Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 123 123. Winning the Best Coaches and Players in the West

The joining of Chuck Hayes perfectly solved the lack of internal rotation of the Timberwolves. Hayes has excellent core strength and extremely high basketball IQ.

Coupled with Lambiel's willingness to come down and personally guide Hayes' defensive skills, I believe that Hayes' future will definitely get better, at least it will not be a problem to gain a foothold in the NBA.

进入NBA首场比赛海耶斯贡献出4分9篮板3助攻1抢断以及2次封盖。

This data is not very good, but for a center who is only 1.9 meters tall and undrafted, Hayes' performance still makes everyone feel bright.

There are even many scouts who are starting to feel annoyed, regretting that they didn't take a good look at the player Chuck Hayes before the draft, and let the Timberwolves take another advantage in vain.

As a business league, the NBA has never been short of clowns. For Hayes' personal performance, former NBA star Scottie Pippen immediately stood up to rub the heat.

"Many people have determined through one game that Chuck will definitely become an excellent blue-collar center in the future. Don't forget, this guy is only 1.9 meters eight."

"Chuck just played a phenomenal performance. I don't think he can gain a foothold in the NBA. When the Timberwolves are fully equipped inside, Chuck still has to leave the league."

"A 1.9-meter-eight center forward? In my opinion, this is a joke."

After Pippen retired, he would often publicly cite wars on social media, as if this way of angering his presence would make him feel happy.

Luke has long been used to Pippen's stinky mouth. After all, Pippen in later generations is even more outrageous than now, and he can't wait to see a pile of shit to taste it.

And Chuck Hayes has a low-key personality. Facing the criticism of NBA star Pippen, he will only train hard and try to prove himself with practical actions.

However, the assistant coach Lambiel didn't get used to Pippen at all. During his play, Pippen's Bulls fell at the feet of the bad boys led by Lambiel many times.

Even Pippen's fear of Lambiel is completely visible to the naked eye. When the two sides played against each other, Pippen did not dare to break through the penalty area guarded by Lambiel, otherwise Jordan would not lead the team to play so hard.

Pippen's remarks dissatisfied Lambiel, who decided to personally guide Hayes' defense, and immediately responded on social media: "Although you have retired, I can tear your stinky mouth at any time!"

Luke does not want to participate in the mutual spray between Lambiel and Pippen. Luke is now starting to prepare for the rotation plan, and strives to minimize the chance of player injuries during this long season.

Now the Timberwolves are gaining momentum to win the championship. Although they haven't played against the top teams in the league like the Pistons and Spurs, the Timberwolves' winning odds have always been at the top of the list, and they are generally considered to be the biggest favorites this season.

Therefore, the biggest hidden danger of the Timberwolves is not others, but injuries. As long as the Timberwolves are not troubled by injuries this season, Luke has a 60% chance of leading the team to defend the title.

When encountering the underdogs in the league, Luke intends to arrange at least two players to rest at the same time, especially for veterans like "Alien" Cassell, "Glove" Payton, and Madman who have entered the later stages of their careers. A regular season is not realistic.

If they can get a lot of rest during the regular season, these old guys will have the strength to go all out in the playoffs, and strive to join forces to help the Timberwolves defend their title and become another team in the league to achieve consecutive championships since the Lakers!

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At the beginning of December, after strengthening the inside, the Timberwolves were in full swing. They defeated many teams in the league and won four consecutive victories, becoming the first team in the league to break through 12 wins.

At present, the Timberwolves lead the league with a record of 20 wins and 2 losses. Some media even began to speculate whether the Timberwolves can hit the 72 wins and 10 losses led by the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan this season.

The record of 72 wins and 10 losses was called by the media at the time as a historical record that could no longer be broken. The Lakers dynasty was so dominant in the past few years, and it was far from breaking 72 wins.

But now that 1/4 of the regular season is over, the Timberwolves team is in full swing and only lost two games in total. In terms of probability, the Timberwolves are still very hopeful to break the best record in history of 72 wins and 10 losses.

Even though the later the season, the greater the resistance to winning the team will encounter, and the players will become more and more exhausted, but this does not affect the fantasy of Timberwolves fans about breaking the best record in history.

Last season, under the leadership of head coach Luke, the Timberwolves had the best record of 67 wins and 15 losses in team history. This season, the Timberwolves have a chance of continuing to break team history as high as 80%.

Even if it can't break the 72 wins and 10 losses set by the Chicago Bulls, at least it can break the team history record again.

If Luke leads the Timberwolves to more than 70 games this season, the honor of the best coach is likely to be accepted by Luke.

After all, except for the Chicago Bulls in the 95-96 season, there is no NBA team that can win more than 70 wins in a single season. If Luke has the ability to lead the team to make history, Luke deserves the honor of being the best coach!
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The next day, the league announced the best coaches in the East and West and the best players in the East and West in November.

The best coach in the East was won by the old Sanders of the Pistons. Throughout November, the old Sanders led the Pistons to 11 wins and 12 losses, leaving behind many rivals such as the Heat and the Nets, firmly occupying the first place in the East position is unshakable.

As for the best coach in the West, there is no suspense. The Timberwolves have a record of 11 wins and 13 losses throughout November.

The best coach in November is in Luke's pocket, and the changes Luke has brought to the Timberwolves are completely visible to the naked eye.

There are even fans who feel that the league owed Luke the best coach last season, and Luke must book the best coach award in advance this season!
In terms of players, the best player in the Eastern Conference in November is Hamilton of the Pistons. The arrival of the old Sanders allowed Hamilton to get more shots on the offensive end.

The old Sanders' offensive philosophy is far stronger than that of Larry Brown, and the changes he brought to the Pistons are also more obvious.

十一月份汉密尔顿在场均登场35分钟的情况下可以贡献出23.6分3.8篮板以及3.2次助攻，投篮命中率为50%，三分球命中率为45%，绝对称得上是非常高效。

Hamilton's performance has improved the Pistons' scoring average this season. Currently, on the championship list released by ESPN, the Pistons are second only to the Timberwolves and are the second favorite to win this season.

The performance of the Pistons has been attracting the attention of Timberwolves fans, because the Pistons are likely to be the biggest opponent of the Timberwolves this season!

In the West, with the double blessing of record and personal data, Garnett was successfully elected as the best player in the West in November.

Throughout November, Garnett played relatively tired. The absence of Eddie Griffin forced Garnett to play more time and put in energy on both ends of the offense and defense. For the first time, he felt tired under Luke.

Fortunately, the joining of Chuck Hayes has shared a lot of pressure on the inside of the Timberwolves. Otherwise, Garnett will be like Allen Iverson, hovering on the verge of collapse every game.

十一月份加内特场均轰出24.6分17.4篮板4.9助攻3.5抢断以及2.8次封盖。

Among them, the shooting percentage was 53.2%, and the defensive efficiency value reached +32.4, beating Ben Wallace and Duncan and others to rank first in the league.

(End of this chapter)