Chapter 77 Preparing for the Olympics
Madman Sprewell will be 35 years old next season.

Alien Cassell will be 36 years old next season.

The two performed well last season, but who can say whether they will still perform well next season?
And at this time the Lakers have disintegrated, so the Timberwolves naturally want to break out of the West!
Although Ricky Davis was a quasi-All-Star in his prime, if the Madman ages next season, he will be the best replacement for the Madman.

And the Timberwolves' target is not just Ricky Davis, they also want Mark Blunt, the Celtics' starting center last season.

Although Mark Blunt is also a blue-collar center, his biggest advantage over the average blue-collar center is his shooting ability!
His career averages are 42.6% from mid-range and 45.5% from long range.

If Mark Blount replaces the Timberwolves' original center "Sugar Man" Michael Olowokandi, the Timberwolves' tactics may become more diverse.

"Forget it, just agree to McHale! The Timberwolves' lineup will only have two years to compete for the championship.

In 2007, they were either rebuilding or preparing to rebuild, and their first-round pick was a good asset by then.”

The Cardinals agreed to the deal anyway.

With the assets the Timberwolves have at the moment, if they want to trade for Ricky Davis and Mark Brown without moving their main players, they can only use draft picks.

In this transaction, the Timberwolves gave up the draft pick.

Whether it is Kurt Thomas, Okur, Perkins, or even Lin Yu, they can all play the center position.

Although Mark Bronte is a good rim-protecting center, his role is definitely not particularly important for the Celtics today.

So in the end, the Cardinals agreed to the deal.

The Timberwolves sent: backup guard Fred Hoiberg, backup center Earvin Johnson and a 2007 first-round draft pick.

Celtics send out: Ricky Davis, Chucky Atkins, Mark Blunt.

This deal basically means the Timberwolves get a first-round pick in exchange for three players who can immediately fight. As for the two substitutes, they are both veterans at the end of their careers.

After the trade with the Timberwolves, the Celtics' 15-man roster was officially complete.

……

Time flies and comes to January 8th.

The men's basketball team has also finished their training and is ready to embark on the journey to the Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games officially opened on the 13th.

But before that, the men's basketball players have to go to the Olympic Village first.

The twelve-man roster for the men's basketball team was also officially released.

Yao Ming, Lin Yu, Daba, Alian, Mo Ke, Du Feng, Zhu Fangyu, Chen Ke, Li Nan, Zhang Jinsong, Guo Shiqiang, Liu Wei (anti-river crab)
Boarded the plane to Yadian.

Yao Ming was sitting next to Lin Yu, looking at the news in the newspaper and said to Lin Yu with emotion: "It turns out that the Dream Team is not really invincible!"

Lin Yu glanced at the title: In the Cologne warm-up match, Italy beat the Dream Team by 17 points!
"The Dream Team is also human, they don't have superhuman powers. In my opinion, the Dream Team has at least three problems right now."

Three questions! ?
Although Lin Yu's voice was not loud, Harrison, Jonas, Alian and others nearby heard it.

At this time, everyone turned their eyes to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu did not hide anything.

"First, under FIBA ​​rules, players are required to pay more attention to shooting, and the players on the Dream Team are not considered strong shooters."

If Lin Yu remembered correctly, in the original history, the Dream Team's outside shooting percentage was less than 40%.

For ordinary players, it is definitely acceptable, but for the Dream Team composed entirely of stars, this is indeed not a satisfactory hit rate.

Iverson, Marbury and others are better at breaking through and causing damage. They can be said to be good at shooting, but they are definitely not at the level of "sharpshooters".

Not only is Shehuigua, the future FIBA ​​killer, still leveling up at this time, the Dream Team VI head coach Larry Brown doesn't give him much playing time at all.

"Second, the Dream Team's inside players are seriously lacking in height. Both Odom and Marion are short inside players, and the only one with a normal height is Duncan." Under FIBA ​​rules, there is no three-second rule in the interior.

Moreover, in Duncan's original history, he also admitted after the game that he was not adapted to FIBA ​​rules.

This makes the Dream Team's inside line extremely weak.

"The third and most important point is that the Dream Team has no tactics."

Of the original Dream Team members, only Iverson and Duncan reported, so many players were just there to make up the numbers.

The Dream Team was fully formed before participating in the Olympics.

It would be strange for a team like this to have any tactics.

No tactics?
"Lin, I don't agree with what you said. The Dream Team has a short training schedule and many stars, so it is normal that they don't have any tactics."

"It's not just the Dream Team 6, even the previous Dream Teams had this problem, but it doesn't affect the Dream Team's invincibility."

'Silver Fox' Harris obviously did not agree with the last question Lin Yu asked.

In fact, after the 21st century, European basketball has surpassed American basketball in terms of tactics.

Including future basketball space theory.

In fact, they are all summarized from European basketball.

however……

Facts have proved that no matter how strong the tactics are, they are vulnerable in the face of talent.

The Dream Team used their talent time and time again to defeat the European powerhouses that used sophisticated tactics.

So Harris doesn’t think that the last question Lin Yu mentioned is a problem.

"Coach, there is nothing wrong with what you said, but the Dream Team in the last Olympics had defensive stalwarts like Payton, Kidd, Garnett, and Mourning."

"The Dream Team really doesn't need too many tactics. Using full-court high-intensity defense to force opponents to make mistakes, counterattack, and cooperate with pick-and-roll, this simple tactic is enough."

"But the current Dream Team, no matter how many defensive stalwarts they bring, can they still launch a counterattack?"

Harris was stunned when he heard Lin Yu's words.

Then, his eyes were instantly filled with surprise.

Jonas was even more exaggerated, with his mouth wide open, looking at Lin Yu in disbelief.

Dayao looked at Lin Yu with a look of shock at this time.

Jonas' voice was filled with shock and emotion.

"I now believe, Lin, that you are the successor to Larry Bird that the Celtics are looking for. You are so outstanding. I think even if you retire now, you will definitely be a great coach in the future who is no less than the Phil Jackson and K. K.!"

Jonas also sighed: "Lin, you are so talented, not only in physical talent, but also in basketball IQ, which are all at the historical level! You will definitely be a great player in the future!"

"Yes, Jonas is right. Lin will definitely be a great player in the future. It is my honor to coach such a player!"

Harris also agreed with Yunus's point of view at this time.

Dayao said: "Dayu's basketball IQ is too high. When Dayu grows up for a few more years, I think it won't be a problem whether it's the championship or leading the men's basketball team to win a medal!"

Lin Yu actually didn't care about the feelings of several people.

To put it bluntly, the impression that the Dream Team left on everyone at this time was 'invincible' and 'unbeatable'...

But as a time traveler, Lin Yu knew that the Dream Team was not truly invincible.

(End of this chapter)