NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 51 The Supermarket Team

After the Suns won nine consecutive victories, they were still terminated, and they were still at home.

The outside world is not too surprised, because the opponent is also a strong western team in everyone's impression.

Many experts also said that they have found the life gate of the sun.

The Timberwolves did restrain the Suns a bit. They flexibly used two sets of starters, and let Garnett play the fifth position when facing the Suns. The team's single defense and auxiliary defense are very good.

Facing Garnett in this game, Stoudemire can only be regarded as an average player, and his rebounds are completely suppressed.

Joe Johnson was also locked up by the madman Sprewell. In this case, Russell scored more than assists again, and it was useless to score 16 points and 12 assists.

The three-headed monster combination of Garnett, Sprewell and Sam Cassell reached the Western Conference Finals last year. The outside world believed that this was Garnett's transformation into a superstar performance. The Timberwolves maintained a complete lineup in the summer. Everyone Everyone thinks that the Timberwolves will also be contenders for the championship.

However, the three-headed monster combination has been flourishing for a year. Russell remembers that they will not be able to do it this season, but no one has noticed much at the beginning of the new season.

In the summer, it was reported that the Timberwolves were unhappy with Sprewell and Cassel because of the contract renewal issue. As generals assisting Garnett, the two are a bit old, and their combination may disband at any time.

In fact, their combined season is over after the end.

Because of poor performance, they first fired the coach in the middle of the season, and McHale, the general manager of the Timberwolves, played in person. As a result, the team didn't even make the playoffs.

The original lineup of the Western Conference Finals didn't even make it to the playoffs, and the team also thought that this lineup was no good. Cassel joined the Clippers, and Sprewell retired after a well-known incident.

The Timberwolves offered Sprewell a three-year, $3 million contract. At the age of 2100, he rejected the Timberwolves' good intentions, and sarcastically threw out "no 34 million is not enough to support his family" to the team's top management. " reason.In the end, Sprewell retired from the NBA after saying "If I don't have a good contract, I'd rather stay at home!"

In the second season, the Timberwolves returned to the ranks of bad teams, which caused Garnett to leave the Eastern Conference, and everyone fell apart.

In their combination, only Cassel went to the Clippers in the end, and helping the team return to the playoffs is considered the winner. The other teams and players are all ghosts.

The sinking behind the Timberwolves is a fact, and it is also a fact that they still have combat power.

If it weren't for the injuries and the random firing of the coach, they should still have no problem in the playoffs.

The two strengths of the Suns are about to meet the opponent's defensive strengths, and it is not wrong to be killed.

But it's also because the team's three-pointers are a little out of order, otherwise, even though they are restrained, the Suns are not so easy to deal with.

Their offense is much better, as long as the details are handled well, the team can still win.

Both Russell and Iguodala will be beaten in this game. In the second half, both of them were shot at a mediocre rate.

However, losing a game at the right time can also sound the alarm for the team. The two strong points, Joe Johnson and Stoudemire, are still young people. grew up.

Russell also feels that it is really not a loss to play against the peak Garnett. He will also encounter opponents of this level in the playoffs. It is good to accumulate a few more experience in the regular season.

"Bacon, how are things going?" Russell chatted with Varen in the office before going to the away game.

"Don't worry about my work, it's done, and I'll keep an eye on the following procedures." Varen patted his chest.

Russell feels that this guy seems to be getting fat again, isn't he tired and thinner after traveling around every day?

"You have to control your weight. It's best to practice with the team a little bit. I don't want a friend to die young due to physical reasons."

"Boss Russell, I have sports, and I also like basketball. Rees and Chamberlain don't do sports." Warren protested.

Russell didn't talk nonsense with this guy either. Of the two, one likes to play and the other is a workaholic, but they are both in good shape, unlike the fat black man who comes to report work and is panting.

The Suns finally got a guard over, Eddie House was given up by the Bobcats, and Russell asked Warren to claim it.

He still has a little impression of this defender, and he followed the Celtics to win the championship.

Eddie House was traded to the Bobcats by the Clippers in the summer. He averaged double figures per game in the Bobcats but was bizarrely given up.

It may not be too weird, he is not very good in defense and organization, and he is not easy to mix with a short but offensive guard.

This kind of player is not suitable for starting, and it is more suitable for scrambling from the bench.

In fact, the Suns want to find a guard who can organize more. The mediocre type is also fine, but there are not many choices in the middle of the season. Eddie House has three points, so Russell intends to use him to prevent the team There are injuries and the like.

If the performance is okay, it will also help the team.

Joining the Suns is definitely a good thing for Eddie House. Whether it is the city or the team, it is better here.

He was not able to participate in the next game for the time being, and Russell asked Warren to get things done.

After this matter was settled, Russell followed the team to Portland.

The Trail Blazers this season are still scumbags, and no one has played with a group of big contracts.

They only shot Rasheed Wallace last season, and they won the championship as soon as they went out, so they asked if it was embarrassing.

However, the team's goal is to clean up the original big-contract players. They sold them in the summer, but they didn't find a good receiver, so they sold them early in the season.

The team wants to rebuild, and the idea is still correct, so the Blazers' lineup will continue to change in the past few seasons.

Successful reconstruction in one go, few teams have this ability.

And their current starting lineup is rather weird, with three inside players.

Sharif Abdur-Rahim, Zach Randolph, Theo Ratliff, that is, Randolph is still in his rookie period, otherwise it will be an inside starter with more than [-] million.

Based on the principle of not wasting money, the Trail Blazers are basically expensive starters. Of course, it may also be for others to look at the goods. Nick Van Exel, who has a salary of more than [-] million yuan, has not started yet because he is two A small guard, but there is also a chance to start later.

Anyway, they don't care about the record, and when the big contracts are taken away, they will get through it.

The opponent has three insiders, and the Suns still don't have an orthodox center.

They are also used to this starting lineup, and they played with style, and Stoudemire no longer cares about it before.

Moreover, the Blazers' No. [-] Ratliff is a defensive insider, the kind who has won three blocked shots. He is not heavy and can't attack, so Stoudemire will not have any problems with the matchup.

What if against the Heat?Russell estimates that the team's starting lineup will not change, mainly because it has reaped great benefits.

Really playing O'Neal, their lineup can also accelerate the consumption of opponents, at most it allows the backup center to carry a few more minutes.

For a team like the Blazers who just want to ship, the Suns will certainly not be ambiguous.

(End of this chapter)