: Forty-three: The problem at position 3

　　 In the first training game on the first day after coming to the Grizzlies, Link's performance impressed Lionel Hollins and his teammates.
　　 Throughout the training game, Sam Young's performance was like a student player at a loss, as if he saw the calmness of a professional player for the first time.
　　 And Link is like a veteran who has played in the NBA for many years. His understanding of tactics, his cooperation with his teammates and some of his playing habits on the court are not like a rookie.
　　 However, Link only played 3 NBA games before that. And, three games combined, playing time is not 10 minutes.
　　 "Beep toot!"
　　 Elston Turner sounded a whistle, ending the 30-minute training match. In the end, Link's team won the game by 7 points under the excellent performance of Gasol and Conley in the last moments.
　　 Link scored 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 30 minutes. His stats don't look gorgeous, but that's because he didn't make a lot of shots. But his value on the court is not reflected in the data.
　　His screen, his running and pulling, his defense...Even Conley, who didn't talk much, said to Link after the training game, "Good job, man."
　　 "Well, everyone worked hard today, so the training is over here. Link, keep up the form." Hollins pointed to Link, and then disbanded the team.
　　 Link let out a sigh of relief. His first show on the Grizzlies was over.
　　 enters the rotation lineup, it seems just around the corner!
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　　 On December 21, 2010, the Memphis Grizzlies played at home against the New Jersey Nets, who had not relocated to Brooklyn.
　　 In this game, Link did not get a chance to play, he was not even put on the big list by Lionel Hollins. Many fans have speculated that Link was lost to the Development League again.
　　 In this game, Brook Lopez and Marc Gasol staged a retro inside battle. The pace of both teams is very slow, often putting the ball inside to let the two big guys heads-up.
　　 It is not common to see a game similar to the NBA in the 90s in 2010.
　　 As a third-year player, Gasol played quite well today. He played 28 minutes, made 6 of 10 shots and scored 19 points cleanly. Although Lopez scored 8 of 14 shots and scored 26 points better, but Gasol at this time is still only a third-year player.
　　 The two sides have been playing hard, but since the middle of the third quarter, the Nets have gradually mastered the initiative.
　　 This is not because the Nets coach "little general" Avery Johnson thought of any strange tricks, but because Rudy Gay had another problem with starting long shots.
　　 Now this Grizzlies team, the offensive core is not the "black and white bears", it is not Mike Conley or the proud O.J. Mayo, but Rudy Gay.
　　 Guy has averaged 16.1 shots per game for the Grizzlies this season, the team's highest. The stars in the league who have shot more shots than him are players like Kobe and James.
　　 However, Guy is not a superstar. In the case of being targeted, his shooting stability is very worrying.
　　 The same is true today. After the middle of the third quarter, Guy started his "iron show" again.
　　 Because of Guy’s existence, the Grizzlies’ offensive efficiency dropped sharply. The Nets seized the opportunity and opened the score in one fell swoop.
　　 Finally, the Grizzlies also lost to the Nets 94-101 at home. From December 17 to today, this is the Grizzlies’ third straight losing streak.
　　 "It's a pity that the Memphis people had a chance to win, but their head star actually messed up all of this." On the commentary stage, some local commentators in Memphis couldn't help but complain about Guy.
"Rudy Gay took 16 crazy shots, but only hit 4 goals! God, instead of standing up at the critical moment, he did not help the team. If it weren't for his 25% shooting, the Grizzlies He won long ago! Just look at Marc Gasol, he has the potential to become a true leader!"
　　 The commentators' crazy complaints are not unreasonable, because this is not the first time Gay has caused the team to lose. One problem with Gay is that he still forced to vote even when he was inaccurate. The less accurate, the more paranoid he is.
　　 This sounds a bit like Kobe, after all, Kobe is also one of the famous "Iron Kings". However, Kobe's ability to end the game at a critical moment is not comparable to Rudy Gay.
　　 After the game, Hollins walked towards the player tunnel with a black line on his face. When Rudy Gay felt cold, he had replaced Sam Young to stand up to the situation. However, Sam Young's performance of 1 of 4 shots disappointed Hollins.
　　 If it weren't for the number three, he wouldn't have watched Guy push the team into the fire pit.
　　 Just when Hollins was about to step into the player tunnel, he was stopped by reporters.
"Coach Hollins, this is a regrettable loss. Once again, the Grizzlies’ lack of personnel reserves at the No. 3 position has been exposed in the spotlight. We all know that the Grizzlies offered a share a few days ago. Link was signed on a short ten-day contract. He is one of the best players in the Development League this season. But today we did not see him appear on the court. When do you plan to let him play?"
　　 The reporter's question was very specific. Even Haddadi was pulled out and slipped away during the garbage time today. If Haddadi can, then Link is also eligible to play.
　　 Facing the reporter's Xun, Hollins still frowned, "When the time is right, I will let him appear!"
　　 After that, the coach who admired defense very much left in front of the camera. The combined performance of Gay and Sam Young made Hollins desperate.
　　 In fact, Hollins needs Link very much now. As far as Link's performance in the training game is concerned, he can definitely do better than Sam Young on the bench.
　　 But Hollins deliberately didn't go to Link today, not because Link was inadequate, but because he wanted to use Link as a secret weapon and suddenly hit people by surprise!
　　 Hollins clenched his fist, he will no longer allow his team to lose because of the problem with the three position.
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　　 At this time, Link was sweating in the training ground of the Federal Express Arena. He was not selected for the big list, which means that he does not need to enter the game court or the locker room.
　　 So all night, Link vented his excess energy in the training hall.
　　 He is not familiar with Memphis, and he has no friends locally. Besides training, Link couldn't think of what he could do.
　　 Even though the team lost the ball today, Link still smiled unkindly when seeing Rudy Gay and Sam Young’s "rollover scene"-like performance.
　　 The worse these two guys perform, the better his chances of entering the rotation lineup. Link has only been with the Grizzlies for a few days, and he is far from feeling for this team. So now for Link, the individual playing time should be higher than the team's victory.
　　 Just as Link was smiling at the TV in the training ground, the door of UU reading www.uukanshu.com training hall was suddenly opened. Link was taken aback, and the person who opened the door was also surprised.
　　 "Link!? Why are you here?" Lionel Hollins opened his mouth wide.
　　 "I've been here all night, coach. I can't play, I have to find something for myself." Link smiled embarrassedly.
　　 "Are you in the training hall all night?" Hollins shook his head. After training in the afternoon, he directly called Link to go home. He didn't expect this guy to practice for so long alone.
　　In the Grizzlies, extra training is not a common occurrence. The two "princes", Mayo and Gay, won't talk about it. It would be nice if they can complete the day's training.
　　 Kangli is conscientious, but rarely stays to increase his load. Randolph is not young, and Gasol, as a heavy fortress, is not suitable for overload sports.
　　 Therefore, this kind of training is not common in Memphis.
　　 Hollins originally went back to the office to get something, but unexpectedly ran into this scene. He smiled, and then slowly walked towards Link, "Don't stay alone for more training in the future, the effect is not good."
　　 "Coach, but I..."
Before Link finished speaking, Hollins spoke again, "If you need additional training, I can arrange a trainer for you. In this way, you can get twice the result with half the effort, Link. The resources of the NBA team are The best in the world. It would be a shame if you don’t use it."
　　 smiled and patted Link on the back, and Hollins turned and left.
　　 At this time, Hollins had an extremely strong wish in his heart-the next game, maybe it's time for the world to see how great the kid is.