http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=1706015 On the list of Coaches With Stoppers, no one has a cozier spot than Minnesota's Flip Saunders. None of Flip's peers has a 7-footer who can harass guards all over the floor and still make it back to the rim in time to outleap everyone under the bucket and grab the rebound. Only now, Flip is even more fortunate. He has the rare privilege of being able to deploy the imperious Kevin Garnett as the point man in his zone schemes or assign him to players of all sizes ... but no longer the necessity to do so. Not since the Wolves were able to sign Trenton Hassell for, well, basically nothing. Hard as it is for Bulls fans to digest the fact that the Jalen Rose experiment cost them Ron Artest and Brad Miller, their latest disappointment is the sight of Hassell emerging as a key role player on one of the league's best teams. Hassell was Chicago's last cut in training camp, then signed with the Wolves. Two months later, Saunders can be heard on a nightly basis calling Hassell "a young Bruce Bowen." "Like when Bruce was a younger guy who can really defend but still just earning a reputation (as a stopper)," Saunders said. "Trenton is great. We'll put him on anybody." It's important for a couple reasons. Not only does Hassell's presence allow Saunders to demand less defensively from Latrell Sprewell -- which saves Spree's legs for the playoffs -- it also enables Saunders to keep Garnett closer to the rim. Little wonder KG is blocking more than two shots per game (2.4) for the first time since his second season in the league. The Wolves, meanwhile, are now mixing in as many zone looks defensively as they did two seasons ago, when they were known as the NBA's biggest proponents of the new rules. And when Hassell isn't stopping the other team's high scorer, Saunders is more than ready to revert to his trusty 7-foot ball chaser. Last Saturday, with Dallas raining in a flurry of late 3-pointers, Minnesota had Garnett back out by the arc during Dallas' attempt to stage a fourth-quarter rally, blitzing Steve Nash with a nasty smile on his face. "Kevin's tough to limit when he's on the court," Saunders said, wearing his own grin. It's important for a couple reasons. Not only does Hassell's presence allow Saunders to demand less defensively from Latrell Sprewell -- which saves Spree's legs for the playoffs -- it also enables Saunders to keep Garnett closer to the rim. Little wonder KG is blocking more than two shots per game (2.4) for the first time since his second season in the league. The Wolves, meanwhile, are now mixing in as many zone looks defensively as they did two seasons ago, when they were known as the NBA's biggest proponents of the new rules. And when Hassell isn't stopping the other team's high scorer, Saunders is more than ready to revert to his trusty 7-foot ball chaser. Last Saturday, with Dallas raining in a flurry of late 3-pointers, Minnesota had Garnett back out by the arc during Dallas' attempt to stage a fourth-quarter rally, blitzing Steve Nash with a nasty smile on his face. "Kevin's tough to limit when he's on the court," Saunders said, wearing his own grin. -- 賺錢的機會來嚕` 這篇文章我很有興趣~好像是在說明Hassell的重要性 由於下午和晚上要外出~希望有人能幫忙翻譯嚕^^ 謝謝灰狼版的各位朋友 -- --

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