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Chapter 142 The Outrageous Timberwolves
The next day.

The media was also surprised by the recent strong performance of the Timberwolves.

"Still No. 20 in the West![-] days have passed since the victory over the Spurs, and the Timberwolves are still strong! "

"The upstart rises, and the chaotic west ushers in another spoiler. "

"The All-Star is approaching, can Su Chen become the All-Star coach?" "

According to the Timberwolves' schedule, there are only a few games away from the All-Stars.

If the Timberwolves' record can be maintained until the All-Stars.

Then there is a very outrageous thing.

Su Chen might be about to become an All-Star coach.

Su Chen, who was originally an assistant coach, won the championship in his first head coaching season, not even a full head coaching season.

This is already an outrageous thing.

In the offseason, he ran away from his old championship club. In order to gain management rights, he joined a Timberwolves team that couldn't even make the playoffs last season.

In such a short period of time, Su Chen brought the Timberwolves to the right, and at the same time, he himself may become an All-Star coach in the second season.

Is there anything more legendary than this?
Fans also expressed their opinions on social platforms.

"Although I don't think the Timberwolves can go far in the playoffs, Su Chen is really good."

"The Timberwolves are about to return to the playoffs. How long will it take for the Kings? Originally, Su Chen had a chance to come to the Kings during the offseason!"

"Last season's championship coach, if this season's All-Star coach succeeds, then the best coach of the year won't be able to escape, right?"

"Our Clippers have the best coach and a champion coach, and we can exchange coaches with the Timberwolves."

"Fleet fans still take your Rivers and continue to bind, we can't afford it."

"Let's see if the Timberwolves' record can continue. If the All-Stars are still No. [-] in the Western Conference, then it is estimated that the playoffs have been stabilized and they can even defend the upper half."

"The contract between Su Chen and Timberwolves is only one year. Next season, other teams still have a chance to grab Su Chen."

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with Su Chen being a management team. Leaving aside the deal, the draft is too harsh."

The social platforms are once again full of topics about Timberwolves and Su Chen.

Su Chen's ability to be the All-Star coach even caused some companies to start their business.

There are almost ten games left, and the Timberwolves lead the Spurs by one game, and then the Timberwolves will probably still lead in the same win.

However, there are already a lot of blockers who went to buy Su Chen to be the All-Star coach, trying to make a profit.

Los Angeles.

The outside world finally took a good look at the Timberwolves.

In the Timberwolves' away game against the Lakers at home tonight, the Timberwolves will pull this one.

In this game, the Lakers' old Nash rarely played.

After Nash discovered that Nick Young and Wesley Johnson felt very good, he fed them three more points.

The Timberwolves lost their last game against the Lakers.

Facing the Lakers this time, the Timberwolves used almost the same method, and it was because of the same person who lost.

Nick Young is real when he pulls, and he is real when he hits.

The Timberwolves in this away game were relatively exhausted, and Butler did not play.

Iguodala was a little absent-minded, and he was the main defense against Nick Young, but he didn't do a colander.

The interference that should be given is still given.

But Nick Young's hand is smooth, and it doesn't make sense at all.

Middleton missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Timberwolves did not pull the game into overtime.

Lakers 101:98 Timberwolves.

Losing to the Lakers, the Timberwolves' record became 34 wins and 10 losses.

Su Chen also said before that those teams that often lose to the Lakers are collectively referred to as tank teams.

Accidentally, the Timberwolves have also become a tank team.

The Lakers didn't win much this season, but many of the winning teams were strong teams.

I won the Clippers at the beginning, and when the Warriors season started, they also won the Warriors.

Later, they double-killed the Grizzlies and won another game against the Blazers.

Now they have a 2-0 record against the Timberwolves.

This season for the Lakers is a standard steal from the rich and give to the poor.

Su Chen actually didn't care too much about the loss of this match.

The Timberwolves only have a high winning rate against the tank team, but in basketball, the tank team can win against strong teams when they feel explosive.

In the long regular season, players will always be tired, and it is no big deal to lose a tank team.

But Su Chen didn't care, but the outside world started to quarrel.

The outside world had never been very optimistic about the Timberwolves and Su Chen, but this time, they were finally optimistic.

In minutes, the Timberwolves stretched their hips.

Especially some dogs who bought Timberwolves, at this time, even yelled at Timberwolves and Su Chen.

In order to recover the loss, many Dugou bought more. Su Chen couldn't be the All-Star coach.

In an attempt to protect the principal in this way.

Losing is not the point, the key is losing to the Lakers, which is simply unforgivable.

In the next Timberwolves game, there are still many strong enemies.

For example, the next game is the Thunder.

Then there are the Trail Blazers who have beaten the Timberwolves before, and the Rockets are not too weak.

It is also the No. [-] Pacers in the East, and it is the game after the All-Star Game, otherwise the Timberwolves' recent game will be more difficult.

But the Timberwolves are an existence that Dugou can't figure out at all.

After being defeated against the Lakers in the last game, facing the strong enemy Thunder, the Timberwolves still won.

And it was the first back-to-back win.

Everyone originally thought that the last game the Timberwolves won against the Thunder was because of Durant's touch.

But the Timberwolves still restricted Durant.

The easiest way to face the Thunder is to target Durant with all his strength, and let Westbrook play if he can.

Originally, the Thunder was not so easy to target.

Ibaka has a certain restrictive effect against Giannis Antetokounmpo. With Ibaka sweeping inside, neither Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Butler are so easy to attack.

But after trading Gobert, the Thunder are now too easy to target.

Gobert is a buttery player on the offensive end, and the multiple double-teams made Durant's passes to Gobert all difficult passes.

At the same time, on the defensive end, Giannis Antetokounmpo can also find a matchup with Gobert.

