Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 108 108. Bogut who was "crossed" in advance

Chapter 108 108. Bogut who was "crossed" in advance

In the next few preseason games, Luke still controlled the playing time of the main players within 15 minutes as in the first game, so as to avoid injuries on such unimportant occasions.

After five preseason games, the Timberwolves' final preseason record is the same as last season, with 4 wins and 1 loss.

The only loss was to the Jazz led by the "pick-and-roll madman" Sloan.

The playing time of the Jazz's main players was controlled by Sloan to about 25 minutes. Luke was not surprised to lose this game, and he didn't even have the slightest fluctuation in his heart.

And this year, the Jazz, who selected Deron Williams with the No. [-] pick in their hands, can be regarded as a strong team in the Western Conference. Losing a preseason game is irrelevant.

As long as the Timberwolves can remain strong in the upcoming regular season, the Timberwolves are still the most powerful favorites in the league today.

Throughout the preseason, due to the low playing time of the Timberwolves' main players, Luke gave up most of his time to newcomers like Monta Ellis and Gortat.

其中蒙塔埃利斯在五场季前赛里场均登场26.3分钟，个人可以贡献出14.6分3.7篮板2.8助攻以及1.9次抢断。

Aside from the fact that his 43.1 percent shooting from the field is still somewhat inefficient, Luke is quite pleased with Monta Ellis' performance.

Monta Ellis, as a rookie who directly skipped college and entered the NBA as a high school student, is obviously a little young in terms of age and style of play. Being able to play this kind of performance is enough to prove Monta Ellis' offensive firepower.

As long as Monta Ellis accepts the baptism of the regular season a lot in the new season, I believe Ellis' performance will definitely make everyone feel bright.

In particular, Monta Ellis' draft pick is only the 30th pick in the first round, and the performance of this pick is enough for fans to brag about it.

As for the "Polish Hammer" Gortat, who was selected in the middle of the second round of this year's draft, his performance is also remarkable.

In the five games, Gortat averaged 8.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. Even though he is still a little clumsy in terms of rebounding and pick-and-roll cooperation, Gortat still has a long way to go. Gloyer's coming off the bench was enough.

At present, Gortat only needs to accumulate a lot of game experience, coupled with mature enough offensive skills, Gortat's starting point is already much higher than other centers this year.

Even Bogut, the No. [-] pick, can hardly beat the "hammer" in one-on-one, and Bogut's rookie season is destined to be incomplete. From the moment he officially entered the league, Luke has already drawn a cross for him Number!

The time for the opening game of the regular season has been determined. This season, the league has arranged a total of four opening game duels. As the defending champion, the Timberwolves will naturally bear the brunt.

On October 10, local time in the United States, the league arranged for the defending champion Timberwolves to face off against the Heat, who were eliminated from last year's finals.

This game has already attracted a lot of attention in the United States before the start of the game. As the team with the craziest reinforcements during the offseason, the Heat now temporarily surpass the Timberwolves in the championship prediction list released by ESPN.

Needless to say, the Timberwolves led by Luke, the title of defending champion alone is enough to attract fans to watch.

This game is called by the fans as a preview of this year's finals. I believe that the opening game of the 05-06 season will set a new high and push the upcoming new season to a climax!

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"Lu, there is no need for the league to deliberately create momentum for this opening game. Once the list of matches is announced, a large number of fans are looking forward to it."

"This game is very important to the team. If the team can win the Heat at the opening ceremony, I believe the morale of the team will be full. This is a big event for the new season."

In the training hall, assistant coach Lambiel said solemnly to Luke with the schedule.

Seeing that Luke didn't pay attention at all, Lambiel frowned and couldn't help reminding again: "The Heat have made a lot of reinforcements this summer. Although the top stars are still only Dwyane and Shaq, the others The strength is far stronger than last season."

"Especially Dwyane, I heard that he has been practicing three-pointers this summer. During the preseason, Dwyane's three-point shooting percentage even rose to 31.6%."

"If Dwyane can really hit those open three-pointers, this is an extremely unfavorable thing for us, and I even propose that some changes should be made in the defensive plan against the Heat."

As Lambiel put forward his opinions to Luke with a notebook in his heart, Luke still sat reclined on the lounge chair like a ruffian.

From time to time, his fingers plucked out his ears, and his whole appearance looked so perfunctory that even Lambiel wondered if this guy was listening to him.

"Bill, you still don't know enough about Lu. I was just like you when Lu first joined the team last season. Everything seemed very grand. I wish I could discuss it with Lu as soon as there was any trouble."

"But every time Lu pissed me off, he always looked like he was absent-minded." Assistant coach Raymond said with a smile on his face, "But after getting to know you, you will find that Lu actually puts all Things are arranged, and all we have to do is give him a little advice in the interim."

Seeing Lambiel standing beside him with a look of hatred for iron and steel, Raymond seemed to see himself in last season from him.

This season is Lambiel's first year in the NBA as an assistant coach, so this opening game is crucial to Lambiel, even though Luke is his superior.

This kind of mentality is very understandable for Raymond. After all, even he, who has always been a salty fish, was almost pissed off by Luke last season, not to mention Lambiel, who was the first NBA assistant coach.

"See, Bill, learn from Raymond more often, and don't always be so anxious when encountering things. It's just an opening game. Those who don't know think that tomorrow is the tiebreaker of the finals."

"I don't ask about some things but I don't think it is necessary. Although the Heat have become stronger in the new season, don't forget that we have also improved." Standing up and stretching, compared with last season, Luke's performance this season The face is visibly more relaxed.

This kind of relaxation is not because Luke is determined to win the championship trophy in the new season, but because after Lambiel comes, Luke no longer needs to be as tense as before. After all, as long as Lambiel stands on the sidelines, his face The word "evil" is written all over it.

Thinking of someone who will bear the infamy of "villain" for him in the future, Luke's mood began to feel better inexplicably.

"As for Dwyane, there is no need to worry about it. It's just a summer. No matter how much he changes, he can't be comparable to a shooter."

"If it's really that easy to improve a shortcoming, wouldn't everyone in the NBA be a star."

"This guy has been calling out on the Internet for a whole summer. Tomorrow is also the time to let me see if he has made any progress. I hope he won't disappoint me." Luke took out his cigarette habitually, and Luke's face was full of jokes.

(End of this chapter)