In the small-ball era, Gobert was easily singled out by first-class defenders.

The main opponents in the West this year are the Spurs, who have grown up for a year, and the Warriors, who have just led their own championship, and both teams have the ability to name Gobert.

Gobert can't be guarded against and will be easily targeted.

Gobert can do a good job just by using Gobert as a pick-and-roll and as a reserve blue-collar center for a team that doesn't play three-point play.

Goebel's problem, in fact, is mainly expensive.

At Gobert's value, it is really too extravagant to use it as such a tactical reserve.

Although Gobert is on a rookie contract now, it is because of the rookie contract that the trade value is greater.

Playing for a while to play the value can be exchanged for the Timberwolves' lack of the three-point firepower that is now scarce.

Therefore, whether Gobert cultivates for his own use or sells for a good price are two different training directions.

The other one is Little Curry.

Curry Jr. needs a long time to cultivate, but when he is cultivated, he can really get a certain amount of trading chips with his brother's fame.

The Timberwolves have decided to keep McCollum, who has a poor defense, and then keep Curry Jr., and the defensive system will also take care of Curry Jr., who has a poor defense.

Curry Jr. is the same as Gobert, Su Chen didn't think about whether to cultivate it for his own use or for the purpose of trading.

Self-use and trading are nothing more than self-use, and self-use is to slowly let the team adapt to the system and highlight a step-by-step.

To nurture by trade is to give up a record for a period of time, to show their good side, and to let other team managers see their value.

"Let's wait until the offseason is over."

Su Chen yawned.

I'm going to think about these things for now, and I'll take a break.

The off-season is very long, and the players are free, and many players choose to go on vacation or spend more time with their families.

Of course, there are also self-disciplined players, even in the offseason, who will personally pay for trainers to help train.

It's up to the players to do so, and the team doesn't have the right to force it.

Su Chen naturally didn't force the players to do anything.

But Su Chen still sent a message to the players, if they are willing to train in the offseason, the team will pay to hire a training team to give them free personal improvement.

Of course, Su Chen also said that this is not mandatory, and Su Chen does not recommend everyone to come to the team for training.

For some players who have played in the league for many years, Su Chen didn't even send them text messages.

Such as Iguodala, Lore Deng, Josh Smith and others.

Su Chen didn't even inform them.

Covington was the first to respond, and he thanked the team as he struggled to find a way to practice in the offseason.

The second response was Curry Jr., who grew up in the Curry family, but his hard work was not inferior at all.

Both undrafted picks know that they have no advantage over others, so they naturally have to work harder to stay on the team.

A lot of the rookies then agreed to the training plan.

Su Chen also said that this is not to ask them to do team training, but to hire trainers to improve their personal abilities with high salaries.

Especially now, many rookies have just signed a contract but have no money in hand, and even if they have a little money, they are reluctant to hire those expensive trainers.

They all know that the Timberwolves are a group of rookies right now, and old players like Lefro, Rubio, have been traded, and there will naturally be a lot more opportunities.

But because of this, the competition is also relatively large.

Except for Gobert, who said that he couldn't come to prepare for the European competition, the rest of the rookies came.

Including the likes of Beverley, Middleton has been playing in the league for a year as a second-round pick.

Butler, a training maniac, is not left behind.

Next.

Inside the arena.

Young players are coming to Minnesota one after another.

Su Chen and several trainers, as well as Milosevic, were already waiting for them in the stadium early.

"Thank you for giving up your vacation to train in the stadium, and rest assured that no tactical training is aimed at your personal ability training."

After Su Chen saw that everyone was coming, he said to the players with a smile.

The players are happy about that.

Giving up the things that practice the team during the holidays will have little improvement in their individual abilities.

Although Su Chen's signing of the playoff gambling agreement contract is already public information, they feel that it is still difficult for the Timberwolves to achieve anything.

In contrast, their individual ability improvement is very helpful for them to compete for playing time in the team.

Besides, this kind of thing.

Everybody's improving, you're still on vacation.

Not to mention the problem of whether the ability to improve or not improve, just the impression score on the head coach's side will be greatly reduced.

It's even harder to get out of the playing time.

It is called voluntary, but in fact it is a workplace involution, Su Chen still understands the workplace.

Su Chen assigned trainers to each of them, as well as a special training plan for their future strengths.

