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Chapter 221 Popovich's ambition

On the basketball court, there is nothing more difficult than letting players change their style of play, but once this change is achieved, it will be very scary, as if the boss was a complete domineering before the sister-in-law came, but the family After his sister-in-law came, Kobe actually made a sacrifice, allowing his average assists per game to reach 5 at once, and then all teams dealing with the Lakers were caught off guard, and then the Lakers won the championship that year.

Popovich's head hurts. It's hard for him to imagine that a young player who has just entered the league and is at the peak will know how to choose, and will know how to sacrifice his exposure and give the ball to others. He used to think that there is no such thing as A young player can do this step, no matter which famous star's growth history is watched, even Kidd, who mainly focuses on assists and series, was a good player with 20+ outside balls when he was young.

This is understandable. If you want a big contract, you must become an All-Star. If you want to be an All-Star, you must have good data. If you want to have good data, you must have the ball. In your own hands, let every score and every assist go through your own hands, so that all fans will remember you as a person.

In other words, the usage rate of the ball is synonymous with the boss. Which team's boss will give the ball to those supporting roles?At least young people in the United States are not so well-educated. They all follow the "bringing doctrine".

However, Totoro taught Popovich a lesson today with his performance. Tonight’s performance was extremely poor. He shot fewer shots and naturally scored less. Pass the ball to the weak side, and let other people make a second pass. In this way, he doesn't get many assists. In addition to steals and blocks, he also maintains the usual level. , this kind of performance is simply astonishing. All the people in the industry who watched the live broadcast of this game shouted incredible like the old man, because this ability is something that an elderly veteran can do for the championship. This is the real team. Basketball, and the Totoro seem to be doing this not for the first time this season.

"You little guy, why don't you come to the Spurs? If it were you, I'm confident that we can create a second dynasty here."

After that game ended, Popovich didn't care too much about the outcome of the game. Instead, he stared at Totoro who was shaking hands with his players with very burning eyes. That look was very similar to Totoro looking at Ivy and Totoro at a certain time. Lufa's eyes are also very similar to the eyes that Bugay sometimes looks at himself.

Popovich is a coach who advocates team basketball. Although he will arrange some singles tactics for Duncan and Ginobili in some fatal fights, he is indeed a coach who regards team basketball as his philosophy. .

But it is easy to find a coach like him, but it is a bit difficult to find a player like Duncan, especially among young players.

Well, to put it bluntly, the nba is a commercial league. Players' performance is linked to dollars and reputations. Who doesn't want to get a 20+10 stats per game to get a maximum salary contract?Who doesn't want to kill the opponent at the last moment of the game and then raise his hands to enjoy the worship of the audience. In contrast, the team's record is not so important, because the record is related to the coach, the team, and the team owner. Anyway, I'm still young, as long as I get a good stat, I'll wait until the contract expires before changing jobs. There are 30 teams in the NBA.

In addition, the players who can enter the NBA are not ordinary people. No matter which patron saint of drinking fountains they are, they dominated a league in their school days. It is difficult to learn to assist in the NBA without recognizing the reality. The Spurs Parker in the team is a veteran who has been in the league for 8 years regardless of his age. He was originally a last-round pick from France who no one knew in the first round, but now he is indeed an fmvp league star. His The success can be said to be entirely due to the coach Popovich and the team basketball philosophy of the Spurs.

But no matter how many times the old man told Parker to calm down and make shots at the most suitable opportunity, the little French sports car would sometimes be unable to suppress his desire to perform, and at certain times would lose touch with the other four members of the team. It can be seen from the matter how great what Totoro has done today.

Zhuge Go dares to swear to God, if Totoro can still play like this in the next game, then the Spurs have no reason to advance. He can try to completely let go of Totoro to defend the other four players, but the old man does not think he will switch from offensive mode to taunting The Chinchillas will not switch back, no matter how they play, there is a high probability of collapse, and the next game will be the home court of the Rockets. The law that the Spurs must win the championship in odd-numbered years is likely to be broken by this young man this year.

"Anyway, I'm going to get ready now. Whether it's a deal within the next two years or the contract expires in two years, I have to find a way to turn him into my player."

The old man has never been so obsessed with a player. If there is one, it would be Duncan that year. Popovich frantically played badly for the No. [-] pick, and finally got his wish by using small means to obtain the core of the team with a shelf life of [-] years + , At other times, he has an indifferent attitude towards players. You come if you like, and I won’t force you if you don’t.

But this time, Popovich is obsessed. He believes that Totoro is the next core team building similar to Duncan, and the core of the post-Duncan era of the Spurs. Like Robinson, the two can join forces to win several championships. After Duncan gets old and retires, build a team with Totoro as the core, and create an odd-numbered dynasty!

(End of this chapter)