One Thousand Six Hundred and Six. The Mouth that Opened the Light
Things like state are really mysterious. There are two less people in the paint. Amir Johnson, who played 35 minutes tonight, can work with Sun Ce and Tony Allen to defeat Griffin and Rose when encountering pick-and-roll changes. It was really unexpected that it would turn out like that.
This was a huge help to Klay Thompson's single defense against Luol Deng, Paul George's cutting off the outside passing and receiving routes, and his coverage against Noah.
It also made Valanciunas' defense under the basket very effective. Gobert, who came off the bench, had 1 block and 1 steal in 9 minutes. The defensive efficiency was really good.
What's a pity is that apart from relying on his height to defend the basket, Gobert is too poor in other aspects. Let alone the Grizzlies, he probably won't get much playing time in a bad team.
But like tonight, in the 9 minutes when Gobert played with Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, and Amir Johnson, Gobert performed extremely well. His talent is really visible to the naked eye. Compared with the beginning of the season, Gobert's movement and timing of interfering shots have improved significantly... It's just that he is not yet ready to be used as a regular combat force, but he can improve in the Development League and he is still a defensive center. , which is already surprising.
Gobert hasn't even played yet, but Jazz fans are starting to complain. It's better to give John Lucas III to the Grizzlies and let the Grizzlies strengthen the point guard line.
The Bulls were unable to make accurate long-range shots tonight, and the Grizzlies did an excellent job defensively. This game relieved the pressure caused by various troubles in the past few games.
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After the game against the Bulls, the Grizzlies' three consecutive away games came to an end.
Next is a wave of three consecutive home games, with the Cavaliers playing on the 6th, and the Hornets and Trail Blazers playing back-to-back on the 8th and 9th.
On the morning of the 5th, after Sun Ce and the team returned to Memphis, he accepted an exclusive interview with Chaotingtai and made suggestions for the domestic basketball industry.
As discussed with Yao Ming, Sun Ce suggested to domestic parents that if their children are really talented in sports since childhood but are really good at reading, they can train them early and choose to be a sports student instead of waiting for them in the third year of junior high school or senior year of high school. To make plans, at that time, those talented children could indeed get into college with their talent in the tail stage, that is, their athletic ability that was stronger than ordinary people, but their development had come to an end. Sun Ce didn't know how to do it specifically. Don't mess around, just answer according to the words given by the Blue Association. The main suggestion is to keep children active. A healthy body is the most important, regardless of whether they pursue sports or not.
Sun Ce felt that Yao Ming's suggestion was unreliable. This was not something that could be achieved through appeal, but at least it was an attempt by Yao Ming. Sun Ce had to support it. Such a suggestion might not have any substantive effect, but the slogan was shouted out. Yao Ming wanted to When engaging in domestic politics, it is necessary to create some slogans.
Next year Yao Ming will run for chairman of the National Basketball Association, and Sun Ce will help if he can.
After returning to Memphis, I only had one day of rest. On the 6th, the Grizzlies played against the Cavaliers at home.
Before the game between the Grizzlies and the Cavaliers, there was a continuation of the news that has been popular in the past two days. The Pacers continue their losing streak!
The Pacers won the first two games after the All-Star break, with a record of 48 wins and 7 losses, but then came a devastating 4-game losing streak. Tonight the Pacers lost to the Hornets. , suffered a miserable 5-game losing streak!
The Spurs, who had a record of 48 wins and 12 losses, were suddenly tied!
When the Pacers lost two consecutive games, not many people paid attention. When they lost three consecutive games, they began to "steal" Sun Ce's limelight. They lost 10 games and lost the "opportunity" to surpass the Bulls.
During their four-game losing streak, the Pacers became the focus of heated discussion. Even Rose failed to score in double figures for the third time this season and was not considered the favorite. The Pacers' five-game losing streak gave fans a sense of shock. It was too strong, because I didn't expect the Pacers to suddenly collapse.
