The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

"Guys, you are all doing well!" After the training, Xu Xiao gathered everyone together.

"Guys, your training just now was very good. I know many of you have a sigh of relief. When you came to Minnesota, I believe you didn't like it in your heart. Maybe you will have a feeling of being thrown in the garbage. Feelings, but what I want to tell you is that we have all been underestimated, but we have never stopped, and anyone who underestimates us will make them pay a price."

"Just like our team name, we are the fierce Timberwolves, the wolves who are proud of the whole league. Although we have undergone a big change, we are underestimated, just like your boss, I have become the laughing stock of the league, but I believe you will prove to me with your actions that there is nothing wrong with my decision."

What Xu Xiao said in this passage made the Timberwolves' soldiers' blood boil, and it really spoke to their hearts.

Among them, people who were ridiculed as soon as they entered the league, such as Kwame Brown, Milicic, etc., Francis, who was called a cancer, and Millsap and Tucker, who were not favored in the draft, and Those are called garbage contracts, and they all came to this Timberwolves who are preparing to rebuild as trades.

What Xu Xiao said was right, they did have a feeling of being abandoned in the trash can when they came here, but they also knew that the reason why this place was called the trash can was because Xu Xiao exchanged a group of high-quality resources for them. Garbage, and their owner was ridiculed all over the league for it.

But now they are not only proving for themselves, but also repaying the boss's kindness. Although they know that the main task of the Timberwolves next season is not to win, but as long as they are in this league, they don't like to lose.

And they also began to practice hard during the period before the start of the game. Even Francis, who always likes to have fun and indulge in money, began to work hard in Minnesota.

Soon the new season will come as promised. The Timberwolves have not won a game in the preseason, so the rankings given by various media before the game all agree that the Timberwolves will be the bottom team of this season, and even break the 76ers. A record of 9 wins and 73 losses, the worst record in history.

"Okay guys, the new season has started, you are all professional players, you all know what to do, let me just say one thing, go and slap those people in the face for me."

Xu Xiao encouraged the players before boarding the plane. Their first game will be the Nuggets in the same district, or an away game. Although Iverson has not come to the Nuggets at this time, the strength of the Nuggets cannot be ignored. Such an opener The schedule can be said to be quite unfavorable to the Timberwolves.

As soon as he arrived in Denver, Xu Xiao saw the news.

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Under Garnett's defense, the "little bully" Stoudemire who returned from injury had only 6 points and 4 rebounds.

This game made the Lakers fans extremely comfortable. They were eliminated by the Suns in the first round last season, and the Lakers showed strong dominance in the first game of this season, even if the opponent's general Stoudemire returned.

But the Lakers came to Garnett, and the first game gave the Lakers fans a reassurance. This is because Kobe did not come back. When Kobe comes back, the Zijin Dynasty will be just around the corner.

This game also made Lakers fans completely forget that Garnett was acquired by them in exchange for ten years of draft picks. Now it is estimated that Xu Xiao has been regarded as the savior of Los Angeles. Xiao built a statue.

While Los Angeles is thriving, Minnesota is indeed a world of ice and snow. Seeing Garnett's performance in the Lakers is so strong, Minnesota fans are not only chilled, but looking at their prodigal boss, they are so angry that they can't wait to rush to him Two slaps.

But the game still has to go on. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a guest in Denver to face the Nuggets. Before the game, it was considered to be a one-sided situation. Commentator Steve Kerr even said mockingly before the game: "The Lakers' game has no suspense. The Timberwolves' There is no suspense in the game, this game simply made us work overtime for nothing, and it is really recommended to cancel this boring game."

Also feeling bored is their opponent Nuggets. Although George Karl has been reminding the players not to relax before the game, even he himself thinks that there is no suspense in this game. The biggest player on the opposite side is Francis, who has fallen in New York. , A group of old, weak, sick and disabled are sitting on the bench, just like this lineup, you fight me with your head.

