One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-One. He Is Really Stronger

Preseason is finally here!

The Grizzlies' first preseason game is a home game against the Charlotte Hornets from the next state over.

Although it is a pre-season game, Sun Ce is still very excited. He has not played a game for a long time. Although there are intra-team training games, they are different from official games.

After looking at the Hornets' scouting report... Sun Ce really didn't notice the Hornets' operations this summer, which was a bit embarrassing...

He promised in advance to renew Batum's contract after the salary cap skyrocketed in 2016 and made an offer to the Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers were unwilling to extend Batum's contract with such a large contract and chose to trade in exchange for Henderson. And Noah Vonleh, a talented inside man who only played 25 games in the 2014 rookie season.

Thinking that the Clippers' pursuit of Wade failed to poach Matthews with a two-year, US$31 million contract, and the Knicks poached veteran Afflalo with the full mid-level salary... Sun Ce felt that Lillard was miserable!

Sun Ce took a look at the Trail Blazers' lineup. In addition to acquiring Plumlee from the Celtics in the summer and poaching Aminu from the Mavericks, the Trail Blazers have been losing personnel this summer.

However, this will probably also give CJ McCollum a better opportunity to perform. When Matthews was reimbursed for the season at the end of last season, McCollum's playing time increased, averaging 15 points per game. He has been practicing, and the Trail Blazers The reason why they are unwilling to renew Matthews's contract is not only Matthews' 29-year-old age and Achilles tendon injury, but also McCollum's progress. The Knicks' offer is called a poison contract because it is obviously Investments that do not yield adequate returns.

The Trail Blazers are miserable, and Sun Ce thinks he may have to see the birth of Li Changtian, but the Hornets are strong this year!

After a day of preparation, at 5:40 in the evening, Sun Ce and his teammates entered the stadium amid the cheers of the fans.

"Walker is A-level, progress is okay..."

Jefferson is old and collapsed? That's right, the weight is 131 kilograms.

Batum is A-level. What does Boss Joe think? Why did he promise a 120 million contract? Picture what? The strength is strong, but not strong enough to give such a contract!

Mike Gee, b-... has excellent draft vision.

Marvin Williams was also poached from the Jazz, B+ grade, 14 million in two years, which is okay...

The bench also includes Courtney Lee, Lamb, Kaminsky, Hawes, Daniels, Zeller, Bennett..."

Sun Ce looked at the opposite side.

With the decline of Al Jefferson, Sun Ce can only lament that the years are cruel. Kemba Walker is not the type to quickly convert his talents into strength. He has accumulated a lot of experience, but he has begun to take off at the age of 25.

To say that the Hornets have assembled such a lineup, their operations are not bad. It's just about things like contracts and drafts. Sun Ce was impressed by Boss Qiao.

He really feels that even if he doesn't open his eyes and is an NBA team owner, he is better than Jordan. If he honestly selects players according to the predictions and doesn't have any whims, that's fine.

However, for the second time in the history of the Hornets, the total salary exceeded the salary cap to build a lineup. Sun Ce thinks it is still OK, quite OK. The lineup is deep enough, and the two core players are also first-class stars. It depends on how well they play.

To say that the Hornets have such a deep lineup but are not considered a top team, the main reason is that the three high-ranking rookies Kemba Walker, McGee, and Bennett did not perform at the level Jordan wanted.

At 6 o'clock in the evening, the game started. For the Grizzlies, the lineup of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Gobert was fixed.

For the Hornets, Kemba Walker, McGee, Batum, Marvin Williams, and Al Jefferson appeared in the lineup.

In the first half of the first quarter, the Grizzlies mainly focused on the newly constructed triangle offense. The effect was... so-so. The score was as high as 100% in the first half of the quarter. The Grizzlies were two points behind and entered the official timeout.

Sun Ce mainly ran and caught and shot in this half quarter. He made 2 of 3 shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 7 points.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Grizzlies sent out a lineup of Sun Ce, Paul George, Gerald Green, Nance Jr., and David West.

The Hornets sent out a lineup of Kemba Walker, Courtney Lee, Batum, Bennett, and Kaminsky.

After the timeout, the Grizzlies attacked. Sun Ce went to the low post to try a low single. Kemba Walker went after Gerald Green. Courtney Lee guarded Paul George and Batum followed Nance Jr.. Ben Nate followed David West, and Kaminsky was stunned for a moment before placing him next to Sun Ce.

Seeing the rookie white center who weighed only 110 kilograms guarding him, Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, and then leaned on Kaminsky to ask for the ball.

For the first time in the game, Sun Ce was a little excited. After receiving the ball, he turned around and carried Kaminsky directly to throw... With the referee's whistle, the ball went into the basket, 2+1!

