At the beginning, 5 wins and 7 losses, the net score of 100 rounds was 5.7 lower than that of jazz. For the bloody Timberwolves, this was the beginning of hell. Although it is far from the time to make a final conclusion on their two-tower experiment, some problems are really difficult. Timberwolves need to make some adjustments as soon as possible to reverse the situation. There is no need to talk about what achievements they can achieve in the future, the face of the management must be preserved first. Of course, you can also say that after so many years of operation of Forest Wolf, the management has long been out of face. The problem is that this time it is really different. If it is destroyed this time, the endless abyss will be waiting for the Timberwolves in the future.

The Timberwolves scored 39 points by the sun in a single section, 69 points in half, 104 points in three sections, and the defense was a bit spicy. But when I was thinking about forest wolves these days, all I wanted to talk about was their attack. Because the defense against the sun was too miserable, I had to mention two sentences at this end.

Most of the defensive flaws of Timberwolves are inherent and stubborn. Although finding Gobel no longer requires downs to frequently appear in the position of anti-blocking and dismantling, it does not mean that Downs does not need to face the front-line defense. When Gobel was not present, the natural sound of downs pushed to No. 5 was still the same. Even if Gobel was present, the opponent would split the No. 4 block, or the No. 4 shooter would run without the cover of the ball and break through the fixed point, it was not surprising that Downs was in a mess, and these contents met the sun twice. In addition, Russell’s single anti-weak, anti-blocking and dismantling cover, Hua Zi’s rotation of attention and other situations also exist, while Beverly and Vanderbilt were sent away, and the degradation of leading defense resources was inevitable.

But these are secondary. Gobertobottom’s ability is too strong. When he was present, there was still a lower limit in defense. In the absence of Gobel, although the Timberwolves had the problem of defense collapse, Finch still had downs + Reed to defend together, or Reed did not have to put down the choice of Downs’s single internal protection attack, although the diaphragm should, it is not yet fatal-only 101.6 offensive efficiency in the starting lineup is really fatal. For Soha’s Forest Wolf, it was originally expected that the first five-member group would establish an advantage. As a result, the score of this lineup was completely constipation and there was no ruling power.

Why is this happening?

A top-level space-type internal line of today’s alliance is equipped with a large center with excellent end efficiency. Such a match of 4/5 positions is not bad in space?

The former Vanderbilt was also the end position at the attack end of Timberwolves. Gobel did similar things and was bigger. Why did the effect downgrade instead?

This is not one thing, but the result of several things superimposed together.

The biggest difference between Gobel and Vanderbilt is that the latter lacks the range and will be targeted by some opponents with the 4/5 position dislocation, becoming the actual 5th position, but his tactical status is not high, while the former is true · number five. Gobel will act as a cover more frequently than Vanderbilt. For the ball holder, compared with Gobel’s blocking and dismantling with Downs, the difficulty naturally increases.

So, is this the reason why Russell and Huazi didn’t play well?

No, at least not all. Who Huazi is fighting with IS to beat himself. It is not so much that the space degradation and the change of cover people have an impact on him (in fact, Huazi often finds downs to break down), it’s better to say that he didn’t make progress, all kinds of fans dropped the ball, and he didn’t make progress but retreated, which was disappointing.

Russell also has most of his problems. Indeed, Gobel only has the advantage of cover area and the efficiency of eating cakes in small areas under the basket. It lacks the threat of downs in both directions, especially the follow-up ability of downs in the high receive the ball. However, most of the cover people in the league only have a single threat in the direction of going down, and there are also a lot of people who will not deal with the ball. For the top 1 position, it is a basic skill to drive and split the shield of this kind of center. If you want to partner with a pie center, you usually need to have such two competences:

The first is the ability to throw the ball with cover. This Russell has, in the face of a team with a center such as a stag squats, Russell used the cover of Gobel to get a jump shot, but he was not allowed to vote. This is a purely personal status issue;

Second, the development capability of the near Basket area. Cover does not always block people. A considerable part of the content is 2 to 2 that enter three point line. At this time, the goal of the ball holder and the cover person is RIM, which can rely on washing baskets, throwing, multi-topic dismantling defense for pie feeding. The leader recovered the defense, or the opponent center temporarily took over, and the ball was not given to his center. At this time, a partial one-on-one would be formed. This situation cannot be more common. The way to deal with it is to reorganize return (let’s not talk about it first), or to forcibly create space for action by personal ability.

