The Fifth Point Guard

There is still one day before the game between the New Jersey Nets and the Memphis Grizzlies. The game between the two teams has not yet started, and the Chinese and Spanish media are getting angry first.

Thanks to the provocation of the Spanish reporter at the post-game press conference between the Nets and the Warriors, the Chinese media took the lead in counterattacking.

"Basketball Pioneer": Xianglong tasted ham, and the Nets caught the Grizzlies.

Anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that Xianglong refers to China in Asia, and the dragon totem has always been a symbol of China.

As for ham, it is obvious that Spanish ham is the most famous, so this naturally refers to Spain.

The former sentence is a bit metaphorical, but the latter sentence is too straightforward.

Directly stated the position, that is to support the Nets to beat the Grizzlies.

In fact, the meaning of this title is very simple. It is to publicly respond to the arrogant Spaniard. We support Shentong and the Nets.

Leaving aside the media controversy between the two countries, Spanish ham is indeed a world-famous delicacy.

Spanish ham is generally a whole raw ham with hoof and bone, and it is also classified into grades just like wine.

High-end ingredients often only need to be cooked in the simplest way, and Spanish ham is even simpler, cut directly and eaten raw.

Spaniards generally pickle white pork legs and then air-dry them. The higher-grade ones need to be air-dried for more than a year and seasoned with coarse salt.

When eating, cut off thin slices with a knife and pair it with a glass of draft beer. The taste is quite good!

Closer to home, while the Chinese media spoke out, the Spaniards were not idle.

"Spanish sports newspaper": China's giant panda, little strange.

Judging from the title of this article, the arrogance of the Spaniards is clearly revealed, even without the slightest concealment.

The content in the article directly uses China’s national treasure, the giant panda, as a metaphor for Shentong, implying that Shentong is just a flower hidden in a greenhouse and carefully cared for. Because Shentong changed its age and the Chinese market behind it.

In order to ridicule Chinese reporters and Shentong, "Sports Daily" even carefully researched Chinese history and compiled a funny dialogue about pandas and Chi You.

As Chi You's mount in ancient Chinese history, "Sports Daily" spoofed a cartoon of a giant panda with text.

In the comics, a giant panda is held in the arms of a female breeder and nursed, of course, with a feeding bottle, and the panda looks lazy in the arms of the breeder.

The accompanying text next to it is: Chi You, I'm sorry, I couldn't hold back when they said that food, lodging and grandma's drinks are included.

In the game between the Nets and the Grizzlies, the contest for the best rookie spread to a media contest between the two countries, and fierce scolding broke out even between the fans of the two teams.

The fans of the Nets called the Grizzlies the youngest little brother, because they just changed their name and address, and this year is the first year in the history of the Memphis Grizzlies.

"Follow your ass, fool, you are just little brothers, too young too naive!"

Grizzlies fans directly compared the Nets to garbage that was eliminated by the New Yorkers.

"You country folks, you only deserve to play the fun that New York throws away!"

The game has not yet started, but the atmosphere has already reached its peak.

The tickets for the match day were sold out long ago, and many people asked their connections to get the tickets, but they were told that even the tickets for the relatives of the players were glowing.

"It seems to be a bit overdue. I'm afraid this game will not be easy." Shen Tong said worriedly, watching the online news about the popularity of this game.

Jefferson didn't take them seriously.

"Hey, it's just a new army. It's nothing special. Let's educate them well."

Seeing Jefferson's relaxed appearance, Shen Tong didn't take it seriously.

In fact, from the time travel from the last time, Shen Tong knew the strength of Pau Gasol and Sean Battier.

The classic match between China and Spain in the 2008 Olympic group match often appeared in Shentong's dreams at night, and Shentong always regretted it.

Under the cooperation of the Gasol brothers, the Chinese men's basketball team lost a good game. They were dragged into overtime with a lead of more than ten points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and finally lost to their opponents.

As for Shane Battier, who has the nickname of "Batman", through the NCAA finals game, Shen Tong already knew how powerful Battier was.

