Reverse Growth Superstar

At the end of September, when Link stepped into the training ground of the Federal Express Arena again, he couldn't help but smile.

It's been a long time!

As always, it is full of hard work and sweat. As always, the surroundings are bare, without any honor pennants to decorate. Here, as always, the huge Grizzlies logo is in the center of the court, reminding everyone of their identity as the villain.

Of course, not everything will be the same this year.

For example, Rudy Gay, who was always swaggering, became Andre Iguodala, who brought a small gift to every new teammate.

For example, there is a walking emoji bag and fashionista Nick Young in the training hall.

For another example, the team has a big man named Azeri. Jimmy Butler stared at this big guy who was selected at the end of the first round like himself, secretly happy. Someone finally did it for him in the future to carry bags and buy water.

Of course, the most important change is that before the start of training camp, the people who gather the Grizzlies players are different.

"Guys, I am very happy to see everyone! My name is Brad Stevens, and I will go down with everyone in the next season!" Stevens wore a dark blue suit today. It goes well with the main color of the Grizzlies.

He smiled and looked at everyone. This is the first time he has coached multimillionaires. It must be very different from coaching college players. But Stevens was not nervous at all, still calm and composed.

"I know, you might be thinking about what a young coach who has never played professional basketball can do. I have to say, I really don’t know anything. I don’t even know what it feels like to play professional basketball. The worst shot among you is better than me. But I will use my own efforts to make everyone and the team better. This is what I can do. I trust all of you, so I hope you all too Can trust me."

Stevens's attitude is very humble, without the slightest head coach's air, which undoubtedly increased the players' goodwill towards him.

There are many ways to build trust and prestige. You can be strict, but you can also find another way.

Although Stevens is very young and he has coached the NBA for the first time, his history in the NCAA is well known. Therefore, the Grizzlies players are also looking forward to cooperating with the NCAA coach.

If the Grizzlies really put a 35-year-old coach without a resume on the training ground, it is estimated that the players would have already exploded.

Therefore, the essence of competitive sports is victory. If you win, people will respect you. Stevens' achievements in the NCAA will make him respected in the NBA.

Link looked around, looked at the familiar and unfamiliar teammates, as if the blood was stirring.

The new season, we are here!

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On the first day of the training camp, Stevens mostly focused on restorative training and did not arrange any tactical training.

To the surprise of the assistant coaches Elster Turner and Dave Georgel, Stevens almost completed all the Grizzlies’ pre-season training camp plans alone, and they hardly helped. What are you busy?

With so many players in the team, it is a lot of work to develop training plans for them one by one. But Stevens did it. God knows how many game videos he watched and how many nights he stayed up.

This alone made Georgel and Turner respect Stevens. The coach who can bring a small school like Butler to the NCAA Finals for two consecutive years is truly extraordinary.

At the same time on the basketball court, Link and his new teammates get along very happily.

Especially with Andre Iguodala.

"When you came to Manchester, I didn't expect that we would actually play for the same team this year." With the help of the trainer, Iguodala, who was really stretching his ligaments, and Link on the side drove up. joke.

"Yeah, so the world is amazing. By the way, Andre, are you used to it in Memphis? How are the housing preparations? Have you bought the furniture? If necessary, I can help you contact some people."

Although Link is only a third-year player, as the core of the team, he must also have a good relationship with everyone on the team. Especially for new players, sometimes some small concerns will make new players feel extremely warm.

Let the new players find a sense of belonging, this is the most important step in the early stage.

"Thank you for your concern, Link, I've done it all. If I have time, I will take the time to visit your house and recognize the door."

"Hahaha, welcome anytime, Andre."

"By the way, Link, did you read ESPN's new season preview article yesterday?" As he said, Iguodala talked about basketball again.

"Not yet, after undergoing such a big change this summer, our reputation should be pretty good."

"No, on the contrary. This year, we are very unpopular. In the words of the ESPN columnist, we are a'pseudo-hot' team this year." Iguodala smiled because in the article, his joining was also Think of it as thunder and heavy rain.

"Aren't you optimistic? We have reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years, and we have done so many reinforcements this summer." Link was speechless, and the small ball market really has no human rights.

"In our opinion, our reinforcement plan is great. But in the media's view, our reinforcement is just a waste of effort."

Iguodala's words successfully attracted Link's attention, so after training and returning to the locker room, he also looked at the ESPN columnist's new season preview article.

Sure enough, Xiaoqiu City has no human rights.

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"It is indeed a fantasy for a team with a bad market to take the risk of paying the luxury tax in the next few years to spend money to build a lineup that is difficult to go further. Their salary space is completely locked. Dead, it is difficult to make major reinforcements in the future. Perhaps an amnesty for a high-paid star on the team can help the Grizzlies get out of trouble, but it is difficult to avoid fluctuations in their record. The future of the Grizzlies is really a'bear market' ".

The first sentence in the preview made Link shook his head. Sure enough, he made a fuss about the small ball market as soon as he came up.

"The Grizzlies miraculously reached the Western Conference Finals in 2011 without their current forward Rudy Gay. They seem to have become the favorites for championships. But last season, they did not improve, even almost even the Spurs. It's impossible to pass the pass. This shows that the attributes of the Grizzlies pseudo-strong team are completely exposed. This team has never had a championship gene, and their players are not even close."

Link patted his head. Could it be that his memory is confused? Are you sure that the Grizzlies didn't almost overturn the Thunder to reach the Finals, but almost failed the Spurs?

"Is Link a core that can take the Grizzlies further? No, from the Grizzlies' record last season, it can be seen that Link is not a leader. People think that he was selected as an All-Star last season. The start is only his beginning, but it is very likely to be his peak. Next season is Link’s third season, that is to say, he is 24 years old! Yes, as a senior, Link’s age It has always been a big problem. It is difficult for a 24-year-old player to make a big breakthrough. Andre Iguodala? His role in the Grizzlies may not be as good as Rudy Gay. Most importantly, the Grays The Bears also lost the bench bandit Pondset who did not perform last season."

Link shook his head. Who stipulated that he wouldn't be able to type out after finishing his senior year? Isn't Duncan also drafted after college? Also ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Iguodala hasn't played a game yet, so you say he is not as good as Guy?

"In addition, the most stupid thing is that the Grizzlies did not renew the contract with the experienced Hollins, and instead signed Brad Stevens, who shined in the NCAA... Unbelievable operation. I admit that Coach Stevens performed well in the NCAA, but there are countless examples of college basketball coaches failing to test the waters in the NBA! Coach Stevens has no experience in coaching professional players, he is too young Age is also difficult to convince players. Can you imagine Zach Randolph obediently listening to a young coach? It’s so funny! Stevens may change the Grizzlies’ already mature system. It is very likely to cause the Grizzlies to decline!"

"The new Grizzlies owner Robert Perla is also very young. He was a little hastily. He spent a lot of money, but it is very likely that he will not see a return. In the absence of big-name players willing to go to Tennessee to play, the Grizzlies leaned The high-paying team headed by Link and Randolph can hardly go further."

In the end, at the bottom of the article, the author gave the Grizzlies an overall score of only C+. He thinks the Grizzlies may be able to get a top five in the regular season, but this year when the Lakers form an F4 combination, the Grizzlies may not even be able to even the second round.

After reading this prospect, Link was indeed a little angry. So he looked up at the top, wondering who wrote the article.

"ESPN data analysis expert-John Hollinger."

Link threw away the magazine and laughed playfully.

Data analysis expert? Lao Tzu will let you know that basketball can be analyzed not only by data.

There is only one month left before the start of the new season!

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