People will always mature, but it depends on whether they mature early or late.

There is no doubt that Zach. Randolph belongs to the group of people who matured relatively late. In the prime of his career, Randolph never focused on the basketball court.

Food, nightclubs, possession of guns, absence from training, assault of teammates...... These things seem to fill up Zach. Life at Randolph.

But by this time, Randolph, who was already in his 30s, finally knew what he should do. He's going to fight for his career, and most importantly, he's going to fight for the Grizzlies.

He loves the Grizzlies because he seems to see his own shadow in the Grizzlies. When he was at his worst, Grizzly was willing to accept him and did not despise him at all. Therefore, he is eager for his team to become stronger, and in fact Randolph has been working in this direction.

So, he doesn't allow any Grizzlies players to mess around, especially rookies.

The training match lasted two minutes and Link was outstanding. It's not because of how many points he scores, it's because Link shows up in the right place every time.

Whether it's defensive positioning, offensive running, coverage with teammates and basketball conduction, Link does just the right thing. As a role player, it's more important not to make mistakes than to be amazing. Link's stability on the basketball court is Sam. Yang is completely incomparable.

This time, Link blocked Sam again. Young's shot. It's not because of how good Link's defense is, it's because of Sam. Yang's attack was too monotonous for Link.

Sam. Young is undoubtedly an athletic striker, but sadly, this guy's dribbling ability is not very good. He doesn't dribble fast and struggles to get the ball to the basket against tough defenses.

Therefore, Sam. Young's favorite thing is to dribble a step or two and then suddenly stop the jump shot. Sam. Young's shooting from inside the three-point line is still very high, which has been confirmed by NBA games.

But because his offensive approach is so one-size-fits-all, Link has no trouble judging Sam. When will Yang make a move. Whenever Sam. When Young attacks with the ball, Link counts his steps. After two steps, jump directly and block, one by one.

Because of this, Sam. Almost every shot Yang made today was against the defense. If you're Kobe, you can do that. But as an ordinary role player, Sam. Young's shooting percentage against the defense was a bit miserable.

Two minutes, Sam. Yang made three shots, none of which hit. This time, after shooting again, the shooting percentage became 0 of 4 shots.

Hollins shook his head, that's what he didn't trust Sam. Young's cause.

This kid is strong, active defensively, and can dunk and shoot. It stands to reason that it would be a good substitute. But his impatient actions on the pitch have limited his progress. He's not consistent enough, and the Grizzlies are a team that pays attention to stability.

See Sam. Young's attack was stopped again by Link, and Randolph snorted. Sam. The pressure on Link from Young's guy was so little that Randolph decided to make the training a little more fun.

So for the next defensive round, Randolph focused on Link. Once Sam. When Yang was broken through, he immediately made up for it. He wanted to see how a yellow-skinned player who looked like he was slowly swallowing was going to take Sam. Yang couldn't hold his head up.

Conley dribbled and directed, he gestured, and Link immediately started to run with understanding!

Although only listen to Elston. Turner talked about the tactics once, but Link knew that this time the offensive tactic was to cut inside and score! It's an opportunity to show off your attacking prowess and you can't mess it up.

Conley stopped outside the three-point line, and Darrell. Arthur went up to cover. It was just a fake cover, Conley wasn't going to attack at all, he was waiting for Link to get out of position.

Link and Gasol Jr. completed an off-ball screen combination, and under Gasol Jr.'s high-quality cover, Link easily got rid of the impatient Sam. Poplar.

Meanwhile, Conley's basketball arrives. Link who cuts to the basket receives the ball and gets a chance to attack the frame!

"It's a tacit understanding!" Lionel. Hollins clapped his hands off the court, and there are a lot of plug-and-play players in the NBA, and their experience and high basketball IQ ensure that they can adapt quickly to any team.

But this kind of player is usually a veteran. This is the first time Hollins has seen a rookie, and he can also do plug and play!

Randolph rushed to the penalty area from the side, and when he saw Link jump, the "big black bear" jumped up as well. He didn't plan to be polite to Link, because it was better to be laughed at by others than to be laughed at by others in an official competition!

Randolph waved his arms vigorously, but nothing happened! Link, who was in the air, suddenly turned into a pass and stuffed the ball from Randolph's side to the outside.

"What!?" Randolph's eyes widened, is this guy really a striker? His passing vision is like that of Mike. Conley!

And outside the three-point line, it was Darrell who was vacated by Randolph to receive the basketball. Arthur.

Darrell. Arthur wasn't very well-known in the NBA, but he was also a popular figure in the NCAA. As the leading forward at the University of Kansas, he led the team to defeat the team with Derek. Rose's University of Memphis won the NCAA championship that year.