At this point, Sun Ce started to wreak havoc on the Bobcats' substitute inside group. He stayed in the inside for half a quarter. Bennett defended, and Sun Ce used his footsteps. This guy has a lot of tonnage, a James-level weight, and good mobility. The defensive awareness is poor, Kaminsky is conscious, but his body is not good, so Sun Ce just eats...

This made Bobcats coach Steve Clifford stunned. Is this a point guard? Although Kaminski has lost a little weight, only 110 kilograms, and his strength is not outstanding, he is still a center!

In the half quarter, Sun Ce made 6 of 9 shots, all from close range and at the basket. He also made 4 of 5 free throws, scoring 15 points in the half quarter! Of the 6 goals he made, 3 received extra penalties!

Including the 7 points in the first half of the quarter, Sun Ce scored 23 points in a single quarter, helping the Grizzlies fall behind by two points in the half and take a 7-point lead! After the first quarter, the Grizzlies led the Bobcats by 7 points heading into the break!

The Hornets were stunned! They just treated it as a preseason game and just used run-and-run tactics. God knows they encountered such an opponent.

In fact, Sun Ce also played casually in the preseason, but his casual play was different from that of his opponent. He knew that winning or losing was not important, so he tried his best to show off the low post play that he had strengthened in the summer, and he happened to encounter the Hornets' interior defensive double. Damn it, if you cast such a good opportunity casually, of course you should cast it casually.

Therefore, Sun Ce paid tribute to his opponent's boss in a single quarter and was then replaced to rest.

Coach Hollins didn't expect Sun Ce to be so strong. He couldn't tell it clearly during team training, because when playing against Nance Jr. and Bargnani, it was difficult for Sun Ce to get up against David West and Randolph. , Aldridge, Gobert...Sun Ceqiang couldn't eat any of them, and they were all fighting.

The Hornets did not expect this to be the case. Their head coach never expected that neither Batum nor Courtney Lee would guard Sun Ce. Kemba Walker was powerless...

From the fact that Sun Ce easily got 7 free throws in a single quarter, it can be seen that in the new season, the referees have become stricter on the "offensive player cylinder protection rule" proposed last season, and it is more stringent than last season's preseason. , the regular season is expected to be the same.

The rules that encourage offense are being implemented more and more strictly. The Hornets have added many players who can shoot three-pointers this year. Although Batum is known to be a premium contract, his ability to connect offense is indeed excellent. The Hornets have As he continued to play, he got better, but he was not as excited as the Grizzlies players.

Sun Ce has really become stronger again! And the ability shown in the game is stronger than during training!

In addition to not being able to go all out in training, Sun Ce was also unable to trigger skills. In the game, Sun Ce was obviously stronger than the original S-level offense!

After Sun Ce helped the Grizzlies reverse their opening momentum, things started going smoothly for the Grizzlies. The two teams started a scoring battle. In the end, with Paul George's performance of 19 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists, the Grizzlies won Defeated the Hornets and won the first win of the preseason!

Sun Ce made 8 of 12 shots in a single quarter and scored 23 points to help the Grizzlies win. In fact, the win itself had little to do with Sun Ce. He didn't play in the last three quarters. It was his teammates who got excited and played better. Even the substitutes Development player JaMychal Green both scored 8 points and 8 rebounds.

But what became popular after the game was Sun Ce's performance in a single quarter. His performance in the first quarter was observed by major media with a magnifying glass.

Although it is the preseason, and although the opponent is Bennett, Kaminsky, and Al Jefferson, the three defensive colanders, as a point guard, he does not pull out to play, but plays these three in close range and under the basket. It seemed like a joke, which still made fans who watched the media's analysis video feel incredible.

Sun Ce strengthened the low post this past offseason. Many fans know this. It has long been exposed that he and Olajuwon learned to play in the low post. Moreover, learning to play in the low post from outside is not new, but Sun Ce is too fierce. A little bit.

But Sun Ce has occasionally played similar styles before. At that time, some fans joked that Sun Ce should go this route. But even so, it was still shocking when Sun Ce actually developed in this direction.

At this time, many fans began to feel sorry for the outside defensive masters in today's league, as well as those thin inside players. Judging from Sun Ce's style of play, Sun Ce did not fall behind in outside shots, and his inside attack became stronger... Unless Sun Ce clearly cannot force it. James, Griffin, Josh Smith and other fast and strong strikers, others met Sun Ce.

At this time, people learned that what Robert Pera said about "the stronger lord" was really true!

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The fans were excitedly discussing Sun Ce's performance in the first preseason game. Sun Ce was also very excited, but he knew very well that this was just a preseason game, and the opponent didn't know how to play after being stunned.

The real competition is still the regular season and playoffs. Moreover, because of the improvement of the inside, we cannot ignore other things. The inside threat must be regarded as part of the offensive ability, rather than being separated.

With enough successful experience, Sun Ce treats his improvement very calmly.