"Greg, it seems that our worries are unfounded. "On February 15, 2000, after the All-Star break, the Spurs began their road trip, and the first opponent was the Cleveland Cavaliers, although the current Cleveland Cavaliers have Shaun Kemp, a former All-Star, and Ramon Murray, Andre Miller and Wesley Persson, but the results have been tepid, and they have been struggling for a playoff spot in recent years.www.biquge.info

After the All-Star break, NBA teams will start to sprint for the final playoff standings, and Popovich is now a little worried about the team's state, Spurs leaders Tim Duncan and David Robinson both participated in this year's All-Star Game, and All-Star Syndrome has always plagued the league's powerhouses.

And another worry is Meng Xu, Meng Xu's 3-point ability is very strong, which is recognized by the Spurs and even the entire league, but at this year's All-Star 3-point competition, Meng Xu's ability to close his eyes and hit 5 3-point points is indeed shocking, while surprising Meng Xu's 3-point ability, Popovich is also a little worried, after winning the 3-point competition championship and the MVP of the rookie challenge, Meng Xu is likely to swell his self-confidence and shoot crazy in the subsequent games, thereby destroying the team's chemistry. And once this kind of thing happens, he will definitely send Meng Xu away without hesitation, but Meng Xu's current 3-point ability and defensive ability are indispensable to the current Spurs, and for Meng Xu's potential and future, Popovich is also very optimistic, although it is unlikely to become a supergiant like Tim Duncan, but at least he is also a star player.

And judging from Meng Xu's performance in the All-Star Game, Meng Xu is a player who likes to be in the limelight, and such a player is often unwilling to be lonely, and even does not want to be subservient. Because of this, after seeing the news that Meng Xu won the MVP of the Rookie Challenge and the 3-point tournament championship, Popovich tossed and turned repeatedly that night, and it was difficult to sleep all night, and today in the game with the Cavaliers, Meng Xu's performance completely dispelled Popovich's concerns, in today's game, Meng Xu almost put all his energy into the defensive end, and the Cavaliers' scoring guard Wesley Persson and small forward Ramon Murray were eager to die, and only made 2 shots in the entire first half, Get 3 points.

"Meng's shots are too few." Although he dispelled his worries, but when he saw the technical statistics in the first half, Popovich couldn't help frowning, David Robinson and Tim Duncan didn't feel good today, and Meng Xu, one of the team's important scoring points, only made two shots in the half.

"Meng's desire to attack today is really not strong." Several of the Spurs' main players in the first half were crazy hitters, with David Robinson 3-of-8, Tim Duncan 3-of-9 and Avery Johnson 1-of-4, in this case. Meng Xu had no desire to attack, and although the team's overall defense was still excellent, the Spurs trailed the Cavaliers by 2 points at 39-41.

After the second half, the Spurs were still cold, and in the end the Spurs also lost to the Cavaliers 82-91, and after winning the Spurs, the gap between the Cavaliers and the eighth place in the East narrowed a little.

After losing to the Cavaliers, the Spurs lost to the Suns and Timberwolves in succession, and suffered three consecutive defeats for the first time this season, and after three consecutive defeats, the Spurs were also overtaken by the Trail Blazers and fell to the third place in the West.

Tomorrow is the last team of the Spurs' road trip, in order not to let the team continue to lose in a row, Popovich also tried his best, after the afternoon recovery training, Popovich called Meng Xu to his room, wanting to talk to Meng Xu. During this 3-game losing streak, Meng Xu only made 10 shots in total, averaging less than 5 points per game, you must know that in the 10 games before the All-Star, Meng Xu averaged 12 points per game, although the main responsibility for the team's losing streak lies with Tim Duncan and David Robinson, but Meng Xu is also a factor that cannot be ignored.

"Meng, how are you feeling lately?" As soon as Meng Xu sat down on the sofa, Popovich asked straight to the point.

'We seem to be in a difficult situation and can't find the feeling of the game we had at the beginning of the season. Meng Xu thought for a while and said.

"So what do you think is the reason?" Popovich took a sip of his coffee and continued.

"Maybe it's too relaxing during the All-Star break, and I haven't found the rhythm of the game yet." Originally, Meng Xu wanted to say that everyone felt bad or something, but after thinking about it, he changed his words, in case this word spreads, if David Robinson and Tim Duncan think that they are suing, then how can they get mixed up in the Spurs.

"Meng, don't you think you have too few shots?" Popovich said and handed Meng Xu a technical statistics table: "In the first 10 games before the All-Star, you averaged 9 shots per game and scored 12.6 points per game, but in these 3 games, you only made 3.3 shots, and your score dropped to 4.6 points." ”

"This 。。。。。" Meng Xu looked at the technical statistics table, not knowing how to answer Popovich, did he tell him that damn system task? That's definitely not going to work, in order to complete this task, Meng Xu has been fully committed to defense in these games, and he really doesn't have any energy to do things on the offensive end.

"Meng, I appreciate your attitude towards the game very much, but I still hope that you can contribute a little more to the team, when Thiem and David are not feeling good, you can stand up, with your ability, I believe you can do it." Popovich kept staring at Meng Xu's eyes, as if he wanted to see through Meng Xu's bottom thoughts, Meng Xu's contrast between the front and back was too big, so big that Popovich was a little unpredictable.

"I see." Meng Xu nodded: "Coach, tomorrow's game with New York, I want to 。。。。。 ”

"No problem, tomorrow you will have unlimited fire." Popovich interrupted Meng Xu's words, such a Meng Xu is a normal Meng Xu in his eyes, since defeating the New York Knicks in the finals last year, Popovich has formed a bond with the media in New York, and when the New York media sprayed Popovich, it was inevitable that Meng Xu, the pond fish, with Meng Xu's showy character, when he arrived at the home court of New York, if there was nothing to say, it was abnormal.