Next, it was the other reporters who asked questions.

"Giannis Antetokounmpo has been outstanding, is he the new core of the Timberwolves next?"

The reporter asked Su Chen.

This question, whether answered or not, will have a certain impact.

If the answer is yes, it is equivalent to determining the cornerstone of Giannis Antetokounmpo's team, and even the leadership position.

Then the next veteran players who disagree with Giannis Antetokounmpo may have conflicts with Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the Timberwolves are prone to infighting.

But evasion would have an impact on Giannis Antetokounmpo's confidence.

The most important thing for a rookie is confidence, and when confidence is played, all abilities will be brought into play normally.

For Su Chen, this question is undoubtedly tricky.

"I don't think it's an exception to be as good as Giannis Antetokounmpo, I think my players have such great ability, and of course Giannis Antetokounmpo was the best player tonight and he was the MVP of the game tonight."

Su Chen's answer can be regarded as exhaustive.

He didn't favor one person too much, and he also affirmed Giannis Antetokounmpo to keep him confident enough.

This is the reason why Su Chen doesn't like to participate in the press conference, these reporters only care about the traffic and quietly dig holes.

"This year, the configuration of the Western team is very strong, and after Coach Su Chen made the playoff declaration, the league revised the rules, how sure do you feel now?"

The reporter's questions are more and more tricky than the other.

The league's change in rules was indeed announced after Su Chen's playoff bet on the contract.

This question was more or less embarrassing to Su Chen.

"The Trail Blazers are very strong, they must be a playoff-caliber team."

"We haven't fully realized the potential of our team yet, but tonight we beat the Trail Blazers."

Su Chen first praised and raised the opponent's team.

Use the opposing team as a playoff-level reference to elevate your side.

Su Chen's answer was not leaky, and even though the reporters thought of some tricky questions, they were all solved by Su Chen one by one.

This rookie coach, who didn't participate in the post-game press conference much last season, has grown so fast that their problems can't find the password for traffic at all.

For these unscrupulous reporters who wanted to find a topic on the Timberwolves, Su Chen ended the press conference after answering some questions.

Three days later.

It's still Minnesota.

The Timberwolves are at the center of the target and welcome their next opponent, the Orlando Magic.

The Magic are one of the bad teams this season.

In fact, in the eyes of the outside world, the Timberwolves are not much better than these so-called bad teams this season.

None of the Timberwolves' three main players are qualified big names in the league.

Josh Smith was swept away by the Hawks, Iguodala's stats have long since dropped significantly, and Lore Deng has also proved that his main offensive strength is simply not enough to be the core of the team.

The rest, it's all rookies or fringe players in the league.

Even if they defeated the Trail Blazers in the last game, there are still not many people who are optimistic about the Timberwolves team, and they all feel that they are half a pound and half a team with the Magic.

The configuration of the Trail Blazers is good, but the attention is not high, and winning the Trail Blazers is not a big deal.

Even after the last game, there were very few reports about the two sides, except for the official news page.

This game between the Timberwolves and the Magic is also considered a game of bad teams.

Aside from fans of both teams, few people will pay attention to this weak matchup.

Without much attention, both sides entered the market for the first time.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Mike Muscala (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Josh Smith (SF), Lore Deng (SG), Patrick Beverley (PG).

Magic starting lineup: Dwayne Dedmon (C), Kyle O'Quinn (PF), Maurice Harkless (SF), Aaron Afraro (SG), Jamil Nelson (PG).

The lineups of both sides in this game can be described as star-studded.

In the entire starter, only Nelson and Lore Deng have been selected as All-Stars, and the others are all outstanding faces.

Spectators who are not fans of both teams, when they see these players, they can't name a few.

Due to the change in attitude, Iguodala was arranged by Su Chen into the rotation lineup, and the rotation lineup was positioned to increase the single defense ability of the substitute and a certain amount of offensive firepower.

Josh Smith and Lore Deng are still pseudo-starters.

The two of them are not known for their offense, and even against a lineup like the Magic, they have not played any efficient performance.

It's still the ball on the field, but it's very inefficient.

Although the opponent is not a well-known player, the defensive ability of players like Afflaro is still relatively strong.

Neither of these men's offensive level nor possession was enough to break through the defense of the opposing role player.

After two minutes of fighting, he was replaced by Su Chen.

"If I continue to fight like this, I don't think I need to give them face beyond the third game."

Su Chen shook his head.

