On December 11, after nearly four days of rest, the Thunder rushed to the road and will face off against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Arena!

Lin Mu is very much looking forward to the game with the Grizzly Bear, and Wei Shao, this guy, has already made a lot of nonsense against Lin Mu in the preparation two days ago.

Wei Shao: "Lin, wash your ass, wait to be ravaged by me!" ”

"On the night of the 11th, you and your Oklahoma City Thunder are destined to be the crying side!"

Arrogant!

Wei Shao tried his best to provoke Lin Mu in the chat group, and when this guy arrived at such a time, he behaved extremely actively.

love: "Thumbs ,..."

"Russell, I really admire your courage, isn't there enough abuse by Lin Mu?"

Wei Shao: "Shut your anus!" Don't panic, the next person who will suffer after beating Lin Mu will be you and your Minnesota Timberwolves! ”

Love: "Huh? Suffer? How did it happen? Afflict me with your mouth? ”

Wei Shao: "Blanch, you disgusting guy, get out of the way!" ”

Looking at his former teammates, and now his opponents are angry in the chat group, Lin Mu feels a little funny.

After entering the league for more than a year, they have grown into the core of the team, and the relationship between the three is still the same as when they were in the Bruins, as long as they get the opportunity, they must say two words.

As for those rookies who have just entered the league, they can only cower and hide in the group and dare not squeak.

James Harden wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw that the fire was getting more and more intense, he forcibly stopped his movements.

"Forget it, this is more powerful than a mouth, I'm not necessarily an opponent."

"It doesn't matter, when the time comes, blow him up and let him know that there will be no good fruit to eat if he provokes us Oklahoma!"

At this time, a man with facial paralysis who was playing in the NCAA league unconsciously showed an envious expression when he looked at the interaction in the chat group.

"It's nice to be able to play on a higher stage!"

"Next year! I'm definitely going to be in the NBA next year and create my own glory! ”

Buddha Kelai Thompson, the belief that his heart has become stronger is getting higher and higher!

That night, when the Thunder arrived at FedEx Arena, the Grizzlies players had already begun their pregame warm-up.

Obviously, the Grizzlies will be extremely concerned about the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder!

Although the Thunder lacks major generals, they may not be able to exert 100% of their strength in the absence of four due to illness and injury.

But as long as the Thunder Twin Stars are present, everyone knows very well in their hearts that this Thunder is the hardest bone to gnaw!

What's more, they are also young teams, and they have long been holding their breath in their hearts.

Who said the Thunder are the strongest youth army?

Now, the Grizzlies are getting stronger and stronger, and they have become a force to be reckoned with in the league!

Whereas!

One of the most critical chemistry, in addition to the enhanced version of O.J. Mayowysbrook, the Grizzlies' choice to bring Randolph to Memphis is the most fundamental factor that changed this team!

On July 22, 2009, the Grizzlies held a press conference to officially announce the addition of Zach Randolph to the team.

At the press conference, Grizzlies general manager Wallace said: "Randolph is a technically mature player. He's one of the best low-post scorers in the league today, and he can draw in the pack, which is a great way to open up the offense. ”

That year, the 2008-09 season, Zach Randolph averaged 20.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.

At that time, it was not such a data blowout as it is now, and the average of 20+10 per game was still rare data, which was probably only available to interior players of Duncan's level. In other words, Randolph's stats are those of the league's top interior players.

However, in contrast, the Knicks opted to trade Randolph mid-season and send him to the Clippers in exchange for Tim Thomas and Aaron Williams.

Two stinky fish and rotten shrimp in exchange for a top power forward, which is an unreasonable thing in the eyes of outsiders!

Even, even more surprisingly, only half a year later, the Clippers opted to send Randolph away in exchange for Quentin Richardson. A league-top-stat power forward who was traded twice in a year, only to get back a few unknown players.

Why?

For the Grizzlies general manager, Zach Randolph was one of the league's most formidable low-post attackers at the time, and no one could argue with that.

The numbers don't lie, and Randolph's strength is largely recognized.

But Lin Mu clearly remembers that after the Grizzlies chose to sign Randolph this year, the outside world commented that as a small city, the Grizzlies struggled to attract real superstars, and in order to win, they had to choose to sacrifice the locker room in exchange for talent.

