Chapter 112: Denver is coming

(ps: Thank you for the reward of "Winged Knight", "Dust", "Grilled Fish 1314" and "Drinking Life Alone", I have been rewarding a lot more recently, and I am very moved, although the amount is not much, but it is all a heart, and I have kept it in my heart for the years.)

Another: Tomorrow is 2. 14, you know, I wish you a happy holiday here in the year, single children's shoes don't need to be square, the sister paper (handsome guy) that suits you will always be hooked, 2016, it will be better~)

The January schedule was tight, and the Timberwolves rushed to the Denver Plateau to face the Nuggets' home game as soon as they finished their game against the Chicago Bulls.

The Timberwolves' schedule after a six-game losing streak is a back-to-back road trip, and counting the game played at the United Center, the Timberwolves have four consecutive back-to-back road games this week, which is not optimistic.

After a hard-earned win at Union Center, the Timberwolves improved their win by one place and are now two and a half games away from the Oklahoma City Thunder in eighth place in the West.

This gap may be expected to catch up in the rest of the schedule, but the next schedule is three back-to-back away games like a tiger, both physically and formally, which will be a huge test for the young Timberwolves.

Back-to-back away problems are a tricky problem for any team, and one careless one is very likely to cause a big disaster, and the team may even suffer a large number of injuries as a result.

It's really that far, not to mention the championship, even the playoffs are empty talk, it's really a straight summer champion signing, and no one can take away the bad position.

The Timberwolves are really walking on thin ice during this time, and the stadium coaching staff is extremely rational and even a little restrained in the use of players in the squad.

Li Shihao's playing time was originally about 37 minutes, and it was in such ample time that he was able to play an average of 256 points per game, and now, the Timberwolves are afraid that the young players in the team will be injured due to back-to-back and other factors, and the protection measures for players have also increased a lot.

Playing time has been compressed for every player, especially with the starting five, and head coach Frank Vogel is becoming more and more comfortable with his players, and the young head coach is showing his own unique charm.

This charm comes from wisdom, and after a month of scheduling, no one dares to underestimate the unqualified head coach of the Timberwolves.

Thirty or forty years old, in the NBA coaching group, can be described as extremely young, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the age gap between babies and adults.

But Frank Vogel's coaching skills have grown rapidly as the season progresses.

Frank was originally an assistant coach, and he also has a sense of coaching the team, and his years of learning have allowed him to accumulate too much experience in his abdomen, and these invaluable tactical "inks" are all accumulated by Frank spending countless days and nights of fighting.

As the head coach, Frank Vogel naturally understands that this schedule is a dangerous hurdle for the young Timberwolves, and there is hope to catch up again after passing the back, but there will naturally be unpredictable accidents, serious and even large-scale player injuries, and half of the team will be scrapped by then.

Frank Vogel is undoubtedly competent, with the high work ethic of a head coach, and instead of using his main players on a large scale for the sake of a good record, he is constantly rotating to try to give each player some rest time and win better game form.

The next opponent is the Denver Nuggets, the Plateau Jumpers are a notorious team in the league that is not very defensive, their offensive ability is among the best in the league, and the team has Chauncey Billups, a grassroots FMVP, all the offensive and defensive transitions are in order, and the rhythm is not chaotic at all.

The Timberwolves have faced the Denver twice this season, both of which ended in defeat, and Lee Shihao's inability to gain the upper hand against Billups is the main reason.

Longtime Minnesota fans understand what the Chinese-American kid Li Shihao means to the Timberwolves today, and the role of the team leader and backcourt brain is destined to be important to the Timberwolves.

Once Li Shihao's play is restricted, then the Timberwolves' offensive and defensive operations are bound to be sluggish, and there is no team in the league that will not seize this opportunity to fight hard.

Even if the Timberwolves break into the playoffs, they may only be in the seventh or eighth position, facing any of the top three of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, and Phoenix Suns. I'm afraid they won't be able to make it out of the first round of the playoffs.

Not to mention the Los Angeles Lakers, the Angel City Purple and Gold team is aiming to win the championship, and they got the "beast" Ron Artest to join in the summer, and the Los Angeles people successfully "seduced" this toothy beast with high salaries and the flowery world of Los Angeles.

This recruitment is very large, and after the introduction of Artest, the Lakers' salary has exceeded the league's luxury tax cut-off line.

Now, the management of the Los Angeles Lakers is undergoing a major reshuffle, and the old Buss, who has been at the helm of the Purple and Gold Army for many years, has the idea of providing for the elderly, and is constantly handing over the management of the Lakers to his children step by step.

Reporters in Los Angeles were able to photograph Bass Jr. attending various celebrity banquets quite frequently, and the new head of the Purple and Gold Army was obviously a little proud recently, lingering among the willows and flowers at the banquet, and his smile was extraordinarily bright.

Now the management affairs of the Lakers are handled by Bass Jr., and all personnel changes need to be informed to Bass Jr., and the right to speak is much heavier than before.

And Jenny Buss, as the daughter of Old Bass, has excellent ability, but she still guards the old-fashioned commercial propaganda, which is more important and which is more important, everyone can see it clearly.

Bass Jr. has made a high-profile statement this season that the introduction of "Beast" Artest is his most correct decision, even if he pays a high luxury tax for this, he will not feel distressed.

To face such a strong Los Angeles Lakers, the Timberwolves undoubtedly have less than half a point advantage, not to mention the Phoenix Suns.

Although Steve Nash is gradually retiring from his prime, the essence of the Wind Child's run-and-gun tactics is second to none in the league, and it is obviously unlikely that the Timberwolves will be able to get out of Phoenix.

The last opponent, the Dallas Mavericks, although the Timberwolves have faced the Dallas people twice this season, one win and one loss, but if it comes to the more brutal competition in the playoffs, the young and inexperienced Timberwolves will definitely lose, not to mention that the Dallas people still occupy a precious home-court advantage!

The Timberwolves will have to grow more if they want to make the playoffs, and they will not be able to go further until next season or in the next three or five years.

Playing against a strong team like the Denver Nuggets is undoubtedly the best way to accumulate game experience, which is the most reliable and solid way for the young Timberwolves to grow.

Having already lost two games to the Denver people, it is still unknown who will win or lose the third game.

The line of fire has been lit, and the battle is about to break out!