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Chapter 211 Formal Formation
In order to let Jordan grow up as soon as possible, McHale relied on his deep connections to invite his old partner in the player period, NBA legend "Chief" Parish, hoping that he can give Jordan a special training by himself.Of course, McHale would prefer to invite Russell, but the Lord of the Rings is already an octogenarian at this time, and he is still a veritable junior. Although he can talk to the old man, it is a pity that his face is really serious It's not enough to invite others to come.

But it's good to have Parish as a guest inside coach. After all, he is also a well-known inside player in NBA history.In fact, McHale's inside footwork is better, but he and Jordan are not the same type of player, and Jordan can't learn his complicated footwork around the basket. alright.

Jordan was very excited. Not everyone is so lucky to get special training from a legendary superstar, so every time Parish appeared at the Timberwolves training ground, he acted very seriously.According to McHale's request, Parish mainly taught Jordan the knowledge of defense, mainly the judgment of take-off timing and rebound placement, and also the mentality of defense.

In Parish's view, the most important quality for a center when protecting the basket is calmness, so that he can make accurate judgments.And when you make a judgment, you must stick to your decision. Indecision may cause more damage to the team.Jordan is very confident in his own judgment, the only thing that needs to be improved is to judge the timing of the opponent's take-off and shooting.

This cannot be improved overnight, but Parish has promised McHale that as long as he is free and the Timberwolves happen to have a training session, he will come to give Jordan a special training session.At the same time, McHale also insisted that Jordan should serve as the team's starting center, and spend enough time on the court with what he learned from Parish, and finally turned it into experience.

During this process, the Timberwolves' performance can only be regarded as tepid. They won games that could be won, and lost to opponents that could lose.Fortunately, their schedule during this period is relatively easy, and they don't need to face too many strong teams, which also allows them to maintain a winning rate of more than 50%, firmly rooted in the ranks of Xibi's top eight .

The performance of the Timberwolves surprised many experts. Before the start of the season, they thought this young team was a baby of experience, especially after they traded Jefferson away.In the eyes of experts, perhaps this team has a very bright future, but at least this season they will continue to sink, but they were severely beaten in the face by the Timberwolves.

McHale doesn't care if the media is slapped in the face, anyway, he can lead the team to continue to win.Jordan is indeed an excellent defensive center. After training with Parish for a period of time, his ability to protect the frame and single defense has been greatly improved.Not to mention Xu Hao and Love, the three of them have become the core combination of the Timberwolves, plus the 3D players Ellington and Brewer who continue to grow, this lineup is completely capable of fighting in the West.

In order to make the team's core combination more powerful, McHale also designed several sets of special tactics for them.With the full support of the head coach, Xu Hao and the others were nicknamed Minnesota's new three-headed monster, which is also a tribute to the Timberwolves' three-headed monster headed by Garnett. Although they are still young, they still need a lot of time to accumulate experience .

McHale felt very good, and so did Xu Hao. He was very glad that he chose the Timberwolves team.Of course, it doesn’t mean that the Thunder are bad, but with Westbrook playing the starting point guard there, he will most likely be on the bench. The team's second scorer.

Besides, the atmosphere in the locker room now makes him very comfortable. The Timberwolves are a team dominated by young people. The only veterans in the rotation are Milicic, Wilkins and Pavlovic, and they are all personalities. The one who is relatively silent and only concentrates on completing tasks seriously. It is completely okay to say that the Timberwolves are the young guards who are in charge of the kid. It is easy for everyone to mingle.

In fact, the most important thing is the core of the team, Love. He is not the kind of lone wolf who likes to hold all the ball in his hands, that is, because the level of passing the ball to his teammates is average, otherwise his average assists per game Can add some more.Even so, Love averaged 3.1 assists per game, almost twice as much as last season, which is enough to explain a lot of problems.

However, after entering December, the Timberwolves will soon face a tough battle. Their opponent will be the defending champion Lakers. This is also the first time that Xu Hao, an apprentice, will challenge his master in the NBA.And this is the first game of a wave of three consecutive away. If they can't face the Lakers to boost their morale, the Timberwolves estimate that it will be difficult to find a rhythm in the next two games.

In response to this game, McHale removed the starting lineup early in the previous game against the Hornets, even if they still had a chance to win the game at that time.Xu Hao is quite critical of the head coach's arrangement. After all, a bird in the hand is worse than a thousand birds in the forest. An away game against the Lakers is a small probability event. How can you give up the chance to win for this?

What Xu Hao didn't know was that McHale also understood that it would be extremely difficult for the Timberwolves to beat the Lakers, but that didn't mean they were hopeless.In this game, Shark Bynum was absent due to injury, and the Lakers lost a commanding height inside. If the Timberwolves players can show their highest level, it is not impossible to beat the defending champion away.

That being the case, it makes sense to strategically give up the game against the Hornets for this game. Beating the defending champion can win a higher reputation for the Timberwolves. Moreover, in McHale's view, it is not easy for the team to beat the Hornets. Paul is not Vegetarian.Replacing the main force in advance can allow them to better maintain their physical strength and will not perform abnormally in the next game because of this.

After the game, McHale quickly concluded the post-match press conference and boarded the flight to Los Angeles with the sleepy-eyed players. One day later, they will play against the Lakers at Staples and stay early. is very necessary.

In fact, Xu Hao is quite looking forward to this game. Compared with the offseason, he has made a lot of progress now. He wants to use his performance to tell Kobe that he is no longer the rookie who is obedient under his guidance. .

(End of this chapter)