"The ability value is fixed, do you want to give it to Giannis?"

In fact, Su Chen had a little urge to give Middleton.

In the last game against the Trail Blazers, the weakness exposed by the Timberwolves was that the outside line was too lacking in projection.

This is still a situation where there are strikers who are fetters to improve the overall forward ability.

Otherwise, the overall shooting percentage of this lineup is simply unqualified.

If Middleton's strength is greatly improved, the ability value is 80%, and then add the striker bond.

In this way, the Timberwolves can create opportunities for the interior by attacking from the perimeter.

Su Chen glanced at Cole on the other side.

I don't know if Kerr values him or not, but thinking about Kerr's current situation, it's hard not to pay attention to this Timberwolves.

While Su Chen is leading the team, he occasionally watches the news of the Warriors, and it is often Kerr who is questioned.

If Cole had looked into it, he would have discovered one thing.

That was in the last round, and the Timberwolves actually had something to do with the Trail Blazers.

The defense of Giannis Antetokounmpo paid off after the Trail Blazers used a strong forward like Batum to defend.

It's just that the Pioneers were already demoralized at that time, and Su Chen immediately covered up this, and the Pioneers didn't play anything more.

As long as Kerr finds out about this problem and wants to limit Giannis Antetokounmpo, he just needs to let Green do it.

The league doesn't know much about Giannis Antetokounmpo right now, and in their opinion, such a tall player needs to be defended on the inside.

In fact, a lot of the forward line has a good counterpoint effect for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Su Chen also didn't understand this.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is so tall and strong, how can he be limited by some forwards?

Leonard, for example, was no less explosive in his muscles, and he was almost offensive and defensive in the playoffs in '19, leaving Giannis Antetokounmpo in a difficult situation, and Leonard had no main defense in the first two games.

After Leonard defended Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Raptors won four games in a row and eliminated the Bucks.

There's also a Butler, who has also achieved good results.

In the 2020 season, Butler personally faced Giannis Antetokounmpo and eliminated the Bucks 4-1.

Then in the 2023 season, the eighth-place Heat faced the first-place Bucks and eliminated the Bucks 4-1.

If Leonard's defense is a crushing forcing defense, Butler's defense against Giannis Antetokounmpo is full of intelligence.

Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted to play Butler, but was made a lot of moves.

And then there's Green.

Green was young, full of energy, his defensive IQ was high, and his pace and ball quotient could tell where Giannis Antetokounmpo was going to be and block it.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's lack of projection and flashy dribbling skills would fall into Green's trap.

And Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to rely on his strength to impact Green, and his power is not lost to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The most important thing is that although Giannis Antetokounmpo uses a fixed ability value, he will have 80% of his ability.

But Giannis Antetokounmpo's core strength has not yet reached that level, and although he is already gaining muscle at a rapid pace, there is still a process for everything.

It is even said that the Heat version of James, if not paddling on the court, will seriously defend Giannis Antetokounmpo.

It can also have a certain limiting effect.

"Except for Butler, who is already in the lineup, these can limit Giannis's forward line, and the next team basically has one."

Su Chen thought of this, and was a little helpless.

The Warriors have Green, the Spurs have Leonard, and the Heat have James.

Even the Trail Blazers in the first round have a Batum that can be used, but the Trail Blazers didn't think of this layer at first.

"Let's see what happens."

Su Chen hesitated for a moment, but still didn't use the fixed ability value on Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Let's take a look at the Warriors' defensive strategy first.

Commentary seats.

The Warriors vs. Timberwolves series is a series with a relatively large flow in the second round.

The gold medal commentary team also came to the target center to explain the game.

"Guys, there's a weird sense of déjà vu to this series."

"Kerr followed Su Chen's tactical system last season, and then Su Chen created a new tactical system this season, which looks like the former Su Chen is playing the current Su Chen."

Johnson said with a smile at several people.

"I support the Timberwolves this time, although the outside world thinks that the Timberwolves are weaker, but at least the style of play is much more pleasing to the eye."

