Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 165
Zhang Sixin is very strict, but when it's time to get along with the players, he returns to his youthful demeanor.

The head coach treats guests to parties, and he is not stingy in this respect.

The team's training system is already very mature, as long as it is done step by step this season.

After the preparatory work of the coaching staff, Zhang Sixin actually felt more relaxed when the player came over.

After training together for about half a month, the preseason will start.

In fact, some players on the team trained together in the summer league, and now they just need to get used to the core players of the team.

The Timberwolves use Curry and Love as the core of their tactics, and it is not difficult to adapt to them.

Just play with the two of them, defend harder, and attack decisively. Most players don't need to deal with too complicated things.

Zhang Sixin's tactical system seems to be more complicated, but each player will not have so many things to master, and it will not be as troublesome as understanding the triangle offense.

Zhang Sixin will tell every player what to do, and teach them hand in hand.

Every player has its own characteristics. Zhang Sixin integrated the characteristics of the players when selecting players, so when they came to the Timberwolves, they did not need to give up what they were good at. They only needed to integrate what they had already mastered into the team, and then become stronger.

Some teams let players play tactics that are not suitable for them, so it is naturally difficult to integrate. Zhang Sixin will definitely not do this.

From the time he sent Jefferson away, he knew that he didn't choose players purely based on their worth and strength.

Players and head coaches still need to complement each other, and the tactical system must be suitable in order to get twice the result with half the effort.

Therefore, during training, new players adapt to the team relatively quickly.

Chinese players like Jeremy Lin who finally got a chance worked even harder.

Before the start of the new season, the team shot a promotional video together, and Zhang Sixin also accepted many media interviews.

The Timberwolves will inevitably be noticed by the outside world this season, so there is no need to hide it.

"I am very sure that the Timberwolves are stronger this season. It doesn't matter if there are doubts from the outside world. When the season officially starts to look at the team's performance, the current doubts will not be more than last season, right?"

"The change of the team lineup is a normal phenomenon. We need to constantly cultivate young talents, and we need players who are more suitable for the tactical system. The key is that we performed well last season. There will definitely be players who will get bigger and longer contracts. This is very reasonable."

"No team will keep all the players. Players want to pursue a better career, and the team wants to pursue better results. This is an objective factor and a win-win choice. Such things are very common in the league, and whether the team's decision is correct or not, no matter how long we debate, we can't reach a conclusion, so we just look at the results together."

"Competitive sports do not rely on words to speak, this is my belief."

"The young players we choose will certainly help the team. Paul George is a very talented player... Jeremy Lin is certainly the same. I choose players not based on his identity, but on his strength. My team will not waste any picks. We can wait and see."

Zhang Sixin talked eloquently in front of various reporters, and he became more and more used to this kind of scene.

The first game of the Timberwolves playoffs is against the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, which is also full of gimmicks.

As the defending champion, the Lakers don't have much space, and Xia Tian is just a minor fix.

It's just that the weak bench lineup has changed slightly, but no important figures have come.

That is, Farmar, Vujacic and his ilk have become Blake, Barnes and others.

Their No. [-] position is still weak, and it is easier for Curry to beat them now.

The starters of both sides have changed. The Timberwolves changed Jefferson into Milicic, and the Lakers were absent because of Bynum's surgery, so they could only start with Odom.

However, the Lakers didn't even want to play seriously in this game. Kobe only played for 6 minutes and went down without scoring.

Unlike the Timberwolves, who have already confirmed their lineup, the Lakers may still have to inspect their servants.

They didn't pay much attention to the preseason.

In this case, the Timberwolves are easily ahead.

Zhang Sixin also lost interest and began to observe the changes in the players over the summer.

Curry is very strong, and Love is also very strong, but DeRozan has changed the most.

After Kobe went down, no one could stop DeRozan.

After leading by double digits casually, Zhang Sixin also began to watch the status of the new players.

Danny Green has grown a lot now, has a solid defense and is very suitable for the team's rotation.

Paul George also performed well and was able to score when he should.

Jeremy Lin is still a little surprised. He belongs to that kind of efficiency type, which is like this in the summer league, and he can still perform stably in the preseason.

Pekovic was also a little surprised, it seems that he is a professional player after all.

The Lakers' insiders can't stand his strength a bit, and free throws are okay.

However, Whiteside still needs to practice, and he is a bit like a headless chicken on the court.

Bledsoe also did not meet expectations. It is impossible to be a little nervous, because the physical fitness he showed in training is definitely not just like this.

While inspecting the players, while winning the Lakers by 20 points, Zhang Sixin was dull.

After the game, he also said: "Don't ask me about revenge. This is just a preseason game, and everyone is not serious. However, I still see the bright spots of young players, and I am looking forward to the new season even more."

In the Timberwolves' preseason game, the first two games were relatively close, and they will play against the Knicks in two days.

The Knicks are also a team that keeps moving in the summer. First, they won Stoudemire, and the fast-playing whirlwind Suns in the West finally completely disintegrated.

Although many people say that leaving Nash, Stoudemire will have problems.

It's hard to say, but without Stoudemire's Suns, they will definitely withdraw from the top teams in the Western Conference.

The Knicks started last season, and now only Gallinari and Wilson Chandler are left. The other three are All-Star Amare Stoudemire, guard Felton and insider Turiaf.

But Zhang Sixin knew that this was not the end, and the Knicks were still flirting with Anthony.

The Knicks' final lineup for this season looks good on paper, but unfortunately they don't have a defense. They should be fucked or they will be fucked in the playoffs.

Their head coach, D'Antoni, is only suitable for coaching guards and giving him all-star players on the front line and inside. To be honest, he doesn't know how to use them very much.

In this game, the Knicks obviously adjusted their lineup. Although they had more desire to fight than the Lakers, Stoudemire was rubbed on the ground by Love when he came up.

The combination of Love and Milicic is too overwhelming in rebounding.

Pekovic is still domineering when he comes up, and Whiteside can make a few deductions when he comes up.

Seeing the performance of the insiders, Zhang Sixin was very satisfied.

Pekovic, in particular, is really good at using his body, although his speed is slower. This season, their inside line has stabilized.

(End of this chapter)