Su Chen's thinking was too solidified before, because he thought that there was Giannis Antetokounmpo in the team, so he should have Giannis Antetokounmpo as the core.

After all, according to memory, Giannis Antetokounmpo is the core and can win the championship.

But in fact, think about it, Giannis Antetokounmpo's championship is not so stable.

The upper limit may be high, but the lower limit is low, and the Heat led by Butler can give Black Eight to the Black Eight.

Giannis Antetokounmpo will always be blown as a monster, what is not something that mortals can fight against, but in fact, Giannis Antetokounmpo's singles ability has not yet reached the point of insolvability.

When the league finds a way to deal with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Giannis Antetokounmpo still needs his teammates to step up.

Although there was a whistle in the last game, and the splash brothers had a good hand, it is also a fact that Green limited Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Even after the Warriors, the Spurs have Leonard, and the Heat have James.

If you want to rely on Giannis Antetokounmpo to win the championship all the way, now that you think about it, it is not a reliable thing in itself.

Although Butler was his deputy, Butler's talent was exposed in Finals-level games.

Butler's short arm span will limit his offense under high-intensity defense.

Leonard, in particular, can be called a luxurious enhanced version of Butler, and a pair of long arms is enough to torment Butler.

With these two as the core, in the regular season, the Timberwolves did get a lot of sweetness.

But in the playoffs, it began to slowly weaken.

The Trail Blazers didn't know how to play the Timberwolves in the first round, and it was only later that they found a way to use Bartum against Giannis Antetokounmpo.

However, in the second round, Kerr also found a defender like Green who could limit Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Without Giannis Antetokounmpo's containment, opponents can devote more energy to targeting Butler, the second leader.

Although Su Chen is a traverser, he sometimes falls into a state of being confused by the authorities.

Just thinking that Giannis Antetokounmpo is the MVP, he should be the centerpiece.

Butler is the legendary creator of the Black Eight, and he has led the team to the Finals twice, so he should be the second leader.

Su Chen can also be regarded as a growth coach, and he figured out one thing in G3 with the Warriors.

Why do the Timberwolves have to play Butler and Giannis Antetokounmpo?

Lore Deng is an All-Star, even if he is not a first-line star, but the opponent does not deliberately target him, he is capable, and the reason why he was not efficient in the Bulls last season is because he was the Bulls' No. 1 offensive point last season.

Now with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler in check, Lore Deng is facing a very weak defense.

The same is true of Iguodala.

Iguodala is a former All-Star and Philadelphia's AI successor, and his abilities are still there.

In the next season, Iguodala can still become an FMVP, and there is no doubt about his ability.

And Ibaka, although the Thunder are disappointed in Ibaka, but that's because the Thunder measure him by the standards of Durant and Westbrook.

This season, Ibaka is still an offensive power forward who averages 15 points per game in the Thunder.

After arriving at the Timberwolves, because the team had enough offensive ball carriers, Su Chen turned him into a pure blue-collar position.

Even before, for the speed of infinite defensive changes, even Ibaka's starter was taken away for him.

When Su Chen thought of this question, he suddenly realized.

The Timberwolves' advantage is actually the starting lineup, as well as the depth of the entire rotation lineup.

If you really want to compare the stars, the Timberwolves will be better than the Trail Blazers.

Can Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler compare to the Warriors' Splash Brothers?

Giannis Antetokounmpo is 80% in shape, not at his peak, and 80% is only an ability value, and his physical condition is not as good as 80% of his peak.

Although Butler is just entering the peak, after all, he is just the beginning, and he is only a third-year Butler.

In the face of the star color of the Splash Brothers, it is obviously incomparable.

It's even worse than the Spurs.

Even in the GDP, Parker and Ginobili have already played roles.

But Duncan alone beats Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is able to beat this 80% Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Leonard is even more incomparable than Butler, who is Butler's deluxe version, super deluxe version.

The current Xiaoka is not the master who didn't know what to do later, but even the Xiaoka at that time had a crushing ability to play Butler.

Few people question how good Xiaoka is at playing, it's just that he doesn't play much.

If these two go to compare with Zhan Wei, they don't need to compare.

