One Thousand and Twenty-Five: There Is an Internal Smell

In mid-September, summer has come to an end, and major players have also posted their training photos on social media.

At this time, everyone began to prepare for the new regular season in one and a half months.

However, while other players in the league were training hard, ESPN broke the news.

"Link will be taking all of his Grizzlies teammates and coaches on a week-long trip to Hawaii."

This news surprised everyone. Seeing that the new season is about to begin, the Grizzlies don't rush into training, but instead go all out for "team building"?

What's going on! ?

The incomprehension from the outside world was completely expected by Link.

After all, they don't know that most of the Grizzlies players have actually been training themselves since August.

While other stars were fishing, attending business events, and having yacht parties with beautiful women, Grizzlies players were training.

Now, while others are posting photos of their workouts on social media, the Grizzlies have already finished their workouts.

Moreover, everyone on the Grizzlies team has an excellent professional attitude.

Therefore, Link believes that the upcoming pre-season training camp will be enough for everyone to recover, and there is no need to start the pre-season training camp in advance.

Compared with restoring the state, Link believes that closely connecting everyone is more important than the state.

Not every championship team wins the championship the same way.

You can't say that last year's Warriors and the Bulls were similar teams, and no one thinks that the Mavericks led by Nowitzki are similar to the Grizzlies of the previous three years.

Each championship team has different leaders and playing styles.

But there is one thing that every championship team has.

Closely united hearts!

Regardless of the final outcome of the Celtics' Big Three, at least initially, they were closely connected. They all had a common goal and were willing to sacrifice for it.

Regardless of whether Kobe and O'Neal eventually part ways, at least on the court, they are still closely connected.

When Nowitzki won the championship, other people around him didn't want to lose. They gave Dirk the greatest help and they fought together.

When Michael Jordan was creating a miracle, Scottie Pippen was also fighting to his death. People say that the last championship of Jordan's career was a five-on-four-and-a-half showdown.

The half that the Bulls are missing is Pippen who insists on playing through injuries.

People sacrifice for each other, achieve each other, and then move towards glory together.

This is what all championship teams are similar to, and this is what Link wants to inject into the Grizzlies.

It's not enough to be talented. If a team is not united, nothing will be achieved.

Therefore, Link imitated the holiday when the Celtics' Big Three were formed and organized everyone to go there together.

In 2007, then-Celtics head coach Doc Rivers organized a special travel event that summer in order to harmoniously handle the relationship between the three superstars.

He asked all Celtics players not to use cell phones and traveled with each other for a week.

As a result, the Big Three won the championship trophy in the first season after their formation.

In this day and age, it is impossible for players to use mobile phones completely. Therefore, Link does not require that everyone must not use mobile phones.

If he forces everyone not to use mobile phones, it will probably be counterproductive.

Players will be resistant.

Link just took everyone to rent a villa in Hawaii for a week's vacation.

During this week, all the Grizzlies players lived together, played cards together, played games together, surfed together, and caroused together in the bar.

Sometimes, working together doesn't necessarily enhance a personal relationship between men. But it’s definitely possible to play together.

One week later, the Grizzlies' preseason training camp officially begins.

At this time, the Memphis Grizzlies, from old Carter to young Jokic. From the newly joined Wade to the veteran Randolph, from the players to the coaches, they are all in harmony!

At this time, the Grizzlies players don't care about personal data or competition between the same positions. They have only one goal - to win together!

In such a situation, it becomes very easy to carry out the work.

Sure enough, the performance of the Grizzlies players in training camp was gratifying. Wade and other veterans found their form quickly, and even the veterans trained very hard.

As for Jokic and other young people, Jogel is even more delighted with their progress.

In the preseason not long after, Joger deliberately gave Jokic, Dinwiddie, Harrell and Richardson a lot of playing time.

On the court, these four young people performed significantly better than last season.

Moreover, the Grizzlies players also cooperate very well on the court. Facts have proved that the trip to Hawaii organized by Link was indeed effective.

