How long does it take to slide from the top spot in the West to the second-to-last in the West? If you ask this question for the diehard Minnesota fans, they will definitely tell you with a depressed look on your face, it will only take two seasons.

It really only takes two seasons. At the beginning of the 2003-04 season, no one believed that the Timberwolves could occupy the top spot in the West. Similarly, no one dared to believe that Garnett could survive the nightmare of the first round of the playoffs.[]

But those guys did it, especially when they actually killed the Sacramento Kings, who are famous for their gorgeousness in the seventh match. The four-to-three score is enough for them to create the team's playoff history!

It was also the happiest season in Minnesota fans' memories, and they enjoyed every victory.

They rushed to the Western Conference Finals, and although they finally fell at the foot of the Lakers, everyone may think that the Timberwolves guys will definitely make a comeback next season and subvert the Lakers' dominance.

Especially when the Lakers were defeated by the Pistons in the Finals, that kind of light seemed to be right in front of me.

Moreover, O'Neal decided to give up the Lakers' trip to Miami, and F4 also broke up the group as a result. It seemed that the Timberwolves' biggest opponent had automatically collapsed, and fans and management believed that their opportunity had come.

But Sanders failed to continue his magic, and the Timberwolves, who went on a fight with a lot of problems, began to collapse.

Their regular season results have shrunk by at least 40%! Even Kevin McHale has been on the way, but it has not even been able to save the team's decline. They have not even crossed the threshold for the playoffs in the 2004-05 season.

When everyone thought the future was bright, the Timberwolves did a destruction of the Great Wall.

The 2005-06 season is still the same, and not only the team's record is poor, but all the players who helped the team reach the Western Conference Finals have also gone almost the same. The only one who stayed was Garnett himself.

Kassel and Spreeville left because of salary issues, which is understandable. Maybe you can say that Spreeville is an old guy and a Lions speaks big, but the incompetence of the Timberwolves management is also one of the reasons.

If they could finalize the contract details in advance or make a backup plan earlier, perhaps all of this would not have developed to such a level. Unfortunately, there would never be any regret medicine in this world.

Two of the three-headed monsters left. If they could rely on the salary space to absorb some players, the Timberwolves would not have been the second-last in the West last season.

But their deal was just for Szebiak and Ogvokandi. Ricky Davis and Mark Blunt who were recruited by them could not provide much help to Garnett.

The tactical system that was finally built at the beginning was basically ruined after the three-headed monster disintegrated.

Moreover, in this season's draft, the Timberwolves' management was very treacherous and replaced Brandon Roy with the Trail Blazers, and they just got ownership of Randy Foye.

There is no need for others to make too many comments on the performance of these two newcomers in the past 20 games. If Rondo and Chen Feng were not allowed, Roy would definitely dominate the newcomer list this season.

Foye is actually not bad, but compared to Roy, his immatureness is not a little bit, and he can't bear the burden on Garnett's shoulders. No matter how you look at it now, it's a loss-making deal.

Coach Dwyne Casey now only brings the team 8 wins and 14 losses. Although this guy also scored four consecutive victories at the beginning of the game, the next one was a six-game losing streak.

After each winning streak, they will be accompanied by a longer losing streak. This is all Dwyne Casey can bring. Minnesota fans have almost begun to despair this season.

In fact, it was not only them who were desperate, but Kevin Garnett was probably the one who was the most desperate, especially when he was alone on the court and snatched points, but no one could help him.

Often, the Timberwolves' offensive mode is one, that is, Garnett plays solo by himself, and the rest of the people can open up space. Whether they can play in or not is not a matter of concern at all.

Anyway, Garnett's own data is still Garnett's own data. If he can't score, they are not responsible for the bystanders. After all, they are not the core of the team, they are just a group of passers-by.

"With Superman's first-class annual salary, you should carry the team forward!" At this time, no one would comfort Garnett. Some media that took advantage of the situation would gloat and watch the show. In the eyes of those guys, high school students with sky-high contracts must be worthy of those salary and cannot complain.

Those unscrupulous reporters are just waiting for Garnett to complain, get angry, or even verbally abuse. If this guy shows that emotion, even if it is a sign, the reporters will magnify it infinitely.

Perhaps in the eyes of those unscrupulous guys, Garnett is just a flower-making rack that earns high salaries but cannot lead the team forward, or a pure data-brushing machine.

In fact, Garnett has been in the NBA for so long, and he has seen all kinds of situations, and it is not without them when it is worse than this. It is just that the first time he felt that his life in Minnesota was so difficult.

