Steve. Cole's death shocked the world.

Although during this year's regular season, the Grizzlies have become the first to eat crabs. The term "Five Little Deaths" was also invented by Link.

But the situation of the two teams with a five-small lineup is very different, and the Grizzlies played a five-small lineup at that time, which was more of a helpless move.

At that time, the black and white bears were injured one after another, and the grizzly bear's interior line was extremely weak. was forced to be helpless, and the grizzly bear went to such an extreme.

And in that game, the Grizzly Bear's death five only appeared for a short time. In other words, the Grizzlies don't use that lineup as their main lineup.

But the Warriors are different, Bogut and David. Li Kedu is still healthy. Cole's choice to die was not out of desperation, but entirely intentionally.

Second, the Warriors played with a five-man lineup for almost all 48 minutes. Even when backup center Speights was replaced, the Warriors were a small lineup. After all, Speight's shoes are only 2.08 meters tall.

Cole introduced the concept of a five-man lineup to the world. This small lineup, which is more extreme than the Suns and the previous Heat's big four small, completely changed the pattern of the basketball world.

In the last game, the Grizzlies snatched a full 16 offensive rebounds from the Warriors, but that still couldn't stop the Warriors from winning the game.

The Warriors' victory is no longer as simple as a win, if the Warriors can really take down the Grizzlies with a five-man lineup. Then what they will change is the development of the whole game of basketball!

The Warriors and Kerr have become the subject of discussion, so much so that the league announced the list of the best defensive teams, and it seems that everyone does not care too much.

The day after Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, the Grizzlies once again had multiple players on the league's list of the best defensive teams.

Link was named to the All-Defensive First Team alongside Paul, Jordan Jr., Kawhi Leonard and Green for the third year in a row.

And in addition to Link, Jimmy. Butler & Tony. Allen also became part of the All-Defensive Team. It's just that they were selected for the All-Defensive Second Team.

When a team has three players named to the All-Defensive Team at the same time, it's probably only a team like the Grizzlies that can do that.

It's just that in front of the Warriors' horrific death five, people don't pay much attention to the fact that the Grizzlies have three players named to the All-Defensive Team.

What about three players being named to the All-Defensive Team at the same time? Didn't they lose to the Warriors in the last game?

Everyone felt that the Warriors could launch a Jedi counterattack in Oakland, because judging from the last game, the Warriors' five-man lineup did not seem to have weaknesses.

Green's offense and defense are the central axis of the Warriors.

Curry and Thompson play like fish in water in a fast-paced game, and it is not too easy to score points.

Both Livingston and Barnes can handle the demands of fast-paced play, and their height allows them to be misplaced to defend all positions except center.

Rebound? As it turned out, the rebounding disadvantage didn't make the Warriors lose the game.

The famous words of the famous center Akagi Goken are completely inapplicable to the warriors.

Everything is very similar to the original history, and the death of the Warriors seems to be sweeping the league again.

However, defending champion Grizzlies are not living in fear. As Link said yesterday, the real battle has just begun. Where is there someone who directly admits defeat before the battle starts.

Before the next day's practice began, Joggle was determined to bring the Grizzlies' small lineup to the table as well.

In yesterday's game, Jogger was actually a little hesitant in his heart. In the second half, Whiteside and Gasol were clearly at a loss, but he still chose to give them some playing time.

To put it bluntly, Joggle still didn't make up his mind to play a small lineup yesterday. He still wants to try to solve the current crisis by conventional means.

Link is also very understanding of this. As someone who has lived through the small-ball era, Link's acceptance of the five-man lineup is very high. In his opinion, playing a small lineup is a strange thing.

But Joggle is different, and for them, the five-man lineup is a completely new field and concept. Moreover, it is a thing that completely conflicts with the basketball philosophy they knew before.

Think about it, what a shock it would be for a man who has been coaching in professional basketball for most of his life to suddenly find that all the ideas he had accumulated before are no longer applicable.

It is obviously impossible for them to accept this idea all at once.

Why did the Warriors' five-man lineup succeed back then? It was because there were very few teams in the league at that time with a small lineup. No coach would think of letting five players about two meters tall go up and play.

So against the Warriors, you either go to the center and follow until you are killed. Either follow the small lineup, but because there is no corresponding configuration, they are killed.

No matter how you choose, you lose!

But the Grizzlies are different, and under Link's reminder, the Grizzlies have long been prepared to have a small lineup. And before the Western Conference Finals, there was also a closed training for this.

Therefore, Link is still full of confidence for the next match. With the corresponding preparation, it will be easier for Jogel and the rest of the Grizzlies to embrace the concept of a five-man lineup.

"In the next game, we will also need to play a small lineup against the Warriors. So in the next game, Mark and Hassan, the minutes of the two of you may be drastically reduced. Joggle vaccinated Gasol and Whiteside first, and since he was determined to play a small lineup, he had to have the same courage as Kerr.

Players who can't be used for the time being, no matter how good they are, don't need them!

"For the sake of the team's victory, I'm fine." Gasol responded cheerfully that although he is the starting center of the Western Conference All-Star team this year, he is willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of the team.

Gasol readily agreed, and Whiteside naturally had nothing to say. He nodded silently, and accepted the fact that he was likely not to play in the Western Conference finals.

"Very good, thank you for your support and understanding. Before the start of the Western Conference Finals, we had to train for a long time to deal with the situation. He has even been fined several times by the league for closed training. I hope that our efforts and fines have not been in vain. In the next game, in Auckland, we'll play a small lineup! ”

"Harris plays the starting five, Link goes to the four. Tony and Jimmy, you join forces to block the flanks. Mike, you continue to control the tempo. Andre, I need you to lead the second team on the bench. The Warriors thought they could beat us with a five-man lineup, so let's remember who created this style of play first! ”

With a big wave of his hand, Jogger stopped struggling. He didn't want to ruin the whole situation because of his indecision.

If he had been decisive in the last game and had sent a small lineup, the Grizzlies probably wouldn't have lost. Jogger won't make the same mistake a second time.

While the outside world is still speculating about how the Grizzlies will respond to their next game, they have chosen the most extreme path.

Five small VS five small, all Grizzlies players know that the next game in Oakland will definitely be a matchup like Mars hitting the earth.

In the afternoon, everyone was very active in training. The Grizzlies are on full alert, even Vince, who is nearly 40 years old. Carter, too, trained very hard.

The "Old Flyer" is well aware that if he plays a five-man lineup, his playing time will increase. This is the Western Conference Finals, and he doesn't want to be a weak point for the team.

He didn't want to miss the chance to play in the finals again!

So much so that after training, when Link took a shower and was about to go back, he found that Carter was still practicing!

When Link walked into the gym in casual clothes, he found Carter practicing his three-point shot in the bottom left corner.

Today, Carter seems to have a soft spot for this position in the bottom left corner. He threw a lot of shots in that position during training. Now, I still stay and practice in that position.

"Vince! Why don't you go back and rest? Link stood and watched for a long time, and when Carter still had no intention of stopping, he yelled at Carter curiously.

"I'm not tired yet, I'll practice a little longer." Carter responded with a smile and continued to shoot in the left corner, with no intention of leaving.

Link simply dropped his bag and walked to the basket to help Carter pass the ball after he shot.

"In that case, then I'll also practice with you for a while."

Link smiled and passed the ball to Carter. He knew that Carter was not doing it on a whim today.

And as the leader of the team, Link is willing to figure out why.