158: Let's shoot
In the 2008-09 season, 36-year-old Grant Hill played for the first time in his career. Hill was in excellent physical condition this season. Although it was not comparable to his peak period, his wonderful flying dunks from time to time can still remind fans of his glory when he was young.
Of course, what Hill talks about most this season is not his healthy body, but his super high shooting percentage! In the 2008-09 season, Grant Hill's shooting percentage was as high as 52.3%, ranking 16th in the league!
Some people may say that it is nothing great to be ranked 16th in the league in terms of shooting percentage. But in fact, the top 15 hit percentages in the top 15 are all inside players! In other words, among all the guards and small forwards that season, Hill had the highest shooting percentage! His mid-range, his cutting layups and even dunks all had super high finishing rates!
Of course, Hill was not without shortcomings at that time. His 31.8% three-point shooting percentage was not enough. At that time, Hill had not yet fully developed the three-point shooting, and he made less.
But for Link, this is not a problem, because he already has the ability to shoot 43.8% three-point shooting percentage in Hill during the 2009-10 season.
This long-range shooting ability and Hill's overall shooting percentage in the 2008-09 season made Link very happy. It can be said that in the two years when Hill had the best shooting ability, all the shooting level was integrated into Link!
With the support of excellent touch, Link's three-point shooting rate will be higher now. In terms of mid-range and ending at the basket, Link has the highest shooting rate among the outside players in the league.
Thinking of this, Link was very excited. After upgrading, he immediately tried to shoot three-pointers in the training hall, and his shooting percentage had indeed improved significantly!
Link scored 100 three-pointers and hit 93 of them! This is his highest record since he entered the Grizzlies!
That's not counting. Of these 93 goals, 75 were scored in succession! That's right, scored in succession! Link started with the fifth goal, then tried 75 three-pointers, without a single miss! The Nets' continuous rolling sound made Link more and more excited the more he shot.
Link still remembers that media reports that Curry's most three-point shooting record in training was 77 times, and the highest shooting percentage was 96 shots in 100. In other words, at least in terms of training, Link's three-point shooting level is already very top-notch!
Of course, actual combat is different from training. The Warriors' future tactics and Curry's shooting actions in actual combat can ensure that he has a very high three-point shooting percentage. Link may not be as accurate as Curry in actual combat, but he is more accurate than himself now and can definitely do it!
Until now this season, Link's three-point shooting percentage is as high as 38.6%. The reason why he did not reach Hill's 43.8% during the same period is that Link's three-point shooting is much more than Hill's.
But after upgrading today, Link felt that he could do it by increasing his three-point shooting percentage to more than 40% with a lot of shots.
Top three-point shooting ability? Just thinking about it, Link was already wet with his pants.
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When Randolph walked into the locker room early in the morning, he was startled by Link. The guy's dark circles were so exaggerated!
"Wacao, what did you go yesterday? Finally, I couldn't help but find a woman to go home? How about it? Is your legs sore or not." Randolph sat next to Link with a slutty smile. He knew that Link was not honest and went out to have fun with him and Tony Allen on his back.
"What are you saying? I didn't sleep well last night. I'm so excited! Hello, Zach, do you want to compete with me in shooting later?" Link looked at Randolph excitedly. He couldn't help but show off his shooting skills.
"Shot? It's boring. If you're willing to practice low-single singles with me, I'll accept it."
"Damn, you are forty kilograms heavier than me. I'll play a low-single single with you. Hello, Tony, do you want to compete for the shot later?" Link waved at Randolph, then immediately turned to look at Tony Allen.
"I? Shoot?" Tony Allen pointed at himself in a daze, "Forget it, I'm afraid that the basket in the training hall would be troublesome to repair and would be smashed by me."
"Damn it, it's not good enough. Mike, let's compete with me to shoot. We'll shoot 100, just like practice, how about it?" Link abandoned Randolph and Tony Allen, and came to Mike Conley.
Conley didn't say anything just now, just because she was afraid of "stopping the fire". Unexpectedly, she was still targeted by Link.
After being targeted by Link, Conley looked at Randolph and Tony Allen with an innocent look, but the two guys looked helpless.
Xiaokangli sighed, why is it me who is hurt every time
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"Holings, go out and have a look. The training ground is very lively." Grizzlies assistant coach Elston Turner walked into Hollings' office with a cup of coffee, with a bright smile on his face.
"What's wrong?"
"Link doesn't know what's going on. He's looking for people to compete with him in the early morning. Now, he and Conley are competing."
"Just compete, it's normal for young people to play." Hollins waved his hand. The entertainment methods of Grizzlies players have always been unique. They didn't go out to play the Waterstorm Festival with a bucket of Gatorade, and they were worthy of Hollins.
"No, it's not normal at all. Link almost threw Conley into tears, really."
After hearing what Turner said, Hollins raised his head slightly, "How many did he go in?"
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When Hollins walked out of the office and stepped into the training ground, the players had all gathered to the halftime of Link and Conlibe shooting.
The rules of the game are very simple. Both sides shoot alternately, each with 100 shots, and then alternately shoot after 50 shots, which is equivalent to dividing 100 shots into the first and second half. In the end, whoever scores more in the two rounds will win.
“40,41,42,43”
As soon as Hollins stepped into the training ground, he heard the players counting together. He pushed aside the crowd and found that it was Link who was shooting.
"Zach, what are you counting?" Hollins thought the players were counting Link's goals.
"We are counting Link's consecutive goals! He scored 42 in the first round just now!" Randolph replied at the top of his voice!
"38 in a row!" Hollins raised his head in surprise and looked at the court. He happened to see Link taking action and the basketball hit again!
After the ball hit, all the players shouted the last number in unison, "50!"
After Link finished his bid, everyone rushed over and obviously got very excited.
Hollins stood outside the crowd and had not yet reacted to what happened. 50? Could it be that Link made 50 shots from outside the three-point line just now!?
"Damn, I will never play shooting games with you again, never again!" Conley complained about Link while being ecstatic. Link's super high shooting percentage shocked everyone.
There were 42 in the first round and 50 in the second round, which means 100 shots Link scored 92! And for the Grizzlies, those who can score more than 80 in 100 three-point practices are considered to have a super high hit.
After all, three-pointers were not popular in the league in that era, and the Grizzlies were not a team that won by three-pointers. Everyone's three-point shooting percentage was generally not that high.
Because of this, Link's shooting percentage makes all Grizzlies extremely excited. This is probably the most lively three-point practice in the Grizzlies' all-time!
After thinking through the whole story, Hollins looked at Link, who was surrounded by his teammates.
That boy's magic seems to have not been fully developed yet.
Chapter completed!