Chapter Eighty-Seven: State and Growth
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"Nash's ability score has finally broken through 80, from February 12rì used the advanced training scroll to March 12rì The validity period of the training scroll ended, and then to the current March 27rì, after a month and a half, it finally rose from 76 to 80, it's not easy" Zhuang Fei looked at the system in front of him and had a feeling of being in a different world, according to his speculation, the rise of the player's ability evaluation can only rely on training and competitions, as for the improvement of equipment and special items, the equipment is too expensive, and now Zhuang Fei only has 2 pieces of equipment in his hands, Jordan's intermediate suit and Magic's advanced suit are worn on Pierce and Nash's bodies respectively, and special items are hard to find, such as Coach K's prayer and star cards, which need hidden missions to obtain, but what makes Zhuang Fei painful is that he has not triggered a single hidden mission after he arrived in the NBA.
The NBA schedule is very strange, if the Timberwolves in early March are completely devilish schedules, plane-based schedules, then at the end of March, the beginning of April, this section is too easy for the Timberwolves, and even some of the Timberwolves players feel a little surprised.
Because the next five games of the Timberwolves are all held at home, and the opponents are the Bucks, Mavericks, Nuggets, Mavericks, and Kings. These four opponents are not the kind of traditional giants, the Bucks are half a powerhouse, they have performed well this season, and have been firmly in the top eight in the East, and the Kings have been performing very well recently, it can be seen that Adelman has initially succeeded in transforming the King, and the record has also come up, and the Kings have also risen to ninth in the West, while the Mavericks and Nuggets are the third from the bottom of the West, the second from the bottom of the West, and a little stronger than the Clippers. And the schedule of this game is also very rich, from March 28 to April 5, nine days to play five games at home.
"Mike, I've looked at our schedule for the next period of time, it's very relaxed, the opponents are not very strong, the schedule is not too dense, but I'm worried about the state of our players"
D'Antoni looked at the schedule in front of him, frowned, and then said in a deep voice: "You are worried that the team's immediate relaxation after the tension will make them lose their game form"
"A very simple example, the cup of hot coffee on our table can't be put directly into the refrigerator, we need to wait for him to cool down slowly, hot and cold can't be directly alternated" Zhuang Fei said this, and gently took a sip of the coffee in front of him.
"So, in the last 10 days, I need your coaching staff to give them some training volume during their usual training and not let them cool down, we are in good momentum and they are in good shape."
"Of course, you can control the degree of increase, just don't affect the game, of course, you also need to pay attention to give them a certain amount of rest and relaxation space, I understand that these are easy to say, but a little difficult to do, you and the team's physical trainer come up with a plan today, and then implement it immediately"
"Are you worried about being a little redundant, after all, the players have finally had some time to rest and play, I think they will definitely control themselves, you have to have confidence in their self-control" D'Antoni felt that Zhuang Fei was a little too worried.
But Zhuang Fei didn't see it that way, and said firmly: "It's not that I don't trust their professional attitude, but they are indeed young players, although Minnesota is not a metropolis, but once the young people are loosened, it is difficult to tighten up again, and we have finally heated their state to 70 or 80 degrees, if it is just because of a relaxed schedule and their state is cooled to 30 or 40 degrees, it is really worth the loss."
"Besides, it's a shrinking season, there's not much time for the team to find their groove, 50 games are fleeting, we should seize this opportunity, and now the league can adjust the players so well I think it's the Spurs, the Jazz and us, so we have to keep the temperature at 70 or 80 degrees now, and then slowly warm it up again in the playoffs until it finally reaches the boiling point of 100 degrees."
Zhuang Fei knows better than anyone the characteristics of the shrinking season, because he has seen it twice in later generations, and now NBA teams and players are not prepared for the shrinking season at all, and many teams have been in trouble since the start of the season and are still finding form, such as the Knicks.
The shortened schedule is all about who is more prepared and who has a more long-term vision, because many superstars and teams are not at their best this season. Allen Iverson, who is the top scorer this season, is only 26.5 points per game, and the average points per game of all teams in the league this season have dropped sharply, and the shooting rate is also very low, which is the reason for the league's overall poor state, but it is definitely a good opportunity for Zhuang Fei and the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves players have not rested for a moment during the suspension period under Zhuang Fei's instructions, so the physical reserves of the Timberwolves players are better than most other teams, and the player's condition has also reached its peak after the victory over the Miami Heat.
This made Zhuang Fei see an opportunity, facing the first Heat in the East, the Timberwolves are at ease, as long as they break through from the West this season, then, will the championship be far away?
