Inevitably, when a team has two starter-level point guards, there will definitely be a battle for starting position.

It's something the Grizzlies can't avoid.

Both Sun Ce and Conley are starters, and since the start of training camp, there has been a lot of discussion about who the Grizzlies will start for the new season.

On a tactical level, Conley is not a good substitute.

Sun Ce also has the ability to take Yi Jianlian + Jordan Jr.'s bench interior combination with two pitchers to play run-and-run, after all, Sun Ce's independent offensive ability is much stronger than Conley's.

Sun Ce has a characteristic that when his teammates' playing style is relatively suitable for him, the stronger his teammates, the better his performance will be.

In fact, Conley needs strong teammates more than Sun Ce, and if you give him a pure role player lineup, he can lead you to the bottom of the league.

Conley is very stable, which means that there is no explosiveness, and the tactical core will definitely not be able to serve.

But let Sun Ce play as a substitute all the time?

Even if Sun Ce does not show dissatisfaction, the Grizzlies have to consider the issue of contract renewal, and Bill Duffy will be a man again, and he will not watch Sun Ce suffer, Yao Ming has suffered so much loss from the Rockets, mainly due to Yao Ming's own reasons, Bill Duffy has a very low voice in Yao Ming's basketball affairs.

Like this time, Yao Ming made up his mind to transfer, and Bill Duffy did it very decisively, and being honest does not mean being stupid.

This is a big problem for the Grizzlies in the new season, let Conley lead the rotation lineup, and he doesn't have the ability of Sun Ce to hold up the bench alone.

Let Sun Ce play as a substitute...... And worry about the renewal of the contract next year, after all, there is no bird right, if other teams give more space than they can free up next season...... After all, it is necessary to renew the contract of Gasol Jr. and Conley to occupy a lot of space......

Whether the Grizzlies can handle this will be the key to whether they can continue the good performance they played last season next season!

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On the 13th, after a day off, the No. 14 Grizzlies participated in some activities of the Chinese organizers, including going to the High School Affiliated to the Imperial Capital Normal University with the Mavericks to give physical education classes to the children.

By the 15th, the day before the game, the players had adapted to Beijing time, and it was also the last day of preparation before the Chinese game, and the next 16th and 18th, even against the Mavericks.

Why is it that such a game is not suitable for pre-season preparation?

The Grizzlies have Sun Ce + Yi Jianlian, and the Mavericks have Yao Ming, and the three best players in China will definitely have to work hard to win, which is a key game for the Chinese market!

This kind of game in China will naturally bring the most intuitive feeling to Chinese fans, so that fans can better understand which team is stronger...... Or which team makes their players play more comfortably because it's a prime-time live game at 8pm!

Both teams played both games as if they were real games, and ...... It is also an important match to test the summer reinforcement of the two teams!

At nine o'clock in the morning, Sun Ce and his teammates came to the Wukesong Arena, which is tomorrow's competition venue, and the two days will be used by their two teams.

Today is the Grizzlies' "home game", and the game at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center on the 18th is the home of the Mavericks.

In the home team's conference room, the Grizzlies held a tactical meeting as if they were playing a regular season.

After the tactical meeting began, Coach Hollins announced an important lineup change.

"After a lot of discussions with the coaching staff, we decided to play double point guard this season......

Noah and Mike will start at the same time in the next game.

Rudy, Zach and Mark are still the first choices to start in the frontcourt.

There will be no changes to this starting line-up other than the necessary rotation.

However, there will be a big change in terms of playing time, and we will try more tactics in the regular rotation time in the first three quarters in anticipation of more tactical changes that will allow us to play better and improve our overall competitive ability......"

After Coach Hollins explained it, he opened the slide with a preliminary schedule of appearances.

Truly...... It's a huge change!

According to the initial plan of the coaching staff, Sun Ce will get more playing time in the first half of the first quarter, rest from the second half of the first quarter to the first half of the second quarter, and appear in the second half of the second quarter...... Conley, on the other hand, became a pseudo-starter, playing more rotation time.

It's not that the point, it's that Guy's playing schedule has changed dramatically.

Last season, Gay averaged 39 minutes per game, ranking first on the Grizzlies, but this season's playing time expectations have plummeted to 30 minutes!

One of the most important is that Conley now has Battier to play as a substitute for him, and Guy can also rest, in fact, Guy can have a good performance of 289 minutes, he is not the kind of player who is particularly willing to work hard, from the perspective of play, he prefers to float and shoot, and play a little less, which is a good thing for him on a certain level.

But in addition to the playing time, the most important thing is the change in Guy's playing time, which is the same as Conley's!

That is, Guy needs to play more rotation lineups!

For most of the first three quarters, Guy would lead the bench with Conley!

