The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 143 - 107: Chaos is a Ladder

The Grizzlies’ first day of practice did not involve full-court play, with Hansen showcasing more of his three-point shooting and defense.

Defense goes without saying; it’s what the Grizzlies need most.

Even if Hansen had not showcased it, the coaching staff of the Grizzlies would have examined it closely, seeing as he was the only player on the team with outstanding defensive credentials.

As for three-point shooting, that was where Hansen was cutting corners.

The Grizzlies’ tactics revolved around inside play, what was most needed?

Space.

A low post one-on-one in the paint was the easiest to defend against with a collapse.

And to have space, naturally you need three-point shots.

Unfortunately, Hansen found none of the Grizzlies’ three-point shooters reliable.

At this time, whether it was Guy or Conley, their three-pointers were just "usable," not strong enough to support the strategy.

So, although it was only the first day of practice, when it came time to practice tactics, Hansen had already surpassed Guy and Conley to become the person feeding Randolph during his inside plays.

Compared to Guy and Conley, who still took defenders out the back door after passing, making it easy for Randolph to get trapped, Hansen’s method of feeding then pulling out to create space was much more comfortable.

However, feeding inside wasn’t so simple, this problem had plagued Yao’s teams as well as the East University Men’s Basketball Team.

Hansen had this ability, thanks not only to his consistent three-point skills but also to his experience with the Cavaliers feeding O’Neal.

When the first day’s practice ended, all players headed back to the locker room.

Hansen sat in his corner resting, West sitting next to him.

Earlier, Tois had brought them to the locker room, where changing lockers was a simple matter.

Hansen was changing his shoes when he felt a gaze on him, he looked up to see Guy turning away.

It seemed Guy already had an opinion about him.

That was to be expected, since Guy’s tactical role was limited, and Hansen had encroached on his territory as soon as he arrived; it would be strange if Guy didn’t object.

But what about that?

The so-called competition was never about everyone sitting down together, amicably sharing the spoils.

There was only so much to go around, no one wanted to get less, so they had to fight for it.

Just then, a person entered Hansen’s line of sight.

It was Conley.

Conley walked over to Hansen with a smile.

Hansen didn’t know what he wanted, but he also greeted him with a smile.

After Conley sat down, Hansen discovered his purpose.

This guy actually came to discuss the details of passing to the inside with him.

The gap between people was already shown in just this moment.

Because of his experience with the Cavaliers, Hansen did not "judge a book by its cover," but Conley completely matched with his memories from his past life.

A player in the League for 17 years without ever getting ejected, never a technical foul or flagrant foul against him, never even fouled out, and he was also selected for the All-Defensive Team, got the NBA teammate of the year award twice, and won the Sportsmanship Award four times - you could tell how clean and good a player he was.

During this conversation with Conley, Hansen learned quite a few things about the Grizzlies.

For example, about Coach Hollins.

The reason Hollins held so much power in the Grizzlies aside from being able to suppress Randolph, had a more important reason; he was the Grizzlies’ "three-term veteran."

Back in the 99-00 season when the Grizzlies were still in Vancouver, Hollins briefly coached the team as an interim coach.

Then again during the 04-05 season, after Hubie Brown was dismissed, it was Hollins who stepped in as the stopgap coach.

Finally, the 08-09 season, amidst turbulence when the Grizzlies underwent three coaching changes in one season, Hollins was called in again, and has been coaching ever since.

So after his talk with Conley, what Hansen could be sure of was that Hollins was definitively a hands-on coach with unprecedented authority at the Grizzlies.

This made the reactions of Guy and Randolph all the more reasonable.

After about a week of tactical training, Hollins finally began arranging full-court scrimmages.

The team was divided into starters, substitutes, and benchwarmers.

Starters: Conley, Hansen, Guy, Randolph, Little Gasol

Substitutes: Delonte West, Tony Allen, Sam Young, James Johnson, Haddadi

Bench: Ismael Smith, Acie Law, Rodney Carney, Demarre Carroll, Dandoniel Altun

The first match was between the substitutes and benchwarmers.

Hansen had been busy watching a few specific people shuffle in and out, and it was only now that he noticed a familiar face among the Grizzlies’ bench.

Carroll was actually on the Grizzlies?

This guy would later earn a multi-million contract with the Hawks.

However, once the game actually started, he saw that Carroll at this time was entirely rough around the edges, all body and no skill.

And it wasn’t just Carroll; this group of Grizzlies substitutes just couldn’t bear scrutiny offensively.

That feeling, it was like the Grizzlies had rounded up all the League players who could defend but couldn’t score.

Compared to them, West was actually the most offensive threat on the court.

Seeing this offensive talent, Hansen was sweating.

You could say that sometimes being too extreme wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

After a series of missed shots, thanks to West’s performance, the substitute team eventually won 9-6.

After a short break, it was time for the match between the starters and substitutes.

The substitute team took the offense first, while Hansen was passively resting on the defense.