After two seasons of miserable operation, the performance of the roller coaster, which has entered the state of reconstruction in recent years, has gradually blossomed this season, and has achieved 23 wins and 18 defeats so far, ranking sixth in the Eastern Region. In an interview, Tyrese Haliburton, the “new owner of horse skating”, took the rise of the Grizzlies as an example, and believed that the team would see results in two to three years.
“Just like the Grizzlies in the past, we are also a young team. We learn from each other and then receive training every day. The Grizzlies have grown into one of the best teams in the league, which is also our goal to work hard,” said Halliburton.
Coach Rick Carlisle said: “I like our current team, I like the progress we have made, and we should strive to achieve greater growth. Now is an exciting moment for skating fans, because they are witnessing the rise of this young team.”
We can also see the rising sun of horse skating from the content of the mid-season survey conducted by the NBA official website for 30 team reporters.
In the poll of “The most amazing story of this season”, the rise of the horse skating won 10% of the vote, tied for the fourth place; In the survey of “the biggest talent thief in this year’s draft”, Andrew Nembard, who ranked 31st in the second round of horse skating, and Benedict Mathurin, who ranked 6th in the first round, won the first and third votes respectively.
Mathelen also won the votes of “Rookie of the Year” and “Sixth Man of the Year”, ranking 2 and 3 respectively; Halliburton won the third place in the “Best Progress Award of the Year”. In addition, he also ranked fourth in the “Best Point Guard” and third in the “Best Passing Player”.
As far as Carlisle is concerned, he is also considered to be the best in the match adjustment and tactical arrangement after the suspension.
“At the beginning of the season, the outside world didn’t expect us very much, but we all believed in ourselves very much. We believed that we could play well,” said Halliburton.