$1,790. The Western Conference Finals of Extraordinary Significance
This type of skill must be used under certain conditions.
The suppression effect does not work, but there is no way, there are players with strong psychological quality like Kobe and Duncan.
James has suffered so many setbacks in recent years, and his mentality is also very good. Leonard is a type with extremely strong psychological quality. With these three people leading the team, the suppression effect of "King of the Western Conference Finals" may not have much effect on the Lakers.
But the gain effect, on May 20, when Sun Ce and his teammates started training, they had already received a system prompt.
"The buff skill King of the Western Conference Finals is triggered, and the host's teammates' enthusiasm and concentration for the upcoming Western Conference Finals preparations have been greatly improved. The host's teammates have increased their confidence because of the host and his teammates themselves and the team's strength."
Sun Ce didn't need to look at the system prompt to know the improvement in enthusiasm and concentration. Before 8:30 this morning, all the teammates were there!
Even Ding Yanyuhang, Russ Smith, and Jamichael Green, three development players, came early to serve as sparring partners.
Training with players from the top NBA teams, even as sparring partners, is a rare opportunity for the three.
The national team agreed that Ding Yanyuhang could wait until the Grizzlies finished their playoffs and return to the team, so that Ding Yanyuhang could strengthen himself before the Asian Championships.
After Yao Ming was elected as the new chairman of the Basketball Association in April this year, he changed the embarrassing position of the Basketball Association through some operations and grabbed a lot of power from the Basketball Management Center, such as the hosting rights of the CBA league and the specific decision-making power of the national team's participation in the competition. This was related to the fact that Yao Ming had received a lot of support from the Basketball Management Center before he ran for election. The country was also streamlining the departments such as the Basketball Association and the Basketball Management Center, which obviously overlapped in function, giving Yao Ming room for operation.
However, Sun Ce learned that Yao Ming had used up all his strength to grab these powers. It would be difficult to further operate in the future, and he had to rely on his performance.
Sun Ce heard that Yao Ming was trying to change the domestic basketball system from a small place while going to Fudan University to study management. He was on the hot search every other day in China. Thinking of Yao Ming's age, he began to learn how to manage large-scale sports projects in a country with a large population but a very low proportion of athletes. Sun Ce didn't need to learn in depth, and knew how difficult it was.
Fortunately, he won a World Championship and an Olympic bronze medal as a player, which gave Yao Ming a lot of confidence and support that he did not have in his original time and space.
In the three major sports, the women's volleyball team is strong, and the men's volleyball team is also OK. Although not good, it is not far behind.
The women's football team is strong.
In the men's events of the three major sports, only the Chinese men's basketball team has won medals.
During training, Sun Ce found that Jamichael Green of his team has the ability to play in the NBA, and he is quite strong. It is probably because he was an offensive spearhead and a defensive pioneer in the NBA DL this season, and he has been trained. He is mainly good at defense and fixed-point shooting. Sun Ce's guy who joined their team last summer actually has this talent.
Signing three development players actually produced a player who has developed well.
Sun Ce specifically asked Coach Hollins for the information of Jamichael Green. It turned out that he was an undrafted player in 2012. He was an older rookie at that time. He was born in 1990 and is now 24 years old. He played in France for two years. He was spotted by Dave Joerger during the summer tryout and was taken to the summer league, and then given a development player contract.
There is really an alternative. Seeing the information of Jamichael Green in the folder of "key observation objects" put by Coach Hollins, Sun Ce estimated that this guy has become a candidate for the Grizzlies' forward renewal this summer. There is a priority renewal clause in the development player contract. If the Grizzlies' forward recruitment is not good, they may sign this guy.
Although the development player contract gave players who were originally not destined to play in the NBA a chance at the beginning, it is also conditional. That is, in the next year of this contract, the parent team has the priority renewal right and cannot accept offers from other teams. However, it must decide whether to use the priority renewal right before July 15, otherwise it must give up, which is a buffer period for the parent team.
The Grizzlies are in a similar situation and can use this clause to ensure that there is a spare tire available.
As for Ding Yanyuhang not being favored by the team management, there is no way. There is really no way because of his lack of ability. It is not ruled out that Ding Yanyuhang, who will be 22 years old, will improve faster before his peak period and play in the NBA for two or three years at his peak period, but his strength is not enough now.
Perhaps there are teams interested in Ding Yanyuhang. Sun Ce heard that old Nelson, who returned to the Mavericks as a consultant, went to see Ding Yanyuhang play on the spot. Their own team may continue to give Ding Yanyuhang the opportunity to train in the team because of his face. Maybe because Ding Yanyuhang has improved compared to when he first came to the American basketball world, let him participate more in the main team training.
