One Thousand Six Hundred and Eleven. Gao Yuanyuan Appears Again!

Sun Ce has always known that Whiteside has many flaws. Even if his statistics are good, he will not be favored by fans or head coaches of various teams, and he will never be an All-Star.

This is not an All-Star player.

Even if a team gives this player a long-term contract with a maximum salary, it will regret it. However, the minimum salary in the past few years is really good!

But those who watched Whiteside's tryouts all discussed Whiteside from the perspective of criticizing an All-Star player.

Sun Ce felt that these people were right! If this was an All-Star player, would he still be in the Development League and NBL for more than three years?

Sun Ce suspected that those teams that tried Whiteside and gave good feedback did not sign Whiteside in the end, all had this mentality.

But is it necessary? Sign a long-term contract with a minimum salary, the longest of which is 4 years, use it for two years, and trade it. Isn't it good?

And Whiteside will be 25 years old in June this year, in his prime!

After Sun Ce said this, the management and coaching staff of the Grizzlies remembered that it was just a minimum salary. If it doesn't work, they can also apply for an injury exception to temporarily remove Stoudemire from the 15-man roster.

No matter how many problems there are, a player with such a good performance in the tryout is still worth the minimum salary!

That's very embarrassing. Just now, a minimum-salary player was criticized like that. Fortunately, they locked the door for the meeting.

"Noah said it well, and David's suggestion is also very good. We should give him a non-guaranteed contract as long as possible, and we can give him a one-year guaranteed contract to make him more motivated to play well. Even if he has many defects, he has many advantages. If he plays half of the pick-and-roll and is not strong in mid-range shooting, it will be very useful, right?"

Boss Robert Pera still dared to invest and even proposed a guaranteed contract for the 14-15 season.

The boss has made the decision, and it is true that this deal will not lose money no matter how you look at it. At most, he will lose the minimum salary next year. At worst, he can be sent out as a trade bonus.

So, the 17th player on the Grizzlies roster is released!

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Hassan Whiteside in the locker room was uneasy.

It was the same again. When he tried out, a bunch of people gathered around to watch, but their expressions were different.

He tried out with the Lakers last year, and it was the same situation, but in the end he didn't get a contract, even if it was a short 10-day contract.

After the NBL season ended, Whiteside returned to the United States, sent his resume everywhere, and waited for opportunities.

In fact, his salary in the NBL was good, probably more than what he would get if he returned to the NBA, but he still had the dream of playing in the top basketball league.

No matter how many times he failed, he would still send his resume to any team when there was news of strengthening the inside line. Even the Kings, who were unwilling to execute his third and fourth year contracts that year, applied for a tryout when Cousins ​​was injured in early March.

However, after a few years, his efforts were not rewarded.

But Whiteside still didn't give up.

Today, Whiteside was also prepared to fail.

The door of the locker room was knocked, and he stood up and saw the Grizzlies' offensive assistant coach David Fizdale coming in.

Just as Whiteside was waiting for an answer like "Sorry, we may have a chance to work together in the future", the other party came up and patted his...arm.

David Fizdale looked at the guy's size. He was not heavy enough, but he was indeed strong. Although he didn't have the awareness of blocking others now, he could be a good seedling for a striker if he was trained!

"Boy, congratulations, the lord admires you very much. Are you ready to play in the NBA again?"

Whiteside, who was about to answer "Thank you, I understand" as he had habitually done in the past two years, was stunned!

He had always dreamed of getting a chance to play in the NBA, but when he suddenly got the opportunity, Whiteside didn't react at once.

David Fizdale had seen this reaction many times. When the Grizzlies were still a weak team, they often needed to sign players for trial training. At that time, there would be no Nash, Lopez Jr., Stoudemire, Prince... These players would take the initiative to join.

After a smile, David Fizdale said, "Let your agent sign the contract. Maybe you will need to deal with Love when we play against the Timberwolves on the 23rd."

