The Grizzlies won back-to-back victories over the Spurs and Kings, leaving Huby. Brown's concept of "grinding and strangling" quickly became popular across the league.

So much so that when Link watched the news the next day, whether it was a news website, a TV news, or a newspaper, the words "Grit and Grind" were all on the list.

"The Grizzlies' dark blue jersey makes them look like a bunch of villains, and the defense-oriented style of play makes them more like a bunch of villains. But now, we have a word better to describe a grizzly bear than a villain – grind and strangle! ”

"I must admit that the Memphis Grizzlies have finally found their right path forward. But there is no doubt that Rudy. Guy and O.J. Mayo would be quite awkward. ”

Link has become the Grizzlies' number one development target, and he is certainly a better fit for Hollins' system. I think this year, the Rockets might have a hard time catching up with the Memphis. ”

Looking at these reports, Link walked on the couch with relief, feeling extremely comfortable. I don't know when it started, as long as there was positive news about the Grizzlies, it would make Link happy for a while. Maybe that's what it's like to really fit into a team.

Today, the Grizzlies don't have to practice after back-to-back games. Hollins gave his players a day off so that everyone who had just finished back-to-back games could relax and store some energy for the final month and a half of regular season.

Just the other day, Rudy. Guy has determined that he will have surgery to treat his shoulder injury. That means the Grizzlies have already had two seasons of players reimbursed this year. A Guy, a Xavier. Henry.

In order not to let this happen again, Hollins really doesn't dare to engage in high-intensity training now. If the Grizzlies get any more injured, he'll have no one available in the playoffs.

Hollins rested the team, which also meant that the last day of February would be an easy one.

Link actually wanted to go to the training gym to train today, because when he saw that the little white strip had been filled with more and more fill, Link was itching.

But that day, he had already "been told by Randolph to invite everyone to the house to play", and Link couldn't miss the appointment, so he took a day off.

Around noon, Link decided to drive out into the street to buy something. Usually Link lives alone, and he doesn't have a female companion. So, it can be said that there is nothing in the house except for the most basic furniture and food.

No playing cards, no snacks, no food other than chicken breast and cabbage. Drunk? Only water.

When teammates come to the house, you can't just sit together with a group of big men and chatter with boiled water.

Although the party was a prank by Randolph, Link was not averse to such an event. A group of young people are on the way to the basketball court every day in addition to the basketball court, and their lives are quite boring. It's also great to think about it once in a while to spice up your team life.

I went to the supermarket and bought some snacks, juice, poker and convenience food, and Link drove home quickly. Everyone agreed to arrive at five o'clock in the afternoon, but Link estimated that with their urine nature, people might not be able to come at six o'clock.

However, what Link never expected was that as soon as five o'clock arrived, the doorbell of his house was ringed.

Link was still wondering who was so punctual, but when he walked to the door, he saw that it was Mike. Conley, Link felt excusable again.

Conley has always been the most decent player on the Grizzlies' "villain team," who is humble, mature, and polite. Such a player, it seems, is more suitable to play in a place like San Antonio.

This actually has a lot to do with Conley's background, most NBA players grew up in a very harsh environment during their childhood. As a child, Randolph was too poor to afford jeans, so he had to steal them. Tony. Aaron grew up in the slums of Chicago, and many of his childhood friends are now in prison.

Conley, on the other hand, was born into a family of athletes. His father, Mike. Conley I is a triple jumper who won a silver medal in the men's triple jump at the 1984 Olympics and a gold medal in the men's triple jump at the 1992 Olympics.

Conley's greatest hobby was playing the piano, and the price of a piano was enough for a black child in the slums for an entire year.

Therefore, Conley's education since childhood did not allow him to do such a thing as being late. So just after five o'clock, Conley showed up at Link's doorstep.

"Mike, come in and sit! Didn't Zach come with you? ”

"Zach may have to wait a while, and when I called him, he said he had just woken up, haha." Conley waved his hand and walked into the house.

