last super center

Chapter 22 Spraying Warcraft Howard!
On January 2014, 1, the University of Kansas ushered in its first group building.

The basketball team and team building activities are of course related to basketball.

Self looks unattractive, but his connections in the basketball world are quite OK.

Today, they will visit Texas, which is in the same league area, where there is a western powerhouse belonging to the NBA: the San Antonio Spurs.

Whether Texas is chaotic or not, the Spurs have the final say!
The top three in Texas, since the 21st century, the Spurs have been one of the well-deserved overlords in the league.

Compared with the tepid Rockets and the Mavericks who were held down and rubbed on the ground, the Spurs adhered to the tactics of an old dog, paddling in the regular season and hitting hard in the playoffs.

With Duncan as the core, with the gradual growth of Parker and Ginobili, this Spurs is a veritable Big Three team.

In modern times, Baotuan is going to be scolded by netizens. Fortunately, the Big Three of the Spurs are all their own players and trained by themselves, so there is no such thing as Baotuan.

The number one power forward in history, 20 years of stability, the name of Shifu Duncan is well-known in the entire Texas.

You may not know the Spurs, but you must have heard of Duncan's name!

Strange to say, the Spurs have not been building a team for a long time, but their glorious history is no less than that of any giant team!
Its predecessor, the Dallas Bushes, was established in 1967 and joined the American Basketball Association. It moved to San Antonio in 1973 and changed its name to the Spurs. It joined the NBA in 1976.

The Spurs are one of four teams in the original ABA league that remained intact after the ABA-NBA merger in 1976, and the only team in the original ABA league to win the NBA championship.

Since 1976, the Spurs have won 5 NBA championships, 6 Western Conference championships, and 21 division championships.

只有四次未能进入季后赛，而马刺队则是利用四支乐透签相继选中了埃尔文·罗伯特森（1984年第7顺位）、大卫·罗宾逊（1987年状元）、肖恩·埃利奥特（1989年第3顺位）和蒂姆·邓肯（1997年状元）。

With such a success rate, Qiao's gang leader would cry bitterly when he saw it.

Elvin Robertson and Sean Elliott may not stand out in the hearts of Chinese fans, but the Admiral, one of the super centers David Robinson and ah Tim Duncan are veritable superstars , the number one player in history.

The scary thing is that even Elvin Robertson, who is not obvious and not leaking, has been selected to the All-Star four times. He is also the first player to win a quadruple-double since steals are included in the statistics.

In the 80s, under the leadership of Iceman George Gervin, the Spurs reached the Western Conference Finals in 1982 and 1983.

In the 90s, the "Twin Towers Tactics" of the two No. 1999 picks, Admiral David Robinson and Tim Duncan, brought the team its first NBA championship in [-].

In the 21st century, with the addition of Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, the Spurs became one of the most dominant teams in the league.

In 2003, the Spurs defeated the Nets in the Finals 4-2 to win the championship. In 2005, the Spurs won the championship in seven games against the Pistons, which is also known for its defensive team system. In 2007, the Spurs swept the Cavaliers in the finals and won the fourth championship trophy in nine years, officially marking the birth of the "Spurs Dynasty". In 2014, the Spurs defeated the Heat 4-1 in the finals and won the NBA championship for the fifth time.

Damn, this team's resume is simply enviable!
"Why do you think the San Antonio Spurs are doing so well?"

On the bus to the ATT Arena, Self had a rare chat with the players.

"Tim Duncan, that guy is too powerful. I watched him play in the NCAA. The Wake Forest University Devil Deacon team was invincible on the court and was invincible!"

Embiid is like a lot of treasures. He is also an inside player. Embiid has observed Duncan's offensive style. There is nothing wrong with the basic skills. The unpretentious offensive style seems to be perfect in the hands of Tim Duncan.

"NO! I think it was the Admiral who gave Tim Duncan enough space to play. In the Spurs Twin Towers, how could the fledgling Tim Duncan compare with the long-established David Robinson? Look, the opponents are focusing on David Robinson, and Tim Duncan is just in the light!"

