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Who is better Pierce or Garnett? Zhuang Fei was stunned, because he himself had never thought about this problem, because this was not a problem at all, Zhuang Fei never thought that at this time or at this stage, Pierce could be compared with Garnett, Pierce is indeed an indispensable player of the team like Garnett, but has not yet reached Garnett's level, Garnett was pushed from the position of big small forward to the position of center by Zhuang Fei this season, although he showed his discomfort with the position of center, does not have Duncan's good center skills and center dominance, but there is no doubt that Garnett is the most important player in the current Timberwolves, the only defensive barrier on the inside, the only offensive strength on the inside, Garnett's role in the Timberwolves is similar to Duncan's previous role in Wake Forest, one person carries the team's interior offense and defense, although Garnett does not have Duncan out of sè, But this season, he still averaged 20.8 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.5 blocks per game.

"It's really a fan of the authorities" Zhuang Fei sighed in his heart, the fans' views are very emotional, but it does not necessarily mean that the media and experts will take care of it, what they hope is the topic, the topic can stimulate sales and ratings, and Pierce's performance recently is indeed very rebellious, and the continuous 30+ has allowed him to sit firmly in the position of Jordan's successor, and also let those who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic begin to consciously tout Pierce, and it is best to make Pierce and Garnett discordant. As for Garnett's role, only the Timberwolves' players and coaching staff can take it seriously. But Garnett obviously pays too much attention to what the outside world thinks of him, this is the difference between him and Duncan, Duncan can block all the good and bad voices around him, and then do what he thinks, Duncan is very humble, but also very proud, he always believes that he is right, even if Zhuang Fei coached Duncan for 2 years, Zhuang Fei has always felt that he can't change Duncan in the slightest, and Duncan's firmness of mind surprised Zhuang Fei. Garnett, on the other hand, is a different story.

Zhuang Fei has always hoped that Garnett can find his own way to take responsibility for the team, but Zhuang Fei has been getting along with Garnett in recent months, and Zhuang Fei can clearly feel that Garnett's current temperament is closer to the previous Carter, and he is a general in his bones, not a handsome talent.

However, for the current Timberwolves, the lack of leaders among the players does not matter, because Zhuang Fei can replace him now, because the situation in the Timberwolves team is still very simple, and the locker room is also very simple, if the Timberwolves finally grow into a complex situation like the Knicks and Lakers, the locker room will naturally need a leader, because at that time, the head coach will not be able to interfere in the locker room many times.

Now the most important thing for Zhuang Fei is how to help Garnett get out of the sky-high contract, this matter has become a knot in Garnett's heart, if it is not done well, it may cause chaos in the team, isn't there such a reason for the fight between Garnett and Anthony Piller last time?

Thinking of this, Zhuang Feishen changed, made himself look as harsh as possible, and then said coldly: "To be honest, when I heard you compare yourself to Pierce, I was disappointed, really, I was quite disappointed"

Garnett looked at Zhuang Fei in surprise, although Zhuang Fei looked cold now, but thinking of the meaning of Zhuang Fei's words, didn't Zhuang Fei clearly say that Pierce was not as good as him? This made him happy again, but in the end, Garnett was still a little disappointed, after all, not everyone thought so.

All the changes in Garnett were seen by Zhuang Fei, and Zhuang Fei sighed again in his heart.

"The fans and the media are right, you are not worthy of the league's No. 1 salary, and the players with such salaries should be the best players in the league such as O'Neal, Duncan, Malone, and Olajuwon" After Zhuang Fei finished speaking, Garnett's god was even more gloomy, but Zhuang Fei did not stop and continued.

"You don't deserve it right now, that's because you really don't have O'Neal, Duncan and they're good, but, in my mind, I never thought this contract was a bad one, Kevin, you're worth the price"

Garnett opened his mouth wide, he knew everything about Zhuang Fei's words just now, but he was still very skeptical.

"Coach, what do you think I'm worth?" Garnett muttered.

"Yes, you're worth that price, in my heart you have the potential to be the best player in the league, and since you can be the best player in the league, it's naturally worth the price, so your goal is not Paul Pearce, it's the best player in the league."

"Kevin, isn't it natural to be the best player in the league and then get the highest salary in the league, and then you're going to get buy-in from everybody, including the fans, the media, the pundits, and your teammates, so, all you have to do now is beat O'Neal, beat Malone, beat Duncan, beat Olajuwon, and be the best player in the league instead of going and competing with your teammates."

