Eight Hundred and Twenty-Seven: A Champion Is Always a Champion Until He Falls.

Latest website: The days in the pre-season training camp always go by very fast. In the blink of an eye, it is already the beginning of October.

The streets on both sides of the street outside Link's house are already covered with maple leaves. This heralds the end of the crazy summer, and everything is a new beginning.

Less than a month before the start of the regular season, the preseason has begun in full swing.

In this year's preseason, Joerger and Snyder still used experimental lineups as always.

Although there are no personnel changes for the Grizzlies this year, it is not true that the entire team is exactly the same as last year.

First of all, Marc Gasol has made great progress on the offensive end. This season, his offensive efficiency has made a qualitative leap whether he is in the mid-range or in the low post. Moreover, this is without compromising the quality of defense.

ESPN previously ranked Gasol 24th among the top 50 superstars in the new season, which can be said to be very prophetic.

However, Randolph's offense is indeed much weaker than before, but considering Randolph's increasing age, his offensive decline is expected and within the acceptable range.

In this regard, Joger's approach is to increase the proportion of Gasol's offensive shots. At the same time, increase the playing time of Tobias Harris!

Tobias Harris's performance in the preseason was surprising. Last season, his unstable three-point shooting has improved qualitatively this season. This allows him to stay on the court as an offensive point without the ball, and he has not fallen behind at all in the ball-holding offense and low-post offense that he is good at.

This is undoubtedly good news for the Grizzlies, who are short of shooters.

Harris' biggest shortcoming now is no longer his three-point shooting, but his low post defense. Harris, whose playing style favors the third position, is still a little at a loss when encountering the powerful fourth position. However, in this era, most teams are playing small lineups, which undoubtedly greatly conceals Harris' shortcomings.

Link, of course, isn't surprised by Harris' progress. Because he already knew that Harris could be as good as he is now.

If Harris' progress is gratifying, then the outstanding performance of Jimmy Butler, another Grizzlies substitute, was expected by everyone.

In the pre-season training camp, everyone discovered that Butler can now play back and forth with Link. This forward, who entered the league a year later than Link, finally began to realize his talent and sweat.

In the preseason, when Link didn't play much time, Butler became the Grizzlies' scoring leader with an average of 21.2 points per game.

You know, Butler's scoring average last season was just over 10 points per game! In the first two seasons, the scoring average did not reach double figures.

Seeing Jimmy Butler playing better and better, Joger also discussed with Iguodala, hoping that Iguodala could try to play as a substitute and give Butler some room to play at the beginning of the regular season. If the effect is not good, replace Iguodala back in the starting lineup.

In this regard, Iguodala readily accepted the head coach's arrangement.

Originally, Iguodala was not the kind of person who loves to compete. When people wanted him to become a star, he had no interest in being the boss, let alone now.

As long as he can help the team win, playing as a substitute is no problem for him.

In addition, the arrival of Vince Carter also provides the Grizzlies' bench with a more reliable offense. In the past, although Nick Young would occasionally suffer from convulsions, his offensive stability was indeed somewhat lacking. When it's accurate, it's dead, but when it's iron, it's basically useless.

Although Miller is stable, he basically has no offensive methods except three-pointers. Moreover, Miller can only catch and shoot, but cannot shoot with the ball.

Carter's arrival is more like a combination of Nick Young and Miller. Although he rarely breaks out, he can provide stable output in every game. Although he is nearly 40 years old, his occasional singles with the ball can still give people some surprises. In addition, Carter's passing ability is beyond Miller's reach.

The "demigod" has long since returned to the world, but if you think he is willing to be mediocre, you are totally wrong. On the bench, he is almost the anchor of the Grizzlies team.

It seems that the Grizzlies personnel have not changed much. But in fact, the Grizzlies' combat structure has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Joerger and Snyder were frantically experimenting with various combinations. The Grizzlies also made great progress in the preseason, and finally achieved an excellent record of 8 games and 7 wins!

