470: I just want to play a ball...... (Ask for a commuter pass)
In the 2002-2003 season, this was already Grant. Hill is in his third year with the Magic. However, in the first two years, he played only 18 games for the Magic in total......
Originally, Tracy was his deputy. McGrady, at this time, has become the league's popular fried chicken. Iverson, Kobe Bryant and other juniors have also become the league's new generation of idols. Grant. Hill? Everyone has long thought that this guy is finished.
Under intense pressure, Hill once again opted to make a comeback before the start of the season. This time, he swore that he had no problem with his ankle at all. He didn't want to get such a high salary, so he ended up lying in a hospital bed and receiving money.
As a result, Hill did play a highlight that year.
In Game 3 against the Timberwolves at the start of the new season, Hill scored 27 points. After four consecutive games, Hill scored 21, 28, 29 and 21 points respectively, and he shattered the rumors with practical actions!
He can still fight!
Then, 22 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, 20 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists...... Hill's form has improved step by step, and people are now convinced that the "Devil's Mountain" that once targeted Jordan has returned.
Some people have even started to discuss when his first triple-double of the new season will come! He and Maddie, can they replicate the myth of Jordan + Pippen back then, even if they are replaced by Hill as Pippen now!
Link still remembers how excited he was when he watched Hill pick up his form.
But in the end, people didn't see the Jordan + Pippen combination in Orlando, and they didn't wait for Grant. Hill's first triple-double of the season. In January 2003, after playing the 29th game of his season, Hill couldn't walk again.
The Magic's official announcement remains the same as the previous two years, and the meaning has not changed at all, "Hill has a recurrence of an old ankle injury and has to undergo surgery, and he will miss all games for the rest of the season." ”
Again, season reimbursement.
When he got home, he thought back to what happened to Hill in the 02-03 season, and Link felt pity. That could have been the last time, and Hill played the style of his youth. Because when Hill came back later, he had become a veteran who played with his head.
But after regretting, Link was a little more happy. At least in the 02-03 season, when he was still healthy, Grant. Hill, the form is outstanding! At that time, Hill's stats were similar to Link's now. But since Link has combined his own abilities with Hill in the past so many seasons, his current comprehensive strength is above Hill in the 02-03 season!
Hill in the 02-03 season has lost the league's fastest first step, but is still one of the fastest players. He lost the league's top athleticism, but he was still able to fly!
He is elegant, polite, strong, and personable, but anyone who has seen him play knows that Hill is a complete thug in a suit!
That's right, Hill at that time was quite brutal on the court. Playing slowly and leisurely by projection and brain was not Hill's style at that time. Link looked at his hands, eager to try.
After the upgrade, Link has already dunked a few times on the practice court. His biggest feeling is that his body is really much lighter, and the acceleration and absolute speed are much faster than before. Change direction fast enough to break through like a defender!
What about dunks? With a single jump, you can jump high! And this is Link has just finished the game, and he has been practicing for an hour and a half. If he has enough energy, Link believes that he can become more brutal too!
So tonight, Link was so excited that he couldn't sleep. He knows that only by practicing in actual combat can he see his full current strength.
The next day's confrontational training, Link couldn't wait.
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"What? Running only tactics? ”
Link waited all night, but he didn't expect that Stevens' training schedule today was quite "Buddhist".
"Yes, the running tactics are good, the schedule in January is too dense, and everyone is working very hard. Our main goal now is to maintain the integrity of the roster and keep everyone healthy before the playoffs come. Stevens smiled and gave Link an answer, which made Link lose his temper.
However, Stevens's strategy does make sense. Now the Grizzlies have a record of 35 wins and 6 losses, ranking first in the league, and the Clippers, who are second, have pulled out a gap of 4 wins.
You know, the Clippers didn't lose a game in December, winning 16 in a row. Even so, the Clippers are four wins behind the Grizzlies.
Therefore, the Grizzlies' current record can really be described as a word of peace of mind.
In that case, the Grizzlies don't have to work so hard before every game. Ensuring the integrity and stability of the team is the best choice.
What's more, the Grizzlies' opponent in the next game is still the Magic who are in the midst of a rebuild, so Stevens is even more Buddhist.
Link hung his head in disappointment, if he didn't have confrontational training and simply ran and run tactics, he wouldn't be able to experiment with his current abilities.
Stevens didn't work here, so Link went to his teammates with the basketball.
"Andrew, let's go it alone!" Link first found Iguodala, who was athletic and could best match him heads-up. But Iguodala was too busy training her strength to get out.
"Go find Tony, Link." This is Iguodala's reply to Link.
Then, Link went to Mr. Tony with the basketball in his arms. Tony. Aaron cupped his chin and glanced Link up and down, like an old detective. Finally, he shook his head.
"You kid took the initiative to find someone to fight alone, you must not be well-intentioned! I'm not going to be fooled, I'm going to beat you up and find Jimmy. ”
Link was sent away again.
Jimmy. Butler is passionate, and he is not afraid of being abused, he is afraid of not having the ball. Link thought to himself, he would definitely accept his proposal to go head-to-head!
As a result, Jimmy. Butler and Nick. Yang hit it first.
"We're busy, Link, you go find someone else."
Link stood in the middle of the training hall with a basketball in his arms, rather speechless. I just want to play ball, is it so hard......
After returning home in the evening, Link was rather depressed. Having a skill but not showing it is the most infuriating. It's like playing an NBA2K game, you obviously put the character's krypton gold to 90 ability, but the computer coach Sabi still asks you to play as a substitute and doesn't let you perform, you say you are not angry.
Frustrated, Link video chats with Rachel while watching a basketball show to pass the time.
Just when Link was bored, on the TV, Charles. Barkley threw up a topic that interested Link.
"The day after tomorrow, the Orlando Magic will play at the Federal Express Arena."
"So what about Charles? The Magic are now bottom in the East, and the Grizzlies are first in the league, so there is no suspense in this game. "Kenny. Smith waved his hand and said he wasn't interested in the game.
"Not necessarily without suspense, after all, this is the season Rudy. Guy returns to the Federal Express arena for the first time, and, again, plays against Link. Don't you expect any sparks between them? Barkley smirked, then pulled out a pile of newspapers.
"Just a few games into the season at the start of the season, when the Grizzlies were in the best of their best, numerous media outlets and newspapers said that the Grizzlies chose to trade Rudy. Guy was simply the right decision. Reading between the lines, devalue Guy to nothing. Do you think Guy will not be able to see this? At the same time, there is also a lot of news that Guy does not like the Grizzlies. He wanted to leave when he first became a free agent, but ended up staying for the money. Now that he's finally gone, facing the Grizzlies again, do you think Guy can really be at his ease? ”
"So what do you mean?" Kenny. Smith looked at Barkley with interest.
Barkley smirked, "I mean, if Rudy. If Guy does break out at the Federal Express Arena, the Magic may really be able to cause an upset. Of course, it depends on Linkken's refusal to let his former teammates explode. The showdown the day after tomorrow will be more exciting than everyone imagined! ”
Link smiled, Hill, Magic, Guy...... Maybe this is the arrangement of fate.
It seems that he still left his strength to his former teammates.