Su Chen deliberately didn't assign tactics to them, and let them pick up the ball by themselves, just to let them see themselves clearly.

Lore Deng wasn't that rebellious yet, Josh was really rebellious.

His style of play is still the Hawks' high-ball style of play, and he especially likes to hold the ball and shoot three-pointers against others in the face of defenders, and all kinds of poor shot options.

Su Chen was sharpening their sharpness now.

After a pause.

Butler and Middleton came in their place.

The Timberwolves continued to play back to the style they played.

In addition to the personnel on the court, Curry Jr. also picked up a few minutes of playing time.

The on-site commentary specifically explained that this is the younger brother of FMVP Stephen Curry last season, which made many people have a sense of expectation for Curry Jr.

However, Curry's performance can only be said to be decent, and there is nothing amazing about it.

Su Chen didn't deliberately design any tactics for Xiao Curry, it looked like he was familiar with him.

In this game, Gobert performed well.

The Magic's Dedmon and O'Quinn had an extremely low shooting percentage in the face of Gobert's rim protection.

Of course, they are not the league's offensive masters, and the rookie Gobert can do a good job of disrupting just by opening his long arms.

This lineup of the Magic is very chaotic offensively.

Nelson is not the kind of player who can shock the whole team, and the Magic are also a fishing team, and they play basically a word mess.

There is no order, and anyone who takes the ball can pick it twice.

Losing is the norm, and if you feel good, you can win some victories.

But now a defensive team like the Timberwolves is the nemesis of this kind of fishing team.

None of the team's single defense ability is a colander, basically above the horizontal line, or even the league's first-class defense.

Anyone can swipe the magic twice, but they can't find it.

It's basically a few dribbles and then a high difficulty finish.

This way of playing, unless the hand is really good enough to burst, otherwise you can't beat the defending team.

The difference between a real strong team and a pseudo-strong team is actually to look at the number of times the fishing team overturns.

With defense as the basic handicap, as long as the offensive feel is not too bad, it is generally difficult to lose to the bad team.

The game was also over quickly.

Timberwolves 95:82 Magic.

The offensive efficiency of this Timberwolves is actually not high, but the offensive efficiency of the Magic is limited to lower, so the offensive efficiency is nothing.

Giannis Antetokounmpo once again took a quasi-triple-double in the 20+ class.

"Isn't this a bit crooked?"

Seeing Giannis Antetokounmpo's data, Su Chen fell into deep thought.

Although he told Milosevic to develop Giannis Antetokounmpo's playmaking skills more, it would be a bit of a waste to move towards a triple-double.

Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 5.9 assists per game at his peak in the regular season and 6.8 assists per game at his peak in the playoffs.

Although there are indeed a lot of assists, you can't really develop as Jokic!

It's nice that Milosevic can train Jokic, but is it possible that his preference is to develop Jokic the way he does?

Although Giannis Antetokounmpo is the MVP, Jokic is also the MVP, and Jokic is the MVP and more.

But in the timeline that Su Chen crossed, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the team to the championship, and Jokic led the team in the playoffs, although it was a certain team factor.

But Giannis Antetokounmpo's own development can already win the championship, and there is no need to develop according to Jokic's template.

He had to talk to Lao Mi about this.

With the Magic, the Timberwolves are on a two-game winning streak and will take on the Knicks in New York to start their road trip.

After winning two in a row, the Timberwolves have finally attracted a little attention.

It's hard to attract attention in a small ball market like Minnesota, and no one will pay attention to them even if they win two in a row.

The Timberwolves can be discussed, or because Su Chen's traffic is not small.

"Timberwolves win two in a row, change teams or prove themselves again?" 》

"Timberwolves rising star Antetokounmpo has two 20+ quasi-triple-doubles, why did he fall to the eighth pick? 》

"Seth Curry's performance is sluggish, or he will be cut for the first time, and the Golden State Warriors may consider bringing it in. 》

"Strength Players Activated? Why didn't Su Chen use the people he traded? 》

Hope or Bubble? The battle between the Timberwolves and the Knicks will strengthen the Timberwolves! 》

The Wolves don't have any traffic, and they are basically news reports attracted by Su Chen.

After all, Su Chen was the champion coach last season, and the Warriors are also said to be a civilian team.

In the offseason transaction, Su Chen has been criticized as the best general manager in the history of the league, and even Su Chen's strength in the coaching industry has been questioned.

And the gambling agreement signed by Su Chen also made people look forward to Su Chen's coaching ability.

However, neither the Trail Blazers nor the Magic are strong teams.