But when Su Chen changed his mind and compared it with the overall depth of the Timberwolves, that advantage appeared.

Iguodala, Lol Deng, Ibaka.

No other team's starters have been able to come up with three that are better than these three.

At the same time, the Timberwolves also have Josh, Middleton, Beverley and others on the bench.

Whether it's offensive or defensive, it's obviously wrong to play with the method of determining the core.

"Why not let the Warrior's pass cut?"

Su Chen looked at the situation on the field, with confidence in his eyes.

At this time, the Warriors really found the opportunity to pass and cut, and Jefferson rushed in through the opportunity to pass and cut to get two points.

Warriors 2:2 Timberwolves.

Replaced by Ibaka's starter, Su Chen thought that the speed of infinite defense change would be slower, and there would be a leakage.

Ibaka's top-notch speed on the inside, but in the outside, it doesn't look so tough.

And Covington's top-level defensive ability, this increase and decrease, in fact, the difference is quite large.

However, this ball, Su Chen can accept it.

The main reason for losing the last game is that the splash's hand exploded, and if these two people feel explosive at the same time, it is still not good.

If you leak, you will leak.

Cole has the ability to maintain the shooting rate of passing and cutting at 70%~80%, otherwise Su Chen will still maintain this infinite change of defense.

The single defense ability of the five people in this group is all at the first echelon level of the league, and none of them are poor in single defense.

It's okay to hit Ibaka, Ibaka is not Gobert's scope, and Ibaka's size and athleticism are there.

It's going to cause some distractions.

Although the absence of Covington's help defense will lead to a decrease in the speed of switching and a slower speed of interior packing, it also makes the Timberwolves without a weak defensive point in the singles.

And on the offensive end.

The Timberwolves first kept the bull corner, but it was still Iguodala who initiated the bull corner and Butler was in the bottom corner.

Due to Iguodala's easy breakthrough in the last round, the Warriors' defense as a whole shrank a little and did not defend too much.

Originally, Butler was the point where it was placed, so the ball Butler was put directly in the bottom corner.

After Butler received the ball, he found that no one came to defend him, so he directly chose to shoot a three-point shot in the bottom corner.

The shot was very firm.

Brush!

Butler hit a three-pointer.

Warriors 2:5 Timberwolves.

Obviously, looking at Butler's attitude, you know that he has received a signal to make a determined three-point shot.

The Timberwolves put Butler at that position as a sign of trust in Butler's three-point ability from the corner.

Cole unconsciously glanced at Su Chen on the other side.

found that Su Chen crossed his hands in front of his chest, the expression on his face did not change, and he even nodded slightly.

Kerr frowned, it seemed that Su Chen was going to let Butler make a firm three-point shot, and it would be up to him to accept it.

The corner threes are the closest three points to the basket, and as a professional player, the corner threes are a must-have foundational skill.

Even the core players of the team will practice the bottom corner three-point training, because the core of the team does not have to attack with the ball in every round.

If you want to take a break, or if you need it tactically, you also have to squat in the bottom corner.

Butler's three-point shooting is poor relative to the level of a professional player, but as a professional player shoots undisturbed corner three-pointers.

Cole thought about it, as if it wasn't the right thing to do.

This game is too important for the Warriors, and once Butler shoots a three-pointer from the bottom corner, it will be too big a blow for the Warriors.

The game then went on a couple of offensive and defensive rounds.

The Warriors' passing and cutting system fought, but it didn't quite kick in.

A lot of the time, the Warriors find an opportunity that is the last in the offensive time, and they don't even find an offensive opportunity for 24 seconds.

The Timberwolves' lineup is just a little slower to change defenses, not that they can't change defenses.

Even if you don't use Covington, use Ibaka.

Looking at the entire league, if you want to play infinite change, this is still the top infinite change lineup.

This lineup makes Kerr miss Covington's lineup.

Covington's infinite lineup is airtight, but it can solve this problem by playing Covington alone.

Now there is no Covington, but there is no point for good singles to target.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a large defensive area and fast defense, and sometimes he even actively looks for outside lines to defend alone.

