Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 8 8 [How is it possible]

"Yes! It's Jiang again"

On the court, at this moment, Jiang Hao, as the absolute protagonist, was surrounded by his teammates. At the same time, he was also receiving applause from the fans in the stands.

Grizzlies head coach Dave Jogel was very embarrassed. He couldn't accept such a situation. The team was instantly destroyed by an unknown yellow face while leading by 8 points?

What a shame!

"I don't believe Gregg Popovich has magic powers, never do"

In the tunnel to the locker room, Dave Jogel roared inside.

Regarding Popovich's Spurs, there are too many legends circulating in this league. Many people say that Gregg Popovich has magical powers, and he can always turn decay into magic. The records are very good, and players continue to grow from the Spurs to typical inspirational players in the league, such as Danny Green and Jonathan Simmons.

Dave Jogel respects Popovich [-] percent, but he just can't believe this pop of yellow skin is the product of Popovich's new decayed wonder.

Therefore, in the second half of the game, he must make that yellow skin look good.

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"That's why you let Tony and Manu rest? Greg, why did you notice Jiang? Don't tell me a long time ago, did you tell me last week that Jiang was not in your plan?"

During the intermission, the Spurs' chief assistant Messina and head coach Popovich did not come to the locker room with the players at this time, but communicated in the player channel.

Messina is not a fool. Popovich's decision to play Jiang Hao tonight is definitely not a sudden decision, nor is it a helpless move. No matter how you look at it, it is a decision within the plan.

"To be exact, yesterday morning, I witnessed the shooting contest between Jiang and Dejounte with my own eyes. You know, the result of the contest completely shocked me. The shooting percentage was almost [-]%. You should know exactly what that means."

Popovich spread his hands, perhaps until now he is still immersed in that picture.

"Nearly [-] percent shooting?"

"how can that be?"

"Yeah, how is it possible?"

Seeing Messina's expression of hell, Popovich shrugged.

Frankly speaking, Gregg Popovich has been coaching for more than 20 years, and he has definitely seen many talented players, and he has seen players shoot [-]% of their shots more than once in training games.

But to be honest, I have never seen such a terrifying shooting rate in a training game for a player whose shooting ability is average and only about 30% outside shooting rate.

So, he was stunned at that time.

Immediately afterwards, he immediately realized that the level of this player might be seriously inconsistent with what was shown in the data.

"Tony and Manu have been too tired from playing during this period. No matter how bad the team's record is, they should not be suppressed without a bottom line. Of course, taking this opportunity to try Jiang is undoubtedly the best of both worlds."

Popovich smiled slightly, at least from now on, the result of his trial is very good.

"I hope Jiang can really surprise us, but it's not easy for this kid. As far as I know, his two-way contract is about to expire."

From the bottom of his heart, Messina hopes that Jiang Hao will continue to perform well, because he has seen Jiang Hao sweating profusely in the training hall more than once.

Hardworking people are always likable, aren't they?

.........

In the locker room, Jiang Hao's heart was not fluctuating at the moment. He made three three-pointers and scored a total of 11 points. Coupled with his defensive performance, this is definitely a very eye-catching "substitute debut".

But he feels that this is far from enough. Since he knew the changes in himself yesterday morning, his goal has been set further, and becoming an NBA player has become the minimum requirement.

And he is also convinced that this is only a matter of time, he does not believe that everyone is blind, and he does not believe that NBA executives are indifferent to his ability.

Of course, the place he most wants to stay at this stage is the Spurs. After all, all of this happened after he was selected by the Spurs.

The most important thing is that there is Popovich here, and there is a very good team atmosphere. Although he now has top basketball talents, experience and playing opportunities are what he lacks the most, and here can help him very well.

Of course, this is all for the future. The most important thing right now is to help the team win this game.

Maintain the style of play in the first half?

It seems like a good choice, but Jiang Hao still wants to try more.

.........

Although the Spurs have a poor record this season, so far they have lost more and won less, but their games have a very special rule, that is, as long as they take the lead at halftime, they will definitely win the game.

Therefore, in the eyes of many people, the Spurs definitely have a chance to end their four-game losing streak tonight. They took a 5-point lead at halftime.

"Although the team's main scorer, LaMarcus Aldridge, did not feel good tonight, but the Chinese player Jiang Hao, who is carrying a two-way contract, has become a surprise player."

"This guy scored 5 points very efficiently in only five minutes in the first half. I think in this case, there is no reason for Greg not to continue to use him in the second half of the game."

Obviously, Matt Bonner has given Jiang Hao enough attention at this time.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the third quarter started, Jiang Hao was ordered to continue playing.

And the Grizzlies coach Dave Jogel also fulfilled his "inner promise". When he saw Jiang Hao continue to play, he directly asked Mike Conley to defend Jiang Hao.

Mike Conley is Dave Jogel's most trusted defensive player. Let him defend Jiang Hao. Dave Jogel has great confidence.

However, Dave Jogel ignored the fact that Jiang Hao and Mike Conley are not at the same height at all.

Mike Conley, the point guard, is 1.85 meters tall, while Jiang Hao, the forward swingman, is 2.02 meters tall.

It's not that it's impossible to defend against a big one, but it's not easy to defend against it.

Unless you have a particularly good defensive ability, like Gary Payton and Kobe Bryant's defensive ability.

Of course, judging from Dave Jogel's arrangement on the field, not many people realized what was wrong at this time.

Because Mike Conley is a genuine defensive champion, and Jiang Hao is just a fringe player in the NBA who suddenly broke out.

"Jiang is about to face a very serious challenge. Dave Jogel asked Mike Conley to defend him. Obviously, after suffering a loss in the first half of the game, the Grizzlies have given Jiang enough attention."

(End of this chapter)