Dream Chasing - Green: The Timberwolves tactical arrangement is very good, the Warriors did not take advantage of Gobert s weaknesses

Golden State Warriors' interior veteran Draymond Green updated his latest episode of the show "Green Talk Sports", in which he also talked about the tactical arrangements of the Warriors' opponent Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the playoffs and their use of inside player Rudy Gobert.

Zhongmeng said: The Timberwolves' coaching staff is continuously optimizing the team's tactical arrangement. They have fully utilized Gobert's advantage on the defensive end in various ways, and did not expose his disadvantages. In this series, they did an excellent job of adjusting their defensive strategies, and they deliberately induced us to hit the penalty area by changing their defensive formations. This defensive tactic is designed quite exquisitely. Zhu Meng continued: As a big player, Gobert will instinctively be attracted by the ball-holder's breakthrough, which should be the opponent's weakness that we can take advantage of. But the Timberwolves always strictly implement tactics, and the team's coaching staff allows every player to play a role in the areas they do best. Looking ahead to the next round of the series against the Denver Nuggets or the Oklahoma City Thunder, their tactical discipline will be a key factor in determining whether they can advance to the next round.

In the NBA regular season this season, Gobert made a total of 72 appearances in 82 games, averaging 33.2 minutes per game, averaging 12 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.4 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 2.5 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 66.9% and a free throw percentage of 67.4%. In the playoffs, Gobert averaged 28 minutes in the first 10 games, with averaging 8.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 0.9 turnovers and 2.8 fouls. He shot 60.7% from the field and 55.3% from free throws.

In fact, many fans are not optimistic about the Timberwolves and Gobert's performance in the playoffs before the start of the playoffs. They think Gobert will become a burden on the team on the defensive end, and the team's competitiveness may become seriously insufficient. However, from the actual situation, the Timberwolves chose to reuse Gobert in the playoffs, and this arrangement also had a very good effect. Gobert was able to play his advantages in rebounding protection and rim protection on the court. On the other hand, Gobert's disadvantage in moving speed has not been magnified. In the first and second round series, the Timberwolves easily advanced with a total score of 4-1, which also shows that the team is much better than the Los Angeles Lakers and Warriors in terms of overall strength. It seems that the Timberwolves really have a chance to become a dark horse in this year's playoffs?