Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 223 223. The last signing of the middle class!The lineup for the new season is out! (5K words for subscription)

Time passed day by day, and now the Grizzlies' reinforcements during the offseason are basically coming to an end.

Right now, the Grizzlies have one last thing to do, but the resistance to this matter is still great. Luke is not in a hurry about it, but just takes the little girl Katie to play around Memphis every day.

In addition, Luke also discussed the tactics of the new season with the assistant team.

On the offensive end, Luke already has his own ideas and is currently working hard to improve them, but he still needs to discuss some details with the teaching assistants around him.

After all, although Casey and Gentry are only Luke's assistant coaches in the new season, they have very high insights in tactics.

In the new season, Luke proposed to increase shots from beyond the three-point line. Although Gentry still disagreed with this, but seeing Luke's tough and decisive attitude, Gentry had no choice but to accept it.

The general scope of the offensive system is easy to summarize, but it is very difficult to implement it strictly. This not only includes the tactical movement and style of play in positional warfare, but also clarifies the team's offensive policy for the new season.

This kind of thing is easier to say, but the obstacles encountered in it are very difficult. Even Luke, who was born in the small ball era, had to fundamentally dismantle the problem.

For Luke, the change of the new season is also a challenge on the road of coaching.

The Grizzlies and Timberwolves have completely different player compositions. With the team background left by the Grizzlies, it will be difficult for the Timberwolves to use it.

Compared with killing more insiders, making cold shots on the outside is the overall advantage of the Grizzlies in opening up the new season.

However, the players are still enjoying the little leisure time they have left, and they have to wait until September at the earliest if they want to train and run in.

So right now Luke and the coaching staff can only discuss theoretically, and more will wait until the players return in September to clarify the next step plan.

Throughout August, as free agents dwindled, the league has seldom released shocking news about signings.

Occasionally, a few transactions and signings occur, and most of them are painless reinforcements.

The current stage is the most painful time for NBA fans. During this period, the league has neither arranged games, nor interesting signing/trading news between teams.

If there is not some lace news about the NBA every day, I am afraid that fans will easily forget the NBA.

Luke has been with Katie for the past few days. While supervising Katie's basketball training, he didn't forget to take the little girl around and enjoy the last vacation.

Now the players are still enjoying their holidays and have not returned to team training, so the FedEx Arena, the Grizzlies' home court, is basically idle.

For convenience, Luke simply asked Katie to train in the arena, but most of the weekdays kept Lambir away from her.

Even though Lambiel had achieved some fame in the WNBA years and was quite prestigious in the women's basketball team, Luke didn't want Katie to become a "court girl" who only knew how to roll up her sleeves and fight with others in the future.

The training program implemented by the NBA today is much better than that of the women's basketball team, and it is also far ahead of the WNBA in terms of diet and equipment.

With Luke's contacts accumulated in the NBA, Katie can get the best basketball guidance and the most advanced training equipment here.

Although Katie, who is only ten years old, cannot carry out too formal systematic training, but Katie started much higher than her peers. Coupled with the huge potential hidden in Katie, Katie will definitely become a women's basketball player in the future. world legend.

In fact, even without Luke, Katie will be able to carve out her own world in the WNBA in the future.

Katie Lu Samuelson was once called the No. [-] goddess of the WNBA by fans, and even the famous NBA star Kevin Durant bowed down under Katie's pomegranate skirt.

Durant's most famous lace is to drink Scarlett Johansson's footwashing water. In addition, Durant also crazily liked Katie's social media, revealing his dickish aura.

However, Katie, who is regarded as the No. [-] goddess of the WNBA by the fans, naturally doesn't like Durant. Even though Durant has superb skills and is worth more than [-] million yuan, he exudes a strong aura of dick, which makes people not fall in love with him at all. desire.

What's more, there are not a few NBA stars who have pursued Katie in later generations. Russell, Butler and many other stars have expressed their love for Katie.

But Katie just smiled lightly, and has never had an affair with any NBA star.

There are a lot of celebrities in the NBA, such as Kim Kardashian of the Kardashian family, and Jenna, who is currently in the NBA, making the sun and Gobok fascinated.

But Katie is focused on playing basketball and has nothing else to think about. This is not easy in the United States where her private life is chaotic.

In fact, Katie's real popularity on the Internet and becoming the number one goddess of the WNBA still has to start when she participated in the draft.

When participating in the draft, Katie wore a red dress, overwhelming the audience, dwarfed by the players in the photo with her, there is no comparison at all.

After that, Katie unexpectedly became popular on the Internet and became the perfect goddess in the hearts of fans.

But after becoming popular, Katie still relies on her skills to make a living. In the WNBA, she has become the star of the Chicago Sky team.

Katie's battle of fame is the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games three-person basketball game overwhelmed the crowd, with outstanding personal performance to help the team win the championship.

In addition, in a 2017 NCAA game, Katie made 14 of 12 shots and all 3 of 10-pointers, scoring 40 points crazily.

