376: Rich arsenal
Clippers fans were originally looking forward to seeing their players’ progress, but what did they see?
A more mature Mike Conley who can handle the offense more well.
A second-place Iguodala who is still strong in defense but has a more threatening attack than Tony Allen.
Zach Randolph, who had a sharp rebound and rejuvenated in his second spring.
A Mark Gasol, who is more experienced in defense, makes it more difficult for the Grizzlies to be captured.
And, a Link who staged a wonderful dunk on the territory of the Aerial City!
Los Angeles fans have not seen the progress of the Clippers players yet, but the progress of the Grizzlies in five positions is obviously so you can't ignore it.
Link's all-connect dunk made everyone gasp. In the past two seasons, Link gave people the impression of being a technical player. He is average in physical fitness, but he can rely on his superb skills to make up for the shortcomings in this area.
It’s like Kobe was unable to fly and hide in the sky when he was old, so he developed a back-to-back attack and continued to ramp up the field. Since entering the league, Link has been directly "the way of playing in the elderly".
But Link's first goal this season was so explosive. People thought Link would use his cross-step mid-range shot to kill Butler, use his superb three-pointer air strike to attack the Clippers, and even use that turnover jump shot that looks like Kobe.
Everyone knows that Link has countless ways to torture the Clippers' defense line. But absolutely no one can imagine that Link would do an all-over dunk.
Look at the expressions of the Clippers fans, it scares others so badly. Is this like a person doing? It’s like a beast!
Link's dunk directly suppressed the Clippers' momentum. At first, the Clippers were still aggressive. But now they know that in the espn's preview, the Grizzlies who only evaluated the Grizzlies who were of level rating, were not playing virtual with the A-level Clippers.
Paul is more serious now, but he can see the huge progress of Grizzly No. 0 every year.
Last year, Paul saw Link's all-around offensive skills in Kobe's innings. This summer, the Dream Team trained, and Paul also witnessed the entire process of Link's defeating the Dream Team. Now, he can even get an aerial dunk.
This guy is not simple, Paul knows that it is impossible to defeat Link and the Grizzlies without doing his best!
So this time, Paul is actively seeking his own chance to score. Like Link, he is the team leader. Now Link has shown his attitude, and Paul also wants to respond. Computer::/
However, Mike Conley lowered his center of gravity and stood in front of Paul, which made P3 realize that it was not easy for him to score. After all, Conley's defense has always been very good.
Fast steps, appropriate defensive distance, accurate judgment of passing lines, no gambling steals. This is Mike Conley's defensive characteristics, which sounds a bit ordinary.
But "normality" is exactly what Conley stands out, he is stable enough. You can give Conley a defensive task every night with confidence. You never have to worry that Conley will give you a 95-point report card tonight, and it will become 35-point tomorrow night.
Stable, so stable at any time, this is the most terrifying thing about Conley on the defensive end.
But no matter what, Paul has to try. He waved his hand, called for cover, and prepared to break through!
Bypassing Griffin, Paul was about to speed up, but Mike Conley jumped out from behind Griffin and continued to block Paul.
Conley did not steal or press forward rashly. Instead, he still kept the distance and forced you to stop the ball!
"Damn it!" Paul gritted his teeth. This stable defender is the most difficult to deal with! If Conley just made a steal, Paul could pass him with a change of direction. If Conley pressed tightly, Paul would lean on him and turn around and get it done.
But Conley didn't, he just stood in front of Paul, that's all.
Paul had no choice but to hand the ball over to Griffin who cut into the basket. Griffin hit Randolph with his back, but his hook was still a little bit unimportant. The basketball hit the box again, and the Clippers' offense was in a stagnant pool!
Link ran slowly through the half, and this slow-paced attack was indeed very physically conservative.
Stevens is indeed a genius, and he can always find the most comfortable way for players to play.
This time, Conley did not rush to score on the p3 head, but passed the ball to Link in the first half.
Link held the basketball with one hand and made several gestures. Everyone found that the Grizzlies were opening up space and Link was going to play Butler alone!
