Chapter 284: Give me a pause

The rise of the Minnesota Timberwolves this season is inseparable from the credit of one person, and that is their head coach Philip Sanders.
As the coach of the Timberwolves, Sanders was against trading Garnett in the summer because he knew that as long as Garnett was there, the Timberwolves would not lose the opportunity to be promoted to the top NBA team. Especially in the upcoming 2004 season, after adding strong support, the Timberwolves with Garnett at the core have the opportunity to get rid of the embarrassing situation of falling in the first round in the past.
However, many factors have made Garnett's departure inevitable. Sancers had to accept this fact and put his remaining energy on cultivating new players and integrating new lineups.
Sanders is not a coach who is particularly good at training newcomers. Although he brought out Kevin Garnett, this is his only work, because Garnett is really an extraordinary genius. In addition, those young players who are not particularly talented did not shine under Sanders. Relatively speaking, he is better at communicating with veterans.
This is related to the beginning of his coaching career. Unlike some coaches who started from college ncaa or started directly from nba, Sanders first worked as an assistant coach at nba, and then entered the cba continental league coaching, which lasted 7 years. In a league like cba, there is no training newcomers, record is the only indicator, so this also led to Sanders' utilitarian and harsh coaching style.
But obviously, Dark-Milicic is a talented young man, his height, feel, feet, and sturdy body, all let Sanders see the shadow of Garnett. So from the first game of the new season, Sanders assigned Milicic to start and gave him a considerable degree of freedom. For a young foreigner under the age of 20, building confidence is very important.
Except for Milicic, the Timberwolves’ other main players are Sanders’ favorite veterans. The point guard is veteran Picasso, and the small forward Madman Sprewell. They are 34 and 33 years old respectively. But the state is still quite good. Antoine Walker, who was traded from the Celtics, is in his prime. Although his condition declined last season, he recovered well this summer. In Minnesota, he put more energy on basketball. In the first 20 games, he also became the Timberwolves' scoring leader.
Tonight, facing the old Celtics, Sanders' strategy is quite clear, letting Antoine Walker attack. It stands to reason that Garnett won't suffer a loss against Walker, but Walker did his best tonight instead of floating outside to shoot a four-pointer, but sinking to the low post to hard Garnett. Instead, Milicic repeatedly shot three-pointers on the outside, forcing Pj-Brown to follow the outside, giving Walker more opportunities to attack.
Walker scored 21 points in the half, helping the Timberwolves lead by two points 62:60 in the half. After the start of the third quarter, Walker even made two three-pointers from the outside, and Kassel made a signature turn-over jumper in the counterattack. Only two minutes into the third quarter, the Timberwolves widened the gap. It's 10 points.
Carlisle had to call a timeout. The Celtics were actually in good shape tonight, and the offense was very smooth. Pierce had the advantage in the matchup with Sprewell. His height, weight, and age were all significantly better than those already. Madman on the decline. He was also rude in the face of his old friend Walker, and the two constantly staged good scenes of scoring each other. This also made up for Kevin Garnett's general lack of state on offense tonight. Cute face
But the team's defense has always been unable to lift the spirit. For defense, morale and determination are very important. The number one core of the team's defense is that it does not have the momentum of killing opponents in the past, but is somewhat silent. Even with some good shots, he no longer beats his chest and yells wildly, just touches his head silently and continues to throw himself into the game.
In terms of responsibilities, Carlisle is an offensive assistant coach. There is no problem with the team’s offense, and he does not need to make any adjustments to the team; but now the team has a problem with the defense, Carlisle suddenly loses his mind. He wants to call someone Pause to boost the morale of the players, emphasize the players' concentration, increase the intensity, and recover the score as soon as possible.
"Look at our defense. We are outside the three-point line, revealing countless holes. Here, here, here, our formation is in a mess, and we have to plug these holes. Create trouble for their offense. Now the opponents are shooting too much. It's easy! We can't bet that they missed three points, it would be a mistake. Expand our defensive circle, oppress them, and then create counter-attack opportunities as much as possible to get the score back as soon as possible!" Carlisle has been a coach after all Yes, no matter whether he judges the situation on the court correctly or not, at least he can give orders so that the players will not be hit on the court like a headless fly.
