Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 166 Boring Preseason Game

"Train that bastard Hassan better, and we don't have to worry about our insiders in the new season." Zhang Sixin said with a smile on his face.

The rest of the coaching staff also nodded. The team's current insiders are indeed good, with strength, flexibility, offense, and defense.

In particular, Love feels that he has made great progress. The All-Star inside and outside combination of him and Curry feels very stable.

On the outside, Curry played very easily, and DeRozan was aggressive again after his 20+ performance in the game.

Matthews is also very fierce. When he and DeRozan scored separately, Curry did not exert any force at all, and the team could easily lead.

"Young players really grow up fast." Ron Adams sighed.

The current starting lineup of the Timberwolves feels too fierce, but there must be ups and downs if there are more rookies on the bench.

Jeremy Lin, who performed well in the last game, was average this time, but Bledsoe played well.

Seeing Bledsoe's explosive style of play after he came to form, Zhang Sixin felt that letting him grow up faster would help the team more.

In fact, among a group of substitute players, Pekovic is the most stable.

Green is also good, but the offensive end is still a little less firepower.

It's just that Pekovic's insiders are more picky opponents, and Danny Green can use any opponent.

Zhang Sixin thinks that Paul George will be better for half a season. He will have stronger offensive power as a striker. As long as he is stable, it will be very useful.

With these points, don't worry about the rotation.

The back line, both Jeremy Lin and Bledsoe, have organizational skills, and the structure is much better than last season.

For the regular season, Zhang Sixin will still let the main players rest more. Don't let Curry and Love get injured. The substitute players have time to grow.

What's more, Sun Yue can also play and practice more.

He also has a certain organizational ability, which is definitely not enough for one person, but it can be used when playing double guards.

If the No. [-] position is targeted, a tall defender like him can help defend.

In the second half of the game, the Knicks did not continue to fight with the main force, and the two sides tacitly tested the substitute lineup.

Among the Knicks' substitute players, Douglas and Fields also played well, but the team had no guards to support D'Antoni's bombardment tactics. The Timberwolves easily won the game even though they were not opponents at all inside.

Zhang Sixin also confirmed that all the players in the team, except Whiteside, will have to practice for a while, and everyone else can actually be used as an immediate combat force.

As for Whiteside, the main thing is to tell him how to play the game.

He can also play when he understands the Timberwolves' tactical system and his role.

Players with static talents, although not everyone can play, but they are indeed easier to play than players with average physical fitness.

An insider like Whiteside who can be played in the future, even if his mind is really a bit muddy, after finishing the two missions, he will definitely be forced to open up.

Zhang Sixin is not in a hurry, the current Timberwolves are strong enough.

After defeating the Knicks, the Timberwolves had a relatively long adjustment time, and the next game was six days later.

The preseason is different from the regular season. The team has enough time to solve the problems found in the game.

According to the performance of the players, the team has also formulated some special training plans for them.

These include the team's hopes for their role and the direction in which they need to improve.

Especially rookies and role players, they don't have as many privileges as core players, and they can only practice hard according to the team's plan.

But at the same time, it also means that the team attaches great importance to them. If they go to some teams, the coaching staff will not care about them at all. If they do not meet the requirements, they will not have many opportunities to play.

So on the Timberwolves side, as long as they have the ambition to become stronger and are willing to follow up, they will definitely have a good future in the NBA.

Zhang Sixin is the player chosen by Kai Tianyan, and he is also confident.

On October 10, the Timberwolves played against the Nuggets in the preseason.

Anthony did not leave in the summer, and the current Nuggets lineup has not changed much from last season.

But in this game, neither Billups nor Martin played, and the strength of the Nuggets has dropped a lot.

Now the Nuggets have only two small guards left, and Curry scored consecutively when he came up.

It was another typical playoff game, and the Timberwolves took the lead without any difficulty. It didn't make much sense except for the rookie players to exercise.

The intensity of the regular season and the playoffs is completely different, and the difference between the regular season and the playoffs is even greater.

For relatively mature players, exercise has little effect.

So after the team took the lead, Zhang Sixin gave the substitute players a lot of opportunities.

He tried the effects of different main players with substitutes, because the Nuggets' defense is so poor, it feels good.

Zhang Sixin really wanted to say, "Nuggets, be stronger, this is not the strength of the NBA."

"This season, we need to use more small lineups, or one big and four small lineups. Last season, the number one position was a bit lacking, and it was difficult to give full play to the team's offensive power. The new season is different. As long as the backcourt players we have selected grow a little, they can help the team attack better." Zhang Sixin said.

His mind is no longer on winning or losing the game, but thinking about how to adjust his tactics for this season.

Last season, both Love and Jefferson could play the [-]th position, as could Frye, so there were often two insiders on the court. Now only Love is the authentic [-]th position. Zhang Sixin plans to take this opportunity to increase his offensive strength.

When Love is not on the court, or in a small lineup where Love plays five, Paul George can play four, or even Matthews.

Now that the league has fewer and fewer insiders who can bully people in the low post, it's time for them to fully attack.

Of course, this is also an adjustment that needs to be made along the team's lineup this season.

In the new season, with four insiders, barely playing the Twin Towers actually won't take advantage of most games, and the speed is still slow.

"Kevin and Nicola, the weight is fine for the time being, but the body fat percentage must be well controlled to prevent physical problems or potential injuries." Zhang Sixin said.

He is still a little worried about injuries. The two core members of the team are not physically strong, and some players also have potential injuries. He doesn't want the team to have strength but fail to achieve results because of injuries. That would be too embarrassing.

If the team pays attention to it, it can definitely reduce the chance of injury.

Coupled with Zhang Sixin's cheats, it will not be a luxury to keep the team healthy most of the time.

"It is necessary to formulate some similar training plans for them. Too much weight is not good. However, the inside still needs to be able to carry it." Ron Adams said.

Now the league has begun to change its concept. After all, there are fewer and fewer powerful insiders. There is still Howard in the East, and there will be no good fifth position in the West, but it is impossible to change all at once.

(End of this chapter)