The jianghu will always belong to young people, but there are always one or two old guys who make people remember that no matter whose world it is, they should have a place. The same is true in the NBA league, Doncic and Morant, stubble after stubble of young geniuses, in this league to show their talents, but LeBron James will use a 56-minute night, Greg Popovich will also use the first win in history, to remind this group of young players, young and vigorous, invincible, not great, really great, in the long river of time, affecting generation after generation.
As the evergreen tree in the league, the San Antonio Spurs have gradually come to an end. Missing the playoffs for two consecutive years has made everyone understand that the road that belongs to the Spurs is only a mess. But even if it is a mess, Popovich has his own ideas, can lose, but as long as he is on the field, he must resolutely implement tactics, which is a player, no matter what the environment, can not lose the professionalism. A great coach, whether he loses or wins, will pass on the right ideas to his players.
The turning point for the Spurs and Popovich was at the age of 69. The GDP troika has all left the NBA, Kowhi Leonard has also left the Spurs, and Popovich's wife, Irene, has passed away. But even so, Popovich did not choose to leave the Spurs and end his coaching career, but resolutely returned. Worried about Popovich, Tim Duncan also voluntarily returned to the team as an assistant coach for a year, and this companionship is more important than anything. Two years later, Popovich sent Aldridge and DeRozan away, and the Spurs officially entered a whole new era.
In the eyes of many people, only the team that hits the championship can reflect the greatness of the coach, a team that is outside the playoffs, and the coach, no matter how good, is difficult to be recognized. The exception is Greg Popovich, who not only developed an All-Star but also created three league numbers.
The Spurs' current star is naturally Dezhangtai Murray, and as a player with 29 first-round picks, people don't have much good opinion of him. For the first two seasons of his career, Murray's label was defensive, and he entered the best defensive team at a young age, giving people a glimpse of a future championship puzzle. However, in the third season, Murray was reimbursed for the season, and after returning, his state was not ideal, and derek White, who was also a 29th pick, gradually divided away Murray's ball, so in the past two seasons, Murray did not get enough respect.
Time came this season, Derrick White suffered injuries, and Murray completely established the core identity of the team, averaging 20.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game, as well as 2.1 steals and 2.6 turnovers. Because of this, Murray replaced Dream Green and successfully came to the all-star stage, and more importantly, he triple-doubled 12 times in a single season, becoming the spurs' historical triple-double king. In February's game, Murray's average per game was 23.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 10.7 assists and 2.1 steals, a well-deserved All-Star.
Murray's growth, for the Spurs, can be said to be a windfall. But this is also inseparable from Popovich's strict teaching, although it is a rotten season, but Murray's data is not brushed out. A 46.5 percent shooting percentage is good enough for a defender. Assist turnovers are ninth in the league, which is undoubtedly telling people that he is a qualified team commander. Of course, the efficiency value of the league's 17th is more to tell people how good he is.
Popovich is such a strict head coach, Luka Shamanic was directly cut by the Spurs because he gave up the defense once, and from here you can see what is really a strict master.
Although the Spurs are only twelfth in the West today, this team is the league's highest average in assists per game, followed by the Nuggets, Warriors, Hornets and Suns. The Spurs not only have more assists, but also fewer turnovers, and the assist-to-turnover ratio is also the first in the league. In addition, the Spurs' bench is also the first in the league in points per game. These three league number one stats are telling us that this Spurs may not be a competitive team, but it is definitely a good team.
Speaking of good swings, Popovich played tricks again. In the eyes of many people, the pendulum should be the same as the Rockets today, the defensive league is the first to last, there is no defensive discipline at all, the average assist per game in the league is countdown, and the individual singles are filled with the whole game, but the Spurs will not, they still seriously implement every tactic, Popovich is so serious about the details of each round. These can be attributed to the love of basketball.
Popovich has tied nelson Sr. and is at number one in history. With each subsequent win, Popovich was setting a record. Life is bigger than basketball, which is popovich's truth, but as long as he faces basketball, Popovich will not stop, this is his attitude.