"Li, you played well in the game last night. You actually hit four three-pointers, with a hit rate of 80%. I remember that your three-pointers have always been about the same as mine. Why are you suddenly so scary? Can you give me a shot?"
Do I impart some experience?”
When Jiang Hao was practicing shooting, Murray found him.
Obviously, Murray really hopes that Jiang Hao can teach him some experience on three-pointers. The whole world knows that the current NBA is a three-pointer league, and even those tall inside players have to practice three-pointers.
Otherwise you will have no living space.
Traditional insiders like Dwight Howard are now being abandoned by the league. As a defender, Dejounte Murray knows very well that only defense and breakthrough are not enough. He must extend his shooting range in the shortest possible time.
But it's not easy. This season is his second season in the league. From a rookie's perspective, it's time for him to produce results. In this case, he is actually under a lot of pressure.
"Repeat, just keep repeating, this is my experience." Jiang Hao hit a three-pointer and turned around and said. He could only explain to Murray in this way, and he also believed that Murray would agree with him, because
Other than that, there doesn't seem to be much else to say.
"Okay" Murray shook his head helplessly.
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Messina showed up later than Jiang Hao expected. Jiang Hao was sure that someone from the Spurs would contact him, but he didn't expect that the contact time would be almost 12 noon, and he was even ready to take a lunch break.
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"Jiang, can you talk about last night's game, such as your three-pointer?"
Messina is direct enough and gets to the point.
"Maybe it's the feel, maybe it's luck. You know, many times things like feel can't be explained." Jiang Hao's answer was a bit prevaricating. He didn't intend to discuss this issue in depth with others, because it would be useless to discuss it.
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"Well, anyway, you did it. We hope you can continue to maintain this state. You don't have to report to Austin tomorrow. Come with us to Washington."
Jiang Hao showed a knowing smile. As expected, with the team's recent poor situation, it is impossible for Popovich and others to ignore him, not to mention trusting substitute players is Popovich's coaching characteristic.
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"You will be on the bench for the team's training match in the afternoon. I hope you can use all your abilities so that we can get to know you better."
Although Messina's words were not stated clearly, Jiang Hao already knew everything in his heart, that is, the Spurs coaching staff has officially begun to evaluate himself, and this was something that he was very eager to happen.
After Messina left, Jiang Hao also went to the lounge.
Although Messina did not mention any contract-related topics during the entire conversation, Jiang Hao was very sure that as long as he could continue to seize opportunities, a new contract would only be a matter of time.
As for now, he can also understand the Spurs' caution. As a small-market team, with the owner's assets even ranking last in the entire league, the Spurs' survival philosophy for so many years has been to tighten their belts and get by.
They won't offer a player a contract easily.
Over the years, whether it is Tim Duncan who has retired, or Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker who are still hanging on, their contracts are even the lowest among their peers in the league.
"Strength is money, I don't need to worry about these things," Jiang Hao told himself. The top priority was to quickly improve his level.
You can look forward to the team training game in the afternoon. To be honest, it has been more than a month since he signed a two-way contract with the Spurs, and this is even his first time playing a team training game.
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"What I mean is that you continue to maintain contact with the European side, but it is best to wait a few days before deciding whether to have formal contact."
In a wealthy area of ​​San Antonio, Pete Holman, the real owner behind the Spurs, handed a cigar to RC Buford who had just arrived home.
"Boss, what do you mean?" Buford looked at Holman strangely. It had always been Holman's decision to recruit players in the European League.
"I watched the game last night, and I thought the Chinese player was interesting. I should have called you after the game last night, but something happened and I delayed it," Holman said casually, squinting his eyes.
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"Jiang's performance last night was indeed outstanding." Buford nodded.
"Then give that guy a few days to see how he performs next. If he can continue to surprise us, then sign him. You have to understand that China is behind him."
A flash of light flashed in Holman's eyes, and Buford beside him seemed to understand something at this time, and nodded thoughtfully.
For the San Antonio Spurs, if they can sign a player who has certain qualities and is from China, it would undoubtedly be the most perfect deal.
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When Jiang Hao woke up, it was already past three in the afternoon, and almost all the players who were supposed to be in the training hall were here.
What surprised him a little was that Derrick White was also told today that he would go to Washington with the team tomorrow and he would also participate in a team training match soon.
"This training match is really interesting." Jiang Hao felt more and more that the training match that was about to start seemed to be carefully planned, but he didn't know the purpose of doing so.
Starting lineup: Tony Parker, Danny Green, Rudy Gay, Pau Gasol, LaMarcus Aldridge.
Substitute lineup 1: Patty Mills, Manu Ginobili, Dejounte Murray, Kyle Anderson, Lauvergne
Substitute lineup 2: Bryn Forbes, Jiang Hao, Derrick White, Bertans!
After a short time, everyone was divided into three groups by the coaching staff, and Jiang Hao entered the substitute group 2. However, there were only four people in their group. They could have been divided into three groups, but Leonard, the core of the team,
Absent.
It is said that since Jiang Hao came to the Spurs this season, he has hardly seen Leonard, let alone had contact with him. He doesn't know if the guy called the "robot" is easy to get along with.
Looking at his teammates beside him, Jiang Hao wanted to laugh a little. The Spurs' defenders could really play two tables of mahjong together. With himself as the swingman, there were exactly 8 defenders.
Then, Jiang Hao looked up at Popovich, who was surrounded by everyone. There were only four people in his group, and he didn't know how Popovich would arrange them in the training game that was about to start...
Chapter completed!