NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 367 Timberwolves Change Coach

"Where are those people who called me a cancer on the team two days ago?"

"Quadruple double! Do you understand the gold content of a quadruple double? The NBA has not produced a quadruple double for at least two years!"

"I am now the same as Yao Ming. I have a quadruple-double in my career, but my highest score in a single game is still higher than Yao Ming. I wish him the opportunity to catch up with me in the future."

"By the way, Yao, you will face Howard in the next game. I hope you can show some real skills."

Ao Pang boasted a lot at the post-match press conference. This quadruple-double swept away his haze and revived his morale.

Yao Ming got a one-day experience card from Manute Bol once before, and took the opportunity to get a quadruple-double data. Now he and Ao Pang each have a quadruple-double.

In terms of the highest score in a single game, Ao Pang is indeed more. Yao Ming has two 70+ games in a single game, but no 80+ games in a single game.

"The Suns are a team with great potential. Although we beat them tonight, I predict that in the next ten years, the Suns will always be the strongest team in the Western Conference."

"It's hard to define what position Yi Jianlian plays. If he is considered as the third position, then he is the number one small forward in the league today. There is no doubt about it."

Hill praised the Suns and the UAE after the game.

At noon the next day, Combe led the Bobcats to Minnesota to prepare for their fourth away game of this round of road trip.

The Timberwolves were extremely successful last season, breaking out of the West and advancing to the finals.

It may be that the lineup in hand is good enough, and they did not make any adjustments to the lineup during the offseason.

If they don't adjust, the opponents Spurs, Lakers and Suns have all been strengthened, which means that the Timberwolves' strength has weakened in place.

The Timberwolves also played a role in the devil's schedule arranged by Stern. Although they didn't play the opening game, they also played three games ahead.

It is embarrassing that all three games were lost, to the Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers and Raptors respectively.

Losing three games in a row was a fatal blow to the Timberwolves, especially Garnett, who was eager to win the championship. After playing the Raptors, he lost his temper in the locker room and quarreled with head coach Saunders.

The old Sanders is actually innocent. He has nothing to do with the team losing. The opponent is too strong. The core player of the Timberwolves side, Madman Sprewell, did not know what medicine he took during the offseason. It's gone downhill.

Last season's Madman's defensive efficiency reached 103 points, but this season it dropped directly to 110 points. The opposing player scored seven more points per 17 rounds, and his offensive efficiency dropped a lot. Last season, he averaged [-] points per game. In the first three games of this season, two games failed to score in double figures.

Under normal circumstances, this season is also the last season of Madman's career. The Timberwolves want to keep him and offer him a three-year contract worth 3 million US dollars. Unfortunately, Madman said the classic quote that I still need to support my family , and then retreat into the rivers and lakes.

He wanted a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions, but unfortunately no team was willing to give it, so he could only leave the game sadly.

In fact, do the Timberwolves give less?The average annual salary is 700 million, which is quite a lot compared to Madman's efficiency value of 110 plus 12 points per game.

If Kong Bu gave the contract, it would definitely not be higher than 300 million.

Even so, such a lucrative contract failed to keep the madman. This guy's brain is indeed not normal.

"It's too difficult, Kong, I envy you more and more now."

"You have so many rookies under your command, and it's easy to manage. Even if you're a veteran, Hill has a very good temper. Ao Pang is bullying and afraid of toughness, so he definitely doesn't dare to show you face."

"Someone on my side dares to yell at me, but I have nothing to do with them."

Old Sanders began to complain after seeing Combe.

Kumbu knew he was actually talking about Garnett and Madman, and the other Timberwolves teams didn't have the guts to disobey the coach.

"Won't McHale back you up? After all, you and him have been old friends for decades."

Combe laughed.

"Him? If it wasn't for the wrong skin color, I really doubt that Garnett is his illegitimate child."

"Garnett had a conflict with me. No matter where the team is, if the player provokes the coach's authority, the general manager must appease the coach, right?"

"In the end, that guy ignored me and went to appease Garnett overnight."

Old Sanders said dissatisfied.

Decades of friendship, of course, will not be reduced because of this trivial matter, but the old Sanders is not convinced. Why should he be so aggrieved as a coach? You must know that he led the Timberwolves to create the most in team history last season. Good record.

