Basketball K God

Chapter 320 Operations Before the Trading Deadline

The Grizzlies' current roster is not without weaknesses, and there are obvious ones.Their starting lineup is indeed very good, with inside and outside lines, and a balanced offense and defense.If NBA games are only played with the starting lineup, even if they can't make it to the top 3, they will still be among the top 8 or even top 5 teams in the league.

But a team needs a substitute, a second team.Even if you play a short rotation in the playoffs, you need at least a rotation of 2 or 7 people, right?That's where the problem comes in, because you can't get the starters to play the full 8 minutes.Once the second team can't stand it, it is likely to determine the final trend of the game.

Not to mention what if someone in the starting five gets injured?What if someone is in a particularly bad state?There is no alternative plan, which means that everything is on the bright side, so there are no variables and no cards.

Except for Randolph and Tony Allen, the young people of this team have not yet accepted the test of the playoffs. God knows what they can do in the playoffs!
There are too many players who played well in the regular season, but once they entered the playoffs, they played like ghosts.

But the Grizzlies still won't move the starting lineup, nor will they make big deals.Unless they can get a superstar for nothing, they will not use their young assets.

The Grizzlies also made some lineup adjustments during the All-Star break: They gave free jersey Rodney Carney a 2-day contract on Feb. 19.Combined with the signing of veteran Jason "White Chocolate" Williams earlier this month, the Grizzlies' second unit has two more players at point guard and forward.

In the first game after the All-Star break, the Grizzlies played away against the Denver Nuggets after the big deal.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m still immersed in the All-Star Weekend holiday, or because I’m feeling unwell at the plateau. Anyway, the Grizzlies’ players were out of shape in this game, and they lost to an opponent with only 8 players who could play. It was the first loss since the All-Star break.

After this defeat, the Grizzlies players blamed themselves. They felt that it was because they didn't play well, not how strong their opponents were.

On the second day, the Grizzlies played back-to-back away games against the Minnesota Timberwolves.In this game, they caught a weak one, so they fought hard!

The Timberwolves are the bottom one in the Western Conference. They were already rotten, but they were seized by the Grizzlies and they didn't even have a chance to resist.

In the end, the Grizzlies easily defeated each other in back-to-back away games, refusing the arrival of a two-game losing streak.

The Grizzlies were in good shape after the All-Star Game, but because of the shoulder injury of the team's small forward Rudy Gay, they lacked a scoring point averaging more than 15 points per game at the small forward position.

Gay's injury does not seem to be particularly serious at present, but it is difficult to recover and come back.If once he undergoes surgery, then he will be reimbursed for the season, no doubt.For the Grizzlies that are hitting the playoffs, his importance is self-evident.

Tony Allen, who starts in Gay's place, is a defensive stalwart.Even though he is only 193cm tall, he played exceptionally well in the few games he replaced Gay. He was not overwhelmed at all because of his height disadvantage, but instead made the starting lineup's defense even better.

But Gay's offense is what Tony Allen cannot make up for, so the offensive pressure on Xie Kai and Randolph is even greater.

The Grizzlies signed Carney to a certain extent to make up for the absence of Gay's striker attack, but from the current point of view, Carney cannot replace Gay, which is beyond doubt.

On February 2, the Grizzlies management still made a move!They used Thabeet, the second pick in 25, and DeMarre Carroll, the No. 09 pick in the first round, to trade with the Houston Rockets for former team captain Sean Battier and point guard Ismail Smith.

Battier returns to the Grizzlies!This news is exciting enough for Grizzlies fans!Although "Batman" Battier is 33 years old, he still has rich experience and excellent defense.In the case that Gay is likely to be reimbursed for the season, having the former captain is an excellent supplement for the Grizzlies aspiring to the playoffs.

The Grizzlies didn't pay too much. Although Thabeet was the No. 09 pick in 2, his performance on the field can really be described as horrible.Seeing his huge body bewildered inside, Grizzlies fans wanted to cry.Think about it, if the team doesn't choose Thabeet, then Harden and Curry choose one at random, and the team won't still have a headache for the second team's scoring points like it is now.

And DeMarre Carroll is a role player through and through. At present, he has a long way to go from a 3D player. To have a place in this league one day, you must meet Bole.

Because of Yao Ming's reimbursement for the season, the Rockets are weak inside, and they need inside.Although Thabeet didn't play well in the Grizzlies, his size is coveted, and maybe he has potential? "The tree moves the dead and the living"!

As for Carroll and Ismail Smith, neither is the core of this deal, they are both added to the head.Relatively speaking, Carroll's transaction value is slightly higher.

It is certain that Battier will no longer be as brave as he used to be, but a lean camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how old he is, he is still stronger than Carroll at this stage.In the case of Gay's injury, how he and Carney perform will directly determine the upper limit of this team.

Coincidentally, the Grizzlies used Battier to trade with the Rockets back then, in exchange for Rudy Gay and "jumping man" Swift.

On February 2, the Grizzlies slaughtered the Kings with a 27-point advantage at home, ushering in a three-game winning streak against the opponent this season.

Veteran captain Battier received a warm welcome from Grizzlies fans, and even though he's been away for several seasons, there are still plenty of his fans here.And he and White Chocolate supported the team's offense and defense very well, so that the opponent's second team could not take advantage of it.

Xie Kai performed well against his old club, scoring 38 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, completely controlling the offensive end.

But on the second day, the Grizzlies challenged the No. 2 Spurs in the West in back-to-back away games.

In this game, the Grizzlies lost to the Spurs away, ending all their games in February.

在已经结束的61场常规赛中，灰熊队以33胜28负的战绩，依然排名西部第7。但是他们与第8的黄蜂以及第9的火箭的差距都很小，在常规赛还剩21场的情况下，这3支球队谁都不敢说一定能拿到季后赛的入场券。

(End of this chapter)