Chapter 24: Mark with a lot of confidence

Author: Dust and Flowing Years

Chapter 24: Mark with a lot of confidence

The away score won the Supersonics in the weak team with a big away score. Mark was overwhelmed with confidence and regained his energy in the locker room.

After a day off, we arrived at the away Portland Trail Blazers.

Li Tian came to the Grizzlies through trades. He did not have any resentment about the Trail Blazers to trade them out, but was more grateful, allowing himself to obtain a formal NBA contract, otherwise he might have been.

If you want to participate in this summer league, it is still uncertain whether you can get a chance to play.

In Portland, at noon, I got a brief gathering with Taolin Green. Green has not yet gained the trust of the head coach and can only train in the training hall every day and have no chance to play. Taolin Green is also a little confused.

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The Grizzlies and the Trail Blazers are a pair of brothers at the beginning of the new season. The Grizzlies are 1 win and 2 losses, and the Trail Blazers are 1 win and 3 losses. The performance of the two teams can be said to be at the beginning of the game to go for the lottery show.

They are all bottom teams that are hard to win. The Trail Blazers' newly selected No. 1 pick will be directly reimbursed for the season. The Trail Blazers' revival will be postponed for another year. No one knows what next year will look like.

After winning the Supersonics, Mark attributed the victory to his correct arrangements. If he had not planned it himself, how could he have achieved a refreshing victory?

"Guys, we can win. You have to believe in yourself. The only goal of entering the playoffs in the new season is our only goal. This is our only purpose. We will never be able to play badly. Do you understand?" Mark said.

A passionate speech.

"Come on, Grizzlies." After winning the game, everyone was very happy and happy to shout for the head coach.

"In order to enrich the team's offense, we have to try new tactical arrangements in this game." Mark suddenly said that there had been a tactical change.

The players looked at each other, what exactly is the head coach doing? He only won one game and had to make trouble again. We don’t even do training in our daily lives, so how can we play?

At this time, Gasol began to think of leaving the Grizzlies. This year's coach made him lose confidence and patience in the team.

He was organizing the equipment for the evening competition alone, and did not follow the new tactics arranged by the coach.

Recalling his career "Since entering the NBA in 2001, Gasol paid $1.65 million in compensation out of his own pocket, left Barcelona, ​​joined the Grizzlies, and began to accompany the Grizzlies who moved to Memphis.

In 6 years, Gasol has now reached his peak from that blonde and flowing boy. But the current Grizzlies make him feel strange. He is already an All-Star Power Forward, but he actually starts to serve as a foil for others.

And this person is just a second-year rookie, and Gasol doesn't understand.

But you have to always start thinking about the next path, come to the NBA with your dreams, helping the team set records again and again, and now there are signs of being abandoned."

Seeing Gasol's loss, he walked forward, patted Gasol on the shoulder, comforting the big brother, and the two established a deep friendship during the preseason.

The Grizzlies who had just won were once again covered in shadow. The players didn't know where to go, there was no stable tactics and rotation. Each player didn't know if they had a chance to play in the next game. Different tactical arrangements required

The players are different.

At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Gasol made a bet on the inside, made 5 of 6 shots in the inside, and scored 1 of 2 free throws, scoring the highest score of 11 points in the game.

Li Tian and Kang Li didn't even have a minute of playing time in the first quarter.

Mark made the starter almost play in the first quarter, without considering Gasol's health at all. He was a player who suffered a major injury last season.

It was not until the two teams opened to 10 points in the second quarter that Li Tian and Kang Li were arranged to play at the same time.

"Conley, we can't let the head coach arrange it. We have to play our own ball and go to the TMD head coach." Li Tian said in Conley's ear. Now he only has three-point ability, he has good steps under the basket but poor layups, and he hits the game.

The rate is relatively low, not as good as the outside three-point shooting rate.

"Okay, man, let's enjoy the game." Conley clapped and cheered himself on. He also had different opinions on the coach's arrangements.

Gasol scored in the inside continuously, and the Trail Blazers could only compress the defense, compress the defense to the inside, preventing Gasol from scoring continuously.

"Man, let's defeat them." Gasol joined their small group.

Conley came on the court and re-crushed the Grizzlies' offense.

Gasol is in the inside and helps his teammates launch pick-and-roll at any time.

Li Tian kept running on the wing, and by changing directions in succession, he threw away Aldridge and came outside the three-point line, gaining an open opportunity.

Conley passed the ball quickly to Li Tian.

He did not disappoint everyone's expectations and made a three-pointer.

After hitting a three-pointer, he kicked the Trail Blazers who were already standing by the abyss.

With the perfect cooperation of Li Tian, ​​Gasol and Conley, he quickly fought a wave of attacks.

Li Tian's defense made Aldridge's shooting percentage fall to the bottom, with 1 of 5 shots; "Huang Mamba" Roy, with a cool touch, was also locked by Conley, and made 0 of 3 in the second quarter.