But in the bottom of my heart, Carlisle is still thinking about whether Leon will come tonight, and if he is there, how will he deal with the situation on the court.
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At the beginning of the third quarter, Leon and Khomeinis arrived at the target center together, but the security at the door stopped him because neither he nor Khomeinis had a ticket.
"I'm the head coach of the Celtics, let me in." Leon showed his identity, he is also a celebrity in the basketball circle, the court security must know him.
The security looked at Leon and recognized him. He hesitated and said, "I'm sorry, if you are a team member, you should enter through the player tunnel, but it has been temporarily closed."
Leon's face was very ugly. He knew that the security guard was performing his duties, but he was obviously suspected of delaying time. Now that he has been identified, he should call his colleagues in the infield as soon as possible, and notify the Alliance or Celtic staff to deal with it, rather than stop him here without doing anything.
At this time, Khomeinis made a decisive decision. She comforted Leon, then borrowed a mobile phone from the staff and asked Leon to call the Celtics or Union staff. Fortunately, Leon has an amazing memory. He immediately called the team's logistics Mick Harris and asked him to pick him up in the arena lobby.
Only three minutes later, Harris hurriedly brought a court staff to the lobby, and ran inside without saying anything about Leon, regardless of whether Khomeinis could get in or not.
"Oh my god, you really came. The Timberwolves are not easy to deal with. We were two points behind at halftime. I heard that we were behind by 10 points at the beginning of the third quarter. The players need you, Fox!" Harris is a personality The lively and cheerful fat man, who has just joined the Celtics this year, has a passion for work and is a basketball enthusiast. The President's Third Bride
Leon nodded. Before the game started, he asked to add his name to the roster, because he knew that the Celtics game tonight will not be easy, and more importantly, he cannot let the Celtics play. The loss of this game should not allow Garnett to leave any shadow in the center of the target.
Leon followed Harris from the audience passage into the player passage, and then strode forward along the exit passage. The closer to the exit, the deafening sound in the center of the arena became clearer. It seemed that the Timberwolves were playing . Leon had already seen it. Garnett missed a shot, the Timberwolves quickly counterattacked, Sprewell received a pass from Cassel in the counterattack and made a backhand!
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Carlisle’s timeout did not let the Celtics get out of the predicament immediately. When the score was behind, scoring was still the top priority. However, the Celtics suddenly fell into a short scoring drought. This pair of Celtics chasing points came. It is undoubtedly fatal.
When Kevin Garnett missed a mid-range jumper from one step within his best three-point line, Carlisle’s heart quickly sank to the bottom, and then Cassell countered with the ball. The old guy was not fast. But no one dared to let him go. And Sprewell rushed to the forefront like a bloodthirsty lone wolf, and Kassel shot the ball through the defense of two Celtics players from an extremely tricky angle, and passed the ball to the Madman. On hand. Sprewell avoided Garnett's defense and scored on a backhand!
At 74:59, the Timberwolves hit a 12-0 wave of attack, opening the points difference to 16 points! So far, the Celtics have not scored a point in the third quarter!
The target center fell into madness, and the audience stood up and waved the glow sticks and placards in their hands. They were proud of such a team, and perhaps they also wore a trace of ridicule~EbookFREE.me~ laughed at you for leaving Garnett. Timberwolves, but Timberwolves have become more powerful.
Sprewell waved his arms vigorously after a goal. The 33-year-old madman regained his passion for basketball here. He enjoyed the cheers and became a hero again.
However, starting from the auditorium near the player's passage, the cheers began to weaken, and some chaotic, noisy chattering began to replace the uniform shouts before. The broadcaster of the TV station quickly noticed this anomaly, and the camera quickly switched to the vicinity of the channel, where Fox Leon appeared.
He was dressed in a gray suit, no tie, his hair was a bit disheveled, and his face was a little haggard. But he is moving quickly to the Celtics bench, with firm and powerful steps. The player channel in the target center is on the corner of the court. When Leon came out, he first went to the Timberwolves bench. He slanted his eyes and glanced at the Timberwolves players passing by them.
He crossed the technical stage, passed the referee with a whistle on the sidelines, passed all his eyes, and walked to the Celtics bench.
Leon took the tactical board from Cowens, glanced at Carlisle who was a little sluggish, then turned to the referee and said, "Give me a timeout!" (To be continued.)