This kind of performance made outside fans dumbfounded. Even NBA stars Curry and Thompson have not accomplished such a miracle.

It is worth mentioning that Katie, who was born in 1997, often posts her game routine on social media, but until Luke travels in 2021, Katie has not talked about any boyfriend.

It is precisely because of this that Luke took the opportunity to take Katie as his goddaughter, so that she could go more smoothly on the road of professional players.

There are many rising stars in the basketball world every day, but there are only a few players who can devote all their minds to basketball.

Since Katie was born in 3V3 basketball in her previous life, she didn't officially start her basketball career until she entered the NCAA. For a talented player, the time Katie wasted is extremely precious.

If these time can be utilized, Katie's achievements in the women's basketball field in the future will definitely be much higher than in her previous life.

Now the outside world knows that Katie is the goddaughter recognized by the NBA "villain bishop" Luke, and this identity will also become an abyss for NBA players to harass Katie in the future.

After all, no one wants to offend Luke inexplicably in the arena in order to pursue a girl. You know, the end of offending Luke will definitely not be very good.

Before Bruce Bowen just hurt Luke's players with his foot, Luke was reimbursed for the season. Until now, his ankle has repeatedly induced injuries and he cannot complete a full season.

And the players who dealt with Luke's subordinates received such bad revenge. No one could imagine how crazy things Luke would do on the court if he raped Luke's goddaughter.

I believe that in this life, Du Xiaoshuai, a dick, would not dare to show his dick temperament to Katie on the Internet.

At least when Luke was coaching the league, even if Du Xiaoshuai was really interested in Katie, he would never forget to switch the trumpet, and then go to Katie's social media to like crazy...

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"Lu, good news. Travis finally got a response. Between us and the Trail Blazers, he finally chose us and is willing to join the team with a mid-level contract."

Pushing open the office door, the general manager Chris Wallace broke in with a look of excitement, and there seemed to be an imperceptible sense of relaxation between his words.

Obviously, Chris Wallace has been staring at this for a long time, so Wallace is so excited when he shares his joy with Luke.

But when Luke didn't respond for a long time, Chris Wallace discovered that Luke was sitting on the sofa and playing Go with Katie.

He stared at the chessboard with a concentrated expression, as if he didn't even hear such a loud voice from Chris Wallace.

But from Luke's frown, one can probably guess that Luke should be at a disadvantage in this game.

Go originated in China and was called "Yi" in ancient China. It has a history of more than 4000 years.

However, the world's first Go website and Go game software were born in the United States.

There is a saying in the United States that describes Go as "you can learn it in a few minutes, but you can't master it in a lifetime."

The people who play Go are mainly concentrated in East Asia. Apart from East Asia, other countries also play Go, but there are few people who are proficient in it, and they are mainly concentrated in the United States.

The only Go [-]-dan non-East Asian is American Mike Lemon.

On weekdays, Luke likes to play Go with the little girl. At first, Luke still wins more and loses less, but as the two play more and more times, Katie's understanding of Go becomes deeper and deeper. There is already an invincible aura vaguely.

In this regard, Luke often teased Katie about this matter, saying that Katie is really an enviable genius, whether it is basketball or Go, she is actually talented in these fields.

Of course, Luke also knows that before Katie touched basketball in her previous life, she was involved in a wide range of sports, such as shooting, fencing, sprinting and even tennis, which Katie loved very much.

The most important thing is that Katie has shown enough talent to become a professional athlete in these sports, but in the end Katie chose basketball among many sports.

Not much reason, just because Katie's father was a professional basketball player.

However, since Katie's father was just a drinking fountain player back then, Samuelson Sr. hoped that his daughter could fulfill the regrets he had left on the road of basketball.

In this way, Katie became one of the best female basketball stars in the WNBA in later generations.

Luke wondered more than once whether Katie could have succeeded in other fields if she had chosen other sports.

But right now Luke is not thinking about these things. Seeing that he will definitely lose this game of chess, Luke stretched calmly.

Then I saw Chris Wallace, who was watching from the side, showing a surprised expression, "I'm so involved in Go, I don't even know when you came."

"Katie, put away the chessboard, I have something to talk about with your Uncle Chris."

"Today's chess game is considered to be my loss. Of course, if someone doesn't come, there will be no more than five moves. I can definitely turn the situation around."

Taking out a cigarette from his pocket, Luke subconsciously put it in his mouth, but seeing the little girl on the opposite side looking at him angrily, Luke could only put the cigarette back into the box embarrassingly.

"That's what you said when you were about to lose last time!"

Across the sofa, Katie was sulking at Luke, pouting.

Seeing that the little girl looked cute even when she was angry, Luke smiled slightly at this, and then waved his hand to signal Wallace to come to his desk to talk.

As for Katie, let her entertain herself for a while. Anyway, there are computers and TVs in the room, and Luke is not worried about her problems.

"Lou, good news, Travis finally has..."

