If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 82 Need Patience
The Timberwolves are also working hard to rebuild in the summer. For rookies, they selected two insiders, the popular insider Love and the European player Pekovic. This will be their future insider combination, but Pekovic is still stocking in Europe.

Now the Timberwolves are still more optimistic about Jefferson, and the contract of tens of millions has just been renewed in the summer.

They took advantage of the Grizzlies wanting Mayo, manipulated the draft picks, and made a difference in Mike Miller's immediate combat power.

They also manipulated future draft picks, which seemed to work well.

It's just that sometimes it's useless for the rebuilding team to hoard too many draft picks. The rise of major draft picks is too much a test of the vision and luck of the management. The Timberwolves are obviously only average in this regard.

They were right not to ask Mayo this year, but they will make big mistakes next year.

The Timberwolves have not allowed a talented young man like Love into the starting lineup for the time being, but Mike Miller has become the starting lineup.

They probably didn't want to play badly this season, and then changed their strategy when they found out that they really couldn't do it.

At the beginning, the Timberwolves still had a little bit of combat power, but the lineup was not very good, and their defense and offense were not very good.

With a quasi-All-Star like Jefferson at the core, winning will not be so easy.

For the Thunder, the starting lineup remains unchanged.

In fact, Lowry's performance is not bad, and now he is just following the procedure.

A few rookies are really not used to it, even the strongest Lopez is the same.

After the official start of the season, they were not as relaxed as they were in the summer league, and their strength in training could not be brought into play.

In this regard, Durant's psychological quality is still better. He dared to throw no matter what the game was at that time.

After the start of the game, the Timberwolves played no differently from last year, that is, let Jefferson attack in the low post.

In the few seasons of sluggish interior, Jefferson's quasi-All-Star level really seems to be the case.

With strength and technology, it is not so easy for the Thunder to limit him.

But in the fourth position, Yi Jian can abuse strikers like Ryan Gomez.

There is too much difference in height, Yi Jian can hit him no matter whether he uses skills or not.

It's useless to change a rookie like Le Fu, Le Fu's footsteps can't keep up.

And Brewer is not an opponent against Durant.

His side is still a little better, sometimes he can interfere, but he is prone to fouls.

The Thunder had two strong points, and the Timberwolves had only one strong point. The result would naturally develop in the intended direction, and the Thunder successfully took the lead.

However, as long as Yi Jian goes down to rest, Thunder's game will not be so stable.

Stability, the current Thunder is still not enough.

"Watson's strength seems to have declined, is it because of Xia Tian?" Yi Jian observed the field very seriously while resting.

"It's the same with Collison, he doesn't have the feeling of last season."

"It's like that with a lot of players, because of injuries or age, they suddenly go down. At some point, after the slack, they don't find their best form anymore."

And because of the arrival of rookies, players such as Wilcox have also been affected.

Ridnour got a chance to start after leaving, and his upper limit is that, but it is indeed better than staying in the Thunder.

The Thunder is now completely young, and the players who still have strength in the team will probably find another way out, while the players whose strength can't keep up with the team's development rhythm will be kicked out.

Therefore, the team's lineup will still change.

As a professional sports league that can make a lot of money, teams and players will make choices, and changes in teammates are actually inevitable.

"Lowry is actually not suitable for playing as a substitute. He is still a bit less offensive now, but he will be a good starter."

"There is indeed no one in the second position, and Wilkins' strength has also declined."

"A lot of players have a good season or two once in a while, but they can't keep it up."

"Mason can't do it either. Without a basket, an old dunk will not be as good as a dog."

The Thunder sent Ridnour away in exchange for an expired contract, which did not improve the player's strength much.

If Dragic grows faster, the Thunder can also play double guards and continue to increase offense, but Dragic has not adapted to the NBA so quickly.

Moreover, the team does not need so many players with the ball on the court at the same time.

The outside line of the team really needs a 3D is more appropriate.

At the beginning of the season, neither Yi Jian nor Durant played for a long time.

Players also need to adapt to the new season step by step, but after the team loses, Coach Brooks is also under pressure. It is estimated that the two of them will soon play more time for the team's victory.

In the second quarter, Yi Jian went up to face Love for a short time.

The current little fat man really can't keep up with him, and if he wants to actively defend him, he will end up fouling.

After Yi Jian and Durant became stronger, their ability to make fouls became stronger.

This is due to two aspects. They use certain techniques better, and it is also because the opposing players cannot prevent them and will have more redundant moves.

With such an all-out burst, it is not difficult to deal with an opponent like the Timberwolves, but it is of little significance.

If the Thunder wants to go further, others must grow up.

It is indeed impossible for Yi Jian to play like the Olympic Games. If he goes to every game with full capacity, he won't be able to last many games.

In the first half, the Thunder only led by 4 points.

During the intermission, Yi Jian stood up and said: "Our opponent is not strong this time, everyone can play to their heart's content. Of course, we will win the next game."

"But don't be too nervous, leave the last quarter to me."

"Maybe we don't want to play until the final quarter." Durant snorted.

Due to his poor performance in the first game and losing the game, Durant has been practicing extra shots these days.

Brewer's tenacious defense also made him a little upset.

To be honest, Yi Jian's stable performance stimulated him a bit, and Durant's pride did not allow him to be a supporting role.

It's just that in the third quarter Durant was a little too aggressive, but his shooting percentage was not very good.

On the Timberwolves side, Jefferson responded to all changes without changing, and performed well.

Collison is very active defensively, but his physical condition is indeed a bit worse.

After Lopez gets used to it for a little longer, it should be better to deal with Jefferson, a type of slow-moving player.

And the current Lopez is actually better than rebounding after the injury.

The Timberwolves once surpassed the score, but because of the discontinuity and lack of tricks on the offensive end, they were quickly returned by the Thunder.

Especially at the end of the quarter, the Thunder consciously shrunk their defense and did not give Jefferson any room to attack. The Timberwolves suddenly withered on the offensive end.

It can only be said that the second strongest point of the Timberwolves, their main offensive point on the outside, Foye's strength is really ordinary.

After Jefferson was restrained, he was completely unable to stand up.

After Yi Jian scored 6 points in a row, the Thunder's first victory of the season came amidst the abuse.

After the game, Yi Jian also smiled and said, "Now we haven't even displayed half of our strength, but we must win the game sooner than we can get better."

(End of this chapter)