NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 112 Eleven consecutive victories accompanied by doubts
In any case, the current Timberwolves temporarily rank first in the league.

Since there is no exposure in the small ball market, let's create the exposure with your own hands!
You can't win the championship or no one will see you, right? One championship is not enough, two championships are enough, and two championships are three.

"It's just going to be a winning streak again, and you have to check the player data. This is really a great challenge."

Su Chen rubbed his forehead.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves' schedule has ushered in another wave of underdogs.

"The others don't practice for now, let's lower the rotation and enter the playoffs mode and work hard first."

Su Chen thought for a while and came up with a plan.

To play a winning streak to make the team eye-catching and increase the value of the team's trading chips, there is one more thing at the same time.

That's the thing that can be drawn for [-] consecutive victories!

Su Chen has come up with all kinds of ideas now.

For example, if you want to regularly brush Gobert and McCollum, then everyone else must meet the fetters of the striker.

The attribute of being stuck with the fetters of a striker can increase the offensive and defensive attributes by 10%.

At the same time, for the use of letters, Su Chen also used the letters to the full. On the one hand, the letters can feed Gobert.

Even if Antetokounmpo doesn't attack, his ability to assist on the defensive end can cover up many of the team's shortcomings.

After professional training during the offseason and the continuous growth of playing now, Alphabet has begun to become stronger and stronger.

In addition to the 10% offensive and defensive attribute bonus of the striker bond, although Alphabet has not yet reached its peak strength, it still has [-]% of its strength.

Full use of letters is the basic set for the team to win now.

"Antetokounmpo has been working hard recently, and the game is counted as full. Let him take a good rest when he wins 20 consecutive victories."

"As for his physical strength, he is quite sufficient, so it shouldn't be a problem to use energy drinks."

Su Chen decided on the use of letters.

The young letter's physical strength is still very sufficient, and with the reusable energy drink in the bottle, his physical strength is not a problem.

At the same time, for the ignition of the hot zone, Su Chen had already started using it against McCollum in the last game.

It's not that he's stingy, it's because McCollum didn't even have a hot spot before the last game.

After playing a few games this season, there were only two mid-range shooting hot spots, not even a three-point hot spot.

On the contrary, after the last game, Curry has a hot spot for three-pointers at the top of the arc.

"The two shooters began to have hot spots, and then the hot spot ignition effect will be more obvious."

Su Chen was taking notes while thinking.

As for the eagle eye skill, it seems that it is about to start using it.

Originally, Su Chen didn't really want to use this skill, because it would consume a lot of his energy and make him very tired.

But to hit the [-]-game winning streak, not only the alphabet cannot rest, but even he has to work hard.

"At the beginning of the [-]-game winning streak, no one will say that Gobert and the others came out of it."

Su Chen closed the notebook.

Before the emergence of the 73-win Warriors, the NBA's longest opening winning streak was held by the Rockets.

In the 1993~1994 season, under the leadership of Olajuwon, the Rockets had a record of 15 wins and 0 losses at the beginning of the season.

If you can really start the game with 20 wins and 0 losses, then you will directly set a record.

It's not yet 2015, and the Warriors haven't been born yet.

In the 2015-2016 season, after Cole was absent, assistant coach Walton took over.

Leading the Warriors to a 24-0 start, they also broke the record set by Jordan leading the Bulls with 73 wins that season.

Of course, it was also because they worked too hard in the regular season and wanted to get this record too much, which caused all the Warriors to be exhausted.

In the finals, they did not win the championship.

This involves a tightness issue.

Is the Rockets team that started with 15 consecutive victories really incapable of continuing to expand this winning streak?

You can take a look at the opponent who ended the Rockets' opening streak.

The Eagles, led by the human movie quintessential Wilkins.

In that game, Maxwell of the Rockets scored three-pointers at the beginning of the game, and the role player Brad also took advantage of the open space created by Olajuwon to score three-pointers.

But the Eagles are unwilling to be the backdrop for the Rockets' [-] wins.

Wilkins knew that Olajuwon's inside was not easy to mess with, but Wilkins played very hard in that game, constantly hitting the inside to challenge Olajuwon.

Kevin Willis and Jon Kounkek were also united, and they gave Olajuwon a tough confrontation inside. Both of them directly treated this game as a playoff.