At this time, Whiteside finally reacted and said, "I don't have an agent. I can sign it myself."

"No agent? Don't you have an agent when you go to China to play?"

"I hired a translator, which is much cheaper than an agent."

"..."

David Fizdale looked at this guy who was still a rookie back then, who hadn't played a single game, and took the one-year guaranteed contract he had just signed to take out a loan to buy a luxury car... After nearly four years, what has this kid experienced? Such a big change!

After thinking about it, David Fizdale said, "I'll share a newly opened agency with you. That guy is a good person..."

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The Grizzlies are now continuing to be the focus of public opinion in the basketball world.

In the game against the Jazz, Sun Ce easily scored a triple-double, raising his personal triple-double number to 33 times. The Grizzlies also showed their super firepower on the offensive end. As soon as Yi Jianlian came back, the offense immediately stabilized!

Yi Jianlian may not be the strongest inside player of the Grizzlies, but in terms of offense, Yi Jianlian's role is irreplaceable by other inside players of the Grizzlies. He is good at sideline three-pointers, cutting awareness, second offense, counterattacks... In today's era of increasingly fast pace, Yi Jianlian is becoming more and more useful.

However, the Grizzlies, who have been suffering from injuries this year, injured their best defensive center in garbage time... The miserable experience of the Grizzlies this season has changed the direction of public opinion on the Internet.

ESPN is always good at creating eye-catching topics - "The Peak Season of the Heartbroken Lord".

No matter what they are attracted to, fans are attracted by this topic.

On the morning of the 22nd, the day when the Grizzlies and the Pacers played, the Grizzlies officially announced that they had reached a partially guaranteed minimum salary long-term contract with Hassan Whiteside, the player selected by the Kings with the third pick in the second round in 2010.

According to the media, before joining the Grizzlies, Whiteside joined Bill Duffy Studio, the agency where Sun Ce's agent is located.

Not many people paid attention to these, and the focus of fans was - the Grizzlies really had no tricks!

When Whiteside borrowed money to buy a car to show off to Cousins ​​that the two almost fought, a few years later, some fans still remembered this guy's thorny nature.

Seeing that the Grizzlies' roster has been gathered to 17 players, according to Stoudemire, the Grizzlies want him to rest and recover, and he will not play the remaining games this season.

Fans are speculating whether the Grizzlies will apply for another injury exception... Stoudemire's old injury can apply for an injury exception when he can still play. Will the Grizzlies sign 18 contracts at the same time?

Fans don't think the Grizzlies are that great, they just think it's too miserable!

Grizzlies fans and some fans who are just Sun Ce fans can only pray that this dark time of the team will pass quickly.

Some fans, seeing Sun Ce fans say that this is the dark time of Sun Ce's career, really want to slap Sun Ce fans across the network cable - your star player, who is fourth in the West, dares to say that this is a dark time?

But they have reasons and evidence. Sun Ce's record this season is indeed the worst year since his rookie year, which makes other fans want to slap those Sun Ce fans who are full and don't know the hunger of hungry people across the network cable.

As for the latest signings of the Grizzlies, not many people are optimistic.

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Not only are the fans not optimistic, Sun Ce also doesn't think Whiteside can improve his team's defense. He may be very useful against certain opponents, such as James and Westbrook.

But for Evans, who is good at mid-range shooting, and Rose, who has developed a relatively stable B+ mid-range shooting, it is not so useful.

Sun Ce's vision has changed greatly from 2011. At that time, he thought that Whiteside could get 17+14 and 2 blocks per game at his peak, and his defense must not be bad.

But now, Sun Ce knows why non-championship-level teams have too many ideas about Whiteside... It refers to Whiteside who got a fat contract of 96 million for 4 years, but the basic salary must be brought back.

Also, Sun Ce didn't expect Whiteside to have no agent, and was recommended to Bill Duffy by David Fizdale... Good character will still be rewarded. For Bill Duffy, if Whiteside gets a big contract in the future, he will make money without doing anything.

