Reverse Growth Superstar

　　 Charlotte Bobcats, an NBA team with a history of less than 10 years, is now the second youngest team in the NBA, and the first youngest is the Thunder. The Thunder and his predecessor, the Seattle SuperSonics, do not have a strong inheritance relationship, so strictly speaking, the Thunder is the team with the shortest history today.

　　 Although the Bobcats are "older" than the Thunder, their NBA journey is not as smooth as the Thunder. Last season, under the leadership of "Elvis" Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson, the Bobcats finally reached the playoffs for the first time in team history.

　　 This year, the goal of the Bobcats is naturally to continue to make the playoffs while striving to go further in the playoffs. Although the Bobcats' lineup hasn't been much strengthened this season, their goal is not impossible. After all, in the east, competition is far less intense than in the west.

　　 Therefore, for the offending Memphis Grizzlies, the goal of the Bobcats is to bite off the opposing team. Due to Gerald Wallace's early injury, the Bobcats' record this year is not ideal. So far this season, the record is only 13 wins and 21 losses.

　　 Such a result, even in the East where competition is not fierce, it is difficult to reach the top eight. Therefore, they must win every game they deserve to win as much as possible. Faced with the exhausted Grizzlies who have just finished playing back-to-back, it is a game to win for the Bobcats.

　　 Stephen Jackson, 33 years old, came to the training hall early today, and he has a huge responsibility on his shoulders.

　　 Gerald Wallace was injured, so Stephen Jackson had to leave his favorite second position and switch to the third position. And the head star of the Grizzlies happens to be a third player.

　　 Don’t look at Stephen Jackson. He has always been a "wicked man", but he is actually a very professional player.

　　 The so-called very professional means that Stephen Jackson always puts team victory first. It is precisely because of this attitude that he was able to win the championship with the Spurs. It is precisely because of this attitude that he can help the Warriors stage a black eight miracle. It is precisely because of this attitude that he was able to drag the Bobcats into the playoffs with Gerald Wallace last season.

　　 Although this professional veteran has caused a lot of trouble off the court, he has always taken basketball seriously.

　　 In addition to Rudy Gay, Stephen Jackson is also very concerned about the Grizzlies' losing draft. Maybe there are still many people in this league who despise Link, but Stephen Jackson is definitely not one of them.

　　 Back then, Stephen Jackson was a second-round pick, and his situation was not much better than Link. He was cut shortly after being selected, and then spent a lot of time in the Continental Basketball Association, Australia, Venezuela, Dominica and other places to seek a living, wandering around for a long time before finally returning to the NBA.

The results of it? As a result, the player who was abandoned at the beginning, he averaged 21.1 points per game last season. He has averaged more than 16 points per game throughout the year. In the 2006-07 and 07-08 seasons, he averaged 20 points per game for two consecutive years.

　　Steven Jackson knows better than anyone that your background does not determine everything in your career. What level of athlete you can become depends on your acquired accomplishments.

　　 Therefore, Stephen Jackson believed that it was not luck that Link played so well. After all, this is how he climbed up step by step.

　　 If Rudy Gay does not perform well in today's game, Stephen Jackson cannot be taken lightly. Because that yellow-skinned No. 0 will definitely seize every opportunity like me back then!

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　　 "Damn, I feel like I can sleep all day." Sitting on the bus to the Time Warner Center Arena, Randolph complained lazily.

　　 After playing Thunder back to back the day before yesterday, everyone was very tired. But there is no way, the players must immediately put away their luggage and set off for Charlotte non-stop.

　　 After two and a half hours of flying, the Grizzlies players finally landed in Charlotte. I haven't had a long rest yet, and I have to train again in the afternoon.

　　 And today, starting from noon, the team will go to the Bobcats home stadium, Warner Times Center Arena to prepare. The job of an NBA player is not just as simple as playing those 48 minutes. The preparation of a game actually starts very early. For the players, from the moment they prepare for the game, they even start to work.

　　 At this time, Randolph is not the only state on the Grizzlies bus. More than half of the players have a tired look on their faces.

