Sam. Young worked extra hard in the warm-up today, and he knew very well what the Grizzlies meant by signing Link.

As a sophomore, Sam. Yang averaged 16 minutes per game in his rookie season and scored 7.3 points. Although he shot only 19.6 percent from three-point range, with the occasional dunk performance, Sam Brown. Young is still loved by fans and the team.

After all, as a second-round show, it is already a surprise that he can occasionally exert his strength in the rotation time in the first year. It is believed that he should be able to grow into a qualified role player.

But this year, second-grader Sam. Yang hasn't made much progress from last year. Although his three-point shooting percentage skyrocketed to 34 percent, the sample size was too small because he only averaged 0.6 three-pointers per game, so the improvement in three-point shooting percentage was meaningless.

With an increase of 4 minutes per game in the average playing time, Sam. Young's points per game average this year hasn't changed. Last year, he averaged 7.3 points per game, and this year he averaged only 7.2 points per game.

For rookie players, not improving is the fatal flaw. As a senior, Sam. Yang is an instant combat force, and his potential is really almost tapped.

And this year, the Grizzlies want to have a 3-and-D small forward on the bench. Therefore, Sam is not consistent enough in shooting. Yang gradually lost Hollins' trust.

Originally, the Grizzlies had Xavier this year. Henry was the perfect candidate, but unfortunately the Kentucky rookie forward was out for the season, and the Grizzlies had to find someone from elsewhere.

Now, the great enemy is present, Sam. Young is well aware that he must defend his playing time and playing order with his performances. If Link rises and Henry comes back next season, Sam Henry will come back next season. Young's Memphis career is at the end of it.

As a second-round show, Sam. Yang was well aware of what the result of being abandoned was. At the least, he will be traded, or he will be fired directly. It's a job issue, and he's not going to give Link half a point.

Being Sam. Young was seriously preparing when Grizzlies assistant coach Elston. Turner also began to explain the Grizzlies' basic tactics to Link.

"Your mission is to be in Rudy. Guy or O.J. Mayo plays as a 3-and-D player when he's resting. So, the tactics that the manager has assigned to you are not complicated. First, open up space outside the three-point line. If we're going to play inside, you're going to have to run back and forth between the two corners to try to open up space for Zach and Mark. Second, the position in the fast break, if your teammates are advancing with the ball in the middle, you need to choose whether to stand at the three-point line or cut to the basket depending on the situation......"

As an undrafted player, there is no coach who has a strategy for you or a strategy meeting for you. Just on the training pitch and listen to the assistant coach set you up. If you understand it, you can do it, and if you don't understand it, you can do it, but you may be a mess. And the result of the mess is to get out of the house with $50,000 after ten days.

At first, Link was really uncomfortable. After all, in the Development League, game tactics are far less complicated. The focus of the Development League is on individual performance, and each player is fighting for his or her own future.

But in the NBA, the focus of the game is on the team. Every seemingly ordinary attack is supported by complex tactics behind it. Today, Link really experienced that there are no players in the NBA who have bad brains.

Because the players who can memorize so many complex tactics and still execute them must be extremely smart. This is especially true for role players. Stars can also make the team adapt to themselves, while role players have to adapt to the team themselves.

Although the Grizzlies' tactics are more than a dozen times more complex than the Blues, thanks to Link's four-year basketball education, it is not difficult for him to understand and remember these tactics. And don't forget, Link now has Grant. Hill's more than a decade of basketball experience and basketball comprehension.

His tactical accomplishment is several times stronger than that of rookies of the same level. Grant. Hill has accumulated experience for most of his life, and ordinary people can't get it even if they want it.

Link now only feels thankful that without those four years of experience and system, he would not have been able to eat Turner's tactics so thoroughly.

"Do you understand what I'm saying?" Waiting for Elston. After Turner finished speaking, the tactical board in his hand had been densely drawn.

"Well, that's probably clear."

"Good, now, go run with the trainer and get used to it. I'm going to tell Coach Hollins that if everything goes well, you can go up and practice your hands after a little confrontational training. By the way, we've got your number 0 shirt ready for you, so don't wear your black tank top for training later. ”

As soon as he heard the No. 0 jersey, Link was full of energy. For the sake of himself and Upshaw, whoever it is later, don't want to stop yourself!

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One similarity between the Grizzlies' confrontational workout and the Blues is that Hollins also likes to use a mix of bench and starter teams.

