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Chapter 519 Small Bet on Pleasure
The Sanders era of the Timberwolves is over. Whether his successor, Dwyane Casey, is an insignificant transition, or whether he will take over the title of champion coach and create a new glory, it remains to be seen.

What Casey knew was that he was taking over a team that had won two titles in a row and was on its way to an immortal three-peat.

Public opinion is not fair to Casey. If the team finally achieves three consecutive championships, others will say that Casey made great achievements under Sanders' east wind. In the end, half of the honor will go to Sanders. on the head.

If the Timberwolves' journey ends here and they fail to achieve three consecutive championships, Casey's crime will be even greater. He replaced Sanders, destroyed the team's chemical reaction, and destroyed the foundation of Sanders. Take the blame for failure.

Casey naturally knew that he was under a lot of pressure. He didn't have time to argue with others about right and wrong. He just wanted to get things done well, and he didn't care about the rest.

Coaching the Timberwolves is an opportunity for him, and he has waited for too long, even if this opportunity is accompanied by danger, he will give it a try.

Fortunately, this team has no thorns, and even the core players seem so easy to get along with.

This is the happiest place for Casey. He also saw the players' respect for Bai Jidong and fear for Garnett.

He knew that if he wanted to stay in this position for a long time, he had to serve these two uncles well. As long as he made them happy, even if he didn't do well, these two uncles would speak for him.

Casey's abacus played well, and he got close to the top player.

Bai Jidong is willing to communicate with him, because Bai Jidong also wants to know what kind of person he is, but Garnett is different.

In Garnett's eyes, Casey was the one who took away Sanders' job. Therefore, he already regarded Casey as Kahn's confidant and regarded him as a thorn in his flesh, wishing to kick him from Minnesota to remote California.

Casey staged several scenes of hot face and cold butt in a row. Garnett ignored him and showed disgust.

As a result, Casey befriended Garnett even more brazenly.

This man has completely given up his dignity as a head coach. As long as he can coexist peacefully with Garnett, he can do anything.

"The head coach nodded and bowed to the players. It's the first time I've seen him at this age." Hardaway stood under the basket and passed the ball to Bai Jidong, talking about it.

Bai Jidong took the ball, dribbled a few times, and shot, "Dwayne is a good guy, KG has too much prejudice against him."

Hardaway caught the ball that went into the basket and passed it to Bai Jidong, "I wouldn't be able to accept him."

Bai Jidong continued to shoot, another hollow ball, "The preseason is about to start, we have to get into shape as soon as possible, and we can't be hamstrung by these things anymore."

Hardaway passed the ball and said with a smile: "What do you think of our prospects for the new season?"

Hearing this, Bai Jidong threw the ball first, and then replied: "We have maintained the main frame of the past two years, so the three consecutive championships can be expected."

He made another shot. Has this guy scored dozens of goals in a row?
Hardaway was shocked.

It's not a fixed-point shot, but a three-point shot after dribbling, which is so accurate.
Hardaway looked back at Bai Jidong: "You have gone through this process. When you were in the Bulls, you played with such passion in the third year?"

"Of course not. The Bulls back then were all veterans, and I was the only young man, and they had already won too many honors, if it wasn't for Mike." Bai Jidong shook his head and said, "Pass the ball."

Hardaway passed the ball and said, "I'll tell you the truth, I'm getting tired of winning."

"So Dewayne adjusted you out of the starting lineup, because you have no fighting spirit and can't control your weight." Bai Jidong shot again, "How can a person who can't control his weight control his life?"

Makes sense!When it comes to weight, Hardaway always feels that Bai Jidong has lost some weight, "Did you lose weight during the offseason?"

Bai Jidong stretched out his hand to ask for the ball, and replied by the way: "It's the trainer's suggestion. He said that I need to make my steps lighter."

Hardaway has lost the ball, and he agrees, "Yes, you will be 30 years old next year, and it's time to lose weight."

Bai Jidong held the ball, opened his hands one meter from the three-point line and shot, and then hit.

Hardaway suddenly felt that today's training is to pass the ball to this guy, to see when he misses.

Wait, what if he never misses?Is it possible to help him pass the ball until the end of training?Hardaway thought deeply and was terrified.

After Bai Jidong hit [-] three-pointers in a row, he finally hit the ground running.

Hardaway hugged the ball excitedly and kicked it into the air, "I've had enough, find someone else to pass the ball!"

"Penny, you despise me so much?" Bai Jidong was very wronged and wanted to punch his chest.

Hardaway said: "Seeing you keep hitting, I will doubt myself, which is harmful to the preparation for the preseason. As the captain, shouldn't you consider other people's feelings?"

Hardaway has already said that, how can Bai Jidong force him to stay?Then another poor man was called.

It was the rookie who had just joined the team, Ronnie Price.

