NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 96 Practice, the offseason is crazy practice

In the small ball era, Gobert was easily named by top guards.

The main opponents in the Western Conference this year are the Spurs, who have grown up for a year, and the Warriors who have just led to win the championship. Both teams have the ability to name Gobert.

If Gobert can't defend, he will be easily targeted.

Just using Gobert for pick-and-rolls and using it as a reserve blue-collar center for a team that doesn't play three-pointers, then Gobert can do a good job.

Gobert's problem, in fact, is mainly expensive.

With Gobert's value, it is really too extravagant to use it as such a tactical reserve.

Although Gobert is now on a rookie contract, it is precisely because of the rookie contract that the transaction value is greater.

Play for a period of time to play out the value, and it can be exchanged for the Timberwolves who lack the now scarce three-point firepower.

So whether Gobert cultivates for his own use or sells for a good price, these are two different training directions.

The other one is Curry.

It takes a long time for Xiao Curli to train, but after being trained, he can really get a certain amount of trading chips with his brother's fame.

The Timberwolves have decided to keep McCollum, who is relatively poor in defense, and keep a small Curry, and the defensive system must also take care of the poor defensive Curry.

Little Curry is the same as Gobert. Su Chen didn't think about whether to train for his own use or for the purpose of trading.

Self-use and trading are nothing more than self-use is to slowly allow the team to adapt to the system and highlight a step-by-step process.

To cultivate by trade is to give up a period of record, and to show their strengths and let other team managers see their value.

"Let's look at this question after the offseason."

Su Chen yawned.

I plan to think about these things first and take a break.

The offseason is very long, and the players are free. Many players will choose to take vacations or spend more time with their families.

Of course, there are also self-disciplined players, even in the offseason, they will personally spend money to ask trainers to help them train.

These are all voluntary by the players, and the team has no right to force them.

Naturally, Su Chen didn't force the players to do anything.

But Su Chen still sent a message to the players. If they are willing to train during the offseason, the team will pay to hire a training team to give them free personal improvement.

Of course, Su Chen also said that this is not mandatory and Su Chen also does not recommend that everyone come to the team for training.

For some players who have played in the league for many years, Su Chen didn't even send them text messages.

Such as Iguodala, Luol Deng, Josh Smith and others.

Su Chen didn't even notify them.

Covington was the first to respond, and he expressed his gratitude to the team. He was worried that he could not find a suitable way to practice during the offseason.

The second responder was Little Curry. Although Little Curry grew up in the Curry family, his hard work is not inferior at all.

Both undrafted picks knew that they had no advantage over others, so naturally they had to work harder to stay on the team.

Then many rookies agreed to the training plan.

Su Chen also said that this is not asking them to do team training, but to hire trainers with high salaries to improve their personal abilities.

Especially now that many rookies have just signed a contract but have no money in hand, even if they have some money, they are reluctant to hire those expensive trainers.

They all know that the Timberwolves are a group of rookies now. If old players like Love Rubio are traded, there will naturally be many more opportunities.

But because of this, the competition is also relatively high.

Except for Gobert who said that he could not come to prepare for the European competition, the rest of the rookies came.

Including like Beverly, Middleton has played in the league for a year as a second-round pick.

A training madman like Butler has not been left behind.

The next day.

Inside the arena.

Young players came to Minnesota one after another.

Su Chen and several trainers, as well as Milosevic, were already waiting for them in the arena.

"Thank you for giving up your vacation and coming to the arena for training. Rest assured that no tactical training is aimed at improving your personal abilities."

After Su Chen saw that everyone was here, he smiled and said to the players.

For this, the players are quite happy.

Giving up the things of training the team during the holidays will not improve their personal abilities very much.

Although Su Chen's signing of the playoff betting agreement contract is already public information, they feel that it is still difficult for the Timberwolves to achieve any results.

In comparison, the improvement of their personal abilities is very helpful for them to compete for playing time in the team.

Besides this kind of thing.

Everyone is ascending and you are still on vacation.

Not to mention the problem of whether the ability is improved or not, but the impression points of the head coach will be greatly reduced.

Playing time is even worse.

It's called voluntary, but it's actually a workplace introversion. Su Chen still understands the workplace.

Su Chen assigned a trainer to each of them, and made a special training plan for their future specialties.

For example, McCollum, Middleton, and Curry Jr., what they are asked to practice is their three-point mid-range shooting ability after the pick-and-roll with the ball.