Although the Trail Blazers' configuration will make the playoffs this season, people don't know it now, they only know that the Trail Blazers were an out-of-playoff team last season.

The Magic are even weaker teams, and they are not convincing.

And the Timberwolves' next opponent, the New York Knicks, can be called a strong team.

Last season, the Knicks ranked second in the East and lost to the Pacers in the second round of the playoffs.

Anthony is in his prime, averaging 28 points per game as a super scorer.

At the same time, there are Stoudemire and the peak JR, who can score 18 points per game, as right-hand men.

There are also high-quality blue-collar workers like Tyson Chandler and Shambaugh.

At the same time, their rookie Hardaway Jr. has also shown his offensive firepower, and has even been able to enter the rotation as a sixth man.

Therefore, whether the Timberwolves can win consecutive games against the Knicks has also become a point of interest.

Madison Square Garden.

Although the Knicks are not a super team in history, they have definitely left a strong mark in the history of the league.

Generations of historical superstars, generations of historical coaches, have shined in this stadium.

When Su Chen walked into this stadium, he felt the historical atmosphere of this stadium.

Located in the most prosperous ball market, playing here will get super high exposure.

However, compared to the outside world's rendering of this game, Su Chen didn't have much feeling.

In the impression of others, the Knicks last season were indeed a strong team level, after all, they were second in the East.

But Su Chen knows how big the problem is with this team, they haven't even made the playoffs this season.

This is a weak East and only needs 38 wins to make the playoffs, unlike the West, which needs around 50 wins to make the playoffs.

In this situation, the Knicks fell from second place in the East last season to not making the playoffs.

This team has already pulled.

Su Chen also knows that in the next season, the Knicks will directly become the bottom of the East.

In terms of competitiveness, this season's Knicks are not as good as the Trail Blazers.

The Knicks' players are now typically more famous than powerful, so Su Chen's idea of half-playing and half-practicing still continues.

After a whiff of bells and whistles from the DJ, the game began.

Players from both sides take the field.

Knicks starting lineup: Tyson Chandler (C), Amare Stoudemire (PF), Carmelo Anthony (SF), JR Smith (SG), Raymond Felton (PG).

Timberwolves starting lineup: Rudy Gobert (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Andre Iguodala (SF), Lore Deng (SG), Patrick Beverley (PG).

The Knicks' starter was indeed quite intimidating.

Chandler is definitely a blue-collar center at the championship puzzle level, Stoudemire is undoubted as a super offensive insider, Anthony is still the league's top scorer, JR is a nerve knife, but he averaged 18 points per game at the peak of his career, and Felton is also a league-level starter-level point guard.

But the Knicks, who are made up of these people, can't even play the playoffs this season, and next season they will dive to the bottom of the East.

This also has to be embarrassing.

The Timberwolves' starter, Su Chen replaced Gobert.

Gobert can be sold for money or for his own use, and he played well, so he continued to let Gobert play this time.

The pseudo-starters of the other three veteran players will not be protected after this game, and they will compete for posts based on their respective performances.

In this game, I thought it was a Knicks advantage game.

After all, last season's second place in the East, what is the difficulty of playing a group of newcomers to the Timberwolves?

But the truth is a big disappointment.

There's a reason why the Knicks can't make the playoffs this season.

It's not just Stoudemire's rapid decline, but the Knicks' poor tactical execution.

When you have Anthony and JR on the field, it's good to be able to play simple tactics, but too complex tactics are basically not applicable.

Last season was the pinnacle of JR's performance, and this season's JR has returned to a normal level.

Last season, although there weren't so many complicated tactics, I was able to score it.

But this season's decline in Stoudemire and JR has left them with a simple and efficient offense.

The inside barrier of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Gobert in this game gave Chandler and Stoudemire little to chance.

In addition, after Xiao Hua took office, it was already a small-ball version.

Three points and a breakout are the answers.

Low-post backs and mid-range singles have become weapons that lag behind the version.

But Stoudemire and Anthony are also good at mid-range shooting and low-post singles.

Although JR throws three points, it is a nonsense throw, and he throws three points never to look at the defense but to look at his own hand.

Comparatively.

The Timberwolves don't just play good defense, they play defensive counterattacks.

At the same time, the Timberwolves' offense is basically composed of Butler's breakthroughs, and Middleton's Curry McCollum Jr. shooting three-pointers.

Josh Smith and Luol Deng like to shoot, and they were directly deprived of playing time by Su Chen, so they can calm down.

