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Chapter 46 George's Obsession

Chapter 46 George's obsession
The game has come to an end, the third quarter has been played, and the final quarter of the fourth quarter is about to start.

At this moment, the sideline coach of the Nuggets, George Karl, as a well-known coach in the league, George is frowning at this moment, reaching out and practicing on the tactical board, trying to find tactics to deal with the Timberwolves.

The well-known and well-known coach in the league is frowning at the moment. The current lineup of the Timberwolves is not strong. Although the players present are very talented and potential, waiting for them to grow up in the future is bound to become a strong team in the league in the future. But for now they are not enough!

Just relying on this lineup is not enough to win the Nuggets. In the third quarter, the young players of the Timberwolves broke out one after another, either fast-break dunks and raids at the basket, or outside three-point shots, or defensively. Seizing the opportunity, stealing and blocking shots, turning the Nuggets' mistakes into offensive opportunities... All of these, the young Timberwolves have done well, but George Karl still has full confidence in winning this game.

With the Timberwolves' style of play, although the momentum has risen, they don't understand that such desperate efforts on both ends of the offense and defense will increase the speed of physical exertion. By the middle of the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves, who are physically exhausted, still have good stamina in the face of digging. The gold team will have no chance of winning.

The same goes for the basketball court.

What really worries Nuggets coach George Karl is the problems exposed by the Nuggets game, which are serious and even fatal.

The Nuggets' lineup configuration is not bad, and players in each position have unique talents and strengths, but when faced with high-intensity defense, the problem of the Nuggets' offensive troubles has been exposed again.

It is true that the Nuggets, which broke into the Western Conference finals last year, are regarded by many teams as one of the favorites to win the championship this year, but George Karl knows very well that the team that can break through from the Western Conference to enter the finals this year will It's the Lakers, it's the Suns, it's the Spurs, but it won't be the Denver Nuggets.

This year the Denver Nuggets did not make much change in the trade, basically retaining the lineup of last season, which may sound good, but in fact, the strength of the Nuggets has declined a lot compared to last season.

After experiencing a serious knee injury, power forward Kenyon Martin is no longer as strong as before. Two weeks into the new season, he has averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds per game for the Nuggets, and his state has declined to a professional level. The lowest point of my career.

Kenyon Martin, the inside thug who played violently and passionately, disappeared. After the glory passed away, what was left to Kenyon Martin was loneliness and bitterness.

Although the team's core Carmelo Anthony has all the perfect qualities of a scorer, his touch has always been a difficult problem to test the nerves of the head coach.

The offensive kaleidoscope is indeed very powerful, and the various offensive methods are hard to defend against. However, once the game reaches the playoffs and encounters a defensively suffocated team like the Timberwolves again, whether Anthony can take on the big responsibility is always open to question.

As a superstar, Anthony has so many offensive methods, but he still lacks the most lethal offensive method. Therefore, until now, Anthony has not been able to win the scoring trophy.

Existence is reasonable!

As a mentor who has taught him for many years, George Karl deeply understands this shortcoming of his favorite disciple, which is sometimes fatal and sometimes irrelevant.

George Karl sighed, throwing away complicated thoughts, his body was aching again, there were bursts of sharp pain deep in his old body, and cold sweat slowly slipped from the top of George Karl's head.

He understands that he doesn't have much time to coach this season. Even though he has little hope of winning the championship this season, he still wants to give it a try. This year is really the most promising year!

The Denver Nuggets, he has invested too much effort here, how many superstars have shone here?
George Karl's old face was a little dazed. He remembered Carmelo Anthony's innocence when he first entered the league. At that time, Tan Hualang was at a loss when he came to Denver.

At that time, the Denver Nuggets had the worst record in the league, but when this young man with a smile came, this low-profile plateau team once again gained the attention of the league.

The madness created by Carmelo Anthony at that time was something George Karl had always admired, so when he received an invitation from the Nuggets in 05, he gave up his position as a commentator and came to this small plateau city.

There is also that stubborn back, the fluttering No. 3 jersey, AI, this child was still stubborn until he left, even if his footsteps became slow and he was plagued by injuries, he was still tenacious and refused to expose his weak side.

What kind of scenery was it when the Western Golden Guns were formed?
And Nene, Kenyon Martin, who is also plagued by injuries now, Chauncey Billups who is getting old...

Tears rolled in George Karl's cloudy eyes. He owed many people a championship!
Many talented young players have come to Denver not far away, but they have to endure the pain of not having a championship for many years. When their careers come to an end, what are they leaving behind? Regret or pain?

George Karl felt a burst of blood in his heart, he would never allow this to happen!
George Karl gritted his teeth to resist the pain from his body, and said to the Nuggets players in a deep voice: "Boys, are the young people in Minnesota on the opposite side passionate? Are you convinced?"

"Our goal is the championship. No matter how dangerous and difficult the road is, we must go on decisively. We have experienced too much. Suffering, injury, grief and anger are all with us, but it is you who give up. choice?"

Carmelo Anthony noticed some pain in the head coach's expression with sharp eyes. He quickly helped the head coach George Karl and asked worriedly: "Boss, what's wrong with you?"

George Karl stabilized the pain, endured the pain and said hoarsely: "My body does not allow me to support it for too long, but I will try my best to support it. I hope that I can watch you become stronger, knowing that I have watched you win the championship with my own eyes! "

Everyone in the Nuggets was a little panicked when they heard the news, even Kenyon Martin, who had always been rebellious, had slightly red eyes.

George Karl is used to yelling and scolding players, he will reprimand the players for their irresponsible attitude, but he is really a good old man, he deserves respect, he allows players to make mistakes, he understands the truth that no one is at fault.

Behind the roaring and scolding of this silver-haired old coach, there is hidden love for the players, and these players can feel it deeply.

There was a hint of determination in Kenyon Martin's eyes. This stubborn man who refused to admit defeat said through gritted teeth: "Coach, we will definitely win this game!"

No matter how difficult it is, he must do it!

(End of this chapter)