439. One player feeds a team (5500 words)

On March 17, Liu Xiu came to San Antonio with the team.

The game against the Spurs is finally here!

"Escape from the silver-white fear (advanced):

Goal: The hosts need to sweep the Spurs in the 2004-2005 regular season.

Reward: Ginobili's version of the European step training method is upgraded from the highest excellent level (80) to the highest peak level (90).

Failure penalty: Ginobili’s version of the European step training method is deleted from the simulation training section.”

Opening the system, he saw a European step evaluation of 71, and the basic pick-and-roll reached a qualifying level of 60. Without the bonus of the 'name of genius', he put most of his simulated training energy into Ginobili's version of Europe.

has improved, but it has only improved from the qualifying level before the All-Star Weekend to 71.

After more than a month, it is simply impossible to improve to an excellent level.

The current situation is that we must win tomorrow's game. If we win, we probably won't have to think about the direction of progress in the European step this year.

But if you lose, you will immediately have to worry about the subsequent progress of the European step.

Ginobili's basic Eurostep skills are second to none in the entire NBA. I really don't know who I can learn from to get a better Eurostep training method than this guy.

This time, Liu Xiu really hoped that Popovich would look down on the Trail Blazers and take a rest or something.

But Popovich seemed to have a high regard for their prison team. When Van Horn bought out and signed for their prison team, Popovich got angry during interviews.

However, people are always very contradictory, and Liu Xiu really wanted to play against the Spurs.

Watching the Stone Buddha fight against the Silver Horned King last night had already set him on fire.

Last night, Shi Fo was a little bit troubled in free throws and long-range shots, and he played a little impatiently. Maybe it was because his uncle had arrived. Man, there are always a few days in every month...

But Duncan's performance of 24+15+6 is indeed strong!

Last night, Liu Xiu specifically checked on the NBA official website. Duncan's mid-range shooting percentage this season has improved slightly compared to before the All-Star Weekend! His mid-range shooting rate reached 42%, and his two-point shooting rate reached 42.9%.

hit rate!

Although it is only an improvement of a few tenths of a percentage point, it is an improvement based on playing dozens of games!

It is precisely because of the steady improvement in outside shooting that Duncan was so uncool last night that he was able to contain the defense on a large scale and sent out 6 assists in a single game.

While watching the game last night, Liu Xiu sighed to Raheem and McDyess next to him: "Duncan can immediately integrate the technology into his own style of play after developing it. This is simply amazing. In this era

It’s really a blessing to play and have the opportunity to play against such a player.”

The two teammates didn't say anything at the time, but Liu Xiu's healing value increased by several hundred.

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The Trail Blazers went to San Antonio, and the Spurs followed suit.

But the Trail Blazers players went to the hotel to rest for a while, had lunch, and then went to the ATT Center for game preparation training in the afternoon. The Spurs just played a game yesterday and needed to rest.

While the Trail Blazers were training, in the office of the Spurs president and head coach at the ATT Center, Popovich was reviewing Duncan's latest physical examination report with general manager RC Buford.

At 10:30 in the morning, after the Spurs returned to San Antonio, everyone else went home, and Duncan went to the hospital for a check-up.

Buford exclaimed: "Greg, this is a miracle! Tim's plantar fasciitis is actually close to being cured! When did our team doctor become so good?"

"The team doctors did a really good job this time. I think the boss will agree to give season bonuses to the team doctors this time." Popovich's trust in the team doctors has also been greatly improved.

In 1996, the accident caused by the Spurs' medical team made their team's medical team questionable. David Robinson was injured in the 1996 playoffs, but the team doctor actually misdiagnosed it, resulting in David Robinson's injury for a summer.

Without proper treatment, he was reimbursed at the beginning of the 1996-1997 season.

You must know that at that time, David Robinson had just been on the double team for two consecutive years. At the age of 31, when he was playing in the regular season, he was the absolute number one center and the number one center in the future. If he averaged 20+ per game for two consecutive years, he would be praised to the sky.

, the Admiral averaged 25+ per game for 3 consecutive years.

Later, we captured Duncan, which was a blessing in disguise, and this matter was finally over.

Later, in March 2000, Duncan was diagnosed with a knee muscle strain, but it was actually a knee soft tissue contusion and meniscus injury. Later, the meniscus was torn, he was reimbursed for the playoffs, and his running and jumping ability was impaired. Duncan was diagnosed with a knee muscle strain.

The "little admiral"'s flying style of play turned into the violent and powerful chisel style of play at the beginning of the new century.

That is to say, the Spurs team's medical team does a good job in diagnosing and treating injuries, ranks among the top in the league in treating minor injuries, and is very professional in rehabilitation, so they have not been fired... However, the Spurs boss

Therefore, no bonus has been paid to the team medical department for 8 consecutive years.

Buford nodded, he also felt that the team doctors should get bonuses this time.

Duncan's injury this time was really not a misdiagnosis, but a fatigue injury. This time the Spurs team's medical team appeared to be very professional and formulated a strict, complex and grueling treatment plan, and the treatment effect was very good.

