The invincible kryptonite of basketball

"Danny, that won't work, we've already decided." Jefferson directly rejected Green.

"Popcorn! Popcorn!" The players started booing in the locker room.

Ginobili could only shake his head with a wry smile. It seemed that Tang Tian's new car was about to suffer.

Green and Tang Tian had the best relationship. Jefferson originally wanted him to go, but Green refused. Ginobili also expressed that he was not interested, so Jefferson had to go by himself.

The next day, as soon as Tang Tian went to the locker room to change his training clothes, Jefferson walked towards him.

"Don, there's something wrong with my car. I'm in a hurry. Can you lend me your car?" Jefferson said when he came over.

Tang Tian froze for a moment when he heard this, Jefferson had been very indifferent to him before, why did he suddenly ask him to borrow a car?

In terms of relationships, everyone else on the Spurs is better off than they are.

He glanced at it, only to realize that other teammates were looking at him.

He was a coach in his previous life, so he quickly understood what Jefferson was trying to do. Was he trying to trick a rookie?

When he was coaching, it was not uncommon to see this kind of thing. If you borrow a car, you want to stuff it with popcorn?

In fact, he does not object to the trick. If Green or Ginobili came, he might have given the key even if he knew it. After all, this kind of thing is beneficial to the team atmosphere in a sense, and In his case, the most he could do was drive the car to be cleaned once.

But Jefferson had a bad impression on him before, and he didn't want to give him this face.

"I forgot to refuel my car." Tang Tian replied.

As soon as he said this, there was booing in the locker room, obviously Jefferson's failure was despised by them.

Leonard and Joseph were stunned, they didn't know what happened just now.

Jefferson's face was not very good-looking. He didn't even complete the trick, and he couldn't hold back his face.

"Richard, let them carry their bags." Green said at this moment, standing up.

Jefferson didn't move.

"Okay, Richard, the training will start right away, and the old man will come later." Ginobili also followed suit.

When Jefferson heard Ginobili speak, he sat back a little unhappy.

"What bag?" Joseph asked suspiciously at this time.

"Son, you'll know when the training is over." Ginobili went over and patted him on the shoulder.

The locker room was full of laughter again. Most of them actually didn't care about the method used to trick things, as long as they could do it, they paid attention to the process and sense of ritual.

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Chapter 157 Is this the first release? (11th update, 100 monthly tickets plus update)

The game against the Pistons was played at night, and Popovich's training session was mainly tactical.

Tang Tian has already mastered it, and thanks to Budenholzer's careful guidance yesterday, Leonard has basically kept up with the progress. Although Joseph is almost in the mood, the gap is not too big.

One thing that is different from usual is that Parker, Tang Tian, ​​Leonard, Bonner and Splitter were in a group during the full-court confrontation.

By the end of the training, there was a final answer to this abnormal thing.

Popovich finally announced the starting lineup for the night against the Pistons, which is their group.

13 people activated the list, except Ginobili, Duncan and Jefferson, all the other 13 people entered the list.

Tang Tian smiled wryly when he heard this decision.

It's really Popovich.

In the suspension season, there were only 2 preseason games in total, and he even played his rest method, which is probably the only one in the entire league.

However, the average age of the Spurs is old, and playing against the Pistons is not as strategic as the Thunder. It is understandable to take turns at this time, and the team now has 16 players, and one must be cut. This is considered a good opportunity for the old man.

The rest is understandable, but Tang Tian is still a little surprised about the starting lineup. After all, he only played one preseason game. It can be seen that Popovich also wants to really test him once.

If you don't play well, you may still have to start from the bench. If you play well, you may really be squeezed into the rotation.

So this game is even more critical than the last game against the Thunder.

"Don, what did you say yesterday?" As soon as he returned to the locker room, Ginobili came up with his shoulders hooked.

"Damn it, Manu, did you know beforehand?" Tang Tian recalled the flirty conversation he had with Ginobili yesterday. He had to buy pizza for the whole team.

"As God bears witness, I don't know, and you said that yourself." Ginobili looked like he had nothing to do with me.

