One Hundred and Seventy-Nine. Tennessee O'Neal
Two days of training was delayed, and one day was the night before he was just traded. He didn't go to training because of emotional instability.
Yesterday, because I was going to move, I packed up my things and sent them to the Grizzlies arena. That’s right, his beloved bed was also sent here. After receiving the things, I will temporarily store them in the warehouse of the FedEx Center, waiting here Once stabilized, I will rent a house to live in. Currently, the team arranges a hotel to live in.
Sun Ce himself doesn't have much self-awareness, but in the new team, his importance is no longer to the extent that the Warriors arranged for him and Curry to share the same apartment when they were first selected by the Warriors. I want Sun Ce to like it more, so I arranged the best hotel near the arena.
As in the past, I got up at four o'clock earlier, opened the door of the gym with the help of the young lady at the front desk of the hotel, and started to do morning exercises.
At 7:30, after having breakfast with Bill Duffy, I took a break, chatted about the new team, analyzed the pros and cons of joining the new team, and set off at 8:30 to drive three FedEx Center less than 1 km away.
Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace and head coach Lionel Hollins are already waiting.
"Bill, Noah, you are finally here. We have been waiting for this day for a long time. Noah, you have finally become a member of our team." Chris Wallace came up to shake hands with Sun Ce and Bill Duffy .
"Noah, I have always been optimistic about you. Your joining will make our team stronger!" Hollins used us, which meant that Sun Ce was included in the team.
"Hi, I'm Noah. It's a pleasure to work with you." Sun Ce was as humble as ever.
Sun Ce also has some impressions of these two people. In the next few years, the Grizzlies will enter the peak period of team history. It is the last generation created by the general manager Chris Wallace and the head coach Lionel Hollins. Jagged lineup.
After exchanging pleasantries, Chris Wallace took Sun Ce and Bill Duffy to familiarize themselves with the arena.
This arena was built in 2004 and has been put into use since the 2004-05 season. The facilities and so on are quite advanced, at least much better than the Oracle Arena.
There is also a music museum next door to the arena, most of which are exhibits related to Elvis Presley. Many American singers are proud to hold concerts here.
Sun Ce understands a little bit why Gasol is willing to play here for so many years. Gasol likes to listen to music... On the other side of the museum, there is a park that is too big. Memphis has a large geographical area and urban buildings. Scattered, I have to say here, the living environment is good.
"Noah, you have plenty of time to get familiar with this place in the future. Just treat the team as your home. We will hold a press conference at noon to announce to the fans that you have joined, and then there will be a physical examination..." Chris Wallace said With today's arrangement.
The Warriors held a press conference in Cleveland yesterday to express their gratitude to Sun Ce and their expectation for Thabeet to join. Thabeet went to Cleveland to reconcile with the Warriors yesterday. Officially reached, Thabeet still has no way to appear in the game.
Since the Grizzlies will have a game the day after tomorrow, on the 19th, there is no training today. It is only after 9 o'clock, and there are no players to train. Sun Ce has not seen his new teammates yet.
Sun Ce was first taken to the team doctor's room for a physical examination.
The report will come out soon, and the physical condition is too good!
Immediately afterwards, Sun Ce was taken to the locker room to change into training clothes, and after warming up, the physical test began.
In the initial part of measuring height, Sun Ce refused: "There is no need to measure my height, I am 1.92 meters."
"..." Hollins looked at Sun Ce who was obviously taller than himself, and was speechless.
Hollins was also a star in the NBA back then. He was selected as an All-Star, won a championship, and won the best defensive team for many times. The second person is several centimeters shorter.
Just 1.92 meters!
Hollins said nothing,
Fill in Sun Ce's self-proclaimed height.
After measuring his wingspan, it was two meters and six... Sun Ce felt as if he had grown a little longer.
The weight is 188 pounds, a little over 85 kilograms, which is almost two pounds more than before the start of the training camp. He didn't deliberately gain weight, it just grew naturally.
Bounce, bench press and other tests are quite ordinary, after all, I am still very thin.
But during the three 100-meter speed tests, Hollins was shocked.
The first 100-meter speed test was 10.9 seconds, the second highest was 10.79 seconds, and the third was 10.99 seconds.
The first time was when I hadn't deployed yet, the second time was when I was at my best, and the third time was when I couldn't run for 100 meters in a row.
The other 40-yard and 100-yard speed tests are also excellent!
How good is it? Iverson's speed in the training camp recorded in Hollins' player file was not as fast as Sun Ce's!
Like the Warriors, there is no player faster than Sun Ce in the entire Grizzlies team!
