It was the Grizzlies' first game of the new season and their first home game.

General Motors Arena, the home stadium of the Grizzlies, and the home team's locker room, are slightly dilapidated compared to the Lakers, of course, Qiao Hai knows that with the current situation of the Grizzlies, it is naturally not comparable to the Lakers, and it is already good to have this condition.

Qiao Hai had been in the locker room a few times in pre-season, but this time he came in, it felt completely different, and he had a strong desire to win the next game that was about to start.

"Alright, guys, the game is about to start, and our opponent in this game is-" Qiao Hai paused for a few seconds, as if in thought. "Yes, Portland Trail Blazers, the team that beat us twice before, maybe some of the players are still impressed with that game, but I would say that this game is going to be a completely different game, and we don't have to think about the first two games......"

Qiao Hai said a lot, and the general idea was that he wanted the players to put aside the first two defeats and set their sights on this game, letting them know that this game was already a new game, completely different from the previous two.

But after saying a lot, Qiao Hai found that the players sitting in front of him didn't seem to react.

After Qiao Hai glanced around helplessly, he continued: "Before this game, let me tell you about our short-term goals, throughout November, we have 14 games, including 8 home games and 6 away games, our goal is very simple, win all the home games, so, this game, our goal is to win!" And it's a must win! ”

Speaking of the back, Qiao Hai's voice suddenly increased, and Maddie, who was sitting closest to Qiao Hai, was startled, but turned around, and everyone's attention was attracted by Qiao Hai.

"In this game, if we lose, then before the second game, we have one training day, and two days off, and I will cancel the two days off and change it all to a training day."

As soon as Qiao Hai said this, the players in front of him immediately wilted, if they didn't win, they would cancel their vacations, who could stand it?

This is not over, Qiao Hai then added: "For those players who do not meet the requirements, I will ask Coach Chip and Coach Stan to help them practice......"

If you lose, not only do you not take a holiday, but you also have to practice.

For the sake of the holiday, in order not to practice, the players finally got serious.

Qiao Hai knows very well that a team like the Grizzlies has been used to losing in the past, so the first thing to do to really rebuild is to establish a winning culture.

Previously, Qiao Hai's idea was to come step by step, slowly improve, and strive for victory one by one, but now, Qiao Hai is forced by the task, he wants to speed up the progress, he wants to establish a winning culture for the Grizzlies at the beginning of the regular season, and he wants to make the Grizzlies a dark horse in the new season.

Clapping his hands, Qiao Hai urged everyone to come out.

The starting Joe Hay of this game has been arranged, and when he first arrived, Joe Hay was not prepared to be too aggressive, so the starting point guard Mike Bibby, the scoring guard Maddy, the small forward is still Sammark, the power forward Raheem and the center Brad Miller.

The tactics are still Princeton, and a simplified version of the strong-side multi-person pressing defense has been added to the defense, compared to the preseason, this game, Qiao Hai is much more serious, and this time, he cares a lot about winning or losing.

After following the players out of the field, Qiao Hai swept around the stands of the General Motors Arena, the stands behind the baskets on both sides were full, and the stands behind the technical tables were also full, but the other stands showed a large number of empty seats.

Qiao Hai shook his head helplessly: "The ball market in Vancouver is too bad. ”

These words were heard by Byron Scott, who was following Qiao Hai, and he said with a smile: "Yes, but there is no way, the team's results are poor, and the ball market is naturally poor." ”

Qiao Hai didn't say anything more, he would change all this, one day, the GM arena would be full, and the crazy fans would cheer for Qiao Hai's every adjustment and command.

On the other side, veteran coach Mike Dunleavy also led the team to play, and in the past two years, the Trail Blazers have gradually reached the top under the leadership of Mike Dunleavy.

But a behemoth suddenly rose in the West, that is, the Lakers, the goal of the Trail Blazers is the championship, and Mike Dunleavy, who has led the Lakers to the Finals, knows that with the Lakers in the way, with the strength of the Trail Blazers, they can only reach the Western Conference Finals at most.

As for Qiao Hai on the other end of the court, Mike Dunleavy doesn't look down on it in his heart, and in private, he ridiculed the Lakers' championship: "There is a super shark, and a black mamba who is in hot shape, plus Scott Pippen, who seems to be back at the top, such a lineup allows Shaq's grandmother to lead the team to win the championship!" ”

In fact, Mike Dunleavy's thinking is very mainstream, many people think so, and it is precisely because of this thinking that many media are not optimistic about the prospects of the Grizzlies in the new season.

Therefore, Qiao Hai needs to prove himself in the grizzly bear.

Mike Dunleavy doesn't look down on Qiao Hai, in the previous two preseason games, Qiao Hai didn't command much, but Mike Dunleavy thinks that Qiao Hai's ability is very poor, two preseason games, whether it is the targeted arrangement before the game, or the adjustment in the game, Qiao Hai was crushed by him, and this game is the same, so for the victory, Mike Dunleavy is full of confidence.

On the other side, the game was about to start, Qiao Hai looked at Maddie's total rating, the time was already November 2, and Maddie's total rating of 85 points was already tied for the first place in the team with Rahim.

Plus Mike Bibby with an overall rating of 77, Sammak with a total rating of 73, and Brad Miller with a total rating of 72.

That's where the Grizzlies start, and their opponents are Damon Adameyer with a 76-point rating, Steve Smith with a 79-point rating, Detref Schramf with a 75-point rating, Raheem Wallace with an 86-point rating, and Arvidas Sabonis with a total of 75 points.

In terms of starters, the two sides are comparable, and even the Grizzlies may be stronger.

But the problem is that the Trail Blazers have formed a system, they were third in the West last season, and this season, they have strengthened their roster and are obviously rushing towards a higher ranking.

On the Grizzlies' side, Princeton's tactics have only been practiced for less than two months, and the tactical core Brad Miller is still the worst starter on the team, so the real strength of the Grizzlies is actually weaker.

Of course, Qiao Hai feels that now he can compete with Mike Dunleavy without adding the system, and if he adds the system, then Qiao Hai can completely suppress Mike Dunleavy.

Therefore, because of the suppression of the coaching position, the Grizzlies are still stronger in this game.

Qiao Hai's goal is to win and play a gorgeous Princeton offense, so at the beginning, Qiao Hai waved his hand, and the Grizzlies attacked directly!