For example, McCollum, Middleton, and Curry Jr., let them practice their three-point shooting ability after holding the ball and blocking it.

In addition to Curry Jr., McCollum and Middleton also have to practice shooting with the ball in singles.

As well as intensive exercises for their speed, confrontation ability, and basic hand shapes.

And Beverley, Covington, they are cultivated according to the 3D aspect.

Everyone, Su Chen has arranged people.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was left alone, and it has not yet been arranged.

"Coach, who am I going to train with?"

Giannis Antetokounmpo asked, a little confused.

At this time, by Su Chen's side, there was only Milosevic alone.

Su Chen smiled at Giannis Antetokounmpo, then beckoned and motioned to follow.

Giannis Antetokounmpo followed behind the two, a little puzzled.

When he arrived at the training ground, Su Chen stopped.

There was no one else around, just the three of them.

"Giannis, what do you think if I told you that your ability can be the core of this team?"

Su Chen asked with interest at Giannis Antetokounmpo.

"Me?"

Giannis Antetokounmpo asked instinctively, but there was no one else around.

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't expect Su Chen to ask him that, because the team also has Lore Deng, Josh Smith and Iguodala who have proven themselves in the league.

But Su Chen told him that he was the core of this team.

Although he is the No. 8 pick, he is also well aware of what his own weaknesses are, and the outside media also has a low opinion of him, saying that he can't even adapt to the NBA confrontation.

"What, aren't you confident?"

Su Chen smiled and said.

"No, I mean, I have faith!"

Giannis Antetokounmpo reacted right away and it was an opportunity.

Since Su Chen was so optimistic about him, he had to seize this opportunity and immediately show his confidence.

"You're training alone with Coach Milosevic, he's in charge of you alone."

"As for whether you're fit enough to fit in the NBA, you don't have to worry."

"I've got you a top-notch nutritionist and strength trainer, and it's hard work for you to train with Coach Milosevic and have to follow the dietitian and trainer arrangements."

Su Chen said to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

"I'll try, Coach."

Giannis Antetokounmpo said with a determined look in his eyes.

Growing up in the impoverished Sepolitan district, his parents were black immigrants and he had five children.

He has been hard-working since he was a child, and he has a very persistent pursuit of fame and fortune, or an almost crazy desire for success.

The hard work that Su Chen said was nothing to him at all.

Compared to the fear of being evicted since childhood, now training on such a bright stadium and the world's top trainer nutritionist.

It's just too happy compared to when he was a kid.

"I'm sure you'll try."

Su Chen patted Giannis Antetokounmpo's arm, and then withdrew from the court without interfering with training.

Leave Giannis Antetokounmpo to train seriously with Milosevic.

At the same time, the staff in the players also began to hurriedly play the role of assistants, helping the players' training.

It's the offseason, but everyone is happy to work overtime with double overtime pay.

With this transfer of money, Su Chen didn't need to report it to his boss Taylor.

"I don't know what Milosevic, who can train Jokic, will train Brother Alphabet to."

Su Chen looked at the hard training everyone was working on and smiled with relief.

Almost three months have passed.

During this time, the Timberwolves' practice arena was open almost every day.

However, it is not open to outsiders, only staff and players can enter.

As the preseason time was about to begin, Su Chen gave these training players a week off.

Another week has passed.

Morning.

Timberwolves training arena.

The holiday is over.

Not only is the rookies' vacation of the week over, but the vacation of some of the league's veteran players is also coming back to the team at this time.

Su Chen came relatively early.

He happened to meet Giannis Antetokounmpo and was also walking in the direction of the arena.

"Hello, Coach."

Giannis Antetokounmpo greeted Su Chen with a smile.

In three months, Giannis Antetokounmpo's muscle lines are clearly visible.

Compared to the little thin man three months ago, he was much stronger.

It's all thanks to a first-class training team.

Three months is actually a long time, like Oladipo after being traded to the Pacers, he practiced for a summer and directly trained into a muscular man.

Scientific training and diet matching, the level of world-class trainers is not blown, they have a set of state-of-the-art system.

For them, as long as the players are willing to work hard, it is not a difficult thing to do.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is still some way from his peak right now, but as long as he keeps going, he can grow enough in one season.

"I heard Coach Milosevic say that you are very hardworking, and it seems that it is not false at all."

Su Chen responded with a smile to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

After being praised by the coach, Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn't suppress a smile on his face.

