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In fact, Stephen was able to get the Spurs' trial training, thanks to the person who watched the game between the University of Southern California and the University of Florida last time, Kerberswell, the consultant of the Spurs' scouting affairs department, is the head coach of the Spurs. A close friend of Popovich, both of them have strong and common interests and hobbies in basketball. After Popovich became the head coach of the Spurs, the old man also played his spare time and joined the Spurs.

Because the old man is old and his health is not very good, so he took up the position of consultant. When he is free, he watches the game on TV. If there is any good seed, he will tell the team or chat with Popovich. Recommend it, rarely go to the scene to watch the game.

Even the Spurs championship finals, Kerberswell did not go to watch the scene, he was worried that his body would not be able to cope with the heavy and intense atmosphere, but he could still watch the neutral game, that's why the University of Southern California appeared. against the University of Florida.

Since the Spurs have excellent records over the years, the draft picks are relatively low every year. Therefore, the Spurs never pay attention to those popular players in the draft, because it is impossible to select such players with their picks. player of.

In addition to paying attention to those players who are struggling in the international arena, the Spurs like to focus on players who are not favored by the media or other teams, especially some very characteristic players. This is the goal of the Spurs. This is how Stephen entered In the eyes of the Spurs.

However, Stephen's technical flaws are very obvious, that is, his offensive ability is too lacking. If he plays the role of a three-point shooter in the offense like Bruce Bowen, he can still play a role in the Spurs' offensive system. It's useless if you only dunk or tip, because when it comes to the game, the Spurs don't have room for him in the penalty area, and Stephen's role in USC's offensive system is Duncan in the Spurs Let him replace Duncan, unless Popovich's brain was kicked by a donkey and caught in the door.

However, offense can be developed through training, but defensive awareness and enthusiasm require personal initiative. Stephen’s body is as tireless as a perpetual motion machine in defense, with a desperate defensive attitude and good defensive awareness. There are more elements that are good for the body, but for a freshman player, this defensive technique is already excellent.

In high school or earlier basketball career, there is no need to think about defense at all. Without a few years of college basketball, it is impossible to master enough defensive skills. Therefore, in terms of defense, the Spurs recognize Stephen's ability very much. If If Stephen has the three-point ability like Bruce Bowen, even if he uses the first-round pick, he must be signed. Unfortunately, Stephen's offensive ability is something that the Spurs can't use.

Therefore, in terms of evaluating Stephen, Kerberswell had a conflict with the head of the scouting affairs department, Sam Presti. Simmi, this guy is [-] meters tall, has outstanding physical fitness, runs fast, has high rebounding and defensive talents, is active in fighting, is not afraid of physical contact, and likes to occupy the inside line. Presti believes that Mahinmi can As the team's inside substitute, if he grows rapidly, he can basically be Duncan's partner, and this guy is not very eye-catching. With the Spurs' draft pick, it is entirely possible to get this guy.

However, after reading this guy's information, Kerberswell thinks that this guy still needs to be refined technically. Come here, you can display his immediate combat power.

Although Kerberswell is deeply trusted by Popovich, when it comes to the actual affairs of the team, Presti is in charge. At the same time, Presti has unearthed an excellent seed like Tony Parker, which is also capital. , So Popovich is also very embarrassed who to listen to, mainly because the second-round pick in the hands of the Spurs this year has been given to the Eagles in the previous transaction, otherwise it is fine to sign the second-round pick.

Especially after Stephen had a fight in the training camp, since Presti happened to be in charge of the training camp on the Spurs side, the impression of Stephen was even worse. The atmosphere in the Spurs team was relatively harmonious. Undoubtedly the boss, the team's style is as introverted as Duncan's character. For players like Stephen, Presti is seriously unfavorable.

But when Ion Mahinmi came to the team for trial training, although his physical fitness was indeed excellent, his technical shortcomings were also obvious. Popovich was a little dissatisfied, and thought of Kerberswell again. Like Stephen, whom he highly recommends, Popovich doesn't care about Stephen's skin color, because as early as [-], the team ushered in the first yellow-skinned player, Battelle from China.

That's why there was the second batch of trial training. At the same time, the Spurs also expanded the scope of the trial training. Several players who were not planning to try out training were also called in, but as everyone knows, the Spurs' draft selection The position is extremely late, and there is no second-round pick, so several players declined their trial training invitations and went to participate in other teams' trial training.

