The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

Seeing Dayao getting up, Oden immediately prepared to go down, but he felt a little dissatisfied in his heart.

Because he felt that he had played well just now and made no mistakes, and it was not time to rotate now.

"Greg, come here, let me tell you a few words."

Xu Xiao called Oden aside and explained something to him, and the assistant coach quickly completed the substitution.

He thought Xu Xiao was going to tell him what was wrong just now, but he didn't expect Xu Xiao to tell him that he would attack the Twin Towers next.

This tactic has been practiced before, but Oden doesn't like playing twin towers.

Because Yao Ming is taller and slower, although Yao Ming has lost weight, his movement speed is only faster than his previous self, and there is still no way to compare with Oden.

Therefore, a lot of work has to be left to him on the defensive end, and although Dayao developed three-pointers at the request of Xu Xiao, it is still incomparable with his own three-pointers.

Therefore, on the offensive end, I can no longer be the core of the inside attack. There will definitely be a tactical three-point arrangement.

But although Oden was not very happy, he still did not dare to contradict the coach's arrangements.

Oden doesn't like this tactic, but Xu Xiao is still very satisfied with this tactic, especially against a team like the Grizzlies, who will only fall behind and basically have no defensive counterattack.

Moreover, the Grizzlies team focuses on defense and does not have a super outside scorer on the offensive end. It relies more on the three highs composed of Randolph, Gasol and substitute Boozer inside to score.

Without the threat of tearing apart the defense from the outside, the Twin Towers don't have to worry about being trained by the military. Then my inside offensive end can coexist with shooting, and the defensive end is worth fighting against you. They are taller, stronger, and faster than you.

Then the effect of this lineup will be fully revealed.

After letting Dayao guard Randolph, the Grizzlies' offensive system completely collapsed.

Xu Xiao still clearly remembers how the Spurs used Split to stun Randolph in defense, thus earning the title of "No. 1 in the world in standing defense."

Split can do it, and Dayao, who is taller and stronger than Split, can naturally do better.

Sure enough, as soon as this lineup came out, even the commentators were a little unsure.

"Is the Timberwolves going to start a new life again?"

And this lineup also had an immediate effect.

In the first round after the timeout, Randolph was blocked by Yao, and then the entire Grizzlies team was guarded for another 24 seconds.

Randolph was completely unable to take action against Dayao's defense. After all, Dayao's speed was much faster than before after losing weight.

Originally, a short and agile post player like Randolph could use his own footsteps to compete with Dayao, similar to Carlos Boozer or Al Jefferson.

But the two brothers have one characteristic, that is, they are both faster than Randolph, and they have a partner who can shoot three-pointers around them. At the same time, Dayao does not have a strong fourth position around him to help Dayao defend.

But now the two levels have reversed. The only reliable three-point point in the Grizzlies lineup is Kangli. Whether it is the number of three-pointers made or the number of three-pointers attempted, he is at the bottom of the league.

At the same time, the Timberwolves also have an inside line like Oden as a defensive point, completely blocking the Grizzlies' limited space.

Although Oden doesn't like this lineup, he really has to rely on Oden.

On the defensive end, the intimidating assist defense and supplementary defense completely suppressed the Grizzlies' offense.

At the same time, the advantages established by Oden and Dayao on the inside also make the Timberwolves very comfortable on the outside.

Josh and Luo Teng fired continuously from the outside, and Dayao also added icing on the cake, dancing online and hitting mid-range shots.

Oden is even more versatile. Not only can he hit three-pointers from the outside, but he can also pass Gasol with the ball in one step and hit the basket directly to score 2+1.

Soon the Timberwolves opened the score.

The Grizzlies wanted to rely on the bench's three-pointers to chase points, but the Timberwolves didn't give them a chance at all.

Xu Xiao had already made a prediction and immediately removed the Twin Towers, replaced Ibaka and Dream Green, and started playing a small lineup.

Although Westbrook stopped playing in the second half, the Timberwolves' small-ball offense was not hindered at all, and the backcourt composed of Bledsoe and Roten directly launched a counterattack.

After several waves of attacks, the Grizzlies gave up resistance.

103 to 80, the Timberwolves are in the next game.

After the game, Xu Xiao used the health card for Westbrook, and then symbolically pressed it a few times. Although Westbrook felt that everything was fine, he was still worried, so he went to the hospital for a check-up.

When Westbrook saw the inspection report, he was relieved and thought he was making a fuss out of a molehill.

At this time, the Timberwolves are already at the top of the Western Conference, and no one dares to question the Timberwolves in the new season.

It seems that the departure of the main players has not been affected at all, and the team as a whole has improved.

Xu Xiao also successfully won the best coach in November, and the team is also making great progress.

Xu Xiao was a little surprised that the best coach in the Eastern Conference was Woodson of the Knicks.

If Xu Xiao remembers correctly, the Knicks began to turn into "mud" this season.

This season, the Knicks not only did not plummet like in their previous life, but also made rapid progress.

Compared with the previous life, the Knicks this season do not have Jr., Shumpert, Felton and Chandler.

But Stoudemire was not injured. Stoudemire and Anthony were the basic players, and Miller was the point guard to coordinate the offense.

And with Perkins and Kaman as the inside pillars, the Knicks started this season with great success and are on the right track.

But this alone is not enough to break through the Eastern Conference. At least the Knicks are not a match for the Heat now, even if they have Anthony and Stoudemire who are at their peak and not injured.

After entering December, the Timberwolves became even more powerful. Xu Xiao even shortened the rotation, from the previous regular rotation of ten or eleven players to a regular rotation of eight or nine players.

It's not that Xu Xiao doesn't give them a chance, because normally, a stable team rotates with nine players. Xu Xiao's expansion of the rotation before also gave opportunities to newcomers.

But it's not possible now, because the All-Star voting stage will enter in December.

There is a problem in the locker room this season, and Xu Xiao is not a fool and can see it.

The root of this problem is the players' pursuit of money and honor.

Therefore, Xu Xiao could only give them a lot of time to produce some data and canvass votes for the upcoming All-Star voting.

It just so happens that this season, the Timberwolves have no new players except Robertson and Gobert. These two new players also start from defense and do not need to spend a lot of ball rights to train.

Except for the two veterans Caron Butler and Livingston, there are no other personnel to join.

Therefore, the decision to reduce the rotation is acceptable.

But Xu Xiao knew that this method could only alleviate the problem, but could not fundamentally solve the problem.

Xu Xiao has also thought about this problem. There are only two ways to solve this problem.

How about humiliating yourself and handing over the say in the team, so that these stars can improve their statistics and get honors.

But in this way, his prestige in the team is over, and it also declares that the team has said goodbye to the championship.

There is a second way, which is to use an iron fist, just like Pat Riley of the Heat, a manager who speaks his mind.

As long as it destroys the atmosphere of the team's locker room and the team culture, then get out of here. In this way, as long as the leader has courage, vision and strength, the team will still be a strong contender for the championship.

And I am such a person.