Chapter 197: Meng Xu's new teammate

On the second day after Meng Xu returned to San Antonio with his team, Meng Xu rushed back to the Spurs club to report, because the NBA's preseason this season will start in a week, although with Meng Xu's current status in the Spurs, it is no problem not to participate in the preseason, but when he thinks of the cooling of the 800-minute game time of the "pretending moment", and the invincible feeling after opening the "pretending moment", Meng Xu can't wait to participate in a few more games, even if it is just to go on the court to paddle and fish.

It's just that when Meng Xu asked Popovich to play in the preseason, he was rejected by Popovich without hesitation, Meng Xu basically didn't have much rest this summer, and the Spurs' weight gain plan for Meng Xu was not completed.

As soon as he returned to the club, Popovich arranged for the team doctor to do a full body physical examination for Meng Xu, after all, Meng Xu was injured in the national team this summer, although there was no major problem, but for the sake of insurance, there would be no sequelae or anything, and Meng Xu's physical examination was also a little cumbersome. After repeatedly making sure that Meng Xu was fine, he entered the next physical test, and when the physical test was completed, nearly 5 hours had passed.

Barefoot height: 6 shaku 5.94 inches (201cm)

Wearing shoes tall: 6 shaku 6.92 inches (204cm)

Weight: 194 lbs (87.9 kg)

An armspan: 7 shakus 2.50 inches (221cm)

Standing touch height: 8 shaku 9.3 inches (272.2cm)

Body fat content: 6.7%

Hand length: 9.5 inches (24.1cm)

Hand width: 11 inches (27.9cm)

Three-quarters sprint: 2.8 seconds

Switchback run on all sides of the penalty area: 10.6 seconds

Vertical Bounce: 28.7 inches (73cm)

Run-up bounce: 35.4 inches (90cm)

Although this summer, Meng Xu's itinerary is very close, but accompanied by full-time trainers and nutritionists, in strict accordance with the training plan and diet standards formulated in advance by the Spurs for more than 2 months, Meng Xu's physical changes are still obvious, although there is still a big gap from the 95 kg weight set by Popovich for Meng Xu, but now Meng Xu is no longer the thin figure when he first entered the league, and Meng Xu's strength has also been greatly improved. 230 pounds of bench press can already do 20 sets, and at the same time, to Meng Xu's surprise, he has grown 1 cm taller this summer.

When all of Meng Xu's physical examination items were completed, Steve Cole walked into Popovich's office with Meng Xu's physical examination report and physical test data, and when Steve Cole retired this summer, he did not choose to go into business or find a TV station to do sports commentary like other retired stars, but stayed with the Spurs and became Popovich's assistant coach. "Coach, it's just Meng's physical data, his physical condition is maintained very well, it's just 。。。。。。"

"Just what?" Popovich, who was watching with a stack of other players' medical reports, put the medical reports in his hand on the table and looked up at Steve Cole. Meng Xu's physical condition is one of Popovich's more concerned things now, the other players of the Spurs have been well rested this offseason, but Meng Xu's business activities and the national team's game arrangements are very close, and the Spurs' trainers are still following the whole process, so there is no extra time to rest.

"Coach, Meng's bounce data is too bad." When Steve Cole got Meng Xu's physical measurement data and saw Meng Xu's bounce data, he rubbed his eyes for fear that he was wrong. Steve Cole, who has been a teammate with Meng Xu for a year, is very clear about Meng Xu's jumping ability, although Meng Xu is a yellow race, but Steve Cole has always believed that compared with black players, Meng Xu is just the color of his skin, and his physical fitness is no different from other black players in this league, and in some aspects, such as speed, he is stronger than most black players, in last season's game, Meng Xu has staged a flat frame dunk more than once, And some of the dunk heads have already exceeded the basket a lot, so Steve Green is also very puzzled by Meng Xu's physical test data.

"Steve, you have to remember that the data of the physical test can only be used as a reference, and there is no practical meaning, and many players will have something hidden when they are in the physical test, such as Thiem, and this one in your hand." Popovich calmly taught Steve Cole some coaching experience, although he was not good as a player, but Steve Cole's coaching potential is still very good, so Popovich is also willing to train him, after all, he can't sit in the position of head coach for a lifetime, and there is nothing wrong with training some successors in advance.

Last season, when Meng Xu first entered the Spurs, the physical test, in addition to the speed, was also a mess in other aspects, but when the regular season gradually began, Popovich and Mike Budenholzer were amazed by Meng Xu's physical fitness, and at the same time, for Meng Xu's behavior of hiding his strength in the physical test, Popovich was a little ashamed at the same time, if Meng Xu had shown this physical quality, not to mention that his shooting was not good, just this kind of physical talent and defensive ability, It was enough to get him into the little green house.

"Hi Tim, Hi David。。。。。。" After walking into the training ground, he said hello to the players who were training, and Meng Xu was basically the last Spurs player to report later.

"Hey bro, how are you feeling this summer?" Tim Duncan walked over for the first time and put his arm around Meng Xu's shoulder.

"Tim, to be honest, I'm disappointed, I thought you'd go to Orlando, and then when I got back, the coach would tell me, 'Hey, Meng, now this is your team.'" Squeezed his eyes at Duncan, Meng Xu couldn't help it anymore, for Duncan's behavior of molesting the Orlando Magic this summer and wasting other people's feelings, Meng Xu couldn't help but laugh as long as he thought about it, the management of the magic was so shrewd, but he didn't expect to be played by Duncan.

"Alright. We've got a lot of new people here this summer, and I'm going to introduce you to them. "Duncan's behavior of playing Orlando Magic, Meng Xu is one of the only people who know, and now Meng Xu is like grabbing his pigtails, he will always take this matter out from time to time, if it weren't for the bastard in front of him is his junior, Duncan might be going crazy.

Compared with last season, the Spurs' main lineup has not changed much, Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Meng Xu, Avery Johnson, Mario Ely, Sean Elliott have all stayed, although after winning the championship, Sean Elliott wanted to retire, but under the persuasion of Popovich, Sean Elliott finally decided to play a season. But with the successful retirement of several veterans after the Spurs defended their title, and mixed with several big trades of other teams, the Spurs' bench has also undergone a very big change in the end.

The first is to sign Derrick Anderson for two years and 8 million, with Mario Elie and Sean Elliott getting a year older, and in order to find a good sixth man, Popovich signed Derrick Anderson, whose contract expired this summer, and Derrick Anderson, who played for the Los Angeles Clippers last season, played 34 minutes. can average 16.9 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists per game, but after Derrick Anderson's contract expired, the brain-dead Clippers gave up their plans to renew Derrick Anderson's contract, and when all his team's eyes were on Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, Tracy McCreddy, the Spurs quickly signed a new contract with Derrick Anderson, in order to be able to direct the eyes of other players to superstars like Duncan and Hill, while he is crazy to sweep the free market.

In several other trades, the Spurs have given away all of this year's draft picks in exchange for several role players such as Danny Ferry, Shauneller Scott, Derrick Tiard, and these role players, plus some undrafted rookies, are the main lineup of the Spurs to participate in this year's preseason. And the backup center that Popovich has been looking for has never been seen. Mike Budenholzer has also been in constant contact with some other teams in the league these days, looking for the possibility of trading a backup center.

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