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Chapter 642 On the Importance of Water Release

In the ten games since the All-Star break, the Spurs have achieved eight wins and two losses, including a five-game winning streak.

However, Spurs coach Popovich expressed dissatisfaction with this result.

"Too many wins!"

Indeed, according to the coach's plan, the team should show a feeling of powerlessness at this time, so as to divert the opponent's attention and prepare for the playoffs.

But what?Now that the rest of the league is busy winning and competing for rankings, the Spurs are at the top of the list and not moved by these trivial matters. This is simply a naked hatred.

We work hard, but you sit back and relax, what kind of world is this?
So in the West where the fighting power is extremely strong, although everyone is unwilling to meet the team with the number one record in the regular season in the first round of the playoffs, if the hatred reaches a certain point, many teams are willing to give it a try. Let's see if we can stage a big black eight miracle.

If the score in the regular season is the first, but the first round of the playoffs is picked up and sent home, then people will definitely remember the team that only made a black eight.

The most typical example is the Mavericks back then. They had a winning streak in the regular season, and they had a winning streak of more than a dozen times. It was the best in the league. No. 2 can't even see their taillights.

But what about the result?The hatred is too much, the first place in the regular season, the star MVP, the head coach won the best coach award, the media praised the favorite to win the championship... Then, in the first round of the playoffs, they met the Warriors led by the former head coach , Decisively hacked!

That black eight made the Warriors famous, and it also made Mavericks star Nuo Tianwang infamous for many years. It was not until Nuo Tianwang single-core cleaned up the newly established Big Three of the Heat in 11 that he got rid of this infamy. up.

This is a lesson learned from the past. Looking at the ruthless ridicule of all parties when the Mavericks were eliminated in the first round, the Spurs should know that low-key is not a bad thing.

And it's not that they themselves haven't experienced this kind of thing. Just a few years ago, they were hacked too!And the opponent is the newly rebuilt Grizzlies.

How did the fat Zach Randolph turn over?How did he become a recognized star from a data cancer?It was that year that he brought the Grizzlies and Black Eight to the Spurs!

So, there is a price to be paid for being number one, especially for the kind of number one who wants to break all records in the regular season, the hatred value will be even higher. (Didn't you see the 73 wins that have been ridiculed since then?)
Therefore, after a team training, Popovich and his disciples held a symposium on how to release water in the next game.

"Coach, isn't it good to win more?" Whiteside obviously hasn't understood the purpose of the lofty activity of releasing water.

"..." Popovich refused to answer such questions that were not within the range of IQ, and asked his teammates if he didn't understand.

"But coach, we've reached the limit, right? Not only are we resting, but the main players are basically clocking in for three quarters. It's not our fault that we can't win against the opponent like this?"

Qin Yan scratched his head. What he said was right. Judging from the lineup, the Spurs have already reached the limit of what they can do. If they release more water, it will really bring the Austin Spurs over to play the game.

After Qin Yan spoke, there was a sudden silence, and the eyes of Popovich and the big brothers were fixed on him instantly.

Ah, what are you looking at me for?Is it my fault?
Qin Yan was quite surprised in his heart, but on the surface he still had to put on an expression of "the baby doesn't know anything".

But he forgot that he himself was "indispensible" for winning the games that should have been released.

"Qin, have you forgotten that in order to compete for the scoring champion, your kid has scored 30+ points in every game recently. You are so fierce, how can we lose?" Duncan directly rubbed Qin Yan's head with his big hand Going up, he sighed in his heart why this kid's hair is so hard and feels so rough, and said.

"Hey Tim, I just had my hair cut yesterday!"

Qin Yan knew how powerful Duncan's big hands were, so he quickly dodged and looked at Ginobili next to him, who lost his hair like this back then.

"What are you hiding, your hair is so short, do you think I can rub it for you?"

"That's right, how handsome Manu was with long hair back then, how embarrassing it is now that he's bald..."

During the gag, the atmosphere of the team also became very relaxed. Of course, Qin Yan also silently accepted what Duncan said about his scoring too high. There is no way for him to compete for individual awards this year. The scoring champion is the most unlikely Give up the title, the first shooting guard does not have a scoring champion, it is not justified, it is simply unreasonable.

"Okay, Qin and Ka Huai are exceptions, what should the others do?"

Popovich saw that the group of disciples were chatting and was about to go wrong, and quickly brought the topic back on track.

It's not unreasonable for him to "indulge" Qin Yan and Leonard. In last year's finals, Qin Yan was injured and retired. Although the team won later, the winning games were all due to the hard work of the veterans.

As for the future troika of the Spurs, one watched the play on the bench and the other suffered on the court in the Finals last year. Although it is also a kind of experience, it always feels a bit insufficient.

No, if everything goes well this year, Popovich intends to directly delegate power to these three boys in the finals. Anyway, in the old man's opinion, [-]% of the Eastern Conference qualifying is still some of the Heat of the Big Three, and these three of his disciples are just right. It is also this configuration of "two externals and one internal". In order to allow them to grow better, they must be given sufficient rest now.

No, both Leonard and Whiteside have taken turns, and many times.Although Qin Yan has not been rested too many times, his playing time is strictly controlled.

"Coach, if it really doesn't work, the main force will be rested for the entire round. Then one or two people will be transferred from the Development League to fill in. Anyway, people often say that we are the Austin Spurs, so why don't we just use their lineup? If you can, go up and take it with you."

Green put forward this fairly reliable opinion. In fact, Popovich himself has the idea of ​​​​doing this, but he has always been considering it. After all, playing this way is really playing too big.

As the saying goes, "Losing is not terrible, and whoever is missing is embarrassing." If the main players are really let go and relax, if they win with the lineup of the Development League, it will really make the main players feel ashamed.

But his disciples were quite active after hearing this:
"agree."

"Seconded."

"No comment."

……

The Spurs are all lazy. Since Green's opinion is okay, let's use this. Others will waste their brains thinking about it.

Popovich: "..."

It seems that the next road for the Spurs to release water still has a long way to go!
(End of this chapter)