Steve Cole's death five little boys shocked the whole world.

Although during this regular season this year, the Grizzlies have become the first person to take the lead. The term "Death Five Smalls" was also invented by Link.

However, the situation of the two teams using five small lineups was very different. At that time, the Grizzlies played five small lineups, which was more of a helpless move.

At that time, the black and white bears were injured one after another, and the Grizzlies' inside line was extremely weak. They were forced to leave this extreme.

And in that game, the Grizzlies' death five-little guy only appeared for a short time. In other words, the Grizzlies did not regard that lineup as the main lineup.

But the Warriors are different. Bogut and David Li Ke are still healthy. Cole chose to die for five young masters because he was not helpless, but because he did it intentionally.

Secondly, the Warriors played in five small lineups almost 48 minutes of the game. Even when they were replaced with substitute center Spetz, the Warriors were considered small lineups. After all, Spetz's height was only 2.08 meters in shoes.

Cole pushed the concept of a five-small lineup to the whole world. This small lineup, which was more extreme than the Suns who "run the Storm" back then and the Heat's first and fourth small teams before, completely changed the pattern of the basketball world.

In the last game, the Grizzlies snatched a total of 16 offensive rebounds from the Warriors, but this still couldn't stop the Warriors from winning the final victory.

The Warriors' victory is no longer just a victory. If the Warriors can really use five small lineups to deal with the Grizzlies, then what they will change is the development of the entire basketball sport!

The Warriors and Cole became the subject of discussion, so that no one seemed to care much about the league's best defensive lineup list.

One day after the second game of the Western Conference Finals, the Grizzlies once again had multiple players on the list of the best defensive teams announced by the league.

Link joined hands with Paul, Jordan Jr., Leonard and Green to be selected for the All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the All-Defensive First Team for the third consecutive year.

In addition to Link, Jimmy Butler and Tony Allen also became members of the best defensive team. However, they were selected for the best defensive second team.

There are three players selected for the best defensive team at the same time, and it is estimated that only a team like the Grizzlies can do this.

However, in the face of the Warriors' terrible death five, people were not very concerned about the Grizzlies' three players being selected for the best defensive team.

So what if three players were selected for the best defensive team at the same time? Did they still lose to the Warriors in the last game?

Everyone felt that the Warriors could launch a Jedi counterattack in Oakland, because judging from the last game, the Warriors' five-squad lineup did not seem to have any weaknesses.

Green is a combination of offense and defense, and is the Warriors' central axis.

Curry and Thompson played like fish in the fast pace, so it was not too easy to get points.

Both Livingston and Barnes can meet the needs of fast-paced games, and the height of these two guys allows them to misalign themselves in all positions outside of the center.

Rebound? It turns out that the disadvantage of rebounding will not make the Warriors lose the game.

The famous quote from Japan's famous center Akagi Takaki is completely inapplicable to the Warriors.

Everything is very similar to the original history, and the Warriors' Death Five seems to be about to sweep the league again.

However, the defending champion Grizzlies did not live in fear. As Link said yesterday, the real battle has just begun. Someone gave in to the defeat before the battle started.

Before the training on the next day began, Jogel made up his mind to bring the Grizzlies' small lineup to the table.

In the game yesterday, Jogel was actually a little hesitant. In the second half, when Whiteside and Gasol were obviously at a loss, he still chose to give them some playing time.

To put it bluntly, Jogel still did not make up his mind to play a small lineup yesterday. He still wanted to try to use conventional methods to solve the current crisis.

Link is also very understanding of this. As a person who has experienced the small ball era, Link has a high acceptance of the five small lineups. In his opinion, playing with small lineups is a common thing.

But Jogel and the others are different. For them, the five-squad is a completely new field and concept. Moreover, it is something that completely conflicts with the basketball concept they had known before.

Think about it, a person who has worked as a coach in a professional basketball court for most of his life suddenly realized that all the ideas he had accumulated before are no longer applicable. What a big impact this would have on them.

It is obviously impossible to accept this concept at once.

Why did the Warriors' five-squad lineup succeed back then? It was because at that time, there were almost few teams in the league with small lineup configurations. No coach would have thought of letting five players about two meters tall go up to play.

So when facing the Warriors, you either go to the center and run with you until you are run to death. Or you play in a small lineup, but you are beaten to death because you don’t have the corresponding configuration.

No matter how you choose, you will lose!

But the Grizzlies are different. Under Link's reminder, the Grizzlies have long been prepared to have a small lineup configuration. They also conducted closed training specifically for this before the Western Conference Finals.

Therefore, Link is still full of confidence in the next game. With corresponding preparations, it is easier for Joggel and the rest of the Grizzlies to accept the concept of five small lineups.

"In the next game, we also need to compete with the Warriors in the small lineup. So in the next game, Mark and Hassan, the playing time of you two may be sharply reduced." Jogel first gave Gasol and Whiteside a vaccination. Since he was determined to play in the small lineup, he had to have the courage of Cole.

Players who are not available for the time being will not be used for the time being!

"I have no problem for the team's victory." Gasol responded readily. Although he is the starting center of the Western Conference All-Star team this year, he is willing to sacrifice himself for the team.

Gasol agreed readily, and Whiteside naturally had nothing to say. He nodded silently, which was considered to be the fact that he might not be able to play in the Western Conference Finals.

"Very good, thank you for your support and understanding. Before the Western Conference Finals began, we had a long training session to deal with this situation. We even fined the league several times for closed training. I hope that our efforts and fines were not in vain. The next game, in Oakland, we will play in a small lineup!"

"Harris plays the starting No. 5 position, Link goes to the fourth position. Tony and Jimmy, you join forces to block the wings. Mike, you continue to control the rhythm. Andre, I need you to lead the second team on the bench. The Warriors think they can defeat us with five small teams, so let them recall the memories. Who created this style of play first!"

Jogel waved his hand and stopped struggling. He didn't want to ruin the whole situation because of his indecision.

If he could decisively send out a small lineup in the last game, the Grizzlies might not have lost. For the same mistake, Jogel would not have made a second time.

Just as the outside world was still speculating on how the Grizzlies would deal with the next game, they had already chosen the most extreme path.

Five small vs Five small players, all Grizzlies players know that the next game in Oakland will definitely be a matchup like Mars hitting the earth.

In the afternoon, everyone's training was very active. The Grizzlies entered a state of alertness. Even Vince Carter, who was nearly 40 years old, trained very hard.

This "old flying man" knows very well that if he plays in a five-squad, his playing time will increase. This is the Western Conference Finals, and he doesn't want to be the team's weakness.

He doesn't want to miss the opportunity to play in the finals again!

So much so that after the training, when Link was taking a shower and preparing to go back, he found that Carter was still practicing!

When Link walked into the training hall in casual clothes, he found Carter practicing a three-point shooting in the bottom corner of the left.

Today, Carter seems to have a special liking for the left bottom corner position. During training, he shot a lot of balls at that position. Now, he is still staying to practice more at that position.

"Vins! Are you not going back to rest?" Link stood aside and watched for a while. Seeing that Carter still had no intention of stopping, he shouted at Carter curiously.

"I'm not tired yet, I'll practice for a while." Carter responded with a smile, and then continued to shoot at the bottom corner on the left, without any intention of leaving.

Link simply put down his bag and walked to the basket, responsible for helping Carter pass the ball after he shot.

"Since that's the case, I'll practice with you for a while."

Link smiled and passed the ball to Carter. He knew that Carter was not doing this today on a whim.
Chapter completed!