Three Hundred and Seventy-Three: Now We Can't Even Pass the First Round?

ESPN has written some forward-looking articles for each team every season, which is a tradition every season. And their articles are usually very professional and very convincing.

But this preview about the Grizzlies has aroused great doubts from Memphis fans. A team that reached the Western Conference finals last season, made such a big change this summer, only got a C+ score! ?

This is simply unbelievable!

However, the author of this article, John Hollinger, said, "My rating is absolutely not mixed with any personal emotions, it is absolutely objective and fair. Maybe Memphis fans think that the Grizzlies' reinforcements this summer will make the Grizzlies go further. But it is very likely that their changes will make the team further decline. Iguodala may not be suitable for the Grizzlies, and Stevens may not be able to play well in the NBA. Nick Young and Ezeli? They may not even be able to enter Steady rotation!"

Hollinger didn't show any regrets, and still insisted on his point of view. There is no doubt that this made the local Memphis fans even more angry.

But no matter how angry you are, it's useless, you can't go to the door of someone's house and beat them up. The only way is to show a performance that can prove its strength in the new season.

The strong smell of gunpowder in the new NBA season has filled Memphis.

Meanwhile, inside the Grizzlies, players were angry about the preview article. After all, who wants to be looked down upon?

Fortunately for Stevens, the players were not blinded by anger, but turned their anger into strength and frantically squandered sweat in the training hall.

In a week's time, under strict diet control and high-intensity training, most of the players' bodies have returned to their original shape.

A week later, Stevens began arranging tactical drills. People outside are worried that Stevens will completely overhaul the Grizzlies system, causing the Grizzlies to decline severely.

However, Stevens did not completely abolish Hollins' system, but added some of his own to the original system.

First of all, in terms of starting lineup, Stevens did not make much change. The only change is to let Andre Iguodala sit on the starting lineup, replacing Tony Allen.

Next season, the Grizzlies will start with Conley, Iguodala, Link and the Black and White Bears. Among them, the positions of Link and Iguodala are uncertain. Depending on the opponent, the two may switch freely between the third position and the second position.

Tactical drills went very well, because Stevens did not forcefully change everyone's playing habits.

For example, Iguodala doesn't have to play the role of an attacker now, and he won't force Conley to score. Link can now concentrate on attacking, because there are people helping him in organization and defense.

On the bench, the Grizzlies found that everyone had a chance. Stevens has no bias against anyone, and he is willing to let everyone play.

"Every player has his own value, so everyone has a chance to play." These are the original words of Stevens.

Standing by his office window and looking down, Grizzlies owner Robert Pera is pleased with how his team is doing.

"Looks like Stevens is getting along really well with everybody."

"Stevens is a good coach. He knows that the best way to win the trust of players is to make them play comfortably in the game. Judging from the effect of confrontational training, the team's defense has not regressed. The offense has become more fluid. And you know, Stevens is a very good on-the-spot commander. His ATO efficiency is very high, which helps a lot in key battles.” Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace He is also very satisfied with the state of the Grizzlies. He believes that the efforts of himself and Pera this summer will not be in vain.

"ATO?" After hearing Wallace finished speaking, Pera frowned, a little confused.

"ATO is an acronym for 'after a timeout' and refers to the ability of a coach to help his team score key points by playing timeouts. Stevens is a genius at that.

He made countless wonderful tactics at critical moments in college. We lost to the Thunder last season, basically because we missed a few key rounds, and it is a pity that we lost. But this year, you won't see that again. "

"Really? I hope so. By the way, the team is about to start the preseason, right? At that time, I want to see how the guy named Hollinger will end up." The young Robert Pei Laba laughed, he had already begun to feel the joy of owning an NBA team.

In mid-October, the NBA preseason kicks off. Now, the preseason is not just a game for the team to run-in the lineup, but has become a sharp weapon for the league to attract money. Various overseas competitions emerge in endlessly, and competitions between NBA teams and other basketball league teams are frequently staged.

But the Grizzlies obviously don't have such a good treatment. Although Link is very popular in China, the brand value of the Grizzlies team is not high enough. So this year, the Grizzlies can still only play preseason games in the United States.

The Grizzlies' opponents in this year's preseason are not weak. They will face the Bulls, Jazz, Pacers and Heat respectively.

Among them, the Bulls and the Heat are both dominant teams in the Eastern Conference. Although there is no Rose on the Bulls side, the foundation is still there and the strength is still strong.

Needless to say, the Heat, as the defending champion last season, fans think that whoever meets the Heat will die.

As a result, the Grizzlies, who have never performed well in the preseason, actually won a wave of four consecutive victories in the preseason this time!

The 10-point victory over the Heat in the last game made the entire city of Memphis go crazy!

"It can be seen that the Grizzlies have made great progress, both personally and as a whole. Gasol's defense has become more sophisticated. He is now the Grizzlies' well-deserved patron saint of the basket. Randolph is recovering very well , After four games in the preseason, they scored 20 points in all three games! Link and Iguodala have a good understanding. Their switching defenses made the Grizzlies' flanks indestructible, and their beautiful passes made the opponent hard to defend! In addition, Conley has changed this year He has become more sophisticated, he has improved every year, and this year is no exception!"

Hubie. Brown after four games, the evaluation of the Grizzlies is very high. It can be seen that Stevens has perfect control over the team. Under his command, everyone in the Grizzlies can play their own value.

And Link is not standing still as the media said. When facing LeBron James, Link has become more and more comfortable. Although in this game, James only played 15 minutes. But this still can't hide Link's brilliance. James was forced to shoot by Link several times, which is not easy.

After winning all four games, another reporter found Hollinger and asked him if he had made a wrong prediction. This time, Hollinger said, "Everyone knows that the preseason victory means nothing. Playing the Bulls, the Bulls have no Rose. Playing the Jazz and Pacers, they are just honing the lineup. Playing the Heat, three None of the giants played more than 15 minutes. Does the Grizzlies really prove that they are strong if they win them?"

Meanwhile, a few days before the start of the regular season, the league saw another explosive trade.

On October 28, the Houston Rockets sent Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and future draft picks, and traded from the Thunder for the best sixth man of last season, James Harden, Cole Aldridge, DeQuinn Cook and Lazar Hayward.

It is said that because of Harden's poor performance in the Finals last season, the Thunder took the opportunity to lower the price of the contract extension. After all, the Thunder is not a big team and cannot pay exorbitant salaries. And Harden thought he could get a bigger contract, so he refused to renew his contract with the Thunder in advance.

In the end, the two sides broke up unhappy.

With Harden destined to stay for only one more year, Thunder general manager Presti had to take the initiative to trade Harden out in order to stop the loss in time. At the last moment, Harden was traded for several players for the Thunder.

In this way, the Rockets finally found the core of their dream team. Since Yao Ming retired, the Rockets' long rebuilding has finally paid off.

An explosion*** a few days before the start of the new season is very rare in the entire history of the league. After all, the game is about to start, and under normal circumstances no one will move the lineup.

Therefore, this deal between the Thunder and the Rockets has aroused extremely heated discussions among fans and the media.

Seeing the news that Harden joined the Rockets, Link, who was sitting in the locker room, shook his head helplessly, "Now, Hollinger may say that we can't even pass the first round. After all, the Rockets have risen. "

Link was smiling on the surface, but he was secretly ruthless in his heart.

The preseason record can't explain anything?

Ok, on October 29th the Grizzlies play their first game away against the Los Angeles Clippers. At that time, Link believes that he and his teammates will tear off Hollinger's last fig leaf.

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