Although Whiteside has many flaws, which prevented him from entering the All-Star Game even with his 17+14 performance, Sun Ce feels that such a player can play a big role even against certain championship contenders at the right time.

Anyway, it is not a loss to sign him with a minimum salary.

But what confused Sun Ce was that after Whiteside came to the stadium early this morning, he said "thank you" to him many times. Sun Ce didn't know why this guy thanked him, because he didn't pay his salary.

Whiteside will not play in tonight's game. As a newcomer, he needs to start with personal training and team training. The most important thing about these two is...

While other players were doing tactical training for tonight's game, Whiteside was receiving guidance from Dave Joerger with Gobert: "Hassan, learn more from Rudy. When defending, don't just focus on rebounds. Be careful not to let your opponent get a chance to rush... What to do with rebounds? This is not your problem. You block the opponent from rushing. If the ball bounces towards you, you grab it. There are other teammates in other positions. We are a team!"

Dave Joerger directly pointed out Whiteside's shortcomings in defending rebounds. He was blunt. He didn't like this kind of player who could be described as "selfish", but since he was a colleague, he had to correct it.

In this world, there are many unspoken rules that we are accustomed to, or ideologies that we cannot detect.

If Whiteside went to play for a weak team, although he would not refute, he would definitely not listen or care. He was eager to play games, eager for data, and eager to make big money.

But in a two-time champion team like the Grizzlies, with a superstar like Sun Ce and a benefactor as a teammate, Whiteside feels that strictness is right!

This team is the biggest winner in the league in the past two years, and they are definitely heading in the right direction.

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The team has injuries and new players, but the game still has to go on.

During the afternoon warm-up, Sun Ce and the double 3D talked about Whiteside's offensive rebounding ability shown in the tryout. When Hardaway shot casually from the outside, sometimes Yi Jianlian and Gobert combined could not defend the rebound. Whiteside's offensive rebounding awareness is indeed good.

This is related to the fact that Yi Jianlian and Gobert are both thin. Yi Jianlian is only 114 kilograms, and Gobert is only 107 kilograms. Moreover, Gobert is not suitable for gaining weight. Whiteside is 109 kilograms, and he is not far behind in weight. He relies on movement It is easier to catch the change of the ball's placement than standing still. Whiteside does a very good job in rushing. Facing an opponent with a lot of tonnage and a particularly good position, Whiteside still performs better on defensive rebounds.

At 7:40 pm, Sun Ce entered the court with his teammates to face the challenge of the Pacers.

The last time we played against each other, I was really beaten by the Pacers. Although Valanciunas is missing tonight, I still want revenge.

From a certain perspective, Sun Ce and his teammates felt that the other party was worse off than them.

The Grizzlies' current record this season is 46 wins and 21 losses, which is average, but they have been average from the beginning.

If they go from 46 wins and 7 losses to 51 wins and 17 losses like the Pacers did, Sun Ce and others think they will collapse!

This is indeed the case. The Pacers have 5 wins and 10 losses in the past 15 games. They have really collapsed! At first it was just a breakdown in performance, now it's a breakdown in psychology.

What is the concept of 5 wins and 10 losses? It sucks to the core! Maybe the Pacers will gradually adjust. For example, in the playoffs, because they have to face the same opponent for a long time, they have a sense of team urgency. Maybe they have agreed to put aside their conflicts for the time being and play in the playoffs... But then It’s all a matter of later days.

The current Pacers are in a stage of both record and psychological collapse.

The Grizzlies started beating the Pacers early tonight, with Sun Ce and Double 3D being the most active!

The last time they played against the Pacers, Paul George and Klay Thompson couldn't beat Hayward. That time, Hayward scored 26 points and 7 assists. At that time, the Pacers team was united and entered the state again. Early, I beat the Grizzlies once.

But this time, the duo who bully the weak and fear the strong show their power again! Paul George and Tony Allen took turns guarding Hayward; Beverley and Klay Thompson took turns guarding the opponent's strongest shooter.

