Min Congda said this, but Wallace didn't believe it in his heart.
It's not that he doesn't believe that there is something wrong with Min Congda's strategy. If there is something wrong with this strategy, he will know it when he goes back and asks the coach.
He didn't believe that Min Congda was just helping him as a friend.
Wallace believes that Min Congda said this out of his self-confidence.
"Smart is such a confident person. What he means is, even if he tells me the strategy, the Grizzlies are still no match for the Clippers, right?"
Thinking of this, Wallace was on pins and needles.
Two seasons have passed, why do you feel that the gap between you and Min Congda is getting wider and wider?
At this time, the score on the court did not widen further. The Grizzlies successfully scored a goal after a timeout, approaching the score.
The Clippers finally missed a shot, and Randolph's high jump shot missed.
Griffin grabbed the backcourt rebound, dribbled the ball across half court, and suddenly accelerated near the midfield!
Passed Marc Gasol and broke into the basket again!
Ricky Davis came over to cover the defense, and Griffin made a wonderful pass to Young.
Yang caught the ball and dunked easily!
This goal was purely due to Griffin's personal ability.
Grab rebounds, dribble, break through, pass, assist.
Griffin's talent is clearly revealed in this ball.
Seeing this ball, Min Congda knew why everyone wanted to choose Griffin as the top pick in the first place.
In addition to his impressive physical fitness, his ball control and vision are also top-notch.
Min Congda nodded at Wallace and said, "Don't let Griffin just be a rigid power forward. He has great talent and should use his all-round abilities more."
Wallace nodded repeatedly, but there were still some questions in his heart.
Wallace isn't sure about Griffin's future direction.
The league is now in a transition period, and no one knows what direction it will develop in the future.
Griffin's template is Karl Malone, and the Grizzlies began to hope that Griffin could become a tough traditional power forward like Malone.
But in many games this season, Griffin has shown a strong desire to pass and control.
Coaches have sometimes complained about Griffin's excessive dribbling, which steals the point guard's job.
According to the Grizzlies team's development strategy, they want to move towards a hardline and defensive path.
Griffin is positioned as a tough low-post defender and an efficient scorer.
The so-called efficient scorer means less control and attacking the basket directly.
As an end point, efficiently complete the team's tactics and score points.
But Min Congda said that he hopes to allow Griffin to develop in an all-round way? Dribbling and passing?
Wallace was confused in his heart. He couldn't figure out whether Min Congda wanted to help the Grizzlies and Griffin.
He just silently wrote down Min Congda's words, and would think about it slowly when he encountered problems in the future.
Min Congda didn't think too much. He just looked at Griffin's performance and gave a fair opinion based on the Grizzlies' lineup.
He was still grateful in his heart, "Fortunately, I didn't choose Griffin. He is really talented and has a lot to do."
The Grizzlies' starting lineup is actually seriously lacking in offensive power. Conley and Griffin are the only ones who can really attack with the ball.
On the basis of Malone + Stockton, the Utah Jazz in the 1990s still had Hornacek.
Where is Hornacek for the Grizzlies? OJ-Mayo?
The third-year Mayo's performance this season has been even worse.
His performance on the field has declined significantly, and coupled with his poor defense, he has been reduced to a substitute.
Beasley, who was signed first and then exchanged, is even more like a colander and a lone wolf. He has a black hole for the ball, and he can't get the ball out when he gets it.
And as the No. 3 position responsible for defense, Beasley's defense is really bad.
Of course, even if Wallace keeps Rudy Gay, Gay's performance will not be much better than Beasley.
Because for a team with a basic structure of point guard + power forward, the third position cannot be too outstanding and is destined to be a supporting role.
If the third position occupies a large amount of the ball, the function of the fourth position will be usurped and the data will be greatly weakened.
In history, there are almost no cases where the No. 3 and No. 4 are both superstars and can still match each other.
The only exception is Bird and McHale of the Celtics in the 1980s, but McHale also played as the sixth man for many years, and Bird was more of a free agent than the third position.
Moreover, the relationship between the two off the court is extremely bad, and they almost don't speak.
The person who had a better rapport with Bird on the court was Dennis Johnson.
Min Congda's vision is very precise. He saw the urgent requirement for the Grizzlies' defensive function at the third position. He also saw that Griffin's comprehensive ability should be developed to become the tactical axis of the Grizzlies, a team with poor offense.
Every goal the Grizzlies scored in the opening game was related to Griffin, and his fighting spirit was very strong tonight.
Not only does he have a strong fighting spirit, but the key is that he has the ability.
Min Congda thought to himself: "If the Grizzlies train him well, Griffin will also become a stumbling block for the Clippers' progress in the future. He has the ability and motivation, and he is a good seedling worth cultivating."
Being a spy at home was not effective, so Min Congda had already begun to reach out to other teams.
At 10:8, the Grizzlies ended the timeout and chased 4 points in a row.
The Clippers changed their style of play and asked Randolph to hit him in the low post.
Randolph caught the ball and beat Jordan with his back, then turned and hooked.
Jordan jumped up hard to block Randolph's hook.
As a result, the ball will pass from his fingertips and fall into the basket.
"You jumped too late!" Randolph also reminded the former teammate.
Jordan didn't give Randolph a good fight with this ball.
He is tall and has long arms, so he thought he could give Randolph a step and then take care of him.
Unexpectedly, Randolph was very experienced. After occupying a favorable position, he hooked over the block and scored two points.
Fatty Blue has become more and more experienced in the low position, and his ability to eat alone has gradually reached a peak state.
By this summer, Randolph will celebrate his 30th birthday, and these few years will undoubtedly be his peak period.
Min Congda was really good at renewing his contract and keeping top Randolph with the Clippers.
Now the Clippers' ability to dominate the ball on the court has reached a very high level.
Baron Davis, Curry, and Gasol are three players with organizational skills.
Moreover, it is both internal and external, with clear responsibilities and orderly play.
The Grizzlies continue to rely on Griffin on the offensive end.
Griffin took the ball in the high post and tried to pass and cut at the top of the arc.
As a result, the ball passed straight to Conley was intercepted by Curry.
After successfully stealing the ball, Curry immediately launched a fast break counterattack and passed halftime at an extremely fast speed.
Conley and Tony Allen's attention is focused on Curry.
The Grizzlies retreated quickly enough, but there was still a gap in the middle.
Curry passed the ball to the basket, and Gasol received the ball and easily cut in for a layup.
The score was immediately opened up again. The Clippers' offense was so varied that the Grizzlies were hard to defend.
Wallace looked at his team's defense and said: "I think next we need to strengthen one-on-one defense on the outside, reduce double-team rotations, and shrink the defensive formation!"
Upon hearing this, Min Congda hurriedly said: "Are you kidding? If you defend like this, you guys will be beaten to death when you play with the second team!"
"Ah? Really? Isn't this the right way to guard against it?"
"No, of course not."
"Then how should we prevent it?"
"I didn't teach you just now. I'm left here to think about it again."
(End of chapter)