This is undoubtedly a very striking change, because in terms of age and quality, Guy is the second best in the team! turned out to be the same as Conley, and became a pseudo-starter!

However, in the fourth quarter, it was still Sun Ce, Conley, Gay, Randolph, and Gasol Jr.'s main lineup.

Sun Ce was very surprised by this arrangement, and of course, he also wanted to get more opportunities to perform and play at more critical times.

But it came too directly! He looked at Guy worriedly...... Don't let that affect the team's unity......

Except for Sun Ce, the others also looked at Guy at the same time, more or less worried, but ...... Well, Guy seems to have accepted such an arrangement!

Dare to announce this matter at the tactical meeting, of course, the coaching staff communicated with Guy in advance, after all, he is the second person in the team who has just renewed his contract with a starting salary of 13.7 million US dollars.

This character is too good!

Sun Ce remembered that Guy was also the kind of person who listened to the coaching staff very much, and Mayo came, and he gave up the power of the team's leading scorer; Mayo played poorly, neither good nor bad, the Grizzlies poached Randolph, and Guy once again ceded the power of the leading scorer......

Why does Sun Ce feel that Guy is so suitable to play at the Spurs?

At this time, Gasol Jr. was depressed, were these two the only ones who became pseudo-starters? He's also become a pseudo-starter! In the first three quarters, his playing time was also reduced! When the coaching staff communicated with him, he also chose to sacrifice! Why doesn't anyone pay attention to his sister-in-law?

It's not fair!

Except for Sun Ce, Conley, Guy, and Gasol Jr., who have changed greatly in their roles in the game, the others have generally not changed.

Morrow and Battier are both pitchers who open up space, and they are the same as whoever they partner with, and Yi Jianlian and Jordan Jr. are catch-and-score players and card forwards, and there are no tactical changes.

Tony Allen is still the role of the core scorer of the opponent in regular time, his physical strength and weakness on the offensive end greatly hinder his defensive continuity, no matter how good his defense is, it is difficult to have playing time in the fourth quarter, the physical problem is the focus, and the offensive end is dragging its feet.

If he has even a 33 percent catch-and-shoot percentage from three-point range and the stamina to put out 30 minutes of defense, he has a chance to win the best defensive player.

But 3 million US dollars can kill the opponent's core scorer in regular time, what more bicycle?

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In this tactical meeting, the Grizzlies made such a huge strategic adjustment of the team, which is of key significance to the Grizzlies' tactical run-in at the beginning of the new season!

The main thing is that the Grizzlies management and coaching staff have been very good to the players over the past year, making Guy and Gasol Jr. willing to sacrifice some statistics and regular season performance.

Conley is as willing to sacrifice as ever, Gasol Jr. European player, strong unity.

Guy...... It's a bit of Maddie's casualness mentality.

The main thing is that they still play in the fourth quarter, so there is no big problem, they are not the type that can play many awesome data, and they can play key moments, which means that they are still the absolute main force, so there is no big problem.

For Guy's mentality of being willing to accept reality, Sun Ce feels really similar to Maddie...... And then I thought that if in the summer of 2000, if the Spurs dared to take a gamble like the Magic team, and provide Maddie, who had been on the bench for three years at the time, with a maximum salary offer of tens of millions of starting salaries at that time?

With Maddy's hard-working and defensive style of playing off the bench in the Raptors, plus Duncan, who was in his prime at the time......

Maddie is not the kind of player who needs time to practice for a year to turn talent into strength, he averaged 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game in his first year with the Magic, and was in good health at the time, averaging 40 minutes per game and playing at least 75 games in three consecutive seasons, which is the healthiest stage.

The key is that the character that is ready to meet is really suitable for the Spurs, suitable for being used by Popovich to Duncan...... Then Sun Ce thought that Maddie had Ginobili's hair...... It's a beautiful picture when you think about it.

However, ten years have passed, and everything has become a pity.

Sun Ce felt a lot of emotion in today's tactical meeting, first worried that Guy would be dissatisfied, and then surprised to find that Guy accepted such an arrangement, this kind of team atmosphere ...... Sun Ce felt that the management and coaching staff were a bit powerful.

However, in this way, the hidden danger that Conley, who was worried before, could not bring the substitute lineup alone was greatly reduced!

Gasol Jr. directly reduced his playing time, playing 278 minutes a game, and used it for maintenance.

The core of the rotation lineup has become Conley and Guy, which is amazing!

Sun Ce + Randolph + Jordan Jr. has a core lineup, Conley + Guy has a core lineup, and there is the strongest lineup in the fourth quarter, which can maintain a stable output throughout the game!

Although it's not very strong, the first three quarters are five up and five down! Consumption is energy consumption to death each other!

Sun Ce felt that his team was ...... Why is it still so much like a-stirring stick?