One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty. It's Not Easy to Be the Third in the Team.

Everyone has different opinions about the six players of the Grizzlies, Sun Ce, Paul George, Klay Thompson, Aldridge, Gobert and Yi Jianlian, who were selected in the top 50 of the star list.

The management of the weak team thinks - it doesn't matter; the players of the weak team think - it's awesome.

The management and coaching staff of the Grizzlies analyzed from the perspective of the whole team - damn, we are flattered; from the perspective of individual players - this ranking is correct, we deserve it!

The management of the team on the edge of the playoffs thinks - this is good, if they meet the Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs, there is a reason to lose; the players think - this ranking is outrageous.

On the contrary, those championship opponents, those teams that also have two top ten players, from the management to the coaching staff to the players, all think - the media did a great job!

If the Grizzlies become arrogant because of the media's ranking, then it will be an opportunity for their competitors! Even if it doesn't work, they won't lose a piece of meat.

The key is that for the Grizzlies, the management and coaching staff cannot spoil the fun of the players and fans!

We can't say this at this time - we can't be arrogant because of two consecutive championships and player rankings... Robert Pera, Chris Wallace, and Hollins all think that their achievements in the past two years are great enough, so why can't they be proud?

The key issue is not whether they are proud, but whether they can adjust their mentality in the new season. This list obviously slows down the progress of their adjustment and creates more difficulties for them.

Although there are many examples of failed defenses in NBA history, which of the teams that failed to win two consecutive championships did not have four or five or even five or six active top 50 players? But many teams that won two consecutive championships failed to complete three consecutive championships due to aging, injuries, fatigue, etc. of players.

Will the players not see those precedents? It's not that they can't see them, but that a person who has succeeded will always feel that he is lucky, especially a person who has been successful for a long time will feel that he will definitely not fail this time when facing a situation that has failed once again.

Coach Hollins is having a headache now. After two consecutive championships, it seems that all controllable factors have become uncontrollable. Not only uncontrollable, but it feels that every incident has a negative impact on their team's dream of a dynasty, which makes him almost depressed.

On October 14, the day before the last preseason game, Coach Hollins did not express any opinion on the six people being selected into the top 100 of the star list. At 3:30 in the afternoon, the training ended and the players left. When Coach Hollins went to the coaching staff meeting, his eyebrows came together, and his expression was tangled.

However, the coaching staff meeting did not discuss anything. Although there is a similar proverb in the United States that "prevents things before they happen", they can't think of any good way to solve the current hidden dangers.

In the competitive sports industry, not all problems can be solved by thinking of ways.

After the coaching staff meeting, Coach Hollins went downstairs and passed by the training ground. He saw Sun Ce was still practicing. It was almost 5 o'clock, that is, after the team training, Sun Ce had almost 10 sets of shooting training.

Is this too much? Coach Hollins is most worried about injuries this season, mainly injuries caused by fatigue, but this little ancestor actually has no intention of slowing down. He still comes earlier than others, trains harder than others, and trains more after others have finished training.

"Noah, you need to rest more. We don't need to play too hard in the regular season. We will show our strength in the playoffs. We will not have a bad record in the regular season." Coach Hollins repeated the most common words he said to the three outside players since the start of the training camp.

"I know, I will take the initiative to rest when I am tired, just like O'Neal. You want me to play, but I will rest and get paid for nothing," Sun Ce said with a smile. He knew that the coaching staff was doing it for his own good, and then continued: "Coach, are you worried about something today?"

Sun Ce was not going to practice more today,

but his teammates said that the coach was weird these days, and Sun Ce also felt that the coach was weird, so he stayed.

But this question made Huo Tuzi confused: "What's wrong with me?"

"Why are you so gentle during training these days? You were so fierce before, and we are not used to it." Sun Ce asked.

This... Coach Hollins was very upset. He was not used to being gentle to you guys? You deserve a beating?

But, can Coach Hollins not be gentle? Now he is like a frightened bird. He is afraid of affecting the players' emotions and the three consecutive championships. He has to think twice before doing anything.

But doing this... Coach Hollins himself feels weird, so he expressed his concerns.

After listening to Coach Hollins' words, it was Sun Ce's turn to be very upset.

He really didn't expect Coach Hollins to worry about this these days! Sun Ce recalled that it seemed that something was a bit strange after Yi Jianlian was ranked 60 to 51 on the list of the three major stars and Yi Jianlian's name was not seen.

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Are you worried about this? There is nothing to worry about. We can just play normally and take normal rests. We are awesome for winning three consecutive championships, but we are not good enough for not winning three consecutive championships. It is that simple. The more you worry and the more you want to avoid problems, the more likely new problems will arise.

Do you know Murphy's Law? If something is likely to fail, there is always a way to make it fail. Our signings and tactical framework have not changed, which has avoided possible failures. Shouldn't we deal with the flattery the same way as before? Haven't we won enough honors in these years? Although there are always people who criticize us, aren't there always people who praise us?

If you want to avoid some things, if you think of many ways to deal with them that you haven't done before, you may have dealt with them, but there will definitely be more problems.

