One Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty-Six. Steadily Improving Strength

"I'm not envious. The Grizzlies deserve this performance. As a professional basketball player, I know how difficult it is to be a team like them, and that is my career goal. ...You asked me if I would team up with others if I couldn't do it? Has the Lord teamed up with others? He hasn't, he has always been there, and he is leading the young teammates to become better. I am not interested in teaming up. Does the goal have to be achieved..."

After the game, Lillard was asked what he thought of the Grizzlies becoming the only team in NBA history to win 60 games in the fewest games. Lillard's answer aroused heated discussion among fans.

His remarks are so out of tune with other young players in today's league. Since James' transfer in 2010, today's young players will no longer say such things because they are likely to be slapped in the face.

Not only are they likely to change teams, there is also the possibility that the team will resell them after they show their loyalty.

Today's young players will definitely not say what they want to do as a team, but they will never say anything to death. They usually follow the instructions of their agents and just ignore it when encountering such problems.

But Lillard is so tough! Although he avoided matters related to Aldridge being traded, he expressed his feelings very directly about whether to join the team or not, and he was completely different from his idol.

Lillard is very strong, but it is Whiteside who feels very miserable. Seeing that he has a similar role to him... He feels that Gobert, who has a similar role to him, has a chance to break the single-season win record in NBA history with Sun Ce. I really regret that when the general manager of the Grizzlies asked him before the draft last year if he wanted to play starting center for the Trail Blazers, he couldn't wait to agree.

There is no doubt that which team a player is on when he officially enters the NBA will have a decisive impact on the player's development direction and mentality.

Whiteside has experienced the feeling of partnering with Sun Ce, Paul George, Klay Thompson, Tony Allen, etc. Although at first he found out that he could gain a foothold in the NBA, he went crazy trying to improve his statistics. , wants to prove that he has the strength to stay in the NBA, and wants to show his abilities to everyone, so that he can feel safe.

But now that he has a stable starting position and has steadily averaged 14 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and public opinion generally believes that he can get a maximum salary after the end of this basic salary contract, he begins to miss the strength of the Grizzlies. A strong teammate.

He began to envy Gobert, whose role was "similar" to his last season, enjoying the feeling of winning!

People will always miss the things they "lost" very much, but when they have them, they often don't cherish them.

The reason why the Grizzlies would rather pay back a lot of luxury tax money than to re-sign Larry Sanders?

Instead of negotiating a sign-and-trade, it was because Whiteside showed great desire to be a starter and want more playing time. For the sake of team stability, the Grizzlies discussed using Whiteside with the Trail Blazers. Be the core chip, not Larry Sanders.

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60 wins and 6 losses...Sun Ce looked at his team's record, the schedule of the next 16 games, and the major forums that were almost down, and felt as if he was in another world.

At this time last year, they seemed to have less than 40 wins and were still striving for 50 wins. In the last two games of the regular season, they were still striving for 55 wins.

They are now receiving the attention of all NBA fans and have the opportunity to break the Bulls' record of 72 wins... Even the anti-fans are paying attention.

Moreover, there are many more fans who want them to break the record than those who don't!

Finally, Jordan is going to be fucked too!

Also, Sun Ce has reached 50+ points in a single game in the playoffs 5 times, which is only 3 times short of Jordan’s historical record of 50+ points in a single game in the playoffs of 8 times! If the Grizzlies go far enough in this year's playoffs, there is no chance of tying Jordan's record! If not this year... Sun Ce is only 25 years old! At this time, Jordan was still being played by the Pistons and Celtics, and Sun Ce was already expected to tie Jordan's record.

Although Sun Ce's scoring average this season is not as good as the previous two seasons, in terms of scoring stability, anyone with a discerning eye can see his improvement. At this point, he still has a field goal percentage of 51% and a field goal percentage of 51%. A three-point shooting percentage of 40% is "lagging behind" a free throw shooting percentage of 83%.

Ignore the crazy fans for now, they are too easily influenced.

He knows that what a professional athlete fears most is not criticism, but praise!

"It's annoying to be too popular..."

The happiest thing about Sun Ce in this game is not that he got 60 wins. He will get it sooner or later. Before he has achieved the ultimate goal of the regular season, he can't say he is happy. Even if he is really happy, he has to remind himself not to be happy. Too early.

What he was most happy about was that after the game, he was so excited because he got 60 wins so quickly that when he ran to practice a few sets of hooks to relieve himself, the system prompt came!

