preface:
The situation in the West has changed a lot this season, the season runner-up team Suns still maintained a high level of competition this season, the Warriors also swept away the haze of last season in this season's performance, but the Lakers and Clippers did not rank in the top of the West as expected, I thought that the two strong teams in Los Angeles were not good when the Nuggets, the Lone Rangers this kind of team will take advantage of the opportunity, did not expect the Grizzlies to go all the way, surpassing these teams. So far this season, the Grizzlies have a record of 29 wins and 14 losses, ranking third in the West after the Warriors and Suns. In the west where the strong are strong, it can be ranked third, and it can be said that the current strength of the Grizzlies should not be underestimated. While the Grizzlies' record improved, fans found that the current Grizzlies and Warriors seemed to be very similar, and even felt that the Grizzlies were the second Warriors.
The road to success replicates the Warriors
There are many successful teams in the league, but most of the heroes in these teams are traded and rarely cultivated by themselves, after all, the training time is too long and may not be effective. However, the Warriors are one of the few teams to develop their own stars. Look at the core players of the Warriors today, in 2009 the Warriors chose Curry with the seventh pick, Thompson with the eleventh pick in 2011, Green with the thirty-fifth pick in 2012, and many young players are also selected by the Warriors themselves through the draft, with the gradual awakening of these players, the Warriors' record has also followed the strength of the players, and the three crowns in four years have achieved results that are difficult for the younger generation to surpass, it can be said that the Success of the Warriors today is completely their own diligent and sincere cultivation. Obviously, today's Grizzlies, like the Warriors management, have a pair of eyes that can identify the stars, look at the Grizzlies' current main players, Morant and Jalen Jr. were selected in 19 years, Dillon was selected in 17 years, Bain was selected in 20 years, these young players have shown great potential in the first few seasons of the league, and even according to the current development momentum, these young players of the Grizzlies are likely to surpass the Warriors. The Grizzlies and Warriors are one of the few teams willing to risk their time and experience developing their stars, and the rise is the same, and it is inevitable that fans will say that the Grizzlies feel like a second Warriors team today.
Become the warrior's biggest threat
The Warriors' performance so far this season has made fans feel that no team in the league can bring a real threat to the Warriors, even last year's champion Bucks look difficult to play against the Warriors, the Lakers and Clippers needless to say, if they can't get into the playoffs, they don't even have a chance to play against the Warriors, especially after Thompson's return, today's Warriors are like the cosmic Warriors who once had no team to fight with. But the Grizzlies, which have been gaining momentum recently, have put a lot of pressure on the Warriors. Looking at the recent meeting records of the two sides, in the last 11 meetings, the Grizzlies have achieved a record of 7 wins and 4 losses, and the most heart-wrenching loss for Warriors fans must be that last year in the playoff playoffs, the Warriors lost to the Grizzlies in two consecutive games.
Originally thought that the Warriors would fight the Grizzlies with a belief in revenge, the Grizzlies won in both meetings with the Warriors this season, and the Grizzlies were the only team to let the Warriors lose two games in a row, the Warriors' first loss was justified, but the second loss was after Thompson returned. Beijing time on January 12, the Grizzlies faced the Warriors, the newborn calves are not afraid of the tiger, the young people of the Grizzlies did not have soft feet when they played with the fully formed Warriors, but played threatening on the offensive end, the three-point shooting rate of the Grizzlies in this game was as high as 41.2%, while the Warriors only had 36%, using the Way the Warriors were best at defeating the Warriors, the Grizzlies really killed people. In addition to the offensive end, the Grizzlies are more aggressive than the Warriors on the defensive end, curry's performance is perfectly limited under the Grizzlies' aggressive defense, and the Warriors have made a total of 16 turnovers. According to this momentum, if the Warriors and the Grizzlies meet in the playoffs, the Warriors will have to work hard to bite the bones of the Grizzlies, after all, the Grizzlies are indeed the warriors' biggest threat.
The potential for winning the championship is emerging day by day
Morant is the undisputed core player of the Grizzlies, but the real scary part of the Grizzlies is that they can still maintain a high level of competition without Morant, and according to statistics, in the 12 games that Morant is absent, the Grizzlies have a record of 10 wins and 2 losses. After Morant's return, the Grizzlies' combat strength has risen sharply, and Morant directly led the team to achieve a wave of ten consecutive wins, even the Lakers with James West, the Warriors with splash brothers and the runner-up Suns last year are their defeated players, it can be said that the Grizzlies' ten-game winning streak is very rich. Seeing the performance of the Grizzlies today, many fans even discussed the Grizzlies' victory, indeed today's Grizzlies have shown the potential to win the championship, after all, they can beat a number of strong teams in a row, obviously the Grizzlies rely on not luck but strength, but to win the championship, the Grizzlies still have a long way to go. Now their biggest problem is the lack of front and interior strength, after all, the players are too young, want to wait for young players to grow to the level of the championship, the Grizzlies will have a long time to go through, if this offseason Grizzlies can trade a star front with immediate combat power, then the Grizzlies will win a lot bigger.
Summary;
Seeing the gradual development of young teams, many fans are happy in their hearts, after all, chaotic battles are only interesting. We can see that the young Grizzlies have a lot of energy, and in another season or two, if the Grizzlies can maintain their current roster, presumably then the Grizzlies will have a place in the league, from challengers to defenders.