First, there were no injuries, and second, there was no Auburn Hills. It felt like the Pacers suddenly collapsed.
But when the Pacers lost five games in a row,
After the Bulls' record was close to 44 wins and 15 losses, the Bulls also became popular. Originally, Rose failed to score in double figures in a single game the day before yesterday and not many people discussed it. Now Rose is popular.
At the same time, there is Sun Ce when he is popular!
Before playing the Bulls on the 4th, during an interview, Sun Ce was asked by the Chicago media how the Bulls performed this year. To Rose, Sun Ce naturally praised Rose to death, and casually mentioned that the Bulls are very likely to win the Eastern Conference regular season this year. Champion...
So, Sun Ce became popular again! This time it was not because of how well he played, but because of his "prediction".
Even though the Pacers lost three consecutive games at that time, not many people thought that the Pacers would collapse like that. In the first 53 games, the Pacers only lost 7 games, and they won more games than the Heat before the All-Star Weekend last season. high.
When Sun Ce said that at the time, he was just regarded as praising Rose, because Sun Ce has always been Rose's "number one fan"... Although Sun Ce is many people's number one fan, he always praises Rose, except for showing off after beating Rose.
But after the Pacers lost 4 and 5 games in a row, things were different. They were really strong enough to be as dominant as the Heat last season in the regular season...not to mention compared to the Heat last season. It is a regular 60-win team, and it is unlikely to lose 4 or 5 games in a row.
To get 60 wins, you need a lot of stability. You have to have a really strong team that can maintain stability for a long season. Many teams have never won 60 games in decades of team history. !
Even top teams that can't win 60 games, such as the Grizzlies, have a mediocre record this season, but they haven't suffered three consecutive losses. They will make clear adjustments after losing one or two games, and the foundation of a strong team is still there.
The Pacers suffered five consecutive losses. They were infinitely optimistic after playing 48 wins and 7 losses in two games after the All-Star Weekend, but now they are constantly questioned and confused. It's just a week.
Then, Sun Ce made the headlines before the game with the Cavaliers.
Not many people care about the game between the Grizzlies and the Cavaliers. They are all discussing what problems Sun Ce saw in the Pacers and why the Pacers collapsed like this?
Or did the little bully's mouth open?
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Sun Ce knew about the direct collapse of the Pacers before the game.
It really collapsed directly, without any buffer. There was no win or loss, losing the regular season dominance and slowly collapsing... It collapsed directly.
But this matter has nothing to do with him. The media and fans are analyzing what he "saw", and Sun Ce let them guess.
Now, the most important thing for the Grizzlies is to keep the fourth place in the Western Conference!
Without being affected by external events, the players of both teams entered the court at 6:40 pm on the 6th. The Grizzlies welcomed the game against the Cavaliers at home. Chaoting TV chose to broadcast this game live because Jeremy Lin returned after the All-Star Weekend.
Yi Jianlian was injured, and the point guard duel between Sun Ce and Jeremy Lin became the only choice for domestic fans to watch one more yellow-skinned player play.
When the game was about to start, Sun Ce chatted with Jeremy Lin and gave a very scientific suggestion: "Jeremy, cherish your career and stay away from Jack."
"???" Jeremy Lin was confused, what happened to Jack?
This veteran played hard, had a down-to-earth personality, and was the kind of player who loved reading that Jeremy Lin liked. Not long ago, Jack just passed the undergraduate defense at Georgia Tech and will get his bachelor's degree this summer. Among NBA players, most of whom don't want to continue studying after making money, Jack is a high-quality teammate with a clear plan for the future.
Sun Ce saw that Jeremy Lin was squeezed to the bench after returning from the All-Star Weekend, and he didn't notice the metaphysical figure in his own team at all... Sun Ce was really curious. Jack "injured" the starter twice in three years and then started himself, but these Americans didn't seem to find anything wrong. Those teams with top-level guards like to sign Jack to guide young players...