Just because Randolph at that time had a bad record!

In the locker room, getting mad, fighting with teammates; at the training ground, lazy, absent from training from time to time; On the court, selfish, often outside the pitch!

The Trail Blazers, the whole team was in a miasma because of this, so after he suddenly played an excellent season performance, he was rushed away by the team at a high price.

When it came to the Knicks, everything was red and green, and Randolph was in constant trouble on and off the court, and the team only fell to the penultimate in the East, so even the New York Knicks couldn't stand Randolph and hurriedly traded.

Then there are the Clippers, and this time he didn't make any bad news - because he was sent away in less than half a year, there may be a reason why the team wants to pick Griffin, who coincided with his position in the draft, but a 20+10 power forward in his playing year was robbed of his position by a rookie, which is enough to see what kind of player he was at that time.

After that, the player, who seemed to never change, came to this small town, Memphis!

"When I was traded to the Knicks and the Clippers, I didn't meet the owners of the teams, and I was treated completely differently with the Grizzlies.

When my plane arrived in Memphis at 8:30 a.m., Mr. Haasley (the Grizzly Boss) took another flight to the airport at the same time to meet me; Mr. Chris Wallace (Grizzlies General Manager) picked me up and hugged me.

It gave me a feeling that I had never felt before that they really needed me to come. The moment I got off the plane, I knew it was going to be my new beginning, and I was going to do it for it. Randolph said.

It was at this moment that Randolph, who had experienced the cruelty of the league, completely turned into another player.

The story after that is obviously easy to see, the prodigal son Randolph led the Grizzlies to create too many miracles, and even completed the fourth "Black Eight Miracle" in the history of the league in the playoffs!

Who are the victims?

That's right, it's a spicy man, Stone Buddha Duncan!

And when Randolph became more and more uncomfortable with this era, when he was getting older, he finally sat on the bench without any complaints, and openly expressed his support for the team's approach and was willing to accept the change of his role positioning.

And after so many ups and downs, and looking back at the chaotic career of the Trail Blazers, Randolph said:

"I was 18 years old. Now I'm 33 years old. I've come a long way. ”

Some people say that there are two homes in this life, one is the place where you were born, and the other is the place where you find yourself, as if you were born again, and have a second life. In this sense, there is no doubt that Randolph's home is Memphis.

If we talk about the Grizzlies' current team system, the biggest beneficiary is Zach Randolph, and the most worrying thing is Iverson, the "answer" who once dominated the league!

That's right, Iverson chose to sign with the Grizzlies this year, and even though it's only been one year, it's enough to prove that Iverson still has the qualifications to survive in this league.

It's just that the good times don't last long, the 34-year-old veteran obviously can't accept the current role positioning, Iverson, who once changed the league pattern and created a different style of play, but failed to change himself, after all, after playing three games, it came to an abrupt end in endless quarrels, ending this dewy relationship with the Memphis Grizzlies.

The first player in the league to win the MVP with 1.83 meters, and the first MVP in the league to be cut by the team, a combination of angels and devils, maybe this is what makes "Answer" fascinating.

"I still want to learn more from the old-timers."

Wei Shao regretted that he had not been able to learn more from one of his former idols, Aaron Iverson.

"Your style is different, learn a hammer!"

Lin Mu wanted to say something like this, but after thinking about it, the way the two played was not completely different.

Iverson's breakthrough change to Wei Shao is naturally impossible to learn, but the absolute explosiveness of the body, both of them are the top among point guard players, and they are equal in terms of speed, and they are both players who are difficult to block when they rush.

Regarding the expectations of this game, the Grizzlies' coach at the time, Lyonel Hollins, also expressed his opinion: "The Thunder are a very strong team, they are very young, but they can do well in a very competitive league, which is very encouraging for us. ”

"Because we're a young team and most of our starting lineup is under the age of 25, we're just as energetic and maybe we can learn a lot from the Thunder, which is good for the Grizzlies."

"Of course, we won't throw in easily, even if the opponent is the first in the league."

Today, the Grizzlies also sacrificed their strongest lineup.