Needless to say, Luo Erdeng started out in defense, and he was still the best defensive second team in 12 years.

Take the initiative to go to him to fight, that is unlikely.

Iguodala is also at a higher defensive level than Lore Deng, having won the first defensive team and the second defensive team.

He's more physically aggressive and can give a lot of pressure against attackers.

Butler also won the honor of defending three teams with the Timberwolves this season, and his defensive strength is visible to the naked eye, especially the individual defense ability is very difficult.

Thinking about it, it seems that I can only fight Ibaka.

To play Ibaka is to play a small and big dislocation.

The Warriors players on the court did the same, switching to Ibaka's misplaced position and going to single Ibaka.

But don't look at Ibaka's big defense, but his feet are not easily out of position at all, and he can give interference as long as he reaches out when he doesn't eat much.

Ibaka has won three consecutive defensive teams, but he is not only the inside defense, but he also has experience in big defense.

can win three consecutive defensive teams, as well as two consecutive block kings, his defensive awareness is also top-notch.

Su Chen, who was on the sidelines, saw that the Warriors actually went to play with Ibaka, and he was also amused.

Is Ibaka Gobert's scope?

Even Ibaka, who has played closed, is still a very good championship puzzle piece with his defensive awareness.

Not to mention the fact that Ibaka is now a combination of top consciousness and top physical fitness.

Su Chen even felt that it was more reliable for the Warriors to go to Giannis Antetokounmpo to go head-to-head than to find Ibaka.

The current Giannis Antetokounmpo is still immature after all.

As for the Timberwolves' offensive end.

Due to the change in the strategy of the Timberwolves, even whoever is against the Warriors' Splash Brothers will directly attack inside.

Why Splash Brothers?

Su Chen actually knows that Curry's defense is underrated.

Among the 70 or 80 active point guards in the league, just looking at the defensive efficiency, there are more than 10 or 20 point guards who are stronger than Curry.

As a point guard, Curry's defense is above the level.

Not to mention Thompson, who has entered the second defensive team, is definitely an elite-level defender.

But they both have a problem.

That's the size, and they're not power defenders.

Curry is 1.88 meters and Thompson is 1.98 meters, and the strength of their bodies is not considered to be strong or explosive in the league.

Thompson's defensive ability is also reflected in a lot of restrictions on opponents' shots.

You'd be hard-pressed to see Thompson make any pegboard hats, grab the ballots, jump high volleyball hats.

All of the Timberwolves have an advantage over the Splash Brothers in terms of size, and the play is a mismatch.

Even Iguodala, who is 1.98m like Thompson, can rely on his great power to score the ball after making confrontations in the air.

Even if the efficiency value is not particularly high, this style of play has caused a lot of trouble for the Warriors.

The Splash Brothers are frequently impacted, and the score is forgotten, and sometimes the key is to be fouled.

For the Warriors, they need the Splash Brothers' offense very much, and if the Splash Brothers get into foul trouble early, it will be difficult for the Warriors to play.

Warriors 8:13 Timberwolves.

Honk!

Although the current score difference is not very large, only five points.

But Curry and Thompson have already each picked up a foul.

A foul is nothing, but it's just a moment into the game, and that's it.

Cole had already seen what Su Chen was planning.

Previously, when Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler were the main attackers, because these two were not good at three-point ability, it was difficult to name the Splash Brothers.

After all, there is also room for cover to go around, and these two don't have any three points, and they don't need to be made up right away.

But that's no longer the case.

The Timberwolves who took the ball saw the splash brothers, and immediately rushed with the ball.

Butler made a three-pointer in the bottom corner, and Kerr didn't dare to let it go any longer.

At the same time, Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't have a three-pointer, but he had a mid-range throw and a shot near the free throw line.

And once he goes to help defend, Giannis Antetokounmpo can not only solve it by shooting, but also rush directly to the basket.

The reason why it was better to limit Giannis Antetokounmpo in the previous game was because Green withstood Giannis Antetokounmpo and did not let Giannis Antetokounmpo rush.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who rushed up, with that height, reach, and impact, was simply unstoppable.

(End of chapter)