The entire first half ended, and in the second half of the second quarter, the Grizzlies, who scored a wave of attacks, led by 17 points 66-49.

It gives people the illusion that the Grizzlies are about to reach their peak. They are facing the team they signed last year's No. 1 pick, and now the No. 1 pick is still reimbursed for the season and cannot make it.

During the intermission, there was a lot of laughter in the locker room. I was so much ahead in the first half, and the victory was in hand.

"Paul, what are you doing? Why don't you listen to my arrangements? Why don't you follow my tactical arrangements? What do you want to do?" Mark shouted at the top of his lungs, thinking that as long as the sound is loud, he can overwhelm everything. What he doesn't understand is that he

He is just a rookie coach and has not gained the trust of his team members.

"Coach, I didn't follow your tactical arrangements, but we were ahead, right? We want to win?" Gasol's dissatisfaction with Mark had long been unbearable.

"Leading? What's the use of leading? What I want is my tactics. You must abide by my tactical arrangements. Do you know? If anyone doesn't accept my arrangements, he will set a bench for me." Mark left angrily.

One sentence.

Mark completely ignored Gasol's explanation.

Gasol was helpless. Isn’t winning the game the team’s only purpose? How can you enter the playoffs if you don’t win?

"Li, you won't have time to play in the second half." Mark couldn't do anything to Gasol, but he could still control the rookie rookie Li Tian at will.

"Why?" Li Tian also broke out. He had experienced underestimation of knee injury. Now he had the opportunity to show himself, and was instantly deprived of him by Mark.

"Why, you have the nerve to ask me why, I am the head coach. I said before the start of the game that if you don't follow my arrangements, then go to the bench." Mark didn't care about Li Tian.

Just as he was about to continue to stand up and refute the reason, Conley beside him pulled aside, Gasol shook his head and signaled Li Tian not to speak again.

Mark, who is full of confidence, will never allow anyone to question his decisions at this moment.

In the second half, Li Tian was not restrained from the outside, and Gasol did not score a single point under the crazy double-team of the Trail Blazers inside.

Rudy Guy is like a wild horse that has been broken, constantly rushing to the inside. The Blazers took advantage of this and kept letting Guy hit his inside, while other Grizzlies players can only watch Guy from the outside.

The heroic performance.

The Trail Blazers successfully used Guy to defend the entire Grizzlies, and they always watched the ball with four people.

Aldridge scored 17 points in the second half, Brandon Roy scored 18 points, and a cavalry appeared on the bench, Jarrett Jack also scored 16 points, and the three scored 51 points together, better than the Grizzlies

There will be more in the entire second half.

The final result can be imagined. The Grizzlies, who led the Trail Blazers by 17 points in the first half, quickly reduced their scoring efficiency under Guy's crazy attack on the Trail Blazers' basket.

It took half a game to kill the Grizzlies' hope of winning.

The Jazz challenged again away, and the Grizzlies were slaughtered again.

The Grizzlies were slaughtered by the Jazz 94-118 and had 24 points, another two-game losing streak.

Li Tian still had no chance to make a appearance in this game and sat on the bench.

Seeing the team's failure, Li Tian didn't know what to do. He was pressed on the bench by the coach and could only cover his eyes with a towel.

In the Jazz's away locker room, the Grizzlies players looked like deflated balls.

Gasol threw the towel to the ground and shouted loudly, "What kind of shit-like tactic is this", expressing his dissatisfaction with Mark's tactical arrangements.

He was eager to win and could not accept such a result. His failures over and over again made Gasol completely disappointed with this newly opened coach.

Seeing Gasol's anger, Li Tian finally understood why Gasol was eventually sent to Los Angeles because he, like that man, also longed for victory.

The Grizzlies management couldn't sit still. Looking at the team's record, I was completely angry. Gasol is now back in health. The team also has talented rookies like Guy and Conley, 1 win and 4 losses.

The record is absolutely unacceptable.

Mark, who returned to Memphis, was also invited by the management to the management office and talked for a long time.

The management kept complaining about Mark and expressed that the team's record that if the team wants to make money, it needs to increase the attendance rate and attract more sponsors so that they can turn losses into profits, otherwise the team will lose money all the time, and the final

The ending can be imagined.

The Grizzlies watched the Milwaukee Bucks pick Yi Jianlian, and the large number of team sponsorships and rising attendance rates made the Grizzlies feel envious.

The Grizzlies also chose Li Tian with the same purpose as the Bucks. They are both Tian Dynasty players. Li Tian was once a talented player. After experiencing a knee injury, they had the opportunity to come to Li Tian through a trading choice in the second round.

One of the purposes of choosing Li Tian was to attract fans of the Celestial Dynasty, which would increase sponsors. Yao Ming's success made many teams envious, but they were worried that Li Tian's knee injury would ruin his career again.

The pressure from management has made Mark reposition himself again. He signed a contract. If his record is not good, he will be fired at any time. His low post is not stable.
Chapter completed!