NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 97

at the same time.

The alliance has also introduced some rule changes, and Xiao Hua couldn't wait to do it after taking office.

Originally, Xiao Hua was still thinking about whether it would arouse the resistance of many old fans to modify it towards the small ball era he envisioned.

But the Warriors' championship eased a lot of resistance.

Everyone's acceptance of the Warriors championship also reflects the fans' acceptance of the small ball era.

And whether those old fans like it or not, these rules must be implemented!

The NBA league is also facing great competition. The biggest opponent is rugby. The more intense physical confrontation in rugby has made many NBA fans start to sway.

The three-pointer is undoubtedly a lower threshold for attracting a new generation of fans. After all, not everyone is talented.

At the same time more dunks and breakthroughs increase viewing.

Reducing those meaningless defensive rounds and speeding up the rhythm of more offensive rounds is the way out for the league in this era.

Everyone says they hate those limp defenses, but the statistics don't lie.

The finals battle between the Spurs and Pistons that year was a top defensive matchup, but it set the lowest ratings in the finals in NBA history.

Xiao Hua's rule revisions arranged this time are very bold, and it can be said that the small ball era has been advanced by two or three years.

This is also the butterfly effect brought by Su Chen. The Warriors immediately opened up Xiao Hua's path to modern basketball.

The finals gave up the darling Heat and turned to the Warriors, because the Warriors can make drastic changes if they win the championship.

However, the elevator door strategy has received many complaints.

Xiao Hua also feels that this tactic does not help to increase viewing, and under high-speed impact, it will increase the burden of injury management on players.

So by the way, the elevator door tactics were disabled, and the scale of picking and rolling was also improved to a certain extent.

It can be said that Su Chen led the Warriors to win a championship, which accelerated the progress of the league for at least two years.

But now the outside media are after learning about it.

Especially some Miami fans mocked Su Chen and the Warriors.

"Without that stupid elevator door, the championship should have been Miami!"

"The biggest shady champion in history, it is suggested to confiscate the Warriors' championship and return it to the Heat."

"Without this shameless tactic, Su Chen will show his true form in the new season, and the Timberwolves will become the biggest loser!"

Regarding the change of the league rules, many people complained about Su Chen and the Warriors.

It is estimated that the spinach company also knew the news in advance, so they re-ranked the Heat to the first place and the defending champion Warriors to the third place.

And Su Chen, the user of the elevator door tactics, and his Timberwolves were even ranked in the position where they couldn't even make it to the playoffs.

Minnesota.

Su Chen also saw these rule changes at this time.

"It is indeed much faster than the original progress. It seems that there is nothing wrong with the front line."

Su Chen couldn't help but smile seeing these rule changes.

He wanted to laugh when he saw the news that the outside world mocked him.

These people really don't understand the version.

It is easier to break through, and the defense facing the three-pointer is also easier, which requires more attention to defense.

The whistle of physical confrontation will be tight, so size is very important!
The Timberwolves are now a bunch of long-armed and long-legged Spidermen, and the defensive coverage area has become larger.

At the same time, the problem of insufficient offense will become visible because of the change of the whistle.

As for the elevator door tactics being disabled, that was his intention in the first place.

Everyone hits the elevator door. His Timberwolves' shooter is not as good as other teams' top shooters, but he can't beat others.

He used the elevator door to make a fresh move, and he made it clear that he was cheating in order to get the league to ban this tactic.

Otherwise, how would he fight the Warriors?
After he got the elevator door bonus and won the championship, he kicked all the pots, and everyone couldn't use it.

2013 10 Month 30 Day.

The first game belonging to the Timberwolves has begun.

Target Center Arena.

Timberwolves' home court was filled with fans wearing blue jerseys.

Although everyone complained a lot about Su Chen's operations during the offseason, the entire league regarded them as targets of robbery.

But after all, it is their own home team, and it is not easy to have a team stationed in this bitterly cold place.

They don't support the Timberwolves, who else can?

And after all, Su Chen was the champion coach of last season, leading the relatively ordinary Warriors to win the championship.

People also want to see how far the Timberwolves can go this season.

Although the outside world is saying that Su Chen's winning tactics are banned, but Su Chen signed the betting agreement after all, which proves that he has enough confidence.

This season, no matter for the Timberwolves or Su Chen, there is no way out.

If they can't make it to the playoffs, both Timberwolves and Su Chen will lose.

Timberwolves fans' requirements are indeed very low. Entering the playoffs is such a simple and simple requirement.

The opponent of the Timberwolves' first game tonight is the Portland Trail Blazers.