If Ding Yanyuhang improves enough next season, he may play a few games in the NBA with the terms of the development contract player, or he may be signed by the Mavericks, and it is likely to be a development player contract.
He will help if he can, but Sun Ce will not force him to help in inappropriate circumstances. Forcing Ding Yanyuhang to get a formal contract may not necessarily be good for Ding Yanyuhang's development.
The Grizzlies' training is going very smoothly. Whether their opponent is the Lakers or the Spurs, they are all too familiar with them. Ever since Sun Ce entered the NBA, there have been four top teams in the Western Conference, and they have been strong until now: the Lakers, the Spurs, the Bulls, and the Bears. There are only four teams.
The Grizzlies play against at least one of the Lakers, Bulls and Mavericks every year, and most of the time they play against two teams. In the 12-13 season, they even played against all three teams.
They are too familiar with each other. Even the Lakers team after the Kobe-Jan combination is too familiar to the Grizzlies. They have always regarded them as imaginary enemies.
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At 7 o'clock in the evening, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals started in the East. The difference between the East and the West is really big. The overall rhythm of the West is fast, and the Grizzlies have to keep the rhythm down for a long time, while the East does not need to keep the rhythm down, and it is so slow that it makes people's scalps numb.
Rose really stood up this year. He was not shouting that he would sweep all the way to the finals. He has the strength!
With Rose's 25 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and Griffin's 31 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, they beat Evans with 28 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, Gasol with 14 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, and Thaddeus Young with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and defeated the 76ers 95-88 to win the Eastern Conference Finals!
The difference was only 7 points, but it was completely different from the small difference between the Spurs and the Lakers in the second round. When Sun Ce watched the live broadcast, he felt that the Bulls were suppressing the 76ers throughout the game. Even when the 76ers took the lead by 5 points at the beginning, the Bulls completed the tactics in an orderly manner, then overtook and finally locked the victory.
It felt as if the Bulls just took defeating the 76ers as a matter of course.
"As expected, the team led by the head coach who holds the longest record of 50 consecutive wins for the Spurs. Rose and Griffin are probably better than Stockton and Malone, right?"
Sun Ce made a comparison and it was hard to say. Griffin just turned 26 in March, and Rose will be 27 at the beginning of next season. With their current playing style, they have entered their golden age. Their performance is really not worse than the old double evil. It depends on the continuity of this pair of double No. 1 picks.
Sun Ce felt quite excited when he thought that he would compete with such an opponent if he made it to the finals!
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On the morning of May 21, the Lakers came to Memphis. They did not come to Memphis immediately after the promotion, which was yesterday, but stayed in Los Angeles to rest for a day. They had to start preparing for the game when they came to Memphis today, which was an advantage for the Grizzlies.
Of course, even if Sun Ce learned from the scouts that the other team did not practice yesterday, he would not think that the Lakers were idle. As the defending champions, the Lakers must want to successfully defend their title, and the players are all joining this team for the championship. They have superstars, future superstars, role players, and experience... The Grizzlies players will study and discuss their opponents on their days off, and the other team will definitely do the same.
If there is really a team that despises the Grizzlies... Sun Ce said he would be happy to see such a situation.
This time when James came to Memphis, he did not ask Sun Ce to have lunch at noon, because the situation is different!
Because there were often news about James and Sun Ce going to lunch in the past, the fans have long been accustomed to the two of them often having dinner together.
And this time, there was no news that the two went to the family restaurant they often went to for lunch at noon. According to unreliable gossip media, Kobe took a stool and sat at the door of James' room to block the door...
The more serious media are all hyping the playoff match between the Lord and the Little Emperor.
Compared with the first playoff match between the two two years ago, which was also the finals match, this time, although it was only the Western Conference Finals, the significance has become even more different.
At that time, Sun Ce still had a certain gap with the No. 1 player in the league, mainly because his accumulated honors were not enough to crush the players who entered the NBA after 2000.
But now, Sun Ce's accumulated honors are completely enough!
This time, the old generation No. 1 player Kobe + the long-term quasi-league No. 1 player who has never officially reached the top of the No. 1 player teamed up to compete with the young generation of quasi-league No. 1 players who are in their heyday! The significance of the duel is huge. Sun Ce and James will directly fight. If Sun Ce wins, he will directly lock in the No. 1 player in the league.
If James wins, it will be more troublesome. He still has to win the championship and complete the same two consecutive championships as Sun Ce, but as long as he does it, James will be the No. 1 player in the league.
In terms of meaning, it is so simple and crude but so extraordinary.
When Sun Ce saw this news... He really didn't think about it before. He only wanted to play against stronger opponents. Since the Lakers beat the Spurs, the Lakers are the strongest opponent.
But now, he understood the extremely different meaning of this series to him personally!