The scores of the two teams were still tied in front.

Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich saw the Hawks' perseverance in not wanting to be the background board in this game, so he didn't use Olajuwon again in this game.

Rudy Tomjanovich also seems to feel that Olajuwon was used too hard before. In the previous winning streak, Olajuwon often played 40+ minutes of playing time.

If this game continues to allow Olajuwon to play 40+ minutes of playing time, there is still a great chance to fight it out. After all, it is not so good for Wilkins to really want to touch Olajuwon.

But Rudy Tomjanovich didn't do this. The Eagles stepped up to the playoffs ahead of schedule, but the Rockets didn't follow suit.

The game was also won by the Eagles.

Moreover, after the Rockets won 58 consecutive victories at the beginning, they were not too tense, and won [-] wins throughout the season.

With the configuration of that rocket, if you bite your teeth and fight hard, there should be no big problem for more than 65 wins.

But Rudy Tomjanovich knew that that season was a very good chance for the Rockets to compete for the championship, because Jordan announced his retirement after finishing last season.

The Rockets did not fight for those regular season victories, but focused on the playoffs. They also successfully won the championship that season.

The Rockets with 15 wins in the start and the Warriors with 24 wins in the start are representatives of two aspects.

Both teams have the ability to win so many regular season games. The Rockets chose to stay in the playoffs to win the championship. The Warriors chose to fight for these regular season records but did not win the championship.

Su Chen chose to forcefully fight for the first [-] wins, which seemed to be following the old path of the Warriors.

But Su Chen knew that was not the case.

Only he himself knows how much improvement the Timberwolves will have if he wins the first [-] wins.

Gobert and McCollum will become the core figures of the record of [-] wins in the opening game, and their transaction value will be raised very high.

Even if this is only their first season, there will be teams willing to bet on them.

Gobert and McCollum look like one-in-one team-building cornerstone players. If they are packaged and traded, this attraction will be difficult to stop.

Of course, that's really just what it looks like.

At the same time, the lucky draw brought about by twenty consecutive victories is also a benefit that only Su Chen knows.

There are not many strong teams among the opponents at the beginning, and the chances are still quite big.

After winning the Clippers, the Timberwolves returned home.

The next opponent is the Cavaliers.

Today's Cavaliers are still collecting champions, waiting for James' return.

Cavaliers current starting lineup is: Kyrie Irving, Anderson Varejao, Tristan Thompson, Dion Waiters, Alonzo Key.

On their bench, there was also Su Chen's familiar face, Jarrett Jack.

He didn't stay in the Warriors because the Warriors won the championship, because he was not in the Warriors' system at all, and he followed the original track to the Cavaliers.

Since the Cavaliers are the team competing for the No. [-] pick, Jarrett Jack has no shot rights in the Cavaliers at all, and only occasionally plays the ball.

This was the main player used by Mark Jackson last season.

In this timeline, it seems that Jarrett Jack's life trajectory began to change because Su Chen's previous Warriors coach abandoned him.

But Su Chen knew that even if he hadn't abandoned him himself, Jarrett Jack should have slowly faded out of the league.

In addition to this starter and Jarrett Jack, the Cavaliers still have some available people on the bench.

For example, Dele Vidova, the guy who left an impression with his outstanding defensive performance in the Finals.

Bennett is also on the bench.

"I don't know what kind of helpers the Cavaliers will use Bennett and Wiggins to exchange for James next season?"

Su Chen also became curious.

Love has been traded to the Bulls by him, unless the Bulls trade Love again next season.

There was nothing to watch in this game though.

Under the leadership of Irving and Waiters, this Cavaliers played a professional-level performance for the No. [-] pick. The Timberwolves, who have already opened up the defense in advance and started the playoffs, can still easily win against such a team that does not want to win.

Timberwolves 95:82 Cavaliers.

Neither side scored too high.

The Cavaliers' score is not high because the Timberwolves have launched a high-intensity defense, and everyone defends very hard.

Especially Irving, on the offensive end, will continue to suffer from high-intensity defensive double-teams and help defenses, and the ability of the rest of the Cavaliers to handle the ball is relatively poor.

