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Chapter 189 Refusing to renew the contract in advance

Su Chen picked up the phone, ready to call Iguodala's number.

When the whole team is resting, Iguodala is asked to train alone, and I don't know if Iguodala has any emotions.

"Coach, isn't today a holiday?"

Iguodala's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Well, I changed the plan and practiced more."

Su Chen said to Iguodala.

"Okay, I see, I'm coming to the arena right away."

When Iguodala heard that it was the team's plan, he didn't think much about it.

Iguodala is still looking forward to the big stage of the finals. Now the team has not entered the offseason state, and it is not the time to relax.

Inside the Timberwolves training arena.

In addition to Iguodala, trainers from the Timberwolves also came to the arena.

"Where's the coach? Didn't you say you need to practice more?"

Iguodala looked at the arena today, except for the two of them, the others are some team staff such as cleaning and maintenance workers.

"Su called and asked me to come to the arena quickly, but he didn't say anything specific."

The trainer is bald, he also said helplessly.

Iguodala stayed in the arena with the bald trainer. After waiting for a while, Iguodala picked up his cell phone and planned to call Su Chen.

However, before Iguodala's call was dialed, Su Chen had already walked in through the passage.

"You guys are really early."

Su Chen said to the two with a smile.

"Coach, haven't the rest of them come yet?"

Iguodala asked with some doubts.

He thought that Su Chen had notified him too early, but he hadn't notified the others so early.

"All right, just the three of us."

Su Chen replied with a smile.

Iguodala froze.

"You mean, I'm the only one training?"

Iguodala reacted.

Su Chen is the head coach, and the bald head is the trainer. He is the only player here.

It's like the two of them staring at him practicing alone.

What is this?
"Why, I'm not happy to give you a small stove."

Su Chen chuckled.

"what?"

Iguodala didn't understand.

"Then our opponent is the Heat, they are regulars in the finals, and the most important figure in their team is James."

Su Chen didn't care that Iguodala was still blindfolded, and said to Iguodala.

Iguodala nodded, and that was true.

But what does this have to do with him coming to the arena to train alone today?

"I looked at our team's roster this morning, and I still feel that you are the best candidate to limit James."

Su Chen continued.

Iguodala felt a burst of relief when he heard that he had such a high status in the coach's heart.

I was still a little unhappy, but it was swept away in an instant.

"So next I want to see your limit in confrontation training, which is more important for how I formulate a defensive strategy."

"You will be the key figure in this series, and you can even directly determine the outcome of this series. It is actually not difficult to defend James through reasonable tactical responses."

Su Chen continued to talk to Iguodala.

Seeing Iguodala being stunned by the words, Su Chen chuckled.

"If you can defend James, then you are the biggest contributor. I think those guys who select FMVP will also focus on measuring it."

Su Chen looked at Iguodala with a smile and said.

Although it is relying on the system to improve Iguodala's strength, drawing cakes does not cost money, and painting cakes for Iguodala can also make him work harder to defend against James.

Moreover, Iguodala's FMVP was originally won when defending James, which was originally Iguodala's award.

Don't talk about painting cakes, Iguodala has to thank him.

"Coach thank you, let's get started!"

Iguodala was already taken aback by Su Chen.

After hearing that Su Chen would give him great tactical status, and even get the FMVP award, Iguodala couldn't hold back his excitement.

Iguodala's idol is Penny Hardaway, and his style of play is also leaning on Hardaway.

FMVP is an honor that even his idols have not won. Now that he has this opportunity to win it, he is naturally very excited.

And Iguodala really thinks he can get it.

The two stars of the Timberwolves are still a little immature. If the offensive end is not efficient enough, it will still be difficult to win the FMVP.

James is the most important person in the Heat. The coach means that this is giving him a chance. If he can guard James, then he has a good chance for this FMVP.

Although it is difficult to defend James, the coach also said that he can give him a helpful focus in terms of tactical direction.

Iguodala can trust Su Chen's tactical ability.

Su Chen has said so, so naturally someone will help attack and defend James.

Based on his understanding of Su Chen throughout the regular season and playoffs, the ability he will display next should largely determine what strategy Su Chen adopts.

"Mark, let's get started then."

Su Chen said to the bald trainer.

The bald trainer was named Mark.

"Ok, I see."

The bald trainer Mark nodded.

Although he worked overtime today, it is considered overtime and the team will pay him extra.

And Mark also heard Su Chen's whistling just now.

If Iguodala can really defend against James in the finals, then he can say that after his training before the game, he will fight against James.

There are still a lot of staff in the arena today, and he can be regarded as a witness when he spread this matter.

If it gets out, his value will increase.

If the Timberwolves don't give him a salary increase next season, there will be other teams who will pay him a high salary.

This situation is like Milosevic being Jokic's training coach. If this player becomes famous in the future, his worth will also rise.

Mark is also very motivated at this time.

There was no need for Su Chen to urge them, the two had already started confrontation training directly, and both of them were working hard.

Usually these trainers get high salaries, but when training, they can only say that they don't touch fish, and they can't mention how hard they work.

