The eyes are blazing, and the eagle looks at the wolf.

This is now middle-aged Greg Popovich, a former graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He majored in Soviet studies at university, and graduated from civilian work in Soviet intelligence gathering. In the 70s of the 20th century, Popovich's ambition was to go to Moscow as an agent! He knows how to keep secrets with silence.

It was this upbringing that gave him a basketball coaching style that imbued him with the style of the military. The San Antonio Spurs are iron-blooded, tough, obedient. These elements are injected into the blood of the team by him.

In American professional basketball, it is generally recognized that players are the masters of the league, players decide everything, and the strength of players determines victory or defeat, and the coach only plays a supporting role, an era ends, and there are often ten players who are remembered, and coaches are very few, and they can be counted on one hand.

This is true for the most part, but there are always coaches who break through the preconceived notions and become the symbols of the team and the protagonists of the game.

Their presence means victory, and as long as there is such a coach, even if the team is poor, they can still maintain a very good winning rate.

Such a coach is very rare, and Popovich is one of them.

The all-time number one player, in the previous life, was undoubtedly Michael Jordan.

There are many opinions about the all-time number one coach, and Greg Popovich is bound to be a strong contender.

As a coach, the most important honor must be victory.

The championship was the most important victory, and at this point Auerbach won 10 Finals and 9 championships, but that was in ancient times, when the league teams and competition were not so fierce.

Zen master Phil Jackson is currently 4 championships, he won 11 championships in his last life, and he won it in the era of the most fierce competition in American professional basketball, there is no doubt that he is ahead of all coaches.

But there are also many people who question that he hugged Jordan and Kobe Bryant's big ~ legs to complete such an achievement, and the Zen master has never had the experience of building a team on his own or cultivating a superstar on his own. It is widely accepted in public opinion that Phil Jackson can only play the full level, not the full level.

Popovich is a five-time champion. At this point, he is at a disadvantage. But there is a saying that it is not who has more rings, who is the first in history. Otherwise, Jordan would not be able to suppress Russell, and he would not be able to suppress Abdul-Jabbar. Popovich's lineup was far inferior to that of other famous coaches. It's fair to say that Popovich founded the Spurs dynasty out of ruins, a top-level team that has not declined for more than two decades.

Popovich's accomplishment lies in the fact that he has been able to coach the team into a very competitive team for more than 20 years, regardless of the lineup. And his tactics are very diverse, he can play offensive and defensive.

Whether it's the regular season or the playoffs, the Spurs have been able to perform better than their lineups on paper, often outperforming the strong by the weak.

At the same time, the assistant coaches of the Spurs are well-known in the league, and the head coaches of many teams are from the Spurs. Popovich has probably produced the most head coaches in the league's history, and several head coaches have achieved extraordinary results.

More famous is Doug Rivers, who coached the Magic, the Boston Big Three and the Clippers.

Brett Brown, leading the 76ers out of the process.

Mike Budenholzer, who recommended George Hill for Leonard in '11, went to the Hawks in '13 to play with a civilian team with a team-best 60-win record. Then he switched to the Bucks and led the alphabet song to become the hegemon of the East.

Stephen Kerr, Kerr did not serve as an assistant coach for the Spurs, but he spent his last few years with the Spurs, and he already showed good coaching potential. In the end, it created a legendary warrior dynasty.

Popovich's influence can be seen from these coaches.

Another point is Popovich's cultivation of players, except for Duncan, almost every star of the Spurs is selected from other teams, including many second-round picks.

These include several Hall of Fame-caliber players, such as French sports car Tony Parker, Argentine demon knife Ginobili, and death robot Kawaii Leonard.

These players are not drafted high in the draft, and they are also not favored by other teams in the same period. It's also a great thing that Popovich was able to pick them up and let them improve on their weaknesses and develop their brilliance.

If these players had come to a team that wasn't the Spurs, would they have been able to achieve such career achievements? This is probably a problem that no one knows about.

"Kobe, you've been doing great lately!" Before the start of the game, Popovich was smiling, he was still black-haired, burly, and his eyes were bright. No one can guess what he was thinking about in his heart about how to target Kobe.

"Greg, you've been a great coach and you're going to be a great coach." Kobe Bryant also smiled in return, but secretly thought about how to leave a ~ shadow on Popovich's first game against the Lakers.

Little fox!

Old fox!

The two seemed to understand the ill-will in each other's smiles, and couldn't help but curse in their hearts.

Tim Duncan didn't, and David Robinson was also injured! It was Spurs' darkest hour.

As an old rival in the future, Kobe Bryant decided to teach Popovich a good lesson as a rookie coach.

And Popovich also wants to kill Kobe Bryant and establish his prestige in the team!

The two guys, each with their own ghosts, met for the first time in their careers, and for the next 20 years, their grievances will run through the American professional basketball.

The Lakers' starting lineup remains the same, at least not until Bruce Bowen returns.

Spurs' starting lineup: PG: Avery Johnson, SG, Vernon Maxwell, SF, Sean Elliott, PF, Dominique Wilkins, Cvir Perdo.

The team's lineup on paper is good, and if Admiral David Robinson is not injured, then they are still a team that can compete for the top four in the West.

Avery Johnson was undoubtedly a diligent point guard with a solid understanding of technique and tactics, and he grew into an excellent coach in later generations.

Once the madman Max smokes crazy, he is a top pitcher, and few teams dare to put this nerve knife to find the hand~ feeling.

Sean Elliott is the No. 3 pick in 8~9 years, averaging 20.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game last season, and has fully fulfilled his talent.

Dominique Wilkins is a strong veteran, averaging 18.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game this season, and he is the only player who has come close to full recovery from an Achilles tendon injury.

It can be said that the weakness of the Spurs is their interior line, and without David Robinson's Spurs, there is only one Will Perdo inside.

Will Perdo is a 31-year-old center who averaged 8.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game this season, replacing David Robinson as a Spurs bench.

If the flying devils of Wake Forest University finally joined the Spurs, plus the comeback David Robinson, the Spurs' interior line will become the strongest in the league!