"Click. Click~"

After the Timberwolves and Rockets game, the Rockets press conference live.

The shutters of the cameras in the hands of the reporters present did not stop for a moment, recording the expressions of Olajuwon, Barkley and others who attended the press conference after the defeat.

Throughout the press conference, except for the shutter sound that sounded from time to time, everyone was silent, waiting for Rockets coach Tomjanovic to speak.

However, everyone who participated in the post-game press conference on the Rockets side did not say a word when facing the long guns and short guns of reporters, and the whole press conference was very depressed.

Today's game was played on the home court of the Rockets, and there were many local media in itself, plus the game between the Timberwolves and the Rockets was broadcast live in the United States, and there were many other media from other places present today.

Everyone was waiting for Tomjanovich to give an answer.

It's not a surprise that the Rockets will lose, after all, since the beginning of the season, the Rockets have lost more than one or two games, and they don't lose too many games.

But today's game is different from the previous games, today's game, the Rockets Big Three came to the court, although their opponent Timberwolves has an outstanding record, but the Timberwolves are a young team, in the eyes of many media and well-known ball critics, the Rockets can beat the Timberwolves.

Even if it is a loss, I am afraid it is only a difference between one or two goals.

But the reality was a slap in the face, and the Rockets not only lost to the Timberwolves, who were younger than them, but also lost ugly.

suddenly "died violently" in the fourth quarter, and this situation actually appeared on the Rockets, which is unacceptable to many fans.

You're going to say that the Rockets suddenly collapsed in the fourth quarter because the players had fitness problems?

This kind of reason, fans will not accept, who are the players of the Rockets? Those are veterans who have played in the NBA for many years.

In so many regular season games before, the main players of the Rockets have not encountered any physical problems, and there are physical problems when they play the Timberwolves? How is this possible?

And Barkley and Olajuwon are not on the court all the time, even if they are counted as full in the fourth quarter, their playing time is more than 30 minutes, which is within their ability.

Therefore, in the eyes of fans, the reason for the Rockets' loss cannot be attributed to physical fitness.

So is it to blame on the player's ability problem? This is obviously not acceptable to the fans, after all, the current stars of the Rockets are Olajuwon and Barkley, both MVP-level superstars, who dares to doubt their ability?

In the case of both of these reasons, there is naturally only one reason left.

There was a major mistake in the coaching tactics.

This post-game press conference is actually a "summary meeting" of the Rockets' loss, and it is also a condemnation meeting for the Houston media to ask Tomjanovic on behalf of fans.

But due to the prestige of Tomjanovic, the legendary coach who led the Rockets to a championship, the media reporters did not take the lead in speaking.

"Uh-huh."

"At the beginning of the press conference, there was a reporter friend who had a question and wanted to ask."

"If not."

The leader of the rocket team knocked on the microphone lightly, breaking the oppressive atmosphere of returning to the scene, and before he finished speaking, a reporter below hurriedly raised his hand, and after receiving the signal, the reporter of "USA Today" hurriedly stood up and asked:

"Coach Rudy Tomjanovic, what do you think is the biggest problem with the Rockets' loss to the young Timberwolves today?"

A very general question, the reporter of "USA Today" did not show any aggression, and the tone of the question was quite flat.

Tomjanovich raised his eyes and glanced at the reporter who asked the question, and after seeing the other party's badge, he nodded slightly, gently grabbed the microphone, and said:

"In today's game, our players have done their best to play this game."

"On the field, the players are also doing quite well, like Hakim, Charles has played quite well."

"The other balls are in their own positions and they have done their part."

"In this game, although our Rockets were not able to play 100% because of the absence of Clyde (Clyde Drexler), they also played 80% of their strength."

"It's going to lose, it's because the team's hard power is a bit different from the Timberwolves."

"That young leader of the Timberwolves is strong, and we didn't do a good enough job of limiting him."

"But that's not Charles's problem."

"Charles has so much to do, his energy can't juggle the responsibilities of the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, so many things, he can't do it alone."

"If Clyde hadn't been sidelined, we would have been able to press more on the outside against that No. 2 and we would have been able to consolidate our defense on the inside."

"That way, the results will be very different."

In the face of questions from media reporters, Tomjanovic said honestly. He doesn't think he has any problems with the arrangement of techniques and tactics, he will lose today, it is not a crime of war, but a rocket of death!

Tomjanovich's voice fell, and whispers sounded in the venue, and the reasons given by Tang Shuai were very convincing.

However, some reporters quickly noticed the information points that could be mined in Tang Shuai's words, and raised their hands one after another. After casually signaling a reporter to ask a question, Tomjanovich heard someone ask:

"Coach Rudy, what kind of ways and methods do you think can be used to limit the Timberwolves' martial arts?"

"When Clyde returns to the court, will the Rockets be able to defend against the opponent's ace?"

"It's something that neither Michael nor Charles has been able to do, and I don't think Clyde has the ability to do it."

"From the beginning of the season until now, it seems like no player has ever really stopped his attack."

The reporter's words echoed in the venue, and Barkley and Olajuwon also glanced at each other when they heard this, and they both saw the look of thought in each other's eyes.

Yes, even after the game, the Rockets didn't come up with anything to restrain the young leader of the Timberwolves, and Tang Shuai's words, the two of them only partially agreed.

"Hmm"

"In a one-on-one environment, the Timberwolves' martial arts are arguably one of the strongest players I've ever seen."

"In my opinion, his ability on the offensive end is not even inferior to that of Michael when he was young."

"And he's bigger than Michael, and he's pretty good on the ball."

"I don't think there's any team that can completely ban a scorer of this calibre."

"But I want everyone to understand that basketball is a five-person sport, and if one person can't prevent it, then two people will play it, and if two people can't prevent it, then there will be a few more."

