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"Mr. Sloane, you're losing again" As soon as Sloan and Zhuang Fei walked into the newsroom, the reporters began to fire at Sloan.

Four games without a win, swept out by the Timberwolves, and the Jazz can't go further this season, so it is conceivable that the Jazz with Stockton and Malone as the core will not be able to achieve anything in the future, champion? Maybe it's just a dream forever. Sloane's heart was filled with melancholy and confusion right now. It's not that he hasn't experienced such moments, it's just that every time he encounters such moments, he is a little exhausted and difficult to face.

"That's the way it is in competitive sports, there is only one winner in any game, our players have done a great job, they have overcome a lot of difficulties this season, I would not define this season as a failure, we have been successful"

"The Timberwolves are a very special team, they have a core of young players, but they don't show any of the shortcomings of the youngsters, they are mature, they are impactful, and their qualities make me very optimistic that they can win this season's championship."

"Mr. Sloan, do you think the Timberwolves will win a championship this season?" The reporters thought they had misheard. How could Sloan boast of his enemies like that. Zhuang Fei looked at Sloan with the same expression as the reporter, and wondered what Sloan was selling in his heart.

"In my opinion, they have all the ingredients to win a championship, quality, form, mentality, they are top in all three and at the moment they are the best of all teams, so they will be the champions of the season"

"As for the spurs you are talking about. Pacers, Knicks, I don't think they're going to be able to stop the Timberwolves, and you don't say the Timberwolves are too young. In my opinion, the Timberwolves are mature enough."

At this press conference, Sloan did not satirize Zhuang Fei and criticize the Timberwolves as before, but praised the Timberwolves lavishly, which made Zhuang Fei's seemingly abnormal behavior immediately show its effect.

After the game, Zhuang Fei and the Timberwolves flew back to Minnesota, and the next day's national sports media was full of coverage of the Timberwolves and Pacers' victory. Among them, the timberwolves are even more so, and they are almost touted by Qingyi sè.

Zhuang Fei was sitting in his office, holding a newspaper and looking at it in a trance, and on the opposite side. Green and D'Antoni also frowned, looking bitter and hateful. Now the three coaches of the Timberwolves have their own hearts.

Just after Sloane finished saying that at the press conference, Zhuang Fei received a prompt from the dynasty system that there was a new task. This hint made Zhuang Fei wonder that this season is almost over, and there will be missions again. Originally, Zhuang Fei thought that it would be impossible to have a special mission this season.

Job Name: Sloane's Killing

Mission Class: Unknown

Mission Description: Sloan is disappointed with the loss to the Timberwolves and is ready to take a kill against the Timberwolves in the next half month. The Timberwolves will be touted by all. Quest Complete Condition: Unknown.

Reward: Unknown, judged by the host's completion.

This is the first time Zhuang Fei has received such an unknown task, and a new term for completion has appeared. If you take it literally, this degree of completion probably means that the task is an open xìng task, and the task degree is also estimated to be divided into grades A-C according to the level. There is no penalty for this task, and it can be known that this task can be completed at least c- task level. But as for the C- reward, I'm afraid there aren't much. This also made Zhuang Fei a little clueless, the previous task was okay. It was always possible to set a goal, but now the task simply cannot find a goal and does not know what to do.

"We have become the target of public criticism now" Zhuang Fei put down the newspaper, and then sighed helplessly, after Sloan made the Timberwolves championship declaration, Pacers head coach Larry Bird and Spurs head coach Vicky, and Trail Blazers head coach Dunleavy also stepped in, all of these people supported Sloan's views without exception. Obviously, this is the result of Sloan's killing mission, Zhuang Fei doesn't think that if it weren't for Sloan's mission, these famous coaches would come out to kill the Timberwolves when they are full, their own games are not over yet, how can they care about the Timberwolves.

Well, now I think that Sloan's unbelievable mission, the division semifinals are not over yet, and almost all head coaches are clearly touting a team, this kind of scene is not common in the NBA, the previous Bulls did not have such treatment, these people are not really good, but naked malice to elevate the Timberwolves.

Now the Timberwolves are in a really good state, winning 7 consecutive games in the playoffs, becoming the only team to win all of the playoffs for a while, and the players are also full of fighting spirit, young people can always be icing on the cake in good times, and even the remarks of these head coaches and the public opinion of the media can make these young players more satisfied, and their expectations for themselves are higher, but if the Timberwolves can go on well, if they encounter setbacks, then it is very likely that they will collapse, and young people can be icing on the cake, So can they help in the snow, the real test of the team is what this team does in times of adversity.

Zhuang Fei understands the truth that the height is unbearable, and it is obvious that these public opinions have begun to affect the young people of the Timberwolves. So based on the analysis of the current situation, then this task is a task of psychological warfare, which is to test the psychological quality of the Timberwolves to become a championship team. And Zhuang Fei's purpose is to make players like the Timberwolves mature.

"Mike, what's the player's mentality now," Zhuang Fei asked, staring at D'Antoni.

D'Antoni shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Very impetuous, they have been very impetuous recently, and they are becoming more and more impetuous, not only that, but the competition between Pierce and Garnett is becoming more and more obvious."

Zhuang Fei has been mentally prepared for this kind of thing, but the recent boss dispute between Pierce and Garnett, and the words of Sloan and other famous marshals have made Zhuang Fei feel a little powerless. It was the first time he had faced such internal and external troubles. It was also the first major crisis in his coaching career. This kind of crisis is something that the dynastic system cannot help.

"What do you say we should do about Pierce and Garnett," Zhuang Fei asked his two assistants helplessly.

Green and D'Antoni looked at each other, then both shook their heads.

