San Donianio, this is the second game of the Spurs after the All-Star break, in the previous game, Popovich rotated Duncan, Li Yang, Parker three players who participated in the All-Star Weekend, which led to their loss to the underdog Suns in the away game. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In this game, the Spurs are fully played, they need to face the Hawks, this is the first time Michael Budenholzer has returned to San Toonio since leaving the Spurs, and Popovich arranged for the team to play at full capacity, which is a courtesy to Budenholzer.

Budenholzer has had a good season with the Hawks, and although the team's big man Al Horford was injured early in the season, the Hawks are still among the top eight in the West.

After the game began, Li Yang and others met with Budenholzer one by one, and when shaking hands with Li Yang, Budenholzer said: "Yang, your performance in All-Star Weekend is amazing, I watched those dunks, it was so cool." ”

"Thanks, Buddy, you've done a great job at Atalanta as well, you're a fantastic manager. Li Yang replied politely.

Budenholzer immediately asked, "Young, do you think so? I mean, I'm a great manager. ”

Li Yang sweated in his heart after hearing this, he didn't expect Budenholzer to be so narcissistic after he went to Atlanta, I hadn't seen him like this before.

However, in order to show respect for the other party, Li Yang nodded at this time and said: "Yes, Buddy, you have done a great job, and the Eagles will definitely rise soon under your leadership." ”

"Yes, I think so too. Budenholzer said confidently: "So, Young, are you interested in coming to Atlanta, joining the Hawks, you will be the starting small forward, our team can go very far." ”

"Huh?" Li Yang didn't expect Budenholzer to suddenly turn the topic to this aspect, but he didn't react for a while, and he co-authored the other party's own words just now.

Li Yang hadn't reacted yet, but Popovich, who was on the side, had already reacted, and he immediately said to Budenholzer: "Buddy, okay, you can leave, San Donianio will not welcome you from now on." ”

As he said this, Popovich's eyes widened, he didn't expect that his former right-hand man had jumped ship, and now he was going to poach Spurs players in front of him.

"Pop, Young's contract is about to expire this summer, and you can't keep him, don't you think it's the best option for him to join the Hawks?" Budenholzer continued to say completely ignoring Popovich's anger.

"He's a perfect fit for the Eagles, pop, you've got Kewai, and Yang is the most suitable for us in Atlanta. ”

"Buddy, you go away, I've got to set up a tactic!" Popovich angrily pushed Budenholzer away.

Budenholzer naturally couldn't really stay there, he turned to leave, and didn't forget to turn back to Li Yang and say: "Yang, think about it, the Eagles are very suitable for you, and you can get a starting position with us." ”

So that Popovich was almost scolded.

"Nasty Buddy!" Seeing Budenholzer finally leave, Popovich said angrily, not knowing whether he was really angry or fake, and shouted: "Okay, guys, get ready to play, I only have one request, kill them, do your best, I want to see how his eagles rise." ”

Saying that, Popovich laid out the tactics after the start of the game, and after all the starters were on the court, Popovich turned to Li Yang and said, "Yang, you won't agree to Buddy, will you?"

Li Yang just wanted to answer, but Popovich immediately glanced at him, "If your answer doesn't satisfy me, I will choose to let you sit on the bench in this game, no, and the next game, I want to come back from New Orleans, you are also very tired." ”

Li Yang's expression was stunned, is this to let himself answer properly? This is clearly a threat! I still have to tell the truth.

"Pop, I just want to play well now, I haven't thought about the summer yet, it's a little too far away for me. Li Yang chose to tell the truth, the real truth.

After listening to Li Yang's truth, Popovich didn't speak again, turned his head to face the court, and began to watch the game.

Popovich stopped talking, Li Yang naturally didn't speak again, he knew that there were a lot of jokes about what Popovich and Budenholzer said just now, but one thing is certain, Budenholzer's eagles should be a little interesting to themselves, after all, their performance is obvious to all, and the Eagles' tactical system and Spurs are in the same vein, if you go by yourself, you will have no problem adapting at all.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yang also began to take a serious look at the game between the two teams on the field, the Eagles' tactics are really very similar to the Spurs, they also pay great attention to the transfer of the ball, and in terms of personnel allocation, there are also many similarities with the Spurs.

There is a player like Teague who can break through and pass the ball in the No. 1 position, and Korver at the No. 2 position has a similar style to Green, both are excellent pitchers, but Korver's defense is not as strong as Green's.

Carroll, who is at the No. 3 position, is also a small forward with excellent defensive ability and strong physical qualities, which is very similar to Leonard.

The biggest difference may be on the inside, the Eagles in this game are Paul Millsap and Pero Antich, both of whom are obviously not comparable to Duncan and Split in terms of height and ability.

However, at this stage, Millsap may be better than the Spurs' interior if he talks about offense alone, and if the opponent's other interior Al Horford can play healthy, such an interior configuration is undoubtedly first-class in the league.

Moreover, Horford's high-post playmaking ability is good, and he can also play a role similar to Duncan in the tactical system.

Thinking of this, Li Yang really thinks that the Eagles' lineup is very good, if the personnel are neat, and then Budenholzer's training, maybe the Eagles' record can really rise.

However, in the face of the Spurs at this time, the strength of the Hawks is undoubtedly worse, especially when Popovich has repeatedly emphasized that he wants to give the Hawks a "color" look, the Spurs play very actively at home, almost suppressing the Hawks at both offensive and defensive ends.

When the game reached more than 7 minutes in the first quarter, the score of the two teams became 14:19, and the Spurs led by 5 points.

The first substitution was not replaced by Li Yang, and the subsequent substitution in the first quarter, Popovich did not replace Li Yang on the court, which was not only a surprise for Li Yang, but even Budenholzer on the other side was a little surprised, and he looked at the Spurs bench from time to time.

"Isn't Pop going to play Jan in this game?" Budenholzer, who knows Popovich's temper very well, guessed at this time, knowing that it was not impossible, especially after he said it before the game.

At the same time, Li Yang was also muttering to himself at this time: "It can't be that what I said just now didn't satisfy the old man, so the old man really wants to take a few rounds of rest for himself, right?" )