The starting lineups of both sides are ready. The Timberwolves have Francis, Roy, Tucker, Kwame Brown and Milicic, and the Nuggets have Miller, jr Smith, Anthony, Martin and Camby.

"Look, how luxurious the Timberwolves' starting insider is, the combination of No. [-] pick + No. [-], oh, the opposite is also a combination of No. [-] pick +, I can't tell, this is still a strong dialogue." Steve Kerr said before the start of the game Taunting the Timberwolves.

This also made Xu Xiao feel disgusted, this old thing really looked down on the Chinese from the bottom of his heart, and Yao Ming was also the object of his ridicule back then.

But now Xu Xiao can't control him, he can only be himself.

At the beginning of the game, Camby relied on his long arm to take the lead in picking up the ball and won the Nuggets the first chance to attack.

Andre Miller dribbled the ball steadily across the half and handed the ball directly to Anthony. Facing Tucker, who was still a rookie, Anthony showed no mercy at all and directly started the singles mode. He still wanted to play in this game. A high score, but a little anxious, the first goal was not scored.

Milicic holds the rebound, Francis pushes fast, Kwame Brown follows up to catch the ball, facing Camby, the best defensive player of the season, he flicks Camby away, flicks the ball Put in the basket.

Camby obviously relaxed his vigilance. He didn't expect him to make such a move. He was a little careless. The Timberwolves opened the situation first.

"Unexpectedly, Kwame Brown can still do this kind of action. It's really rare. It seems that he has worked hard to get rid of the best parallel import champion in history."

Although Brown's goal in the opening round was beautiful, the commentator was still full of ridicule in his words. Obviously they didn't believe that Kwame Brown's level could improve. The goal just now was just an accident.

And Camby didn't take it seriously. After all, this round just now was the Timberwolves' counterattack. Their defensive formation gave Brown a chance, and they won't be given any more chances in the future.

Anthony calmed down, took the ball again, faced the rookie Tucker, made a tentative step and then turned around and hit a jumper. Even the most peak Tucker couldn't guard against Anthony, let alone Tucker in his rookie period. It's all too normal.

"It doesn't matter, let's do it again." Francis yelled and dribbled the ball across the half court, directing his teammates to run.

"Hey man, my eyes are blurry, I really want to see Kwame Brown in the position."

"Yes, you read that right. Kwame Brown is in the position. I don't know what the Timberwolves' coaching staff thinks. They want Brown to play low singles?"

"Did they recognize the wrong person and mistake Kwame Brown for Garnett?"

"Oh, Francis really threw the ball in, he didn't really think he could beat Camby."

Camby on the field is also somewhat different, but he is not a vegetarian. After all, he started from defense. He has the confidence to defend Brown alone, so even if he has reached a deep position, no one will help him defend.

Brown catches the ball and uses his body to block Camby's position, and then dribbles the ball forcefully. I have to say that Brown is really big and Camby can't stop him. He tried to interfere with his long arms several times, but it didn't work.

As soon as Brown's shoulders sank against Camby, he began to accelerate, then stopped suddenly and took a big stride to turn around. A strong dunk against Camby was a powerful dunk.

If there may be an accidental factor in the last goal that the Nuggets' defensive formation was not in place, then this goal was scored by relying on footsteps and strength.

This time, Camby couldn't sit still. He was complaining to his teammates why no one came to help the defense, and the commentator was dumbfounded. He could only praise this beautiful dunk.

Contrary to the Nuggets bench, the Timberwolves bench has long cheered, and Xu Xiao is the most excited, but there is also a trace of regret, the general skills can definitely be based on the NBA, but it is a pity that he does not have Brown Such physical talent.

If roughly speaking, he may have been unable to hold the ball steadily after the first confrontation with Camby, and even if he can complete the turn in the end, it is just a pick, and he may be blocked and interfered, absolutely nothing Such an explosive dunk.

"I hope to draw a talent card, so that I can also cultivate a Chinese monster."