Thinking of this, Zhuang Fei's whole heart was surging, and he was definitely full of thoughts about this season.
However, it is not easy to be a successful head coach in the NBA's shrinking schedule, only those who have personally experienced the devil's schedule some time ago know why the shrinking season will make the players score down and the shooting rate will drop, and the best team in the two suspensions is naturally the Spurs, and naturally the best manager of the shrinking season is the best head coach of the shrinking season, this person has a very accurate grasp of the players, when to loosen and when to tighten He does a good job, and Zhuang Fei is to take the ** vic as an example.
Now Zhuang Fei just hopes to learn from the best Vicky, and then learn from the 2012 Thunder, the Thunder and the Timberwolves have something in common, the players are young, have good physical fitness, and have been training in the summer, and then the Thunder shrunk in the first half of the season that year, leading the league, but after halftime, restarting, there was immediately a state of turmoil, and finally was overtaken by the Spurs.
The state of the thunder is turbulent, and Zhuang Fei will definitely not let the Timberwolves appear again.
In the following period, the Timberwolves players found that although the schedule was lighter, the tasks given to them by the team were also heavier, and the overall situation was not much easier than the previous period.
On March 28, the Timberwolves hosted the Milwaukee Bucks, this summer, the Bucks sent Pierce to the Timberwolves, which makes many media now think that this is a loss-making business, but this is not necessarily the case for the Bucks, in George Carr's team, the importance of the alien Cassel is very important, plus the Bucks with the big dog Robinson and Ray Allen do not need Pierce, like the Timberwolves, the Bucks are also a team of musketeers, the three muskets on the outside are quite sharp, and the two teams played sparks in this game, In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Bucks with Pierce's 35 points, and the final score was 110-104.
On March 30th, the Timberwolves hosted the Dallas Mavericks, the Mavericks have performed average this season, they were originally a weak team, and now Mark Cuban has not entered the Mavericks, and the Mavericks do not have crazy dollars, even if Nelson has begun to transform the team, but it still has not changed the nature of its weak team, 105-81, the Timberwolves won by 24 points at home, and Pierce scored 32 points in only 30 minutes in this game, and Mike Finley couldn't stop him. This game is also Pierce's sixth consecutive game to score 30+, since March 18 was played by Carter, this small forward has been stirred up blood, the Timberwolves this wave of 7 consecutive wins, Pierce is naturally the first contributor.
After the game against the Mavericks, the Timberwolves need to rest for three days before facing the Nuggets on April 2
"Coach, Paul has a treat today, are you going?"
"I won't bother you, you can have fun by yourself, but don't affect tomorrow's game"
"We know, don't worry, coach"
Zhuang Fei looked at Garnett's back as he left and shook his head.
"Zhuang, why don't you let us go," D'Antoni asked, puzzled.
Today is April 1st, April Fool's Day, and the league announced last month's Player of the Month, and the Timberwolves' Paul Pierce was elected. Pierce averaged 26.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game in 17 games last month, scoring more than 30 points in six consecutive games, and the Timberwolves also achieved a 13-4 record, and he also became the first rookie to win the Player of the Month this season, even Vince Carter did not win the Player of the Month, which made Pierce particularly happy after learning the good news, so he had today's treat, although he still lost to Carter in the selection of the Rookie of the Month, Carter had two 50+ points this month, Averaging 28.5 points, 7 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game this month, he has completed the comeback over Allen Iverson in the scoring list, and is likely to win the scoring title this season. However, Timberwolves head coach Zhuang Fei lost to the Lakers' Rambis in the Coach of the Year selection this month.
"This is the space for the players, and our coach is not suitable to appear, it will ruin their interest" Zhuang Fei also regretted a little.
On April 2nd, the Timberwolves started again after three days of rest, the opponent was the Nuggets, the Timberwolves who fought at home defeated the opponent 120-99, Pierce did not lose their form because of the party, Pierce broke out again in the face of the Nuggets, 38 points, 7 consecutive games have scored 30, and there is no other time in good shape, not only that, but his ability evaluation has also risen one after another has risen from 87 to 89, and the dynasty system prompted Pierce to have an understanding of the game after the loss to Carter +1, and after today's victory over the Nuggets, Pierce once again realized, +1 again, this is the first time Zhuang Fei has encountered such a situation, Pierce is about to break through the 90 mark, if you count Pierce's all-xìng+2 intermediate Jordan suit, his current ability value is no less than 90, but Zhuang Fei knows that the more the ability value is reached, the more difficult it is to break through, and Garnett has been stuck on the threshold of 89 for a long time.