$1,080. Belated Welcome Ceremony

Come on Owen..."

Hearing the "cheering" at the scene, Irving felt that he had made a huge mistake!

The fans at the scene were not cheering him on, they were mocking him!

Those who heard it were sad and those who saw it shed tears. Grizzlies fans all sympathized with the second-year No. 1 pick on the opposite side.

It's too awful! However, the fans at the scene couldn't help but want to ridicule Irving. Who asked him to say such things before the game?

Should!

Irving faced unlimited double defenses, and he was flanked when he broke in.

Tony Allen, Beverley, and Klay Thompson took turns to press the defense. Sun Ce and Paul George assisted in defense. Inside, Gasol, Larry Sanders, and Lopez guarded the basket...

Nash and Yi Jianlian did not play tonight. The two did not need to run in. Randolph spent 5 minutes each in the first and second quarters and did not play in the remaining time. The other 12 players of the Grizzlies, regardless of the current defense Strong or not, they all go all out on the defensive end.

Sun Ce played 31 minutes and made 10 of 22 shots, including 6 of 14 three-pointers, plus 4 of 5 free throws. He scored 30 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals.

Irving played 33 minutes. Although he had 6 assists, he made 1 of 9 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 4 points!

Hornets head coach Byron Scott was so frustrated that he wanted to find a time when the opponent's defense was not good for Irving to perform well.

However, the opponent's three lineup defenses are terrible! Although the offense is not great, the defense is really good.

Especially when one of Tony Allen, Jimmy Butler, and Beverley is on the court!

Some young players are not particularly good defensively yet, but they have a good attitude and are willing to fight!

Beverley, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, Battier, Larry Sanders.

Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, Battier, Gasol.

Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, Crowder, Lopez Jr.

These three lineups are designed to defend Irving. Even if Irving passes the ball well, the Grizzlies don't care.

Irving must be trapped and confronted.

Although the Hornets limited the Grizzlies' offense well, the Grizzlies only scored 79 points.

However, the Hornets only scored 55 points!

The Grizzlies maintained high-intensity defense throughout the game, and Irving had difficulty even taking shots. The Hornets did not score more than 20 points in any quarter! He even only scored 9 points in the third quarter!

After beating the opponent by 24 points, Sun Ce was interviewed after the game and told reporters: "Irving is great, but he doesn't seem to know what the real NBA is yet. We didn't notice him before. I was earlier than him." It's my fault that I didn't realize this after two years in the NBA.

Therefore, we enthusiastically prepared a grand welcome ceremony for him.

This will continue. Starting from this preseason and every game this season, we will let him feel the warmth of the NBA. "

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"Don't mess with the bully", this was the headline given by domestic sports websites after the Grizzlies played their last preseason game.

"Lord's Welcome Ceremony", this was the headline title given by .T after Sun Ce was interviewed after the Grizzlies' last preseason game.

The media loves to stir up trouble. What Irving said was "I will be better than the lord in two years." But what the media wrote in the news was "I will be better than the lord", without the future of "in two years." The grammatical structure of the progressive tense means that when fans read interviews about Irving, they understand the meaning very differently.

When the last preseason game between the Grizzlies and the Hornets was over... Irving really stole the show this time. The Grizzlies played such a game in the preseason, but it also embarrassed them!

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At the end of the preseason, the Grizzlies coaching staff has a clear understanding of the current situation of their team.

There was a three-day break after the preseason. The regular season started on November 1st. On the 29th, which was the morning after the game against the Hornets, the Grizzlies held a team meeting.

Assistant coaches, trainers, and players all expressed their opinions on the current state of the team, the technical strength of the players, the status of the players, the running-in situation, etc. Some people said less, some said more, more or less. Everyone expressed their opinions.

There are also some veterans and players with good tactical awareness and willingness to express themselves, who have proposed adjustment strategies for the team's current situation.

Sun Ce listened for a while and came to several conclusions.

At present, the team has sufficient pitchers, but except for Nash, the players who are good at three-pointers are all 3D players, including Klay Thompson, Paul George, Battier, and Beverley, who is a three-pointer. With a B+ level, it is also Beverley's only offensive method. If Sun Ce also counts his A-level three-pointers in the top arc area, except for Nash, all three-pointers need to devote themselves to defense.

Therefore, there is a problem. It is very likely that the shooting feel will decline due to heavy confrontation.

And except for Nash's run-and-gun game, they don't have very good players who can open up the situation.

Randolph is currently in poor condition, which has a huge impact on the Grizzlies' position battle. He and Sun are still unable to replace Randolph. In other words, there are few insiders in the league who can play the role of the past three. Randolph's role.

Randolph's inside singles ability, which ranks among the top three in the league, cannot be replaced casually.

In summary, they may start the new season with a defensive style of play.

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The morning meeting determined the tone of play at the beginning of the season. The players had no objections, and most of the players were keen on defense.

After the meeting, there was no training today. They took a day off and prepared for the season opener with the Lakers tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

When the players left the meeting room, Coach Hollins kept Nash.

After the others left, Coach Hollins said, "Steve, you hadn't come two years ago. This is the first time you have encountered Zach's poor start to the season. Maybe for a long time at the beginning of the season, you won't play as much as last season. You may need to score more. Sometimes you may not get playing time because the team needs to strengthen defense..."

"Coach," Nash interrupted Coach Hollins and said, "Don't worry about my emotions. I know defense is important. I know the difficulties we will encounter at the beginning of the season. I am ready."

Seeing that Nash, the last player in the team's defense, had no objection, Coach Hollins felt at ease.

The last time Coach Hollins won a championship was in the 1970s. It has been 35 years. Being a member of the defending champion team again and being the head coach is a huge pressure!

He wants to do well in all aspects, but except for defense, there are problems in all aspects!