In addition to Curry, McCollum and Middleton also need to practice shooting singles with the ball.

And strengthen their speed, confrontation ability, and basic hand shape.

And Beverly, Covington, they are trained according to the 3D aspect.

Everyone, Su Chen has arranged people.

That leaves only Giannis Antetokounmpo, who hasn't been assigned yet.

"Coach, who am I going to train with?"

Giannis Antetokounmpo asked with some doubts.

At this time, only Milosevic was by Su Chen's side.

Su Chen smiled at Giannis Antetokounmpo, then waved his hand to signal to follow.

Giannis Antetokounmpo followed the two, not understanding.

After arriving at the training ground, Su Chen stopped.

There was no one else around but the three of them.

"Giannis, what do you think if I tell you that your ability can become the core of this team?"

Su Chen asked Giannis Antetokounmpo with great interest.

"me?"

Giannis Antetokounmpo asked instinctively, but no one else was around.

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't expect Su Chen to ask him this, because the team also has players like Luol Deng, Josh Smith and Iguodala who have proven themselves in the league.

But Su Chen told him that he was the core of the team.

Although he is the No. [-] pick, he is also very clear about his own disadvantages. The outside media also have a low evaluation of him, saying that he can't even adapt to the confrontation in the NBA.

"Why, aren't you confident?"

Su Chen said with a smile.

"No, I mean, I'm confident!"

Giannis Antetokounmpo realized right away that this was an opportunity.

Since Su Chen is so optimistic about him, he must seize this opportunity and immediately show his confidence.

"You train alone with Coach Milosevic, he's only in charge of you."

"As for whether your physique can adapt to the NBA, you don't have to worry about it."

"I hired a first-class nutritionist and strength trainer for you. After training with Coach Milosevic, you have to follow the arrangements of the nutritionist and trainer. This is a very hard job."

Su Chen said to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

"I'll do my best, coach."

Giannis Antetokounmpo said with firm eyes.

Antetokounmpo grew up in the impoverished Seporia area. His parents were black immigrants, and he had five children in his family.

He has endured hardships since he was a child, and has a very persistent pursuit of fame and fortune, or an almost crazy desire for success.

The hard work that Su Chen said was nothing to him at all.

Compared with the fear of being evicted since childhood, now training in such a bright stadium, and a world-class trainer and nutritionist.

Compared with his childhood, this is simply too happy.

"I believe you will work hard."

Su Chen patted Giannis Antetokounmpo on the arm, then withdrew from the court and did not interfere with training.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was left to practice with Milosevic in earnest.

At the same time, the staff within the players also began to rush to serve as assistants, helping the players with their training.

Although it is the offseason, everyone is happily working overtime with double overtime pay.

Su Chen didn't need to report the transfer of this amount of money to his boss, Taylor.

"I don't know what Milosevic, who can train Jokic, will train Antetokounmpo."

Su Chen looked at everyone who was training hard and smiled in relief.

Almost three months passed.

During this time, the Timberwolves' practice arena was open almost every day.

However, it is not open to outsiders, only staff and players can enter.

As the preseason was about to start, Su Chen gave these training players a week off.

Another week passed.

morning.

Timberwolves training arena.

The holiday is over.

It's not just the rookies' vacation that week is over, the vacation of some veteran players in the league is also over at this time.

Su Chen came relatively early.

He happened to meet Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was also walking towards the arena.

"Coach, hello."

Giannis Antetokounmpo greeted Su Chen with a smile.

In three months, the muscle lines on Giannis Antetokounmpo's body have been clearly visible.

Compared with the little skinny man three months ago, he was much stronger.

This is all thanks to the first-class training team.

Three months is actually a long time. After being traded to the Pacers, Oladipo trained for a summer and directly became a muscular man.

Scientific training and diet matching, world-class trainers are not boasting, they have a set of the most advanced system.

For them, as long as the players are willing to train hard, it is not difficult for them to gain muscle.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's current size is still some distance from the peak, but as long as he continues to persist, one season is enough to grow up.

"I heard coach Milosevic say that you are very hardworking, and it seems to be true."

Su Chen responded to Giannis Antetokounmpo with a smile.

After being praised by the coach, Giannis Antetokounmpo was so happy in his heart that he couldn't suppress a smile on his face.

If an ordinary person praised him, he would naturally feel nothing.

