Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 180 180. Experience the happiness of "Zen Master" Jackson!

When the 76ers and the Timberwolves officially reached the deal about Iverson, many teams in the league knew that there was basically no suspense about the ownership of this season's championship.

Originally, the Timberwolves had four DPOY players including the league's No. 1 Garnett, and their defensive efficiency was the top in history, which caused headaches for all teams.

But at that time, even if the Timberwolves were strong, they were not without flaws. The lack of offensive ability could give other teams the hope of defeating the Timberwolves.

But with the joining of the four-time scoring champion Iverson, the outside world can no longer see any flaws in this Timberwolves team.

Both offensive and defensive ends have reached the top in history, including the ability to kill the game at critical moments. Iverson is also one of the best, which makes other teams gradually begin to despair.

At present, the outside world can only pray that Iverson is not compatible with this Timberwolves, otherwise when Iverson plays with the four best defensive players on the court, that scene is enough to make any team in history despair.

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On November 11, under the attention of many fans, Iverson ushered in his first game after joining the Timberwolves.

Facing the Spurs' targeted defense throughout the game, Iverson sieved the Spurs' defense with a breakthrough

Even if Bruce Bowen came to defend in person in the follow-up, Iverson didn't show mercy at all, making Bruce Bowen complain again and again.

He even covered his ankle after the game, as if the old injury caused by Iverson's fake action had recurred.

The Spurs are still a strong team in the Western Conference this season, and are currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference after the Mavericks, Suns, and Timberwolves.

But in Luke's eyes, the Spurs are no longer an opponent, at least not an opponent who is placed at the same height by Luke.

Popovich's old-fashioned coaching philosophy is not even as magical as "Zen Master" Jackson.

Although Jackson has been playing the triangle offense throughout his coaching career, even if he is targeted by the opponent, he will not change his offensive strategy, but Popovich has always hugged Duncan's thigh.

The brainless and pretentious large-scale rotation made Popovich look like a master of a generation, but the consecutive losses in the playoffs made Popovich step down from the altar and become the most likely player in the league this season. One of the famous coaches who left class.

Iverson's joining directly made up for the most lacking offensive firepower of the Timberwolves. Although this game is Iverson's first game after joining the Timberwolves, the cooperation with his teammates is neither tacit nor smooth enough.

But when tactics run out of opportunities and the game falls into a stalemate, Luke will let everyone pull apart, and Iverson and Garnett will play pick-and-rolls in high positions and use their personal abilities to end the offense.

When a team has Iverson and the four best defensive players at the same time, giving the ball to Iverson to dominate the offense is the best tactic.

At this moment, Luke experienced the happiness of "Zen Master" Jackson for the first time.

No wonder the outside world said that the team that "Zen Master" Jackson is about to join must have a super star, otherwise Jackson would not consider it at all.

In this game, Luke had a deep understanding of Jackson's happiness. He held Iverson's card in his hand, and at the same time, there were four DPOYs on the defensive end to wipe his ass. Luke suddenly found himself sitting on the court without any interest. .

Unless Iverson feels cold on the offensive end, Luke really can't find a reason to keep himself busy.

Compared with Popovich who was standing on the sidelines jumping wildly, Luke felt that this is the life a head coach should live!
After three quarters, the Timberwolves have led the Spurs by a full 21 points, sending the game into garbage time ahead of schedule.

The Spurs, who chose to give up the game in the last quarter, replaced the bench and started training, but Luke did not follow the routine and still left Iverson on the court to cut melons and vegetables.

Watching Iverson scoring crazy points in the fourth quarter and seeing the Spurs penalty area as empty, Popovich stood off the court with a livid face, and looked at Luke with eyes full of anger, but he seemed to be indifferent to this game. powerless.

"Dududu~"

As the whistle sounded for the end of the game, Popovich immediately turned and left the scene with a livid face, as if he didn't want to stay in this ghost place for a second.

全场比赛迎来森林狼首秀的艾弗森一共登场36分钟，面对马刺后防线的轮流防守砍下了44分2篮板5助攻以及3次抢断。

Although the 31-year-old Iverson's speed cannot be compared with his peak period, Iverson is still in the golden period of his career, and his offensive firepower alone can be called the league's best.

In particular, Iverson's weakest defense was completely made up for by the Timberwolves, which made Iverson very excited to play on the court. Compared with the 76ers, it is simply heaven.

On the game field, Payton, Artest and others often defend Iverson. Even if Iverson misses out on the defensive end, the Timberwolves lineup can fill the position immediately.

In fact, even if Iverson stood there like a scarecrow motionless on the defensive end, the other four players also fully possessed the ability to defend four and five.

Payton, Artest, Garnett, and Ben Wallace, the four teamed up have no flaws on the defensive end, whether it is outside help defense or inside help defense, or defense in the penalty area or strength against this Timberwolves.

What's more, Iverson's poor defensive ability is just because his body is too thin, he suffers a serious disadvantage in confrontation, and it is easy for opponents to use his body to eat alone.

In addition, Iverson's interference ability is extremely strong. As of now, his career average of 2.4 steals per game ranks among the best among defenders.

Even "The Glove" Payton is not as good at steals as Iverson, after all, Iverson is an agile court wizard.

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After the game, Luke attended the press conference with Iverson, who had just joined the team.

Iverson's presence made the scene agitated, and the flashes kept flashing in various positions in the audience, which caused Luke to tease himself in the interview that he was in Iverson's light.

After joining the Timberwolves, Luke realized that he still underestimated Iverson's popularity before.

Even if Iverson led the 76ers to miss the playoffs for two consecutive years, Iverson's popularity remains high in today's league.

The Timberwolves are currently the most concerned team in the entire league. Even the Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers in New York can hardly suppress the Timberwolves in terms of attention.

The reason why Kobe is so popular is precisely because of the support of a large number of fans through the Los Angeles market, which is an advantage that Iverson does not have.

But after Iverson joined the Timberwolves, the team market and the personal market superimposed on Iverson, and even Luke was shocked by the attention after the superposition of the two.

If Iverson can maintain this competitive state this season, Luke suddenly feels that the MVP matter seems to be drifting away from Garnett.

(End of this chapter)