8. The Power of the Wolf King
On October 28, the Timberwolves will be a visit to Golden State and challenge the Warriors away.
At the same time, this is also the second game after head coach Luke entered the NBA. It is worth mentioning that Luke's current NBA coaching winning rate remains at 100%, ranking first in NBA history.
Even if Luke's coaching record is only one win or zero loss...
The Warriors are not considered Western Conference powerhouses this season, let alone favorites to win the championship. Even if the Warriors currently have "bearded" Davis, "dunk king" Richardson, as well as Dunleavy Jr. and Troy Murphy.
But the Warriors' defense is really bad, and this cannot be solved by getting Byron and Davis in the offseason.
Moreover, the current head coach of the Warriors is Montgomery, a legendary figure who is unknown in the NBA but in the NCAA.
Montgomery is the Godfather of basketball at NCAA Stanford University, and her entire coaching career is perfect.
I'm afraid that the only one who can stabilize Montgomery among the entire NCAA coaching group is Lao K.
However, coaching a university team is completely different from coaching an NBA team. At least when Montgomery announced that he would take over the Warriors' coaching point this season, the outside world has always been full of doubts about Montgomery.
Even local fans in Golden State don’t have much hope, after all, the Warriors only scored 37 wins and 45 losses last season.
Even if Montgomery has the ability to be successful, fans do not believe that Montgomery can make this Warriors look brand new.
So since Montgomery took office, he has been enduring exclusion and questioning.
Especially when Montgomery is famous in the NCAA, this makes many people want to watch Montgomery jokes, because people are like this. They are obviously mediocre, but they still can't stand others' excellence.
In fact, in the normal historical trajectory, Montgomery's coaching career was indeed very unsuccessful.
The reason for the failure is not only because Montgomery lacks control over the Warriors, but mainly because Montgomery's coaching philosophy is too advanced.
Yes, Montgomery is a coach who likes to make a lot of shooting, which is very conflicting with the league's current offensive philosophy.
At present, most teams in the league firmly believe that the closer they are to the basket, the higher the shooting rate, so all teams try their best to hit the ball to the basket, and even "Running and Boom Master" D'Antoni is no exception.
Although D'Antoni's bombardment tactics are quick to fight, the final ending area is still at the basket.
But Montgomery's projection philosophy now seems a bit out of place with others, which has also made Montgomery questioned and even labeled as the top ten worst head coaches in the NBA at that time.
However, as the league gradually entered the small ball era, more and more people began to line up to apologize to Montgomery.
It can only be said that Montgomery took over the coaching post in an era that did not belong to him, and Montgomery did not have the energy to return to coach in an era that belonged to him.
As one of the earliest tactical reformers of offensive concepts, Montgomery undoubtedly failed because he only focused on offense and not defense.
But then again, it is a matter of being worthy of Montgomery being able to stick to his coaching style at this time until he was finally kicked out by the NBA.
As a coach pioneer who is determined to overthrow the Giants era, the name Montgomery should be remembered by more people.
Before the game started, Luke called Kevin Garnett alone and said to him with a serious look: "Troy is a softie. I hope you can score 30 or 40 points on his head when you see this game."
"I know you have this ability, and Kevin (McHale) is actively contacting Carl. If Carl can join, he will become your most powerful champion."
"This season will also be the year you have the most hope of winning the championship, because the OK combination disintegrates, and the overall strength of the Western Conference is also declining, and this kind of opportunity does not come every year."
"So you should know what to do on the field."
When he heard Luke's first half of the sentence, Garnett was a little impatient, but when he heard it at the end, Garnett became obviously interested.
"Lu, you and I are both of you and I hope you can talk less about it in normal times, but I like these words today."
"Don't worry, I will let the opponent experience the feeling of being dominated." Garnett said with a playful look on his face.
After the game started, the ball was first obtained by the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves' starting lineup in this game were: Kassel, Madman, Szebiak, Garnett, and Eddie Griffin.
The Warriors' side are: Byron Davis, Richardson, Dunleavy, Murphy, and Arnard Foyer.
It is not difficult to see from the lineup how bad the Warriors' defense is.
Not to mention the defensive efficiency of Byron Davis and Richardson, just talking about Dunleavy and Murphy are famous defensive loopholes in the league.
Among them, Troy Murphy is one of the earliest space insiders in the league, and his career three-point shooting percentage can reach about 39%.
However, at this time, big players are pulled to the outside to shoot, which is a soft-boy behavior in people's eyes.
So Troy Murphy's career has always been nicknamed a softball. Even though Murphy is a seriously underestimated rebounding monster, he has won double-double in five seasons.
But Murphy was already a little bit out of place with the black and hard muscles when he was on the defensive end and a large number of three-pointers made Murphy be labeled as a soft-blooded guy.
Of course, it is mainly because Murphy is a white man and has not found the right way.
Most of Garnett's entire career shots are also mainly mid-range, but no one has ever said Garnett is a softie, and some even call Garnett "the best tough guy in the league."
So sometimes a person's momentum can completely cover up his offensive methods.
As soon as the game started, the Timberwolves were still playing horns. The "Alien" Kassel launched an attack. Garnett and Griffin raised one upwards and the other downwards, and then Kassel decided which one to pass the ball to.
In addition, Garnett has a lot of offensive methods and has top-level high-level support from the league, which can also ensure that when the first wave of horns cannot beat the rhythm, Garnett can also initiate a second organization.
Chapter completed!