159: Wright's Dream of Stardom
The fact that Link defeated Conley in the shooting game has not actually made the Grizzlies players care too much. After all, everyone has a moment of feeling overwhelming. What's more, it's just a shooting practice without defense and it doesn't explain too much.
Although the afternoon confrontational training was still very accurate, the players also felt that it was still normal. Bonner also performed 7 of 7 three-pointers in the official game, but he could not be called the NBA great shooter.
However, Hollins found that Link's three-point performance was not just about the heat feeling, but also the guy's overall offensive stability was greatly improved.
But, anything can happen on the training ground. What happened to Link must be tested by the official competition.
Tomorrow, the Grizzlies will usher in their last opponent in March. The Warriors' most famous player in recent years is undoubtedly the "Golden State Gang" who created the Black Eight Miracle that year.
But after so many years of changes, the only group of people in the "Golden State Gang" was left with Monta Ellis. The Golden State Warriors are now an absolute bottom team, the kind that is too bad to be. Their goal is not victory, but lottery picks.
For most Grizzlies players, the game against the Warriors tomorrow is nothing special. The Warriors are not strong, and the Grizzlies have just experienced two consecutive losses. The next game is undoubtedly the best chance for the Grizzlies to get rid of the shadow of losing streak.
But for Link, the next game is very interesting. It is not enough to compete with Conley for three points today. But tomorrow at the Federal Express Arena, Link will be able to score a three-pointer with Stephen Curry!
In the eyes of others, Curry may still be a thin guard with a not-so-top talent, and the All-Star seems to be his ceiling. But Link knew very well that the No. 30 guard with a baby face was not simple at all.
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Marcus Will was practicing with Link as always, or to be precise, urging Link to leave early.
The game will be played tomorrow, Hollins specifically instructed Will, "You must not let him practice too late!"
So Will accompanied Link to practice more until 8 o'clock in the evening in the training hall. As soon as 8 o'clock arrived, Will immediately stopped training.
"Incredible, you've been tired for a day, but the shooting rate of the interfering shooting practice is still so high!" The first word that Will popped up at the end of the training was "Incredible".
At first, Will thought Link had just a simple good feel today. But in the end he could still be so efficient, that's not just a simple good feel.
"I stayed to practice every day, right?" Link smiled, sweating profusely, he picked up a bottle of Gatorade and poured it hard. Of course, it was not orange.
"Yes, you practice more every day."
"So, is it strange that I can make progress? This is nothing incredible. Will. The more you give, the more you gain. I feel like I have broken through a bottleneck again. Every time I break through the bottleneck period, I can make huge progress." Link was very eager to fool him, and naturally he could not tell others the real reason why his hit rate became higher.
But then again, Link did put in a lot of sweat for upgrading. So strictly speaking, he was not a fool.
"I know how hard you are, Link, I have no doubt about your progress. Go back and rest quickly. You are late to go home, and Hollins should blame me again."
"Don't worry, I also want to go back and rest early. You must keep your energy strong in tomorrow's game!" Link tightened his fists, and after upgrading, he played the first NBA game after the first NBA game, it was exciting to think about it!
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The Federal Express Arena on March 30 attracted much attention. Because Link scored a triple-double on Pierce's head, the Grizzlies' No. 0 undraft has become a player in the United States. In other words, the Grizzlies finally have a star who can attract box office for them.
At this time, the Grizzlies had just experienced two consecutive losses, and countless Memphis fans hoped that the Grizzlies could use the Warriors to regain their form. Of course, people were also curious about what kind of performance Link could perform today.
Today, when Link was warming up, he deliberately tried all three-pointers outside the three-point line. Fortunately, his shooting percentage was as terrifying as yesterday!
Link has been looking forward to this upgrade for a long time because he knew very well that the 2008-09 season was almost Hill's best season after he was old. He had expected that he would be in good shape after he upgraded, but he really didn't expect that the progress this upgrade would bring him so much.
The shooting is only one aspect. Hill's physical fitness during this period is still a bit of a peak. Therefore, Link can't wait to wait for the game to start quickly, so he can slowly experience the bonuses he has brought to himself after the long waiting for upgrades.
But on the other hand, the Warriors players do not want to lose at the Federal Express Arena. Although the Warriors have a poor record this season, this team is not a lamb to be slaughtered.
The team's star Monta Ellis is a well-known stadium mouse. Although he is rebellious, he is proud and will not surrender easily.
The team's small forward Dorrell Wright won the championship at the Heat. After joining the Warriors this season, he ushered in a burst of personal data. He naturally hopes to play well in every game. After leaving Wade, the only thing he thought about was how to set up his own door and enter the ranks of superstars.
David Lee, a former All-Star forward, is naturally full of strength. From New York to Oakland, he has had enough of the days when he was beaten in every game. Although the Warriors' record this season is not very good, David Lee has worked very hard in every game.
Of course, the most important thing for the Warriors is last year's No. 7 rookie Stephen Curry, a thin guard who graduated from Davidson Academy, has always been the focus of the Warriors' training goal.
Last season, Curry was famous across the United States with 36 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in a game against the Clippers. That game made Curry the first player to win a triple-double in the 2009 and the seventh player in NBA history to win a triple-double in his rookie season.
It was only after that triple-double performance that Curry really began to gain popularity in the league.
Coincidentally, Link also entered the global vision this year with this triple-double performance, and the two became famous in a very similar way.
Therefore, a major highlight of this game is what kind of sparks can two rookies who have become famous by triple-double?
Before the game started, Warriors small forward Dorrell Wright was very excited, and it was obvious that he was very eager to defeat Link in his personal performance.
But now, people's mentality of wanting to defeat Link is completely different from before.
In the past, others wanted to defeat Link because they couldn't afford to lose that person, because they didn't want to lose to a yellow-skinned undraft. But now they want to defeat Link because this is the way to prove themselves.
Think about it, how glorious it is to defeat a player who can win a triple-double on Pierce! Wright doesn't want to waste such an opportunity. He also wants to become famous and prove himself. Then defeating Link is the best shortcut to becoming famous!
Wright is not blindly confident. This season, his progress has been very big, and his three-point shooting has become very stable. His three-point shooting percentage has remained above 40% for a period of time, and he was invited by the league to participate in this year's three-point competition.
Just half a month ago, on March 12, Wright had just made a terrifying three-pointer with 8 of 11 in the game against the Magic, which allowed Wright to score a career-high 32 points.
Wright has always thought that he is already a little star, but because the Warriors have paid too little attention this season, he has not become famous. There is a rare opportunity to expose today, and he will keep it tight!
Three-pointers are an important weapon that Wright thinks he defeated Link today!
Link didn't know that he had been targeted by a fierce opponent. But if he knew that the guy was actually trying to defeat him with a three-pointer, Link would probably be so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth.
Chapter completed!