: 224: Hollins' Trouble

Darrell Arthur was reimbursed for the season and his Achilles tendon ruptured... Link's mood became heavy before the season started.
When he used to be a fan, Link just knew there was a player like Darrell Arthur. As for when he was reimbursed for the season, and how he would lose sight of everyone after that, Link didn't know.
After all, he is just a role player. Unlike those celebrities, their only idea in the NBA is to survive. They won't get too many people's attention. If it weren't for being too big, no one would know Arthur walking on the street. Except for the Grizzlies' diehard fans, few people care about what happened to the talented forward who was once Kansas.
But now, Arthur is Link's teammate after all. Last season, the two-person pick-and-roll three-point tactics became a "reservation show" for the Grizzlies in every game. Arthur gets along well, and Link and his relationship is pretty good.
So now, after learning that Arthur's Achilles tendon was ruptured, Link felt very uncomfortable.
"He will stick to it, he is a strong young man." Hollins saw Link staring at Arthur's locker in a daze, and came forward to comfort him.
"Coach, you said, after a player's Achilles tendon ruptures, is it possible to return to the previous state?"
Facing Link's question, Hollins was silent. Link shook his head, everyone knew.
Injuries, injuries.
Fortunately, Arthur has at least a chance to return to the court. At this point, he is really much luckier than Upshaw.
After Arthur was injured, the Grizzlies lineup integrity is still quite a blow. Last season, Arthur, as a space-based fourth position, had a very obvious tactical role. He can open up space, hit three-pointers, and make Hollins' tactical arrangements more flexible.
But now, the Grizzlies suddenly lost such a man, and Hollins also found it very difficult.
Fortunately, the new season has not yet started, the Grizzlies still have the opportunity to strengthen. Under Hollins's advice, another deal was concluded on the third day after Arthur was injured.
"The Hornets, the 76ers and the Grizzlies reached a three-way deal. The Grizzlies sent Xavier Henry to get 76ers forward Marlis Speights. The 76ers got 2 second-round picks, and the Hornets got last season. Xavier Henry reimbursed."
This deal was like throwing two small rocks into the ocean within the entire alliance, without any waves.
But for the Grizzlies, this is their final strategy before the start of the new season.
Link has seen too many people coming and going these days. Henry was still training three-pointers with Link yesterday, but he left today.
This makes Link fully aware of the cruelty of the NBA. If he wants to survive here, he must hold his destiny in his own hands.
How do you hold your destiny in your hands? Play well! And while playing well, avoid injuries.
It seems that next season, Link has to plan his training time well. Next season, the stadium is intensive, and if you continue to run wild, I am afraid it will be counterproductive.
The fall of Grant Hill is just in sight, and Link doesn't want to take the same old road as Hill.
But speaking of Hill, Link's plan to upgrade to two levels in a row seems to be almost reached...
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It wasn't until three days before the start of the regular season that the Grizzlies finally officially confirmed their lineup for next season.
As for the point guard, Conley and Venezuelan Vasquez are still in charge. Of course, this year also added a Jordan Farmar, but it is estimated that he will not have too many opportunities to play.
As for shooting guards, Tony Allen, Pondset, and Jimmy Butler are all enough.
On the small forward side, Link and Gay lead, and Battier has maintained the third position match last season, which is still quite strong.
Power forwards, Randolph and Marlis Speights will take up the task.
As for the center, it is still Gasol Jr. and Iranian High Ta Haddadi. However, like last season, Haddadi may be difficult to enter the rotation lineup. On the fifth position, Randolph and Speights often have to rely on the two power forwards to top the bag.
Overall, the Grizzlies' lineup has not changed much, and the team chemistry has not been affected too much. On the training ground, everyone is still in a tacit understanding, and the speed of the new aid into the team is very fast.
But the trickiest problem for Hollins now is that the Grizzlies don't have a starting point guard!
Conley sprained his ankle, which was a bit serious. According to speculation at this stage, the team doctor estimates that he will miss at least three games!
Although three games are not many, it is still a huge blow to the Grizzlies.
Who are the Grizzlies' opponents in the first three games of the season? Rockets, Spurs and Thunder! At the beginning of the season, the league arranged a few "old friends" for the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies played these three teams without a core point guard, and would overturn accidentally.
Everyone knows how fierce the competition in the West is. If the foundation is not well laid at the beginning, it will be very difficult to catch up later.
Last season, the Grizzlies didn't actually have any playoff pressure. They only need to reach the top eight in the West to win. But this year, on the premise of reaching the Western Conference finals last season, the Grizzlies naturally don't want the final ranking to be too low. Except for the Lakers, Clippers, Spurs, and Thunder, at the very least, they have to be fifth like last year.
Therefore, the pressure on Hollins in the regular season this year is much greater than last year.
Conley's injury was not listed in advance, and Guy's return has become a very headache for Hollins.
In the eyes of the outside world, the Grizzlies welcome back a strongman, which will undoubtedly increase their strength.
But anyone with a discerning eye knows that when Gay was injured last season, the Grizzlies actually played better! If there is Guy, they may not be able to reach fifth in the Western Conference, nor may they be able to reach the Western Conference Finals. Now that Guy is back, how does Hollins plan his tactics?
Continue to use the black and white bears as the core, let the highest-paid Guy as his deputy? Or, return to a system with Guy as the core of the offense?
One more thing, Guy and Link, who will start?
Link's performance last season is obvious to all. Hollins will definitely not let him go back to the bench. But letting Guy play on the bench is indeed a bit violent.
In the end, Hollins decided to start Link and Guy at the same time! Like the middle of last season, Link went to the second position and Gay continued to play the third position.
But last season, the flanking defensive chain formed by Link and Tony Allen was indeed very strong. It is a pity that it was broken up like this...
Tangled, tangled up for everything!
Now it's entirely up to Guy to be upbeat this season, anyway, Wallace has established that Link and Randolph are the core. If Guy continues to wave, he may be traded away.
In this way ~EbookFREE.me~ Hollins came to the Houston Rockets with a lineup that he didn't even know if there was a spectrum.
For Hollins this Christmas, apart from troubles, it's troubles.
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December 25, Christmas, is also the day when the new NBA season officially begins.
Today, the league arranged five openers for the long-awaited fans, but the Grizzlies were not on the list.
The five games were Heat vs. Mavericks, Lakers vs. Bulls, Magic vs. Thunder, Celtics vs. Knicks, and Clippers vs. Warriors.
Not to mention the Grizzlies, even the Spurs have not been selected for the opener this year.
In order to quickly increase the heat of the new NBA season, Stern arranged a star melee on the first day. Basically, the teams participating in the competition have big-name superstars in the formation.
Teams like the Grizzlies and Spurs that have the strength but are not so popular with superstars are naturally not arranged.
The Spurs' "GDP" is not as popular as it used to be. As for the Grizzlies, there is really no one who has a particularly high position. Although Link has attracted much attention, he is too junior. Although Gay has a gorgeous style, he has always been considered a second-tier star.
Although there was no game, Link was not idle today. He deliberately stayed at night and shot the basket for an hour. Look for the feel. Tomorrow will be the first day of the regular season, and Link doesn't want to be disadvantaged.
But speaking of it, shooting alone in the arena on Christmas night is miserable enough.
Of course, in addition to finding the feel, Link has another purpose. And this goal was achieved just after 40 minutes of practice by Link.
"The ability of Grant Hill in the 06-07 season has been superimposed."
As these words sounded, Link twitched and everything became dull.
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