Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 16 16. Western Conference Coach of the Month

The victory over the Heat put the Timberwolves in the spotlight.

As one of the biggest favorites to win this season, the Heat faced a double-digit loss in the first game against the Timberwolves.

This result still greatly exceeded the expectations of the fans, and made more people focus on the Timberwolves.

Because everyone wants to know where the limit of this Timberwolves will be, and some people have even begun to look forward to the Timberwolves playing against the defending champion Pistons in December.

In addition, compared to the Timberwolves' victory over the Heat, what really shocked the fans and the media was that Luke actually used zone defense in the game against the Heat while limiting the performance of O'Neal and Wade.

Especially Wade, who shot 48% this season, was limited to only 37.6% in this game.

And the matter of putting Wade two steps away on the defensive end also makes people feel it is a kind of contempt.

Luke is underestimating Wade's shooting ability, as if he wants to express to Wade in this way: "I can only give you nine points for your shooting ability, because the full score is one hundred!"

However, the facts have proved that Luke's extreme defensive style is still very effective. At least Wade's 6-for-1 three-pointer in the last game was really unsightly, which seriously hindered the Heat's offensive end.

The Timberwolves also relied on Wade's abnormal performance on the offensive end to finally win the game with a double-digit advantage and continue to secure the top spot in the ESPN combat power rankings.

At the same time, this Timberwolves victory over the Heat also brought some inspiration to other coaches in the league.

Let more teams begin to discover that they can defend in this way against the Heat, and they can use this method to reduce their offensive efficiency in the face of Wade.

After all, before Luke adopted this extremely insulting defensive method, few people in the league would adopt this kind of throw-and-shoot defense for a team's top scoring seed.

On the contrary, all teams facing the Heat will try their best to pinch Wade and O'Neal. Anyway, they never thought of letting down their vigilance against Wade's defense, because it sounds like a crazy thing.

However, after this battle, people were pleasantly surprised to find that sometimes relaxing their vigilance against defenders is the best defense!
Similarly, this is why Wade's face was livid in the press conference after the game, because Wade can completely predict what kind of adjustments all teams facing the Heat will make next.

And what kind of embarrassing situation he will face next.

It is worth mentioning that in the media interview session after the game, Wade, who was furious, attacked the Timberwolves more than once, saying that the way the Timberwolves behaved was a kind of soft behavior.

More bluntly, the Timberwolves can only limit his offensive efficiency through this opportunistic way, and they dare not confront him head-on.

But in the face of Wade's angry doubts, Luke, as the head coach, didn't care at all, because Luke wanted to see the truth on the field more than verbal theory!
It’s just that Luke is too lazy to respond to Wade. This does not mean that the entire Timberwolves are easy to talk about. At least when the “madman” Sprell learned about this, he immediately responded to Wade in front of the media:

"I really don't know why a guy who can't even shoot a basketball dares to call others a softie."

"If you really think so, then I don't mind showing you what a real man is the next time we fight."

"I hope your fist will be as hard as your mouth by then."

"Madman" Sprewell's response was very simple and clear, which is also in line with his usual style of conduct.

Although the league does not encourage big fights between players, but this time, the league did not come forward to warn, and as the head coach, Luke also did not restrain the "madman".

Because in Luke's view, young people don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and sometimes they should be taught a lesson!
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For the next period of time, the Timberwolves continued to maintain a high-level game state, and even had a sense of playing better and better.

Until the end of November, in a game between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets, the Timberwolves, who were scored 71 points by Anthony and Andre Miller, lost the game by 11 points and ushered in their second loss of the new season. .

But even if they lost the game against the Nuggets, at the end of November, the Timberwolves still led the league with a record of 11 wins and 16 losses, 2 games higher than the second-ranked Suns in the league.

2.5 wins may not seem like a lot at first glance, but with nearly a quarter of the season over, the Timberwolves' advantage is still very obvious.

If the Timberwolves can maintain this state in the future and the team does not face serious injuries, the Timberwolves will have a very good chance to break the best record in team history.

The current best record in team history of the Timberwolves is 58 wins and 24 losses under the leadership of Sanders last season.

Considering that the difficulty of the Timberwolves' early schedule is somewhat low, the Timberwolves are likely to encounter a wave of losing streaks in the latter part of the season, but for now, the Timberwolves are definitely the most dominant team in the league today.

And the Timberwolves have occupied the top spot of ESPN's combat power rankings for three consecutive weeks. This alone is enough to list the Timberwolves as the favorites to win the championship.

Even though the Timberwolves have not yet played against the other three top teams in the league, the Pistons, Suns, and Spurs, the Timberwolves have already led a long way in terms of team momentum in the early season.

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Time flies, and it's December in a blink of an eye.

After entering December, the league has announced the best coaches of the East and West in November, and the best players of the East and West.

Needless to say, the awards here in the West needless to say, the best coach in the West in November was naturally won by Luke, the Timberwolves head coach ranked first in the league.

Throughout November, Luke led the Timberwolves to a dominant performance of 11 wins and 13 losses, and also defeated the Heat, one of the favorites in the league. No matter from which point of view, the title of the best coach in the Western Conference in November must be lost on Luke's head.

It is worth mentioning that this award is not only the first honor in Luke's coaching career, but also makes Luke the shortest time to win the NBA's best coach of the month.

In a sense, Luke can be regarded as recorded in history. At the same time, this almost diamond-like start also makes Luke one of the most popular coaches in the league today.

After all, a coach like Luke, who is handsome and has strong professional ability, is too obvious in the group of coaches, and it is even more difficult not to attract attention.

As for the best player in the Western Conference, it was also won by Timberwolves star Kevin Garnett without much objection.

整个11月份，加内特在场均登场33.7分钟的情况下可以贡献出26.6分15.8篮板4.9助攻2.3抢断以及3.1次封盖。

Looking at the entire history, this data can definitely be called horror.

最起码同为超巨大前锋的蒂姆邓肯，在11月份的个人数据只有23.7分12.6篮板3.8助攻1.1抢断以及2.6次封盖。

Although this data is also terrifying, if compared with Garnett, then the five data are suppressed by Garnett one after another.

Even if the Spurs' tactical system does not allow Duncan to play too good personal data, no matter how you say it, it can't change the fact that Garnett has led the MVP rankings for many consecutive periods.

As for Chris Webber, who had the same name as Garnett and Tim Duncan, he is basically in a semi-decadent state.

Although Webber averaged 19.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game in November, the data is not bad, but the gap between Webber and Duncan and Garnett has been widening.

And according to gossip, it is said that Weber is forcing the King's management to trade him out.

Because the Kings want to focus on training Peja, Webber has had enough of the team's management, and the management has also had enough of Weber's injuries.

After all, every time the Kings lose, Weber will use the fact that he played with an injury to find an excuse!

At present, the Philadelphia 76ers in the East are briefly leading the rumors about the Chris Webber deal.

If everything goes well, then Chris Webber is still very likely to team up with Iverson to attack the championship later in the season.

In the East, Stan Van Gundy won the best coach in November. Throughout November, the Heat had a record of 11 wins and 12 losses. Although it is not dazzling, it is currently ranked first in the East.

球员方面，则被11月份场均可以砍下28.7分5.6篮板6.7助攻以及2.1次抢断的韦德收入囊中。

Of course, if it hadn't been for such a game with the Timberwolves, I believe Wade's current reputation would definitely be better.

But now, Wade is accompanied by a state of polarization.

Some people say that a comprehensive Wade will definitely become the next super giant in the league, while others say that poor shooting ability will become the biggest obstacle for Wade to lead the team to win the championship next time!
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