Price was overwhelmed by Bai Weidong's invitation, and continued to say, "I'm willing to pass the ball to you, as many as you want!"

Bai Jidong liked the enthusiasm of this newcomer very much, "Okay, you just stand under the basket and catch the ball, then pass it to me. If I don't make a shot, I will pick it up myself."

"Li Ni, you have been in Mingzhou for so many days, how do you feel?"

"Ronnie" is Bai Jidong's nickname for Price, and he thinks "Ronnie" has a more accent.

Price thought it was weird to call it that, but because this person was Bai Jidong, he resisted the urge to beat him to death.

Price was amazed by Bai Weidong's precision, he kept receiving hollow balls from under the basket, and then passed them to him.

Hearing Bai Jidong's words, he replied: "Very well, I like this place, I think I am very suitable here."

Suddenly, there was a commotion from the surrounding area.

The three No. 3 picks, Olowokandi, Webb, and Smith, huddled together and said proudly: "Our No. 3 Brotherhood declares war on all of you, 12V10 competition, [-] points, [-] per game, who will come? "

Garnett asked with a smile: "Do you think there is too much money and nowhere to spend it?"

"The fifth pick, don't be arrogant. Whose money has no place to spend? Bring yours and we'll see the truth on the court!" Smith yelled.

Garnett suddenly felt that it was necessary to clean up these three high-profile guys who were lying in the credit book of the past, so he called on Ukic and Battier, "If you lose money, it will be mine. You just need to work hard." Just fine!"

"Will this bully them too much? They don't have a single defender." Ukic thought he was sure of winning.

Weber told him with practical actions that 3V3 at halftime and 5V5 at fulltime are completely different games.

Webber's comprehensive skills and low-intensity half of the game were fully demonstrated, and they were able to catch each other, but Ukic was shaken away by him.

Garnett's supplementary defense was just ineffective, because Weber was just a bait, and it would be considered a success if he attracted Garnett.

As soon as Garnett came out, Weber lobped a lob to help Olowokandi catch a dunk.

How could Garnett be willing to give up? He didn't cooperate too much and relied on his personal ability to single-handedly beat Weber.

Webber is no longer the king known as the most gorgeous power forward in history. He is now a pig who has left his peak prematurely due to injuries and is not self-disciplined enough to make him bloated.

The only convenience brought to him by such a figure is that he is more powerful when defending against the back, and his tonnage pays attention to him resisting the opponent's impact.

Garnett is not afraid, you have weight, I have physical fitness.

Leaning away from Webber with all his strength to gain room to turn around, this is a ball for Garnett to show his physical fitness, leaning against Weber, and hitting a shot above Weber's head.

Weber can only watch. No one can interfere with this kind of ball. He can only pray that he doesn't feel good.The problem is that Garnett feels very good now, and it's normal for Webber to be unable to guard against him.

In this way, the first round of debut of the champion brotherhood, which had just started to improve, ended in a disastrous defeat.

Bai Jidong stared at the dejected three people, and shook his head helplessly, "I thought this was an inspirational story, but after reading it, I realized it was a funny story."

Hardaway said: "Their peak has passed, and it's normal that they can't beat KG."

Bai Jidong smiled and said, "They don't admit that their peak has passed."

When the game was over, Casey walked in as the coach and said, "This kind of game is very meaningful and can improve the competitiveness of the team, as long as there is no money involved."

So someone immediately made a small report: "Coach, this is a game designed for 10 US dollars."

Garnett had an expression of whatever you like, "If you want to punish me, I will."

How would Casey punish Garnett?His measure is not whether you conform to the rules, but who you are.When it comes to Garnett, this scale will of course have to change.

Casey went on to say: "Even if money is involved, as long as it's not too much, it's acceptable. It's a small gamble for fun. This kind of game helps to improve the team's chemical reaction. I strongly advocate this kind of game."

Misfortune came out of the mouth, and since then, gambling has prevailed in the Timberwolves.

You have to gamble during training, and you also have to gamble during competitions. If your opponent has a very bad hand, you will also gamble.

This is the reason why the Timberwolves were later called the gambling team, and the wolves were ridiculed by their opponents as "a group of gamblers".

Someone put the question in front of the players and said, "Don't you think this is detrimental to the team's image? Mr. Stern expressly forbids players from gambling."

Everyone had an expression of "None of my business", and then said: "Small bet and joy, if you have any questions, go to Coach Casey, not me."

This is the first anecdote that Casey left behind in the Timberwolves. Although it is not something worth showing off, for him, it is better than nothing.

PS: There are four chapters today, don’t feel too little, I’m not motivated anymore. .

　I still don’t recommend it next week. I’m losing my temper. I’m not angry, angry, or anxious. It will be updated normally starting next week. The old rules are Friday, Friday, Saturday, and Saturday. At other times, I feel like I’ll update it at five .

　　


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