We have been very successful, so we just need to follow our success. If we fail, there is nothing we can do, but it is definitely not a bad thing to continue our own successful experience. We have a strong mentality, so don't worry. "

This call made Sun Ce's mouth dry, and he was mainly tired!

Where is the third player in the team?

The players need him to be the representative, the game needs him to support the team, and even the head coach needs him to guide him when he is in a dead end... Why is being the third player so tiring!

Fortunately, the new team leader is Paul George, and this little brother can block the media, otherwise it would be even more tiring!

After listening to Sun Ce's words, Coach Hollins felt a sense of sudden enlightenment - this kid has a simple idea, and he will solve the problem when it arises, which really does not require any technical skills. , but Huo Tuzhen thought that Sun Ce's idea was good. If he couldn't think of a solution for the time being, he wouldn't solve it. What if the problem didn't occur?

Even if there was a problem at that time, it wouldn't be more difficult to solve it than to predict so many possibilities in advance to solve the problem now.

Coach Hollins took out his mobile phone and sent a message to the coaching staff's WeChat group, calling the coaches back to discuss it again. He now felt that he had thought too much before, so he asked the coaching staff members to change their thinking.

After sending the WeChat, Coach Hollins turned around and left.

"Coach, where are you going?" Sun Ce didn't get a response. He didn't know whether Coach Hollins had figured it out, and he didn't know whether his view was too simple and naive.

"Do I have to report to you where I'm going? Didn't I hear you go back and rest early? Don't you know how important your health is to us? "Coach Hollins instantly turned back to his old image of not being nice to any of his players.

"..."He was so gentle just now, but he turned sour right away? Seeing how quickly Hollins's expression changed, Sun Ce was so angry! It was true that he had returned to normal, but Sun Ce regretted it now. If he had known, he would have let this guy worry for a few more days!

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Coach Hollins's worries came and went quickly. Although the way he dealt with it was simple and the decision was made hastily, it depended on who made the suggestion.

In the field of basketball, no one can speak more convincingly than Sun Ce, because Sun Ce is one of the two most successful players in basketball history so far. Whether it is honors on the court or income off the court, he relies on basketball alone. Except for Jordan, who has a share of the sales of a sneaker brand named after him, no other basketball player can do this. Athletes can be compared with Sun Ce.

So, like a masochist, the Grizzlies players who felt uncomfortable without strict discipline resumed their normal training and preparations. After being severely yelled at, they felt that their head coach was normal again.

In the evening, after the preparations and warm-ups, Paul George accepted an interview and once again stated that the Grizzlies had only one goal this season - a dynasty!

If this is said now, there is nothing wrong with it, but the yelling after the finals last year really intensified the arms race among other teams and drove up prices.

However, Sun Ce yelled "Let's do it again next season" on the night of his victory, which also made the teammates who stayed on the team give up the idea of ​​"relaxing next season", so during the preseason this season, the Grizzlies players passed The efforts in the summer and the training camp are still online. I can't say that I am the best. I haven't played a formal game for so long, so I certainly can't be the best, but I haven't experienced the mental relaxation and physical slackness that may occur after two consecutive championships.

At 7:40 pm, Paul George led his teammates into the court after the interview.

Preseason games are all broadcast live in the United States, even for the Grizzlies, which is quite rare. In recent years, there have been many online broadcasts of preseason games, but there are still very few national broadcasts on TV. Last season, only the Lakers vs. Warriors, the Mavericks vs. Bulls, the New York Derby, the Dragons vs. Man Utd, the Dragons vs. Bulls, the Thunder vs. Thunder... these popular preseason games were broadcast live in the United States.

The Grizzlies had it before, but at that time they played against the Spurs or the Mavericks. The Thunder used to be a popular team, but Durant and Ibrahim With Card's departure, the Thunder have lost hope of winning the championship. Other TV stations did not broadcast live, but ESPN did! This media that was crazy about diss Westbrook.

However, Sun Ce now thinks that ESPN played this trick well!

Sun Ce thought of the video of Westbrook's interview released by Sports Illustrated this morning. Westbrook said in the interview - it doesn't matter to me whether anyone leaves or stays. I think I can also win the scoring title, I can also win the MVP, I can also win the championship, and no one must stay for me...

Westbrook's declaration has made his attention soar! Regardless of public opinion, ESPN has made two players popular through a simple operation, that is, using a ranking! Both Durant and Westbrook have been made into popular stars, and the discussion is off the charts!

Although it is not just ESPN that benefits, for the media, it is not who benefits the most, but the ability to create benefits is the key. How much benefits are divided depends on how to use the created topics, which depends on other things. Ability mainly depends on creating topics.

After entering the court, Sun Ce looked at the players opposite.

Westbrook, Oladipo, Andre Robertson, Domantas Sabonis, Adams, and the bench include Kanter and Jerami Grant, who averaged 9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game with the 76ers last season. The core 7-man group looks pretty good overall.

The Magic were originally worried that Embiid would continue to be reimbursed and quit the NBA, so they chose Sabonis. However, Embiid recovered well in the summer. With Vucevic guaranteed, Embiid has the possibility of returning. , the Magic decisively gave away their excess center talent...the Thunder picked up a talented center for nothing!

