Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 282 282. The best player of the month, Pierce who speaks loudly, even the coach of Qiansheng can't hide from the "coach nemesis"?
Throughout November, the Grizzlies had the league's best record of [-] wins and [-] losses, making them truly undefeated.

And Chris Paul also won the title of the best player in the Western Conference in November with his outstanding personal performance.

Both Chris Paul and Kevin Martin performed very well in November. No matter who is elected as the best player in the Western Conference in November, the outside world will not have any objections.

However, since most of the time on the offensive end, the ball is in the hands of Chris Paul, which also leads to Paul's personal data being better than Kevin Martin's.

Even in terms of offensive efficiency, Martin may be higher than Chris Paul, but Chris Paul, who averaged 18.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 10.2 assists and 2.7 steals per game in November, was successfully elected.

What shocked the outside world most about Paul this season is not the change in statistics, but the seamless connection with the Grizzlies, which just won the championship last season, without any tactical conflicts.

You know, for a team with many stars, the biggest problem is the running-in problem on the field.

However, as the defending champion, the Grizzlies have many outside stars who can play off the ball and are extremely efficient. Very harmonious.

The current lineup system of the Grizzlies is very complete. Even if the Heat want to exchange Wade for Artest of the Grizzlies, Luke will wave his hand and refuse without hesitation.

After all, Artest does not occupy the ball, and his excellent defensive ability is very suitable for the current Grizzlies. Whether it is with the outside double guns or the inside twin towers, Artest does not have any interference problems.

However, if the Grizzlies change a player at the small forward position this season, they will not be able to achieve the current terrifying dominance of the arena, let alone play a silky overall offense like Rejoice.

Whenever the Grizzlies play a wave of smooth individual offense on the court, assistant coach D'Antoni will express emotion off the court, "There is absolutely no jack-of-all-trades player stronger than Ron in the league. No matter which team he is on, this kind of player can It’s really rare to play a direct role.”

"It's a pity that Ron's temper and brain are always out of control, otherwise he wouldn't just get a salary of several million."

For D'Antoni's emotion, Luke still agrees very much.

On the normal historical trajectory, whether Artest was in the Pacers period, or later joined the Kings, Rockets, or the Lakers who won the championship with Kobe.

The chemical reaction between Artest and the team is very good, and there is no running-in problem at all.

Especially the more accurate the three-pointer in the later stage, Artest can still get a contract that is almost the same as his peak period at the end of his career. This is the benefit brought by the jackpot player.

However, just as D'Antoni regretted, Artest's temper is really a hidden danger. Even though Artest's temper has changed a lot later in his career, not everyone can still suppress this thorn.

In order for Artest to play a high-level competitive state on the court, the team must have someone who can convince Artest and fundamentally suppress Artest's thorny attributes.

Otherwise, signing Artest to join the team can be described as an operation that lures a wolf into a house.

In the East, Paul Pierce relied on his team's record to beat LeBron James to win the Eastern Conference Player of the Month in November.

From the perspective of personal data, LeBron James averaged 29.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game, which is definitely better than Paul Pierce.

However, the Cavaliers lost a total of four games in November, and there is still some gap between the Celtics who lost only one game. This also made Paul, who averaged only 20.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Pierce was named the best player in the Eastern Conference.

In this regard, many fans on the Internet went to Paul Pierce's social media to satirize. Pierce is a pseudo-star who only hugs together to keep warm. All the honors he has won in his career can be said to have the moisture of the Pacific Ocean.

The ridicule and abuse of a large number of fans on the Internet made Paul Pierce, who had just won the best player in the Eastern Conference in November, feel a little wronged.

Obviously Chris Paul is also in the Grizzlies this season with Kevin Martin and Gasol and others, but Chris Paul, who won the award, received a lot of praise and blessings.

My own side is full of abuse and sarcasm, which made Paul Pierce unable to help but post a post saying, "The teaming up of the Green Army in the new season is just to restore the balance of the league and let some teams that try to break the balance of the league completely disband."

"However, the team's teamwork not only did not receive support, but also received a lot of abuse from the outside world. In sharp contrast to this, it was the praise and blessings from the opposite side. This is really an ironic thing."

At first glance, the news released by Paul Pierce seemed to place himself on the commanding heights of justice, but fans who knew the inside story did not buy it.

