Chapter 972 Super Team!
It is still a few days away from December 11, 2009, but the NBA's media is already all about the news of the super battle between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Grizzlies.
In the entire league, the Heat, the Grizzlies and the SuperSonics are the only three teams that have maintained an undefeated record so far.
The media in the United States and even the world are counting on their fingers every time these three teams clash with each other.
It seems that the only team in the entire league that can defeat each other is themselves. In this case, naturally every clash between them is like a collision between Mars and the Earth.
According to many fans, in addition to the existing six major divisions, this season's NBA should add an NBA super division.
In this division, there should be the five strongest teams in the NBA now, the four super teams of the Heat, the Grizzlies, the SuperSonics, and the Lakers, plus another strongest team.
The five teams in the Super NBA and the other teams are not in the same dimension.
In this team that belongs to another dimension, each expert has his own insights and opinions on the specific strength ranking of these teams.
Anyone can say that he is fair and correct, and anyone can say that the other party is incorrect and unfair.
This is a subjective matter that cannot be more subjective.
So what is the most objective evaluation?
Of course, it is the victory or defeat of the direct confrontation between the two teams.
Which of the three teams, the Heat, the Grizzlies, and the Supersonics, is the strongest team?
The battle between the Seattle Supersonics and the Grizzlies on December 11!
The battle between the Grizzlies and the Heat on December 13!
The Christmas battle between the Seattle Supersonics and the Heat on December 25!
These three games really made the NBA media and experts count on their fingers.
These three magical teams will decide the victory or defeat that has been debated for more than a month in this magical December, in this magical half month.
This battle between the Seattle Supersonics and the Grizzlies kicked off the competition between the three super teams.
The focus of the entire NBA is also on this.
Of course, as the three teams involved, the Heat, the Grizzlies and the Supersonics also attach great importance to it.
Although none of the three teams recognizes that they are super teams.
"LeBron, you are one of the three super teams in the NBA, the Heat, the Grizzlies, and the Lakers. After you came to the Heat, seeing more and more super teams appearing now, do you think it is a good thing that more and more star players in the league are banding together? What do you think of many people saying that you have ruined the rhythm of the entire league?"
"No, I haven't! I mean, I have never played in a super team, so I don't know if this is a good or bad thing for the league and the players. I don't think we are a super team."
When asked about the topic of super teams, James denied it directly.
James denied it directly, and Kobe and Oden also denied it directly.
Yes was not asked this question by reporters, and reporters were embarrassed to ask it. Compared with the Lakers, Grizzlies, and Heat, which are full of stars, the Supersonics are all players trained by themselves. These players have grown from garbage to great in the eyes of the whole world.
Although James took the lead in denying the claim of super teams, and Kobe and Oden did not admit it, in fact, the league's super teams do exist.
After James said this, even the Heat fans on the Internet were embarrassed. This was too nonsense.
Does James know that what he said is nonsense?
Of course he knows.
But it is nonsense.
If the Heat won the championship last season, he would have taken on the stigma of starting a super team.
But the champion last season was the Supersonics, and he got nothing. Why should he take on the stigma?
So, James is very clear that there are indeed several unique teams in the league this season.
Heat, Supersonics, Lakers, Grizzlies.
After getting Ray Allen this season, James and the Heat felt that their Ren and Du meridians were opened.
In the finals last season, the dilemma of not having three-pointers at critical moments was really greatly alleviated after Ray Allen arrived.
The current Heat is really stronger than last season.
If the Lakers and Grizzlies had not formed a super lineup that is almost the same as the Heat this season, the Heat players even felt that there would be no problem in awarding the championship to themselves in advance.
"From now until the Christmas game, the half month is the most important half month for the Heat this season. The Grizzlies and the Seattle Supersonics must be won!"
Confidence is confidence, but James and the Heat are still very cautious when facing these special teams.
Since the painful defeat last season, the Heat have basically learned to be humble.
With Wade's active retreat, James has become the only leader of the Heat now.
James' performance and strength on the court this season have also conquered most of the Heat players.
James now has a high prestige in the Heat.
If you don't look at the expression on Ben Gordon's face now.
Ben Gordon looked at James who was talking there, his face was full of anger.
Damn, he is the Chicago little Yes, and in his second season with the Heat, he has become a role player shooting outside.
Who can stand this?
Last season, the poor communication in the Players' House led to various problems.
This season, in order to work together more, the Heat set up a Players' Committee under James' suggestion.
They said it was to work together to solve conflicts.
At first, everyone actually believed it.
Later...
This Players' Committee became a place for James to lecture.
With Wade's help, James's opinion was the opinion of the entire team. Who could have an opposing voice?
In the end, this Players' Committee did not become a place for working together, but a place for James to show his power and authority in the team.
Ben Gordon was very unhappy about James turning a team of six giants into a one-man show. Did others feel unhappy?
Is Chris Bosh docile on the surface, but actually dissatisfied in his heart?
What about others?
No one knows this, but on the surface, the current internal atmosphere of the Heat does not look like the atmosphere of a super team.
A super team must have many factions.
But does the Heat have other factions besides James?
When James was asked about the topic that he had never been in a super team, he said no.
I don't know if this is his quibble or his sincerity.
If it is sincere, it means that James has never regarded the other six giants as players of the same level as himself. He thinks that he is the best in the whole team. How can it be called a super team?
Ben Gordon was very angry.
But it must be said that after the Heat became James' team, this team is indeed more united and stronger than last season, at least on the surface.
Another successful Xuanwei meeting.
Wade did not have any complaints because he gradually lost his leadership position in the team.