Tang Tian could only smile helplessly.

But this is actually not a bad thing. Buying pizza for the whole team is also a way for him to build a good relationship with his teammates as a rookie.

The game at night was after 6 o'clock, and Tang Tian ordered pizza at 4 o'clock, and he called Leonard and Joseph to help get them to the locker room, and gave them to his old teammates.

He also didn't say that he was the one to treat the guests, and most of the team members gave them a thumbs up when they saw it.

This is different from pranking, this is something their rookies do on their own initiative, and these veteran players feel a little moved in their hearts.

It wasn't just the veteran players who felt it. Leonard and Joseph also looked sideways at Tang Tian. They just helped move and got compliments from the veteran players. In a sense, Tang Tian was helping them build relationships together. up.

This pizza is absolutely worth it.

After eating pizza and resting for a while, the team members began to change their clothes and prepare for the evening game.

Compared with the Thunder's home stadium, Chesapeake Energy Stadium, the attendance rate of the Spurs' arena is relatively low. The attendance rate of the preseason game is only about [-]%.

The Spurs have steadily made it to the playoffs for more than ten years in a row. With a simple style of play, the attendance rate is average, let alone this is a preseason game, and the opponent is the Pistons who are still rebuilding.

There are fewer people and there are fewer people. In the front row of the auditorium, there are a large number of fans holding high the "Godfather" signboard.

"GDP" is already familiar to Spurs fans. Now that a popular rookie has come, and his performance in the game is eye-catching, the fans' love is naturally stronger.

Tang Tian was a little surprised that so many fans came to the scene to support him, and he also reached out and waved to them.

After a simple warm-up before the game, the starting lineups of both sides have been released one after another.

The Pistons have a regular starting lineup. The point guard is "Prince Key" Rodney Stuckey who once let Iverson play for him as a substitute. The shooting guard is "Old Prince" Prince. Bill Singler and Jason Maxhill with Greg Monroe at center.

Five starters and two rookies. After the disintegration of the "Five Tigers", the Pistons have a long way to go to rebuild.

The Spurs here...

When they saw the starting lineup of the Spurs, most of the fans had an expression of "here again", but some fans seemed a little excited because they saw that Tang Tian was also in the starting lineup.

"Kyle, is that the 'godfather' who killed you?" Stuckey said jokingly after seeing the Spurs' starting lineup.

"Yes." Singler nodded sullenly.

His four-year college happiness was ruined by Tang Tian, ​​and he was not selected by the Pistons until the 33rd pick in the draft, which was lower than Tang Tian. If it wasn't for Tang Tian's lore and Duke won the championship, then he must have more than this pick In his opinion, Tang Tian ruined his entire life.

"Greg, did you lose to this guy when you were in the Big East?" Stucky was very good at gossip, and now he turned to Monroe and asked.

Monroe nodded, he didn't have that much hatred towards Tang Tian, ​​but Stucky's words also made him recall some unpleasant experiences.

"The Spurs set up such a bench lineup to beat us. They obviously didn't pay attention to us. There are people who have a problem with you. That's just right. Let's beat them hard and let them know that they despise us. The price!" Stuckey averaged the highest points and assists in the team last season, and now he speaks like the boss of the team.

Both Singler and Monroe nodded, and there was nothing wrong with Starkey's words.

Prince also nodded. The young people on the team are so motivated, and he has to be serious. The other side, after all, is the Spurs that the five of them wanted to win.

"beep!"

A long whistle came from the sidelines, and the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

Jump balls for Split and Monroe.

Monroe flicked the ball back into the Pistons' half, giving the visitors a chance to take the lead.

Stuckey dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and directly called Monroe to the free throw line for a pick-and-roll. After breaking the ball, he went straight to the basket.

Although he is ridiculed by fans as "Prince Foundation", his own strength is not weak.

"Thiago, he doesn't know how to shoot. When you are defending, you can go in and close in earlier." Tang Tian suggested to Split at this time, just like what he said to Oriachi when he was in UConn .

