979 fighting match
The monk's defeat in the fighting competition made Chamberlain unhappy for several days. He had already made an appointment to visit Shaolin Temple this summer offseason, but after this incident, he turned it off.
The reason why he turned down the invitation was not Erlong's defeat, but Shaolin Temple's reaction after the game.
Before the competition, the organizer kept playing the title of Erlong as the number one monk in Shaolin Temple, so he attracted so many spectators. As a result, after the second dragon failed in the competition, Shaolin Temple immediately came out to clarify that Shaolin Temple had nothing to do with Erlong, and that he was not his monk at all, let alone the number one monk.
This kind of irresponsible behavior is what Chamberlain hates the most.
In fact, Chamberlain was just a pity for the second dragon to be H, because Captain America Agroth was obviously a heavyweight heavier than him. In addition, the second dragon was not in a coma at that time, but it was just that the rules could not continue. If it were an opponent of the same heavyweight, the second dragon would definitely have the strength to fight.
After watching this fighting game, 210 years came to an end. The gangsters who were so embarrassed by his arm wrestling strategy did not cause trouble for him anymore. Chamberlain once again focused on the game.
In the first game of the New Year, the Warriors' opponent is the Grizzlies.
There is often a saying in sports competitions, "XXX's biggest enemy is himself." For example, Chamberlain is very suitable for this sentence. Now when experts mention Chamberlain, they will say, "The biggest enemy is himself. The higher his status depends on how big his heart is.
This statement is often not derogatory, and has the artistic conception of breaking through the limits of self-pursuing. But in the Memphis Grizzlies, there are stories of "fighting with oneself endlessly" every year. There are joys and sorrows in the lively dramas. The joys and sorrows are that the Grizzlies do turn bad luck into good fortune, and the worry is that the troubles were caused by themselves and they could not blame others.
Take the past two years for example, the Grizzlies' drafts have been criticized.
For example, the second summer before yesterday, Hashem Tabit was selected with the second pick, while Brandon Jennings and Tyrek Evans, who were ranked lower than the Tanzanians, were both point guards who were much better than Conley.
After signing Tabit, the Grizzlies found that they didn't need this big man at all. Then the Grizzlies boss Hesley had a summer of dispute with the rookie for just $20,000. The impact of this was very bad. The boss lacked the pattern of doing big things. Which big brand is expected to surrender to the future?
The final result was difficult to satisfy the Grizzlies fans. After a summer of disputes, Tabit was taken away by the Warriors with a special case of a transaction.
As for arguing with the rookie for a mere $200,000, the impact of this matter was even worse.
The cause of this incident is that Grizzlies owner Michael Haasley is unwilling to give Xavier Henry and Grevis Vasquis a standard contract of 20 for Xavier Henry and Grevis Vasquis. Heasley's idea is to use 2 other than the standard contract as the bonus clause in the contract. The limited conditions for rookies for general teams are simple conditions such as participating in summer fitness training, while Haasley wants to join the strict conditions such as playing time limit and entering the Best Rookie Team in the contract.
In an interview, Hasley admitted that he only learned that the labor-management agreement allowed contract negotiations with first-round rookies this summer, and that was what his staff told him.
This also explains why the Grizzlies’ two first-round rookies, Hashem Tabit and Demar Carroll, were able to get a maximum salary contract of 20 last year.
In this interview, Haasley also shockedly stated that he did not look at the labor-management terms, and he also asked others if they would sit down and study these terms.
All of Haasley's performances exposed his unprofessionality. As the boss of an NHAI team, that is, the team's highest management staff, he has not studied the most basic labor-management terms of the NHA, which has to be said to be a big anecdote.
However, the Grizzlies are now well-known, including selling Tabitt at a low price with just a special case of trading. Many people think that this may not be a good thing.
The fact that the Grizzlies sent away captain Gasol to get the offensive inside Zach Randolph with a huge contract.
Originally, this transaction was logically unreasonable - since they let the Los Angeles Lakers "robb" Paul Sol to save money, why did they turn around and recruit a power forward player who is not inferior to the "Divine Tower" but may not be the same level?
Randolph's scoring firepower was comparable to Gasol, but the two were very different in team spirit. The Grizzlies were considered to have a problem of not being able to score enough balls.
What happened? Randolph suddenly changed his mind after coming to the Grizzlies and became a new person. The prodigal son turned around and did not change his gold. The Grizzlies did find a dog head this time
No one expected - probably Randolph didn't expect that it would be so suitable for him to come to the Grizzlies. This team was simply specially built for him. The results he has shown in the Grizzlies are even enough for him to retire from his jersey here in the future.
The Grizzlies' record has already made a breakthrough last season. In the two months since the start of this season, this team has performed even better. It has now defeated traditional giants such as the Mavericks and Spurs and has become the fourth team in the West.
The New Year is such a tough battle. The Warriors don’t know how to thank Stern, but other teams are happy to see this scene, because in February last year, the Warriors won all six games, and other teams want to see who can destroy them.
Although the Grizzlies' management is relatively stupid, their players are very strong and their lineup is very reasonable.
In terms of No. 1 position in the backcourt, Mike Conley is the No. 4 rookie in 207, but the left hand will obviously not perform accordingly. The situation improved slightly last season, averaging 2 points and assists per game.
