Why do you like the Spurs?

I like the Spurs because they have a simple feeling of ordinary people. Here, we can't see the superstar who dominates everything, and we can't see the media in full swing. Here, we only have simple work, study, growth and the pursuit of victory and harmony.

There is no racial, geographical or gender discrimination here. Spurs players come from all continents, but there are not many pure Americans. Duncan is from the Virgin Islands, Manu is from Argentina, Parker is from France, Mills is from Australia, Popovich is of Serbian descent, teaching assistant messina is Italian, and teaching assistant Becky Harmon is a woman. This is probably a miniature of Intel sonnel.

This is not like a professional team of mercenaries under a business alliance, but like a school, where Popovich is a teacher and everyone else is a student. There is no inequality between Duncan and Wang Dachui. Some people may be privileged in tactics and can give full play to their subjective initiative, but in the collective and in the locker room, he must also be an ordinary person.

Respect for each player is the uniqueness of the Spurs. There are no superstars and privileges in the basketball court and locker room in San Antonio. Whether Duncan or Bonner, Ginobili or Forbes, Adebayor or Bertain, Kawaii or Wang Dachui are all equal in personality. No one is taller than anyone, and no one is lower than anyone. In Popovich's eyes, they are all their own children. Duncan has to do the dirty work, Ginobili will fall to the ground to save the ball, and Parker can also make an offensive foul like a human sandbag. Similarly, Kyle Anderson also has the opportunity to master the key attack. Spurs play basketball on an equal footing, and the locker room is also an atmosphere of equal enjoyment.

Some people may regard people like Kyle Anderson as irrelevant scraps, but in the Spurs, he is the unique Kyle Anderson, an ordinary but respectable Spurs player. Popovich once publicly said his selection criteria: "I advise those scouts not to always pay attention to the physical examination results and university data, which are not that important." What matters is what kind of person he is? " How does he get along with his classmates and brothers? What do his teachers and elders think of him? What we want first is a good man! "

The Spurs don't even ask players to play well. Popovich also asked them to read more books, learn more about the world, and study current affairs, politics, history, geography and various natural sciences, so that these athletes can cultivate interesting souls and individuals with social responsibility. Popovich said: "Life is not just basketball"!

On the Spurs' side, we respect humanity, care for the collective, comprehensively consider the distribution of individual and collective needs, try our best to meet everyone's best interests, and ensure the long-term development of the team. Spurs let Duncan win the championship five times, Ginobili hit the age of 40, making a man who was laid off three times like Danny Green a famous starting point guard in NBA, making Kyle Anderson useful, making marginal players like Bo Ban and Simmons earn money and win big contracts. The Spurs have trained a large number of excellent coaches and managers, most of whom are very successful.

The Spurs are not like a team, but more like a model of social practice. If it can be summarized, people should make the best use of their talents, treat each other equally and freely, respect each other and give full play to their talents. When they are outside, they have the same values and centripetal force, unity and mutual assistance, strict discipline and strong execution.

Isn't this the unity of social value and personal value?

Unity, tension, seriousness and liveliness, isn't that a capitalist society? Isn't it our lifelong pursuit?