The world of basketball

Chapter 149 The New Young Timberwolves

The Timberwolves have been misled by many people this season, including ESPN, many fans, many professional basketball commentators, and the author of this book.

Rose is just one thing, he's great, but his promotion squeezes out Jeff Teague, so their promotion at the first position is not particularly large.

The most important thing is Towns, Karl-Anthony Towns, who is nicknamed 91 Mr. Tang by fans. He was criticized by fans because of his soft style of play and lack of blood.

This offseason NBA2k series has reached 20. Among them, Towns' ability value has not decreased but increased, from 91 to 92. He is also known as the two major centers of the Eastern and Western Leagues with Embiid of 92.

Mu Xiaobei's ability value in that game was 85, which is a very, very high ability value for a rookie, the highest among rookies of the same year, the same as Dong Qiqi.

At the beginning of this season, many people looked down on Timberwolves and Towns, but Towns slapped those people in the face with his performance. He is no longer that Internet addicted boy, but has grown into a truly mature , Stable, iron-blooded team core.

No one knows why he has such a change. Neither the guidance of the famous Garnett nor the arrival of Butler has changed Towns' professional attitude. Towns still likes to play games, whether it is Eat Chicken is still Overwatch, but his performance on the field has really become very tough.

This is why the Timberwolves team is now fourth in the West.

Of course, the health-preserving Mamba Wiggins is still the big-mouthed boy who drinks goji berries. He has not changed much, and he still often has some performances such as being one-stepped on the defensive end and missing people.

This kind of thing is a matter for the beholder to see the benevolent and the wise. Those fierce, aggressive, and paranoid people, which one is not injured?
Leaving aside, let’s just talk about his teammate Rose, who has given [-]% of his effort on both the offensive and defensive ends, but he has problems with the meniscus in his knees and ankles. After so many years of wandering , finally bloomed again last year.

For example, Kobe, McGrady, Grant Hill, Tim Hardaway, etc., countless genius names that make us regret flashed by.

Wiggins has extraordinary talent, wingspan, explosive power, speed, jumping, etc., he is a very good basketball player.

Perhaps in Wiggins' mind, he only hopes to be a player who averages 20+ per game every season, can play until the age of 40, and can get a big contract every year. Probably this is his career plan.

We will feel that Wiggins is wasting his talent, but after all, it is someone else's talent, and it is not particularly wasted, he just loves his body.

It's a good feeling to be back at home because there are fans who support you, love you and cheer you from the moment you step on the pitch.

Mu Xiaobei and Towns jumped the ball. Unexpectedly, Mu Xiaobei missed this time. Towns put the ball into Rose's hands and won the first wave of possession for the Timberwolves.

The farce between Butler and the Timberwolves last season can be said to be very exciting. The most exciting thing is that Butler led a group of substitutes to blast the main force, and left a sentence: "Without me, you even made the playoffs. don't go!"

Facts have proved that even with Butler, they failed to make the playoffs.

But this year, the Timberwolves can be said to have undergone earth-shaking changes. The first is the re-blooming Rose.

Downs made a ball-holding pick-and-roll for Rose at a high position. Mu Xiaobei did not go up to grab it, but gave Rose a certain amount of space and time to shoot.

Mu Xiaobei knew clearly that Jeremy Lin would have a hard time defending Towns if Towns had the opportunity to play big and small.

On the contrary, giving Jeremy Lin the delay to chase Rose may have a better defensive effect.Although Rose's three-point shooting percentage this season is still terrifying, reaching 40.00%, but he is indeed not very familiar with shooting three-pointers through pick-and-rolls.

Rose is working hard to improve his long-range shooting ability, but the emergency stop three-point shot and the step-back three-point shot cannot be practiced overnight. After all, Rose was not familiar with three-pointers before.

Rose hesitated for a while and didn't make a shot. Instead, he sped up and killed the inside. Jeremy Lin followed behind. Mu Xiaobei shrank his defense and was always ready to help defend. With one beat, Mu Xiaobei made a direct mid-range shot.

In the past, Rose was not a very good organizer. His task was more to tear apart the opponent's defense and score.

When Paul Gasol was still in the Bulls, half of the organization work was done by Gasol. Of course, Rose was already in a period of decline at that time.

The Timberwolves are the fourth team that Danny Green stays on. The first three are naturally the Cavaliers who selected him. He spent almost his entire career with the Spurs. dragon.

Before Clay was born, Danny Green almost defined the meaning of top 3D. At that time, Huang Ama was three-point accurate and strong in defense. He was the fourth giant around GDP.

Even now, Danny Green is the most sought-after player in the league, and his three-pointers are still very accurate.His defense is still very strong, and he doesn't even know when he developed the ability to break through with the ball.

The Timberwolves knew very well that Wiggins couldn't guard Butler, so they used Danny Green to defend Butler.

The Spurs clearly know that Danny Green's offensive role is more to open up space, so they use Butler to defend Wiggins and Gay to defend Danny Green.

Gay hung up an off-ball screen for Butler. This ball should have required Wiggins to change defense, but Wiggins didn't change it. Jeremy Lin scored the ball in time, and Butler made a small throw after the breakthrough.

"Strike Butler, the point of the Spurs' target is very clear. It is to hit Wiggins. It is to target him. Let Butler go to hit Wiggins." Wang Meng said.

"Butler and Wiggins have played against each other a lot. The two have been teammates and should be more familiar with their offensive and defensive characteristics. Coach Popovich insisted on making Wiggins and Butler match up as much as possible. Du insisted on avoiding the confrontation between Wiggins and Butler," Su Qun said.

Towns is facing Mu Xiaobei with his back. As a center, Towns has a lot of offensive skills. Whether it is a low post, holding the ball in front of the frame, hitting hard at the basket, or shooting range, he is very mature. very comprehensive.

This is why the Timberwolves have repeatedly emphasized the importance of Downs, and why Downs' ability in the game is so high.

Downs chiseled twice with his back, and then he was turned around and slipped to the bottom line. Mu Xiaobei's footsteps were fast, and he was not shaken by Downs. Downs stopped abruptly and sat back, trying to push Mu Xiaobei away, but found that Mu Xiaobei Xiaobei was not pushed away.

Then Towns hit hard at the basket, and Mu Xiaobei was prepared to block Towns' basket for a layup.

(End of this chapter)