Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 47

The fact that the Timberwolves defeated the Suns at home still attracted heated discussions among many fans.

Even though this result was within the expectations of many fans, it is still unbelievable for the Timberwolves to limit the Suns' score to 89 points.

In addition, the team's new aid Salmons, which was acquired through a trade not long ago, performed well in the game. This matter is more concerned than the Timberwolves winning.

As early as when the Timberwolves officially announced the completion of the deal with the 76ers, doubts immediately came from the outside world.

It is doubted that the Timberwolves got a loneliness in this deal, let go of the league's three-point leader Hoiberg in vain, and only got a waste wood who averaged only four points per game in the league for three years.

However, with the end of the game between the Timberwolves and the Suns, the outside world's doubts about Salmons have been significantly reduced.

In the first 26 minutes, he had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals. Even though this data does not look that good, it is only Salmons' first game after joining the Timberwolves.

And he was ordered to start at the top of the line when he was in danger, and the data he played when facing the second Suns in the league.

It's hard to imagine whether Salmons really has potential. Before this game, people would definitely scoff at it.

But after this game, many people fell into silence, and Salmons' performance has far exceeded the expectations of the fans.

As for whether Salmons can complete the counterattack in the Timberwolves, this matter has to be confirmed by time.

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The next day, the league announced the best player in the East and West for the previous week.

In the East, the best player was accepted by Jason Kidd of the Nets.

Throughout last week, the Nets had a record of three wins and zero losses. After the start of the game, they once fell to the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Now the Nets finally ushered in a counterattack in terms of record. Compete for the last team position in the playoffs.

In these three games, Kidd averaged 14.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game, using a quasi-triple-double data to push the Nets forward.

As for what height the Nets can reach in the end, it depends on the running-in and sacrifice between the Big Three of the Nets.

After all, the biggest disadvantage of star grouping is often not that the tactics need to be run-in, but the sacrifices and concessions that everyone is willing to make after the run-in.

Although this seems extremely simple, it is very difficult to do.

In the west, last week's best player in the west was won by Nehbar of the Timberwolves.

With the madman suspended and Hudson and Garnett missing due to injuries, the Timberwolves should be thankful that the team and Nehbar can stand up and take responsibility.

Throughout last week, Nehbar averaged 25.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

If you look at the data alone, I am afraid that fans would think that this is the data obtained by a certain star. It is hard to imagine that this is actually a rookie who has just entered the NBA.

Even though this set of data can be called a phased performance, which is much higher than Nehbar's season average, Nehbar, who is only 24 years old, already has a maturity unmatched by his peers.

For the Timberwolves, this is the most precious wealth.

Luke is very fortunate that he used a cross-generational vision to cultivate Nehbar in Europe, which can make Nehbar a great help for him to win the championship now.

In addition to Nehbar, Luke still misses his other disciple when he coached the Tau team, Victor Sanikitic.

Judging from the time, Victor should have returned to Europe after being selected by the Eagles.

It seems that if there is a chance, I still have to get in touch to see if I can fool Sanikitic into playing for me.

Even though his strength is indeed not as good as that of Nehbar, Luke still misses this guy's passion on the court and his style of play that resembles "Elvis Presley" Gerrard.

Of course, what I miss most is not only Sanikitic's hard-working training attitude, but also this guy's real desire to fight when things happen.

After all, Victor, who was called the "Fourteen Taibao" at the time, was by no means in vain.

As for why it is the Fourteen Taibao, because Victor alone protects fourteen teammates, this is the famous Fourteen Taibao in Europe!

It's a pity that Luke originally thought that Victor, who had been tampered with by him, should be able to enter the NBA smoothly, but in the end Victor was rejected by the NBA.

The reason is naturally the rough technique. Apart from that flowing long hair, there is absolutely no European player's traits in this guy.

Rough technique, inaccurate shooting, unstable dribbling, poor passing, it is hard to imagine that this is a European player.

On the contrary, Victor's style of play is very wild, and he plays very passionately on the court. To be honest, he is more like those guys who came out of the slums of the United States.

Luke still remembers that during the most glorious years of the Tau team, European fans always described Victor as: "The fourteen Taibao of the Tau team are the best at playing and the most ruthless in fighting. With a vicious heart!"

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For the next period of time, the Timberwolves, who were in excellent form, made great strides all the way. Except for the two losing streaks at the beginning of January, the Timberwolves have always shown resilience and explosiveness on the court.

As of January 1, the Timberwolves had a record of 21 wins and 34 losses, once again widening the gap with the Suns and other teams behind them, and continuing to secure their No. 7 throne in the league.

And as the All-Star weekend is approaching, according to the current trend, Luke has a high probability of serving as the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star this year.

Even if coaching an All-Star doesn't do much, it's an honor for the coach.

Taking this opportunity, the coach can also get closer to these stars in the league, so as to facilitate the opportunity to recruit them in the future.

After all, there are only [-] teams in the league, and no one knows if there will be a chance to join forces in the future. Except for a few cases, very few coaches will have a hard time with players.

In the same way, there are very few players who are willing to quarrel with the coach. After all, no matter how strong a star is, there will be a day when he will go downhill, and he will stay on the line and see each other in the future.

Of course, with Luke's character, he will not be too enthusiastic during the All-Star Weekend, and it is very rare to even guarantee that he will not offend others.

In addition, the second round of votes is coming to an end. It is certain that Garnett and Madman will be selected for the final All-Star lineup.

As for Nehbar, the current votes are very similar to those of Ginobili and Ray Allen. I am afraid that it will be difficult for fans to know whether Nehbar can make it to the All-Star and set a precedent for European basketball before the end of the four rounds. .

Finally, before the All-Star break, Luke has one more thing to prepare for, and that is the second game of the season against the Pistons in early February.

In the last match between the two sides, the Timberwolves not only broke out with the Pistons on the court, but the head coach Luke even scolded Larry Brown after the game, almost pointing at Larry Brown's nose and calling him rubbish.

Therefore, the last match between the two sides this season will definitely not be peaceful. Even if Larry Brown learns to swallow his anger, the Pistons and the gang are destined not to be honest.

Coincidentally, after entering the league, Luke had verbal conflicts with three head coaches, two of which were Larry Brown and Popovich.

And Popovich is a disciple of Larry Brown, strictly speaking, it is regarded as the Larry Brown faction.

The Timberwolves have clashed with both the Pistons and the Spurs, and Luke will definitely not let the Spurs go, to be precise, he will not let go of Robert Horry of the Spurs.

In this way, whether it is Larry Brown or Popovich, Luke finds that no matter how he looks at himself, he seems to be killing harm for the people.

I'm afraid those who don't know think that the Timberwolves are like a law enforcement team in the league...

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(End of this chapter)