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The defeat against the Washington Wizards was like a nap for the Spurs on the way forward. After a 79-[-] victory over the Atlanta Hawks, the media cheered that the Spurs were back on the right track, especially Whether this game was won without Michael Finley and Barent Barry playing, it is even more praiseworthy for the strength of the Spurs.

What surprised Stephen was that after the game, looking at the technical statistics, Joe Johnson actually scored 27 points, [-] rebounds and [-] assists, the highest score of the two teams. He didn't see much performance in the whole game. How could he score such a high score? What about the score?

Stephen thought about this question for a long time before he realized it. The reason why Joe Johnson scored so high was because he was scoring throughout the game. That's why his scoring is not so eye-catching, which is a bit similar to Duncan at this point.

After this game, the Spurs have to win consecutive challenges at home from the Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns. Although these two teams are not as good as the Spurs in record, they are both strong in the West. Among the teams, the Rockets have Yao Ming inside and McGrady outside, while the Suns are famous for running and bombing.

The next Rockets team, although the offense is not good, but the defense is the only team in the league that can outperform the Spurs, and has a low-post killer like Yao Ming, any team can face such a monster inside , cannot be underestimated.

Even O'Neal has publicly admitted in the past two years that Yao Ming is the only active player who can compete with him in the interior, and the Spurs have never had a better way to deal with such a player. After the tactic, Popovich immediately took it over and carried it forward. As for McGrady, not to mention the ability of the two-time scoring champion.

In the tactical class, Stephen saw that the head coach attached so much importance to Yao Ming, and he felt quite honored in his heart. Before entering the league, although Stephen had heard of Yao Ming's name, in the following remarks, Yao Ming is useless except for being big. Although Stephen doesn't agree with it in his heart, he is also affected by this view.

After listening to Carlesimo's analysis in the tactical class, Stephen realized clearly that Yao Ming definitely did not become an All-Star player just because of his height, no matter in his various offensive skills inside or his strength. Confrontation and defense are now top of the league.

Even Duncan is famous for his inside offense. After meeting Yao Ming, he had to dodge as much as possible. According to the arrangement of the coaching staff, it will benefit Yao Ming's weak point that cannot be easily defended. Try to let Duncan attack outside. When he was on the team, Duncan was asked to play inside as much as possible. At the same time, Nesterovic wanted to hang around Yao Ming with the spirit of fouling, wasting his energy. Lack of physical fitness is also a weakness of Yao Ming, and Yao Ming is like this. Two glaring weaknesses.

As for McGrady's defense, that is Bruce Bowen's responsibility. Stephen still didn't even mention it, but after the tactical class, the coaching staff gave Stephen a videotape and asked him to go to the video room to watch it when he was free. .

Stephen took it over and looked at it. The name of Derek Anderson was written on the video tape. He still had a little impression of this man. Stephen seemed to be the starting small forward of the Rockets, but he was also a veteran. Against this guy?

In any case, since the coach has arranged this way, it is possible, and since he has arranged the responsibility for himself, it means that he has a chance to play, no matter who he is defending, even if it is McGrady, so what.

McGrady had a McGrady moment against the Spurs and scored 35 points in [-] seconds. This is Stephen's best understanding of his scoring ability, but judging from the reactions of everyone just now, it seems that there is no Take him seriously?Isn't he afraid that he will stage it again, Stephen found Brent Barry with doubts.

"Crimes other than war." Brent Barry explained in one sentence. In Popovich's view, as long as there is no problem with tactics, then there is no problem, and every player will have such shining points, but McGrady's shining point happened at the end of the game. If it happened in the middle of the game, it would not be such a sensation.

Although Popovich's requirements are very strict, he is not rigid. He will not replace you and yell at you like a hair dryer when you make a slight mistake. Unintentional mistakes are allowed. It is also the reason why the Spurs team has a harmonious atmosphere but very good execution.

Whether it is tactical concepts or management methods, Popovich pursues a balance. After watching the video of Derek Anderson, Stephen has a bottom line in his heart. No matter what the game is, he will definitely have his own chance to play. Then Stephen was relieved.

In the evening, there was a long queue outside the SBC Center. Although everyone knows that the defense-oriented Spurs meet the defense-oriented Rockets, the game must be extremely dull and ugly. Someone once revealed that the Rockets , Spurs, and Pistons are the three teams least liked by league president David Stern.