But this is Su Chen!
Not only because of Su Chen's title of champion coach, but also because of the rights in his hands.

If you want to let other teams go, the head coach may disagree with the management's employment, and it's not just what the head coach says.

Su Chen is now not only the head coach of the Timberwolves, but also the general manager of the Timberwolves. No one can stop him from reusing anyone he wants.

This is the benefit of entitlement!

Su Chen and Giannis Antetokounmpo met and went to the arena together.

At this point a lot of players are in place.

They greeted Su Chen one after another.

Then Su Chen called everyone together.

"Everyone of you who came to the Timberwolves this season was selected by me personally. I think everyone present is quite capable."

"A lot of people looked down on us during the offseason, and this kind of discrimination will even continue to the beginning of the season. We will all suffer from unfair remarks."

"But I won't defend you, these voices of doubt need to be broken by you yourself, and tell those people that we are strong and we are unstoppable!"

Although Su Chen looked calm, she said these words loudly.

The players will naturally go online at ordinary times, and they know what everyone thinks of their team, saying that they are a bunch of mobs.

Among the old players, Luol Deng was sprayed last season as a lackluster star.

Josh Smith was rejected by Atlanta and kicked out.

Iguodala was also traded by the 76ers long ago, and then by the Nuggets. His statistics also ushered in the trough of his career.

Some other rookies who have played in the league for a season or two have not been favored.

Butler is known as the addition to the Love deal, and Middleton is also the addition to the deal. Beverly was sold in the second round without any attention.

At the same time, there are two undrafted picks, none of whom are wanted.

Among them, Curry was ridiculed by the media as a related household. If it weren't for his brother, he wouldn't even have the chance to play in the NBA.

Even their coach was ridiculed.

To say that Su Chen brought them here was purely for playing around, and brought in a group of mobs.

Su Chen's speech allowed them to vent their aggrieved hearts.

At this moment, they just want to achieve results, to break the ridicule from the outside world!
Even Iguodala's eyes lit up after hearing this passage.

He was a little numb at first, being traded back and forth.

And after being traded to the Nuggets last season, his offensive desire is not particularly strong.

I thought the Timberwolves would just stay for a while, anyway, they would just be a hired player and just do their job well.

But Su Chen's words rekindled his fighting spirit.

"I don't care how your offense is. In this team, as long as you defend well enough, I won't replace you even if you make 10 for 0 shots."

As for the issue of playing time, Su Chen directly discussed it on the bright side.

There is a saying in the league.

Attack depends on talent, defense depends on attitude.

This sentence is not necessarily accurate, but it is very useful.

Among the people present, except for McCollum and Curry, the other defensive levels are above the standard line.

There are even defensive madmen like Butler and Beverly.

After hearing Su Chen's standard for playing time, these people's eyes immediately lit up, especially Beverly, who now wants to show how strong his defense is in front of Su Chen.

Su Chen's team was built on defense.

If everyone's defensive attitude is not positive, then what's the point of fighting.

Defense is the easiest thing to ignore. Some teams don't pay much attention to defense, and many players will even stay on the defensive end and stay on the offensive end.

After saying these things.

The next step is to practice some tactics together.

The tactical joint training did not last too long, because Su Chen had already set the tone for this season.

The first half of the season is mainly about training the players. The tactics should be as simple as possible and not complicated, so that the players can use their personal abilities to show their confidence.

After the players in good condition are determined in the second half of the season, the rotation can be determined.
Of course, this year's Western Conference is relatively strong, and at least 50 wins must be guaranteed to enter the playoffs.

If the record in the first half of the season is really bad, then you have to start the sprint mode in advance.

No other team would dare to play like that.

Su Chen dared to play like this because he had simulated glasses.

After a tactic is arranged, it can be simulated thousands of times in an instant, and it will not take too much time to adjust the team system after halfway through the season.

The preseason for the 2013~1014 season has also begun.

For the preseason, many teams will not send their main players to play. Even if they send their main players, they will just go through the motions and usually will not play seriously.

For preseason opportunities, those teams are usually prepared to give some undrafted players who need to be inspected, or two-way contract players.

For undrafted or two-way players, Su Chen has nothing to investigate.

Covington and Curry who can play out are already in the formation, and we are still investigating der!

Except for Josh Smith, Iguodala, Luol Deng and other old players who don't play.

