181. Playing on This Team Is Very Stressful!

"Get up in the morning and embrace the sun..."

At 8:00 in the morning, after breakfast and rest for a while, Sun Ce left the hotel without taking a car. He drove for nearly three kilometers, but running was basically a straight line, less than two kilometers away. Sun Ce chose to run to the arena. Familiarize yourself with the area around the arena.

Probably because of the excitement of joining a new team, I woke up very early this morning, at four o'clock, and went to the gym to practice aerobics as always.

Sun Ce felt that his stamina might be about to break through. When he played against the Bucks last time, he played for 37 minutes. Although he was exhausted, he at least held on.

Compared with Jennings who plays every now and then and plays the whole game, it is definitely far worse. Compared with Curry who also plays for 37 or 8 minutes and still has the strength to shoot at the last moment, Sun Ce must not be able to compare.

But compared to before the start of the training camp, it has improved a lot.

On the way to the arena, Sun Ce met many people.

It is adjacent to Memphis City Park, and on the other side is the river bank, and because of the home stadium of the Grizzlies, there are many shopping malls nearby. At this time, many office workers passed by and saw a psychopath who was singing and running...

"It seems that the Chinese player was traded with Thabeet?"

"That's right, it's him!"

"God, what's Wallace thinking? Can he do it with a talented center for a second-round pick?"

"You don't know, Noah's statistics are very close to Kidd's rookie season, except for defense, he is the Kidd of the new era!"

"The season has just begun. I admit that this guy has strength, but talent like Thabeet is!"

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When Sun Ce was running on the street, he heard the words of some local people who might be basketball fans.

But it seems that there is not much hatred for him, and there are not many fans of Thabeet's mother, so Sun Ce doesn't care too much.

Black fans are fine, but mother fans are really annoying.

It is natural to be questioned, not only Americans, Sun Ce, a Chinese, also likes big centers!

He trotted all the way to the FedEx Center and ran into the parking lot. He had already entered from here yesterday, but it was by car, this time he was running.

It was the first time for the two fat-headed and big-eared security guards to see someone running towards the arena. Even the team's second-round rookie Sam Young bought a pickup truck this time. The 11th road is open. After working for a long time, I can meet anyone. Thanks to their strong business ability, they have kept the face of everyone on the team in mind, otherwise they really want to stop this guy.

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"Anyone came earlier than me?"

The staff channel of the Grizzlies can go to the locker room first, and then to the training ground.

When Sun Ce entered the dressing room, he found that there was already a pair of leather shoes and a suit hanging directly on the wardrobe. The names were all blocked, and Sun Ce did not lift them to look.

Sun Ce's wardrobe in the Grizzlies was not as humble as when he was in the Warriors. He was placed in the corner. This time the position is not bad, next to Conley and Gasol, except for Randolph, Gay and a shoe in the middle For the cabinet, Sun Ce's location is the best.

Open the closet, the jersey has been hung up inside, and there are three sets of training clothes.

The Grizzlies' new white base jerseys are not bad, not ugly, but the black and green training uniforms are slightly ugly.

After changing the jersey, I took out the two pairs of sneakers in the backpack and chose a pair of black ones to match the training clothes.

When he came to the training ground, Sun Ce finally knew who was here earlier than him.

Carroll, the small forward selected by the Grizzlies with the No. 27 pick in the trade.

"DeMarre Carroll, ability evaluation d, offense d, defense c, three-pointer b-, mid-range shot e, layup b-, speed a, jumping c... so weak?" Sun Ce looked at the future The ability evaluation of the inspirational man is really weak!

No wonder it has been traded back and forth for many years as an extra head,

But in the end, he counterattacked in the three-point era and got a 4-year 70 million contract in the future.

Sun Ce was very impressed. His perception of NBA salary was subverted that summer. First, the Lakers gave Deng Yingqiao and Mozgov high salaries, and then Carroll averaged 11 points and 4 rebounds per game, and his shooting percentage was only 3%. More than a dozen players also received an average annual salary of 15 million.

But Carroll is also capable in the future. Although his overall shooting percentage is only 38%, he can average 39% of his three-pointers per game...

When Sun Ce came in, he saw that Carol was practicing three-pointers. Three-pointers are Carol's only ability at the moment. The three-pointer evaluation of B-level is not good, but it is already Carol's strongest. It's one o'clock.

Carol also noticed that Sun Ce was coming, so he stopped training and looked at Sun Ce.

"Hello, Noah, my name is Demar." Carol took the initiative to shake hands with Sun Ce. Before walking up, he wiped his hands behind his back several times until he dried his sweat before reaching out.

"I'm Noah, good morning." Sun Ce immediately shook his hand. He saw this small detail of Carol and had a very good impression of Carol.

