He was ruled out for his rookie season, had a mixed sophomore year, and was ruled out again at the outset of his junior year.
For the Timberwolves, this was nothing short of a disaster. They had sacrificed their top historical player for Greg Oden, but surprisingly, Russell Westbrook, who was initially chosen to assist Oden, quickly improved with the help of veteran McGrady and had already become a formidable new force in the Western.
"You know, Lu, we lost to the Timberwolves before," