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Chapter 208 Inside Combination
When the Timberwolves flew back to Minneapolis from Oakland to rest, Jordan had successfully passed the physical examination, which means that he officially became a member of the Timberwolves and continued to choose his No. 9 jersey when he was in the Clippers.For the joining of Jordan, McHale is very much looking forward to it. This is his dream frame protector and the most suitable inside partner for Love.

After meeting his new teammates, Jordan quickly became one with everyone.This young big man is also a playful and playful person with no urban mansion, and the Timberwolves happen to be the master of the kid. The relaxed atmosphere allowed him to quickly integrate into the team.However, in McHale's view, integrating into the team is nothing but being able to play a role on the court is a good thing.

What McHale didn't expect was that Jordan played like a fish in water in the first joint training with the team. The most intuitive appearance is that his existence has greatly liberated Love.It wasn't that Love didn't have the right to shoot before, but with Jordan to attract defense, he can get more opportunities in the interior, and even fighting for rebounds is not as tiring as in the past.

As the team's starting point guard, Xu Hao also looked at Jordan with admiration.When he fed Milicic before, the opponent would have some extra moves because he was not used to the style of play, but Jordan was different. As long as Xu Hao gave him the ball at the right time, There's only one thing he's going to do, and that's jumping high and dunking the ball hard into the hoop.

Xu Hao had to admit that Jordan's finishing ability was very strong, thanks to his standard height, jumping and good wingspan. Having such a person as the target of the pass would indeed give the point guard a sense of accomplishment.Of course, for Jordan himself, the lack of independent offensive ability is the biggest flaw at the moment, but Xu Hao is confident that he can feed him into an inside monster averaging a double-double per game.

The most notable examples in the league are Paul and Chandler of the Hornets in the past few seasons. Chandler, known as the boxing champion, is also an insider with almost zero offensive ability with the ball, but with the help of Paul, he In the 2007-08 season, he averaged 11.8 points and 11.7 rebounds per game.In Xu Hao's opinion, he and Jordan can completely replicate this combination.

Since Jordan showed great adaptability to the team's tactics, and even allowed his teammates to further develop their strengths, McHale did not hesitate to let him serve as the team's starting center, partnering with Love in the interior.But unexpectedly, it was not Gomez who was removed from the starting lineup, but Ellington, who just entered the league this year like Xu Hao.

In this way, the team's starting lineup is too young. Xu Hao and Ellington are both rookies in the 2009 class, Love and Jordan are from the 2008 class, and the oldest Brewer is only from the 2007 class. It is said that they have the starting five tigers with the youngest average age in the league, and none of them, which makes many people secretly admire the courage of head coach McHale.

However, McHale also takes a lot of risks in employing people like this. Once Xu Hao and the others fail to achieve the desired results, he will be under tremendous pressure. Even if he is directly fired by the team, it is not impossible.It just so happened that Jordan's first game was against an equally young team-the Trail Blazers, who will be the touchstone for McHale to test the starting lineup.

The Blazers also have a talented insider. In fact, their insider combination looks stronger than the Timberwolves.Their starting center, Oden, was the No. 2007 pick in [-]. He is known as the new generation of "Lord of the Rings" Russell. Experts have high hopes for him.

And their power forward Aldridge was the No. 2006 pick in 20. He is a shooting power forward and he is very confident in the middle distance. So far this season, he has averaged nearly [-] points per game. He is one of the best inside scorers in the league. .

To a certain extent, the inside combinations of both sides are similar. They are both configured with a shooting four position + a frame-protecting five position. However, the Trail Blazers' inside combination crushed the Timberwolves in terms of talent and draft picks. The combination.Although they are both young teams, experts and fans are still more optimistic about the Trail Blazers. This is also determined by the records of both sides.

McHale was an excellent insider in the player era. He knew how difficult the Trail Blazers' inside combination was, but at the same time, he also vaguely expected his new inside combination to be able to compete with the opponent. It is considered to earn back the capital.Although the outside world is not optimistic about them, McHale is still full of expectations for Love and Jordan.

What made him full of confidence was Xu Hao. McHale had never seen such a talented and experienced point guard. Well groomed.During the team's training, Xu Hao, Love, and Jordan cooperated very well. McHale believes that he can mobilize the energy of this pair of insiders.As long as Xu Hao can perform normally, he believes that Love and Jordan will not be at a disadvantage in the game.

However, Xu Hao will also face a severe test in this game. Although he is the starting point guard of the Timberwolves, his opponent will be Roy, known as the "Yellow Mamba" and the starting shooting guard of the Trail Blazers.From this nickname, we can see how strong Roy is. He is also the soul of the Trail Blazers. If Xu Hao is suppressed, the probability of the Timberwolves winning will be greatly reduced.

Xu Hao has already made sufficient mental preparations for this time. He has heard of Roy's name a long time ago. This guy is younger and more mature than him. He will also become a huge challenge for Xu Hao on the defensive end.But Xu Hao is not afraid. In his opinion, there is nothing to be afraid of. Any opponent must weigh the weight in the game to know the real situation. They can't raise their hands and surrender in advance, right?

Perhaps other rookies will feel intimidated when facing their already famous seniors, but Xu Hao is different. He just wants to build his reputation by constantly defeating powerful opponents.How was your rookie season?Who hasn’t come from their rookie season?Xu Hao never thinks that he is inferior to his opponent. It doesn't matter how famous the person opposite is, he just goes up and gives him a tough blow.

This is like the young Iverson facing the old Jordan on the court. He will only use his best way to shake down the former gods, and then use his best way to send the ball into the basket.Perhaps he has always respected Jordan, but the moment he knocked Jordan down, the latter was just a pure opponent to him, and he needed to go all out to defeat him!

(End of this chapter)