Selden was a little unconvinced, and seemed a little tit for tat with Embiid.

"I think both are indispensable," Wiggins said.

"Basketball is a team sport. The strength of the Spurs is obvious to all. Their age is never a problem because they have a good teamwork. Tony Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan's trio can make up for it very well. The shortcomings of each other make the whole team in a smooth offensive and defensive state."

Self nodded, agreeing with Wiggins.

"Su, what do you think is the key to the success of the Spurs?"

Self turned his head and asked Su Mu.

"What can it be? If you are strong, you will naturally succeed."

"That old man named Popovich is a genius."

The key to the success of the Spurs is that any fool knows that they have an invincible GDP combination. It is impossible for any NBA team to limit the performance of the three at the same time.

Look at Duncan in good times, Parker in adversity, and Ginobili in desperate times!
No matter what state the Spurs are in, someone from GDP will always stand up and respond. Faced with such a situation, what should you do?
"Popovich, I think he is the true soul of the Spurs!"

There may be no Duncan, there may be no Parker, and there may be no Ginobili, but head coach Popovich is absolutely indispensable.

If Xiaoka hadn't parted ways with the Spurs back then, Su Mu even felt that without the GDP combination, the Spurs could still rule the league for up to five years.

"There is no problem with what you said, but if an NBA team wants to maintain long-term competitiveness, coaches, players, tactics, medical treatment, and healthy diet are all indispensable."

Damn, are you talking nonsense?
Su Mu shook his head. The basic quality of a professional player, keeping his body strong and healthy, is the only requirement in the basketball field, and it is also a height that many players cannot reach in their long careers.

Soon, the bus drove into Besar County, where the San Antonio Spurs are located. The economic situation here is not good. The Spurs are also one of the few championship teams in the league that can develop in a small city.

Even their home stadium, the ATT Center Arena, was built through tax increases.

The design of the ATT Center reflects the culture of South Texas. Since the area is historically known for livestock farming, the porch of the arena presents the characteristics of local ranches while also incorporating elements of modern architecture.

It is commendable that ATT's ceiling screen is the first in the world to use 10-pixel technology on the display screen.In addition, the gymnasium also provides various auxiliary facilities for the disabled.

The moment Su Mu and his group walked into the gymnasium, they could smell the unique food culture.

Here has the most complete food, barbecue, pizza, sandwiches, hot dogs are all available.

"Watching the Spurs game is a treat every night," said a local fan. "Not only can you taste all kinds of delicious food, but every time you watch a game, you will find that more than half of the faces here are familiar to you." of."

Interestingly, ATT even provided fans with a manual shoe shine service.

As far as the service of this stadium is concerned, it is almost a dozen blocks away from the CBA!

It is not unreasonable that their basketball culture can prevail all over the world.

Even in a small city, the Spurs' arena culture is very unique. In terms of serving customers, it is simply the ultimate!
"Tonight we will watch a playoff-level basketball confrontation. The Rockets and the Spurs, the two Texas powerhouses, will have a strong dialogue tonight!"

I thought it was a friendly exchange with the Spurs, but who would have thought that they came to watch the game.

Free tickets, don't look at it for nothing!
The Rockets' match against the Spurs is indeed something to watch.

James Harden has gradually matured and grown into one of the best No. [-] players in the league. Dwight Howard, the big boy is still continuing his childish operations. He left the Lakers and came to the Houston Rockets. He was once the No. [-] center in the Eastern Conference. It never occurred to me that my future self would give everything for a substitute role.

At least for now, Howard's ability is still very outstanding. Injuries have not completely destroyed him. The role of the inside gate can build a solid barrier for the Rockets.

Cooperating with James Harden's powerful feeding ability, if Howard can honestly play seriously in the Rockets, maybe he will not fall into such a miserable situation at the end of his career.

"Hey, my brother, I actually see you here!"

Su Mu, who was visiting the ATT Arena, heard a familiar voice.

This ecstasy rhythm is because Harden didn't run away!
Turning his head to look, as expected, Harden was wearing the Rockets uniform, walking towards Su Mu swaggeringly.