Chris Wallace originally wanted to repeat what he said when he entered the room, but Luke interrupted it with a wave of his hand.

"I heard it when you entered the room before. You have worked hard these days, and the team will have nothing to do in the past few days. You can use this time to rest and rest. I will contact you at any time if there is anything to do."

"No, no, you are the only one who is busy this summer, and I didn't help much, I just did some small things." Chris Wallace shook his head hurriedly. "Honestly, this has been the easiest summer I've had since entering management."

After Wallace refused, Luke didn't force it, just nodded, and then looked at the profile of the last player signed by the Grizzlies in the offseason.

The last player the Grizzlies signed with the mid-level contract during the offseason was Travis Outlaw, nicknamed "Grasshopper".

As for why it is called "grasshopper", because Outlaw, who is [-] meters tall, has unusually broad shoulders, unusually long arms, and extremely weird shooting posture.

Outlaw is 95 meters tall and weighs [-] kilograms. He plays as a small forward on the field.

Although Outlaw is a bit thin in terms of weight, Outlaw is a famous devil muscle man in the NBA, and he controls his body fat rate very well.

Outlaw is a very comprehensive striker on both ends of the offense and defense, and his personal physical fitness is very explosive.

Especially the excellent jumping ability makes Outlaw one of the most powerful actual dunkers in the active league.

It is rumored that Outlaw can touch the top of the backboard. Although the rumor is just a rumor, it can prove from the side how good Outlaw's jumping ability is.

When he first entered the league, Outlaw could only run around the court, dunk and block shots.

After years of training and unremitting efforts, he has developed a good shooting ability, especially the bottom line and the 45-degree position on the right are more stable.

On the defensive end, Outlaw returned to the defense very quickly, and his footsteps were also very good.

Even the problem of eating fake moves in the early stage of his career has been greatly improved.

Outlaw is tall and skilled, with an average of nearly 1 steal and 1 block per game. These are enough to prove that Outlaw is comprehensive on the defensive end.

上个赛季奥特洛在开拓者场均能够交出9.6分3.2篮板0.8助攻0.9抢断以及1.1次封盖。

You know, this is the data that Outlaw achieved in only 22 minutes per game.

In addition to being plagued by injuries, Outlaw is worthy of the Grizzlies using a valuable middle class to sign him on both ends of the offense and defense.

Outlaw, who is only 23 years old, still has a lot of potential worth developing, and his excellent physical condition makes Outlaw have the potential to become an excellent blocker.

Luke is very clear that Outlaw is far from ushering in the peak of his career, and Outlaw's excellent defensive ability can further enhance the strength of the Grizzlies' bench.

The Grizzlies introduced a large number of shooters this offseason, and the presence of Outlaw can help these shooters with mediocre defensive capabilities to help defend against interference.

Although the zone defense can make up for the player's individual defense ability to the greatest extent, the entire zone defense system cannot do without excellent defense players.

In the starting lineup, the Grizzlies have Gerald Wallace, the best defensive first team, but there is no good striker blocker on the bench.

In addition to Gerald Wallace, the Grizzlies striker only has the "spring man" Swift who can only dunk, and Steve Novak who regards defense as air.

The arrival of Outlaw can help the Grizzlies solve many problems, so that shooters such as Kapono and Mike Miller can release their firepower on the outside.

The only contract that the Grizzlies can use now is the middle class. Although the middle class is precious, it must be worth the money to sign Outlaw.

Players like Outlaw cannot determine the upper limit of the Grizzlies' new season, but in a sense, the existence of players like Outlaw can determine the lower limit of the Grizzlies' new season.

With the joining of "Grasshopper" Outlaw, the Grizzlies' 15-man roster for the new season is full.

Although I don't know whether the Grizzlies will make some adjustments to the lineup in the middle of the season, but the current lineup must be the Grizzlies' new season's roster.

Guard:

Kyle Lowry, "Flying Squirrel" Stoudemire, Boykins.

Swingman:
McGrady, Grant Hill, Mike Miller, "Three-Point King" Kapono.

Up front:

Gerald Wallace, Travis Outlaw, "Spring Man" Swift, Steve Novak.

Inside:

Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, Chris Webber, and Milicic.

After Luke's efforts throughout the summer, the Grizzlies have undergone earth-shaking changes in the lineup.

Whether it is from the star level or the depth of the lineup, the Grizzlies have risen from a bottom team in the league to a dark horse.

Judging from the lineup on paper alone, the Grizzlies already have the Big Three combination of Tracy McGrady, Pau Gasol and Gerald Wallace.

But the outside world's view of this Grizzlies is still too superficial. The outside world only sees that this Grizzlies has some slightly popular stars in the league, and the confidence of hitting the playoffs in the new season has greatly increased.

But right now, only Luke knows how great the potential hidden in this grizzly bear is.

If the Grizzlies lineup runs smoothly in the new season, Luke will show everyone what is called a real "spring with a dead tree"!
　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you, third child!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)