179. Tennessee O'Neill
He missed two days of training, one was the night before he was traded, and he didn't go to training because of his emotional instability.
Yesterday, because he was going to move, he packed up his things and sent them to the Grizzlies arena, yes, his beloved bed was also sent here, and after receiving the things, he temporarily stored them in the warehouse of the FedEx Center, and then rented a house when this side stabilized, and the team arranged a hotel to live in.
Sun Ce himself is not much conscious, but in the new team, his importance is no longer the same level that the Warriors arranged for him and Curry to share the same apartment when he was first drafted by the Warriors, and the Grizzlies management wanted Sun Ce to like it more, so they arranged the best hotel near the arena.
As in the past, I got up at four o'clock early, opened the door of the gym with the help of the young lady at the hotel front desk, and started my morning exercise.
At half past seven, after having breakfast with Bill Duffy, I rested for a while, chatted about the new team, analyzed the pros and cons of joining the new team, and set off at half past eight to the FedEx Center, which is less than three kilometers away.
Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace and head coach Lionel Hollins are already waiting.
"Bill, Noah, you're finally here, we've been waiting for this day for a long time, Noah, you've finally become a member of our team." Chris Wallace came up and shook hands with Sun Ce and Bill Duffy.
"Noah, I have always been optimistic about you, your joining will make our team stronger!" Hollins used us, that is, Sun Ce was also included in the team.
"Hello, I'm Noah, it's a pleasure to work with you." Sun Ce was as humble as ever.
Sun Ce also has some impressions of these two people, and the Grizzlies will enter the peak of team history in the next few years, relying on the general manager of Chris Wallace and the head coach of Leonel Hollins to build the last iron-blooded lineup.
After a few pleasantries, Chris Wallace took Sun Ce and Bill Duffy to familiarize themselves with the arena.
This arena was built in 2004 and has been put into use since the 04-05 season, and the facilities and other facilities are quite advanced, at least much better than the Oracle Arena.
There is also a music museum next door to the arena, which is mostly dedicated to Elvis Presley-related exhibits, and many American singers are proud to hold concerts here.
Sun Ce did understand a little about why Gasol was willing to play here for so many years, and Gasol liked to listen to songs...... On the other side of the museum, there is a park that is too big to do, Memphis has a large geographical area and scattered urban buildings, and the living environment is still good.
"Noah, you have time to get acquainted with this place in the future, just treat the team as if it were home, and at noon we will have a press conference to announce to the fans that you are joining, and then there will be a medical ......," Chris Wallace said about today's schedule.
Yesterday, the Warriors held a press conference in Cleveland to express their gratitude to Sun Ce and their expectation for Tabit to join, Tabit went to Cleveland yesterday to meet with the Warriors, but the two sides of the transaction have not passed the medical examination, the deal has not been officially reached, and Tabit has not been able to play.
Since the Grizzlies will only play on the 19th the day after tomorrow, there is no training today, it is only past nine o'clock, and there are no players to train, and Sun Ce has not seen his new teammates.
Sun Ce was first taken to the team doctor's room for a physical examination.
The report came out quickly, and the physical condition was too good to be good!
Immediately afterwards, Sun Ce was taken to the locker room to change into training clothes, and after warming up, he had to start the physical test.
At the beginning of the height measurement link, Sun Ce refused: "I don't need to measure my height, I am 1.92 meters." ”
"......" Hollins looked at Sun Ce's height, which was obviously a cut taller than himself, and was speechless.
Hollins was also an NBA star back then, was selected as an All-Star, won a championship, won the All-Defensive Team multiple times, and was 1.91 meters tall, and he first heard that a person of 1.91 meters was several centimeters shorter than a person of 1.92 meters.
Just 1.92 meters!
Hollins didn't say anything, and filled in Sun Ce's self-proclaimed height.
I measured my arm span, two meters and six ...... Sun Ce felt as if he had grown a little longer.
Weighing 188 pounds, a little more than 85 kilograms, almost two pounds higher than before the start of training camp, he didn't deliberately gain weight, just natural gain.
Tests such as bounce and bench press are quite ordinary, after all, they are still very thin.
But when the speed of the 100-meter was measured three times, Hollins was alarmed.
The first 100-meter speed measurement was 10.9 seconds, the second was the highest, 10.79 seconds, and the third was 10.99 seconds.
The first time was when I hadn't started yet, the second time was when I was at my best, and the third time was when I couldn't stop running 100 meters in a row.
The other 40 yards and 100 yards speed tests are also excellent!
How good is it? The speed of Iverson in training camp recorded in Hollins's player file is not as fast as Sun Ce!
Like the Warriors, there is no player in the entire Grizzlies team who is faster than Sun Ce!
