In January 2000, Michael haysley bought the Vancouver grizzly for $160 million. In 2001, grizzlies moved to Memphis, Tennessee. In 2004, the team owned a new stadium, the FedEx stadium, which is considered to be the most artistic stadium in the NBA.
Since moving to Memphis, the Grizzlies have made five playoffs, and last year, the Grizzlies have grown into a strong team in the league. Last season, it was a one-off western finals, so that everyone was surprised out of glasses.
After Michael haysley took over the Grizzlies, the team has changed dramatically. You know, before haysley took over, the Grizzlies were almost one of the most hopeless teams in the league. Even, one can be removed.
In six years in Vancouver, the Grizzlies had a total record of 101-359, the worst record of the NBA team in six years. In these six years, the Grizzlies have never entered the playoffs, the winning rate in a single season has never exceeded 30%, and only won 23 games in a single season. In the same period of time, the Raptors, another Canadian team, had already broken through the first round of the playoffs, and there were phenomenal superstars like Vince Carter.
And the Grizzlies in Vancouver''s farewell game, the fans even raised the slogan "thank the worst team in history", which is undoubtedly an unquestionable complaint. Some people hold posters that say "100 wins are better than none. Thank you grizzly." but it''s hard to say whether it''s nostalgia or sarcasm.
In Vancouver today, there is no trace left by grizzly bears. There were no flags, jerseys or old photos associated with Grizzlies in the former grizzly stadium or in the local sports bar.
A team rotten to this point, is also a unique team.
Thus, Hayley is the Savior of the Grizzlies. It was he who pulled this team out of the abyss. So, if he doesn''t love Grizzlies, it''s a fake. Now the Grizzlies are in the Western Conference finals, which is exactly what haysley has been dreaming about for a long time.
However, the 75 year old Hasley couldn''t continue to run the team. There is a boss who is older than him in the NBA League, but there is no worse physical condition than him.
Every day, Hayley had to swallow a bunch of colorful pills. Whenever a reporter asked him if he would trade who, he did not have the patience before, just felt bored. And when he thought of the tedious off-season reinforcement plan, he would like Chris Wallace to take care of it.
So haysley came up with the idea of selling the team. Maybe a younger, more energetic and ambitious boss will manage grizzly better.
At the most prosperous time in the history of Grizzlies, haysley chose to say goodbye to the team.
But haysley told Wallace not to disclose the news to the players and coaches, so as not to upset the morale.
When the time is right, Hayley will tell others.
Chris Wallace did, but the next afternoon, the news that haysley wanted to change hands with the team was still revealed.
There is no doubt that in today''s era, nothing can be concealed from reporters. Once a reporter knows that, under the high timeliness of the network, within a few hours, the whole world will know about this matter.
"It is not our side who exposed the news, but it may be the buyer. Have you contacted several buyer candidates? I think it may be the people on their side who let the news out. " After the news came out, Chris Wallace was busy.
On the one hand, he has to respond to reporters'' questioning. On the other hand, he has to help Heisley deal with the business of the team. Overnight, his workload doubled in an instant.
At this time, grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins is sitting behind Wallace''s desk, hoping to get some more detailed information.
The impact of changing owners on players and coaches can be small or large. After all, if you don''t change the boss, you have to pay all the wages on the contract and play the ball as you like.
But it is also likely to change the trajectory of players and coaches. In the last two years, there have been a lot of staff changes due to the change of owners.
In 2010, Golden State warrior changed its boss. As a result, this year, Monta Ellis, the last representative of the "Golden State bandits" period, was kicked out by the warriors and Curie was officially righted.
In March 2005, Dan Gilbert became the big boss of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Since then, he has carried on the drastic reform to the team management, the coaching group, the team lineup.
In 2010, Russian tycoon Mikhail prokholov bought the nets. And now the nets have decided to move to Brooklyn next season, and the rumors about the nets have never stopped.
However, after Wallace made all the phone calls, he could only open his hands to Hollins. "I don''t know who the new boss is, so I don''t have any clue. You ask me what will happen to the team? Only God knows
"But at this point it is revealed that the team is going to be sold, and I am afraid that the players'' state will be affected. We''ve just lost Rudy Gay and link has just been at the heart of the team. In this case, it''s really... ""I don''t want to, neither does Hayley, but the reporters do. It was they who exposed it. It was impossible. I can only hope that our boys are focused enough. " Wallace is also one of the first two big, this year''s Memphis grizzly bear, feeling has been in adversity ahead of ah.
The next day, sure enough, a lot of media began to come out and sing about grizzly bear. They believe that in today''s situation, the grizzly player''s mentality may be affected. After all, there''s always been talk about guy, Randolph and even Conley. Now that the team is selling, no one can guarantee the fate of these players.
In the eyes of reporters, the Grizzlies should be in a state of self danger. And in this state, the team is very difficult to produce results.
Last season, the Nuggets nearly fell out of the top eight in the Western Conference at one time in a state of self-esteem. It wasn''t until Anthony''s deal was completed that he was killed again. And jazz in the state of self-esteem, all the way from the champion challenger to the Western top eight midstream team. As a result, after the transaction was completed, it was reduced to a lotto team.
With these lessons in mind, reporters speculate that the Grizzlies will not have a better ending this year.
As a result, on March 16, the Grizzlies lost unexpectedly to the Raptors, which made the public opinion explode.
"The Grizzlies are about to be wiped out for their new comeback."
"Memphis Grizzlies are in the most chaotic period in history."
"It''s rumored that Hollins has started to work and find a home."
As soon as the game was lost, all kinds of strange rumors came out. However, how many people really care about why the Grizzlies lost today?
This game, link shot down 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, still worthy of his core player status. In addition, Randolph and Conley also had 18 points and 15 points respectively, the Grizzlies'' performance was very good.
However, the Raptors shot 46.7% of their three-point shooting rate today, which is 14% higher than their average three-point shooting rate this year! The Grizzlies lost.
And even so, the Grizzlies only lost four points.
But where can journalists manage this? They just want to attract people''s attention, and they don''t care too much about the truth.
Although the Grizzlies didn''t have any self-esteem, they all focused on the game itself. But the media such as this stick, it is possible to stir white into black.
So, link is still very self reproached for the loss of the game. If we can avoid this defeat, there won''t be such a mess.
Therefore, when link was asked by reporters after the game, "how do you think the team is being touted," link looked focused.
"I will prove that most of you are farting. We are soldiers. We just want to fight. Nothing else will affect our desire to fight. Those false voices will be broken sooner or later. "
Link''s speech was very firm, and he also used the words "I will prove it.".
He is very clear that, as the core of the team, in addition to enjoying the highest tactical status and exposure, he also needs to do more practical things for the team and solve more problems.
How to stabilize the morale of the army? Simple, victory! It is no doubt that link has carried the responsibility of breaking the rumors on his own shoulders.
Looking at Lin Keyi''s speech, Randolph, sitting next to him, laughed happily.
That kid, more and more looks like a star.
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