It can only be said that if the Thunder can't think of a way to integrate Gobert into the team this season, then it will be very difficult for the Thunder in the playoffs this year.

After winning the Thunder, the Timberwolves' record became 35 wins and 10 losses.

Brooks's normal expression is very serious. The deal made by the management has posed a problem for him.

He was not good at adjusting the lineup, and he was more encouraged by the players and managed the relationship between the players.

It is no longer a matter of chicken soup for the management to make such a big adjustment, which makes Brooks very impatient, and the Thunder's record has also fallen behind recently.

ranking.

Although the Spurs also won, the Timberwolves still rank first in the Western Conference with the same record.

The Timberwolves have created such a record, from rebuilding the team to temporarily maintaining the No. [-] in the Western Conference.

The popularity of the players in the team is also rising.

To say that the Timberwolves are the most popular, it is Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Although Su Chen entered the Wolves team and carried out an earth-shaking transformation of the Wolves team, the players also had a lot of credit.

Just like those dynastic coaches and players in history, they actually achieved each other.

The creation of each dynasty is actually a story of Maxima and Bole.

As the first core of the Wolves, Giannis Antetokounmpo naturally became the core figure, and his popularity is rising rapidly.

Western forwards include Durant, Griffin, Warcraft, Aldridge, Duncan, Davis, Iguodala, Cousins, Pau Gasol and others.

Now Giannis Antetokounmpo ranks third among these people in the number of votes, and it is basically certain that he can be selected as an All-Star as a substitute.

The fact that a rookie was selected as an All-Star, even James failed to do it.

Throughout history, there have been about thirty people who have done it.

Griffin in the 10th season, Dayao in the 02 season, Duncan in the 97th season, Grant Hill in the 94th season, O'Neal in the 92nd season, and David Robinson in the 89th season.

Looking back upwards, it is Dameng Jordan, who is already more ancient gods.

Giannis Antetokounmpo became the third player of the century to be named an All-Star as a rookie.

But it's also very reasonable.

The No. [-] team in the West, the team's No. [-] core is not selected for the All-Stars, which is indeed a bit outrageous.

The Minnesota's ball market is small, and Love is not the same as the All-Star.

And if it weren't for Giannis Antetokounmpo's rookie status and the small ball market, he could even surpass Griffin's votes to catch up with Durant.

In the backcourt of the Western Conference, Butler is basically relatively stable as a substitute for the All-Stars.

However, in the original timeline, Iguodala's number of votes was not bad, and with the blessing of No. [-] in the Western Conference, he should have been able to reach the All-Star.

But the number of votes was divided too much by Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler, and the base of liking the Timberwolves was not that big.

When it comes to Iguodala, the number of votes is not enough.

And the league doesn't want a newly promoted team. The team has three All-Stars all at once, and having two All-Stars is already very good.

But inside the team, Iguodala doesn't care too much about this All-Star honor.

Iguodala's idol is Penny Hardaway, not like the young people of that era, most of the idols are Jordan.

Even when the 76ers were at the core, Iguodala's offensive desire was not as strong as a scoring desire.

He still prefers to pass the ball, organize the team, and score when the team really needs him to score.

After Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler have shown enough strength to play the team, Iguodala is also very open, and he is happy to be a support.

He was not selected as an All-Star, in fact, because of his weak desire to attack, his fans felt that it was not easy to vote for him.

new orleans.

The All-Star will be held in New Orleans on February 2th, and now the whole city has already begun to have an All-Star atmosphere.

It is now March 2th.

The Timberwolves came to New Orleans, naturally not to participate in the All-Star Game, but to challenge the Pelicans away.

This game attracted a lot of attention.

Mainly some doodles.

This game almost determines whether the Timberwolves can enter the All-Star Game as the No. [-] player in the Western Conference before the All-Star Game.

The gold content of Su Chen, an all-star coach, is also very important.

The Timberwolves' victory over the Thunder yesterday was the first back-to-back game, and the real test of the team's physical strength was the second back-to-back game.

In this game, Iguodala took a rest directly, and Luol Deng also took a rest directly.

These two players are too old. Iguodala was injured during his 20-game winning streak this season, and Luol Deng also has some old injuries.

Back to back, Su Chen still considered letting them rest more.

But Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler, the two young cores, still participated in this game.

Butler, in particular, is particularly durable.

Thibodeau used Butler as a bully and used it for so many years before he injured Butler.

In terms of durability, Butler is simply a model in the industry.

Players from both sides play.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Mike Muscala (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Robert Covington (SF), Khris Middleton (SG), Jimmy Butler (PG) )

Pelicans starting lineup: Alexi Akinsa (C), Anthony Davis (PF), Al-Farouq Aminu (SF), Eric Gordon (SG), Ty Rick Evans (PG)

In this game, Su Chen put Middleton, Covington and Muscala on the starting lineup.

It is normal for Luol Deng and Iguodala to take turns to let the two outsiders start.

Ibaka didn't take a rest this time, but let Muscala start. This is because Su Chen wanted to save Ibaka.

A big, fast and high-bouncing inside line like Ibaka needs to be used sparingly.

At the same time, it is also training some Middleton, Muscala and others, who are in the rotation lineup in the playoffs.

For the Pelicans, they played with all the main players.

They sit at home and face the challenge of No. [-] in the West at the same time. Obviously they are very serious.

Monty Williams also wants players to play against strong teams.

Su Chen, the opponent's coach, was also very familiar with him. This Monty was the coach of the Suns later on.

In this game, the Pelicans still attach great importance to it.

Everyone is also very concerned that the Timberwolves are resting two main players and putting a main insider on the bench.

Whether it can still win this back-to-back game.

Although the Pelicans are not a strong team, they are also a team that barely has a positive record.

(End of this chapter)