Su Chen basically let this year's new players participate in the preseason.

There was nothing to talk about throughout the preseason. Su Chen didn't even formulate a strategy, but simply set some things and let them play.

For example, Beverly, Covington, etc., try to show their offensive ability with the ball as little as possible.

Muscala has some low-post skills. Although Su Chen's positioning of him is three items of rebounding and defensive space, he still didn't let him lose his low-post offense.

Because this lineup is very suitable for playing some misplaced tactics, Muscala will also have the opportunity to play big and small at that time, and this kind of opportunity can still be attacked.

The main ball rights are still given to Giannis Antetokounmpo, McCollum and Butler.

Middleton also has the right to dominate the ball, but compared with these three, the weight has dropped a lot.

Most of the time, it's when he's teaming up with Giannis Antetokounmpo that he needs to hold the ball.

After all, the two men later won the Bucks championship proved that their cooperation is still a threat.

Little Curry has no right to dominate the ball, and now Little Curry is mainly running to find three-point opportunities.

Gobert's positioning in the preseason, pure tool.

Gobert has a certain ability to eat cakes, but looking at the Timberwolves with so many people, who can feed him a buttery hand?

Giannis Antetokounmpo has certain organizational skills, but now Giannis Antetokounmpo himself hasn't figured it out yet, so how can he have time to feed him.

Besides, Su Chen didn't even think about the direction of Gobert's training.

Just play the blue-collar first, pick and roll to protect the frame and rebound, and watch the rest.

Throughout the preseason, the Timberwolves only achieved five victories.

Because most of the time, the Timberwolves are playing without tactics.

Although these people are capable, they have just played in the NBA and haven't gotten used to it yet.

Even sometimes, Su Chen simply let Milosevic watch, and he didn't even participate in the preseason.

Originally, the preseason game was something that the assistant coach watched.

Su Chen also went to see these people because he wanted to see their initial performance.

After watching a few episodes, I probably figured it out, so I stopped watching it.

There was almost no confrontation in the preseason, and most of them were played by two-way and undrafted picks, and even the first-round rookies played very little time.

Can see a little bit, but not much.

Moreover, Su Chen didn't let the players play hard, and they all kept playing.

Waiting until the regular season is the real fighting moment.

The day of the regular season is also getting closer.

After waiting for the fans and the media for an offseason, at this time, their hearts also began to agitate.

What caught everyone's attention the most was the winning odds given by the largest gaming company.

Although this kind of thing is for gambling dogs.

However, these companies have professional data analysts, and their evaluations of players and teams are extremely accurate.

After all, you can't do business that loses money.

So even if it is not a dog bet, for ordinary fans, this list is also of reference value.

The top three teams to win the championship are released, namely.

1. Miami Heat.

The Heat did not disband during the offseason and retained the lineup from last season. Considering the impact of the Warriors' coaching change, the situation in the Western Conference will be chaotic.

The Heat have a natural advantage in the Eastern Conference and can reach the finals at the least cost, so they are ranked first.

2. San Antonio Spurs.

The Spurs played inextricably with the Warriors last season. At the same time, their Leonard and Danny Green are growing rapidly, and the Spurs' old strong team needless to say.

After all, the Warriors have no background left and a coaching change, so the Spurs rank second. If the Warriors run well enough during the season, they can replace the Spurs.

3. Golden State Warriors.

As the defending champion, it is actually low here, but considering the impact of the coaching change, the Warriors won the championship last season and Su Chen still accounted for a large proportion, so they ranked third.

The following are: Thunder, Bulls, Pacers, Clippers, Grizzlies.
Another team that attracts more attention is the Timberwolves, because after all, this is a team built by the champion coach 'personally'.

But the Timberwolves' ranking is directly in the middle and lower ranks, only better than some bad teams, which directly proves how unfavorable the Timberwolves are.

If players such as Love and Rubio are reinforced without being traded, the ranking may still be ranked in the middle.

Now the biggest star of the Timberwolves is Luol Deng, who led the team and was beaten last season, and Josh Smith, who was swept out by the Eagles.

Iguodala has already retired from the star player position, and now Iguodala doesn't even count the star position.

The rest of the Timberwolves are a bunch of second-round picks from the team, and the other bunch are rookies from the draft.

Even the Timberwolves still have two undrafted picks in the given regular season roster.

Including that relationship, Seth Curry.

(End of this chapter)