But for San Antonio fans, they come here to appreciate the victory. They don’t care if the scene is ugly or not. After following Popovich for so many years, they have long been familiar with Popovich’s style. Although San Antonio is a small City, but they are some of the best teams in the league.

During the warm-up, Stephen saw McGrady, with a sleepy look on his face, as if he hadn't woken up. Who would have thought that such a tired-looking figure would show his sharpness like a sharp sword on the field, and at the same time, Stephen also Seeing the tall guy with the same skin color, who was meticulously practicing shooting on the sidelines, Stephen thought about it and felt a little presumptuous, so he didn't go over.

A guy with a smile on his face walked up to Yao Ming and said a few words to Yao Ming. Yao Ming immediately turned his head to take a look. Stephen also knew that guy. He was a god-level figure on the street court. Ralph Alston of "Jumping Soul", I don't know what he said to Yao Ming, Yao Ming walked over quickly.

"Hi, I'm Yao Ming, and your name is Stephen." Walking in front of Stephen, Stephen immediately felt like a wall was erected in front of him. Yao Ming's voice was slightly humming, although it didn't sound very pleasant, but He is very distinctive, and people can tell it is him when they hear it. No wonder he is the darling of advertisers. Stephen heard from Modangs that not all celebrities are recognized by advertisers. In addition to having a good image and a good temperament, There are also characteristics, and sound is one of the most important items, especially for video media such as TV. Viewers don’t need to see the picture, they can know who it is and what advertisement it is when they hear the sound, so the advertiser’s The purpose is achieved.

"My name is Stephen. Although I am an American, I can speak Chinese very well." Thanks to his father's education, Stephen's Chinese is not blunt at all, so he changed it to Chinese and said to Yao Ming.

"Your accent seems very familiar to me. That's where your hometown is." Yao Ming's eyes lit up when he heard Stephen speak. Stephen's speech was not Mandarin, which is popular in China, but Chinese with a slight local accent. It made Yao Ming sound very kind.

"I don't know, it seems to be in the Jianghuai area." When the word "hometown" was uttered, both of them laughed. Well, as soon as I talk about my childhood memories of my hometown, I immediately rush to my face. Stephen’s father talked to Stephen about his hometown every day when he was a child, and the willows turned green. In fact, he never went back to his hometown, but he listened to Stephen every day. Grandpa talked about it a lot, and felt the same as himself, and then instilled all this in Stephen.

And Americans don't pay much attention to this at all. What Americans advocate is to be home everywhere. It is normal for ordinary Americans to wander three to five cities in their lives. If you count tourism, there will be even more.

"Then we can truly be called fellow villagers. Shanghai also belongs to the Jianghuai area." Yao Ming was also very happy to meet such a fellow villager. Battelle returned to China. Although Dazhi still stayed in the United States, he did not have a contract with him. , and with Da Zhi's self-esteem, he is not willing to contact Yao Ming, and the two of them are seniors to Yao Ming, and they suddenly meet someone younger than him, Yao Ming feels like a big brother.

"Are you an American citizen now?" Yao Ming and Stephen also saw each other, and there was nothing to avoid about this question, so they opened their mouths directly.

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Stephen felt very weird, why did he ask such a question, did he still think that he was an illegal immigrant, and it was impossible for an illegal immigrant to get a contract.

"It would be great if you came from China." Yao Ming scratched his head. The national team has always lacked excellent swing players, especially in defense. Domestic players and European and American players are only in physical confrontation. However, Stephen is a very good defensive player, and his scoring ability seems to be good. If it is domestic, it would be great. I have told the basketball management center that next year's World Championships will not be good. There will be a shortage of helpers.

In basketball games, physical confrontation is very important. No matter against European teams or American teams, no matter whether they are black players or white players, Asians are at a disadvantage. Although Yao Ming has the confidence to face any challenge on the inside, But without a helper, Yao Ming also felt helpless. I heard that the national team intends to call Wang Zhizhi into the national team again, so there is no need to worry about the inside line, but how to solve the outside line problem.

Hearing that Yao Ming wanted to join the Chinese national team, Stephen curled his lips. It was meaningless. He heard that the Chinese government was very bureaucratic and difficult to deal with. Moreover, he heard that corruption was serious. A basketball association was actually appointed by officials. Yes, Stephen didn't want to deal with them. As for playing for the Chinese national team, Stephen didn't have any sense of honor.

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