Six Hundred and Twenty-Six: This Is the Real Reverse Growth

The raising of the championship pennant and the awarding of the championship ring have undoubtedly excited the fans.

Of course, those were just appetizers before. Everyone knows that today's highlight is the Grizzlies VS Spurs game, a showdown between the old order and the new order.

The last time the Spurs won a championship was in 2007, and a few months after that, the old Big Three met in Boston and roamed the East for several years. But now, after all, the Celtics are no match for the erosion of the years, and the rebuild button was pressed in the summer. Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen have all left Boston. As a veteran team, the Spurs have retained most of the team from last season, and it can even be said that they have maintained the core lineup of 2007.

The San Antonio Spurs are a championship-level team almost every year, and they are one of the all-time dominant players in the Western Conference.

But over the past few years, the Spurs' position in the West has been challenged by the upstarts in the West. First, they were eliminated by the rising Grizzlies for two consecutive years, and last season they were overturned by the young Thunder.

This season, they desperately need to regain their footing as a veteran in the West.

The most important point for such an aging team to maintain its dominance in the fiercely competitive West is the Spurs' "reverse growth" attribute.

"No. 21 rookie" Tim Duncan showed signs of decline in previous years, but last season he suddenly showed a high-profile answer of 23.6 points and 13.2 rebounds per 40 minutes, ranking sixth in the league in efficiency. In terms of output per minute alone, Duncan is actually not much different from his peak! He just couldn't play 40 minutes a game like he did back then.

As the youngest person in the GDP portfolio, Tony Parker has already passed his thirties. It stands to reason that the "little sports car" that is not so fast should have already slipped. But last season, Parker's shooting percentage was 4.2 percentage points higher than the previous year, and even the three-point shooting percentage was 35%! Parker's ball-handling ratio is the fourth highest in the league, but his true shooting percentage is better than the new generation point guards such as Westbrook, Irving and Wall who are ahead of him, ranking seventh!

Perhaps, this is the reason why the Spurs can always stand in the West. This year, though the Spurs are still one of the oldest teams in the league. But everyone is looking forward to Duncan, Parker and Ginobili, etc., to continue their inverse growth.

Spurs players are eager to try, and no one wants to get off to a good start to their new season. Although this is the Grizzlies' home ground, there were also some fans in the stands wearing Spurs jerseys cheering for their home team.

"The San Antonio Spurs are still the favorites to win the championship this season. Seriously, as long as the GDP three don't disband, they will always be the favorites to win the championship!" Mike Brin looked at the stadium with a smile. As ESPN's ace commentator, he will naturally appear. in this nationally broadcast game.

"There are a lot of favorites every year, Mike, but there's only one championship. Trust me, the Grizzlies will show in the game why they put the pennant of honor in the arena." Hubie Brown continued to appear on the Grizzlies In the game, although he is old, he still loves this venue.

"This game will definitely not be easy for the Grizzlies, because the new Grizzlies coach Dave Jogel is too immature compared to Popovich. Coach Jogel's right and left hands are Elston. Turner and Quinn Snyder, who has played in multiple leagues. To be honest, the coaching staff between the two sides is still quite different. If there is any problem on the field, Coach Dave Jogel may not be able to deal with it in time. "

Mike Brin's concern is not unreasonable. Although the Grizzlies' player lineup has not changed much, the coaching lineup is almost equivalent to a change of blood.

The impact of changing a head coach on a team is huge, from the system to the employment strategy, it will change.

Although Jogel won the championship with the Grizzlies last season, he is only a defensive coach after all. Although Quinn Snyder has a rich experience, he has not coached in the NBA for a long time.

How strong is the Spurs' coaching staff? Mike Budenholzer, Popovich's right-hand man last season,

As soon as he announced his solo flight this season, the Eagles rushed to sign him as head coach.

The Grizzlies' new coaching staff is where people worry the most.

The starting five tigers of both sides stepped into the court, and the starting of the two teams was not much different from last season.

The Grizzlies are still Conley, Link, Iguodala, Randolph and Gasol. Five starters, all selected for ESPN's 2013-14 season's 50 superstars list.

On the Spurs side, it's Parker, Green, Leonard, Duncan and Splitter, which can be said to be completely unchanged from last season.

After the referee blew the whistle, Split took the lead in winning the ball for the Spurs. The cheers at the scene reached a climax, and the new season of the Grizzlies has finally begun!

As soon as they came up, the Spurs' offense went smoothly.

Timely transmission, subtle movement, tacit pick-and-roll... The Spurs are like a complex machine, and every step of operation will involve thousands of parts. And these individual parts can never go wrong.

Link was clinging to Leonard, but his attention was on Parker and Duncan. If these two guys want to break through the basket, Link will make up for it as soon as possible.