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After the physical test, Sun Ce and Bill Duffy waited while chatting in the lounge, and the team management went to a meeting.
After a while, Chris Wallace and coach Hollins brought a few people to the waiting room.
"This is David Fizdale, the offensive and pre-game coach; this is Dave Jogel, the defensive coach; this is ** Bickerstaff , Responsible for player training and development planning; this is Chris Irving, the youngest coach on the team, he was a good shooter in college and is our shooting coach."
Hollins introduced his coaching staff to Sun Ce.
Except for Sun Ce named Irving who has never heard of it, the other three Sun Ce have impressions, and they will all be the head coach of the Grizzlies in the future!
Except that Bickerstaff Sun Ce first heard about it in the Rockets, he really didn't know that the other two were assistant coaches of the Grizzlies.
Although it is not uncommon for assistant coaches to attack the head coach, it is really rare for the three assistant coaches of the Grizzlies to become the head coach in the future.
After getting to know each other for a while, Sun Ce greeted him humbly as always, and made a good first impression.
Later, Sun Ce was asked about the choice of jersey number. Since Iverson had bought out and left, it seemed that he was negotiating with the 76ers to join. The Grizzlies' No. 3 jersey was vacant, and Sun Ce still chose No. 3.
After the jersey is selected, it will be handed over to the staff to prepare for the noon press conference.
In the following chat, Hollins euphemistically expressed that Sun Ce's position in the team is a backup point guard.
Sun Ce said that there is no problem with this point. Before coming here, Sun Ce had already made preparations to play from the bench.
Conley was the No. 4 pick in 2007. He is a talented player. Although he has not improved so fast, he has been improving. He has just turned 22 and is far from reaching his peak. The Grizzlies must focus on training him.
The Grizzlies traded him here, just to make up for the impact of their original expectations of Iverson.
And it was a surprise to start with the Warriors. Fortunately, the Warriors, although the Warriors seem to have a good record, but not many teams value them, and Sun Ce played very well.
But when it comes to the Grizzlies with a strong starting lineup, even though the Grizzlies have a bad record, they will still attach great importance to Randolph, who has changed his mind and wants to play well.
Playing for the Grizzlies, if Conley goes up to play first, Sun Ce can observe the opponent first and come up with a better way to deal with the opponent.
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"Steph and I are good brothers, but it's not bad to play against him. I'm looking forward to playing against the Warriors."
"I am very grateful to the management of the Warriors. I don't think everyone has the experience of being traded on the night of getting a triple-double."
"I'm very happy to be replaced by our team with the second overall pick, but in fact they should have chosen me directly. Tyreke, Stephen and I are the three best rookies this year..."
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At the press conference, Sun Ce is very used to it now. There were so many reporters that the Grizzlies management was surprised.
The reporters from California and China made the Grizzlies management feel that the team is getting so much attention for the first time outside of the draft!
This was Sun Ce's first public appearance after being traded. The reporters asked a lot of questions, and Sun Ce answered them well.
It's just that, no longer a Warriors player, Sun Ce speaks a lot more directly.
And compared to before, Sun Ce now has more confidence.
You can't get the team's trust by being low-key, you have to be strong and confident!
After answering the interview, Chris Wallace handed the Grizzlies No. 3 jersey with his surname and number on it to Randolph who rushed to the scene, and Randolph handed the jersey to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce took the jersey, looked at Randolph, and felt very emotional: I still want to partner with Randolph...
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"Noah! The first day you came to the team was actually training! Aren't you going to play with Nathaniel?" Randolph angrily yelled at Sun Ce who was warming up.
After the press conference, Chris Wallace invited the coaching staff, Sun Ce, Bill Duffy, and Zach Randolph to a French restaurant on the block opposite the north gate of the arena for lunch.
After lunch, Bill Duffy, Chris Wallace and others went to discuss about Sun Ce, and Sun Ce returned to the arena with Randolph to rest.
At half past one, just as Randolph was about to take Sun Ce out for a wild ride, he saw Sun Ce warming up and preparing for training.
How did he become Tennessee O'Neill again? Sun Ce looked at Randolph, was it funny to co-author Fatty? But putting aside the dark history of the past, Randolph is quite easy to get along with.
"I'm only 19 years old, I can't play! Do you want to be caught by the police uncle?" Sun Ce didn't want to waste time, but he thought of one thing: "Zach, can you teach me low-post singles?"
Sun Ce suddenly remembered, didn't he happen to have Randolph's low post back skills?
But Randolph's answer disappointed Sun Ce.
"Low post singles? You point guard, what kind of low post do you learn, and you are so boring, I don't teach it!"
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