But Mark was firing on all cylinders, sparing no effort at all.

Su Chen was taken aback by this, but soon realized what Mark was thinking.

"Painting cakes are for Iguodala, and this Mark is also delicious. Should I change careers and become a capitalist?"

Su Chen doubted everything about herself.

If he is so talented as a capitalist, he should retire and become a capitalist before the basketball coach makes a lot of money.

Su Chen was not idle when the two were training.

In addition to using the skill of concentrated training on Iguodala, he also observed Iguodala's performance under confrontation.

Although the previous words were for Iguodala, he really needs to formulate a strategy for Iguodala to defend James.

Iguodala focused on training this skill to enhance the resistance, and Su Chen would also watch Iguodala's ability to fine-tune the strategy.

For example, the frequency of double-team defense, the frequency of switching defenses, the frequency of consumption, and so on.

After about an hour of training.

[The training is completed, and the player Andre Iguodala's confrontation ability has increased, which will continue until the end of the next official game. 】

The system prompt sound came.

However, Su Chen didn't go to stop, because at this time the bald Mark and Iguodala were training fiercely, so Su Chen didn't bother them at all.

Su Chen asked the staff to bring over the work meal, and he sat on a chair while eating while watching the performance of the two.

The finals are getting closer.

All kinds of news about the Timberwolves and the Heat are flying everywhere.

In addition to the normal news, there are some pheasant news from grapevine sources.

Some questions about the Heat's locker room, and some questions about the interior of the Timberwolves.

The contradictions in the Heat's locker room actually existed last season, but the team is fighting for the championship this season, and now the team is winning. These contradictions have been suppressed.

As for the internal issues of the Timberwolves, it was actually about Su Chen.

According to gossip, a staff member who did not want to be named said that the Timberwolves and Su Chen's early contract extensions were rejected.

After the Timberwolves reached the finals, the entire Timberwolves team was very satisfied, especially the boss Taylor directly provided Su Chen with a multi-year high-paying contract.

It is said that this contract may be the highest contract amount in the league now, and at the same time, Su Chen's concurrent appointment as general manager has not changed anything.

It can be said that if Su Chen accepts this contract, the Timberwolves will be Su Chen's territory.

Su Chen's prestige in the Timberwolves will reach a peak.

Not to mention how many championships you have won with the Timberwolves, as long as you enter the playoffs consecutively, and then enter the finals.

If he can win a championship, Su Chen can become a legendary coach in the history of the Timberwolves.

The status is like Popovich in the Spurs, and because Su Chen also controls the management rights, it is higher than Popovich's position in the Spurs.

Su Chen seemed to directly reject such a contract.

Being able to reject such a sincere contract from the Timberwolves, no matter how Su Chen looked at it, it seemed that he didn't intend to stay with the Timberwolves.

Although Su Chen seemed to refuse on the grounds that he would still play in the finals.

But this kind of sincere contract, even if it is not signed in advance, can also be used in another way instead of directly refusing.

Even after the news came out, according to some team executives in the league, there are already some rebuilding teams interested in Su Chen.

It's just that the finals are still going on, and Su Chen hasn't communicated with other teams.

But judging from the current situation, the Timberwolves should not be the team that Su Chen wants to continue coaching.

Anyway, the game is still going on.

The time has come to June.

The finals are finally about to start.

Minnesota.

Target Center Arena.

For this city that has never played in the finals, and for the arena that has never experienced the finals, this first game has special meaning for the fans in this city.

Needless to say, the arena was full.

Not only were all the seats sold out, but all the corridor tickets were also sold out.

At the same time, outside the big screen in the plaza outside the arena, there were also crowds of Timberwolves fans watching the game from the sidelines.

For the cold city of Minnesota, Minnesota is very hot tonight.

Minnesota, which is not densely populated, is also rarely crowded to a dense degree.

Although the fans also heard some news about the relationship between Su Chen and the team.

But in any case, now is not the time to talk about this, the Timberwolves have more important things now.

Entering the finals for the first time, they have greater ambitions, and that is the championship.

Su Chen was the one who brought this team to the Finals for the first time. No matter what decision Su Chen made, Timberwolves fans couldn't say anything.

Tonight's game is open for early entry.

Entering the finals for the first time, the Timberwolves' entrance ceremony was very grand.

In every arena of the Timberwolves, the live DJ gave a brief introduction when they played.

Substitutes including Beverly and Muscala were all embellished with some cool words by the live DJ.

At the same time, on the big screen above the stadium, they also edited a short video of their highlights, all kinds of wonderful operations.

Although the introduction was rather fancy, the Timberwolves players had serious expressions at this time.

Whether they are rookies or veterans, they now have a greater responsibility, and that is to win the championship!
As Giannis Antetokounmpo entered the field, the entire Timberwolves players hugged and fought together.

In this game, they need to be more united.

Compared to the nervousness of the players, Su Chen was much more relaxed.

He just experienced the Finals last season, and the Heat themselves are not as strong as the Spurs.

(End of this chapter)