one-handed ball

Chapter 262
Just after the game between Zheng Ke and the Rockets, the NBA officially announced the star candidates for next year's Dallas All-Star Game.

In this list, the Timberwolves have five people selected.In addition to Zheng Ke and Billups, Kevin Love, Afflalo and Allen Iverson also entered this list.Although this list cannot ultimately determine anything, it is at least an affirmation of some young players.Love seemed very excited. In the bathroom of the locker room, he let out inhuman roars again and again, causing Zheng Ke, who wiped his body on the ground, to frown.

"Are you that excited?"

The emergence of this list means that the NBA2010 All-Star Game voting has officially begun.Fans choose their favorite All-Star lineup through online voting and paper voting.So far, according to the division of the east and west and the five positions on the field, the All-Star voting curtain that ends at the end of January has been completely opened.

Stars who were expected to enter the starting lineup began to make various small canvassing videos. For stars such as Zheng Ke and Yao Ming who are supported by more than one billion folks behind them, they were spared such hard and unscrupulous canvassing.

After a few weeks of games, the Timberwolves' run-in has begun to enter the right track.

The extremely fast Ty Lawson and the stocky Pekovic have been favored by coach Whitman.And Thornton and Gibson's chances of playing are correspondingly slightly less.

Today's Timberwolves are very impressive.Fans of other teams jokingly called it the "Minnesota Short Team" because there were many players in the team who were less than 1 meters tall. , The Timberwolves often send out double guards, or even a three-guard lineup, and Billups is sometimes assigned to the small forward position.

Although Billups has outstanding strength, it is only in terms of the tonnage of the point guard position. It is okay to let him play shooting guard, but playing small forward is a bit like bullying the old man.

Whitman greyed for this.

At this time, the Nuggets submitted a trade application to McHale. They hoped to get Ty Lawson of the Timberwolves.

Today's Nuggets are a bit embarrassing. Although the team's record is not bad, after a failed last season, it proved that Anthony Carter is not competent for a team, especially the starting point guard of the top eight teams in the Western Conference. Therefore, they desperately want to get a good starting point guard, even if it is a rookie.

McHale doesn't want draft picks.

The Timberwolves have enough rookies, not to mention that the Nuggets' draft picks look like the kind of picks that can't get the lottery zone, which has no intention of the Timberwolves.

In addition to the Nuggets, the Clippers and many other teams have shown strong interest in Ty Lawson.Baron Davis of the Clippers is getting worse and worse. A few days ago, he just completed a tough 10-of-1 shooting, and his three-point shooting percentage dropped below 25%.Although he looks healthy at the moment, he is known as the PG with the most injuries outside of Iverson after all, which really makes people worry about when he will fall down.

A few days ago, the Timberwolves bloodbathed the Clippers in Los Angeles. In that game, Ty Lawson, who came off the bench, scored 11 points and 3 assists. The speed surprised many Hollywood stars watching the game. They all exclaimed: "Has Iverson's speed recovered? Who is this No. 5?"

However, although many teams are interested in Ty Lawson, the offer is only the urgently needed Nuggets team. Many teams, including the Clippers, are just waiting and watching.

McHale is not like sending Ty Lawson away. In his opinion, when Billups is old in two years, Lowry and Ty Lawson will become the strongest partner on the Timberwolves point guard line.But people are not as good as heaven, and Ty Lawson's rapid rise has caught people off guard. Although he is still diligent and diligent, his hateful agent has begun to put pressure on the team, "If you can't

Increased playing time does not rule out the possibility of seeking a deal. "

"You still dare to threaten me?" McHale thought of this, and raised all the vases on the table angrily.

Then he reacted and gently placed the vase on the table. "Calm down, cool down," he said, flipping through the team data booklet.

"It's that bastard Randy (Whitman), who said he should control his playing time, why give him so much playing time?"