The Raptors asked Jack to assist DeRozan, the Hornets asked Jack to assist Irving, the Warriors asked Jack to assist Curry and Harden... Now the Cavaliers also asked Jack to assist Bradley Beal.
Putting aside the metaphysics, Jack really has the potential to be a training assistant coach. Sun Ce has learned about this. Whether it is Roy, DeRozan, Curry, or Irving, they have made great progress in controlling the game with the help of Jack, and the same is true for Bradley Beal this year.
And the injuries of those guards on the same team as Jack have nothing to do with Jack directly.
But Sun Ce just thinks Jack is poisonous...
At 6:58 p.m., Sun Ce faced the camera, put on his equipment in front of the TV, computer, or mobile phone screens of domestic fans, and started with Klay Thompson, Paul George, Richard Jefferson, and Stoudemire.
On the Cavaliers side, Jack, Bradley Beal, CJ Miles, Varejao, and Asik's starting lineup appeared.
The Cavaliers have played 60 games so far, with 33 wins and 27 losses, ranking ninth in the East, and are expected to make the playoffs for two consecutive years.
The strength is not as strong as last season. Inexplicable operations sent Scola to the Pacers, Alonzo Key's contract year collapsed, Jeremy Lin and Asik had more injuries, and the Cavaliers could only rely on Bill and Jack to win for a long time this season.
After the games after the All-Star Weekend, Bill's average points per game increased to 20.3 points, a rapid improvement!
20.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 4.3 assists, a very good performance!
This also attracted the hostility of the Grizzlies' double 3D. Klay Thompson and Paul George took turns to play tonight to block Bill.
Tonight, Sun Ce mainly dealt with the twin towers of Asik and Varejao and the 76ers center Spencer Hawes, who was traded by the Cavaliers after the All-Star Weekend. Facing these slower inside players, Sun Ce repeatedly relied on pick-and-roll attacks with Stoudemire or Amir Johnson and Valanciunas to cause fouls by the Cavaliers' inside switch players.
In fact, if Varejao maintained the level before he got sick last season, the Cavaliers would not have a problem entering the playoffs this year. Bill's progress made up for a lot of things, but Varejao only averaged 8 points and 10 rebounds per game after his comeback this year. Although his heart problem was discovered early and treated, his physical strength declined seriously.
On the defensive end, he locked Bill and would rather let other outside players of the Cavaliers score, and then gradually let the Cavaliers' outside touch cool down. On the offensive end, Sun Ce focused on the inside to cause damage. The Grizzlies controlled the rhythm of this game very well!
In the end, with Sun Ce's 12 of 21 shots, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, plus 15 of 17 free throws, he scored 41 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. The Grizzlies easily defeated the Cavaliers 112 to 96, improving their record to 41 wins and 19 losses!
Sun Ce played very well tonight!
The opponent's best perimeter defender, Alonzo Gee, has declined in form, and the best interior defender, who was ranked second in the team last season, was in his prime and once ranked first in the rebounding list. After the Cavaliers' defense had problems, they focused on offense this year, but the offense was poorly restricted by the Grizzlies, who had good defense in these two games. Sun Ce only played 35 minutes in the whole game and got such data, which was really easy.
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After the game with the Cavaliers, Sun Ce's single-game 40+ times increased to 19 times! Tie Kobe Bryant's performance in the 02-03 season, ranking tenth in the league!
At the same time, Sun Ce also got his 29th triple-double of the season, which was also his 16th regular season 40+ triple-double in his career.
Because of his mouth, Sun Ce, who became popular again, once again aroused heated discussions among fans.
The Grizzlies played 8 games after the All-Star Weekend, and Sun Ce was either 40+ or triple-double, without a break!
Even the opening game of the NCAA March Madness, which started at 3 pm today, was overwhelmed by Sun Ce's mouth and 40+ triple-double!
On Sun Ce's side, after these two games, he found a problem and had no time to care about the online discussion. On March 7, the morning after the game with the Cavaliers, Sun Ce came to the FedEx Center early to communicate with the coaching staff.
