Nine Hundred and Sixty-Eight: Everyone Is on Alert

The death of Steve Kerr shocked the whole world.

Although during this year's regular season, the Grizzlies have become the first to eat crabs. The term "Death Five" was also invented by Link.

But the situation of the two teams using five small lineups was very different. At that time, the Grizzlies playing five small lineups was more of a helpless move.

At that time, both the black and white bears were injured one after another, and the Grizzlies were extremely weak inside. Forced to have no choice but to do so, the Grizzlies went to such an extreme.

And in that game, the Grizzlies' Death Five only appeared for a short while. In other words, the Grizzlies do not use that lineup as their main lineup.

But the Warriors are different. Both Bogut and David Leke are still healthy. Cole's choice to die was not out of helplessness, but entirely on purpose.

Secondly, the Warriors played with five small lineups for almost the entire 48 minutes of the game. Even when substitute center Speights was replaced, the Warriors were still considered a small lineup. After all, Speight's height in shoes is only 2.08 meters.

Cole introduced the concept of five small lineups to the world. This small lineup, which is more extreme than the "run and gun" Suns and the previous Heat's one-year-old and four-year-olds, completely changed the landscape of the basketball world.

In the last game, the Grizzlies stole 16 offensive rebounds from the Warriors, but this still could not prevent the Warriors from winning the final victory.

The Warriors' victory is more than just a victory. If the Warriors can really defeat the Grizzlies with a five-small lineup. Then what they will change is the development of the entire basketball game!

The Warriors and Cole have become the subject of intense discussion, so much so that no one seems to care much about the list of best defensive teams announced by the league.

One day after the second game of the Western Conference Finals, the Grizzlies once again had multiple players on the list of the best defensive teams announced by the league.

Link, Paul, DeAndre Jordan, Leonard and Green were selected to the All-Defensive First Team for the third consecutive year.

In addition to Link, Jimmy Butler and Tony Allen also became members of the best defensive team. However, they were selected to the best defensive second team.

A team has three players selected to the All-Defensive Team at the same time. It is estimated that only a team like the Grizzlies can do this.

It's just that in the face of the Warriors' terrible death five, people don't pay much attention to the fact that three Grizzlies players were selected to the All-Defensive Team.

What if three players make the All-Defensive team at the same time? Didn't they lose to the Warriors in the last game?

Everyone thinks that the Warriors can launch a desperate counterattack in Oakland, because judging from the last game, the Warriors' five small lineup does not seem to have weaknesses.

Green's offense and defense are integrated and he is the backbone of the Warriors.

Curry and Thompson played like a fish in water at a fast pace, and it was not easy to score points.

Both Livingston and Barnes can meet the demands of a fast-paced game, and the height of these two guys allows them to be mismatched to defend all positions except the center.

rebound? Facts have proved that the disadvantage of rebounding will not cause the Warriors to lose the game.

The famous sayings of the famous Japanese center Takenori Akagi are completely inapplicable to the Warriors.

Everything is very similar to the original history,

The Warriors’ five deadliest players seem to be taking the league by storm again.

However, the defending champion Grizzlies are not living in fear. As Link said yesterday, the real battle has just begun. No one would admit defeat before the battle even started.

Before the start of training the next day, Joger was determined to put the Grizzlies' small lineup on the table.

In yesterday's game, Joger was still a little hesitant. In the second half, when Whiteside and Gasol were clearly at a loss what to do, he still chose to give them some playing time.

To put it bluntly, Joger still didn't make up his mind to play a small lineup yesterday. He still wanted to try to use conventional methods to solve the current crisis.

Link also understands this very well. As a person who has experienced the small ball era, Link is very receptive to the five small lineups. In his opinion, playing with a small lineup is a common thing.

But Qiaogel and the others are different. For them, the five-small lineup is a completely new field and concept. Moreover, it is something that completely conflicts with the concept of basketball they previously knew.

Think about it, a person who has been coaching in professional basketball for most of his life suddenly finds that all the concepts he has accumulated in the past are no longer applicable. What a shock it is to them.

It is obviously impossible for them to accept this concept all at once.

Why were the Warriors' five-small lineup successful that year? It was because there were few teams in the league with small lineups at that time. No coach would think of letting five players who are about two meters tall go up and play.

So when facing the Warriors, you can either go to center and run with them until you are killed. Or follow a small lineup, but get killed because there is no corresponding configuration.

No matter which way you choose, you will lose!

But the Grizzlies are different. Under Link's reminder, the Grizzlies have already prepared a small lineup. And before the Western Conference Finals, closed training was conducted specifically for this.

Therefore, Link is still full of confidence in the next game. With appropriate preparations, it will be easier for Joger and the rest of the Grizzlies to accept the concept of a five-small lineup.

"In the next game, we also need to use a small lineup to compete with the Warriors. So in the next game, Mark and Hassan, your playing time may be sharply reduced." Joger first gave Gasol and Whiteside After getting vaccinated, since I have made up my mind to play in a small lineup, I must have Cole's courage.

Players who are temporarily unavailable will not be used no matter how good they are!

"For the team's victory, I have no problem." Gasol responded readily. Although he is the starting center of this year's Western All-Star team, he is willing to sacrifice himself for the team.

Gasol readily agreed, and Whiteside naturally had nothing to say. He nodded silently, accepting the fact that he would probably not be able to play in the Western Conference Finals.

"Very good, thank you for your support and understanding. Before the start of the Western Conference Finals, we trained for a long time to deal with this situation. We were even fined several times by the league for closed training. I hope that our The hard work and fines are not in vain. In the next game in Oakland, we will play with a small lineup!"

"Harris plays the starting five and Link goes to the four. Tony and Jimmy, you team up to block the wings. Mike, you continue to control the rhythm. Andre, I need you to lead the second unit off the bench. Warriors If they think they can defeat us with a five-small lineup, then let them reminisce and ask who was the first to create this style of play!"

Qiaogel waved his hand and he stopped struggling. He didn't want to ruin the entire situation because of his indecision.

If he had been more decisive in fielding a small lineup in the last game, the Grizzlies might not have lost. Qiaogel would not make the same mistake twice.

While the outside world is still speculating on how the Grizzlies will respond in the next game, they have chosen the most extreme path.

Fifth graders VS fifth graders, all Grizzlies players know that the next game in Oakland will definitely be a matchup like Mars hitting the earth.

In the afternoon, everyone was very active in training. The Grizzlies were on full alert, and even Vince Carter, who was nearly 40 years old, was training very hard.

The "old flying man" knows very well that if he plays in a five-small lineup, his playing time will increase. This is the Western Conference finals, and he doesn't want to become the team's weak point.

He doesn't want to miss the opportunity to play in the finals again!

So after the training, when Link took a shower and was about to go back, he found that Carter was still practicing!

When Link walked into the training hall in casual clothes, he found Carter practicing three-point shooting in the left corner.

Today, Carter seems to have a soft spot for the position in the left corner. He shot a lot of shots from that position during training. Now, he actually stays and practices at that position.

"Vince! Why don't you go back and rest?" Link stood aside and watched for a while. Seeing that Carter still had no intention of stopping, he shouted to Carter curiously.

"I'm not tired yet, let's practice some more." Carter responded with a smile, and then continued to shoot in the left corner without any intention of leaving.

Link simply put down his bag and walked to the basket, responsible for helping Carter pass the ball after he shot.

"In that case, I will practice with you for a while."

Link smiled and passed the ball to Carter. He knew that what Carter did today was definitely not a whim.

As the leader of the team, Link is very willing to figure out the reasons.

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