"If you want to defeat a team like the Timberwolves, if you want to defeat Martial Arts, you need to rely on the strength of the team!"

After the Rockets lost, Tomjanovic behaved very calmly, and he did not hesitate to praise the opponents he met in today's game.

For his words, Barkley, who is Michael's good friend, has no opinion at all, and his restriction on martial arts in today's game is very small, so to speak, martial arts is already like no one in front of him.

At this time, if Tang Shuai raised the martial arts, it would only be good for him, and there would be no harm.

It's not a shame to lose to Michael's juniors whose attack power is comparable to that of Michael's youth.

The topic of this press conference soon shifted slightly, and the reporters also changed the direction of their questions, and actually began to seriously discuss with Tomjanovich what methods to use to prevent martial arts.

At the same time, another post-match press conference in the arena was held.

Coach Philip of the Timberwolves said in a high-profile manner under the guns and short guns of media reporters:

"Our goal for the Timberwolves has changed."

"The playoffs are definitely not just the end of our Timberwolves."

"Our players are young, that's true, but our Timberwolves have the quality and the determination to compete for a championship, and we won't lose to any opponent."

"Yes, you heard me right."

"Our Timberwolves are aiming for a championship!"

"We're going to win a championship for Minnesota, for the Timberwolves!"

“Not one，Not two，Not three，Not four，Not。。。。。”

“I wont more！”

In front of the media, Coach Philip actually said "Guankou", when Coach Philip spoke, Wu Dao sat beside him, and when he heard Coach Philip's words, Wu Dao inexplicably rose a strong sense of familiarity.

At the same time, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and look at Coach Philip.

Although he is very confident, and he is also confident that he will never lose to others in basketball, he doesn't dare to say this kind of bad character.

In the NBA, there are too many uncrowned kings, and there are many of those historical giants who do not have championships.

Isn't Barkley the best example of what you met in today's game?

Before he actually won the championship, Wu Dao didn't want to say such a completely uncontrollable big talk.

At the press conference, there were many media reporters, and the camera recorded Coach Philip's bold words. At the same time, it also recorded the expression of Wu Dao at this time.

defeated the Rockets, and the Timberwolves were also demoralized.

Then the next day, they defeated the Dallas Mavericks 113-100 back-to-back, which is now the Mavericks.

Wu Dao played 41 minutes in this game, scoring 44 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks in a single game.

At the same time, Tang Shuai's comments on martial arts the day before also began to spread rapidly across the United States through the mouths of major media.

And the Timberwolves fans, once again got the news of the home team's big win, and they also fell into a carnival. At the same time, Philip's bold words in front of the media are also well-known by fans and have become a topic that fans talk about after dinner.

The Timberwolves are aiming for a championship, which has also become the consensus of all teams in the league.

And the management of the Timberwolves was not angry at all after learning the news, and Philip exposed the team's stated goals.

After all, the regular season has come to this point, and even if the Timberwolves want to keep a low profile, they can't keep a low profile.

Things have developed to this point, and the management of the Timberwolves is more frequent, frantically contacting players from other teams, wanting to bring in reinforcements for the Timberwolves, and the target of the reinforcements is the center that the major teams regard as treasures.

Today's Timberwolves are already the prototype of a dynasty team.

Although Garnett and Marbury's light is not so dazzling under the cover of martial arts, professional coaches and scouts are not stupid, and they can see "future possibilities" in Garnett and Marbury.

These two will be the best helpers of martial arts.

But on the road to the Timberwolves' championship, there is still an unstable factor, that is, the team does not have the kind of strong center that is decisive in the first word.

People who live in the small-ball era may not be able to understand the fanaticism and desire of coaches and teams for strong centers in this era.

Although the offensive core of the Timberwolves revolves around the perimeter, this does not mean that coaches and management like Philip are not eager to get a super center.

In Philip's concept, if the team can get a super center, their Timberwolves win the championship, it is a certainty, even if it is the Bulls in their heyday, he has the confidence to fight with the other team.

The management of the Timberwolves is like a sick Husky, frantically "teasing" other teams' "not for sale" after that game.

Even on January 17th, O'Neal, the big shark who had just finished the game with the Heat, was asked to meet by his agent. This sudden meeting also made O'Neill have to give up the drinking party to celebrate the victory with his teammates.

"What's the matter? Do you have to meet and talk? ”

"Can't you talk on the phone?"

"Hurry up, I'll go back to drinking after you get it!"

In today's game against the Heat, the Lakers defeated their opponent 109-99. O'Neal played 33 minutes and had 24 points and 14 rebounds.

The team's Nick Van Exel also scored 20 points, and Eddie Jones also scored 23 points.

Even Kobe Bryant, a small substitute, played 27 minutes and scored 21 points.

Today's hearty victory also made O'Neal feel that the Lakers winning the championship had become an imminent thing.

"Shaquille, do you want to join forces with Michael?!"

The agent's words made O'Neill stunned immediately, looking at the agent's slightly serious expression, O'Neill suddenly laughed:

"Just kidding, you're kidding me, aren't you?!"

O'Neill didn't take the other party's words to heart, and now this alliance doesn't want to be in a group. O'Neill is still young, and although he is hungry for a championship, he is not unscrupulous enough to do anything for it, and he also values his prestige.

Moreover, O'Neal doesn't want to be subservient, and neither can Jordan!

"Of course it's not Michael Jordan, it's the 'young Michael'."

"If you form a dual core with him, you will definitely be able to rule the alliance!"

As he spoke, the agent tapped lightly on the table and said in a deep voice.

'Young Michael', this is the new title of martial arts, and O'Neill also knows who his agent is talking about.

Hearing this, O'Neill fell silent and actually began to think about it seriously.