At this moment, Leonard suddenly ran back to the right three-point line.

Link didn't expect Leonard to be so active. Isn't this guy's task always defensive?

But Link's reaction was still timely enough, and he quickly turned around and ran towards Leonard. However, the next second, the expressionless "Stone Man" stood in front of him.

Link was blocked by Duncan. Leonard, who was in position beyond the three-point line, took the ball and shot directly. Very decisive!

It can be seen that the Spurs have increased the proportion of Leonard on the offensive end this season. Last season, Leonard's offense was a supporting role, but in terms of efficiency, he definitely deserves heavier responsibility. His singles and post-holding statistics are excellent. Although the three-point shot is not stable, the shooting rate is also above 37%.

How Leonard will play offensively this year has been the key to whether the Spurs can go further. And the first attack of the new season, the Spurs seem to have given the answer.

Leonard shot calmly. Duncan's screen quality was so good that even Link couldn't pass the screen quickly every time.

Leonard didn't waste this precious opportunity. San Antonio Spurs Head Start at FedEx Arena!

"Goal scored, and it was on Link's head! Leonard is very calm, he is definitely one of the best potential small forwards in the league. Scored on Link's head in the first game, Leon Nader is really not afraid of strong enemies!"

Mike Brin praised the deadpan Spurs No. 2, but not all young players can keep calm in the face of Link.

Who is Link? That was last year's finals without losing to James, and this summer, he hammered Durant's existence at Lock Park.

Of course, some Spurs fans watching the TV also believe that Link can hammer Durant at Locke Park this summer because Durant has been estranged from training for a long time, and Link took advantage of it. Looking at it now, Link is nothing special.

"Hey, mine is mine." Link raised his hand and shook his head apologetically to his teammates.

Link didn't expect Leonard to shoot so decisively, otherwise he would be able to bypass the screen faster.

"But it doesn't matter, I will get this ball back." With the last sentence, Link reassured everyone a lot.

Yes, basketball games are not necessarily the first to win the game.

For the Grizzlies offense, it can be seen from Conley's meticulous organization that the Grizzlies' offensive rhythm is very slow.

Stevens occasionally plays fast-paced with the Grizzlies, but Dave Jogel's style is more traditional.

Relying on defense and slow-paced positional attack to strangle opponents, this is Dave Jogel's coaching idea.

After Conley approached the three-point line unhurriedly, Link suddenly became active.

He circled around Conley to catch the ball, but Leonard stuck close, his long arms still waving in front of Link. Even if Conley is called the top five point guards in the league by ESPN, it is difficult for him to pass the ball to Link.

"Kawai has improved a lot! Not only on offense, but on defense as well! He is definitely the league's number one star killer now! Look at this momentum, he doesn't care who he is facing, he just wants to win!"

As soon as Mike Brin finished speaking, Link suddenly ran back and cut to the basket!

Leonard didn't expect Link's back run so fast, he just turned around and found that Link had run out several steps.

This guy seems to be... faster?

"Link ran back and cut in, very fast, but ... Conley actually passed the ball in, beautiful pass!"

Conley found Link in the gap and shoved the ball into Link's hand. In a basketball game, it's not that the attacker can get a chance by making a successful cut. You have to see if the point guard can deliver the ball.

And just now, Conley undoubtedly showed the strength of his top five point guards in the league.

In an extremely tight space, Conley shoved the ball to Link. No one thought the ball could be passed so fast and so accurately. So much that when Link hit the penalty area with the ball, Split hadn't reacted.

In the blink of an eye, the ball came in! ?

The Brazilian ran towards Link like crazy. He raised his arms high, intending to stop Link from laying up!

However, in the next second, Link ignored Split who was standing in front of him and exploded!

Splitter only saw Link as if he had a rocket on his feet, and jumped straight up from the ground!

He secretly felt uneasy in his heart, but it was too late to avoid bad luck.

Afterwards, Link and Split collided fiercely. Although Split raised his arms high, Link still smashed the ball into the frame across the Brazilian!

The audience was silent for about a second, and then the volcano erupted!

"Split, Link has no mercy! He completely ignored the Brazilian's height, he completely ignored the Spurs center! God, this dunk is so perfect! Dear Split, He thought he could stop Link from attacking the frame by raising his arms. It turns out that such a block is too short! Yes, too short!"

Link let go and landed from the basket, then glanced up at Split.

Split deliberately didn't make eye contact with Link, but his expression of being beaten and crying couldn't be concealed.

Link just felt so cool! Now he wants to dunk and he feels a lot more energetic than before.

Duncan and Parker are inverse growth? Now, let's see what real reverse growth is!

"You'll be next, kid. I haven't forgotten that three-pointer just now." After dunking Split, Link pointed to Leonard, who had no expression on his face.

He is a vengeful man.

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