If your score has reached 49 points in the last 20 seconds of the game, and your team is 5 points ahead of the opponent and will take foul strategy, will you force the ball to hit the 50 + points milestone freethrow line?
Maybe the vast majority of people will, because the chance of 50 + milestone is not that there is, and most players cannot get this chance in their whole lives.
However, on October 22, Beijing time, Morant chose to give up the opportunity laid-back in the first battle between the grizzly bear and the rocket. In the last 20 seconds, he had the chance to complete the 50 + points milestone on freethrow line twice, but he passed the ball out once and waved his teammates to pass the ball to Bain.
Morant’s choice of laid-back is not consistent with the image of “arrogant” he created for himself during the off-season. Morant was busy with the water battle with Raymond Green cracked CD this summer, and he also called Michael Jordan, he is regarded as the new generation of “The King of mouth guns”. However, after the start of the regular season, Morant used his performance to show that it was just a “mouth gun King” during the offseason, and he still had to speak with strength when the season started.
In the first battle with the Rockets, Morant only played for 31 minutes and made 17 out of 26 shots (5 out of 6 shots in 3 points), 13 out of 10 free throws, 49 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists. This is the first 40 + high score this season, which is also Morant’s second highest score in his career. He had 52 points in a single game at the end of February this year.
In the two games, Morant scored 83 points wildly, setting the total score record of the first two games of the Grizzlies season. Morant scored 8 out of 12 three-point shots, grabbed 8 rebounds, sent 17 assists and 3 caps, with positive and negative values +24 points on the spot. Morant’s speed is still so go by like the wind, which is like crossing the morning road. His bounce was still so explosive that his head almost hit the underside of the rebound when he closed the cover. In front of the so-called “Upper and Lower Joe” Jay Green, Morant taught the little brother a lesson, showing what is a better talent.
During the off-season this year, Morant fought with green several times and threatened to be clear on the court. He was always bitter about losing to the Warriors last season, thinking that if he was not injured, he would have to say otherwise. Morant even called Jordan, saying that he could beat Jordan in one-on-one, and no one could beat him in one-on-one. In addition, Morant once mocked igodala, who refused to fight for the grizzly bear, and provoked Curry. His body was always labeled as “arrogant.
But for a person, twenty is not crazy and has no ambition, and thirty is the unintelligent person. Morant is only 23 years old. It is not a problem for young people to be arrogant at all, not to mention that his mania is supported by strong strength.
Last season, Morant scored 27.4 points plus 6.7 assists on an average with numerous sharp breakthrough circles. He was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career and entered the second team of the best lineup, winning the fastest progressive player award, he also signed a five-year top salary contract worth 0.193 billion dollars during the off-season. If Morant enters the best team again this season, the total contract amount can be automatically upgraded to 0.231 billion US dollars.
Morant is one of the stars with the most distinctive League style today, and his signature is breakthrough. Last season, Morant scored 16.6 points in the penalty area, ranking the first place in yokedge. Since the statistics of the penalty area score in 1996, Morant is the only defender who has become the winner of the penalty area and the first defender who scored more than 15 points in the average penalty area. In the first two games of this season, Morant scored 19 points in the penalty area.
For stars like Morant and Green, who are underdog stars from the bottom without being optimistic, craziness is definitely not a disadvantage, on the contrary, it is the fuel that makes them reach today. Green once said, “among the younger generation, the star most like me is Morant. I won’t give in to anyone. I don’t care what you have achieved in the past. What does it have to do with me? I only believe in myself, and I will prove to you that Morant is also this kind of character.”
Green’s words basically explained the source of Morant’s “madness. No one is born arrogant. Morant is like Green. Their madness is entirely because they were despised from childhood and questioned all the way. They need some extra spiritual strength. And when they achieve phased success, they need an outlet for emotional release.
When Morant was in high school, there were few college teams paying attention to him. The first NCAA team to focus on Morant is the University of Maryland east coast. This team has only won 50% in one season in the previous 33 seasons and has never played the NCAA championship. Morant was only a Samsung high school student when he graduated from high school. He finally chose the little-known Moray University.
Moran played well in the second season. He first touched some scouts in Chris Paul’s elite training camp, then he played super performance in the sophomore season. He faced Marquette in the first round of the Championship, he scored 17 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds in the game. He was the first player to win three double matches in the Championship after 2012. The last player who played three double matches was green.
Morant counterattacked all the way and finally entered the NBA as a ranking show. At this time, people said that his technical shortcomings were obvious and it was difficult to become the core of a strong team. Last season, when the grizzly bear fought against Lianjie during Morant’s injury, there was even a saying that “the grizzly bear is not better than Morant.
But in the playoffs, Morant proved that the grizzly bear with him was obviously a better team in the high-end game. In the second game of the Warriors in the Western semi-finals, Morant cut 47 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, leading the grizzly bear to defeat the Warriors. Durant once praised Morant, “when your team has a future Hall of Fame star as the leader, it will make your whole team better.”
In Morant’s view, his madness is not a derogatory term. Here, another interpretation of madness is confidence. All his controversial words and deeds are ultimately because he believes in himself. Morant’s temperament was also passed to the whole grizzly bear. Last season, this young team did not retreat against the Lakers led by James and the Warriors led by Curry, and the scene was tense. Do you think these young people don’t understand? But Morant’s idea is that basketball does not talk about brotherhood. No matter who stands in front of them, they will not retreat. This is their style.
“Some people certainly don’t like our style and think we are arrogant or what, but this style brings us advantages, energy and motivation,” Morant said.
In March 2022, Iverson posted a photo of the MVP trophy on social media with Morant’s jersey on it. Iverson wrote: “(Morant won the MVP) sooner or later!!!”
Last season Morant ranked 7th in the MVP vote. Morant made a good start with a hot start in the new season. Whether Morant can be elected as an MVP this season, at least, the evolving Morant has taken a step closer to reaching the goal Iverson set for him.