"Kong, do you think there is any possibility of our Timberwolves trading with you?"

"For example, trade Garnett for your Shaq alone? The salaries of the two are similar, so they can be exchanged alone."

"Or are you interested in Sprewell? Your No. [-] position is a rookie after all. Sprewell must be better than a rookie in terms of experience and immediate combat power."

Old Sanders asked expectantly.

Kong Bu quickly shook his head, what a joke, the madman is insane, not quite the same as Artest's insanity.

Artest is bipolar disorder, sometimes manic, sometimes melancholy, and can still reason when he is melancholy.

There is no reason for a madman to speak, his mind is different from that of a normal person.

Trading such a player to his own team, Kumbu is definitely living too comfortably and wants to find some excitement for himself.

As for Ao Pang changing Garnett alone, that is completely unreasonable.

There are so many super centers in the east, and there is no place in Ao Pang Town, how can they beat those super powerhouses.

After all, Garnett is not a center. He and Bosh's position completely overlaps. It is impossible to let Garnett stick to the basket all the time. Then it is not bad that he can play [-]% of his strength.

If it is said that Nabosh is going to exchange Garnett alone, regardless of salary, Combe can still accept it.

It's a pity that the Bobcats are not the Knicks after all, and they don't have the capital to throw money.

"Old man, stop kidding me."

Combe shook his head and smiled, he didn't want to continue chatting with old Sanders on this topic at all.

When the night's game started, the old Sanders did not let the madman start, but started Szczerbiak who was on the bench.

There was no suspense in the game. O'Pang dominated the basket. Although Garnett had an advantage against Bosh, this advantage was not enough to make up for the gap in other positions of the Timberwolves.

希尔今晚入账了33分7篮板9助攻，奥胖则是34分14篮板4盖帽，这两人携手彻底将森林狼摧毁。

The old Sanders sighed sadly. After losing this game, their Timberwolves lost four games in a row at the beginning. There has never been a finals team in NBA history that has been so miserable.

After returning to the locker room, the old Sanders originally thought that Garnett would take the lead in attacking, and lost his temper in the locker room.

Unexpectedly, it was the madman who made the attack, and he went directly to the old Sanders.

"Philip, what do you mean? Why don't you let me start?"

"Is it because I'm in a contract year? You want to squeeze my contract? You deliberately don't give me a starter, make my statistics look bad, and then don't give me a big contract?"

"I tell you, don't think about it!"

The madman's tone was very rude, as if he was reprimanding his subordinates.

The old Sanders has been a coach for decades, how can he bear the players treating him like this, "Shut up your stinky mouth, Latrier."

"If you don't want to be suspended by me, just go back to your seat."

"With your defensive amateur performance, you also want to get a big contract? Do you think you deserve it?"

"You don't even have an annual salary of 200 million, and you still dream of signing a big contract?"

Old Sanders was angry, and his words were extremely mean.

The madman wasn't very smart at first, he had done the feat of choking Carlesimo before, but now he was stimulated by the old Sanders, and he did it again.

Seeing the appearance of the madman, the teammates hurried forward and hugged him. They didn't want the chokehold incident to repeat itself in the Timberwolves locker room.

Garnett's lungs were about to explode.

He reached the playoffs last season, and he is preparing to make a comeback this season. Maybe this season he will be able to kill the Bobcats and win the championship?

Ao Pang is one year older, maybe when it's time for the playoffs, he suddenly becomes depressed?This is their chance for the Timberwolves to win the championship.

But now that he has lost four games in a row, and the locker room is full of quarrels every day, he is completely desperate for the Timberwolves.

The Eastern Diablo Five Heavenly Kings can't beat any of them.

The upstart Spurs, Lakers and Suns in the west, judging by their strength at the start of the game, are definitely not something the Timberwolves can compete with.

Looking at the current posture, let alone winning the championship or reaching the finals, Garnett feels that whether the Timberwolves can enter the Western Conference Finals this year is a matter of two opinions.

The next morning, Garnett approached McHale directly, and put forward a trade application in a strong tone.

This incident frightened McHale. Garnett is the absolute leader and cornerstone of their Timberwolves. Without Garnett, can the Timberwolves still be called Timberwolves?
He immediately gave Garnett a guarantee that he would definitely solve the problems in the team and give Garnett signings and reinforcements this season.

