199. First failure
The Grizzlies signed Lester Hudson, an older rookie who was recently cut by the Celtics with the 28th pick in the second round, on a ten-day contract that fills up the 13-man roster.
Coach Hollins looked at the names of the 11 players available tonight......
And even if the two players who were traded back can play in the next game, the Grizzlies still don't have enough people on the bench, Sam Young, Darrell Arthur, Haddadi, Marcus Williams, and other players who are difficult to get playing time on other teams, and the Grizzlies can only use these players as the main bench now.
But even so, not blindly taking players from the Cavaliers is the consensus of Coach Hollins and Chris Wallace.
There are many well-known players in the Cavaliers who can be selected at will, but basically they all go to get a big contract for retirement, no other team is willing to give them such a big contract, only the Cavaliers are willing to give, no one will get along with money, of course, they will go to the Cavaliers.
However, Mayo's one-for-two lineup has made the lineup a lot more reasonable than before, and it is already much better, and the two singles players who were clubbed by the starting outside clubbing Guy and Mayo were forced to let Guy be a pitcher, and Guy's skills may not be as good as Mayo's, but his physical fitness is better, and it is easier to score singles.
The most regrettable thing for Coach Hollins is that Mayo is not replaced by Battier, and Anthony Parker has the opportunity to play next to the top player in history of James's breakthrough ability.
The deal for Battier still has to be considered in the long run, but fortunately, the other party has given a positive response and is very interested in negotiating with Chris Wallace.
When it comes to trading, it doesn't mean that you can do it right away if you have a tendency to trade.
If it weren't for the kind of extremely tempting chips, even if the other party had a tendency to trade, it might be delayed, or even before the trade deadline.
Because the chips the Grizzlies give are draft picks, which are potential talents, and Battier is the immediate power.
And why not take two more months for a team with instant power?
There is a trade tendency on the Rockets' side, and the Grizzlies' management can see it, but the Rockets are not in a hurry, and the Grizzlies can only wait first.
Rome was not built in a day, with Anthony Parker, a pitcher who is 1.98 meters tall and can play the two bench positions of scoring guard and small forward, he is ready for the arrival of Battier, and Anthony Parker's defense is also okay, but he is a little older and can't keep up with the fast opponent, which is a poor man's version of Battier.
At present, the direction of the Grizzlies is that the point guard already has Sun Ce, the substitute, the ideal situation of the two positions of the forward is the combination of Battier and Gay, the backup guard is composed of Carroll and Anthony Parker, and the interior line has Randolph and Gasol Jr. is already one of the best starting interior lines in the league, and the three physical men of Jordan Jr., Sam Young, and Darrell Arthur can hold it up.
The main thing is Battier! If you can get Battier, the core structure will be complete!
At least there will be three substitutes who can take on the role of Sun Ce, Anthony Parker, and Jordan Jr., and there will be eight players who will not suffer in the starting or rotation stage.
Coach Hollins is happy that if nothing else, the trade can be completed before All-Star Weekend, it will be up to him to complete the trade early.
The next step is to patiently negotiate the details of the trade with the Rockets, although the chips are ready, but if you can save it.
It's just that it's still miserable to fight the king tonight, there are usually 6 main forces, but today there are 5!
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The coaching staff is worried about tonight's game, and so are the big five.
With a win rate of just over 50 percent, 7 wins and 6 losses, the result was one less starter before Game 2 of the back-to-back, and he was the team's No. 3 scorer, and only one point less than No. 2 scorer.
Maybe the other non-main players will be happy and they may get more minutes, after all, for many players it is the minutes that matter.
Sun Ce was looking forward to and nervous tonight.
Mayo is gone...... No, he was traded away, and his position is more secure, but before the arrival of new signings, his burden is heavier!
"As the only post-90s generation in the west, Lao Tzu has been bearing the burden that Lao Tzu's beauty should not bear!" Sun Ce Gu Ying felt sorry for himself and continued to warm up.
With less than two hours to go, the game is about to begin.
Just when Sun Ce was carefully completing every warm-up step guided by the trainer, the system interface suddenly popped up in front of him.
"Because Terek-Evans has abused the host with blood, the host is unwilling, and the little overlord's small book has reached the trigger condition."
"Huh?"
Just when Sun Ce was stunned, the words on the system screen changed.
"The first event of Xiaobawang's small book: the strongest person in the counterattack (B)."
"Fight the Strongest (B): In tonight's game against the Kings, the three-round stats need to be all around Tyrek Evans.
Event Reward: B-level raffle card.
Failure Penalty: Level B random penalty. ”
"Wait! Learn machine brother, you explain it to me clearly! Who is unwilling? I'm willing, okay! I just like to be abused, I just like to be ravaged......"
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Sun Ce's inner self-defilement has not been able to change anything.
By 5:15 p.m., the Grizzlies' second game in a back-to-back game against the Sacramento Kings was about to begin, and players from both teams were already on the court.