"Obviously everyone has Paul in their name, but you are always being reviled on your side. I think you should find the reason from yourself."

"Don't always do these dirty things under the guise of justice! You are a weak coward!"

"I've never seen such a shameless person! You have successfully refreshed my understanding of the word shameless!"

Pierce’s rebuttal, which is as cheeky as a city wall, not only made the fans vent their anger again, but even Luke couldn’t help posting a joke, “It’s really a man who can run two streets after being stabbed 11 times.”

As a man who was unharmed after being stabbed 11 times, and even returned to the game after 40 days, Pierce's face can be regarded as thick in the whole history.

Especially the ability to tell nonsense with your eyes open, Pierce wants to be the second, and absolutely no active player dares to say the first.

In his peak season, Pierce averaged only 26 points per game, and he still had no hope of making the playoffs with the Celtics. The entire team revolved around Pierce's bad season.

But Pierce didn't blush and said that he and LeBron James are the best forwards in league history.

This act of tying yourself to LeBron James is disgusting.

Regarding this matter, there are fans on the Internet who joked about Pierce’s 35 knives, “McGrady has 13 minutes in 35 seconds, and Pierce has 11 knives in [-] seconds. Which of these two is more difficult?”

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The time has entered December, and the defending champion Grizzlies' first opponent is the Utah Jazz led by Mr. Sloan, the "pick-and-roll madman".

Although the Jazz has not been ranked in the top ten of ESPN's championship prediction list for the past two years, the Jazz has always remained in the ranks of the Western Conference.

The team's lineup can't be called star-studded, but the lineup composed of Deron Williams, Boozer, Okur, Kirilenko and Korver, even Luke is very envious.

The Jazz has not changed much in terms of lineup this season, and even due to injuries, the data of the two core players, Deron Williams and Boozer, have shrunk for a while.

This season, Deron Williams averaged 19 points, 3 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game. The data is absolutely top in the league, and even the league's top point guard Chris Paul has to shy away.

Since last season, Deron Williams' data has already ranked among the top point guards in the league. If Paul has not been able to lead the team to an excellent regular season record, whether Paul can successfully become the league's first point guard will become a challenge. question mark.

Deron Williams, who weighed 94.8 kg at his peak, is definitely one of the strongest point guards in the league.

In addition to "bearded" Baron Davis and "Old Fish" Fisher, there has never been a point guard in the NBA who is stronger than Deron Williams.

With a height of 1.9 meters and a body like a small steel cannon, Deron Williams has long had the upper hand in the matchup with Chris Paul. This also made fans ridicule that what Deron does in the NBA is to eat, Sleep and beat Paul.

In fact, although Paul is only 1.8 meters tall, according to this height ratio conversion, Paul's core strength is definitely excellent.

While Deron Williams has a weight advantage, his skills and speed are also top-notch in the league.

This makes Chris Paul, who is inherently flawed in height, a little uncomfortable, which is the fundamental reason why Paul has always been at a disadvantage when facing Deron Williams.

In this game, Deron Williams still caused some trouble for Chris Paul in the personal matchup, but now Paul's teammates are no longer in the same configuration as the Hornets.

When Deron Williams tried to use his weight to fly Chris Paul, Artest always found the first help defense position.

Assist Chris Paul to snatch the ball from Deron Williams, so that Deron can only stand on the court and complain to the referee dissatisfied.

On the offensive end, when Chris Paul couldn't find a matchup advantage, sometimes an understated pass could be successfully converted into an assist. After Boozer was injured, Deron Williams, who could only fight alone, was envious.

The teammate configuration around Paul is definitely the top in the league. The entire starting lineup, including center Marc Gasol, has excellent shooting range.

This is also the reason why the Grizzlies can reach the ball on the offensive end this season and can end the offense in any position.

With the advantages brought by Kevin Martin and Pau Gasol, even if Paul played mediocre in the first half, the Grizzlies still lead the Jazz by double digits.

In the second half, Deron Williams, who was sour like eating a lemon, tried to use his personal offense to prove that he was stronger than Chris Paul.

But Artest, who has been lying in wait for a long time, will naturally not give Deron Williams a chance. As long as Deron enters the position within the free throw line, he will definitely be attacked by the Grizzlies.