The combination with Marbury and Gugliotta, not to mention sweeping the west, at least it could make Zhu Qiang frightened, but in the end it was because of his high salary that Marbury left here desperately.

Similarly, in the eyes of many people, Cassel and Spreeville's departure is also because of Gatene's high salary. If this guy hadn't received the maximum salary, maybe the Timberwolves would have been the NBA champion for a long time.

Although this guy has done a lot for the team, what everyone is watching now is probably his checkbook.

You can never change the view of others, even the leader of Joe, so no matter how hard Garnett is on the court, his life in Minnesota has become increasingly sad.

From the day Iverson left the Sixers, news about Garnett's upcoming departure is no longer a secret in Minnesota. Although no one knows exactly when it is, all this will definitely happen.

Even McHale did not firmly say that Garnett would not leave, and as for the puppet coach Dwyne Casey, he would not say anything, and the fans' reaction was not very strong.

When all this began to become colder, Garnett also knew that he might really be leaving.

Maybe I have been in a place for too long, so long that people have begun to get tired of your existence. This is the situation Garnett has to deal with now.

No one cares how much Timberwolves history this guy has rewritten, and all they can remember now is the big contracts of over $100 million, not those brilliant data.

Garnett didn't know what his future would be, but when he saw his former teammate Spreville and his old rival Weber in Boston, there was a ridiculous black humor fermenting.

He had fought with Weber more than once on the court, but now that guy is no longer the gorgeous soul of the Sacramento Kings, and he, perhaps one day, will leave the Timberwolves.

When Spreville saw Garnett, he also opened his arms and hugged him. However, he was fighting against the enemy side by side, but now he is an opponent, which makes Garnett a little dazed.

There is also Szebiak, the second-in-commander of the Timberwolves who often needs Garnett to open an open gap for him. Now he is very calm in Boston as a substitute in front of the bench.

As for Ogvokandi, that was already a thing of the past. However, when facing these acquaintances and opponents, Garnett didn't know how to describe his current mood.

Sour or depression? I guess only he can understand what he is feeling at this moment...

But Garnett knew that Boston is no longer the team at the bottom of the league last season like the Timberwolves. They are recovering and rising strongly, while the Timberwolves are still hovering at the trough.

It's really a trough, a trough that you can't see at all hope, even a tough guy like Garnett.

When facing such a dilemma between the Timberwolves, he can only guarantee that he will fight every game, but he cannot guarantee that the team can win.

This is a very desperate state. I guess Pierce can definitely understand Garnett's loneliness at this moment.

Just like him, Garnett is now carrying the hopeless team forward in a state of physical and mental exhaustion. Although there are nearly 60 games left, hope has long been extinguished.

Envy? Perhaps, at least when Garnett saw the bandits in Boston, he at least hoped that there would be a few teammates like that around him to help him share the burden.

Unfortunately, now Garnett looked back and saw that apart from Dwayne Casey's silent expression, the remaining guys were more numb.

Only Ricky Davis and Mark Blunt, the guys who came from the Celtics, were preparing to counterattack their old masters, and the rest were obviously trying to do whatever they wanted.

The Timberwolves, which had previously lost five games in a row, obviously didn't mind losing another loss at North Shore Garden Arena.

Anyway, everyone knows that their purpose is to play badly, so it is better to be a little bit completely. Even Dwyne Casey himself said helplessly before the game, "The team's current state has not recovered yet."

The regular season, which has played more than 20 games, has not recovered yet? Maybe by the end of this season, Casey will still use this sentence to deal with reporters' interviews, of course, the premise is that he can always be the coach.

Looking at the No. 99, who was preparing for the event not far away, Garnett seemed to see the momentum he had just entered the NBA, the ubiquitous explosive power, as if he would hurt his opponent at any time.

"Maybe I can't save this team, but I hope I can do my best to defeat every opponent before leaving. Boston, maybe Boston will win this game, but I will never lose to you!"

While tidying up his wrist guards, the wolf king who was silently licking his wounds stood alone on the side of the court...

This may be a game with no chance of winning for the Timberwolves, but for Garnett, he will do his best to defeat every opponent standing in front of him.

When 21 meets 99, this arena may be filled with sparks...

(The fifth update, a little late two or three minutes later... I tried my best... I still ask for various requests, click, red tickets, collection, yes, support!!! Also recommend two more books for my friend, book number: 197541 Book title: Rebirth of the Idiom of the Flowers Sun Yichen was reborn. As a former business tycoon, Sun Yichen's idea after rebirth was to enjoy life, pick up girls, adjust **, enough. Book number: 158380 Book title: The coach book of the legendary godfather Bill Gaizi is very good and worth reading.)


Chapter completed!