McHale thought about it, shook his head, and pulled out the information with Ty Lawson's head on it: 14.2 minutes played, 51% field goal percentage, 43% three-point field goal percentage, and 78% free throw percentage. 2.5, averaging 6.4 assists and [-] points per game.There was helplessness on his face.
The Timberwolves management method is still a very old management method.The general manager of the team is responsible for team operations, player transactions, etc.; the team head coach is responsible for the daily training of the team and has the power to control the players' playing time; and some privileged players in the team have the right to make suggestions, including draft suggestions and trade suggestions.The appointment of personnel is always controlled by the team's executives, including the board of directors composed of various large and small shareholders.

Therefore, although McHale wanted to slow down the growth of Lawson's market value by suppressing Lawson's playing time, he could not control Whitman.Including Whitman's pursuit of victory, or the favor of players from a coach's perspective, thus giving Ty Lawson "a lot" of playing time.

McHale sighed and circled Ty Lawson's name in big red.His mind was in a mess and he had no clue.After a while, McHale called Zheng Ke.
"Huh~ What's the matter, Kevin? Huh~" Zheng Ke's panting voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Start doing fitness before it's dark?" McHale rolled his eyes and immediately knew what Zheng Ke was doing. He said to Zheng Ke teasingly.

"Don't be kidding, Kevin. Huh~ Now it's private time, I'll hang up if I have nothing to do, Huh~"

"It's about the Ty Lawson trade. Today his agent has submitted an invitation to me to play more minutes, but you know, Chauncey and Kyle have already taken up all the point guard minutes. Where else? Time for him? Now so much time is already squeezed out of the sponge. I think, can we just trade Ty Lawson? The Nuggets are willing to pay for a first-round pick. What do you think? ?”

Zheng Ke: "."

"Hey, hello. Are you listening? Zheng? Are you listening?"

"Ah, yes, hoo~ I'm listening, Kevin, hoo~"

"Forget it, you'd better do the "business" first, it's not a good habit to be distracted, hehe"

"Huh~Okay, then I hang up, huh~""Um~"

I don't know if it was an illusion, but McHale seemed to hear a coquettish moan coming from the other end of the phone before it was turned off. "Damn it, don't worry about it, let's talk after get off work!" The old man's lower abdomen was a little hot, and he threw away the pile of documents angrily, and left the somewhat cold office.

"Damn it, it's time to go home and hug your wife."

Ty Lawson was in the rumors, but his deal never came to fruition.The Timberwolves have not been greatly affected by this, because everyone has been involved in trade rumors. Didn’t there be newspapers saying two days ago that Pat Riley admired Zheng Ke very much and hoped that Zheng Ke could visit Miami when he was free?
What's more, although Ty Lawson performed well, but now he is at best a surprise soldier on the Timberwolves bench, and his role is only the third point guard.

For the Timberwolves as a whole, it is really not a big deal.All players should train, cultivate, and prepare for the game.

On the 22nd, the Timberwolves challenged the Suns away.

The Suns have performed outstandingly this season. Under the leadership of head coach Alvin Gentry, the Suns have once again stood among the strong teams in the Western Conference.They regained the fast-playing whirlwind, and Nash firmly secured the top spot on the assists list.Such a match between two teams with fierce offensive firepower can be said to be extremely attractive to fans.

The two teams finally staged an offensive drama in Phoenix. Zheng Ke scored 51 points, becoming the second player to complete 55+ points this season after this year's rookie Jennings scored 50 points.The Timberwolves also won the game without any risk.

How long can the Timberwolves' winning streak last?

After defeating the Suns, they have already won 9 consecutive victories. Seeing that they are about to become the first player to complete 10 consecutive victories this season, many people start to jump up. People discuss how long the Timberwolves' winning streak can last.

Looking at the next opponent - the Thunder, the fans began to look forward to it.

Both teams are well-known young guards. Both teams come from the same division. The leading stars of the two teams are representatives of contemporary small forwards. The leading stars of the two teams are still well-known good friends.

A battle similar to a derby in the same city gradually unfolded
(End of this chapter)