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Chapter 35 A Song of Ice and Fire in the Holy City
A charter flight for the San Antonio Spurs.

Popovich sat in the front seat of the cabin, his hands not idle, writing and drawing on the tactical board.

In the cabin, the Spurs were sleeping on their backs, and everyone was taking the time to adjust their status. After all, back-to-backs are coming soon, and they are still playing against a strong team like the Thunder. The most important thing is that this is the first time in the new season. Home game!Therefore, we must ensure the recovery of physical strength. The usual charter flight may be full of laughter, but today we can only hear the "rustling" sound of Popovich's pen sliding on the paper and the breathing of the sleeping players.

While listening to the breathing of these disciples, Popovich wrote and drew on the tactical board. As an old coach, he knew how much the pre-match arrangement had on a game.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, formerly the Seattle SuperSonics, "Glove" Payton and "Rain Man" Kemp once brought great glory to Seattle, and they were only one step away from allowing Seattle to win the championship trophy.Later, the days of the Supersonics were just like Wang Xiaoer's Chinese New Year. Every year was not as good as the previous year. Especially after the "Gentlemen's Sword" Ray Allen left to go to Boston, the Supersonics went on the road of being bad, and even the home court was not good enough. Moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City, the team name was changed to the Thunder.

The experience of the Thunder in the past few years started from being poor, but they will not be able to hold on to the draft. In 07, Durant was selected at the second place, Westbrook was selected at the fourth place in 08, and Harden was selected at the No. 09 in [-]. With the efforts of young geniuses, the Thunder made it to the Finals again last year. Unfortunately, because the young Thunder were too immature, they eventually lost to the Heat with the Big Three, fulfilling James' championship dream.

If the Thunder can keep their lineup and make proper reinforcements this summer, then they are likely to reach the finals again.

It's a pity that because of the price, Harden, one of the Thunder's three juniors, left Oklahoma City and came to Space City to become the new leader of the Rockets.Although the Thunder got Kevin Martin, Martin is old and his style of play is not necessarily suitable for the Thunder, so the strength of the Thunder is actually weakened.

Therefore, the back-to-back for the Spurs only needs to be against the Thunder with double minors. This is like playing poker. You already know that your opponent has a king and a king, so you will naturally pay attention to the two trump cards.

But when it comes to the double youngsters, Popovich is also very happy this season, because in his plan, the double youngsters who only belong to the Spurs are already in place, and they only need to be given a certain amount of time to grow, and as long as these two people grow up , it is more reasonable than Thunder Shuang Shao in terms of coordination and play style.

These two are Leonard and Qin Yan, two teenagers born in the 90s. Among them, Leonard perfectly inherited Duncan's paralyzed face. His experience is not enough, and he still has some immature aura on him. Once he has experienced it, he will become one of the calmest and most threatening players in the small forward position.

And Qin Yan is just the opposite of him. Just like his own name, Qin Yan is like a raging fire. The energy released can destroy the opponent's will in an instant. As long as Qin Yan is there, the team will not lack passion and vitality!

One is calm and calm, and the other is high-spirited.These two people appearing together is a seamless complement. It can not only mobilize the atmosphere of the whole team, but also not make the whole team overexcited. It is really a perfect combination.

If you want to find a pair of similar combinations in history as a model, then there is only the outside duo of Qiao Gangzhu and Pi Erye.They are also a combination of small forward and shooting guard, and they are also two people who are good at defense. Even the height of the two combinations is similar!
The next "Flying Man" and "Batman"?Popovich doesn't want to restrain his disciples, he must do his best, and now he will never say surpassing or inheriting those two people, why bother?Leonard and Qin Yan, one is like ice and the other is like fire, why not let this pair of "ice and fire" become the objects that future generations of players are vying to imitate?
When the three carriages of "GDP" are getting old, Qin Yan and Leonard's "Ice Fire" combination will become the new backbone of the Spurs, and both of them are very young, one is 21 years old and the other is 19 years old. With good health, they can at least guarantee the Spurs 10 years of rich time!This is the alternation of the Spurs' new and old cores, and it is also a continuation of the Spurs' glory.

Thinking about it this way, Popovich also leaned back on the chair and fell asleep unknowingly, but his face was very good, very relaxed, without any anxiety.

At this time, the plane was a little bumpy. Qin Yan woke up and found that the teammates around him were basically still asleep. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, looked around, and finally saw Leonard wearing earphones in a corner Listening to the music, he obviously woke up earlier than himself.

"Hey, Xiaoka." Qin Yan got up and moved to Leonard's side, chatting with him in a low voice.

"Qin, what's the matter?" Leonard saw Qin Yan coming, and took off his earphones with a smile. He and Qin Yan have always had a good relationship.