Barkley said at this time.

Ross Barkley really hates the small-ball style that has become so popular, and since last season, he has been unabashedly attacking and denigrating.

But now Barkley won't say anything about the three-point jumper that can't win a championship, after all, he was slapped in the face last season, and this season is a little more low-key.

At first, Barkley thought that he hated Su Chen, but when Su Chen changed his style of play, the Warriors were still sticking to that style of play.

Barkley knew that what he hated was not Su Chen, but the three-point play itself.

The enemy of the enemy is the friend, although Su Chen is the pioneer and promoter of this set of tactics.

But Su Chen knows that his mistakes can be corrected, and the warriors are still obsessed, and Barkley naturally hopes that Su Chen can give this warrior a little color.

"It seems that you really hate three-point shots, last season you sprayed Su Chen so much, this time you will become a supporter of Su Chen."

Kenny Smith also said with a smile.

However, Kenny Smith is not a supporter of Su Chen, but a supporter of the three-point system.

After Su Chen changed his playing style, Kenny Smith, who once publicly supported Su Chen, basically didn't watch Su Chen's game much anymore.

Of course, he didn't dislike Su Chen, after all, Su Chen was the founder of this tactical system.

"Giannis that guy is a bit fierce, I'm optimistic about this guy."

O'Neill said next to him at this time.

O'Neal actually has the same position as Barkley, both don't like the current changes in the league, and they still think that basketball is the sport of the strong.

Although O'Neal doesn't think that the Timberwolves are better than the Warriors right now, that doesn't change his position.

Compared with last year, basically only Kenny Smith supports Su Chen's team.

This year, it has become Barkley and O'Neal, both of whom have become supporters of Su Chen's team.

However, their support is not from the heart, because Su Chen has now become the opponent of the three-point system tactics, so they support Su Chen.

If the Timberwolves' opponent is the Spurs, then they will not hesitate to support the Spurs.

As for Johnson, he still has the same wall-to-wall commentary as last year.

If the Warriors are good, he is a Warriors supporter, and if the Timberwolves are good, he is a Timberwolves supporter.

Competitive sports have people who win and people who lose, but for the fans.

As long as the jersey is changed quickly enough, there is no failure.

A few people chatted, and at this time, the starting lists of both sides came out.

"Huh? Serge Ibaka didn't start. ”

Johnson was a little surprised when he saw the starting line-up.

"They paid so much for Ibaka, in this important game, it's impossible to say."

Kenny Smith reacted the same way when he saw it.

The Timberwolves have a lot of potential.

Gobert can still be successful if he trains it well, and even though Gobert's problems have been going on for a season, the Thunder are still very determined to give Gobert a start.

Gobert's talent is fantastic, and the reason why he didn't make a particularly high pick was because he was worried about whether he would fit into the rhythm of the NBA.

Now, Gobert's confrontation can completely gain a foothold in the NBA, which makes Gobert's value rise.

Shortcomings such as butter hands can be corrected.

McCollum has a very good dribbling skills, as well as a good ball sense and projection ability, and is the embryo that can become a star.

Curry Jr. won't talk about it for the time being.

Originally, the Timberwolves were successful in reaching the playoffs this season.

Now that some potential has been exchanged for instant combat power, then the standard for the Timberwolves will go further.

After all, in addition to the potential, the first-round picks that the Timberwolves can trade in the future were all sold out by Su Chen.

Ibaka is such a big price, in exchange for instant combat power.

Throughout the season and in the first round of the playoffs, Ibaka did not show a strong offensive end on the offensive end, but the space and dominance on the defensive end were still there.

"Let Giannis play center, the Timberwolves are going to speed up, and the Warriors have to punish them inside."

O'Neal looked at the starting lineup and said what he thought.

"Haha, the Warriors' system is worthy of being built by Su Chen himself, what does the Warriors use as a three-point team to punish the inside."

At this time, Barkley suddenly laughed and said.

Originally, everyone knew Barkley's prejudice against the Warriors, and it was good to listen to his words.

