308: Strong but not bald
Many times, the test of whether a player has the strength is often judged by the key moment of the decisive battle in the fourth quarter. Therefore, before the Grizzlies vs. Wizards game begins, countless media outlets are very much looking forward to the ultimate matchup between Link and Wall in the fourth quarter.
Everyone wants to see who can turn the tide in the key to Link and Wall, two 10-time rookies.
However, the game was over almost by the end of the first quarter......
When Link woke up the next day, he couldn't wait to turn on his phone and TV. Sure enough, the news about the grizzly bear being peddled all disappeared overnight. Instead, it's all that 50-point win!
The Grizzlies, who have five players in double figures, are shooting three times more from three-point range than the Wizards. People say the Grizzlies are a defensive team, but the Wizards certainly don't accept that. Because of the Grizzlies' offense, the Wizards couldn't resist it at all. ”
"The Wizards actually let the Grizzlies get a full 21 more rebounds! Kevin. Seraphim played 30 minutes and only had 1 rebound! Can you imagine that is the number of rebounds that a No. 4 player should get? ”
Everyone thought the Wizards were causing problems for the Grizzlies, and Wall's pre-game remarks reinforced that idea. However, it turns out that Wall was just playing a big joke on us. 13 points, 7 turnovers, 3 more turnovers, he can get two doubles! ”
In the media, all kinds of rhetoric are complaining about the Wizards and praising the Grizzlies, which is completely one-sided. After all, the point difference in this game is indeed too exaggerated. The league plays nearly 1,400 games a year and has been playing for so many years. Yesterday's game was able to finish in the top 10 of so many games, which shows how special it is.
There are even media outlets that have blackened themselves and said, "Link won, he's right, our previous remarks were indeed farting." ”
Not to mention the media, even Wizards head coach Randy. Whitman couldn't help but laugh at himself, "We had a player who played 30 minutes and only had one defensive rebound. If you let me play 30 minutes now, I can catch a defensive rebound, I promise you. In such a state, it is impossible to win the game! ”
Whitman probably didn't even know that he would one day become a member of the league's history.
Of course, of all these remarks, Link's sentence is always the most classic.
"At first, I thought we could only win by 30 points, but I didn't expect to win by 50 points."
You say he's humble...... It seems to be pretending again. You want to say that he is pretending, as if he is being modest again......
In short, this game completely lifted the Grizzlies out of the gloom and put the Wizards under siege by the media.
On the Internet, there is a picture of P very well, a grizzly bear takes away the Wall who was taken up by P. This chart can fully illustrate the current situation of the two teams.
Wall was also angry, but he couldn't spray Link now, and his mouth couldn't be idle, so this guy started to spray his head coach.
In addition to sarcastically mocking Seraphim, Whitman also said after the game that the players played too softly. As a result, Wall couldn't sit still.
'We were too far behind at the start of the game and that's why we lost. We had a lot of open slots and we didn't make a hit. We made a lot of mistakes and the opponent made a lot of shots. But I'm not soft, and I know my teammates aren't soft either. We just didn't play as hard as the other team did, and the Grizzlies felt amazing. ”
However, in order to ensure harmony in the locker room, Wall finally added, "But no matter what, I will respect the head coach's decision and arrangement." ”
It seems that Wall has not been a good stubble since he was a child. can't spray the opponent, even his own head coach.
However, after the big loss, instead of uniting to tide over the difficulties, the Wizards sprayed each other in the nest, which Link felt was strange enough.
Some teams can't get up, not for nothing.
After this game, in addition to those ridiculous words, the whole league was amazed by the Grizzlies' offensive firepower. Since Link became the core of the Grizzlies' offense, it seems that the Grizzlies have ceased to be a team that is strong offensively and weak defensively, but has become quite balanced.
In the past, what the Grizzlies lacked the most was an effective offensive point from the outside. But Link, it seems, solves the problem perfectly.
He can shoot steadily, break through, pass the ball, still have a big heart at critical moments, and has high offensive efficiency. This kind of outside core is something that the Grizzlies have dreamed of for a long time.
This season, all sorts of facts have proven that Link is the most suitable core for the Grizzlies. So, people are now starting to look forward to how the new owner will build the roster around Link when he takes over the Grizzlies.
It's a much more interesting topic than guessing who will take over the Grizzlies.