Conley's substitutes are Asi-Lao and rookie Gravis Vasquez. From this point of view, the Grizzlies are a team that lacks lineup depth. Asi-Lao played for the Hawks two years ago, and last season, running around, playing for the Bobcats, Warriors, Bulls and other teams, averaging 4-point points per game.
In the second position, Mayo was once the Grizzlies' hope star, but he did not make any progress last season, averaging 17.6 points per game. Mayo is a good ball handler, but he did not give him much help. He played for 3 minutes, but only B2 free throws, and only gave - assists per game. The Grizzlies tried to let him play point guard in the summer league, but he gave 6 assists in two games, but made 15 turnovers.
Tony Helun is a player introduced by the Grizzlies this summer. Allen became famous by defending Kobe in the finals last season. He has excellent man-tapping skills, but his shooting is very bad. Allen is still expected to serve as a substitute for small forwards.
In the frontcourt, Guy is a pure attacker. He jumps high, has a long wingspan and has an advantage in the third position, so his jump shot is difficult to block. He averaged 19.6 points and 9 rebounds per game last season. If his three-pointers are more punctual, he has hope to become a shooter like Granger.
Tony Helun is an option on the bench, and Sam Young is the only player in the second tier of the Grizzlies last season to score. He and Allen are expected to share the second and third positions as substitutes.
In terms of power forward position, Zach Randolph played his best career performance last season and was selected for the All-Star Game. He averaged 2.B points, 17 rebounds, and 41 offensive rebounds per game, ranking among the top in the league.
He is a player who is very good at capturing second offensive opportunities at the basket and has helped the Grizzlies' inside offense a lot.
Randolph's substitutes are Darrell Arthur and Demar Carroll. The former has certain athletic power, but his offensive ability is limited, and his defense is a foul machine.
The Grizzlies center is Mark Sol. He has made obvious progress last season, averaging 14.6 points and rebounds. 6 blocks per game, with an amazing shooting percentage of 6. He is very good at using his generous body to create fouls, and has a certain mid-range shooting.
Gasol Jr. is still the only player in the Grizzlies who is willing to pass the ball. It is very rare for the Grizzlies to be "black and motivated" collectively.
Gasol Jr. was the substitute of Hamed Haddadi. He used to be Tabit, but now Tabit is being cleaned, it's Haddadi's turn to do his best.
Haddadi is 218 meters tall and has performed well in the World Championships, but he is destined to not achieve anything in the NH because he is not fast enough to keep up with the team's offensive and defensive rhythm, which is fatal.
The Grizzlies overestimated Haddadi. They only saw the outstanding performance of the Iranian center in the World Championships, so they drove Haddadi away. As a result, after the start of this season, they found that the pace of the NHAR spoon was too fast for Haddadi and he could not exert his strength at all.
On 2nd of the 1st month, the two teams met in Memphis.
The Grizzlies' starting lineup is: center Gasol Jr., power forward Randolph, small forward Guy, outdoor Conley, and shooting guard Mayo.
The Warriors' starting lineup is: center Chamberlain, power forward Ibaka, small forward Jamison, outdoor West, and shooting guard Curry.
Chamberlain and Gasol Jr. jumped the ball and took the lead in picking the ball to West. The Warriors immediately got off the ball and the game began.
Chamberlain cooperated with West to run to the three-point line, then stopped and provided a cover for him. West immediately changed direction and killed the basket.
Seeing this, the Grizzlies were shocked and quickly shrank their defense line. This was the result West wanted. The opponent pulled the defense line in and he passed the ball to Chamberlain who was open on the outside.
Chamberlain made a jump shot, but at the beginning of the game, the touch was still very cold, and the ball bounced out directly. Randolph flexibly twisted his thick bear waist and ran over, took the rebound and threw it to Conley.
Conley has never played the expected strength. One of the main reasons is his heart. He does not have a strong heart. His poor performance for several seasons has made him lose himself and he no longer has the energy to dare to play and rush. When he arrived in the frontcourt, he saw that West's defense was leaking, so he passed the ball to Guy.
Guy may be the happiest person this summer because the big boss Michael Heisley threw him a 6-year, $860,000 contract, and the outside world's reaction to this can be said to be an uproar.
Indeed, for a player who has not yet been selected for an All-Star salary, or even a Dwight Howard-level salary, Haysley's "brain-dead" trait has once again become the focus of everyone's attention. And for Guy, who would not be able to get over money? Of course, the higher the salary, the better.
Guy didn't understand one thing. The boss gave him such a high salary is not because he was handsome or because the boss was kind-hearted, but because he hoped that he could make more money for the team and take on more responsibilities.
However, it is nonsense to hope that Guy will take on the responsibility of leading the Grizzlies forward, and it has something to do with his personality.
Guy and O-Mao are a couple of different personalities. Mayo "has hated failure" and Guy "liked victory". There are essential differences between the two.
In general, although Guy is not an office worker who checks in every day, he is not a player with a strong ambition. With his ability, it is not difficult to earn a contract that can support his family and glorify his ancestors on any team. His scoring ability is obvious to the world. As for his long-term downturn on the defensive end, it does not affect his future, so he can no longer be demanding anything.
Chapter completed!