: 516: The so-called psychological counseling

"The best regular season record since the 21st century?"
When Link saw this title, he was very surprised.
I originally thought that only by surpassing or tying the Bulls with 72 wins can they be called great. Unexpectedly, the Grizzlies still have a record-breaking opportunity.
Although it is not as good as "the league's best record in the regular season in a single season", the title bluffs. But adding "Since the 21st Century" before this title sounds extremely glorious.
This year's NBA regular season ended on April 17, and the day the Grizzlies lost to the Nuggets was the 16th.
In other words, there is exactly one full month left in the regular season, 18 games.
Want to break the record, then the Grizzlies can only lose 4 of the next 18 games. If you lose more than 4 games, it can only be a tie, not a break.
Speaking of, the Grizzlies have only lost 10 games in 64 games. On average, about every 6 games played, one loses.
Therefore, it seems not difficult to get 14 victories in 18 games.
But this period at the end of the season is very special. For the playoffs, the combat effectiveness of other teams will suddenly rise. And the Grizzlies, who have basically taken the lead in the league, are unlikely to fight every game.
If a player is injured for a regular-season victory, and the playoffs are delayed, then the gain is not worth the loss.
Whether to break the record or safely enter the playoffs, this is the trouble that all teams of this level must face.
Therefore, in this period, it is not that simple to want at least 14 victories in 18 games.
After the battle with the Nuggets, Stevens also organized a meeting of the coaching staff. The content of the meeting is very simple-in the end is to track records or seek safety.
The members of the coaching staff had a heated discussion on this.
Some people think that this year the Grizzlies have a good chance. Anyway, they have played the best record in team history. It is better to keep their energy in the playoffs and strive to go further in the playoffs.
Some people believe that the chance of breaking records is not available every season. If every season has such an opportunity, the Bulls' single-season best record will not be maintained for so many years.
If you have the opportunity, you must fight for it.
Stevens was in a dilemma, it was really a happy trouble.
In the end, the young coach made a compromise decision-trying to break the record while ensuring that the players are physically strong.
The Grizzlies won't go all-out to chase records, but they won't just paddle and wait for the playoffs. For weak teams, Stevens will strive to end the battle within three quarters and minimize the consumption of the main players.
In a strong team, Stevens will not give up resistance if the game is anxious.
A compromise choice, sometimes you may fail to consider both. Both lost the player's physical fitness and did not break the record.
But Stevens believes in the strength of his team. It's impossible for those guys to agree to such a thing as empty heads.
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Since the media reported that the Grizzlies might break records, everyone on the Grizzlies has become much more serious on the training ground.
In the past, everyone was laughing and joking, joking and stalking one after another.
And now, everyone is very serious in training. Everyone is working hard to do their own thing, for fear of dragging the team back.
Elston Turner saw this situation, but was a little worried, "You said, will this put too much pressure on them."
"Not so, I never told them to break the record." Stevens was on the sidelines with his hands around his chest, but speaking of it, the arena seemed to be too quiet.
"If you don't say it, the media will say it too. Even if you don't ask for it, those guys definitely want to break the record very much. It's okay to play games at ordinary times. Now they are holding their fingers to count the wins and losses, they will inevitably be affected."
"Hey, what should I do? Ask them for a counselor?" Stevens covered his forehead. The NCAA March Madness was also under great pressure, and he would go home after losing a game.
But the pressure of college basketball is not the same as that of professional basketball. Moreover, the NCAA schedule is far less dense than the NBA. College players have a lot of free time and can relieve the pressure themselves.
But what about NBA players? Except for the training ground is the competition field, their free time is squeezed out.
"Psychological counselors, that will only increase their psychological pressure. I heard that many companies now put pool tables or table tennis tables in their offices to ease the pressure on employees. Maybe we can follow suit?"
"It's not appropriate," Stevens shook his head. "They are professional athletes, they are not the same as white-collar workers. They are exercising every day, and changing to another sport may not be effective."
At this moment, Stevens and Turner discovered that Link and Conley had compared shooting. In the training gap, it is a way for the players to relax.
Seeing Link and Conley playing with gusto, Stevens changed his opinion.
Maybe it's really useful to change a sport.
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On March 18, after two consecutive rounds of away back-to-back, the Grizzlies game finally returned to the Federal Express Arena.
Back at home, the enthusiasm of the fans is naturally very high. In the stands, many people held up signs such as "record breaking".
There is no doubt that the local fans in Memphis also hope that their home team can break a league record.
Before Link joined the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies' best record was the 0304 season. That year, the Grizzlies won 50 games.
50 wins, this number is great enough for the Grizzlies. But for most NBA teams, 50 wins in a single season are not worth mentioning.
This year, the Grizzlies finally have the opportunity to make history, and fans naturally don't want to miss it.
The players are in good condition today. Faced with the Timberwolves, who have only won 23 games this season, the Grizzlies have no mercy.
Fortunately in the first quarter, the Grizzlies played the Timberwolves 22-20, as if this would be another anxious game.
By the second quarter, it was 23 to 19. The Timberwolves felt something was wrong, and everyone on the Grizzlies seemed to have "warmed up."
In the third quarter, the grizzly bear no longer made any cover. 29 to 14 in a single quarter, the Grizzlies completely shredded the Timberwolves.
In the third quarter, the Grizzlies restricted the Timberwolves to only 4 of 21 shots. That's right, they scored 4 in one quarter, which is simply inhumane. In the third quarter, Link scored 8 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds in a single quarter, which is considered to be a three-quarter punch-in game.
In the end, the Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves 98 to 77 at home. In the third quarter, Link scored 22 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds. The Grizzlies were 55 wins and 10 losses, one step closer to the league record.
After the game, everyone went back to the locker room talking and laughing. Stevens stood in front of the tactical whiteboard, also smiling.
After everyone came back, the marshal clapped his hands to indicate that he was about to speak.
Everyone immediately calmed down. At the beginning of the season, some people said that Stevens, who was too young, could not hold down the Grizzlies locker room.
But throughout the season, Stevens got along very happily with everyone. The Grizzlies players are not "afraid" of him, but "willing" to cooperate with him.
This is what makes Stevens unique.
"Guys, congratulations, it's another big win! Okay, I won't talk nonsense. I know, you guys are exhausted lately. So I think we have to change our training tomorrow."
Stevens said that the players are interested, including Link.
Seeing everyone staring at him expectantly, Stevens went on to say, "Tomorrow's training, let's not play basketball and play table tennis."
The players looked at each other, playing table tennis? What the hell!
"If you play ping pong, no one has ever played Link." Randolph murmured, causing everyone to laugh.
Link shook his head~EbookFREE.me~ It seems that Chinese people can play table tennis and the recognition is as deeply rooted as Americans can play basketball. Although he is only of Chinese descent, he is still automatically classified into the category of people who "play ping pong".
"No, we will play table tennis tomorrow, even Link must never have played it. Elston, get things in and out!"
When Stevens clapped his hands, assistant coach Elston Turner took a table tennis bat from outside the locker room.
This table tennis bat is not an ordinary table tennis bat, it is as big as half a person! It's funny in your hand.
The table tennis that Turner brought in was as big as a basketball. Looking at the enlarged version of this set of table tennis, the players were dumbfounded.
"How? Are you interested?"
Seeing everyone's excited eyes, Stevens's smile gradually became smug.
These guys on the Grizzlies are all mavericks. To make them happy, they can only use some maverick methods.