Just thinking about it, the Nuggets made a pass error and went out of the baseline, and the Timberwolves sent the baseline ball.

This time Brandon Roy chose to play a pick-and-roll with Brown, which is their most commonly used tactic in training. Brown's body directly blocked the defensive JR Smith, and then Roy went straight to the basket, attracting the Nuggets to shrink their defense, and then Point Milicic.

Milicic's offense has not yet been developed, but his ability to defend and respond to the ball is being developed. He was keen to find Kwame Brown who was emptied.

At this time, Kwame Brown was standing outside the three-point line, and everyone looked at him blankly.

"What's he doing, he's not really going to shoot [-]s."

"Although I have to admit that he has really worked hard during this offseason, and he has improved a lot in this game, but if he still dares to shoot three-pointers, it is really beyond my understanding."

"I bet, he's just pretending, he's definitely going to charge with the ball...he really made a shot!" Before the commentary finished, Kwame Brown raised his hand and scored a three-pointer. Draw a perfect arc in the air, and fall into the net smoothly.

After scoring the goal, the Timberwolves' bench was blown up, frantically waving towels, while the Nuggets were a little dazed. In the next round, the Nuggets still ignored him and emptied him from beyond the three-point line. At this time, Francis, the team boss, saw this situation and passed the ball without hesitation.

At this time, Brown's confidence was greatly increased by the impact of the previous ball, and he directly shot a three-pointer, making a vigorous hit.

After the goal, Brown screamed up to the sky, and the Nuggets were a little anxious. They were beaten 10 to 2 by such a Timberwolves, and they were still at their home court. Anthony couldn't bear it anymore, and he was angry.

Facing the rookie Tucker, Anthony directly passed him for a tough layup, but Kwame Brown appeared in front of him again. Yes, he did not lose his job. His defense and frame protection are still online, and he directly blocked Anthony. .

Milicic took the rebound and directly launched a fast break. Boss Vladimir received a long pass from Milicic, went 1-on-0 in the frontcourt, and took off for a dunk, which once again eclipsed the Nuggets at home, and the Nuggets could only call a timeout.

The Timberwolves beat the Nuggets 12-2 in the opening stage. This is something that many people did not expect before the game. This team is almost all garbage that every team does not want. Adding so many rookies should have been a team. The team with no fighting power was stunned to play the Nuggets, a playoff team, without a temper.

Needless to say, the timeout on the Nuggets' side must be old Carl's time to curse, and Casey's side should be more encouraging. Xu Xiao, who was in the audience, looked a little anxious, although he really wanted to go over and say a few words , But the league has regulations that even the boss cannot enter the bench.

"I hope he can encourage Tucker more. After all, a rookie like this will face an offensive kaleidoscope like Anthony when he first comes up. Lord." Xu Xiao prayed silently in his heart.

Sure enough, after the timeout came back, the Nuggets started to get serious. Miller's defense against Francis was obviously stronger, and the Timberwolves also started to make consecutive mistakes.

Francis was also a little annoyed, and made low-level mistakes several times in a row.

Francis has never been an excellent point guard. Although his physical talent is great, in Xu Xiao's words, he is a beggar's version of Westbrook, with flashy skills.

The same is true of Francis' career at its peak. Although his physical talent exploded, he attracted enough fans, and because he was Yao Ming's big brother, he was selected as the All-Star starter by Chinese fans.

But if you take a closer look at Francois's career, he has only had one playoff experience, and that season was the season Van Gundy asked Francis to make changes.

For the entire season, Boss Fernando was not comfortable playing. It can be seen that he is really not suitable for the role of an organizer. Instead, he played 21+6 after being traded to the Magic and his partner is still a rookie "Warcraft" Howard. peak performance.

Then he was traded to New York, lost himself in New York, and then gradually withdrew from the league. This is his normal script, but this time he met Xu Xiao and was traded to Minnesota. Cold Minnesota.