Two Hundred and Twenty Four: The Troubles of Hollins

Darrell Arthur was out for the season and ruptured his Achilles tendon... Before the season started, Link's mood became heavy.

When he was a fan before, Link only knew that there was a player like Darrell Arthur. As for when he was reimbursed for the season, and how he would disappear after that, Link had no idea.

After all, he's just a role player. Unlike those star uncles, their only thought in the NBA is to survive. They won't get much attention, and if it weren't for their size, Arthur would probably be unknown on the street. Few other than diehard Grizzlies fans would care what happened to the once talented Kansas forward.

But now, Arthur is Link's teammate after all. Last season, the two-person three-point play after the pick-and-roll has also become a "reserved program" for the Grizzlies in every game. Arthur is easy to get along with, and Link has a pretty good relationship with him.

So now, after learning that Arthur's Achilles tendon ruptured, Link felt very uncomfortable.

"He will persevere, he is a strong boy." Seeing Link staring at Arthur's locker in a daze, Hollins stepped forward to comfort him.

"Coach, you say, after a player ruptures his Achilles tendon, is it possible to return to his previous state?"

Facing Link's question, Hollins was silent. Link shook his head, everyone knew that.

Injuries, damn injuries.

Fortunately, Arthur at least still has a chance to return to the court. At this point, he is really much luckier than Upshaw.

After Arthur was injured, it was a big blow to the Grizzlies' roster integrity. Last season, Arthur played a very obvious tactical role as a space 4. He can open up the space, hit the 3-pointer, and make Hollins more flexible in his tactical arrangements.

But now that the Grizzlies are suddenly missing such a No. 1 figure, Hollins also finds it very difficult.

Fortunately, the new season has not yet started, and the Grizzlies still have the opportunity to strengthen. On the advice of Hollins, another deal was made on the third day after Arthur's injury.

"The Hornets, the 76ers and the Grizzlies reached a three-way deal. The Grizzlies sent Xavier Henry to the 76ers forward Marlis Spitz. The 76ers got 2 second-round picks, and the Hornets got last season's season. Reimbursed Xavier Henry."

This transaction is within the scope of the entire alliance, as if two small stones were thrown into the sea, without any waves.

But for the Grizzlies, this is their final strategy before the start of the new season.

In the past few days, Link has seen too many people coming and going. Henry was still training three-pointers with Link yesterday, but today he packed up and left.

This made Link fully aware of the cruelty of the NBA. If he wanted to survive here, he had to put his fate in his own hands.

How to put fate in your own hands? Play well! And while playing well, avoid injuries.

It seems that next season, Link will have to plan his training time well. Next season will be crowded, and if you keep going crazy, it will be counterproductive.

Grant Hill's fall was just around the corner, and Link didn't want to go down the same old path as Hill.

But speaking of Hill, Link's plan to upgrade two levels in a row seems to be coming to an end...

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It wasn't until three days before the start of the regular season that the Grizzlies finally officially confirmed their roster for next season.

The point guard is still played by Conley and Venezuelan Vasquez. Of course, this year also added a Jordan. Farmar, but it is estimated that he will not have many opportunities to play.

In terms of shooting guard, Tony Allen, Ponderset and Jimmy Butler are enough.

On the small forward side, Link and Gay led, plus Shane Battier, maintaining the 3-position match of last season, which is still quite strong.

Power forwards, Randolph and Maris Speights will carry the load.

In terms of center, it is still Gasol Jr. and Iran's high tower Haddadi. But like last season,

Haddadi may struggle to get into the rotation. At the 5th position, two power forwards, Randolph and Speights, often have to top the pack.

Overall, the Grizzlies' roster hasn't changed much, and team chemistry hasn't been affected much as a result. On the training ground, everyone still has a tacit understanding, and the speed of new aid integration into the team is also very fast.

But the toughest issue for Hollins right now is that the Grizzlies don't have a starting point guard!

Conley has a sprained ankle, and it's a bit serious. According to the 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 for 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.

And the Grizzlies play these three teams without their core point guard, and they will overturn if they are not careful.

Everyone knows how fierce the competition in the West is. If the foundation is not laid well at the beginning, it will be very difficult to catch up later.

Last season, the Grizzlies didn't really have much pressure in the playoffs, they just needed to be in the top eight in the Western Conference 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. Apart from the Lakers, Clippers, Spurs, and Thunder, at the very least, they have to finish fifth as they did last year.

Therefore, the pressure on Hollins in the regular season this year is much greater than last year.

The fact that Conley was injured was not listed beforehand, and the return of Gay has also become a very headache for Hollins.

In the eyes of the outside world, the Grizzlies welcome back a strong general, which will undoubtedly increase their strength.

But it is clear to anyone with knowledge that the Grizzlies actually played better when Guy was injured last season! If there is Gay, they will not necessarily be able to reach the fifth place in the Western Conference, and they may not necessarily reach the Western Conference finals. Now that Guy is back, how does Hollins plan his tactics?

Continue to take the black and white bears as the core and let the highest-paid Guy be his deputy? Or, go back to a system with Gay at the heart of the offense?

One more thing, Guy and Link, who will start?

Link's performance last season is obvious to all, and Hollins will definitely not let him go back to the bench. But letting Guy play off the bench is indeed a bit of a waste.

In the end, Hollins decided to let Link and Guy start at the same time! Like in the middle of last season, Link went to the 2 and Gay continued to play the 3.

But the flanking defensive chain formed by Link and Tony Allen last season was indeed very strong, and it was a pity that it was broken up like this...

Tangled, tangled up in what to do!

Now it's entirely up to Guy to live up to his expectations this season. Anyway, Wallace has established that Link and Randolph are the core. If Gay continues to wave, he may really be traded away.

In this way, Hollins came to the Houston Rockets with a lineup that he didn't even know had a spectrum.

For Hollins this Christmas, nothing but trouble is trouble.

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December 25, Christmas, is also the day when the new NBA season officially begins.

Today, the league scheduled five openers for long-awaited fans, but the Grizzlies were not on the list.

The five games are Miami vs. Mavericks, Lakers vs. Bulls, Magic vs. Thunder, Celtics vs. Knicks, and Clippers vs. Warriors.

Not to mention the Grizzlies, even the Spurs were not selected for the opener this year.

In order to quickly increase the heat of the new NBA season, Stern arranged the star melee on the first day. Basically, the teams participating in the competition have big-name superstars in their ranks.

Teams like the Grizzlies and Spurs that have strength but less popular superstars are naturally not assigned.

The "GDP" of the Spurs is not as popular as it was in the past. As for the Grizzlies, there is really no one who is particularly high. Although Link has attracted much attention, his qualifications are too low. 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 to shoot baskets for an hour. Find the feel. Tomorrow will be the first day of the regular season, and Link doesn't want to be disadvantaged in his career.

Speaking of which, shooting alone in the arena on Christmas night was miserable enough.

Of course, in addition to looking for feel, Link also has a purpose. And this goal was achieved after Link had just practiced for 40 minutes.

"Grant Hill's abilities have been superimposed in the 06-07 season."

With the sound of this voice, Link twitched, and everything became dull.

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