Split nodded. Although he had no relationship with Tang Tian, ​​he instinctively liked him after eating the pizza Tang Tian sent him.

The Spurs' offense, Parker organized the offense at the top of the circle.

Among the three "GDP", "G" and "D" are already in their thirties, but "P" Parker is just 29 years old, at the peak age.

This is why Popovich didn't let him rest.

You must know that rest does not mean admitting defeat. Letting veterans rest and inspecting rookies is part of it, and winning is also part of it.

Chapter 158 Hitting a Hammer (Chapter 12! 200 votes plus more)

Parker reached out to make a tactical gesture, and the Spurs began to run their core tactic of the new season-the hammer tactic.

This is not a hammer with a hammer, but Popovich's serious new tactics.

Its core is to attract defensive attention by holding the ball to break through, and to reach the weak side without the ball to create 3-point open opportunities.

This was developed by the old man Shen Xin after Duncan's dominance declined.

There are three kinds of tactics, namely AI hammer, TD.Step hammer and Zip hammer.

Parker's tactical gesture at this time is the AI ​​hammer.

Bonner mentioned that the high post on the right screened for Tang Tian. Tang Tian used the screen to cut to the basket on the left side. After cutting to the left side of the free throw line, he made a tactical screen for Leonard. Leonard used the screen to run. On the right three-point line, Parker flicked the pass.

This tactic takes into account the tacit understanding between teammates and the pick-and-roll effect. If the ball is Finley, or Bowen earlier, the tactic here is already a very good three-point opportunity.

However, among the few players on the field, the quality of Bonner's pick-and-roll is not good, and Leonard's running position is also a little slower, which has caused the Pistons' Max Hill to help defend.

The NBA schedule is no better than the NCAA schedule, and opportunities are fleeting.

However, the AI ​​hammer tactics are not completely over here. Leonard has no chance. Facing Max Hill, he directly chooses to change direction and rush in.

Leonard's offensive methods are not rich, but with his long arms and big hands, this breakthrough is still very lethal.

Maxhill didn't follow, Leonard broke through to the basket, Monroe was shrinking to the basket, and the entire Pistons' defensive focus was on his side.

At this moment, on the weak side, Splitter mentioned that the high position silently made a pick-and-roll for Tang Tian, ​​and Tang Tian fell to the left corner.

Leonard didn't have a chance to break through to the basket, so he just flicked his hands and passed the ball to Tang Tian in the corner.

Monroe went to the basket, Prince was blocked by Monroe again, and Tang Tian got a completely wide open in the bottom corner.

The AI ​​hammer tactic is really finished here, and Tang Tian also got a chance as the second end point.

He aimed at the frame and shot quickly before Monroe swooped in.

"Shh!"

The three-pointer went into the net steadily.

The whistling sounded immediately at the scene, and the fans holding the godfather's sign were even more excited.

Tang Tian's performance in the last game was actually pretty good, but he didn't have much playing time. This time he started and scored three-pointers as soon as he came up. How could they not be excited!

Stuckey continued to attack the Pistons' offense. This time, Splitter shrunk to the basket earlier and successfully interfered with his shot.

Stuckey's shot jumped out of the basket, and Split followed with a defensive rebound.

After he protected the ball and gave it to Parker, he turned his head and glanced at Tang Tian unconsciously. He was a little convinced that this rookie's suggestion worked once.

Parker's fast break had no chance, and he continued to signal tactics in the frontcourt.

But this time his hand shape has changed from before.

Playing a tactic twice will definitely be targeted by the opponent. Only by playing with changes can the opponent be really hard to defend.

Parker's gesture at this time is the second set of hammer tactics-TD.Step hammer.

Leonard and Tang Tian landed on the left and right three-point lines respectively, and Parker held the ball.

Splitter speeds up and cuts to the basket at this time, and Bonner helps him block Monroe while running out, which is very similar to the tactic of a center going down.

At the same time, Parker passed the ball to Leonard on the left three-point line.

Maxhill was very sad, and switched to Leonard again.