activa-t Chapter 809 If you want to look forward to it
Chapter 809 If you want to look forward to it
Chapter 809 If you want to look forward to it
Ultimately, Wade decided to postpone his retirement.
In the 16 years in the NBA, not having a championship is his biggest regret. Wade doesn't want to sit in the commentary booth, and like Charles Barkley back then, was ridiculed by everyone for not having a championship ring...
Now even Charles Barkley came back shamelessly, hugged Zhao Ke's thigh, and won a championship ring in Memphis!
And two lucky old guys, Reggie Miller and John Stockton!
Why do you say lucky?
Because, since the 2008 Olympics, Zhao Ke led the Huaxia men's basketball team to slaughter and double-kill the Dream Eight team, no star is willing to go to Memphis to hug his thigh...
Zhao Ke has already scored 200 points, and he still went to Memphis. The intention is too obvious. How thick-skinned must he be to be willing to come out?
Of course, this is only one of the reasons.
What kind of birds are there in such a big forest in the NBA?
There are a lot of people who don't want to die, not to mention such a relaxed and happy thing like shameless...
There is another reason, the Memphis Grizzlies themselves.
Since 2008, the Grizzlies have gradually embarked on the fast lane of the draft, and the lineup has stabilized year by year, and there is no room for veterans who hold their thighs!
You want to be hugged, but if they don't give you a hug, isn't that X harassment?
That year, their lineup was:
Centers: Greg Oden, DeAndre Jordan, Dikembe Mutombo
Power forwards: Serge Ibaka, Theo Tralliff
Small forwards: Andrei Kirilenko, Shane Battier
Shooting guards: Zhao Ke, Grant Hill, Raja Bell
Point guards: Mike Conley, Patrick Beverley
In the second year, in the draft year when the point guards concentrated and exploded, the Memphis Grizzlies did not move, and they changed their draft picks to the next three or four years.
In 2010, Theo Telalif and Dikembe Mutombo retired, and the Memphis Grizzlies added "Big White Side" Hassan Whiteside in the interior, and more importantly, they got Paul George!
In 2011, the Memphis Grizzlies picked up Jimmy Butler. After the season, Grant Hill announced his retirement.
In 2012, Paul George won the starting lineup, and Andrei Kirilenko switched to the sixth man.
In 2015, AK-47 and Raja Bell retired, and the Memphis Grizzlies acquired Kelly Oubre Jr. and Josh Richardson as supplements.
In 2016, Shane Battier retired and the Grizzlies selected Malcolm Brogdon.
Zhao Ke let go of the robot, the teacher, and Brother Antetokounmpo. They are all embryos who can grow into superstars in their respective systems. Come to the Grizzlies as a substitute?
What a waste!
Right now, the Memphis Grizzlies lineup is:
Centers: Greg Oden, DeAndre Jordan,
Power forwards: Serge Ibaka, Hassan Whiteside
Small forwards: Paul George, Kelly Oubre Jr., Josh Richardson
Shooting guard: Zhao Ke, Jimmy Butler, Malcolm Brogdon
Point guards: Mike Conley, Patrick Beverley
Zhao Ke basically does not play in the regular season.
So, since 2012, the Memphis Grizzlies' regular season starting five are actually:
Greg Oden, Serge Ibaka, Paul George, Jimmy Butler and Mike Conley
Since the 2008-2009 season, the Memphis Grizzlies have ranked first in the league in regular season defensive efficiency for ten consecutive seasons!
Zhao Ke lit a fire and ignited the small ball era ahead of schedule.
However, in the Memphis Grizzlies, they still fought the old-fashioned positional warfare with a single eye, like a huge flesh and blood grinding disc. No matter whether it was the Big Three of the Heat, the Royalists of the Cavaliers, or the Big Five of the Warriors, they could not break through the impregnable palace of the dynasty...
Moreover, the team building philosophy of the Memphis Grizzlies has always been—
Just can't get in!
Anyone who stepped into the Memphis Dynasty Temple Arena was born a Grizzly and died a Grizzly Ghost!
To leave, there is one and only one way——
retired:
The door for people to enter and exit was locked.
The hole for the dog to climb out of, is wide open.
A voice shouted:
Retire!
I set you free...
Of course, this is absolutely impossible, this is Ao Shen face to face...
In fact, the Memphis Grizzlies are too rich. Since the three consecutive championships, the Memphis ball market has skyrocketed to an unbelievable level.
Therefore, Alan Houston didn't feel bad at all when he spent money.
Luxury tax or something.
Hu Keer!
Therefore, whenever the Memphis Grizzlies have a contract that is about to expire, the team will immediately offer the largest and longest contract on the market...
There is no need for an agent to talk for nothing, just give you the best!
Of course, if you are ambitious.
If you want to be the boss of a weak team, and you don't care about how much money you have, the team will let you go. The sky is big and the earth is big, and the dream is the biggest!
Who doesn't have an ideal of being the boss?
But who is stupid?
In Memphis, he wins the championship every year, enjoys the highest attention in the league, embraces the largest fan base in the world, and holds the highest salary in the NBA...
At this time, you talk about ideals with me?
No, no, you probably misunderstood "ideal"——
My ideal is:
rich!Follow!There is a championship!
Hey, let's live together...
Therefore, while the Memphis Grizzlies have achieved the longest dynasty record in NBA history, they also bear the largest total salary in NBA history.
In the 12-man roster, except for rookies, everyone else has a maximum salary!
Neither the hard salary cap nor the soft salary cap can restrain the crazy Memphis Grizzlies. Take the next season as an example, the total salary of the Memphis Grizzlies is as high as 3.2 million US dollars!
In comparison, the Golden State Warriors with the Big Five are only 1.37 million.
The vain money flowed into the league's pockets in the form of luxury taxes.
This is also the reason why the Memphis Grizzlies have been verbally criticized by 29 other teams for "breaking the rules of the game" for so many years, but they have always stood firm——
A small ball market that does not pay luxury tax is holding up its hands and feet waiting to share the spoils!
The bosses didn't do anything, but it hurt the stars.
No matter how hard they work, how they hold together, how they train, how can they catch up with the tacit understanding of the Memphis Grizzlies' ten-year team?
What's more, any one of their team is enough to go to other teams to become the cornerstone of the team...
The Warriors are awesome, there are five giants!
The Cavaliers are awesome, with the Big Three!
But I can't stand the Grizzlies having the Big Eight!
Of course, the scariest thing here is that Zhao Ke disappeared in the regular season, made a splash in the playoffs, and came out in the finals to win the championship!
Several times, including the new Spurs, Heat, Mavericks, Warriors, Cavaliers, these guys finally touched the floor of the finals...
The result is the same -
4:0
It's been 11 years, besides sweeping, it's still sweeping, Zhao Ke, you are finally gone!
The whole league is almost singing:
夜 半 三 哟盼 天明
寒冬 腊月 哟盼 春风
If you want to look forward to it, Zhao Ke will retreat
Azalea blooms all over the mountain...
Come on in Wuhan! Go China!
(End of this chapter)