The Timberwolves are more in line with the version of the answer's style of play, allowing them to face the Knicks, who are already N versions behind, basically maintaining the full court suppression.

In this game, Chandler was directly made to play with six fouls.

When Chandler was blown out, he was all stunned.

He's been playing like this all along, how can he face the Timberwolves, and he was blown off by six fouls after only three quarters?

In fact, by now, many people have begun to feel subtle changes.

It's just that it's not clear how the alliance version changes will change.

But the problems of three-point defense and under-the-basket breakaway are indeed already felt, and the new president seems to be starting to look different when he takes over.

By the end of the game, the Knicks didn't understand how they had lost.

Knicks 99: 111 Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves easily snapped their three-game winning streak.

Giannis Antetokounmpo continued his 20+ quasi-triple-double, but today's assists were a little less, with only seven assists.

Butler also played fiercely today, frequently hitting the basket and scoring 25 points.

The Timberwolves have been looming with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler as a two-star duo.

After winning this game.

In the post-game report of the Timberwolves game, there were also a lot of comments about the Timberwolves.

"Last season, everyone was not optimistic about the main three-point tactics, Su Chen won the championship with three-point tactics, and now the league has begun to encourage three-point tactics and began to focus on breakthroughs again."

"Nagiannis Antetokounmpo's breakthrough ability is really strong, not as fast as him who is stronger, and the size that is faster than him can't match him."

"And that Butler, although it doesn't seem like he's very good, but every time I look at his scoring stats, it's not bad."

"Butler, the head of the Lefu trade, is getting better and better, but it is Lore Deng, who is the main body of the trade, who has not scored ten minutes of playing time in this game."

"The Timberwolves are obviously correcting Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler now, is it possible that Su Chen has taken a fancy to Butler and Lore Deng is the head?"

"Luo Er Deng is also looking for himself, he is not bad at defense, Su Chen has publicly said who can defend and who can play, he himself has to save his physical strength, and he is not good at defending on the offensive end."

"The three old players of Lore Deng probably just want to brush up on statistics without defense, and plan to put it on for a while to let Su Chen know that they can't win without them, and as a result, the Timberwolves won three in a row."

"Let's continue to see, sometimes the fishing team can do it with three consecutive wins at the beginning, which doesn't mean anything."

"That's it, three consecutive wins will start blowing, and ten consecutive wins will be talked about."

The topic of the Timberwolves' three-game winning streak has also caused discussion among fans.

Although the Knicks are a strong team in their impression, the Knicks' performance is so bad that it doesn't seem to explain anything.

In addition, the Timberwolves have traded several veteran players, except for Iguodala who has begun to defend diligently, and Lore Deng and Josh Smith seem to be still dreaming of brushing up on weak teams.

However, as one of the six teams in the league that have not lost so far, the appearance of the Timberwolves in the ranks of undefeated teams is also a little unexpected.

The other five teams are: San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers.

These five teams, all of which are in the ranks of the title contenders this season, played a fast game from the start.

The GDP combination still has a fight to go, and while Leonard has grown rapidly this season, it is understandable that the Spurs are the favorites to win the championship this season.

At the same time, with the return of Wiesbroke, Durant and Wiesbroke, plus Ibaka, are regrouping and ready to do something this season.

The Heat Big Three are still the same super team, James is still at the top, and Wade and Bosh haven't slipped much.

The problem they face is that the role players who are already old are a year older.

In addition, the conflict between Spo and James, also because of the loss last season, was once again on the table.

However, because of the Warriors' change of coach, the Heat will fight for another season and be in the weak East, and they are still the favorites to win the championship.

And the Pacers fought the Heat last season to tie seven, and they made a comeback this season, which should not be underestimated.

In addition, the Clippers successfully re-signed Paul, and with the growth of Griffin and Jordan Jr., the empty city has been making a big splash in the West.

Only the Timberwolves, mixed in these five teams, are a bit out of place.

After all, in the eyes of everyone, this position at least belongs to the defending champion Golden State Warriors.

However, Kerr's first time at the helm of the Warriors was due to the trial of the roster and changes to the current version of the league, and the Warriors experienced a two-game losing streak in the opening game.

The Timberwolves started the season clearly better than the Warriors, which can't help but make everyone wonder.

Is the gap between coaches so big?

However, some people think that it is just that the Warriors are entering the state slowly, and the Timberwolves are entering the state quickly, which does not mean anything.

(End of chapter)