"Dave, coach, have you noticed that after we have fewer people on the court, the defense has become better?" Sun Ce was very confused about this.
If we were lucky against the Bulls, then when we played against the Cavaliers, the team's defensive execution was really strong!
"Noah, you are right. When we reduce personnel adjustments, the defense is better than before." Defense assistant coach Dave Joerger nodded and admitted this.
"Why?" Sun Ce was puzzled.
In this case, why do they keep multiple rotations in the interior?
In these two games, the defensive combination of Valanciunas, Amir Johnson, and Prince played extremely well... Of course, this is relative to most games this season, and it is still far behind their ultimate defensive combination in the past few years.
"Because none of our players except you are strong enough now." Stockton took over the conversation.
"Randolph and Gasol were injured and traded, and our current lineup seems to be no worse than the past two years in depth, but the strength is too different.
Livingston is hard to compare with Nash. Even Steve, who was in the last year of his career, could maintain his star level when he played.
The inside combination of Randolph and Sanders, and the inside combination of Battier and Gasol, who controlled his weight well last season, are not comparable to us this season.
We have lost the ability to change the rhythm immediately when we want to adjust the rhythm through rotation.
The reason for losing this ability is that our inside strength has weakened."
Listening to Stockton's words, Sun Ce understood the reason, but another question came again-if that's the case, why not establish a clear rhythm after the trade this year?
The coaching staff had already guessed the new problems that Sun Ce had.
Originally, they didn't want to communicate these with the players, but Sun Ce would ask questions when he had them. Instead of letting Sun Ce continue to be confused, it was better to speak directly.
Coach Hollins said: "In fact, when we rested Otspes before, we tried to use Valanciunas and Amir Johnson as the starting inside players and let them play the main role. You may not have noticed that although they made our defense better, the offensive pressure had to be shared more by you, Klay and Paul.
Moreover, when they started together, at the beginning of the game, our strength was not as strong as when Richard and Otspes started with you three.
With the three of you, Richard and Otspes, we can get a clear advantage at the beginning when facing many opponents, and we will not have an offensive disadvantage when playing against the Lakers and Spurs..."
Sun Ce understood after hearing this.
That is to say, Amir Johnson and Valanciunas are good, but compared with Gasol, who originally controlled his weight, the role they played is far worse than that of Gasol, a center at the best defensive player level. Otherwise, it would not be said that Gasol's one-for-two trade made the Raptors close to the first round, and that was Gasol during his overweight period.
The salary difference between the center at the best defensive team level and the inside player with good defense is a big gap, not to mention anything else.
That is, these two people have played for a long time, and after finding their feeling in the game, they can make the team's defense better, but there is a gap with the championship-level defense level that the team needs. It is better to play offense to win the game, and the pressure of the inside offense is transferred to the outside players.
In other words, this situation has no solution!
Unless Gobert or Valanciunas makes great progress, or Randolph and Larry Sanders return to partner, there is no way to solve this problem.
Amir Johnson has reached his peak, and this is the best he can do...
Summarizing the current situation of the team, Sun Ce's conclusion once again strengthened his belief - this year, he, Sun, really has to carry the team!
Sometimes, whether you want it or not, fate will push you forward!
After Sun Ce got a not very satisfactory answer, he returned to the training ground to train. At 8:30, Paul George came to the stadium.
Sun Ce looked at Paul George, who was as talented as McGrady, and thought that it would be better if this guy improved faster. However, he was only in the fourth grade, played at the level of a first-class defense, and averaged 15+5+5+2 per game. If he could be trained as a core player in another team, he would be very happy.
But this kid must be oppressed!
"Paul, our team is not doing well recently! Injuries and fatigue... You have to work harder and improve! Third brother is waiting for you in front, catch up with me quickly!"
"..." Paul George looked at the irresponsible quasi-league No. 1 in front of him. Is this human language?