His own house is gone, but the person who gave it to him is LeBron. This house is still the house where he and LeBron live. It is better to tie LeBron to his own house than to watch LeBron live in Yes's house, right?
"LeBron, I hope that everything in the regular season can be settled after December."
"I hope so."
James nodded. The matchup between the Supersonics and the Grizzlies made him excited. As for their upcoming home game against the Mavericks on December 11, James did not take it seriously at all.
What is the third place in the West, temporarily ranking lower than the Lakers, what is the most respected leader of the Supersonics players.
Haha, 48 minutes have passed, isn't it still an easy victory?
"After this game, all our attention will be on the Supersonics!"
On December 8, 2009, the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Cavaliers, the bitter rival of last season, at home, and ended the siege of the huge crowd of reporters. When the Grizzlies players returned to the locker room, everyone's face was excited.
The matchup that has been expected for more than a month is finally coming.
After the Grizzlies defeated the Cavaliers tonight, the team's record was the first to reach 21 consecutive wins.
The Grizzlies with 21 consecutive wins have also become the new first in the league.
Becoming the first in the league, and the first in the league with 21 consecutive wins.
This really makes Oden, McGrady, Gasol, Carter and Battier, Lowry, Mike Miller and other Grizzlies players happy.
The Grizzlies have been a strong team in the league since Jerry West's successful reconstruction.
They are a strong team in the West every year.
But it is still like never before, being able to become the protagonist of the NBA!
With Oden becoming more mature this season, and the arrival of McGrady who is not troubled by too many injuries, the entire Grizzlies have reached an incredible level.
Even after defeating the Cavaliers led by O'Neal, the victim of last season, the Grizzlies felt that they might be able to break the NBA regular season winning streak record this season!
The winning streak record and the record of the record, the Grizzlies can get them this season.
"It is said that Yes wants Rondo to be the most successful scoring champion in NBA history this season. Rondo may really be able to do it with the support of Yes. Rondo, the most successful scoring champion in NBA history, can be given to Yes and Rondo, but we Grizzlies, we want to win the title of the most successful team in NBA history!"
The most successful team in NBA history!
Hearing Carter's words, the other Grizzlies players around him were really excited.
No kidding, they really think they can do this.
The current Grizzlies really give them the illusion that they can beat anyone and win any game.
"I don't know what the strongest team in NBA history should be like. I also played for the Rockets two years ago. That Rockets was called the strongest in history, but I know that Rockets are definitely not as strong as the current Grizzlies!"
"The era of the Grizzlies begins with defeating Yes and the Supersonics in the next game!"
McGrady is now eager to win the championship with the Grizzlies to slap the Houston Rockets' management in the face.
The Heat and the Grizzlies both think they are the strongest teams in history.
Victory, continuous victory, can indeed bring endless confidence and self-confidence to people.
Especially when there is no criticism around.
After the start of this season, there are really few criticisms of the Heat and the Grizzlies.
After all, the focus is on the Supersonics. When the Grizzlies and the Heat appeared in people's vision, they won one game after another.
In this case, for these two teams, it is really a synonym for strength, as if they belong to the immortal team.
On the contrary, it is the Supersonics.
Every time the Supersonics play, when you see Rondo's shooting training, you subconsciously think that this team is a team with shit luck.
A player who shoots like that before the game can hit 45% of the three-pointers in the game, and the shooting rate is higher than the free throw rate. Isn't this shit luck?
Such shit luck will always collapse.
Such a team with shit luck will also collapse.
Don't think that the reputation of the Supersonics is now on par with the reputation of the other three super teams.
But compared with the other three super teams in the sky, the Supersonics are still an ordinary civilian team in the minds of audiences around the world, at most a civilian team with extremely good luck at present.
On the evening of December 10, 2009, the Seattle SuperSonics came to Memphis under the attention of almost all the media in the world.
After a few days of warm-up, the game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Memphis Grizzlies is finally about to explode.
"The Seattle SuperSonics are the strongest offensive team this season!"
"The Memphis Grizzlies are the strongest and most balanced defensive team this season!"
"Even if we put aside the hot topics of winning streaks and super teams, the collision between these two teams is attractive enough and has enough gold content."
"Recently, it is said that the SuperSonics are already a super team like the other three super teams. This game is a game to prove whether the SuperSonics is a super team!"
The players of the Seattle SuperSonics can be regarded as players who have seen the world.
But in the regular season, they really have never seen such a terrifying scene.
This is just an ordinary regular season game, as if the media from all over the world have gathered around.
"This game with the Grizzlies is not easy to play."
The SuperSonics players on the bus looked at the incredible scene outside the window and nodded.
Old Nelson said that this game is not easy to play, and it is indeed not easy to play.
The Grizzlies have become very strong after McGrady came this season.
And the Grizzlies were the nemesis of the Supersonics last season.
Many people say that if the Supersonics played the Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals, with Durant in that state, the Heat would have won the championship last season.
This makes a lot of sense. The Supersonics last season did not seem to be able to beat the Grizzlies no matter what.
This season, Durant's state is back, but the Grizzlies also have Durant's idol McGrady.
McGrady is the team in the entire league that has the most ways to deal with Durant.
It can be said that the Supersonics have been so low-key in the past few days in this game with the Grizzlies because they think the result of this game may be very, very unfavorable.
They don't want to create a black spot for themselves.
But the scene outside the window...
Let's not talk about whether it can prove that it is a super team...
"If we lose this game..."
The Supersonics players almost shuddered at the same time, and they didn't know if it was because Memphis was a little cold now.