Five Hundred and Eight: Getting Ready for Summer

Morey is finally making headlines again.

During this period of time, the popularity of the Rockets general manager has even overshadowed the league's top stars such as Kobe and LeBron James.

Of course, his appearance in the headlines is not imposing. Morey would rather not make the headlines when he became a national hit for his apology.

After the apology, Morey said he would devote himself to the team's career and strive to make the Rockets' prospects better.

Nonsense, can he hope that the Rockets will perform well? If the real Rockets can only enter the playoffs in the eighth place, then they are very likely to meet the Grizzlies in the first round...

For Morey, meeting the Grizzlies and Link was the last thing he wanted.

Because he knew that Link would not let it go. And all his anger will be vented on the basketball court.

If the Rockets don't do well, Alexander would have an excuse to fire Morey. So Morey is now working not just for the job, but for the job.

After Morey's speech, some reporters also found Link and asked him if he was satisfied with Morey's apology.

Link did not answer yes or no, but told reporters, "You have to ask the fans in Memphis if they are satisfied. Their views represent mine."

Invisibly, Link silently circled another wave of fans.

The grudge with Morey came to an end, and Link also felt a lot easier. Now, he can put his heart and soul into the game of basketball again.

The time has entered March, and the spring breeze has awakened the whole world. This also means that the frenzied summer is getting closer.

With only a month left until the playoffs start, Stevens has to start preparing for the playoffs.

So on the 10th, in practice before the game against the Pelicans, Stevens did not let the players run tactics, but let everyone try a lot of different combinations of evolutions.

In the playoffs, in addition to the stars, it is also more tricks than others.

Stevens presupposed many attempts to match the lineup, the purpose of which is naturally to hope that the team can deal with any problems they encounter.

When it comes to lineup, Stevens can't help but think of the "small lineup".

As a team with black and white bears, the small lineup does not seem to be in line with the Grizzlies' tactics and philosophy.

But Stevens is well aware that there are times when two towers may not be the best option. Especially when it comes to scoring fast, Gasol and Randolph will only slow down the team's overall rhythm.

So, in the training on the 10th, Stevens put the small lineup in his mind and put it on the basketball court for the first time.

Point guard Conley, shooting guard Andre Iguodala, small forward Link, power forward Harris, center Ezeli.

Guys, look at me, and I'll look at you. The season is almost over, but this lineup has never played together.

"If I play this lineup, I hope you can play fast enough. Of course, I hope we can play the game steadily and don't need to be pushed into a situation where we need to quickly chase points. From now on, guys. . The war for the playoffs has begun!"

Stevens is not alarmist, a month is just a blink of an eye.

Against the Hornets that night, Stevens experimented with his small lineup for about two minutes. However, the results of the experiment were not good.

The bad is mainly reflected in the defense. After the height came down, the Grizzlies' restricted area defense became empty in an instant.

Ezeli's defense is naturally inferior to Gasol, and Harris is not a pure rim protector.

Hornets No. 1 pick Anthony Davis asked for anything in the paint, and the point difference narrowed a lot.

At this point, the experiment is over, and the result, of course, ended in failure.

Stevens scratched his head, although the Grizzlies' most threatening lineup is the traditional lineup, although they may not be able to use this small lineup.

But without everything in place, Stevens always felt insecure.

In front of the playoffs, you can't take any chances.

Although the Grizzlies defeated the Hornets in the end, the Grizzlies scored in double figures and the performance of the 7 players is also very gratifying. However, Stevens was not satisfied.

His team is running for the championship.

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The backyard of Link's villa is next to the lake, which is the main reason why he chose this villa in the first place.

The edge of the lake has become a vibrant green. The smell of spring is not yet felt in downtown Memphis, but in this frighteningly green neighborhood where Link lives, the smell of spring is very strong.

Randolph and Link are tinkering with the boat in the backyard. These two guys are going to take advantage of the vitality of spring to go down to the lake to fish.

"Link, you're fucking hard!" Randolph sat on the bed, holding the oars in the same way.

"Fuck, don't you know how much you weigh!? Why didn't I sit on it and you pushed me on the shore!" Link was speechless, but Randolph really could sit down.

"Hey, I'm getting older. Of course, this kind of physical work must be given to a young man like you."

After all, Link pushed the boat away from the shore. Randolph hurried to the stern and pulled Link up.

The boat swayed and set off towards the middle of the lake.

The boat that Link bought was actually quite big, but sitting on it with Randolph still felt cramped.

No way, who made Link and Randolph bigger than ordinary people?

After the two reached the center of the lake, they threw the fishing rod down. No longer here than in the Mississippi, waiting for a fish to take the bait.

Therefore, while sitting on the boat waiting for the movement of the fishing rod, Link and Randolph also chatted without a word.

"Don't you think that Brad has been a little too tense recently," Link recalled the scene where Stevens took a notebook to write and draw on the training ground, and felt tired for him.

"It's okay, after all, what he needs to create is a brand new system. Because the past two years have proved that we follow the old way..." Randolph paused, but finally said that sentence. came out, "It's hard for us to rush out of the west according to the old way."

"Haha, I thought you were full of fishing." Link didn't expect Randolph to discuss it with himself so seriously.

"Cut, don't forget, I'm the No. 2 on the Grizzlies. But I don't think we should be too busy focusing on the playoffs right now, it's only a month away from the end of the regular season. Start doing the final fight for the ideal ranking. Especially those teams in the top eight and the back end, they don't care who their opponents are now, no matter who they are, they will fight to the end."

"Isn't it like this before? Speaking of which, our opponents in the last few games seem to be from the top eight backends... Damn, this time, I've been busy again."

After Link finished speaking, his fishing rod responded. Link hurriedly stood up, loosening and tightening the line, consuming the fish's stamina. When it stopped swimming, Link just closed the shot.

I don't know if I don't close, but Link has made a big one with this close!

"Struggling really hard, this catfish must have five pounds!" Link looked at his trophy and gasped.

"But you got it in the end. No matter how hard it struggles, Tetsu can't defeat you who are stronger than it."

"Okay Zach, just say what you have." Link gave Randolph a glance, his metaphor is really bad.

"Hey, I mean. No matter how hard the teams in the top eight and back end struggle, it's not going to challenge us."

"That's not necessarily true, Zach," Link pouted, "after all, fish will attack people when they're in a hurry."

Before the playoffs, the Grizzlies face more challenges.

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