1502. Management's Conspiracy (Part 4)
Just like last season's rookie summary, although Lillard is not bad, Anthony Davis's talent is indeed not comparable to Lillard.
After a season of adaptation and a summer of hard work to gain weight, Anthony Davis has become a top interior player who can rival Big Gasol!
This year, the teams started their winning streak very early, with eight teams starting the game with two wins and one loss.
But there is also a team that is undefeated in the first 3 games, and that is the Pacers, whom the Grizzlies are about to match!
On the evening of November 6, the Pacers ushered in the challenge of the Grizzlies, defeating the Grizzlies 92-88 at home, winning four in a row!
In this game, Sun Ce played 40 minutes, made 13 of 31 shots, got 31 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 1 block and 2 steals, and the overall was okay, Klay Thompson's 18 points were also very stable, and Gasol Jr.'s 12 points, 4 boards and 4 assists were also not bad, and the overall defense was also very good.
But the offense was too shaky, Paul George only scored 7 points, the first time in the new season that he didn't score a double-double, and he still had 11 points against the Mavericks.
On the Pacers' side, the starting lineup of Darren Collison, Hayward, Lance Stephenson, David West, and Hibbert was extremely strong.
Energetic and positive!
In front of the Pacers, there is a "twilight" feeling on the Grizzlies' side.
Rao Sun Ce scored 31 points, and the Grizzlies also lost to the Pacers by 4 points.
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With 2 wins and 2 losses in the opening game, it fell to sixth in the West.
The day after playing the Pacers, Sun Ce flew back to Memphis with the team.
Picking a window position, Sun Ce looked at the next schedule, four consecutive home games, the Celtics, Pelicans, Warriors, and Raptors were all hard stubble.
On my own side, I didn't start well, and I didn't even have a chance to adjust!
In the first eight games of the opening game, except for the Pistons and Celtics, who had difficulty getting into the playoffs, the other six opponents were all playoff-level teams.
This is the treatment that a strong team should have, attracting fans to buy live broadcasts at the beginning, but Sun Ce doesn't want the treatment of a strong team now.
He wants to play against the weak team and make his teammates feel good.
How smooth it was to win in the preseason, and when it came to the regular season, it was beaten in a row......
The last three games have been different from when we played Spurs!
When playing the Spurs, Sun Ce felt that the team cooperation was playing well, but later, it may be that he despises the opponent too much, or he may be in a really bad state, and the cooperation is really not good.
Don't think about it, Sun Ce feels that as the season goes on, it will always get better.
This situation will always be encountered in his career, and Sun Ce decided to be well prepared for every game and fight to be done.
If you lose a few games, your mentality will explode...... Think about the others, not even Duncan, who has 50 wins in the regular season and a first-round trip to the playoffs?
Playing in the NBA, you're always going to experience situations like this and that, and now it's all about trying to win every game and creating opportunities for your teammates to adjust.
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While Sun Ce was self-adjusting and reading the game reports and scouting reports for the next four opponents, Coach Hollins and Chris Wallace were discussing the current state of the team in a compartment on the charter plane.
"Leonard, although the season has only just started and we still have a lot of time to adjust, we should also be ready for a big change." Chris Wallace said to Coach Hollins.
Coach Hollins asked, "You mean we're going to be ready to tear up the core squad that has won the championship for the last two years?" ”
Coach Hollins doesn't agree so much about this, the season has only been going on for a week, 2 wins and 2 losses, although not good, but not very bad.
In Coach Hollins' opinion, they have enough talent, and if they adjust slowly, they will always get better.
"No, it's not about breaking up, it's time to adjust our team strategy, the rules are now more and more inclined to fast play, you see, our three young outsiders, they are too talented, they shouldn't be held back by bloated insiders."
Coach Hollins also knows that the talent and strength of his three young players on the outside have exploded, and they are often "dragged down" by the inside after the start of this season, but after a few years, it is impossible to say that they have no feelings.
Moreover, Coach Hollins has another doubt: "Zach is like an older brother to Noah, he will not agree. ”
"We're not going to move Zack, I understand, Noah calls Zach the boss at all times."
"Not Zach? You mean Mark? He's the backbone of our defence! Our defense in the playoffs is up to him! ”
Coach Hollins thought Chris Wallace was going to trade Randolph, but he didn't expect Gasol, which was even more unacceptable.
A center who is good at playing the playoffs and is at the level of the best defensive player.
"We should make a change, we have Larry, we have Noah, we can defend in a fast game, and more importantly we can try to create space for Paul to stay, not afraid of you making fun of me, I have a dream, I don't just want two championships, if we can, I hope we can have a ring full of one hand when we have such a good opportunity!
Even if we're in a small ball market!
Adapting to the rules of the league and adapting to an ever-increasing pace is what makes us accomplish this dream. ”
Coach Hollins was very moved when he heard this!
Chris Wallace's tone was not intense, but what he said made Coach Hollins excited.
It's not that Coach Hollins is blind to changes to the league's rules, but he, like most coaches, isn't that willing to make changes.
However, because of so many crazy things in the league, even Kobe Bryant and James teamed up.
Many coaches know that they may be outdated in the future, but they are still unwilling to change, this is not a trivial matter, it is possible not to change, and it can last for a few more years, and if they change, if they fail, they may lose the opportunity to be a head coach in the NBA.
Every year, it happens that either old-school coaches move away from the NBA, or coaches who want to make drastic changes are eliminated.
For example, George Karl, who won the best coach last season, was fired by the Nuggets after last year's playoffs.
However, if the temptation is enough, Coach Hollins will choose to take that step.
For example, what Chris Wallace is talking about now is to turn the team upside down with the three young stars on the outside as the core......
"But trading is not a good choice right now."
'I know I'm going to wait for the team to start getting better and then we need to look at who to trade and wait until the season goes on, we've identified the players we need and defined their form before we start looking for ways to change ......