The Grizzlies' dominance is still terrifying, and they are taking solid steps toward three consecutive championships!

However, fans were not impressed by the Grizzlies' excellent preseason record.

"In the preseason, the Grizzlies played against weak teams. This cannot explain any problems, nor can it cover up the fact that the rankings of the Grizzlies players are inflated."

"The Grizzlies players performed very well in the preseason. Jimmy Butler averaged 20 points per game. But past experience tells us that the preseason cannot be confused with the regular season."

"It's just a few preseason games, which is not enough to judge the Grizzlies' strength. Whether the Grizzlies can win the championship this year, we will know after watching the opening game."

Link fully agreed with this. The preseason cannot be confused with the regular season. Playing well in the preseason does not mean that the regular season will be successful.

But Link can guarantee that the state the Grizzlies played in the preseason will not shrink much in the regular season.

Many people believe that the Grizzlies, who have not made major signings, will inevitably decline in strength as they get older.

But in fact, Butler, Harris and others have already taken over greater responsibilities. The Grizzlies' overall strength is actually stronger than last season!

What's more, even Link himself has made a lot of progress!

As early as the day before the start of the preseason, Link had filled up the progress bar in front of him through his unremitting efforts and gained the power of Grant Hill in the 99-00 season!

Link is almost crazy about this. Butler finally figured out Link's offensive routine this summer, but found that he can't guard Link now.

Link's huge improvement in strength made it almost impossible for him to find an opponent in the team's training. Even Tony Allen is helpless against Link.

The fastest first step in the league, healthy ankles, versatile skills, and a restless heart that thinks about scoring all the time, all make Link more dangerous than before.

It's just that in the preseason, Link didn't show it.

When the regular season begins, Link will make good use of his strength to prove to the world that "if a team wants to become stronger, it can't just rely on signings."

Just as the Grizzlies were on a devastating winning streak, the Cleveland Cavaliers also performed well in the preseason.

At the beginning, people were worried that the Cavaliers' possession of the ball might not be balanced and that one ball would not be enough to score points.

But after the preseason, the Cavaliers did not have any problems with the distribution of ball rights. Irving and James can take turns controlling the ball, and Love can help the team even if he doesn't need the ball.

NBA rookie coach David Blatt has solved the Cavaliers' offensive problems very well. This 5-time Israeli coach of the year, 2014 European League coach of the year, 6-time Israeli Champions Cup, 5-time Israeli league champion, 1-time European The league champion, European Championship champion in 2009 and 2010 and Olympic runner-up in 2008 and 2012 are not fuel-efficient lamps.

Blatt is indeed a rookie coach in the NBA, but he is not a "rookie" at all. This guy has already achieved great success in Europe.

At first, everyone was worried that this American coach, who has been in European basketball for many years, would not be able to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA. But it turns out that his ability to adapt is extremely strong. There is no pressure to lead the Big Three as soon as you get started.

Under his leadership, the Cleveland Cavaliers' preseason record was even more exaggerated than that of the Grizzlies. They won 10 games!

The new Big Three plus an outstanding coach have convinced countless Cavaliers fans that they have already booked this year's championship! With just one game of him, the Cavaliers can reveal the Grizzlies' true colors and make the unfair list of the top 50 stars in the new season a shame for the Grizzlies!

So, one day before the highly anticipated NBA regular season opener, ESPN came up with a resounding title for the game, "In the first game of the new season, will the Cavaliers announce the change of ownership of the championship?"

Many fans agree with this. They believe that the Grizzlies are really unable to compare with the new Cavaliers, who are extremely powerful from players to coaches.

In response, Link posted a statement on social media. And just fifteen minutes later, Link's words became popular all over the world.

"I must remind everyone that a champion is always a champion until he falls! We have the heritage of a champion, the dignity of a champion, the experience of a champion and most importantly, the heart of a champion! The regular season hasn't even started yet? Cleveland people want to win Championship?"

After this sentence, Link didn't forget to add a "haha" smile.

In the first step of the road to three consecutive championships, Link will not allow failure.