This is Russell’s short-board ability. His shooting, passing, and even attacking baskets are highly dependent on the space created during the cover. After entering three point line, only the ball was suspended and the shooting was fake, after shaking away, the anti-defense players took a few more tricks. If the opponent was not fooled, Russell would have nothing to do.

We haven’t talked about Russell’s poor level of relieve a garrison. Russell can’t play high-quality anti-blocking and dismantling with both the upper and lower dimensions, and the shooting feeling that has not been brilliant since the beginning of the game, how much can he blame Gobel?

Hua Zi and Russell played poorly. First, they had to find out the reason from themselves. Instead, they changed their position to a bigger Tang Si, basically maintaining the scoring efficiency. However, Downs can only be “poor but independent”, while Timberwolves expect him to “reach the rule and help the whole world”. The Forest Wolf’s high and low positions, ox horn, low position, Spanish shield and demolition are basically launched around the two capabilities of the twin towers:

One is the end and cover of Gobel;

The second is the personal threat of downs and making axis transit.

Such a round should be the most ideal state for forest wolves.

Judging from the relationship mode of the two towers of the Forest Wolf, whether Gobel is under the basket or arch top, the Forest Wolf has some solutions. Objectively speaking, they are indeed in the running-in period. Some ideas are very good and there is room for improvement. The assists of downs have also risen this season, but there are so many mistakes. The organizational ability is not enough to control the role of the command tower. Sometimes the ideas and vision are in place, and the passing skills are poor. However, as a relatively single functional role, Gobel is limited by the team’s executive power and the post-field projection state. Some ideas have arrived, but the effect may not be in place. In addition, if you are new here, the overall tacit understanding is insufficient or you are too excited, it is inevitable to make some reluctant choices. The following rounds are typical:

Gobel can’t play with the ball near the basket. Go to three point line for cover and hit again. The choice is very reasonable, but Hua Zi can’t throw in;

The Timberwolves run tactics. Downs gave arch top Gobel. Gobel found that within a hundred miles, the two defenders who could solve their problems were near the bottom line. This tactic failed. Although the attack time is more, but the atmosphere is here, you can’t say “don’t like;

Downs couldn’t play the ball and started again. Gobel was receive the ball, waiting for Russell to be a hand-in. As a result, Gobel suddenly tried repeatedly between feeding cakes and fengshui ball, and ended up walking.

Of course, all the above situations can develop in a good direction. Russell and Huazi scored more goals in a warmer state, and the connection between downs and Gobel became smoother. The tactical cooperation of the whole team will become more tacit with time, which is all feasible, the first attack of Timberwolves is bound to play better.

However, the Forest wolf must not be able to answer the following questions:

When Downs was the environment for opening up space, Russell and Huazi dominated Gobel’s starting style, and the grade was not high enough. This is not a compatibility issue, but the level of Russell and Huazi. They were originally the second-line block and split hands;

When Downs was the core of ball holding tactics, the space environment around him was not good, and his organizational ability was not enough to control the whole team. The more suitable positioning was whether there was ball combination or not, release the cover person of dislocation punishment.

In other words, the “downs dilemma” is still unsolved.

Russell, Huazi, downs and Gobel are all good attacking players, but it is not so easy to put them together. Moreover, this is not all. The influence of Jayden Michael Daniels on the last puzzle cannot be ignored.

What is the difference between Jayden and Beverly?

Is it only that the latter has higher and more accurate three-point output than the former?

Not only.

If jeden is just three points, it is not worth mentioning it separately. After all, he has a good internal line and near Basket efficiency, and when there are more opportunities to end the connection segment, good game. However, the current situation is that the other four cores of Timberwolves cannot guarantee smooth development and attack. In other words, playing with the four bosses, the ball to jeden cannot be guaranteed as an opportunity. Russell can’t play the ball, in the awkward position of Gobel, stop the ball and get out of the ball, and Don broke the attack to get out of the nearest ball. All these will let jeden do some processing, but jeden can’t handle the ball.

