43 points for a wild bombardment, 44 points for an empty slash! The favourites are quietly falling, and it's time for you to rebuild your team

Lao Liang commented

2024-05-15 23:11Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

There are 30 teams in the NBA every year to compete for the championship, 16 teams to the playoffs, and one team to stand on the top podium. However, when judging the historical status of NBA stars, when choosing the great teams of the NBA, they are often guided by results, such as in the GOAT battle, Jordan's 6 crowns and James' 4 crowns, or most people believe that James is indeed inferior to Jordan. Of course, in addition to the championship, some individual honors, such as MVP, scoring champion, best team, etc., are also the basic conditions for measuring supergiants. There are some teams whose lower limit of the lineup framework has reached the finals level, and to put it simply, losing in the division finals is an upset! But there is no upper limit, such as the Celtics, because the high-end game of the double tanhua is weak.

Do you think they should rebuild? They are not a failure, almost every year in the East finals, they have surpassed most teams, but they have no ability to compete for the championship! And the Warriors, the Suns, and the Lakers, who were out early this season, have all reached the point where it is time to rebuild, and the Warriors are destined to replace the old and the new; The Suns proved with practical actions that Durant and the stick and single-play tactics he advocated did not work, and neither did they hold a bunch; The Lakers are ready to start over at any time, in the words of the American media, the Lakers' focus on selecting a coach is to satisfy and prioritize thick eyebrows, not James. But there is another team that has risen rapidly this season and is eye-catching, but it is like a flash in the pan, and they are the Timberwolves! 43 points for a wild bombardment, 44 points for an empty slash! The favourites are quietly falling, and you should rebuild too!

Let's start with Edwards. As a supergiant representative of the new generation of the league, he is not treated well by the league, and is often fined by the league because he can't get the whistle, quarrels with the referee, and even gets fined by the league. In the regular season, Edwards averaged 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, and in the playoffs, Edwards improved to an average of 30.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game, with a shooting rate of 54.1% + 42.2%! I won't go into detail about leading the team to sweep the Suns 4-0, the two sides are not on the same level. In the series with the Nuggets, Edwards scored 43 points and 7 rebounds in the first game, leading the team to take away the home-court advantage, including a 26-point victory for the Timberwolves in the second game. But in the next three games, the Timberwolves lost, especially the G4 was equalized by the Nuggets, Edwards scored 44 points, and there was no helper around! Why are they all over 40 points, Edwards hasn't changed, but the Timberwolves have changed?

Decide how much water to hold in a barrel depends on the shortest! And the Timberwolves' shortest board actually has three points. One is that the main control Conley is older, Conley's career ceiling is the second round of the playoffs, unable to reach higher heights, and with the increase of age, physical fitness and efficiency decline significantly, which directly leads to Edwards often being encapsulated by opponents and playing very tired. The second is the team's former boss Downs. In the summer of '22, Towns and the Timberwolves reached a four-year, $224 million super-cap contract extension, with a salary of $49.35 million + $53.3 million + $57.25 million + $61.19 million for the next four years, with a player option and a 10% trade margin. And in the playoffs this season, Downs' average of 19 points per game +52.1% + 52.5% shooting percentage looks good, and he has excellent physical gifts.

But there is only talent. It is not uncommon for Gordon to be stepped by in defense, the misplaced attack lacks aggressiveness, and he is used to floating on the outside to shoot, the key is that when he is not accurate, he can't get in, Edwards scored 44 points in the game, and Towns only scored 13 points on 5 of 18 from the field! But if he scores 3 more, the ending may be different! With less than 20 points in the playoffs, where is the super cap salary? The third point is Gobert, the best defensive player of the season. It is true that Gobert can show strong interior dominance against 95% of the league's teams, but he is also a toy in Jokic's pocket, and the Timberwolves used 10 chips (including 5 first-round picks) in exchange for Gobert, did they just use him to ensure the team's floor?

First of all, Gobert, who has 2 years left on his contract, can't go, the Timberwolves management will not slap himself in the face, and the last two years of the contract are $43.83 million + $46.65 million, respectively, and it is very likely that he will have to post it backwards to send it away. And Towns is different, if the Timberwolves want to win the championship around Edwards, Towns must leave! On the one hand, Downs' contract is too big for him to live up to his contract value. And Downs' past career has shown that he can't improve his output in the playoffs, and his competitiveness and fighting spirit are not enough. But for Towns to leave, the Timberwolves must have a good chip. Edwards needs a striker who matches his personality and style of play. In fact, last offseason, the Timberwolves had Towns on the shelf, mainly without taking advantage of other chips, and no one cared about them.

Whether it's the Celtics, the Warriors, including the Timberwolves, these teams should actually rebuild. The Celtics are two detectives who should be separated, and they are essentially two leading roles; The Warriors left Curry alone to lead the youth to grow; The Timberwolves need to build a team around Edwards wholeheartedly, there is no need to keep Towns and Conley, a generation of newcomers for the old, the Thunder also took only 3 years to quickly rebuild and rise, the Timberwolves also have this strength, not only Edwards, but also McDaniels. This season they want to say goodbye to the championship and come back next season!

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