Americans are not as restrained as Chinese when they go to other people's homes, they really will treat your house as their own. I picked up snacks and ate them, and I sat casually when I saw the sofa or something. Video game consoles or something, it's also a pick-up and play.

But Conley didn't, he just sat on the couch in a restrained way. It made Link a little suspicious that guy also had a Chinese soul in his body...... Link and Conley even felt a little embarrassed as they sat like this......

Fortunately, after a while, people arrived one after another, and everyone had something to talk about, and the embarrassing immersion finally dissipated.

There are quite a few people coming to Link's house today, and most of the Grizzlies players have basically arrived. Randolph, Gasol, Tony. Needless to say, Aaron and the others have a good relationship with Link. Although Battier didn't come, he stayed at home to spend time with his wife and children. A good man's weekend is sometimes so boring.

In addition to this, Mayo and Sam. Yang and the others also came, and the relationship between these two guys and Link was not good, and they were even a little hostile. But as soon as I heard that there was a game, I still ran to "communicate feelings" with my teammates.

Old Black's brain circuit, Link, really doesn't understand, Tony. Aaron and Mayo had such a stiff fight last time, but Mayo ran over as if nothing had happened.

But that doesn't matter, as long as Mayo doesn't play and snorts Yao here, he can do whatever he wants.

Chatting, playing games, playing cards...... The NBA players' days off were actually pretty simple, but with a bunch of convenience food he bought, Link still felt that the Grizzlies were missing a chef teammate like Ibaka.

If there were people like Ibaka, Link and they would be in for a good day. Well, as long as he doesn't move to cook cow. Whip is fine.

In the evening, Link felt a little stuffy, so he went to the yard to get some air. After going out, I realized that I was not the only one who felt bored. Because in the courtyard, he found Conley, who was looking up at the stars.

"Mike, aren't you going to play cards?" Link yelled at him, and Conley looked back with a friendly smile.

"I don't really like to play that much, and I just went to play because they were poor."

"I thought I was the only player on the Grizzlies who didn't like to play cards, and by the way, Mike, you were the best player to play against the Spurs. If it weren't for your crucial three points at the end, we wouldn't have been able to win. Link found that he and Conley were only talking about competitions and pianos. Link doesn't understand either.

I still suffered the loss of culture.

"Thanks? Hahaha, so I have to thank you for the pass. We're all for the team, so there's nothing to thank you for. ”

"You've always been so humble, Mike. But the truth is, we couldn't have come this far without you. "Link was propped up on the fence in the yard, and although it was February, it wasn't too cold tonight.

Conley looked at Link as if surprised. After a long time, he finally spoke, "Thank you." ”

"Didn't you just say that we don't have to say thank you?"

"It's just...... No one has ever said anything like this to me. You know, I'm the son of an Olympic champion. So since I was a child, my father's aura has hung over my head. And when I was in middle school at Lawrence High School, the top name of the team was the top center Greg who was jealous of God. Oden. He then joined Ohio State at the same time as me, and I'm still his deputy. People say I'm over-ranked because of Chris. Paul was only selected with the fourth pick. It was as if in the eyes of people, I would always be a supporting character, that inconsequential character, an overrated player, a character under someone else's halo. ”

Link didn't expect Conley to suddenly say so much to him, but since that was the case, Link was also willing to be a loyal listener, so he didn't interrupt Conley.

"In most people's eyes, I'm an inconsequential character. And you were the first to say to me, 'We can't do without you.'" Thank you for the affirmation, Link, it's important to me. ”

For some reason, Link suddenly felt that he and Conley were much closer. So sometimes, sincere praise can really be exchanged for trust between people.

"I'm just telling the truth, Mike."

Link patted Conley on the shoulder, and the two of them returned to the house at the same time.

It seems that once in a while, you can also gain a lot from having a team party. It never hurts to know your teammates better.