Become the best player in the league? Garnett suddenly felt that Zhuang Fei's words made him lose his ability to think, he never wanted to be the best player, before he just wanted to prove that Marbury left, he could also lead the Timberwolves to win, he only wanted to prove that he was better than Pierce.

Then, Zhuang Fei's words gave him a slap in the face, which made Garnett suddenly wake up, and take the highest salary in the league to compare with his teammates, isn't this short-sighted and narrow-minded?

"Coach, can I really do it" Garnett exhaled deeply and looked at Zhuang Fei with burning eyes.

Zhuang Fei smiled slightly, then nodded: "No one knows your potential better than me."

Garnett was stunned again, looking at Zhuang Fei with a positive face, he believed that Zhuang Fei was not lying to him, for him, whether Zhuang Fei lied to him or not, he had no choice, if he wanted everyone to recognize that he could have the first annual salary in the league, then he must become the first person in the league, then he must also defeat O'Neal, Duncan, Malone and Olajuwon.

Although the road was difficult, Garnett swore secretly in his heart

It's been a long time since the Target Center Arena has enjoyed a team's back-to-back home streak, but the Timberwolves haven't disappointed the home fans in the last four games, winning all of their last four home games to make it a nine-game winning streak, and today's game will be the 10th straight win of the target, for a new team that only came into play in 1989, the 10-game winning streak is already a team record in team history, and they are now just one step away from that record, so the Target Center is already overcrowded on and off the court today.

Although this game is only a regular season, all fans consciously put on the team's home jersey, and some people pasted a big "10" on the white jacket on their jerseys, which is the team's expectation of this game.

As the time approached, the fans in the stands of the stadium became more and more noisy, and everyone chatted happily, and they were all talking about their expectations for this game.

"We will definitely be able to defeat the king"

In the locker room of the Timberwolves, Zhuang Fei is drawing the tactical board, and the players below are also listening carefully, Zhuang Fei's tactical board today is very strange, it should be said that it is very weird, there is only one black dot on the tactical board, this black dot is under the basket, generally speaking, a black dot represents a player, and there are at least five black dots on a tactical board, but Zhuang Fei only drew one, what about the other four?

How to deal with the Kings who are in good form and have already run in place? Zhuang Fei is not very clear, although he has studied Princeton recently, but he has not found any way to crack it, not only did he not have it, but D'Antoni also did not understand it.

Princeton can be summed up in three words: high; Return; Cut-in, the center lifts up the high post to pull the inside line so that teammates can cut in, and then looks for easy layups by running back or back-cutting. The gap is run, and then the score is passing, so the system is very much about sharing the ball, which is similar to the triangle offense, but unlike the triangle offense, Princeton discourages singles.

And Princeton's paramount rule is: there is no airtight defense.

Zhuang Fei doesn't know where they get their confidence, but according to his impression from later generations, it seems that only the peak king can compete with the peak Lakers, so Zhuang Fei must also be cautious.

Since all defenses cannot be airtight, Zhuang Fei does not need a traditional defensive position.

"This time we don't have an area for our defensive position, and we don't stipulate everyone's position, Kevin, you are the center of the team, I ask you not to leave the range of the basket when defending in this game, I don't want the Kings to be able to easily go to the basket to the basket, you are a person under the basket, I hope you can be an insurmountable barrier for the Timberwolves in this game"

"Everyone else is giving me people to mark, as for how to mark, this is probably different from usual, you are four to five, so you have to put one, as for who to put, it's very simple, whoever stands outside the three-point line will put whom, even if they are allowed to shoot outside the three-point line, they can't just cut in, your goal is to make sure that the Timberwolves don't have space for them to pass and cut inside the three-point line"

Zhuang Fei is gambling, but the Timberwolves players don't have the slightest opinion, they have already been convinced of Zhuang Fei.

"Zhuang, are you really going to do this?" D'Antoni asked, a little worried. If you do this, you will likely be killed by the King's three-point shot, and the Kings are not a three-point weak team.

Zhuang Fei nodded lightly, many times it is better to stick to the routine than to take the initiative, the king will definitely be the fierce rival of the Timberwolves in the future, and it is very important to figure out their details when they are not fully formed. How can you best figure out the details of your opponents? Naturally, it is to play unconventional cards and make the opponent at a loss.

"I think this is the best choice" Zhuang Fei smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth, which made D'Antoni very puzzled, where did Zhuang Fei get his basis and confidence, the Timberwolves are far from gambling.