　　 It's not that everyone doesn't want to work hard anymore, it's really tired. The intensity of the NBA game is so high that there are three games to play in four days and flying around during the period. No one can bear it.

　　 Randolph looked out the window impeccably, but when he looked back, he found that Link was watching the Bobcats game video attentively.

　　 "You haven't seen it yet? You've been watching it since you got in the car." Randolph sometimes admires Link's patience.

　　 "I haven't watched it five times. The Bobcats lost one offensive point instantly after losing Gerald Wallace. In terms of our defensive strength, it is not difficult to limit them."

"Damn it," Randolph held his forehead. "Please, let me rest a while and stop talking about tactics. Speaking of which, your kid is very energetic, and he was very energetic during training yesterday. Aren't you tired? Did you practice more yesterday? How did you guy recover his physical fitness."

　　 "I'm only 22 years old, Zach, I'm still young." Link made a joke, and good physical fitness is his own condition. In the past, Link's physical stamina was so useless, but when his stamina merged with Hill's ability, it was very practical.

　　 Randolph, who turned 30, gave Link a blank look in July this year, secretly aching. Before I knew it, I was about to become 30 years old.

　　 While chatting, the huge Warner Times Center Arena appeared in front of Link. The rest of the Grizzlies frowned when they saw this arena. Only Link is full of expectations and yearning for tonight's game.

　　 He is not tired at all, and he is eager to fight.

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　　 Although Hollins had already guessed that this game in Charlotte would not be too easy, but he really did not expect it would be so difficult.

　　 On the field, Randolph passed the ball back to Conley under the defense of French forward Berice Dior, because the **** bear found that he had no chance to play, and Dior kept his defense.

　　 Kangli received the basketball, but his eyes were blackened. He looked at the timer on the rebound, and there was not much time left on the offense, so he simply attacked.

　　 Conley’s counterpoint D.J. Augustine is only 1.83 meters tall. ESPN once described him in one sentence, “This guy is not helpful to the team on the defensive end.”

　　 But today, Augustine at 1.83 meters puts Conley under pressure. As long as Augustine confronted, Conley felt tired.

　　 Finally carrying Augustine into the post, Conley was blocked by the famous NBA parallel champion Kwame Brown.

　　 Although Brown did not show the strength as the No. 1 pick, it is still possible to play a major rotation in the NBA. His defense is very tough, which makes it more difficult for Conley to score.

　　 Under the combined force of Augustine and Kwame Brown, Conley's layup knocked out ~www.readwn.com~ Hollins sighed, the team's offensive efficiency today is terribly low.

"It's another miss. The Grizzlies' offense is very weak today. Randolph, Conley, Gay and Mayo are not efficient today. None of them shot more than 45%. The Bobcats counterattacked, Stephen .Jackson made a two-step jump shot from the three-point line. Bang! The ball came in and Rudy Gay didn’t respond to Jackson’s shot. The Bobcats led by eight points and the Grizzlies must adjust as soon as possible."

　　 Seeing Stephen Jackson score again, Lionel Hollins called the game to stop. This is the case with Gay. When he is very tired, he loses concentration on the defensive end. Stephen Jackson is a good shooter, but just now Gay did not even give Jackson a bit of confrontation.

　　 After 6 minutes of the game, the Grizzlies are 8 points behind. Of course, it’s not Guy’s fault that the Grizzlies played badly today. Almost all the starting five are very weak.

　　 When the players walked off the court, Hollins could clearly see each of them panting. In the case of huge physical consumption of players, any tactics are in vain. Because if the player can't execute it, no matter how subtle your tactics are, it will be useless.

　　In the end, Hollins only turned his attention to Link, the only Grizzlies player who is still full of energy.

　　 "Link, you play. Next, I need you to take over the attack."

　　 Link raised his head suddenly, he couldn't wait long ago! Three games in 4 days is not a problem for him, the problem is that he has no playing time. Guy performed so well in the first two games that Link didn't play much, and he almost went crazy. Now, I can finally release my remaining strength.

　　 Wait, what did the coach just say?

　　 Need me to take over the attack?