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Glenn Gruward did not immediately contact the Sonics management, but waited for Yang Rui to help John Wallace brush up the data to increase his transaction value.

Yang Rui no longer communicated with John, he felt that he had nothing to say.

The Raptors are no longer the weak team of last season. Camby and Stoudemire asked for a trade before. John is purely trying to get more playing opportunities and work hard to get a high-paying long-term contract in the summer.

To put it bluntly, John cares more about personal data and contracts than team records and group honors, which is a bit selfish.

And his mind is really not very bright. He was just a marginal man when he was in the Knicks. Last season, the Raptors were at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Where does he have the confidence that other teams will be reused? If other teams also come on the bench, it will be so exciting to look back at the Raptors becoming the powerhouse in the Eastern Conference.

Yang Rui thinks this is very likely to happen, but he doesn't intend to remind, let alone persuade people to stay. He was afraid that John wouldn't want to leave. If everyone on the team refused to leave, they wouldn't be able to get someone useful to the Raptors in exchange for someone on the fringes.

On the evening of the 26th, Yang Rui adjusted the lineup and let John and O'Neal start together.

The Timberwolves played well at the beginning, relying on the ability to evacuate from the inside, Marbury broke through from the outside, and basically couldn't hit the basket. Both teams have the same strengths and weaknesses.

The Raptors played very anxiously with the Timberwolves in the first quarter, falling behind 23 to 25.

Timberwolves inside is a combination of Garnett and Joe Smith, both of them are thin and tall, with poor confrontation, scoring from outside shots, the Raptors sent two players with strong mobility to defend, which not only prevented the big Timberwolves from shooting, Also works well on pick-and-roll defenses.

Jermaine O'Neal and Garnett are of the same type, mutual grams. Jermaine O'Neal is difficult to score when Garnett is staring at him, and his teammates guarantee the offense. He just needs to open up the space.

If Garnett doesn't make a shot, the Timberwolves will lack important scoring points. There are too few scoring points in the team, so the Timberwolves will suffer even more.

Joe Smith didn't show any advantage against John. He was too soft and was called the "parallel importer". In Yang Rui's previous life, he had joined 12 teams in total in his career, including joining the 76ers and Timberwolves twice, and changed teams 14 times. He is a famous homeless man.

In the second quarter, McGrady served as the point forward, and Di Brown, Detref, and Christie opened the outside line to catch and shoot. Willis screens the side and then cuts for the offensive rebound.

With no cover in the middle, McGrady can choose to single out directly, because his opponent is 36-year-old veteran Sam Mitchell.

Yang Rui is very familiar with Mitchell, so he arranged a simple single challenge technique. The gap in athletic ability between the two is too great.

Mitchell's physical fitness is average, and he can't run fast or jump high. His achievements are all hard work and can only rely on skills. For a guy who didn't hit the pros until he was 26, his greatest value on the court was what Minnesotans would say years later: He was the man Garnett grew up with.

In his previous life, Mitchell's most glorious performance came after he retired. He became the head coach of the Raptors and won the best head coach in the 2006-2007 season.

When he first took office, he repaid everyone's love with a 33 wins and 49 losses, making Aluyu the worst No. 8 pick in league history; lost the greatest player in team history Vince Carter; he was still in 2005 -The 06 season allowed the Raptors to be recorded in NBA history. The team's 27 wins and the bottom of the Eastern Conference are not important. The important thing is that against the Lakers on January 22, 2006, he allowed Kobe to score 81 points alone.

There is no doubt that Mitchell is a good guy. If a bad guy were the coach, Kobe would probably be chased by someone with a knife when he scored 70 points...

When Mitchell was defending, he was too close, and McGrady could pass him with a change of direction. If the distance was too far, McGrady pulled directly, and the 198cm floor flow couldn't block the shot at all.

Teammates help defend, McGrady passes the ball along the way, and teammates shoot three-pointers.

The Timberwolves were beaten 13-0, and coach Saunders was forced to request a timeout.

They mainly rely on the trident of Marbury, Garnett, and Joe Smith to win the game. The substitutes are weak. Mitchell and Bobby Jackson are the best substitutes, and the defense is not good.

Sanders switched back to the starting lineup, and the substitute couldn't stand it at all. After that, the two cores were also very disappointing, and they took turns shooting.

In the second half, McGrady and Carter singled out the Timberwolves outside.

Peeler, who is 193cm tall and weighs 94kg, is at a disadvantage against Carter. After Peeler left the field, the Timberwolves had only one three-pointer left by Marbury, unable to break through the shrinking defense. The Timberwolves trailed by 21 points in three quarters, and the situation is over.

In the final quarter, Yang Rui deliberately asked John to play more, and arranged counterattack tactics to help him brush up the data. The Timberwolves took the opportunity to recover some points, but failed to reverse.

108 to 96, the Raptors ended their two-game losing streak.

Garnett lost his standard in this game, only 4 of 15 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

Jermaine O'Neal had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. The data is not inferior. He made 6 of 12 shots and 4 of 4 free throws. His shooting percentage was better.

John Wallace played 32 minutes and scored 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 blocks. This performance was good. His physical fitness is indeed very strong, and his height of 203 cm is not disadvantageous in the 4th position. Even Yang Rui admits that John is stronger than Lewis in terms of immediate combat power.

After winning the game, John was a little proud. He thought that the management must have put pressure on Yang Rui, so he increased his playing time, but he proved himself and slapped the coaching staff in the face.

However, he has no plans to stay. He wants to go to other teams to become the starter, play good numbers, get a big contract, and eventually aim for the All-Star, making the Raptors regret it.

Today you ignore me, tomorrow I will make you unable to climb high.

On the 28th, the Raptors played at home against the Bulls, the worst team in the Eastern Conference, and won equally easily. 111 to 90.

In order to better help the players to collect statistics, Yang Rui let John Wallace come off the bench, and it would take a lot of effort on the defensive end for him to start against Kukoc.

It is much easier to score against the unknown substitutes of the Bulls. The white forward Crone David, who entered the NBA this year without being drafted, moves slowly and cannot keep up with John.

Wallace made 9 of 16 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks.

After back-to-back away games against the Hornets on March 1, Yang Rui reduced the playing time of two inside veterans after arranging a data collection strategy for John, and directly let Detref take a break.

John scored 16 points and 10 rebounds, no assists, and the data is not bad.

The Raptors lost 94 to 97. It was not John's fault that several outside players felt bad.

Carter had a chance to tie the game into overtime, but he escaped the defense with a screen, and a nearly open three-pointer missed the basket.

After the game, Glenn thought the time had come and contacted SuperSonics manager Willie Walker to propose a trade. No matter how you look at it now, John Wallace is much better than Lewis.