Now that the new season has just started, it is not so easy to recruit reinforcements.

There is no way to sign in, and McHale can't do nothing. He and the boss finally decided to fire the old Sanders, which can be regarded as an attitude to Garnett, showing that the team management is determined to make changes.

In this way, the old Sanders lost the Timberwolves coach inexplicably.

In fact, under normal circumstances, the old Sanders was fired in the middle of this season because the record did not meet expectations.

This is the case in many cases. When the team's record is not good, the head coach is the first to blame.

Comb hadn't even left Minnesota when the news was announced, and he sympathized with old Sanders, a longtime friend after all.

"Kong, why don't I go to your Bobcats as a teaching assistant, and I won't have so many troubles."

After the old Sanders received the call from Combe, he said disheartened.

"No, we can't tolerate your big Buddha."

"You were one of the most successful coaches last season. Are you afraid that you won't be able to find a job? It's not a bad thing to leave the Timberwolves."

Combe reassured.

When Comb led the team to leave Minnesota and return to Charlotte at night, he received another call from Sanders.

This time he came to announce the good news.

It turned out that within a few hours after he was officially announced to resign, the Pistons general manager Dumars called the old Sanders and planned to hire him as the Pistons coach.

Old Sanders' ability to coach the forest over the years is obvious to all, and he is one of the few truly capable coaches in the league.

Not only can he take office immediately, but the salary is also good, giving a three-year contract of 3 million US dollars.

This is of course not comparable to Comb's previous salary, but it is already much higher than the old Sanders' contract in the Timberwolves.

The old Sanders didn't expect things to turn around like this. It was a blessing in disguise. He was fired by the Timberwolves and immediately became the coach of the Eastern Diablo Five Kings team, and he also made a lot of money.

When Kumbu learned that Sanders was going to the Pistons, he congratulated him, but sighed silently in his heart.

Old Sanders going to the Pistons is definitely not a good thing for the Pistons.

He is too straightforward, and he doesn't know how to say some things euphemistically. For example, under normal circumstances, he coached the Pistons after he left the Timberwolves, and then led the Pistons to the best record in team history that season.

As a result, after the playoffs, they stopped in the Eastern Conference finals. At the press conference after the game, the old Sanders angrily criticized the team's defense for being too rubbish.

This is tantamount to jumping on Ben's head and slapping him in the face, because he is the core of the Pistons' defense.

Big Ben left the Pistons directly in the offseason in a fit of anger and joined the Eastern rival Bulls.

Kong Bu didn't know if history would repeat itself, and he was very worried about Daben.

When the Bobcats played against the Timberwolves, the Philadelphia 76ers were also playing against the Suns. In this game, Yao Ming severely taught Howard a lesson.

The audience scored 63 points and 31 rebounds, while the opponent Howard only had 8 points and 7 rebounds. The difference in strength between the two sides made D'Antoni almost vomit blood.

After being tortured by Ao Pang and Yao Ming for two consecutive games, the fans really understood why Ao Pang and Yao Ming are the number one center forwards in history. They are really different from ordinary number one picks.

Kumbu led the Bobcats to return to the court. The next three games will be at home, and the opponents are also very weak, all of which are the bottom teams in the East.

In the first game, he beat the Cavaliers easily, but the second-year James was still too immature, and he still couldn't make the basket. After being defended by Hill and Iguodala, the audience had almost no sense of presence.

The second game was against the Atlanta Hawks. When Combe first came here, the Hawks were still a strong team in the East. Only a few years later, the Hawks have become one of the weakest teams in the East. League first-line players.

The game was also won extremely easily, and the Eagles also wanted to follow the example of the Lakers and Spurs, using shark-slashing tactics to limit O'Pang, trying to use this crooked way to defeat the strong with the weak.

It's a pity that they forgot the gap between their team's lineup and the Bobcats. O'Pang didn't feel good at free throws. Comb simply didn't let him play, and let Varejao play, which also tortured the Eagles.

Bosh broke out in this game, scoring 47 points and almost smashing the Eagles single-handedly.

Ao Pang waved towels and applauded from the bench throughout the game. He was completely a qualified patron saint of drinking fountains.

(End of this chapter)