So when Stephen came over, besides him, only Salim Stoudemire from the University of Arizona and Jason Maghill from the University of Cincinnati participated in the training camp organized by the Spurs and the Mavericks and Hornets. The Mavericks and Hornets also invited several players, of course.

"Isn't your height on the data 1.9 meters five? Why is it 1.9 meters nine?" Before coming here, Stephen had already decided to take part in the physical test, because if you don't take part in the physical test, the team will not have confidence in your physical fitness, and will instead I mistakenly thought that there was something hidden in your body, but Stephen also planned to keep the data conservative. Who knows, there was an error just after the physical test started. The height on Stephen’s data is still the measurement data during the championship. Who knows that he is even taller now? Four centimeters higher, reaching 1.9 meters nine.

Stephen didn't quite believe it himself, why did he grow taller again? Could it be that he would continue to grow endlessly? Wouldn't he be taller than that Yao Ming? Stephen didn't want to grow so tall, see It is extremely difficult to get up and move.

The physical test for this kind of team is not very strict, and Stephen completed it very quickly. Although Stephen has tried his best to limit his own performance, the data still makes the personnel in charge of the physical test very excited. He is 1.9 meters nine and his wingspan has reached Although it is not as exaggerated as some players with gibbon genes, it is already very good. At the same time, whether it is strength, speed or bounce, it shows that Stephen's body is very suitable for playing basketball.

Although Popovich has a lot of affairs, he is still very concerned about the trial training here. When he saw Stephen's physical measurement data, first of all, his height made him a little tempted. If Stephen is still as shown in the data If it is 1.9 meters five, then Stephen can only defend those shooting guards. Players in the small forward position in the NBA are generally more than two meters tall. It will be very disadvantageous to defend these players with a height of 1.9 meters five. Moreover, there are many players at the position of small forward who are physically strong like Pierce and James. Popovich has long planned to match Bruce Bowen with a substitute with better physical fitness. If he meets such a player If not, let the substitute entangle and waste the opponent's physical strength.

Although Stephen's height is still a little short, since he can grow from 1.9 meters 1.9 to 35 meters [-], maybe he will increase by a few centimeters, and Stephen's strength is very much in line with Popovich's vision. With this in mind, Bruce Bowen is [-] years old. Defensive players have certain physical requirements. Once they lose their ability to fight, their defensive strength will drop quickly. Popovich has been thinking about finding a successor for Bruce Bowen for a long time. It's over.

Popovich's original goal was Amy Udoka of the Trail Blazers, but unfortunately, Popovich was unwilling to pay a big price for him, and at the same time he didn't want his thoughts to be guessed, so There has been no suitable opportunity to get this player. After seeing Stephen's information, he suddenly felt moved.

Stephen's full concentration on defense, close to airtight defensive style is very similar to Bruce Bowen, although there are still some problems in defense and reception, but these are just reasons for defensive experience, Popovich waved people Stephen's video data was sent over, and at the same time he watched his performance analysis in the training camp.

After reading it, Popovich told Presti, who was in charge of the draft affairs, to win Stephen as much as possible, but the price should be small enough. As the head coach of the team, he only needs to issue instructions. The specific draft The plan was drawn up by Presti.

As for Ion Mahinmi, Popovich also believes in Presti's vision and has basically agreed that if Ion Mahinmi falls to the first round pick of the Spurs, Presti can use the first round Of course, the Spurs still have a few players they like, but the possibility of these players falling into this position is really too small, but due to the ever-changing situation of the draft, the changes of each team in front It is possible to cause changes in all subsequent teams, so it is hard to say that the Spurs have no chance, so each draft manager has a long list in his hands. If XX can fall into this position, he will sign it. If it fails, then the target is placed on the second one, and if it fails again, it is the third one, which is pushed down in turn.

Now that Popovich said to use the minimum price, Presti made up his mind. If no team is interested in Stephen, then wait for him to lose and sign him with a basic salary. If you are interested in him, then find a way to get a second-round pick from other teams to sign him. Presti believes that no one will use the first-round pick to sign Stephen.

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Red tickets and collections are my only motivation. At present, it seems that the motivation is indeed a bit insufficient.