"It can't be done. After all, this is a competition between players, it is difficult for us to intervene, and if we do intervene, it is very likely to cause dissatisfaction on one side, or even on both sides," D'Antoni said after looking at Zhuang Fei.

This is also what Zhuang Fei is worried about. This is different from the boss battle of Wake Forest, Garnett and Pierce are too close in strength, and because the opponent is the Jazz, Pierce's performance is even better, if Garnett can use his strength to suppress Pierce, this is the best result, but look at who the next opponent is? There is a good chance that it will be Spurs, and there is a good chance that Garnett will be in the slump again.

Abominable Jordan, abominable Sloane. is too good at looking for trouble, Zhuang Fei couldn't help but curse in his heart

"Paul, we can win a championship this season" In the Timberwolves' training gym, the Timberwolves players gathered in groups of three or five. At this time, it is the team's training session, and the recent training of the Timberwolves is mainly based on physical recovery and tactical drills, and the training intensity is not large, which also gives the players a lot of time.

Looking at Lewis with an excited face, Pierce raised an eyebrow. Then he said in a very affirmative tone: "That's right, this year's champion must be the Timberwolves"

Listening to Pierce's words, Lewis felt like he had taken a stimulant, and his face turned incredibly cháo. "I called my high school teammates and teachers tonight and told them. Let them wait to see my championship ring, no. I can't wait this long, I'll go and inform them now."

After saying this. Lewis turned and ran, apparently ready to make a phone call.

"This kid is really anxious, what does it matter if it's earlier and later," Mobley on the side said with a smile, and Pierce also nodded.

On the other side of the gym, Garnett is training with Nash and Jackson, and the three have been together lately, and the trio is also very different from Pierce.

The Timberwolves Six, who have been acting collectively in the past, are now split into two trios.

Pierce, Mobley, and Lewis are all rookies this year, and Pierce and Mobley were both traded from the Bucks, so the relationship between the three of them is relatively iron, and on the other side, Nash and Garnett, and Jackson also knew each other before, Garnett and Jackson participated in the McDonald's All-Star Game together in high school, and Jackson and Nash were teammates of the Suns, although the two had no status in the Suns, and even Jackson was cut before he could play a game for the Suns, But the two still have a common language.

"Kevin, you don't have to worry too much, you don't know that the New York Times, the New York Post, these newspapers are our sworn enemies, didn't the coach also say it, he is very satisfied with your performance, besides, Malone is not an ordinary player, your performance is already very good" Nash comforted Garnett, who has been looking ugly recently. This Garnett is good at everything, but he cares too much about other people's opinions, wants to be perfect in everything, and does not allow others to say anything bad about him, Nash secretly thought in his heart that this good friend is sometimes too screwed. Isn't it just the gossip of some hostile media that makes this big man so melancholy.

"yes, what's there to care about, we've been winning now, let's think about the good aspects, now we're the championship favorite, if we can really win the championship this season, I think those people will slap themselves in the face, and when you win the MVP of the finals, are you afraid that others will say you're not good?" Jackson thought of what happened to him before, and said to Garnett with some excitement.

At the mention of the championship, Garnett's face also improved a lot, which made Nash and Jackson breathe a sigh of relief.

"Now we're on a seven-game winning streak in the playoffs, we're the only one of all the playoff teams who haven't lost, so that's not bad in terms of people, and they all think we're going to win this season," Garnett nodded and agreed. But when you think that the Timberwolves are about to win the championship, who will be the MVP of the Finals? Thinking of this, Garnett subconsciously looked at Pierce on the other side, and coincidentally, Pierce was also looking at Garnett, and the fiery eyes of the two were so entangled. After only a short while, both of them snorted coldly and withdrew their gaze.

"Anthony, maybe we'll be able to get a championship ring this season," Chris Kyle said sarcastically as he watched the newcomers sneer at Anthony Piller next to him.

"I don't have a championship ring like this," Anthony Piller said unkindly, this season these two former Timberwolves important players do not have many opportunities to perform, especially in the playoffs, it is clear that the Chinese trust those children more, in the playoffs they do not have many opportunities to play, many times it is garbage time to share some playing time.

"Don't say that, it's also a diamond ring, if we can have this ring, we can go to other teams next season and have bigger chips and ask for a good salary"

These two people are now under contract, and they will definitely not renew their contracts with the Timberwolves, with the strength of the two, there must be no shortage of next homes, and recently both of them have also let the economic people start to contact the next family, as for the Timberwolves' playoffs, Zhuang Fei will not give them any important tasks and opportunities anyway, and they don't care very much.

"Sam, I'm worried about the current state of the team right now, the win has covered up a lot of problems, and now the team looks too chaotic and people are excited." Dean Garrett's face is full of worry, he, like Sam Mitchell, sincerely hopes that the Timberwolves can get better and better, they are older than other players, they look at the problem more pragmatically, and now the atmosphere in the Timberwolves team is very bad, and the newcomers who have been very united are now divided into two factions, which makes Garrett especially worried, you must know that the core of the Timberwolves is these young people, and it doesn't matter if the veterans have emotions, but these newcomers must not have problems, they have problems, and the Timberwolves are all done.

"I think Mr. Coach should also see it, but I don't know why he hasn't intervened, recently the competition between Pierce and Garnett has become more and more superficial, is there any other problem for the manager to worry about now" Sam Mitchell also sighed with concern. What appears to be a calm lake in Minnesota right now is actually an undercurrent that could cause a storm at any moment. And Zhuang Fei is the only person who can stop this big storm, but the person who can stop this storm has not moved at all, although Mitchell and Garrett have seen the internal crisis of the Timberwolves, they do not know the external crisis of the Timberwolves like Zhuang Fei.

Perhaps in their hearts, the Timberwolves should also be the best choice for the championship this season.