If an ordinary person compliments him, he naturally doesn't feel anything.

But this is Su Chen!

Not only because of Su Chen's title of champion and coach, but also because of the rights in his hands.

If you want to put other teams, the head coach may disagree with the management on the selection of personnel, and it is not something that the head coach can say.

Su Chen is now not only the head coach of the Timberwolves, but also the general manager of the Timberwolves, and no one can stop him from reusing whoever he wants.

That's the benefit of rights!

Su Chen and Giannis Antetokounmpo met, and they went to the arena together.

A lot of players are in place at this point.

They all said hello to Su Chen.

Then Su Chen gathered everyone together.

"Everyone you came to the Timberwolves this season, I personally selected them, and I think everyone in the room is quite capable."

"A lot of people looked down on us in the offseason, and that kind of discrimination would continue even into the start of the season, and we would be subjected to unfair remarks."

"But I won't defend you, these doubts need to be broken by you personally, tell those people that we are strong and we are unstoppable!"

Although Su Chen's expression was calm, he said these words loudly.

Naturally, the players also go online and know what people think of their team and say that they are a rabble.

Among the veteran players, Lore Deng was sprayed last season with a lack of color.

Josh Smith was disgusted by Atlanta and swept away.

Iguodala was also traded by the 76ers a long time ago, and then traded by the Nuggets, and his statistics also ushered in a career low.

Some of the other rookies who played in the league for a season or two were also not taken seriously.

Butler was called an addition to the Love trade, Middleton was also an addition to the trade, and Beverley was sold in a second round without being taken seriously.

At the same time, two undrafted picks, both of them were unwanted.

Among them, Curry Jr. was ridiculed by the media as a relation, and if it weren't for his brother, he wouldn't even have a chance to play in the NBA.

Even their coach was ridiculed.

said that Su Chen brought in a group of them, it was purely a mess, and he brought in a group of rabble.

Su Chen's speech allowed the grievances in their hearts to be vented.

At this moment, they just want to make a score to break the ridicule of them from the outside world!

Even Iguodala's eyes lit up after hearing this.

He was a little numb, being traded back and forth.

And after being traded to the Nuggets last season, his offensive desire isn't particularly strong.

I thought that the Timberwolves would just stay casually, anyway, just be a hired player and do their job.

But Su Chen's words rekindled his fighting spirit in his heart.

"I don't care what your offense is, as long as you defend well enough on this team, I won't replace you even if you shoot 0 out of 10."

As for the question of playing time, Su Chen also directly talked about it on the surface.

There is a saying in the Union.

Offense depends on talent, defense depends on attitude.

This is not necessarily accurate, but it is useful.

Among those present, except for McCollum and Curry Jr., the other defensive levels are above the level.

There are even defensive maniacs like Butler and Beverley.

After hearing Su Chen's standard for playing time, these people's eyes suddenly lit up, especially Beverley, who now wanted to show how strong his defense was in front of Su Chen.

Su Chen's team was built on defense.

If everyone's defensive attitude is not positive, then what is the fight?

Defense is the most neglected, and some teams don't pay as much attention to defense, and many players even stay on the offensive end of the defensive end.

After saying these things.

The next step is to practice some tactics together.

The tactical joint practice did not take too long, because Su Chen had already set the tone for this season.

The first half of the season is mainly based on training players, and the tactics are as simple and clear as possible, so that the players can use their personal ability to play with confidence.

When the players in good form are determined in the second half of the season, the rotation can be determined.

Of course, this year's West is stronger, and at least 50 wins or more must be guaranteed to enter the playoffs.

If the results in the first half of the season are really bad, then you need to start the sprint mode early.

Other teams don't dare to play like that.

Su Chen dared to play like this, also because of analog glasses.

After a tactic is arranged, it can be simulated thousands of times in an instant, and it will not take too much run-in time to build a team system halfway through the season.

The preseason of the 2013~1014 season has also begun.

For the preseason, many teams will not send the main team to play, and even if they send the main players, they will not play seriously if they go through the cuts to warm up.

Preseason opportunities, those teams are usually prepared to give some undrafted or two-way contract players to scout.

For undrafted or two-way players, Su Chen has nothing to investigate.

Covington and Curry Jr., who can play, are already in the lineup, and they are also looking at a der!

