159: Wright's Star Dream
Link's defeat of Conley in a shooting game hasn't really made the Grizzlies players pay much attention. After all, everyone has a moment when they feel like it. What's more, it was just an unguarded shooting exercise, and it wasn't too revealing.
Although Link was still accurate in the afternoon confrontation training, the players also felt that it was normal. Bonner also had a 7-of-7 three-point performance in official games, but he can't be called the NBA's great shooter.
However, Hollins found that Link's three-point performance was not just as simple as feeling hot, and the guy's entire offensive stability had been greatly improved.
Well, anything can happen on the training ground, though. What kind of Link is will have to be tested by the official competition.
Tomorrow, the Grizzlies will face their final opponent in March, the Golden State Warriors. The most famous of the Warriors in recent years is undoubtedly the "Golden State Gang" who created the Black Eight Miracle back then.
But after so many years of changes, the group of people in the original "Golden State Gang" was only Monta. Ellis too. The current Golden State Warriors are an out-and-out fish belly team, the kind that is as bad as it gets. Their goal is not to win, but to win the lotto draft.
For most Grizzlies players, tomorrow's game against the Warriors is nothing special. The Warriors are not strong, and the Grizzlies have just experienced a two-game losing streak, and the next game is undoubtedly the best chance for the Grizzlies to get rid of the shadow of the losing streak.
But for Link, the next game was interesting. Today's three-point match with Conley is really not enjoyable enough. But tomorrow at the Federal Express Arena, Link will be able to play with Stephen. Curry has a good three-point shot!
In the eyes of others, Curry may still be a skinny guard with not the most talent, and the All-Star seems to be his ceiling. But Link knows very well that the baby-faced No. 30 guard is not simple at all.
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Marcus. Will was practicing with Link as always, urging Link to leave early, to be exact.
Tomorrow is the game, and Hollinster instructs Will, "Don't let him practice too late!" ”
So, Will stayed in the training gym with Link until 8 p.m. As soon as eight o'clock arrived, Will immediately called off the training.
"It's incredible, you've been tired all day, but the shooting percentage in the jamming practice is still so high!" The first word that popped out of Will's mouth at the end of training was "incredible".
At first, Will also thought that Link was just feeling good today. But if you can be so efficient in the end, it is not simply a good feel that can be explained.
"I stay and practice every day, right? Will. Link smiled, sweating profusely, as he picked up a bottle of Gatorade, not orange, of course.
"yes, you practice every day."
"So, is it strange that I can make progress? There's nothing unbelievable about that, Will. The more you give, the more you get. I feel like I've broken through another bottleneck, and every time I break through the bottleneck, I've made tremendous progress. Link flickered vigorously, and naturally he couldn't tell anyone the real reason why his hit rate had become higher.
But then again, Link did put a lot of sweat into the upgrades. So strictly speaking, he's not fooling.
"I know how hard you work, Link, and I have no doubt about your progress. Go back and rest, you're coming home late, and Hollins should blame me again. ”
"Don't worry, I want to go back and rest early. Tomorrow's game...... You have to keep your energy full! "Link clenched his fists and played his first NBA game after the upgrade, which is exciting to think about!
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The Federal Express Arena on March 30 was in the spotlight, as the Grizzlies' No. 0 draft pick has now become the most anticipated player in the United States because Link cut a triple-double on Pierce's head. In other words, the Grizzlies finally have a star who can attract them at the box office.
At this time, the Grizzlies had just experienced a two-game losing streak, and countless Memphis fans hoped that the Grizzlies could borrow the Warriors to find their form. Of course, people are also curious to see what kind of performance Link can perform today.
When Link was warming up today, he deliberately tried every position outside the three-point line. Thankfully, the hit rate is as terrible as yesterday!
This promotion to Link is a long-awaited one, as he is well aware that the 08-09 season is almost the best season for Hill since his age. He had expected that he would be in great shape after his upgrade, but he really didn't expect that this upgrade would bring him such a huge improvement.
Accurate shooting is only one aspect, and Hill in this period still has some shadows of his peak in terms of physical fitness. Therefore, Link can't wait for the game to start soon, so that he can slowly experience the dividends that come with the long-awaited upgrade.
On the other side, though, the Warriors players don't want to lose at Federal Express Arena. While the Warriors have had a poor season this season, this team is not a lamb to be slaughtered.
The star of the team, Monta. Ellis is a notoriously unruly rat who is arrogant and will not give in easily.
Team small forward Dorel. Wright, who won a championship with the Heat and has had a personal explosion with the Warriors this season, naturally wants to play well in every game. After leaving Wade, the only thing he thought about was how to stand on his own and become a superstar.
David. Lee, a former All-Star forward, is naturally full of strength, from New York to Oakland, he has had enough of being abused in every game. Although the Warriors' record this season has not been very good, David . Lee worked hard in every game.
Of course, the most important thing for the Warriors is last year's No. 7 rookie Stephen. Curry, the emaciated guard who graduated from Davidson College, has been a key development target for the Warriors.
Last season, Curry shocked the United States with a magnificent triple-double of 36 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in a game against the Clippers. That game made Curry the first player in '09 to record a triple-double and the seventh player in NBA history to record a triple-double in his rookie season.
It wasn't until that triple-double that Curry really started to gain popularity in the league.
Coincidentally, Link also entered the global arena this year with this triple-double, and the two have become famous in a very similar way.
Therefore, one of the highlights of this game is what kind of sparks can be sparked by the two rookies who have become famous by triple-doubles!
Before the game began, Warriors small forward Dorel. Wright was excited, and it was clear that he was desperate to crush Link on an individual performance.
But now, the mentality of people wanting to beat Link is very different than it used to be.
In the past, other people wanted to beat Link because they couldn't afford to lose that person, because they didn't want to lose to a yellow-skinned undrafted person. But now they want to beat Link because it's the way to prove themselves.
Think about it, what an honor it would be to defeat a player who could score a triple-double on Pierce's head! Wright didn't want to waste such an opportunity, he also wanted to be famous and prove himself. Then defeating Link is the best shortcut to fame!
Wright is not blindly confident, and he has improved a lot this season, and his three-point shooting has become very consistent. His three-point shooting percentage remained above 40 percent for a while, and he was invited by the league to participate in this year's three-point contest.
Just half a month ago, on March 12, Wright had just shot a terrifying 8-of-11 three-point performance against the Magic, which allowed Wright to score a career-high 32 points.
Wright has always considered himself a small star, but he has not become famous because the Warriors have received too little attention this season. There is a rare opportunity to be exposed today, and he will be tight!
Three-point shooting is what Wright thinks he will be an important weapon to beat Link today!
Link didn't know that he was already being targeted by an opponent who was eyeing him. But if he knew that guy was actually trying to beat himself with a three-point shot...... Link must have been laughing so hard that he couldn't even close his mouth.
Isn't this a self-defeating trap!