"You don't need to introduce yourself, of course I know you, you are the best rookie of our class." Carol laughed.

That little braid and beard, but a delicate mind, speaking in a calm manner, even such flattering words did not have too many tone fluctuations.

Sun Ce chatted with Carroll for a while, and found that it was really difficult to communicate in depth. After greeting, Carroll continued to practice shooting.

Carroll is still working hard to become one of the future representative 3D small forwards step by step from the current poor strength to the limitless, and to get a high salary.

Sun Ce also began to warm up, ready to practice shooting, waiting for the arrival of his teammates.

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When you come to a new environment, the first person you meet is often the easiest to get acquainted with.

Just like meeting Curry before, seeing Randolph yesterday, and meeting Carroll when I first arrived at the arena today.

The main reason is that there is no other person, so there is no need to worry too much when chatting.

The teammates who came later couldn't chat like they did when there were only two people alone.

The new team, the new environment, and every teammate gave Sun Ce a very different impression.

There are old players, Mesozoic players, and new generation players... The team structure is much more complicated than the Warriors!

There are Erbi youths like Randolph who are very enthusiastic when they come here, there are European hipsters like Gasol who deliberately grow a beard to look cool, and there are guys like Guy who is relatively arrogant and wears a big gold chain. , and Conley, an extremely mature third-year player who doesn't talk much, just smiled at Sun Ce and knew him...

These are all good. None of the four players in the starting lineup had any bad attitude towards Sun Ce. If they want to win, they need a helper like Sun Ce.

The frontcourt players are also fine, as Carroll communicated with Sun Ce peacefully, because the two are not in the same position, and Carroll plays small forward or power forward.

Two short backup power forwards like Sam Young and Darrell Arthur; Trey Gilder and Iranian center Haddadi, these four are very friendly to Sun Ce, a newcomer, because Sun Ce is legendary Great passing.

But there are also unfriendly ones who are full of jealousy towards Sun Ce.

Jamal Tinsley and Marcus Williams, the two teammates who are both back line substitutes, have a very strong hostility towards Sun Ce.

There are those who work hard like Carroll, and those who come to the arena at the start of the ten o'clock tactical meeting.

oj-mayo...

Yesterday, the coaching staff notified Sun Ce of the tactical meeting at 10 o'clock in the morning. Sun Ce arrived at 8:13, Carol estimated that he arrived at around 7:30, and Mayo arrived at the training ground at 9:50, and entered the meeting directly in casual clothes. room……

Unlike Sun Ce's imagining that coming to a team with complicated members may have many dirty things, he seems to be

Sun Ce came to this team. From the bottom of his heart, he was reluctant. In the eyes of others, his arrival was very high-profile!

This was a "single exchange" for the No. 2 pick. Although the Grizzlies also got a mid-first-round pick, in the eyes of most people, including the Grizzlies players, it was a single exchange.

Therefore, although several outside competitors were full of hostility towards Sun Ce, including Mayo, they did not show it clearly.

The main issue is strength. Sun Ce has performed so well in his rookie season so far, so good that a team is willing to sell a potential No. 2 center in exchange for it.

Sitting in the conference room, Sun Ce sat with two rookies of the same class, Sam Yang and Carol.

Seeing all kinds of teammates in the conference room, Sun Ce felt that it was very troublesome. It was much more complicated than the Warriors this season that Nelson worked so hard to create to give young players opportunities to grow.

"You have to get acquainted with the new environment well..."

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Tactical meeting!

The tactical meeting of the Grizzlies, compared to Sun Ce's previous tactical meeting with the Warriors...he feels better!

The main reason is that the Grizzlies have a neat lineup. Although the substitute lineup is terrible, the core lineup is complete and the tactical intention is clear.

Sun Ce's first feeling was like this.

But as a Grizzlies player, Sun Ce felt something that he couldn't feel during the Warriors period.

pressure!

The whole team is under pressure!

It's a far cry from the relaxed "just do it anyway" vibe of the Warriors.

The goal of the Grizzlies is to enter the playoffs, while the Warriors have no so-called goal. The Warriors just want to train young players.

And how difficult it is to make it to the playoffs in the West. Before the start of the season, the prediction for the eighth place in the Western Conference playoffs was at least 49 wins!

Just look at the Southwest Division. The Grizzlies have to play 16 games against the Spurs, Mavericks, Rockets, and Hornets. Just playing against these teams takes up one-fifth of the Grizzlies' schedule...

Looking at the lineup, Sun Ce found that the starting 5 players were all above B level, and the substitutes... Sun Ce found that he seemed to be the strongest!

"It's too difficult to make it to the playoffs!"