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After the physical test, Sun Ce and Bill Duffy were chatting and waiting in the lounge while the team management went to a meeting.
After a while, Chris Wallace and Coach Hollins came to the break room with a few people.
"This is David Fitzdale, the coach in charge of the team's offensive tactics and pre-match preparation; This is Dave Jogle, the team's defensive coach; This is Bickerstaff, who is responsible for player training and development planning; This is Chris Irving, the team's youngest coach, who was a great pitcher in college and was our shooting coach. ”
Hollins introduced Sun Ce to his coaching staff.
Except for Sun Ce, who is named Irving, I haven't heard of it, and the other three Sun Ce have the impression that they will all be the head coach of the Grizzlies in the future!
Except for Bickerstaff, Sun Ce first heard about it on the Rockets, and the other two he really didn't know were originally assistant coaches of the Grizzlies.
Although it is not uncommon for an assistant coach to counterattack a head coach, it is really rare for the Grizzlies to have three assistant coaches become head coaches in the future.
After getting acquainted, Sun Ce greeted him humbly as always, giving a good first impression.
Then Sun Ce was asked about the choice of jersey number, because Iverson had been bought out and left, it seemed that he was negotiating with the 76ers to join, the Grizzlies' No. 3 jersey was vacant, and Sun Ce still chose No. 3.
Once the jersey was chosen, it was handed over to the staff to prepare for the noon press conference.
In the following chat, Hollins euphemistically expressed Sun Ce's position on the team as a backup point guard.
Sun Ce said that there was no problem at this point, and Sun Ce was ready to start from the bench before coming here.
Conley was the No. 4 pick in '07, a talented player, although he hasn't improved so fast, but he's been improving, and he's just turned 22, far from his prime, and the Grizzlies are definitely going to focus on developing him.
The Grizzlies traded him just to supplement the impact of their disappointed expectations of Iverson.
And it was originally a surprise to start in the Warriors, but it was okay in the Warriors, although the Warriors seem to have a good record, but not many teams pay attention to them, Sun Ce played very well.
But when it comes to the Grizzlies with a strong starting lineup, although the Grizzlies have a bad record, the opponent will still pay attention to Randolph who is now changing his mind and playing hard.
Playing with the Grizzlies, if Conley goes up to play first, Sun Ce can observe the opponent first and come up with a better way to deal with the opponent.
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"I'm good brothers with Stephen, but it's good to play against him, and I'm looking forward to playing against the Warriors."
"I'm thankful to the Warriors management, I don't think everybody had the experience of being traded on the night of a triple-double."
"I'm happy to be traded back with the second overall pick by our team, but they actually just picked me, Tyreck, Stephen and I, the three best rookies of the year......"
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Press conference, this Sun Ce is now very accustomed to it, and there are many, many reporters, so many that the Grizzlies management is surprised.
Reporters from California and China made Grizzlies management feel that the team is so concerned for the first time outside of the draft!
This was Sun Ce's first public appearance after being traded, and the reporters asked a lot of questions, and Sun Ce answered them well.
It's just that he is no longer a Warriors player, and Sun Ce speaks a lot more directly.
And compared with before, now Sun Ce is more confident.
You don't have to be low-key to get the trust of the team, you have to be strong and confident!
After answering the interview, Chris Wallace handed the Grizzlies No. 3 jersey with his surname and number affixed to Randolph, who arrived at the scene on purpose, and Randolph handed the jersey to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce took the jersey, looked at Randolph, and sighed in his heart: It's better to partner with Randolph......
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"Noah! Your first day on the team was training! Don't go play with Honnacy O'Neal? Randolph roared angrily at Sun Ce, who had begun to warm up.
After the press conference, Chris Wallace invited the coaching staff, Sun Ce, Bill Duffy, and Randolph to lunch at a French restaurant across the block from the north gate of the arena.
After lunch, Bill Duffy, Chris Wallace and others went to discuss Sun Ce, and Sun Ce went back to the arena with Randolph to rest.
At half past one, just when Randolph was about to take Sun Ce out to wave, he actually saw Sun Ce going to warm up and prepare for training.
How did it become Tennessee O'Neal again? Sun Ce looked at Randolph, co-authoring fat people are all funny? But putting aside the black history of the past, Randolph is a very easy person to get along with.
"I'm only 19 years old, I can't play! Do you want to be caught by a police uncle? Sun Ce didn't want to waste time, but he thought of one thing: "Zach, can you teach me low-post singles?" ”
Sun Ce suddenly remembered that he didn't happen to have Randolph's low-post back-to-back skills!
But Randolph's answer disappointed Sun Ce.
"Low singles? What do you point guard learn from the low post, and you're so boring, I don't teach! ”