Many fans think Leonard is aloof. In fact, Leonard is quite a funny person in private, but as soon as he arrives on the field, his facial paralysis skill, which is from the same school as Duncan, will automatically start, so in the field The Leonard seen on the Internet and in front of the camera is a facial paralyzed and cold, but in private he is actually a very easy-going person, and he is also very funny.Do not believe?Check out those hilarious Spurs commercials on the Internet, Leonard is definitely open.

"We're going to face Thunder in a while. What do you think of Thunder's two trump cards?" Time was running short and he was on the plane again. Qin Yan stopped joking and went straight to the point.

"Kevin and Russell?" Leonard became serious when he heard that he was serious. "Both of them have a strong impact and are difficult to deal with."

"Yes, the combination of these two people is definitely the most troublesome in the league. Xiaoka, you are going to face Kevin, are you confident?" Qin Yan asked, after all, Durant must be restricted to play against the Thunder. Durant himself is indeed a BUG-level player with explosive scoring ability. He has been the scoring champion for three consecutive years and has absolutely top-notch offensive power. The only ones who are most suitable and capable of defending in the Spurs' starting lineup are himself and Leonard. Xiaoka and Durant are directly facing each other.

If it is now 14 years later, Qin Yan will never worry about this matter, then Leonard is already FMVP and DBOY, but now, like himself, he has not yet reached the peak of his ability, and the opposite Du Rand is now an MVP-level superstar.

"It's hard to say." Leonard was silent for a long time, "It's really difficult to defend against him now. You know that although he claims to be only [-] meters, his actual height is definitely more than [-] meters! And his arms are also very tall. The only thing I'm better than him is my hands. It's very difficult to block him." After speaking, he raised his big hands, which were really ridiculously big.

In all fairness, there is nothing wrong with Leonard's words. Durant's rookie makeup photos standing next to Oden and A Lian look about the same height, and he is also a gibbon. The only shortcoming is that the palm is not big enough to be like Jordan Dandy. Use one-handed ball (if Adu knows this trick, it will be more difficult to defend).At the small forward position, he is very difficult to defend with his height and long arms. As time goes by, Durant has fully combined his physical condition with basketball skills and polished himself into an excellent scoring machine.

He doesn't need too many fancy skills, he just needs to simply stand in front of the defender, and with his height advantage, he can make the defender feel great pressure and be directly shrouded in a shadow.When he made a jump shot, it was difficult for the defenders to interfere effectively with him, so they could only pray that Durant didn't feel good and missed the shot.

Leonard's figure is very similar to Qin Yan's. He is a little over two meters tall, and his weight is only two kilograms apart. Both his arms are BT-level, and Leonard's palm is even bigger than Qin Yan's!

In Qin Yan's original memory, Leonard's famous stunt was watching the "Death Coil" performed by his long arms and big hands. It can be seen that Xiaoka has not comprehended this trick well, and used immature tricks To deal with Durant, I'm afraid there will be more bad luck than good luck.

"How about? I'll defend him?" Qin Yan wanted to help his friend. Although his defensive skills are not top-notch, his strong physical fitness can make up for it. Durant can't match his speed and strength.

"You, no no" Leonard shook his head again and again, "Your task is to attack, don't be distracted. Although I know your physical fitness is good, after all, you have played few games and don't have much experience, and defense is the most important The only thing you need is experience, and the result may be worse when you come.”

Qin Yan did not refute, because the facts are indeed like this. At the beginning of the team training, he was often passed by Manu and Tony. It's improved a lot, but I still rely more on my body than my defensive intuition when defending.

If this encounters a super scorer, such as Kobe, who really attacks without mercy, he will probably be beaten into a sieve.

Of course, although the defense is a bit weaker, it can pass anyway, and its offense is definitely not weak.As long as you practice for a long time and your defensive level improves, you will be a superstar with both offense and defense, who can enter the first defense at the same time. At present, there are only 24 players in the history of the NBA, and there are only 6 active players (in 2012, Noah still He was not selected for one team and one defense, and Noah was also selected for one team and one defense after Rose was reimbursed).They are: Kobe, James, Howard, Garnett, Paul and his own Duncan.

"Don't worry." Leonard patted Qin Yan on the shoulder. "I don't admit defeat so easily. If Durant wants to beat me, he has to shed his skin."

"I know you want to help me, but I can only become stronger after competing with these masters one by one. Tim and the others are getting old, and we must grow up as soon as possible."

"Leave the offense to you, and the defense to me. You let go and attack, and the Spurs' defense line will be guarded by me."

These were the last words Leonard said on the plane, and then he closed his eyes and rested.However, he stretched out a fist to Qin Yan.

Qin Yan froze for a moment, then grinned, stretched out a fist, and touched Leonard.

The collision of yellow skin and black skin, at this moment, the Spurs' future song of ice and fire began to play their movement!

(End of this chapter)