The Timberwolves started the season well, but it was difficult to hide the internal contradictions of the team, and the "three-headed monster combination" was no longer as cooperative as last season.Last season, Garnett led the team to break through the first round for the first time in history, because of the two strong reinforcements of Kassel and Sprewell, the three-headed monster was established, and it stands to reason that the kg data may decline, but in the end, Garnett played the best data of his career in the regular season, averaging 242 points, 139 rebounds and 5 assists per game, shooting 499 from the field, and getting V.In the playoffs, Garnett played as consistently, averaging 243 points, 146 rebounds and 5 assists per game.The reason for the contradiction is that Kassel and Sprewell are dissatisfied with their annual salary.In the regular season, Kassel made the All-NBA team and an All-Star, and Sprewell's playoff statistics rose to 198 points, 44 rebounds and 4 assists.Sprewell wanted a 3-year, 42 million contract extension, but the Timberwolves management disagreed, and he didn't play well at the start.The figures are significantly lower than last season.After returning from injury, Cassel's form cannot be compared to last season.When he first arrived at the Timberwolves, Cassel said of Garnett, "It's a great feeling to be with him.""
He's a natural leader."
This season, Cassel no longer praised Garnett, and he didn't mention it in interviews, and his mind was full of asking for a high salary.Garnett also has problems, and he doesn't have a good relationship with his new teammates.He's grumpy, he's competitive and he's going to do anything to win, which is tough on the pitch, but off the pitch, in the dressing room, it's a bit of a stretch.The most offensive thing is that Garnett seems to like to bully rookies, as if he wants to use it to maintain his position on the team.Back when Szzczebiak was a rookie, Garnett once said to him in the locker room: "Some people don't know who the boss of this team is" and after a team training session in 2000, Garnett clashed with Szzambiak, and the punch sent Szzambiak bleeding profusely.This year's preseason camp.Garnett was once again exposed to a scandal of beating up his rookie teammates.Rick Riccott, who was drafted 26th in the second round last season, only entered Timberwolves training camp this year.During a training session, Ricott felt hot and went head-to-head with Garnett to prove himself.As a result, Ricott scored one after another, and Garnett's face quickly became uncontrollable.When Riccott scored again in front of Garnett.Without saying a word, he punched the other man in the jaw.The punch came without warning.Ricott was also defenseless and badly wounded.Ricott immediately went to the hospital with 7 stitches on his jaw and several loose teeth.For this, Ricott's family was very angry and publicly questioned Garnett why he was throwing punches at a young man on the same team.Garnett and the agent did not respond.Afterwards.Because it was only a small person who was beaten, the matter was quickly suppressed.Some media actually said that it was Ricott's fault, saying that he provoked Garnett after scoring a heads-up goal, and his tone seemed to be cheap for him if he didn't die.In the end, Rickett did not stay with the Timberwolves, and his psychological trauma may take a long time to heal.All in all, the Timberwolves Trident is dead in name.On the evening of the 18th, the game started on time.This was broadcast live on TNT Radio.Barkley laughed: "If Wang Jun can score high today, he will prove that he is already the league's hottest scorer."
Garnett is one of the league's best pick-and-roll power forwards. ”Smith had a similar view: "Sprewell's defense is not bad and he has a lot of experience.In addition, small forward Trenton Hassell is an excellent defensive player, and it is not easy for Wang Jun to play today. ”The players warmed up and came out.Nets starters: Jefferson, Wang Jun, Korver, Scala Brien, Collins.Lawrence adjusted the lineup, and Eric Williams is only 203 tall, making him unfit to defend Garnett.Although the "White Mamba" is soft, most of Garnett's offense is also jump shots, and it will be better if he has height interference.Timberwolves five: Kassel, Sprewell, Szczebiak, Garnett, Olavokandi.Olawokandi jumped the ball and the game began.The Nets defended together, with Jefferson in the middle and Wang Jun on the left.Garnett blocked and dismantled in the middle, Sprewell broke through with the ball and was targeted by the "White Mamba", and the ball was distributed to the middle, while Cassel covered without the ball on the side and ran to the bottom line.Garnett is one of the league's most responsive interior players, like a big point guard, he's tall, has a great vision, and sees the ball in the corner.Collins was slow to switch defenses, but Casal missed the basket with an open jumper."
White Mamba" won the rebound and gave Jefferson a fast break, the latter singled out Cassel to miss the shot, the rebound was grabbed by Garnett, and Sprewell also counterattacked quickly."
Madman" singled out Wang Jun, forced a breakthrough layup, and deflected out of the basket under interference, Wang Jun immediately stuck in position and controlled the rebound.The Nets attacked, Wang Jun received the ball after covering, Garnett changed the defense in time, he couldn't break through, and he had to shoot dry, and it was a bad idea to face Garnett.Wang Jun passed, and Jefferson missed another pull-up jumper.The two sides set the tone of striking iron at the beginning, and the hit rate was not high.The Timberwolves now rely on Garnett on both ends of the floor, and the others feel cold.The Nets relied on Jefferson for counterattacks, and Wang Jun for positional battles, with a clear division of labor and guaranteed offensive firepower.Jefferson defends Kassel, once the counterattack is misplaced, the positional battle is double-blocked, Wang Jun can get rid of Garnett, and Olavokandi can't defend it.Olawokandi is a well-known parallel import, and the Timberwolves poached him from the Clippers last season and thought they could take advantage of him, because he reached the peak of his career with the Clippers the previous season, averaging 123 points, 91 rebounds, 13 assists and 22 blocks per game, and he looks like a great blue-collar worker.Unexpectedly, as soon as he joined the Timberwolves, Olawokandi immediately changed, not only bad offense, but also bad defense, averaging 65 points, 57 rebounds and 16 blocks per game, and only played 215 minutes.He only knows how to be a meat shield under the basket, and he is not very active in blocking and pick-and-rolling.If you look at the overall strength, he is more watery than Kwame Brown, at least Brown is still quite defense.Cassel and Sprewell are not worthy of a big contract this season, and they feel a little unserious, and they seem to want to use this way to blackmail the management.Szzerbiak didn't play as well as he did when he returned from a serious injury, and Korver defended him.His three-point accuracy was inaccurate, and he hit the iron twice in the low post under Korver's interference.In the first quarter, the two sides played averagely, tied at 18.In the second quarter, Wang Jun took the bench, hit two three-pointers in a row, and then scored two more mid-range shots, made two free throws for a breakthrough, and scored 12 points in 5 minutes.As soon as Garnett got off the court, the Timberwolves couldn't stand it.Hojberg's single defense Wang Jun suffered, changed the Hassel defense, Wang Jun got rid of it by blocking and dismantling, and Eddie Griffin, who came off the bench, was very bad in defense, and the change of defense was always half a beat slow.Griffin had high hopes and was a favourite for the 2001 No. 1 Prize.The Rockets traded Jefferson, Collins, and Armstrong from the Nets to him.But this guy is a typical bastard, his mind is not on basketball, he is a complete waste of talent, and now he is not qualified as a role player.Garnett returned to the court and blew up the Nets' interior and led the team to catch up with the score.In the second half, the Nets players made another effort to exceed the score, Kassel's outside defense also had holes, Olawokandi's defense was poor, and the substitute was not as good as him after being replaced, Madsen was too short and had a bad offense, and he could let go at will, and Griffin was weak in attack and defense.On the offensive end, role players always shoot iron, and Sprewell also faced Wang Jun's defense several times without brains, so that the team could not cooperate.Garnett watched his teammates play like bears, but Wang Jun scored continuously, and his anger became bigger and bigger.He's getting angry
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