It's just that, Buford felt that if someone else changed, he might not be able to complete the treatment plan formulated by the team doctors, that is, Duncan would be the executor. No matter how torturous training was, as long as it was beneficial and achievable, it would be boring.

Get started and get it done.

In addition to Duncan's strict implementation of the plan formulated by the team doctor, Popovich's coaching philosophy has finally changed.

Popovich used to do what Larry Brown did - use the stars in his hands to death, take advantage of them when they are strong, and rush for honor. Stars are expendable, and they don't try their best when they are strong.

Tossing, when you get old and injured, you won't be able to toss anymore even if you want to.

But after winning the championship in 2003, Popovich's coaching philosophy began to change, and he began to consider that the physical condition of the players was actually only Duncan's, and minor injuries should be treated in time. Otherwise, with Duncan's state last season, Popovich would be in trouble.

If you use it to death, there will be two situations. One is that Duncan takes advantage of the peak state of his career to win three consecutive MVPs. The other situation is that Duncan is reimbursed due to injury early... Because of the change in coaching philosophy, last season

In the middle and late stages, the Spurs discovered Duncan's foot injury and provided timely treatment after the injury broke out later.

The team doctor, Popovich, Duncan... Duncan was able to successfully get through the most difficult stage this year and complete the excessive play at the same time. This is due to many reasons, not just one person.

Therefore, Buford just said that the team's medical staff is great this time, which is actually a joke, but Popovich seems to really think that the team's medical department is good... Buford does not intend to undermine it, and indeed their team's medical staff cannot be said.

Well, under normal circumstances there will be no medical accidents.

Regarding the topic of team doctors, Buford didn't want to talk more. In fact, he felt that maybe Popovich didn't really think that the team doctors had gotten better, but that he had no choice but to trust.

The team's medical team made two big mistakes and has not been disbanded. The main reason, Buford knows, is lack of money.

It's not particularly bad, so I'll use it first.

It's just that this kind of active trust, over time, may turn into true trust, even a bit blind.

Duncan doesn't have to worry about it, but tomorrow's game will give both Popovich and Buford a headache.

Popovich said with pain: "Being able to defend against a team with a big center like Yao coached by Van Gundy, Nowitzki was in such good shape, they actually closed the gap at the end of the third quarter.

After chasing 3 points, we almost came back in the final quarter.”

Buford looked serious: "Their defensive limit is not as good as the Pacers, Pistons, and Nets, and their offensive limit is not as good as the Mavericks, SuperSonics, and Suns, but their lineup is deep.

That’s great, their substitute’s salary may be higher than our entire team’s salary…”

When it came to this, both of them fell silent. This topic was rather embarrassing.

It is normal for the Trail Blazers to have a salary of over 100 million US dollars. They replaced Malik Rose with Muhammad. After the strength increased greatly, the total salary was reduced by 210,000 US dollars. Muhammad's annual salary this season is 525,000 US dollars.

$5.46 million, while Malik Rose’s is $5.46 million.

The Spurs' current salary has dropped to $46.91 million, almost falling below the salary cap.

Ignoring this topic, Popovich said: "The point is that their head coach is very bold. When they played the Mavericks that day, I didn't expect that he would make such a lineup change after playing two minutes."

Buford also went to watch the game between the Trail Blazers and the Mavericks that day. He nodded: "The change in their playing style in that game really surprised me. In 2001, I thought the Trail Blazers were going to collapse.

At that time, I also thought about snatching Wallace from the Trail Blazers to succeed the Admiral. Unexpectedly, Cheeks, a rookie coach, actually stabilized the Trail Blazers. He was really brave and went to the Trail Blazers first

God, he told everyone that they must listen to him, otherwise they would be on the bench. Pippen brought trouble to him, and he really let Pippen come on the bench in the opening game. When I heard the news, I thought the NBA was going to have a No. 1 game.

Two crazy people, haha...

But I think it was not Cheeks who really brought about a qualitative change in the Trail Blazers. Although he controlled the Trail Blazers, the rich man could not interfere with his coaching, but the rich man had long wanted to tear down the lineup and rebuild it.

The person who transformed the Blazers was the Warden. This young man is truly amazing..."

"Yes, the warden is amazing."

"Um?"

Buford was confused. Why did Popovich's tone suddenly turn sour while we were chatting?

Popovich said: "RC, in the 2003 draft, can we trade Tony for the 13th overall pick in the first round?"

"..."

Buford rolled his eyes, still bringing it up!

This partner really doesn’t like French sports cars!

Popovich's idea of ​​resentment is very simple.

Mainly because of the comparison!

In 1999, Ginobili was selected with the 28th pick in the second round, which was the penultimate pick. In this draft, Buford could become a god. Popovich also loved Ginobili immensely, and Kobe had no use for him.

, Ginobili makes do.

But there is a chance that the little sports car can become a warden...

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To be continued...