Of course, none of that has anything to do with Link. As long as the media doesn't bother the Grizzlies players, they can discuss whatever they want.
After reading all the news, Link ate his breakfast, packed his things, and drove his Land Rover out the door.
The big win is in the past, and even a 50-point slaughtering victory can't always be immersed in the glory of the past.
Now, Link no longer gets complacent about the fact that he succeeded in carrying out his plan of slaughter. He has a new plan, a plan to practice.
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Today's training was the same as always, and Hollins didn't dare to go up to the intensity. Therefore, even the confrontational training ended in a hurry after only 15 minutes.
The amount of training is not large, but it is good for the physical recovery and health of the players. Anyway, tomorrow's Grizzlies' opponent, the Kings, is not too strong, and Hollins believes that the basic training volume should be enough for the team to defeat the Kings.
Link didn't leave after today's practice, but stayed to practice his cross-step shot.
Although Link's cross-step mid-range shooting is quite mature at this time, Link wants to be better than Hill. It's hard to have such a good foundation, and it would be a pity if you don't keep improving.
If you can practice this trick like Nowitzki's golden rooster independent retreat, it will be refreshing just thinking about it.
So, Link teamed up with trainer Will and Jimmy, who had no strength to make the ground. Butler stayed in the gym together into the evening.
At half-past seven, Link, who was shirtless and sweaty, suddenly stopped his movements, opened his hands, and looked down at his body.
"What are you doing? Is there something uncomfortable? Will noticed Link's strangeness and asked with concern.
"Uh...... No, just a little tired. Link smiled and waved his hand and sat down on the sidelines.
Just now, he's upgraded again.
"05-06 season Grant. Ciel's abilities stack. ”
The subtitles are still in front of you, and then they slowly fade away. 05-06 season Grant. Ciel, Link really doesn't have much of an impression of Ciel's that season. Because that season, Hill only played about 20 games in total.
In the 05-06 season, Hilqi got a hernia, what a guy who was favored by God and cursed by God.
Although he used various measures to tighten his abdomen at one point, after the first few injuries, the Magic team rushed him back to the hospital bed. At that time, Hill even pessimistically said, "If I still need surgery, I will consider retiring." ”
Only played more than 20 games in a season, the sample is indeed too small, and even Link, a Hill fan, can't tell what Hill's playing was like that season.
But a little further in the previous season, Link was impressed. Hill was selected as an All-Star starter after returning from injury that year, and he averaged a small 20 points per game. It stands to reason that Hill in the 05-06 season should not regress much compared to the previous season's 04-05 season.
So, Link stood up and picked up the basketball, and tried it all over again, shooting, breaking, layups, etc. But he was disappointed to find that he didn't seem to be any different from before. There was little change in offensive skills, and there was no substantial improvement in speed and bounce.
Could it be that this upgrade has passed so plainly?
That's when Jimmy. Butler walked over to Link. The fellow, who was also sweating profusely, clapped his hands and shouted, "It's not too early, Link." Play a heads-up game with me, and we'll go home after the fight. ”
"Oh......" Link nodded slightly, he also just wanted to see what he got from this upgrade from the actual confrontation.
Link and Butler's heads-up usually only play 5 balls, with Link attacking first. Because Butler is in heads-up, the main practice is not offense, but defense.
Link, as always, first lured Butler with a few tentative moves, but now Butler will not be fooled again.
Seeing this, Link broke through directly after changing direction. He originally wanted to shoot with a cross-step, because he knew that he couldn't carry Butler, and fighting hard with that kid would only suffer. But this time, after leaning on Butler, Link found that Butler didn't seem to be so tough today.
So, Link leaned directly on Butler to get to the basket and easily made a layup! A mid-range layup in a confrontation, Link liked it the most.
"What's wrong, Jimmy? How soft are you today? Too tired? ”
"No, I was about to ask why you're so hard today. Damn, it makes my chest tight. Normally, if I block you like this, you won't be able to squeeze in, Link. Could it be that you used to fight with me? ”
After listening to Butler's words, Link now knows where he has improved this upgrade.
The physical confrontation ability that I had already practiced last summer coupled with the 05-06 season Grant. Hill's excellent physical ability seems to have allowed Link to develop a simple and crude scoring method.
Link scratched his head happily, it seems that you don't need to be bald to become stronger.