In this way, it is not only beneficial to cultivate the tacit understanding of the whole team, but also makes the confrontation game close to actual combat. Because both sides are about the same strength, there will be no one-sided situation.

Before today's confrontational training began, Hollins gathered everyone and assigned the roster. Sam. Yang Yan is waiting, he is also a player with a year and a half of NBA experience, and he can't lose to a draft loser!

"Tabit, Randolph, Sam, Mayo, and Vasquith, you're in a group. Mark. Gasol, Darrell. Arthur, Link, Tony. Aaron and Conley, you guys are in a group. Others, always ready to come off the bench. ”

As soon as Hollins announced the list, everyone instantly became excited. They all knew that Link's presence would make today's confrontational training incredibly interesting.

Hearing that he had been placed across from Link, Randolph was also gearing up. In fact, Randolph is no longer a villain. Since coming to Memphis, he has become a classic case of the prodigal son's return.

But Randolph doesn't want his teammates to be soft, and the Grizzlies don't welcome weak players. Therefore, he will test how many pounds and taels Link has today.

"Don't be nervous buddy, run according to the tactics, there will always be a chance!" Before the start of the game, Tony. Aaron patted Link on the shoulder.

Elston. Turner's referee as trainer blew the whistle and the game officially began!

Since it was a training match, the jump ball was exempted, and Randolph's side served the baseline ball directly.

Sam. Young is very active, and on the offensive end he is constantly interspersed with runs in hopes of getting an opportunity to cut to the basket.

Randolph received a pass from Verinella defender Vasquez in the low post, and he was actually capable of single-handedly defending his little brother Darrell. Arthur. But Randolph, who was not too big of a deal, deliberately did not play his own singles, but responded in the high post and hit the ball to Sam, who cut into the basket. In Yang's hands!

Sam. Young is a "spring man" striker, and a variety of aerial work is his favorite. If he can dunk one on Link's head on the training ground, it will definitely go a long way in deepening Hollins' trust in him.

Come to think of it, Sam. Yang jumped straight without completely getting rid of Link! Seeing this scene, Hollins was not pleased, but shook his head.

"Sam is in such a hurry."

As soon as Hollins' self-muttering voice fell, Sam. Young dropped the ball. He had barely taken off when Link seized the opportunity to make a move and disrupt Young's dunk.

Link's approach is sophisticated and calm, clean and clean. It doesn't look like a rookie at all.

But that's what characterizes Link, and his age-inappropriate maturity has long been his hallmark.

Cut out Sam. After Young's basketball, Link immediately gave the ball to Conley and pulled it to the bottom right corner himself.

For Link's tactical run, Hollins was very pleasantly surprised. It's his first time playing in the Grizzlies' system, but his thinking is clear. When to give the ball to whom, when to run where, Link knows what to do.

For a role player, this kind of performance can impress the coach even more.

Conley controlled the ball from the outside and Link met Sam in the bottom right corner. Yang's entanglement.

Sam. Yang had a strong confrontation, and this level of confrontation was undoubtedly beyond the scope of the training match. But he knew that for Link and himself, this was not a training match, but a showdown between going and staying.

Yang originally wanted to use strong confrontation to deter Link, but as a developmental league player, the last thing Link was afraid of was competition! The brutality of the development league is sometimes worse than that of the NBA!

Sam. Young's strong matchup didn't leave Link locked up when Conley passed the ball to Darrell from outside the three-point line on the right. After Arthur, Link immediately ran to the bottom right corner according to the tactics!

He pushed Sam away. Yang, through the crowded bottom line, the running route is very clear!

And Sam. Young was delayed defending under a crowded basket, allowing Link to get out of the game at just the right time.

Arthur passed, Link just jumped out of the three-point line, and shot when he received the ball!

The ball hadn't gone in yet, but Hollins was already laughing. At least this tactic, Link executed perfectly. I don't know, I thought Link had been playing for the Grizzlies for several years.

In the next second, the Nets were flooded with "white waves". Link didn't just run out of tactics, he also took advantage of scoring opportunities. The Grizzlies finally played this refined three-point shooting that the former Grizzlies bench didn't have. And this solid three-pointer, the same is Sam. Yang was unable to provide supplies to the grizzlies.

Three-point and defensive, Link showed his value in the clearest and clearest way. Don't you just need three-pointers and defense? I've got it all!

Link has caught the attention of Hollins and he is off to a good start. But this is not the end of the story, "Uncle Zach" has become more and more interested in the Chinese striker.