The Timberwolves have four stars, but they can’t let the fifth point smoke at the bottom. It sounds funny, but this is the status quo. If we recall Beverly again, we will find that what he plays in Timberwolves is really not a simple 3D. In addition to the energy elements at both ends of attack and defense, Beverly is still a point that can handle the ball. As a point guard, Beverly is indeed not a qualified organizer, but as the fourth point on the court, his ability to hold the ball is more than enough.

We can call players like Gobel and jeden who need others to drive and have weak processing ability “entropy increasing” (increasing the disorder degree of the game). Beverly is not such a player. He can show his enthusiasm for the game and lead young people to fight, advance and punch the board, but it does not make trouble. Even when everyone is in chaos, he can also provide unexpected development contributions (such as beating Morant in the playoffs).

The first five-person group of Timberwolves currently has a net negative of 4.4 points in 100 rounds, and the error rate is close to 20%, which cannot be compared with the first one of the previous season. If we only look at jeden + Gobel replacing Van Debiao + Beverly, it seems that this should not be the result. After all, compared with the former two, the latter two did not attack much. However, considering the change of playing style and style, the pains during the running-in period, and the status of some players, it is not difficult to understand why there is such a result. The old version of the Timberwolves fought back against the mistakes made by the attack, and the chaotic war was forced to stew a pot of stew, which reduced the requirements for chemical reactions to a minimum. The new version of the twin towers Timberwolves can’t take this route and pursue more mature ways of playing, but they are still unable to control it for the time being.

The simplest analogy is that the Timberwolves in the past are like Idol Youth League, and singing RAP is done. Now that you are older, you need to transform your strength, so polishing your singing skills and acting skills is not an overnight thing.

What should I do?

When writing about Timberwolves leave allowances, it was mentioned that huazi was the biggest hope of this team. Jeden was a small hope. The progress of the two men would determine the upper limit of Timberwolves, as a result, neither of them made enough progress, and the upper limit was impossible. Continue to work together, while waiting for Russell and Huazi to recover, these will make the forest Wolf a little improved, at least the attack number will be more normal. However, it is unrealistic to expect Downs to perfectly control the role of the organization forward, Russell to drive the whole team in good order, and Huazi to balance personal attack and drive teammates in the shortest time. There are a lot of Timberwolves developers, but the level of the number one developer is not high, and it is not the type of team flowing, which is the fundamental reason why their upper limit can only be knocked at the door of the competition group. Timberwolves are not easy to move the four cores in a short period of time. Huazi and Timberwolves are the foundation of the team, and Gobel came, which is the face or even life of the management. Russell seems to be able to move, and there is also a problem of renewing the contract. The difficulty lies in the limited chips after the Soha, and it is difficult to trade upward.

These four can’t move for the time being, and the personnel adjustment that Timberwolves can do falls on the fifth member of the team. However, the Timberwolves do not have the right candidates to replace Jayden, and some compromise plans have their own problems:

The common solution to development confusion is to set up three defenders to improve space and re-launch capability. But who is suitable? None of them are suitable. These alternative defenders of Timberwolves have their own advantages-Nowell’s attack, Maclaurin’s organization, Forbes’s projection, Rivers is said to be able to comfort himself against the defensive position-but the comprehensive level is not worthy of starting, not to mention further degradation of defense;

Changing the front line to start is another way. Sledge-hammer can handle the ball, which is a candidate to try, but he works with Gobel, and the space will be worse. Prince has a better projection than sledge-hammer, but it is not enough to make up for the gap in other aspects. It is also a messy play.

Timberwolves need a fifth point with stronger comprehensive ability. Jeden can make the best progress continuously. If it cannot be done, it needs to find someone from the market. But it is too extravagant to let a team that has lost its future to talk about trading. It is a puzzle that can shoot, be energetic, handle the ball and defend, the price is not affordable. Unless it is the kind of expired veteran who is not young and in a temporarily depressed state, he may seek changes by the deadline of next year when the home team is in poor condition. Then, maybe there is a little hope.

For example……