In the first practice game of the first day after coming to the Grizzlies, Link's performance impressed Lionel. Hollins and his teammates.

Throughout the training match, Sam. Yang behaved like a student player at a loss, as if he was seeing the composure of a professional player for the first time.

Link, on the other hand, is like a veteran who has played in the NBA for many years, and his ability to understand tactics, his cooperation with his teammates, and some of his playing habits on the court are not like a rookie.

However, Link had only played three NBA games before that. And, in all three games combined, there were less than 10 minutes of playing time.

"Doot toot!"

Elston. Turner's whistle ended the 30-minute training session. In the end, Link's first team won the game by 7 points thanks to the excellent play of Gasol Jr. and Conley in the final moments.

Link had nine points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals in 30 minutes, and his stats didn't look flashy, but that's because he didn't shoot much. But his value on the pitch is not something that the numbers can tell.

His cover, his run-pull, his defense...... Even Conley, who didn't talk much, said to Link after the training session, "Good job, man." ”

"Okay, everyone's worked hard today, so that's the end of the training. Link, keep it up. Hollins pointed at Link and disbanded the team.

Link let out a big sigh that his debut with the Grizzlies was a successful one.

Entering the rotation lineup seems to be just around the corner!

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On December 21, 2010, the Memphis Grizzlies hosted the New Jersey Nets, who had not yet relocated to Brooklyn.

In this game, Link did not get a chance to play, and he was not even beaten by Lionel. Hollins was put on the squad. Many fans have speculated that Link was thrown into the Development League again.

The game, Brooke. Lopez and Mark. The two Gasol staged a retro inside battle. Both teams are slow at the tempo and often put the ball inside for the two big guys to go head-to-head.

It's not uncommon to see a game in 2010 that looks like the NBA in the '90s.

Gasol Jr., as a third-year player, played quite well today. He played 28 minutes, shooting 6-of-10 and scoring 19 cleanly. Although Lopez scored 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting, Gasol Jr. was still only a third-year player at this time.

The two sides have been inseparable, but since the middle of the third quarter, the Nets have gradually grasped the initiative.

It's not because Nets coach Avery "Little General" Avery . Johnson came up with some trick, but because of Rudy. Guy made the mistake of starting to throw again.

Now this Grizzlies team, the offensive core is not the "black and white bears", not Mike. Conley is not the arrogant O.J. Mayo, but the thriving Rudy Gay.

Gay is averaging a team-high 16.1 shots per game with the Grizzlies this season. The stars in the league who have taken more shots than him are all players like Kobe and James.

However, Guy is not a superstar. In the case of being targeted, his shooting consistency is very worrying.

The same was true today, after the midway through the third quarter, Guy started his "iron show" again.

Because of Gay's presence, the Grizzlies' offensive efficiency has dropped dramatically. The Nets seized the opportunity and pulled away in one fell swoop.

In the end, the Grizzlies also lost to the Nets 94-101 at home. This is the Grizzlies' third losing streak from Dec. 17 to today.

"It's a shame that the Memphis had a chance to win, but their star team messed it all up." On the commentary stage, some of the local commentators in Memphis couldn't help but complain about Guy.

"Rudy. Guy made 16 crazy shots and only hit 4 goals! God, instead of stepping up at the critical moment, he did the team a disservice. If it weren't for his 25% shooting percentage, the Grizzlies would have won a long time ago! Look at Mark. Gasol, he has the potential to be a true leader! ”

The commentators' crazy complaints are not unreasonable, because this is not the first time Guy has caused the team to lose. Guy has a problem, that is, he still forces the vote when he can't vote correctly. The more inaccurate, the more paranoid he becomes.

This sounds a bit like Kobe, after all, Kobe is also one of the famous "Iron King". However, Kobe's ability to finish the game at critical moments is not just a Rudy. Guy can be compared.

After the game, Hollins walked to the players' tunnel with a black face on his face. In Rudy. When Guy felt cold, he had replaced Sam. Yang went up to withstand the situation. However, Sam. Young's 1-of-4 shooting disappointed Hollins.

If it weren't for the fact that the No. 3 position was unavailable, he wouldn't have watched Guy push the team into the fire pit.

Just as Hollins was about to step into the players' tunnel, he was stopped by reporters.

"Coach Hollins, it's a sad loss. Once again, the Grizzlies' lack of personnel at the No. 3 position has been exposed to the spotlight. As we all know, the Grizzlies signed Link a few days ago to a ten-day contract, and he's one of the standout players in the Development League this season. But we didn't see him on the pitch today, when are you going to play him? ”

The reporter's question was very pertinent, and in today's garbage time, even Haddadi was pulled out and slipped away. If Haddadi can, then Link is also eligible.

Facing the reporter's Xun, Hollins still frowned, "When the time comes, I will let him appear!" ”

After saying that, the coach who admired defense so much left in front of the camera. Guy and Sam. Young's 5-of-20 shooting left Hollins in despair.

In fact, Hollins is in dire need of Link right now. Judging by Link's performance in practice, he can certainly do better than Sam on the bench. Yang is better.

But Hollins deliberately didn't go to Link today, not because Link was not strong, but because he wanted to use Link as a secret weapon and suddenly caught people off guard!

Hollins clenched his fists, and he won't allow his team to lose because of the No. 3 position issue again.

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Link was sweating on the training ground at the Federal Express Arena at the time, and his lack of selection meant he didn't have to go to the playing field and didn't have to go to the locker room.

So all night, Link was in the training gym venting his excess strength.

He didn't know Memphis well, and he didn't have any friends there for the time being. Link couldn't think of anything else he could do other than practice.

Although the team lost today, I saw Rudy. Guy and Sam. Yang's "rollover scene" performance, Link still smiled unkindly.

The worse these two guys play, the better his chances of getting into the rotation. Link has only been with the Grizzlies for a few days, and he is far from having any feelings for this team. So now for Link, individual minutes are more important than the team's wins and losses.

Just as Link was smiling at the TV in the training ground, the door to the training hall suddenly opened. Link was taken aback, and the man who pushed the door in was also surprised.

"Link!? Why are you here? "Lionar. Hollins opened his mouth wide.

"I've been here all night, coach. I can't play, so I've got to find something to do for myself. Link smiled sheepishly.

"You've been in the gym all night?" Hollins shook his head, he obviously called Link home directly after the afternoon training, but he didn't expect this guy to practice alone for so long.

On the Grizzlies, extra practice isn't a regular occurrence. Not to mention the two "princes" of Mayo and Guy, it would be good if they could complete the day's training.

Conley was conscientious, but rarely stayed to increase his load. Randolph was not young, and little Gasol, as a heavy fortress, was also not suitable for overload sports.

As a result, this kind of thing is not very common in Memphis.

Hollins was going back to the office to get something, but he ran into this scene. He smiled, and then slowly walked towards Link, "Don't stay alone to practice in the future, the effect is not good." ”

"Coach, but I ......"

Before Link could finish speaking, Hollins spoke again, "If you need to practice, I can arrange a trainer for you." That way, you'll be able to do more with less, Link. The resources of NBA teams are among the best in the world. It's a shame not to use it. ”

Smiling and patting Link on the back, Hollins turned to leave.

At this time, Hollins had a strong desire in his heart - in the next game, maybe it was time for the world to see how good that kid was.