The starting lineup on the Grizzlies' side is the starting lineup of Conley, Marcus Williams, Gay, Randolph, and Gasol Jr.
On the Kings' side, Evans, Francisco Garcia, Omi Casby, Karl Landry and Spencer Hawes came into the starting lineup.
After the entrance ceremony, Sun Ce sat on the bench and looked at the former roommate opposite who was so excited that he couldn't do it, and he had been ranked first on the rookie list.
"Oh my God! Evans wanted to kill me, and there was an incident like this! ”
Evans' eyes turned red every time he saw him like a bull in heat.
Who made Sun Ce the only rookie to get a triple-double this season, Evans was a little bit worse every time, either one or two rebounds or one or two assists.
The Kings are currently in the last of a three-game losing streak, and they sent Kevin Martin to the Rockets to help Evans further liberate the ball, and also got a good fit for Evans' big forward Carl Landry, the night before yesterday, Evans beat Felton and scored a career-high 34 points, leading the Kings to beat the Bobcats with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists, ending a four-game losing streak, and now it is in full swing.
It just so happens that the Grizzlies are missing the team's No. 3 scorer......
And it's the second game in a back-to-back here for the Grizzlies!
At half-past five, the game started on time.
After more than 3 minutes of the opening game, the Grizzlies trailed by 7 points 2-9......
Except for Randolph, who scored two points in a single free throw and two points in one round, the Grizzlies didn't score anything else for more than three minutes.
It's true that the Kings don't defend very well, but they have a firm 5 defense and 4!
Mayo does have some cancer, but why did he have to use him before?
It's because he can contain the defense, and the offensive threat is still very sufficient, as long as he doesn't play alone, even if he doesn't work the defensive end, at least it is a clear threat point on the offensive end, and he has to score fifteen or sixteen points in a game.
Now there are no more such point guards!
Marcus Williams, who started tonight, is very active and plays hard, but he is averaging 19 minutes per game this season to score 4.3 points! That's why defense is the league's average.
But Mayo is the weakest part of the Grizzlies' defense, and he needs teammates to help, and his teammates are enough to help, so Marcus Williams is really a pure side effect.
It's fine if the opponent is a more organized team, but the Kings ...... They're all about 5 and 4, and they're going to give Marcus Williams an empty spot.
And Marcus Williams really can't shoot!
On the other hand, the Kings have just made a big trade and just ended their losing streak, and the players are excited.
Evans with four teammates with mid-to-long range shots...... Very good fight!
The young team has just been traded, and if it is a deal that is conducive to increasing the playing time of this group of young players, they are likely to explode into a strong fighting force in the short term.
Just like Marcus Williams, who was 0-of-3 just now, Marcus Williams just couldn't shoot, he played aggressively, but positivity didn't help, and he didn't even have the ability to score from close range based on his height.
But the opposing players are different! Most of them are high-pick players with good statistics, which is the talent accumulated by the Kings over the years! And it is full of talent from the starter to the bench, with Jason Thompson who averages 12+5 per game, Benno Youdri, who averages 12 points and 4.7 assists per game, Sean May, and Andres Nocioni on the bench...... The point is that there are a lot of pitchers! Perfect for Evans!
With a star-studded style of play, the pitchers dared to shoot and dare to score, and they were stunned to play a wave of 9-2 openings.
The Grizzlies were beaten to a timeout.
Sun Ce was called by name, and he was replaced with the starting lineup.
Sun Ce took a deep breath and came to the sidelines to do radio gymnastics to warm up again.
Sun Ce's biggest pain now is that the incident of Xiao Benben is not a soaring score, if it is a soaring score, he immediately smashed Jennings's star experience card into this game, so that the front room can see what it means to hang on the wall...... No, what is strength!
However, the requirement of the incident is to surround Evans with all-round data, and the conditions do not allow it at this stage!
It's also a knife when the head is a knife, and it's also a knife to shrink the head, go up and fight!
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In the fourth quarter, watching the lineup of Marcus Williams, the newly signed Lester Hudson, Carroll, Sam Young, and Haddadi go up to play garbage time, Sun Ce and the four starters sat on the bench, couldn't help sighing, and then changed the direction of the stilted legs, and replaced the left hand holding the chin with the right hand.
The five players have become quite a beautiful sight.
Sun Ce's three-game winning streak after joining is about to end.
Evans played in three quarters and finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 15 assists...... The Kings shot the Grizzlies up! With a 25-point lead of 91-66 in the third quarter, Coach Hollins simply sent a waterer lineup.
People broke out that there are still few people back to back on your side, how can you fight?
Sun Ce is also a little back, a teammate who is the team's No. 3 scorer although he has some tumors was traded away, and the new two teammates who may be more suitable for him have not yet come to report, and they actually encountered such an incident!
Sighing, he asked Bickerstaff for the schedule, Sun Ce looked at the next opponent, the next away game against the Suns, and then looked at the defeat punishment that had already come out......
"Teacher, my dear teacher, let's sing and dance rap basketball happily together!"