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Chapter 161 Summer Work

The sixth game of the Western Conference Finals was won due to cheating. The players of the Timberwolves were looking forward to the tie-break. They were very eager for a miracle.

But Zhang Sixin is very clear that compared to the spirit of the players, their physical strength has indeed bottomed out.

If there is still a possibility at home, it is really difficult to go to an away tiebreaker, and the possibility of a miracle may be one in a thousand.

In the tiebreaker, Curry was strictly guarded, and his physical strength was completely unable to support him.

Kobe, who was forced to the edge of the cliff, broke out with extremely strong fighting power, and also led the Lakers to end the game early with a 40-point performance.

The Timberwolves' playoff journey has also come to an end.

But the careers of a group of young people in the team have just begun.

Zhang Sixin told reporters: "We fought to the end this season. It was a very successful season and we have no regrets."

"Next year, we will make a comeback, and then we will become stronger. If our opponent is still at this year's level, we will run over without mercy."

It's a bit arrogant, but Zhang Sixin is qualified to say these wild words as he brought the Timberwolves, who might have been contenders for the No. [-] pick, to the tiebreaker in the Western Conference Finals.

In competitive sports, everything speaks for itself.

After the Timberwolves were eliminated, the playoffs continued.

In the Eastern Conference finals, when Howard had to face a group of Celtics insiders, Garnett, Perkins, and Davis, the style of the entire series was set.

Don't look at the Magic as a team that focuses on scoring from the outside, but the basic way they can score from the outside is Howard's defense and rebounding inside.

Otherwise, how can the Magic's group of outsiders who are at most quasi-All-Stars support a strong team.

With one star shooting all over, Howard's star is restricted, and the Magic's offense is over.

The Magic won two games. One was because of Howard's super explosion, which took turns to blow up all the Celtics' insiders, and the other was because Celtics' big center Perkins ended up with a technical foul.

However, the Celtics can still be chased for two games after 3:0, which also indicates that it will be difficult for them to win the championship again.

The head coach of the Celtics, Rivers, is a magical person. He can make a weak team achieve good results, but he can also lead a strong team to be defeated by a weak team.

At the beginning, the Big Three of the Celtics were forced to consecutive tiebreakers by the weak Eastern team, and the head coach owed the credit.

What kind of series lead is overturned, it is all traditional skills.

This is a head coach who is not very good at coaching star players and is not very strong on the spot.

But it also has its own things, such as chicken soup is still good, not to mention tactics, which are the basic skills of NBA head coaches.

In the finals, the Celtics' lineup can also match up with the Lakers.

To be honest, the Celtics do not have players of Kobe's level now. The Big Three are indeed a bit old, but they have slightly more players than the Lakers, and they are not afraid of the Lakers' twin towers.

So the game is very intense and it depends on which team performs better.

When they hit Tianwangshan, the relatively weak No. [-] position of the Lakers was blown out again, and the Twin Towers were also restricted by the Celtics. Even if Kobe played Wushuang, he couldn't save the team.

But by this time, the Celtics began to stretch their hips.

Lakers head coach Zen Master Jackson also uttered the famous ridicule that has been passed down to the future, "The team led by Rivers lost more balls in the fourth quarter than any team in the league, and Rivers also knows better than anyone. How to be overturned in the fourth quarter."

Then, the Lakers successfully defended their title in two consecutive games.

It turns out that in history, Rivers has always retained this fine tradition. Any series leading 3:1, 3:2, or leading the opponent by 20+ in a single game will lose inexplicably, becoming the head coach of the team with the most comebacks in the league.

At this time, the Timberwolves who finished the playoffs have already started their respective summers.

Zhang Sixin's head coach also began to prepare for the team's next work after a few days of rest.

The Timberwolves not only returned to the Western Conference Finals in this playoffs, the key is that the strength of the players has been greatly improved.

After completing a full season, all players who were not at their peak were promoted.

Love, a player, has been directly promoted to the peak, and Curry is getting closer to the peak.

But what is even more gratifying is that the role players have improved in an all-round way.

Players like Danny Green will become a good rotation for the team next season, and DeRozan's upgrade will make the team's backcourt extremely strong.

The backcourt combination of Curry, DeRozan and Matthews will also become the top in the league.

After the promotion of young players, Zhang Sixin will prepare for the next season's lineup.

First of all, the contracts of several players on the team have expired, such as Frye and Belinelli, if the price is right, they can definitely stay. However, the Timberwolves have performed well this season, and other teams will definitely come to snatch them.

Zhang Sixin cares more about the young people selected by the team than these role players who are temporarily pulled over to improve their combat effectiveness.

Of course, it is also because the team has a relatively large number of players in the backcourt.

The first task of the team's contract renewal in the summer is Milicic. The upgraded Milicic is really easy to use, and he is relatively in line with the Timberwolves' offensive and defensive system.

Jefferson may be worth a little more than Milicic now, but he is not very suitable for the team. Even if his scoring average in the playoffs is slightly higher than Love, his tactical effect is far worse than Love.

So after the season ended, Zhang Sixin found Jefferson and made him mentally prepared.

"Coach, I want to stay." Jefferson said a little aggrieved.

Zhang Sixin said sincerely: "Al, you are a very good player, but the team's tactical system is not suitable for you. Are you willing to be a role player? Go to a team that is more suitable for you and show your true dominance."

Jefferson didn't say a word. In fact, he also knew that after Zhang Sixin came here, Love had the highest tactical status inside. But the team entered the Western Conference finals in the playoffs.

As an athlete, he must have his own pride. He is also a boss with an annual salary of tens of millions, and it is impossible to become a supporting role among supporting roles.

In addition to Jefferson, Brewer is the one who is sure to leave the team. Brewer is also good, but the team is getting less and less for him. His strength has reached its peak, but he has not practiced three-pointers.

Such is the case with professional sports, it is impossible for all players to fight together to the end.

What Zhang Sixin can do is to help them improve when they are in the team, so that they have the opportunity to get bigger contracts in other teams, and the players and the team can achieve a win-win situation.

(End of this chapter)