% of the domestic online instant messaging share, and the profit was more than in the previous life. Yuanfei, the major shareholder behind the scenes, has shared a lot of dividends.

And flying to the United States, a country where gambling is legal, is like a fish in water. After he won a lot of money, he borrowed a sum of money from his father and bought 8% of the Rockets from the Alexander boss at a high price, officially becoming a minority shareholder of the Rockets.

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"Mr. Wang, I still have decision-making power over the draft. Even though you are a shareholder of the team, don't interfere too much with my work. Dawson was also a little impatient in the face of Yuanfei's constant demands. Lao Tzu is the meritorious veteran of the rocket, you are a newcomer to the little hairy head with a few stinky money and you want to command me across the border?

"Mr. Dawson, I fully respect your wishes. You have a point, so let me prove myself. "Far Fly.

"Oh? How to prove it? ”

"Let's make a bet and predict the end-of-season awards and playoff matchups, and if my prediction is much more accurate than yours, please be willing to lose. Listen to me more on the draft and trade work. Yuan Fei said it politely.

"Okay, willing to gamble and lose!" Dawson secretly slandered this small shareholder for being a fan, and talked about gambling when he didn't agree. But Dawson, after all, has the self-esteem of an insider, and he doesn't think he's going to lose at all.

"The rookie of the season is tied for Brand and Francis, the MVP (Most Valuable Player) is O'Neal, and the most improved player goes to Rose...... This year's Eastern Conference Finals are the Pacers against the Knicks, the Western Conference Finals are the Lakers against the Trail Blazers, and the Finals are the Lakers against the Pacers, with a score of 4-2. ”

"Hmph, I think the opponents in the Western Conference will be the Lakers and the Jazz, O'Neal is very afraid of the Utah double brakes, I believe the Jazz will upset the 4-2 victory over the Lakers to reach the Finals......." The old man Dawson, who was aroused by the youthful temper, really refused to admit defeat.

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A month later.

"I guessed a few awards wrong, but it's not the end yet!" Dawson still refused to admit defeat and said: "I guessed the finals correctly!" ”

***

Two months later, the Lakers managed to lift the cup.

"Jason, you're a genius! Almost all of them were hit! Dawson shouted, "I'm convinced of you, old man!" ”