"Congratulations to the host for breaking through the first-class mid-range shooting from the right baseline on the right side of the three-second zone and being promoted from A+ to S-."

"Ability evaluation S-,

Physical fitness A+: speed S-, strength A+, core strength S-, endurance A+, jumping B, static resistance A+, leg explosive power A+ (burst acceleration, bullet speed), explosive resistance ability A+...

Shooting evaluation S-: three-pointer A+, mid-range shot S- (mid-range on the right side of the three-second zone S-, mid-range on the right side of the three-second zone S-, other positions A+), layup S-...

Technical evaluation A+: ball control S-, passing A, pick-and-roll jump shot A+, dribble shot A+, pull-up jump shot A, low post back technique A+, high post back technique S-, three-threat stance C, jump step B+, behind-the-back dribble A, turn technique A, crossover step change of direction A..."

Looking at his latest ability evaluation, he has made great progress during this season!

The progress in shooting is quite slow. He has the possibility of breaking through the quasi-top level, but breaking through the quasi-top level is the real top-level shooting, but the top-level shooting based on the technical level of the system, not the top-level shooting evaluated by the performance. It is difficult to make significant progress during the season. What can be improved during the season is more about converting the skills that have been practiced into strength.

However, he still improved. The mid-range hook shot at the right baseline, which was the second main shooting point when he first started practicing mid-range shooting, also broke through!

Other improvements are more in terms of technology. The jump shot after the pick-and-roll and the shot after dribbling have been improved to the quasi-top level of A+ level, and the pull-up jump shot has also reached the real first-class level.

In terms of dribbling behind the back, turning skills, crossover steps and changes of direction... In these aspects, due to his body shape, it seems that reaching the first-class level is the limit, but this is almost unattainable for other players of similar body shape or even shorter than him!

Sun Ce took a look at the technical aspect, At present, he has broken through the quasi-top level in ball control and high-post back-to-the-basket skills. He estimates that if a few more techniques break through the quasi-top level, it is possible to make the overall technical evaluation break through to the real top level!

Moreover, it is also the top level evaluated by the system based on the technical level!

Putting aside these things that make him happy, Sun Ce took out the team manual and looked at the next schedule of his team.

There are 16 games left this season, and 9 of the remaining 16 games are away games!

Moreover, Sun Ce noticed that after the All-Star Weekend, they played significantly more away games than home games.

This made Sun Ce discover one thing, that is, during their 27-game winning streak in the early season, it seemed that there were more home games than away games, and perhaps that was the reason why they played so well during that period.

And because of the home games The more, the better, the more confident, and the more strength, the better.

I always feel that if you want to get such a good record, it is not just about strength, luck and strength are also very important! Perhaps, luck is even more important.

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On March 17, the Grizzlies' last game of the four-game home run came, and they faced the Denver Nuggets at home.

Looking at the Grizzlies, who have already won 60 games, the Nuggets have lost their fighting spirit. They have no chance of entering the playoffs. Lawson went to drink before the game...

With 15 of 28 shots, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, plus 8 of 8 free throws, Sun Ce easily got 41 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 blocks.

The Nuggets didn't double-team, so he naturally didn't need to pass the ball. He threw the ball as soon as he received it, so his assists were naturally much less.

With Sun Ce's 8th 40+ performance of the season, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Nuggets 111-99 at home, winning all 4 consecutive home games, and the record improved to 61 wins and 6 losses!

After playing 4 consecutive home games, the Grizzlies got two days of rest, followed by a three-game road trip. This three-game road trip also included the only back-to-back this month, which was also the last back-to-back of the Grizzlies this season. After the three-game road trip, there were two home and away games. In other words, the last 7 games this month, 5 away games and 2 home games.

Sun Ce was complaining when he saw this schedule - why does it feel so difficult to look at any schedule after the All-Star Weekend?

If you think about it carefully, if it is a normal season, it may not be difficult to encounter such a situation, and win or lose can be accepted. It’s just that their current record is like this, so it feels difficult.

After staying in Memphis for a day, Sun Ce started a three-game road trip with the team on March 19. The first stop was Brooklyn, New York. On March 20, the Grizzlies defeated the Nets 108-105 in an away game. The Grizzlies were still 7 points behind with more than three minutes left in the game, but the Nets' offense stagnated in the last three minutes and did not score a single point. The Grizzlies played an 11-0 wave and made a strong comeback! Win 5 consecutive games!

After this 5-game winning streak, the Grizzlies' record has improved to 62 wins and 6 losses, only one game away from the best single-season record of 63 wins in team history!

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