Sun Ce, on the other hand, risked his life to grab Hibbert's rebound, and told the inside players on the court not to worry about anything else and not to let Hibbert grab the rebound.

Because before the game started, the "S-level event bully's third phase event: adding insult to injury" was triggered.

The goal is to limit Hibbert's rebounds to less than 5 and complete a block on Hibbert.

Sun Ce discovered that when Hibbert didn't have the support of his teammates, it was so ordinary... This center who played the top defense in the first half of the season, without the cooperation of his teammates, his offensive and defensive standards plummeted!

Over the past month, Hibbert's data has dropped to 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.

Anyway, Hibbert's tragic situation tonight was not expected by Sun Ce, the "initiator". Hibbert played for 22 minutes, making 1 of 4 shots, plus 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 3 points, 0 rebounds, and 2 assists. Block shot!

Facing the Grizzlies, who were full of various emotions and wanted to vent their emotions in the game, the Pacers, who were at the bottom and didn't know how to climb out, were beaten.

102 to 76, the Grizzlies slaughtered the Pacers with a 26-point difference!

Sun Ce was replaced at 2 minutes and 18 seconds of the fourth quarter when the score was 79 to 58 with a 21-point lead, because Hibbert on the opposite side was also replaced.

Sun Ce played 30 minutes and made 9 of 15 shots, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 25 points, 22 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 blocks!

Sun Ce was desperate for offensive rebounds tonight. Without the use of physical potions, Sun Ce felt more tired after playing 30 minutes than usual when playing 39 minutes and 40 minutes without using the same physical potions. He grabbed 6 offensive rebounds.

The main reason is that even if the Pacers collapse, some basic things will not be lost, such as the ability to hold down positions and fight.

But the Pacers didn't defend well and stopped when encountering pick-and-rolls. They were far less agile than when they played against each other before the All-Star weekend.

The 10th regular season double-20 of his career, and he also had 11 assists to score his 34th triple-double this season.

When the team was in a disadvantageous situation, Sun Ce continued his hot streak!

The most important thing is the feel. Since the All-Star Weekend, Sun Ce's feel has continued to be hot!

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Number of triple doubles: 34 to 27.

The morning after the game against the Pacers, Sun Ce watched the news last night that Westbrook scored his 27th triple-double of the season. The Thunder still had 13 games to play, and the Grizzlies still had 14. The game has not been played. Sun Ce feels that it is not a big problem to win the triple-double this season. The opponent is currently competing for ranking and does not have the conditions to compete with Sun Ce in a triple-double.

Sun Ce felt great just thinking about overpowering a player who averaged a triple-double per game!

Winning can resolve many problems. Sun Ce felt this again. After winning last night, his mood that was affected by Valanciunas' injury today has eased a lot, his thinking became clearer, and he began to think about the remaining games.

Their current record has improved to 47 wins and 21 losses.

The Warriors currently have 46 wins and 23 losses, which is a tightrope.

The Thunder team has 44 wins and 25 losses, and they are always ready to break into the top four... Sun Ce definitely can't let it go! If you want to fight, fight!

We have endured until now, and there are still 14 games left to play, so we have to fight for it no matter what.

And there are so many things to fight for, and having too many debts is not a burden. After experiencing so many things this season, Sun Ce feels that no matter what troubles he encounters now, he can calmly find a way to solve them. If he really can't solve them... there is nothing he can do. Life is always ups and downs. He can't control other people's things. He can only try to play well!

After breakfast, Sun Ce came to the FedEx Center to play the Timberwolves back-to-back tonight.

For the sake of the team's health, the newly joined Whiteside will be used tonight, and the one who will rest is naturally Yi Jianlian.

Playing against Love... Sun Ce really wants to see if this big white side who has B+ level strength purely relying on physical fitness, rebounding awareness and blocking awareness can return to the NBA just for a wave!