Sun Ce looked at Sabonis' ability evaluation. This guy is so skilled that he can even play small forward! His athletic ability is not great, but his speed is faster than most power forwards, even comparable to some small forwards, and his skills are solid...

Westbrook has also reached his peak period. He has an S-level ability evaluation, but visually he is not better than Paul George. He should be on the edge of S-level. Of course, he is also very strong. All the stars in the league who can reach S-level are definitely A superstar with the ability to compete for MVP.

The defensive cake-eating center Adams is B+...has been caught up by Gobert, and even Gobert's defense is better.

Andre Robertson, S-level defense, pure defensive player, second defense level.

Oladipo...perhaps due to the influence of his role on the team, last season he was still A-grade, but this season he has become B+ grade.

Jerami Grant, Grade B, is a very good role player, and he is only 22 years old. He has broad room for improvement.

Kanter is A-grade. He has good offense and rebounds. It may be better if another team gives him the right to play. He has the ability to average a double-double per game.

However, although the Thunder's current seven strongest players look good, they lost Ibaka and Durant in the summer... as well as a large number of high-quality role players who came to the Thunder because the Thunder had a chance to win the championship!

Although Sun Ce and his team no longer regard the Thunder as a competitor, if they meet in the first round of the playoffs, they are confident of pushing the opponent, but this is the last game of the preseason, and it can be regarded as the real opening of the regular season. In the warm-up game, Sun Ce and his teammates attach great importance to this game.

Regardless of whether there is record pressure in this year's regular season, we must start well to lay a better foundation for subsequent games.

But in general, the atmosphere on the Grizzlies side is very relaxed. In contrast, Thunder star Westbrook's expression was distorted when he saw the relaxed look on the opposite side.

He can't see others being happy now! Because he is very unhappy!

At 8pm, the game started.

The Thunder continued the starting lineup from the past few preseason games, with the starting lineup of Westbrook, Oladipo, Andre Robertson, Sabonis Jr. and Adams taking the field.

The Grizzlies' starting lineup continues last season's starting lineup, with the combination of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge and Gobert appearing.

The five men walked onto the court, and wild cheers erupted once again.

These five people are the guarantee of victory! Since the Grizzlies put Randolph on the bench and Gobert in the starting lineup in the playoffs last season, excluding rotations, this five-man group has started 103 games together in more than a year, with a winning rate of more than Ninety percent!

Fans know more about the achievements of their favorite team or player than that team or player does!

After the game started, the Grizzlies quickly took the initiative and it was easier than expected.

Seeing the Thunder's offense, Sun Ce finally understood why Sabonis Jr. and Oladipo had good physical conditions, skills, shooting, etc., but their ability evaluations were not high... Except for Sun, the ability evaluations of other stars Their performance in the game is evaluated based on comprehensive conditions.

After Westbrook finishes a round, the ball is in his hands most of the time. When it is passed out, it is basically time for his teammates to shoot.

Oladipo is a player with core abilities on the outside, and Sabonis is a player with core talents on the inside. Both of them need to have the ball in their hands to play.

Of course, Westbrook is stronger than the two of them, much better. The two of them can't reach Westbrook's strength even if they work hard for a lifetime. His breakthrough points are very effective, but the premise is that the opponent's interior defense is not that good. Westbrook Brook's breakthrough points are effective. The Grizzlies have Gobert under the basket...

Oladipo and Sabonis are currently far less capable than Westbrook, but if they handle the offense, they will definitely distribute the ball better based on the existing conditions.

In other words, if the opponent is a weak team, Westbrook can do it alone, rather than Oladipo and Sabonis working together, the effect will be much better, because Westbrook is the absolute strength.

But against an opponent like the Grizzlies, Westbrook can't necessarily compete with Oladipo and Sabonis, who are much weaker than him, if he does it alone.

On the offensive end of the Grizzlies, Sun Ce just tried it. After the pick-and-roll with Klay Thompson who was defending Westbrook, Sun Ce rushed to the mid-range and stopped, paused for a while, and then shot again. Westbrook did not stick to him, nor did he keep threatening to wait for his teammates to double-team him. Instead, he went back to grab the rebound, leaving Sabonis, who was moving out to defend, confused...

Oladipo, Andre Robertson, Sabonis, Adams, these four people, even Sabonis, who is the worst in defense, are excellent inside players who can rely on excellent movement to expand to the mid-range and long-range and even switch to defend three-pointers.

Before, although Westbrook's defense was not top-notch, it was also first-class. After all, he started with defense. He was the best defensive player in the state and the best defensive player in the Pacific Ten Conference in high school. He was not the kind of player who would drag his feet. He was quite good at defending point guards like Paul and Conley, and he was not afraid of defending most shooting guards.

But tonight, no matter which outside player of the Grizzlies faced Westbrook, he played better than usual!

However... after the half, although the Grizzlies led the Thunder by 17 points, 61 to 44, Westbrook had the best stats of the game!

14 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals! Seeing this stat, Sun Ce exclaimed "My ass!"

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