As for the low score of the Timberwolves, the pure level is that McCollum didn't feel very good in this game.

In this game, McCollum scored 20 points on 21 shots, which was relatively inefficient.

But no matter whether it is inefficient or efficient, Su Chen will give him the right to shoot and give him tactical status.

Just brush!

20 points on 21 shots but won the game, can this be called a brush?
On the contrary, Gobert is still stable, with Alphabet and Josh taking turns feeding him cakes, and he still has some ability to grab rebounds and play second offense by himself.

Another standard data of 20+10 was given to Gobert.

Curry's performance was still average this time around, scoring 12 points, but Su Chen didn't bother to score him too much anyway.

The Timberwolves' record came to 9 wins and 0 losses, continuing to lead the league first.

Two more games follow.

The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets and Celtics in a row.

Nuggets 103:118 Timberwolves.

Timberwolves 98:95 Celtics.

The Timberwolves' record came to 11 wins and 0 losses.

The Timberwolves' winning streak continues.

Player data is also very happy to brush.

When McCollum played against the Nuggets, he felt very good, and Su Chen also ignited the hot spot for him.

McCollum scored a season-high 31 points in that game.

Gobert has a very stable 20+10, and Curry is also a stable 15 points.

In fact, the NBA has a very simple logic. Whoever has the ball and whoever has tactical status has data.

Even if it is a role player, as long as you give him a tactical status as a player, he can still give you around 20 points.

Especially with the changes in the rules of the small ball era and the increase in offensive rounds, he can average about 20+ per game with a ball in his hands and a little level of throwing.

This has also led to many inefficient scorers in the league.

For example, Kuzma, relying on the accumulation of shooting power and ball power, can also play a pretty good stat.

Although these three are still rookies, but with the support of the ball and tactical status, they can still make those shots if they have the ball.

Definitely not that efficient.

But the Timberwolves' basics are so good, the team's defensive efficiency has temporarily ranked fifth in the league.

Originally, the size of the Timberwolves is perfect on the defensive end. The simulated glasses allow the Timberwolves not to have to run in too much, and the striker bond is a simple and rude increase in attributes.

If it weren't for McCollum and Curry Jr., it would not be impossible for the Timberwolves to rise to the top three in the league with their current defensive efficiency.

but.

Now there is a voice from the outside world.

Probably it was Su Chen's employment problem.

When playing the Cavaliers and Nuggets, the Timberwolves rotated with eight players.

And when playing against the Celtics, because Bradley broke out from the beginning, in order for Su Chen to maintain a high intensity of the team, the team directly turned into a seven-man rotation.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was replaced for 2 minutes in the last quarter, and then replaced immediately.

You know, this is the regular season.

Most teams rotate with ten or even 11 players, and everyone is still in the stage of adjusting the lineup.

But the Timberwolves suddenly rotated into seven and eight players, as if they started the playoffs in order to maintain a winning streak.

Players like Mildton and Muscala, who played well before, suddenly seemed to have no ball to play.

"The Timberwolves have won eleven in a row, but is it too reluctant?" "

"Giannis only rested for 2 minutes. In order to maintain a winning streak, does Su Chen take the players too seriously? "

"The Timberwolves are about to break the opening winning streak of the Celtics and Mavericks, and the Timberwolves may continue to maintain a seven-man rotation. "

On the media side, they also questioned Su Chen's way of letting players play like this in order to hit the winning streak.

Now the Timberwolves' style of play is also being analyzed by many people.

Regardless of whether it is from video analysis or data analysis, it can be seen that today's Timberwolves are a team that relies on defense.

The offensive end relies on the cooperation between McCollum, Giannis and Gobert to score points.

Butler has fallen out of the rotation for a while now.

McCollum's efficiency is actually not very high, but now for a defense like the Timberwolves, McCollum's efficiency can support the Timberwolves' offense.

If McCollum's shooting rate is only 38%, but the Timberwolves can limit the opponent's shooting rate to 30%, then McCollum is a qualified offensive player for the Timberwolves.

Today's Timberwolves rely on such excellent defensive capabilities to achieve their current winning streak.

But this kind of defensive intensity is destined to consume a lot of physical strength of the players. On this basis, Su Chen can actually do such a thing as a seven-man rotation!
(End of this chapter)