Arthur was able to dunk well in college, but his athleticism was a little mediocre when he came to the NBA. However, as a No. 4 position, he has a solid three-point hand, which is the capital of his foothold in the NBA.

In this era when the space No. 4 position has not yet become popular, Arthur's occasional cold three-pointer can always give the opponent a big blow, such as now.

Randolph was completely drawn to Link to the interior, and Arthur was given a big open shot as a result. He didn't waste that opportunity and instead converted Link's brilliant pass into an assist.

Arthur scored, and Link tilted his head at Randolph, "You almost blocked me." ”

"Little bastard!" Randolph was swearing, but he had a smile on his face.

This kind of intelligent and unruly teammate seems to be very much to Randolph's appetite.

In this round, Randolph tried to give Link a shot to no avail. In the next round, Randolph didn't expect to be dismounted by Link.

This time, Randolph intends to crush Arthur with his tonnage. But he had just held the ball with his back when he was caught in a double bag.

The person who came up to wrap him up was Link!

Hollins frowned, it wasn't his strategy to trap Randolph. It's true that a player doesn't have to do what the manager wants to do all the time on the pitch, but if a player moves freely and concedes points, it's not allowed.

So, will Link's freedom of action succeed?

Link's bag was a thief, and he kept interfering with Randolph's bottom line, so that Randolph didn't even dare to put the ball below his chest. How high is the level of this No. 0 Chinese cut-ball just Sam. Yang had already helped Randolph experience it.

Unable to put the ball down, Randolph couldn't turn his back and break through. And at this distance, it is too reluctant to directly hook or turn over for a jumper.

In desperation, Randolph had no choice but to pass the ball to Sam, who was let go. Poplar.

Sam. Young had a chance to shoot after receiving the basketball from outside the three-point line, but given his spicy three-point shooting percentage, he actually hesitated!

In an NBA-level game, hesitate for a second and your opportunity is fleeting. By the time he could react, Link was back at Sam. Yang side!

"Beautiful!" Hollins couldn't help but applaud from the sidelines, he couldn't remember how many times he applauded Link today, but he just couldn't help it.

With aggressive running and clever strategy, Link managed to contain his opponent's attack. This kind of defense is exactly what Hollins likes.

At this time, Hollins couldn't help but ask, how did Link lose the election in the first place? No matter how bad it is, he's worth a second round. With this basketball IQ alone, it is enough for Link to rank in the top 60 of this year's rookies.

Sam. Young was so told by Link that he had to pass the ball again. And Randolph lost his best offensive position due to the unsuccessful attack. Their offense was completely ruined, and it ended in a one-on-one iron from Mayo.

Watch as Mayo chooses to go and single-handedly Tony. Aaron, Link both shook their heads. That guy from Mayo is a typical star disease, not a star's life.

Gasol Jr. picked up the rebound, and Link launched a quick offense. Conley was quick to get on the ball this time, receiving a pass from Gasol Jr. and immediately putting the ball on to Link.

But Link was confronted by Sam. Yang's blockade, so it was delayed for some time. Randolph came from behind and immediately ran to the basket to defend it.

Although blocked, Link, who is now lighter, is not at all outstanding. He broke through Sam with a weird change of direction. Yang, the feeling of breaking through made Link extremely refreshing.

If you upgrade to the peak Hill in the future, then the extraordinary sourness won't take off? After all, Peak Hill's first step was incredible.

Pass Sam. After Yang, Link entered the penalty area and took three steps directly.

Randolph's reaction was half a beat slower, and he thought that Link would choose to divide the ball, but he didn't expect this kid to play so hard!

Link's yellow skin will always make people think that he is a soft man. But in fact, Link is not averse to confrontation.

Due to the slow timing of the block, Randolph was unable to complete the block, but the whole bulky body pressed on Link.

Link gritted his teeth to keep his balance, trying to make sure his hand wasn't deformed. Then, he was knocked out of the bottom line by this "big black bear", but the moment he fell to the ground, Link heard Turner's whistle, and - the sound of a basketball entering the net!

"Damn, Zach. You've given the opponent a chance to hit a three-pointer, which would have been an official game! Well done, Link! If someone takes it lightly on the defensive end, punish him like that! ”

Hollins yelled from the sidelines, and Randolph waved his hand helplessly and walked towards Link.

At first, Link thought that Randolph would come and talk trash to him. As everyone knows, the "big black bear" actually stretched out its strong arms to Link on the ground.

"Well done, that's how you should play in Memphis. By the way, I forgot to say at noon, welcome to the Grizzlies, man. ”

Randolph smiled, and he recognized the strength of the yellow-skinned boy.