This year's NCAA Final Four is taking place in San Antonio, Texas, another city far away for Villanova, but much better than the previous flight to California on the West Coast.

Instead of rushing to take the team to San Antonio early, Rappers took the team back to school and gave everyone a two-day rest before boarding a flight to San Antonio. Chang Wei is full of expectations for the city, he was a die-hard Spurs fan in his previous life, so he was very excited when he played against Wake Forest University at Villanova, and now he is going to San Antonio, and he can't even sleep the night before departure.

When they set off the next day, everyone smiled ambiguously at Chang Wei's dark circles, as if to say: "It's okay, we understand......" Chang Wei really wanted to say: "You guys all know a fart, I'm just excited because I'm going to San Antonio, okay?" But he can't explain it to everyone, and if he does, others may not listen, so he just keeps silent.

But what I didn't expect was that even Lappers, who has always been steady, came over and advised: "Chang, I know that you young people have good physical strength, but you must also be temperate, and you still have to ensure adequate sleep at night." Chang Wei didn't want to refute him anymore, so he had to roll his eyes and find his place to make up for sleep.

By the time Chang Wei woke up, the plane was about to land, and at this time, Chang Wei was extremely glad that he was not one of those big and three thick players, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to sleep well in economy class. The business class space is wide enough, but with the school's budget, it is impossible to buy them a business class ticket, and it is good not to use the school bus to send the team to Texas.

After arriving at the hotel, the players went back to their rooms and fell asleep, but Chang Wei was a little energetic. He said hello to Kyle Thompson, the strength and conditioning coach in the room, and after reporting to Rappers' room, he left the hotel alone and wandered around the streets of San Antonio.

Although the Spurs are a small-market team, San Antonio is actually not a small city, it is the second-largest city in Texas, after Houston, where the Rockets are located, and the ninth-largest city in the United States. The city's economy is diverse, with financial services, government, healthcare and tourism being its four pillars. In addition, more than 60% of San Antonio's millions of permanent residents are Hispanic, the highest percentage of Hispanics in the United States.

San Antonio was originally an Indian settlement and developed into the largest Spanish settlement in Texas in the mid-18th century, so the city's cultural scene is quite exotic. The streets of San Antonio, where sites of Spanish culture can be found everywhere, Mexican ethnic colors that are always eye-catching, and the traditional culture of the American Indians make this city unforgettable.

San Antonio is also known for its thriving, green riverside promenade. The 4.5-kilometre-long San Antonio River is lined with restaurants, hotels, roadside cafes, tourist souvenir shops, theaters, museums and other buildings, all of which are located in a valley below the city street level.

Chang Wei held a map provided by the hotel front desk in his hand and wandered all the way to the riverside pedestrian street. Fortunately, his height is only 1.8 meters, such a height stands out in China, and it is very ordinary abroad, so there is no need to worry about being watched. If it were Maddie and Brand, they would definitely be treated as rare animals on the street.

It's a warm and cold March in Texas, but Riverside Promenade is still full of tourists, and even in the open-air seats, there are people sitting there with coffee and talking. Chang Wei felt a little cold, he decided to find a place to sit and order a cup of coffee to warm up, but he couldn't find a separate empty seat as far as he could see.

In fact, Chang Wei is not a particularly extroverted person, he would always choose a single seat if he could, but now it seems that he can only share a table with other people? He smiled helplessly, picked up his coffee and walked to a gray-haired old man, and asked softly, "Is there anyone sitting in this vacant seat?" ”

The old man was silent for a moment, as if he had just woken up from his thoughts. He raised his head and glanced at Chang Wei, and said casually: "There is no one sitting here, please go to the toilet!" ”

When he saw the old man's face clearly, Chang Wei couldn't help but widen his eyes, and the coffee in his hand almost spilled on the ground. He never thought that he would meet such a legend when he went out casually, and that was Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich! Although he has only been in charge of the Spurs for two seasons now, Chang Wei knows that he will become the greatest head coach of the NBA's generation, if not one of them, and the Spurs have been able to remain super competitive since entering the 21st century, completely due to the old man in front of him. The Silver and Black can live without Duncan, or without Ginobili and Parker, but they can't do without Popovich!

In the face of such a great god, Chang Wei even made his footsteps much softer, for fear of making this old man with a strange temper angry. After carefully sitting down on the chair, Chang Wei thought about it and decided to say hello to his idol in his previous life: "Hello Bobo, I'm your fan, I can't believe I can meet you here!" ”

Popovich looked up again, as if to re-examine the yellow-skinned Asian in front of him. He took a sip of coffee, his stiff face still had no expression, and after looking Chang Wei up and down, he asked with interest, "Oh? This is the first time someone has said it's my fan, shouldn't you be a Thiem or David fan? ”

Chang Wei said honestly: "Your coaching is simply an art, is there anything strange about your fans?" As for David Robinson and Tim Duncan, I've only seen the former on TV, but my team has played against the latter and unfortunately we lost......"

Popovich felt more and more that the kid in front of him was very interesting, he thought for a while, and asked with some surprise: "You are already the head coach of a team at such a young age?" It's really terrifying! ”

Chang Wei touched his nose, and a trace of embarrassed crimson flashed on his face: "Old man, you misunderstood, I'm not the head coach of the team, I'm just a little trainer!" ”