Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 176. Chapter 176.

The next day, rumors about Timberwolves head coach Xuezang Garnett were abuzz.

Although Garnett struggled in the opening game, he missed consecutive mid-range shots on the offensive end and lacked a lot of effort on the defensive end.

But Garnett is No.1 in the active league after all, and he is the only player in the active league who has been elected MVP for three consecutive years.

Luke actually hid Garnett on the bench in the second half. This approach greatly exceeded the expectations of the fans, and it also seemed that Luke was extremely domineering.

In the first game of the new season, the Timberwolves lived up to expectations and killed their old rival Dallas Mavericks. The defensive dominance shown by the Timberwolves was as expected by the fans.

Even though the head star Garnett's competitive state is a little bit bad, the Timberwolves' defense still suffocates the Mavericks. The team's shooting percentage is only 34.6%, and it is as low as 19% from the three-point line. I can't see the offense of last season at all. The shadow of the brigade.

The defensive efficiency shown by the Timberwolves has made other teams numb. When four players in a team's starting lineup have been selected as DPOY, people no longer know how to express it. Words seem so pale at this time.

However, the Timberwolves in the new season are not invincible, and the Timberwolves also exposed many flaws in the opening game.

In addition to the poor competitive state of several championship heroes headed by Garnett, the current offensive ability of the Timberwolves lineup is relatively average.

Especially the extremely poor offensive ability at critical moments, Artest's single offensive method is easy to make mistakes at critical moments, and Ben Wallace's transparency on the offensive end, these are the problems that the Timberwolves need to solve.

After all, it is impossible for Luke to handle all the key balls on Sprewell alone throughout the season.

What's more, the competitive state of the "Madman" is not as good as people imagined. Whether the Madman can continue his fiery offensive touch in the new season to create a space for the Timberwolves will be a big question.

If the Timberwolves want to successfully establish a dynasty, there is still a long way to go in the new season.

During this period, Luke needs to do a lot of things. He will explore and improve while trying to improve the team's offensive and defensive systems before the playoffs. Otherwise, the Timberwolves, which have been thoroughly studied by other teams, will definitely be unable to move forward. .

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In the next few games, the Timberwolves did not actually play very well, but they still took the initiative on the court with their unbreakable defense. They successively defeated the Hornets and other teams to win the opening three consecutive victories.

It is worth mentioning that, since the opening game, Garnett has not appeared again, every game is to sit and watch the game.

League No.1 was hidden by Luke for three consecutive games. This matter has attracted crazy discussions from the outside world.

Some people questioned that Lu Ke's meritorious deeds, hiding the head star for no reason should be sanctioned by the league.

Some people also expressed their support for Luke's approach, thinking that Garnett's attitude towards the game in the new season has problems. Luke's approach is undoubtedly for the team to have a better chance of rushing to the championship, so that Garnett can wake up as soon as possible and get back to the past. competitive state.

It's just that Luke's approach was too extreme. He hid Garnett for three consecutive games, and simply didn't let Garnett play in the last two games. There was a complete break between Garnett.

In any case, Garnett is one of the most popular and powerful players in the league today.

When outside fans knew that Garnett was not able to play because of head coach Luke Xuezhang, the outside public opinion Garnett faced could be described as massive.

Once Garnett feels aggrieved by this, fans will not be surprised even if he submits an application to leave the team.

But what surprised the fans was that before the game between the Timberwolves and the Supersonics, a reporter found Garnett, who was warming up before the game, for an interview.

When the reporter asked how Garnett feels now and whether he will play in this game, Garnett's answer made the reporter stunned: "I am always ready to play, as for whether to play in this game , It also depends on the coach's game arrangement."

Garnett's answer obviously exceeded the reporter's expectations. As the No.1 in the league, Garnett should have his own arrogance. The reporter thought of many kinds of answers, and even challenged Luke publicly, but he did not expect this kind of answer. answer.

Garnett's answer was obviously too modest in the eyes of the reporter, and he even conveyed it to Luke with a slightly bowed attitude.

The reporter didn't know why Garnett would swallow Luke's behavior so much, but at this moment the reporter knew that when Garnett chose to let go of the slack in his heart, it was the most invincible time for this Timberwolves!
At the beginning of the game against the Supersonics, the fans found that Garnett was arranged by Luke to start again. This discovery made the Timberwolves fans at the scene very excited.

After all, no matter how strong the Timberwolves without Garnett are, they are still not a complete team.

The return of Garnett throughout the game made the Timberwolves more diverse on both ends of the offense and defense. He returned to the game after two games, and Garnett proved his value to people with his strength.

Facing Rashad Lewis' defense, Garnett played consecutive low post singles on the offensive end, and he was sure that Lewis' low post defense was poor and continued to take the ball.

After just half the game, Garnett scored 21 points on Lewis.

Even though Supersonics head coach Bob Hill once used Wilcox to match Garnett in the second half, Garnett, who is now in full shape, knows how to read the game.

Facing Wilcox, Garnett has an obvious speed advantage. Taking advantage of the height and wingspan that the opponent cannot block, Garnett is flexible like a guard, and completely blows up Wilcox one-on-one. defense.

On the defensive end, Garnett and Artest jointly built a forward defense that directly made Lewis inaccurate throughout the game like sleepwalking.

Lewis may not have even dreamed that one day he would be jointly targeted by Artest and Garnett.

Whenever the nightmare of the first half echoed, Lewis couldn't help shivering.

Although the Sonics are a team centered on the twin stars of Ray Allen and Lewis, Lewis feels that his defensive treatment is even more miserable than Ray Allen.

Artest, Garnett, Ben Wallace, no matter which player Lewis wants to challenge, it is a nightmare difficulty.

In the end, Lewis simply gave up attacking with the ball and stood outside the three-point line as a space turret, intending to finish the game honestly.

At the end of the game, the Timberwolves beat the Sonics by 22 points without any pressure at home, and they have remained unbeaten since the start of the new season.

(End of this chapter)