On March 14, the Spurs will face the Magic at home.

Early in the morning, Jiang Yuntao got up and ran to the stadium. He rented this house and was in a very good location. The gym was upstairs, and he could exercise anytime and anywhere. It was not far or near to the stadium. It happened to be a warm-up when he ran.

Today is going to the AT&T Center Arena for training, so Jiang Yuntao will see his home stadium for the first time. This stadium that can accommodate 21,000 people is magnificent and grand. The Spurs logo at the door is an iconic item for fans' photos.

Although it was early in the morning, there were already some fans who came to "pilgrimage" outside the stadium. They left photos from every angle as souvenirs, saying that the Spurs are international teams, and they were all of their skin colors. They also began to know Jiang Yuntao. Seeing Jiang Yuntao running over in a Nike sports suit, someone came over to sign.

"Jiang Yuntao! I am a Chinese fan! Please stay in the NBA! Come on!" One of the Chinese fans wearing the No. 20 Manu jersey shouted directly after seeing Jiang Yuntao.

"Ah? Don't be excited, don't be excited, let it go." Jiang Yuntao took off his Bluetooth headset and waved to him.

"You can't help but be excited, little brother. What I expressed is probably the opinion of the vast majority of Chinese fans. They also hope to have a partner to support. In the United States, as long as you can enter the rotation, your life will be really different." The middle-aged man was short and flat, and Jiang Yuntao always felt familiar, as if he was a well-known thorny girl.

"I know."

"Take your destiny to do your best. I am Duan Xu, a Spurs columnist. I hope you can join my favorite team." Although this fan was excited, he did not want to sign or take a photo in his actions, as if he was very frank about these things.

"Wow, Prince Duan, let's talk again when you have time. I'm going to go to train." Jiang Yuntao smiled and said goodbye to Duan Xu.

Duan Xu used to be a commentator. The commentator was quite literary and famous. He wrote many articles about the Spurs. No wonder Jiang Yuntao had some impression of it, but he actually came to the Spurs home court so soon. It turns out that he is familiar with his life.

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Jiang Yuntao, who was changing training clothes in the locker room, recalled the words of Prince Duan in his mind: Do your best to know the destiny of heaven. This sentence is very good. Do what he can do to the best. As for whether he can stay in the Spurs in the end, it depends on God's will.

It turns out to be a reporter. In just six words, he expressed many meanings and encouraged Jiang Yuntao to work hard to be himself.

The management attaches great importance to this game with the Magic, so the team directly trains in the official stadium to adapt to the home basket in advance. This is also one of the home court advantages. You can beat the basket in advance before the game and then adapt to it yourself~ (pure TX).

Popovich came to arrange training today. Jiang Yuntao was excited. The legendary coach finally had to guide the team himself, and he would be guided by him! Even if he kept doing push-ups, as long as Popovich said it, he would shout that it was really good~

What shocked him was that after they warmed up, Popovich had to practice the 5V5 tactics of the whole game, and placed the tactical diagram and tactical blackboard next to the field.

I thought this was for everyone to see...

However……

What made Jiang Yuntao very, very depressed was that this was for the unlucky guys watching the game off the court.

Because the training match can only be 5V5, Jiang Yuntao and several players shouted by the Development League cannot practice tactics on the court. Tactical coach Borrego asked them to watch the tactical chart while remembering how their teammates run tactics on the court, that is, observing the Spurs tactics.

Jiang Yuntao, who was covered in blood, felt a bucket of cold ice was poured. He finally had a training tactic and was the training match he was most looking forward to, but he couldn't play.

"What about the rotation that was agreed upon... Did you drink fake wine last night?" Jiang Yuntao found that 10 people on the field were all rotation players, and his rotation promised by the head coach was watching off the field, which made him stomp his feet in a hurry. He didn't know what it felt like to play with stars like Manu, Ade, and Guy. Today, he could only watch it. It was one thing to watch off the field, and playing on the field was another thing. Some fans could memorize the Spurs' tactics, but probably his mind was blank when he came on the field.

Seeing that Jiang Yuntao was in a bad mood at first, Uduka came over and joked with him: "Coach Jiang, Coach Popovich saw that you consumed too much last night, so he didn't let you participate in this intense training match.

Jiang Yuntao originally didn't agree, but if you really watch it, you can feel that the intensity on the field is no lower than that of the official game. The Spurs are the core rotation of Popovich, and they are also an old bird who has been in the team for more than a year. They are very familiar with tactics. When they want to score goals, they need more running positions and faster speeds, and the intensity is very high.

Neither team wanted to lose. The training season rules were for which team to play 20 points first to take a break. The losing side did 100 push-ups. Manu didn't want to do push-ups. She supported her two rounds and won the Adina team.

Jiang Yuntao didn't think much about it. It was okay if he couldn't join the training match. He just happened to charge the team's tactics, wall-to-wall tactics, triangular offense, hammer tactics, singles, center-to-center-axis tactics... He understood several basic tactics and had a three-dimensional impression in his mind.

The six players off the court also had assistant coaches teaching in time. Becky Harmon taught them some tactical gestures of Parker, Morrie and other defenders on the court. In other words, when you see the defenders playing in the future, you must subconsciously know how to run.

Jiang Yuntao and his wife naturally knew that they must remember that if they don’t remember, they don’t know what tactics and position they run after they really came on the court, that is, they are asking for scolding. Popovich only gives opportunities to those who are prepared!

So although they didn't move anything, they were sweating profusely, especially Brandon Paul, who was almost broken by scratching his ears and heads. This was like a two-point purpose.

This process made Jiang Yuntao feel like he was sprinting in the college entrance examination. Fortunately, he has a good memory and remembers it very clearly. As a defender, he not only needs to understand, but also know how to do it. He kept twisting his fingers off the court to adapt to tactical gestures.

Jiang Yuntao understood Popovich's approach, and letting him observe off the court is the right choice. If he doesn't understand anything clearly, he will play a training match, which will be a mess. What is the difference between playing 5V5 on the street court? So what he has to do now is to first know which tactics the players will play.

For example, when Gasol was on the court, he played the center-super-center tactics. He mentioned the high position, the point guard ran to the wing, and then opened the inside space to pass the inside and the high hoist... For example, when Ade wanted the ball in the inside, how should the other three players run and lead the defense? The biggest difference between this and college basketball is that everyone has their own responsibilities and expertise, and the tactics revolve around the stars!
Chapter completed!