The reason why Luke dared to double-team Deron Williams unscrupulously in this game was mainly because Boozer was unable to play due to injury.

Otherwise, Luke would not dare to go too far in the position of Deron Williams. After all, Mr. Sloan's pick-and-roll tactics were initiated by two players, the point guard and the power forward.

Boozer's mid-range shot is even more tough to kill the game.

It is a pity that the attack of injuries has greatly reduced the overall strength of the Jazz. The Jazz without Boozer is like cutting off an arm, which makes Deron Williams' organizational ability less than the limit.

At the end of the game, with Kevin Martin and Pau Gasol scoring 67 points together, the Grizzlies captured Salt Lake City away and beat the Jazz by 21 points.

As for Chris Paul, who was at a disadvantage in the face of Deron Williams, he focused on organizing the team, connecting the entire Grizzlies offense with a data of 11 points, 3 rebounds and 14 assists.

The victory in this game is not only the first victory of the Grizzlies since entering December, but also allows the Grizzlies to improve their record to 12 wins and 19 losses, continuing to set a new record for the start of the league's winning streak.

At the press conference after the game, Deron Williams, who scored 21 points and 7 assists, expressed his dissatisfaction with the team and coach Jerry Sloan to the media.

"The Grizzlies are a very good team. Losing to such a team is not unacceptable, but the competitiveness shown by the team on the court disappointed me."

"Especially coach Jerry Sloan, I know he is very good, but the Grizzlies have clearly seen through the team's offensive system on the court, and have arranged a very targeted defense against it."

"I can't understand how the team is still playing this way. To win the game, the Jazz obviously need to change."

"Need to be like coach Luke, as if the Grizzlies can shine in every game."

"Or maybe I should have made the right choice like Chris Paul did."

There has always been a grudge between Deron Williams and his mentor Jerry Sloan. The fundamental reason is that Jerry Sloan insisted on using pick-and-roll tactics, but Deron Williams felt that a fixed pick-and-roll was not enough to help the Jazz win the game.

Therefore, I often ignore Jerry Sloan's tactical arrangements on the court and play with the ball by myself.
This also planted a very big hidden danger between Deron Williams and Jerry Sloan, and it was also a signal that the two would part ways in the future.

I heard my disciples openly express their dissatisfaction and complaints after the game, and even praised the Grizzlies coach Luke.

Jerry Sloan, in his 60s, was almost so angry that he said, "It's unreasonable! It's really unreasonable!"

Jerry Sloan is said to have had a very heated argument with Deron Williams in the players' locker room after the game.

If it wasn't for the teammates around them to stop them, both of them would have been upgraded to the point of fighting.

Even the head coach Jerry Sloan forced the palace management to trade Deron, shouting to the management that he and Deron can only keep one, and if he does not trade Deron Williams, he will retire.

You know, Deron Williams, who has averaged a double-double for two consecutive seasons, is only 24 years old, and the Jazz management has just reached a contract extension with Deron Williams.

The chances of wanting the Jazz management to give up the rising Deron Williams this season are undoubtedly zero.

In the eyes of the outside world, Jerry Sloan's proclamation is not so much forcing the management, it is more like holding a knife on the management's neck, and shouting at the team's major shareholder Ryan Smith: "Fire me!"

The fans who learned of this incident not only did not feel sad for the Jazz who had internal strife, but instead pinned the blame on Luke for the first time.

"As a well-known "coach nemesis" in the league, I originally thought that Lu could only target those coaches who had just taken office not long ago. I didn't expect that even Mr. Jerry Sloan would not be spared!"

"Lu is simply a disaster star. It seems that bad things happen wherever he goes. I don't know who the next coach who will be victimized will be."

Regarding this matter, Luke, who learned the news afterwards, was really helpless.

There has long been a grievance between Deron Williams and Jerry Sloan, but the Grizzlies game has become the fuse for the two to explode.

It would be fine if the two could continue to work together with the help of the management team. If the "Thousand Wins Coach" Jerry Sloan really dismissed the get out of class, then Luke could imagine how lively the entire league would be!
At the very least, Phil Jackson, another "Teacher of Qiansheng" who is far away in New York, will definitely turn pale, "What a crime!"

(End of this chapter)