Jordan Jr.'s eyes were always staring at Link. If Link dared to break into the penalty area, he promised that he would definitely want Link to look good.
Link approached Butler with the ball, and his dribbling rate was very fast. It was hard to imagine this guy being a player who played off-ball offense in his first season.
It seems that every year, Link will complete his transformation. People say that the potential of senior players has usually been drained, but Link is actually one of the fastest-progressive players in the league. Last season, he won the fastest-progressive player award.
This senior player is really special.
Seeing Butler's center of gravity begin to sway with his alternating dribble, Link suddenly kicked the ground and accelerated to the right!
Butler, who was 32 years old and seriously injured, knew in a conscious mind that he had to move and block it, but he was helpless that his legs and feet really couldn't keep up with his head! Link surpassed Butler half of his body in just one step!
This is Link's second breakthrough to Butler today, and he is still free and easy to paint. Los Angeles fans are muttering in their hearts that Butler's horizontal movement speed has dropped too seriously.
But no one knew that Link's sprint was actually much faster.
Butler tried his best to chase back, and Jordan Jr. also quietly approached the basket. Paul was worried, afraid that Link would use that move again.
The trick that made the national team members dizzy in the Dream Team training camp.
The next second, Link, who had clearly broken into the three-point line, suddenly retreated! Butler had no time to react, and coupled with the effect of inertia, he rushed out far away. So this retreat left a space for Link with a multi-body position!
Jordan, who had already made up for defense at the basket, was in vain.
"Damn!" Paul shouted inwardly, "Whatever you are afraid of is what you are afraid of!
"Is this a three-pointer to retreat!" Mike Bryn swallowed. How many new weapons did that boy Link buy for his arsenal this summer?
After the all-around dunk, can you still retreat three points?
Butler reached out to block it in despair, but he knew it was just futile. After retreating, Link made a smooth three-pointer. This move was a skill that Grant Hill didn't have at that time. It was purely a skill that Link practiced by himself based on Hill.
The moment he shot, Link felt that the touch was very good. Sometimes Link even felt that the rhythm of step-back jump shot was better than directly taking the ball and shooting.
Link made a three-pointer in a step back that only superstars dared to play, calmly made it and threw the ball into it!
With hollow entry into the net, Link took a step back and made a three-pointer! He scored 5 points in a row, and turned the score on the field into 8-0! With another 2 points, the Clippers will be behind twice!
However, the competition is just the beginning now!
Clippers coach Winnie Denagro had to call for a stop to play, and was beaten 8-0 at the beginning, which was equivalent to the Clippers' straight beach just as soon as they set off.
After scoring the goal, Link looked at the commentator seat close to the court, then blinked at John Hollinger.
Mike Bryn and Kevin Harlan both laughed, and they just thought it was Link's joke. But Hollinger couldn't laugh. He knew that this was not a joke, but a warning from Link to himself!
"Defense! Where is your defense? It's so incredible that they scored 8 points easily!" On the Clippers' bench, Winnie Denagro was furious. He really didn't expect the Clippers, with a stronger lineup on paper, to be beaten so miserably.
The progress of the Grizzlies players, especially Link, must have exceeded Denagro's imagination and caught him off guard.
After getting angry, Denagro walked to the 0910 best sixth man Jamal Crawford.
This is the most important signing for the Clippers this summer.
"Go up, you can score points when you go up. We still haven't scored a single point yet." Denagro knew that the Grizzlies' substitute lineup has always been a shortcoming. Last season's Western Conference Finals, Hollins even had to let Link play for more than 40 minutes in order to allow someone to face the sixth man Harden.
So as long as Crawford can survive until the Grizzlies' main player, that is the Clippers' chance!
"Goodly play Link, keep playing your expertise, and, Tony, be ready, you'll be on the court in a few minutes. Remember what I told you?"
Stevens was calm and he had planned everything long ago. If even the shortcomings exposed by the Grizzlies last season could not be solved, then he was a bullshit.
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Chapter completed!