Except for Josh Smith, Iguodala, Lore Deng and other veteran players who don't play.

Su Chen basically let this year's new signings participate in the preseason.

There was nothing to say about the entire preseason, Su Chen didn't even formulate tactics, he just simply set some things and let them play.

For example, Beverley and Covington try to show their offensive ability with the ball as little as possible.

Muscala has a bit of low-post skills, and although Su Chen's positioning for him is rebounding and defensive space, it still doesn't let him lose his low-post offense.

Because this lineup is very suitable for playing some misplaced tactics, Muscala will also have a big and small opportunity at that time, and this opportunity can still be attacked.

The main ball is still for Giannis Antetokounmpo, McCollum and Butler.

Middleton also has the right to dominate the ball, but compared to these three, the weight drops a lot.

Most of the time, it's when he and Giannis Antetokounmpo are combined that he needs to hold the ball.

After all, the two later won the championship in the Bucks, proving that their cooperation is still a threat.

Curry Jr. doesn't have much right to dominate the ball, and now Curry Jr. is mainly running to find three-point opportunities.

Gobert's positioning in the preseason, pure tools.

Gobert has a certain ability to eat pie, but looking at the Timberwolves so many people, who can feed him a buttery hand?

Giannis Antetokounmpo has some organizational skills, but now Giannis Antetokounmpo himself has not yet figured out, how can he have time to feed him.

Besides, Su Chen didn't think about Gobert's cultivation direction.

I hit the blue-collar first, block and dismantle the frame and rebound, and watch the rest.

In the entire preseason, the Timberwolves have only won five games.

Because most of the time, the Timberwolves are playing nonsense and have no tactics.

Although these people have the ability, they have just played in the NBA and are not used to it.

There were even some times when Su Chen simply let Milosevic watch, and he didn't go to the preseason.

Originally, the preseason game was watched by the assistant coach.

Su Chen also wanted to see the first performance of these people, so he went to take a look.

After watching a few shows, it was probably clear, so I stopped watching it.

There was little confrontation in the preseason, and most of them were played by two-way and undrafted picks, and even the first-round rookies had very little time to play.

A little bit can be seen, but not much.

And Su Chen didn't let the players play hard, and they all kept playing.

Wait until the regular season to get the real fight.

The day of the regular season is getting closer and closer.

After waiting for the fans and media for an offseason, the heart began to stir at this time.

What attracted the most attention was the odds given by the largest spinach company to win the championship.

Although this kind of thing is for betting dogs.

But these companies have professional data analysts, and the evaluation of players and teams is extremely accurate.

After all, you can't do a business that loses money.

So even if it's not a gambling dog, for ordinary fans, this list is also valuable.

The top three winners are released, which are:

1. Miami Heat.

The Heat did not disband in the offseason, retaining last season's roster, and considering the impact of the Warriors' change of coach, the situation in the West will be more chaotic.

The Heat have a natural advantage in the East and can rush to the Finals at the minimum cost, so they are ranked first.

2. San Antonio Spurs.

The Spurs were inseparable from the Warriors last season, and while their Leonard and Danny Green are growing rapidly, the Spurs' old powerhouse goes without saying.

After all, the Warriors have no foundation left plus a change of coach, so the Spurs are in second place, and if the Warriors run in well enough during the season to replace the Spurs.

3. Golden State Warriors.

As the defending champion, it is actually low here, but considering the impact of the change of coach, the Warriors still have a large proportion of Su Chen who won the championship last season, so he ranked third.

The next ones are: Thunder, Bulls, Pacers, Clippers, Grizzlies.

Another team that attracts more attention is the Timberwolves, because after all, this is a team built by the championship coach 'personally'.

But the Timberwolves' ranking is directly in the middle and lower rankings, only a little stronger than some bad teams, which also directly proves how unfavored the Timberwolves are.

If players such as Love and Rubio have not been traded and strengthened, they may still be in the middle of the table.

Now the biggest star of the Timberwolves is actually Lore Deng, who led the team to be beaten last season, and Josh Smith, who was swept away by the Hawks.

Iguodala has long since stepped down from the star position, and now Iguodala has not even been counted as the star player.

The rest of the Timberwolves are a bunch of second-round picks from the team's leftovers and a bunch of draft rookies.

Even the Timberwolves have two undrafted picks in the regular season roster given.

Including that relation, Seth Curry.

(End of chapter)