But think about it.

It seems like that's really the case.

"They also have David Lee, and even though David Lee hasn't played a lot this season, I think Kerr can reactivate David Lee."

Kenny Smith, said at this time.

"If you've ever looked at Giannis's defense against some elite back-to-back offense, you'll know that you're a bit outrageous."

"He can't defend against an interior line like Duncannowitzki, but the defense against Aldridge in the last round has often achieved the effect of closing the game."

"And David Lee has completely become a tool man inside the Warriors system, and his back ability has not been used many times in a season."

Barkley, on the other hand, retorted to Kenny Smith.

Kenny Smith was told by Barkley, and he didn't think of anything to refute for a while.

Sometimes, fans haven't seen it through yet.

Barkley, as a black fan of the Warriors, has a deeper understanding of the Warriors.

He hated the Warriors, but he also watched the Warriors play, and he stepped on two feet while he waited for the Warriors to pull.

Kenny Smith, as a supporter, often sees the positive side of the team, rather than looking in the negative direction of the team.

"So that's the case, Cole must feel disgusting now, Su Chen put this lineup to disgust Cole."

O'Neal also laughed after listening to Barkley's words.

As they discussed.

Kerr, who was on the sidelines of the Warriors at this time, looked at the Timberwolves' starting list.

At first, I thought Su Chen was here to be funny, but when I thought about it, it seemed to be through formal punishment methods.

I really can't punish the Timberwolves for this inside line.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's defensive ability on the inside, he also let the team analysts do in-depth analysis, through the surface of the data.

Giannis Antetokounmpo can perform well against most ordinary interior players.

Of course, the defensive effect against Aldridge in the last round looked efficient, but there was some moisture.

It was Aldridge who was drained by the Timberwolves' forward line in turn, and then let Giannis Antetokounmpo suddenly go to Aldridge to intensity, making Aldridge uncomfortable.

So looking at the stats, Giannis Antetokounmpo seems to offset Aldridge very much.

But in reality, Giannis Antetokounmpo hasn't gotten to that point yet.

"Do you want to use David Lee?"

Kerr looked at David Lee, who was warming up for his shooting on the court, and fell into deep thought.

But after thinking about it for a while, I still think I'll take a look at it first.

David Lee has passed a season and has transformed into a tool man, blocking and rebounding, which is his job.

The team has also adapted to David Lee's position in the team.

Suddenly changing to an interior play style with David Lee as the core undoubtedly disrupted the entire deployment of the Warriors.

Kerr didn't want to, before the game started, Su Chen just made the Warriors mess up with themselves.

Regarding Su Chen's lineup adjustment, Cole decided to ignore it.

Soon.

The game is about to begin.

Cole walked to the middle and shook Su Chen's hand.

When the two shook hands, they didn't speak, just made eye contact, and nodded their heads to say hello.

This game is meaningful for both coaches.

Cole wants to prove himself, and Su Chen also has to prove himself.

A battle of proofs between coaches.

At this time, the referee enters the field with the ball.

Players on both sides began to take their positions.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Giannis Antetokounmpo (C), Lore Deng (PF), Andre Iguodala (SF), Robert Covington (SG), Jimmy Butler (PG)

Warriors starting lineup: Festus Azeri (C), Draymond Green (PF), Corey Brewer (SF), Klay Thompson (SG), Stephen Curry (PG)

The Timberwolves put together a sizable lineup full of forwards.

Su Chen, who was on the sidelines, looked at the field with a serious expression.

This set of lineups is under his consideration.

Fighting a warrior requires speed, and you can go as fast as you can.

And at the beginning, Su Chen was going to play an infinite change of defense, so even if he was ready to defend the intensity, he did not go to Beverley and Middleton.

Infinite Shifts, though proven in the back, can't really limit the Warriors.

But that also caused some trouble for Cole, and now Cole will need some time to adapt to the infinite change of defense.

And there is.

Infinite Shifts were never used against the Warriors, but for Curry!

(End of chapter)