Point guard Wei Shao, scoring guard Conley, small forward Gayin, power forward Randolph and center Mark Gasol!

Good guys, this starting lineup is really a bit against the sky.

If it weren't for the crossing, with a strong forward-looking, Lin Mu wouldn't believe that this was a team that the team management could form.

Of course, the same is true of the Thunder Sanshao in the previous life, and sometimes I have to sigh that the vision of some team management in the NBA league is really unique!

With a super lineup with a balanced offense and defense, if it weren't for Wei Shao, Conley, and Gasol Jr. who were still growing, the strength of this Grizzly Bear on paper would be at least in the top five in the league, or even higher!

With Zach Randolph in their talent last season, this year's Grizzlies have set their goals even longer and entered the playoffs, which is the ambition of this youth team that season!

"The main force is very strong, but this substitute is inevitably too weak."

Lin Mu couldn't figure out why the Grizzlies used the No. 2 pick to take Hashem Thabitt, and in the case of overcrowding on the team's inside, the No. 5 player, who has no achievements on the offensive end, really has no effect.

wasted a high draft pick, perhaps because the draft in the past few years has been too smooth, giving the Grizzlies a delusion.

But not every player will grow as expected, and Hashem Thabit is one of them.

If the Grizzlies can pick up a quality player in this year's draft, they may be able to make a playoff shot.

But at present, it seems that without supplementing high-quality bench players, close to this group of young soldiers, the Grizzlies want to make the playoffs, basically there is no possibility!

This year's Western Conference is also fiercely contested, with the San Antonio Spurs with GDP just sitting eighth, and the Grizzlies looking to challenge for a playoff spot with their current roster...

Thunder's starting five: James Harden, Danny Green, Lin Mu, Durant and Collison!

Why didn't Dragic and Jordan Jr. be put in the starting lineup?

Scott has his own considerations, and when facing the Memphis Grizzlies, who are equally capable of impacting, the offensive and defensive lineup system seems more reasonable.

James Harden, who has just entered the league, is still very willing to defend under Lin Muai's education, and his defensive efficiency is also very good, and he does not have the scene of standing and watching the show like in the future.

After all, this team doesn't need Harden to do everything, and defending well in a limited amount of time is what Scott requires of every rookie player.

"Young, why are you starting? No one for the Thunder? ”

Looking at James Harden, who was opposite him, Wei Shao showed a contemptuous expression.

In the NCAA, what kind of movement can Wei Shao violently beat on the court?

Harden told his opponent with practical actions, how you will respond to a lowly NBA player!

Three points**!

In the first round of Wei Shao's one-step past Harden and violent dunk, Harden received the ball on the outside and made a three-point shot without hesitation!

In front of Wei Shao, use one of the ways he does best to help the Thunder open the scoring!

Memphis, who has two bears in black and white, has no obvious fast attack opportunities, and has a tacit understanding with the Thunder to grind a positional battle.

Collison's starting role is highlighted at this moment.

In the face of Gasol Jr., a large tonnage, Collisson's strong body can be stuck on the inside, pushing Gasol Jr.'s position to the outside, which limits the Grizzlies' intention to attack the interior to a certain extent.

But after all, there is a gap in height, Gasol Jr., who has been trained for a long time in the European League, has extremely solid basic skills, and he is perfect for shooting from a distance in one hand, relying on height to shoot, and Collison has nothing to do with him.

The same is true of Durant, the black and hard Randolph, with his slender body, he is not an opponent at all, he can only watch the opponent crush the inside, and then rely on flexible feet to complete the offense.

Fortunately, on the defensive end, Randolph can't limit Durant, these two are purely exploding each other, and no one can help anyone.

A one-stop breakthrough!

Wei Shao's acceleration after the steal, ignoring James Harden behind him, stepping on Hot Wheels, and killing the frontcourt with a puff of smoke, violent abuse is inevitable!

But he ignored the player who knew him best, Lin Mu rushed to the ground, jumped high, and intercepted in the air!

When the basketball rose to the highest point and was about to fall into the basket, Lin Mu slapped the fan and flew out of the bottom line.

"Xiao Bao Cai, more than a year of hard work, at this level?"

Looking at Wei Shao in the state of black face, Lin Mu's taunt was late!