In the end, the Grizzlies won consecutive games in the preseason!

Before the start of the season, they achieved an excellent pre-season record of 6 wins and 0 losses!

Memphis fans are getting excited. After all, the last time the Grizzlies won all the games in the preseason, they won the championship.

Everything that is happening now is extremely similar to what it was back then!

However, the Grizzlies' results only made local Memphis fans happy.

In the eyes of most people, even if the Grizzlies win all six preseason games, they will still not be able to compete for the championship next season.

The time soon came to October 23, only two days before the start of the new season.

As in previous years, both ESPN and T.N.T broadcast special programs previewing the new season on their own television stations.

But when it comes to the Memphis Grizzlies, most experts just shake their heads.

"No matter how well you play in the preseason, it doesn't matter because everyone didn't play seriously. Therefore, the preseason record does not serve as a reference. Every year in the preseason, there are always a few players who can perform amazingly. Amazing performance. But once they entered the regular season, they showed their true colors. So, don’t have too high expectations for the four young people of the Grizzlies.”

"The Grizzlies' configuration is not that of a championship team. Except for Link, they don't have any players in their prime. The old ones are too old and the young ones are too young. Conley and Gasso are neither old nor young. Well, they have just experienced major injuries. Can such a team win the championship? Memphis fans seem to be a little too optimistic. They can't expect the 34-year-old Wade to repeat the miracle of 2006. "

"I admit that Link is still the top three players in the league. No, it can even be said that he is the best player in the league! But you have to know that it may be difficult for Jordan to win the championship without Pippen. Kobe does not have Gasol, the same Unable to establish his own two-peat era. And in Memphis, who can serve as Pippen and Gasol next to Link?"

Everyone still doesn't think the Grizzlies can return to the top. The favorites to win the championship are still the Warriors, Cavaliers, and even the Spurs without Tim Duncan.

Everyone is discussing how likely the Warriors are to win consecutive championships, and whether James can bring a championship trophy to Cleveland.

When it comes to the Grizzlies, everyone has the same saying, "They are very strong, and they are still a strong team in the Western Conference. But there is still a gap between them and the championship. If the Grizzlies want to return to the top, it will not only take one year."

No one thinks that the Grizzlies can make a big difference in the new season. People even think that they may not be able to win the New York Knicks, their first opponent in the new season.

On October 25, the 16-17 season will officially start. This year, the league arranged a special matchup between the Knicks and the Grizzlies.

Needless to say, the Grizzlies' popularity goes without saying. Although they failed in the Western Conference finals last season, they are still one of the most popular teams.

The Knicks, who failed to reach the playoffs last season, instantly became one of the championship contenders due to their heavy signings this summer.

Rose's trade, the joining of Noah and Courtney Lee, and the surrender of "King James" Jennings have given color to the lineup in the Big Apple City and put a smile on Anthony's face. Of course, it also allowed this New York team to regain the attention of fans.

Therefore, it makes sense for the league to put the Grizzlies and Knicks on the opening game.

Although it is still unknown whether the Knicks can play this season, in the words of the New York media, "I would rather hope that the scarred rose can bloom again, than I believe that Wade can usher in the second spring of his career. I would rather I'm looking forward to Porzingis' performance, and I don't believe Jokic can bring his Olympic form to the NBA. The Grizzlies want to win the championship? Let's see if they can beat the Knicks first!"

As we all know, the New York media is the most difficult group of people to deal with among all media in the league. They even make things difficult for their own players, let alone players from other places.

However, Link's response at the press conference the next day left the New York media, which has always been domineering, speechless.

"What? Did I hear that right? Dwayne and I have five rings combined, while the Knicks have 0! Just like that, they actually think they can beat us? Oh my god, it seems they lack the basic understanding of championship members. Respect. But it doesn’t matter, I will soon teach them how to respect others.”

Wade, who attended the press conference with Link, smiled. This is Link's usual style.

The arrogance of the championship team...well, it's starting to taste bad!