"Bro! Farewell to Atlanta, I miss you so much!"

Yao Ming's younger brother is my Harden's younger brother. He is also a Rocket star. Harden's attitude towards these young players is still very friendly.

"Honestly, I don't miss you at all"

Su Mu complained, then turned his gaze to Howard, the monster beside Harden.

With a strong body and explosive body shape, Howard can lead the Magic to the finals. With this steel and iron body, it is far from what ordinary insiders can match.

Today's Howard is the heaviest in his career, and the title of insider giant is worthy of the name.

"James, this is what you said, a very interesting Chinese player?"

When Su Mu was looking at Howard, Howard was also looking at Su Mu.

Thanks to Yao Ming, Howard was upset for no reason when he saw the Chinese insider. At the peak of Howard, no one in the league could restrict him, except for the Great Wall of China.

Howard has to admit that in those years in the league, Yao Ming was his biggest sufferer.

"Insufficient height, insufficient strength, is this small body enough to hit?"

Howard seemed a little disdainful, a sunny and cheerful boy, but now he is arrogant.

"Hmph, how dare a character kicked out by the Los Angeles Lakers bark here? James Harden, I advise you not to have anything to do with him."

"What the Rockets need is an obedient dog."

Su Mu would not be used to Howard's bad temper. Before this guy fell to the bottom, he didn't know what humility was at all.

Dominating the Orlando Magic all the year round, going to the Los Angeles Lakers with stricter management, facing the dilemma that he is not the leader of the team, the bad things done by Howard are no longer worthy of Su Mu's respect.

Moreover, the Lakers drama will repeat itself in the Rockets, and James Harden has vaguely felt that Howard wants to compete with himself for the boss position.

Unlike Howard when he was with the Lakers, there was not a lot of news about infighting between "Madden", and even Harden repeatedly stated that the two had never blushed, and Howard also agreed with Harden's statement.

"It's just a small communication problem. It's not that we can't play together," Howard said. "There's really nothing between me and Harden. When I was in the Rockets, I didn't want to compete with him. I wanted to win with him."

However, the actual situation is that Howard and Harden are getting more and more divided in the Rockets, and the root cause is that they have different tactical ideas.

Harden hopes that Howard will be more involved in the pick-and-roll, and Howard believes that the game should be handled according to the traditional basketball concept, first let him attack in the low post, and the pick-and-roll is only an occasional tactic.

Both of them actually have a reason. The key to tactics depends on the effect, while Howard's problem lies in his physical condition, which cannot provide the tactical effect that the Rockets need.

"You can give him the ball to play in the low post once in a while, but if you feed him the ball continuously, he can't grab the position in the low post, he can't even move, the back injury is bothering him, he is no longer the Howard he used to be," the former Rockets coach McHale said.

"He's been training hard and trying to figure things out, but he's not going back to the way he was. The back is dragging him down, he's got stiff hips, the knee surgery has had a big impact on him."

Howard was eager to be the core of the tactics in the Rockets, but his physical condition betrayed his ideas, which made him lose the team leader battle with Harden and eventually left the Rockets.

When he failed to conform to the trend of the times, when Howard couldn't accept the change of the stadium's identity, and when the small ball era rolled in, Howard was no longer the team's first choice. This superman who once dominated the inside began to fall. in this era.

"Okay, Su, this guy is like a big boy, don't be as knowledgeable as him."

Harden is also very helpless, Howard's temper is too personal, it is difficult for you to ask him to do better in public.

"Brother Deng, listen to me, trade as soon as possible when Howard still has some value, otherwise"

Su Mu took a deep look at James Harden. Harden felt his scalp go numb, as if Su Mu had seen everything clearly.

"No, I can't make the decision. At least for now, my relationship with Dwight is not as bad as I imagined."

Harden pulled Su Mu aside and whispered.

"It doesn't matter, his performance on the court will make you make up your mind."

After finishing speaking, Su Mu didn't speak any more, leaving only Harden to think deeply.

(End of this chapter)