Although thinking that these things had nothing to do with Stu Jackson, Qiao Hai still smiled: "It's okay, I'll talk to you in advance, and I'll get some advice." ”

Qiao Hai thought for a moment: "My idea is to use Mike and Sharif to exchange for a center. ”

"Center, instead of Patrick?"

"Yes, Patrick is old after all, it's really hard to say what state he will be next season, and I can't say, if we win the championship this year, Patrick will retire."

"So simply, just use Mike and Sherif to come back with a center."

"Is there a goal?"

Target? Qiao Hai thought about it again, and then shook his head: "Not for the time being, but it doesn't matter, I don't believe that Mike Gasherif can't get a qualified starting center." ”

Stu Jackson smiled, "I don't believe it either. ”

……

After exchanging views with Stu Jackson for a while, Qiao Hai left.

As he walked, he still thought.

Mike Bibi wanted to leave, Qiao Hai was not surprised, nor did he feel angry, on the contrary, he felt that Mike Bibie's approach was extremely correct.

A player who can obviously play the starter, there is no need to stay here and play a substitute.

While the Grizzlies are a strong contender for the championship, one thing that can't be ignored is that Mike Bibby already has a championship ring on his finger.

It is precisely because of this understanding that Qiao Hai will propose to send Rahim away at the same time.

Similarly, Raheem shouldn't stay with the Grizzlies to play off the bench and waste his peak.

Mike Bibby did not affect the morale of the team, Raheem has always been a calm-tempered player, the atmosphere in the Grizzlies is still very good, and everyone is very professional.

……

……

Greg Popovich chewed gum and stepped off the plane and went to the baggage drop to pick up his luggage.

Vancouver in March is still a little colder than San Antonio.

Popovich had already changed into a thick coat and draped it over when he got off the plane, and for this, he also joked with his assistant coach Mike Budenholzer: "When you are old, you still can't compare to you young people!" ”

Mike Budenholzer smiled, and then thought of Joe.

He waved his hand: "I am a young man, and our opponent today is a real young man." ”

Indeed, Qiao Hai is very young, only 25 years old, and his team is also very young, with five starters, except for Patrick Ewing, the oldest is Chauncey Billups, who was born in 76 and is now only 25 years old.

The youngest Maddie is even 22 years old, and no one can believe that the 22-year-old Maddie is already a top five superstar in the league!

The topic was pulled to Qiao Hai, so while walking and talking, Popovich asked, "How do you think that kid will play in today's game?" ”

Mike Budenholzer didn't think twice: "How else can you play, tear the defense with Maddie, and then all kinds of blocking, cutting, tearing defense, the Grizzlies' usual style of play ......"

Popovich nodded: "That's right! ”

He seemed a little excited: "That kid will definitely fight like this, because that's the only way to fight!" He's the best chance of winning! ”

"Joe must have gone crazy if he wanted to win this game! If he wins this game, the Grizzlies will be tied with us in the regular season, so he has no other choice! ”

"Then it's easy!"

"Let's play a different one!" The corners of Popovich's excited mouth were almost up to the sky.

However, when I got out of the airport, a large number of reporters appeared at the door, and Popovich's face suddenly turned cold again, and he can be called a master of face changing!

"Mr. Popovich, can you make a prediction for this game in the evening......

"Greg, tell me, what is your goal for this game? Is it a victory, a big victory, or a small victory? ”

“……”

Popovich had a cool face and didn't say a word.

When I walked to the front of the bus, I turned around: "Hey, gentlemen, it's not press conference time, so you should be quiet......"

It's okay not to speak, but when Popovich opened his mouth, a group of reporters were even more boiling.

It's like a flock of ducks, croaking......

……

At the same time, at the General Motors Arena, Qiao Hai had just finished a press conference.

Then all the players were brought together and a warm-up session was arranged.

Half an hour later, Spurs arrived.

The Spurs players went to the locker room, and Popovich ran to the side for a press conference, and as at the airport, Popovich still did not cooperate with the group of reporters.

Most of the questions were perfunctory, and a small number of questions were answered seriously, but they were all clichés or empty words.

ESPN's Henry Abbott also burst into foul language: "Yard, a Joe, a Greg Popovich, all the same, either one word or two words to answer a large part of your question, or just say a bunch of empty words!" ”

Yahoo Sports' Kevin Drap chimed in: "That's right, completely uncooperative, don't they need attention?" ”

Kevin Drapp was right.

Whether it is Qiao Hai or Popovich, what they need is not attention, but the victory of the game, so whenever public opinion ferments, what they want to do most is naturally to stay out of the matter.

So, the Spurs are very low-key, and so are the Grizzlies, but the difference is that the Grizzlies' record makes them really low-key.

……

Both teams finished their press conferences, time went by, and the GM arena was slowly filled.

This game will be another home game with a full house because of the matchup, and the new Grizzlies owner, Michael Haisley, should be happy with that.

However, Joe Hay did get an inside piece of information - Michael Hasley didn't want the Grizzlies to stay outside the United States, if it wasn't for the right time, from the moment he took over the Grizzlies, Michael Hasley wanted to find a city in the United States for the Grizzlies to make a team move.

Now, with the Grizzlies on a good record and Vancouver's market making sense, it's clear that the time is not yet ripe.

……

……

When there is a loud noise coming from the GM arena, it means that the game is about to start.

"This is Vancouver! GM Arena! We're going to bring you the Grizzlies' home game against the Spurs in the NBA2000-2001 regular season, I'm McBlin, and this one next to me is naturally our old buddy Mafu! ”

Next to McBlin, Marv Albert also said hello to the camera.

"Hello everyone, I'm Mav Albert!"

After a few pleasantries, the game began.

"The two sides jumped the ball, Patrick Ewing beat David Robinson and grabbed the opening ball, and the Grizzlies started to attack."

"Now, what we're seeing is a half-court offense, Maddy with the ball, facing Derrick Anderson's defense, the Spurs' defensive position is a little bit strange, like a three-two defense, but it's a bit like a 1-2-2 defense......"

On the sidelines, Qiao Hai frowned, he realized that something was wrong.

"Maddie's breakthrough, the Spurs are directly trapped!"

"There's nothing to hesitate about, Maddie splits the ball directly!"

"Oh no! Spurs' rotation defense is too fast! It's so fast! ”

"Chauncey Billups received the ball, there were no good chances, so they had to reorganize the attack......"

“……”

After a round of offense, the Grizzlies couldn't find too good a chance, and Maddie finally took the pot and forced a miss!

In one round, Qiao Hai had already seen the clues.

"The Spurs played a 1-2-2 joint defense, the admirals guarded the penalty area, the other players scattered their positions, flanked at any time, changed defenses at any time, and rotated the defense too quickly......"

It was Brad Stevens who spoke, and I have to say that the real young coach is still very talented, especially on the defensive end and on the field command end.

Qiao Hai also nodded: "Not only is it a 1-2-2 joint defense, they also added a strong side stacked defense, directly locking the strong side with the ball, this old guy, his learning ability is too strong!" ”

Joe Hai was a little depressed because Popovich gave him a blow in the opening stanza.

A blow that surprised him!