Chapter 407: No small challenge

Mike Brown was successfully persuaded to join the Clippers coaching staff.
When Brown learned of his dismissal in the morning, he went to the Lakers' office to pick up things and walk away at noon, and completed the formalities for the appointment.
For him, this is a relief.
Whenever he thinks of this tragic day in the future, when he becomes the shortest life coach in the history of the NBA, he can't help but hide in the quilt and laugh out loud.
In the afternoon, Brown received an invitation from the Clippers management, he did not think much, and agreed happily.
He then appeared in the dressing room of the Staples Center Clippers.
Of course, because of the formalities in the contract, Brown could not sit on the sidelines to participate in the Clippers for the time being.
He must go through a set of procedures before he can formally join the job and move to the next door.
Of course, the reporters can't wait. When Brown appeared in the Staples Center wearing the Clippers logo T-shirt, many people understood that Brown was coming to the Clippers!
The reporters are all excited. This is big news.
Shinco FMVP left the Lakers for the Clippers in the summer. After the season began, the best coach went to the Clippers again.
Is the Clippers going to hollow out the Lakers?
Really wronged the Clippers, the Clippers never thought so.
They are all voluntary!
Li Liang and Brown came to a "long-term reunion", and the spirit of the whole person was much better.
It's good to think of Brown, who can not only provide a good defensive strategy, but also make a pump.
If you have something to say, you will feel better.
After all, Firth hasn't been in contact for long enough.
At 7:30 in the evening, the Clippers players walked onto the court, preparing to start a fight with the Timberwolves.
The Timberwolves came back to Los Angeles to play back to back, and the last win was called a happy one.
The Lakers basically have little resistance, being beaten by the Timberwolves.
Kevin Love scored 25 points and 14 rebounds, Kevin Martin had 27 points and Rubio scored 12 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, winning a triple-double.
The Lakers have no way to cause trouble for the Timberwolves, whether they are defensive or offensive, making them play too smoothly.
In the second battle of Staples, the Timberwolves will not be so good.
The Timberwolves have been disadvantaged since joining the league. After so many years, the Timberwolves have risen in 2004.
The rest of the time is a waste of the talents of the star players in the team. After all, the team's operation is really fascinating and cannot be fascinated.
In fact, although Minnesota is the impression that people are in the ice and snow in the north, the basketball game here is very early and very hot.
The Lakers were founded in Mingzhou, and became the first dynasty in NBA history.
So although it is a small ball city, Mingzhou is by no means a wasteland of basketball.
It's a pity that their luck is really bad. Since relying on the three-headed monster to enter the Western Conference in 2004, they have not made the playoffs for 9 consecutive years.
You have to say that the team's lineup is very poor. Love, Rubio, Martin are all quite capable players.
And Brewer and Pekovic are very good players.
The head coach is Rick Adelman, the coaching level is no problem.
But this team is inexplicable and always lacks combat effectiveness.
Garnett was there that year, but he entered the playoffs for seven consecutive years and was swept in the first round.
Without Garnett, the Timberwolves have not entered a playoff since the team was built.
It is enough to show that one, Garnett is really good; second, the Timberwolves are really unreliable.
Therefore, when Li Liang was training, he didn't want to try the Timberwolves.
Although he is the father of the system, what if the system cannot save the Timberwolves?
This year, the Timberwolves seem to have a little strong team momentum. They have gradually built a team system with Love and Rubio as the core.
Love is amazing enough in statistics, he averaged 26 points and 17 rebounds in the first seven games.
In the past thirty years, no player has been able to play such statistics in the previous seven games.
Love is not a tall player, he is not strong, he is not happy, he is still a white player.
But after a game, the data often scares people.
In 10 years, Love, who entered the league's third year, scored 31 points and 31 rebounds against the Knicks.
The last player to complete this double 30 stat also dates back to Moses Malone in the 70s and 80s.
To be honest, this kind of data is really terrible.
But terrible, terrible, Love has never shown Garnett's influence on the field.
Garnett dragged the Timberwolves into the playoffs in the 1996-1997 season.
The Timberwolves record will reach 30 wins last season, has been a strong contender for the No. 1 pick.
This summer, the Timberwolves and free agent Kevin Martin reached an agreement to sign him to supplement the firepower of the team's back line.
Martin only stayed with the Thunder for a season. After the Thunder broke down, they parted ways with them.
It can only be said that the Thunder's decision to trade Harden was so stupid that it was a waste of a championship season, and finally the trading subject Martin was also lost.
Martin worked with Adelman when he was king, and knew each other better.
So when I came to the Timberwolves, Martin felt quite like a fish after the start of the season.
30 points for the Knicks, 32 points for the Lone Ranger, and 20 points in other games.
Martin's style of play is still more suitable for starting, one-on-one heads-up and breakthrough is not his strength.
He needs to obtain a certain tactical position in the starting lineup, relying on the cooperation of stronger teammates, to open up space and cultivate a sense of touch.
It's not enough to let him play off the bench. He doesn't have the ability to "play everyone off the and get the ball in."
At this point, Martin is not as good as Crawford, so aside from defense, Crawford is a better sixth man.
Before the game started, Rivers made arrangements for Martin.
It is really wasteful to ask Li Liang to defend Martin and let Li Liang defend Corey Brewer.
Li Liang also defended Martin when he played against the Thunder in the playoffs last season.
For him, defensive back is not a problem, his height and wingspan are advantages, and his footsteps are quite solid because he is often electrified in the system.
Martin is not good at footwork and speed. Like Harden, he is good at rhythm and clever play. Li Liang is not afraid of such an attacker.
The game started on time.
At the opening goal, Martin used a screen to attempt a mid-range jumper.
The result was that Li Liang had no success and could only pass the ball to his teammates to reorganize the tactics.
At this time, Mike Brown was sitting in the audience watching the game.
He has taken off the Clippers LOGO T-shirt ~ EbookFREE.me ~ put on his regular clothes, like an audience.
Brown knew that he did not come to the Clippers for pleasure, but with a mission.
Rivers has said that the Clippers need a solid and reliable defense system.
Mike Brown's main task is to build a system for the Clippers, and then implement it in training and competition.
This game is a good opportunity for Brown to observe the Clippers up close and to think in his mind what kind of defense they are suitable for.
In the playoffs last season, as the Lakers coach, Brown analyzed the Clippers' weaknesses.
Their weakness is obvious, it is not possible to change defenses.
Now that the roles have changed, Brown has to think about how to make up for these weaknesses.
This is really no small challenge.