What is different from the imagination is that Shen Tong was deeply impressed by Battier's physical fitness, explosive power and jumping. I don't know if Battier himself has such a powerful body, or it is Battier in this time and space. Time and space are a little different.

Speaking of the Memphis Grizzlies, although on paper, it is just a new army, but in fact, its history can be traced back to 1995, although its predecessor was called the Vancouver Grizzlies at that time.

As part of the NBA's plan to expand into Canada, the Vancouver Grizzlies joined the Toronto Raptors in 1995.

In the first season of joining the NBA, the Grizzlies only achieved a handful of 15 victories.

But just as Shen Tong worried, even the teams that have always been small have classic victories, such as beating the Trail Blazers 92-80 at the Rose Garden and beating the Timberwolves 100-98 at the General Motors Arena.

Until 2001, the Grizzlies' record has not improved. Team owner Michael Heisley began to consider the prospects of the Grizzlies in Vancouver. The dismal record made the team's popularity decline year by year.

After weighing the pros and cons, Heisley decided to let the Grizzlies make a change.

On February 12, 2001, then NBA Commissioner David Stern agreed to Heisley's request to relocate the Grizzlies to Memphis, Tennessee. home field.

So far this season, the performance of the Grizzlies has improved. They have played 14 games, 6 wins and 8 losses, ranking tenth in the Western Conference, only 2 games away from the 50% winning rate. With Till's continuous growth, this year's Grizzlies are very promising to make the playoffs.

Paul Gasol, who joined the team this year, burst out with amazing fighting power as soon as he joined the team. With his excellent inside footsteps and basketball IQ, he quickly became the leader of the new Grizzlies. In the just-concluded Rookie of the Month selection, he was elected the best rookie in the Western Conference. And Gasol also firmly occupies the team's starting center's throne.

There are currently two inside players partnering with Gasol, Lorenzen White and "True Jumpman" Stromile Swift. The team coach has not yet decided who is qualified to start, so The two almost started in turn. According to the pre-match list, White is still the first choice for this game. Swift has served as a substitute for three consecutive games recently. It seems that White, who is more experienced, has already taken the lead in the starting competition. .

In fact, the statistics of the two are almost the same, but what is troubling is that Swift often plays unexpectedly well in disruptive battles, but in regular time, this guy often makes some low-level mistakes.

Like McGee, Swift is one of those world-class below-the-head, Huskies-over-the-head type players.

Coming off the bench might be a better fit for Swift.

There is a representative of hardline players at the small forward position, Grant Long. This 2.03-meter-tall forward player has played in the league for 12 seasons, and this is his 13th season. Although he served as the starter, Lang's data is no longer at its peak. Now Lang appears in the starting lineup, mainly to increase the team's resilience, and to assume the township role that an old player should play, so as to avoid young players. With a hot head, he will be willful and reckless on the court. When a player goes off the rails, Long can pull them back on track in a timely manner.

Duke's Shane Battier appears at the shooting guard position. Battier, who is 2.03 meters tall, can play the 2-3 position, but it seems that his performance at the 2 position seems to be better than the 3 position. . He has averaged 14.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.0 blocks per game so far. He is also an all-around fighter on the court! In addition, he also has a 37.3% three-pointer. To be honest, this guy really doesn't look like a rookie player.

Gasol and Battier are also seen as hopefuls for the team's revival.

The starting point guard is Jason Williams, who came to the Grizzlies from the Kings. That's right, the 1.85-meter-tall "White Chocolate", who Jay has always imitated when he played. After being ruthlessly abandoned by the Kings, Williams learned from the pain and changed his mind in the Grizzlies, changing his style of play from gorgeous to simple. Because of this, Williams played the best season of his career, averaging 14.8 points and 8 assists per game, which are career highs in the previous four years. In addition, he also had 3 rebounds and 1.7 steals. The perfect thing is that Williams has struggled with his shooting this season. So far this season, he has only made 38.2% of his two-pointers and 29.5% of his three-pointers. Perhaps when Williams regains his touch, the Grizzlies In order to really enter the state of running.

On December 8th, this high-profile early competition for the best rookie is about to start!