Speaking of this opponent, they still invited Su Chen's team at the beginning. They expected Su Chen to make the Trail Blazers into the second Warriors team.

But as Su Chen wanted to manage power, it fell through.

Fans of the Blazers are also very glad that Su Chen didn't come to the Blazers. The Blazers already have enough fighting power this season, and it's time for results.

Lillard showed super talent last season, while Aldridge began to enter the peak of his career, and other Batum Matthews Lopez are very good puzzle players.

If Su Chen beat him up, the Blazers would be in rebuilding again.

In fact, the Blazers are indeed a very competitive team this season.

In the original timeline this season, the competition in the Western Conference was extremely fierce. The eighth place in the Western Conference was the Mavericks, which had not yet been renamed the Mavericks. They only advanced to the playoffs with a 59.8% winning rate.

The Suns, ranked ninth in the West, have a winning percentage of 58.5%.

If the ninth-ranked Suns' record is placed in the East, they can have the same record as the third-ranked Raptors in the West, and they can even directly rank third in the East if they have an advantage in winning or losing.

This is why the Heat are still regarded as the biggest favorites to win the championship.

Coming out of the weak East, the Heat will not have to work hard.

On the contrary, from the fiercely competitive West, whether it is the Spurs or the Warriors, it is very difficult to rush out of the West.

By the time they reached the finals, the team was exhausted.

And the Heat, who have easily advanced all the way, have a great chance to win the championship.

The Timberwolves' opponent, the Trail Blazers, is the fifth team in the West with a winning percentage of 65.9% in such a wild West.

So even if it is to compete for the playoffs, it is not easy in the West.

"The Timberwolves have gone through a big change in the lineup during the offseason. Now they are really hard to say that they are competitive in the West. The competition in the West is much stronger than that in the East."

Tonight's commentary is not a member of the gold medal commentary team, but a commentary with little reputation.

The current Timberwolves are in a remote small ball market and lack competitiveness. The league doesn't pay much attention to the Timberwolves.

This season's Timberwolves have only two pitiful live broadcasts across the United States, one of which is the Warriors, the topic of the Warriors' former champion coach and current coach.

"The Blazers are very strong. According to Su Chen's bold statement that he is determined to make the playoffs, this is an opponent they cannot lose."

Another commentator said.

Su Chen stood on the sidelines, watching the players warm up calmly.

After a while the game will start.

Su Chen also walked to the technical stage and briefly shook hands with Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts.

Judging from the attitude of Terry Stotts, it seems that there is some hostility towards him.

But Su Chen figured it out right away.

The Blazers came to find themselves at first, and if they agreed, then Terry Stotts would be fired.

So it's normal for Terry Stotts to be hostile to the man who almost replaced him in his job.

Su Chen smiled.

It seems that the intensity of this game will not be too low.

Players from both sides entered the field.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Josh Smith (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Luol Deng (SF), Andre Iguodala (SG), CJ McCollum ( PG).

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Robin Lopez (C), LaMarcus Aldridge (PF), Nicolas Batum (SF), Wesley Matthews (SG), Damian - Lillard (PG).

The starting lineup used by Su Chen this time did not use the one drawn up before the game.

Training rookies is training rookies, but Su Chen promised that Brother Antetokounmpo was the only one.

Other rookies start at the beginning, which will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of these old players.

After all, the NBA still needs seniority rankings. These are potential rules, and Su Chen doesn't have to abide by them.

But the team will be prone to conflicts between old and new players.

Josh Smith, Luol Deng, Iguodala.

All three of them belonged to people with certain qualifications in the league.

As for Butler, Beverly, and Middleton who have played for one or two seasons, they are actually rookies with little qualifications.

In the first few games, Su Chen would use this set to give these qualified people some face.

But only a few games.

The latter is to look at individual performance.

The performance and stats on the court were not as good as the rookies. At that time, Su Chen wouldn't give them face, so he just pressed it without discussing it.

As for the Timberwolves, there are still some senior players, but these players are water dispenser players that Su Chen can't use, and they have no face to speak of.

The jump ball is for Giannis Antetokounmpo to jump.

Josh Smith and Giannis Antetokounmpo are actually not strictly divided into positions. Both of them are actually good at organizing and attacking the frame, but the current Giannis Antetokounmpo has not yet grown to the size The point against the center.

So most of the time, the center is Josh Smith to defend.

For playing the center position, Josh Smith still has some criticisms. Although he can defend from 3 to 5, it doesn't mean he is willing to play 5.

But Su Chen didn't care about his emotions.

If you don't want to play the fifth position, you can go to the bench. Below are Gobert and Muscala who want to play.

(End of this chapter)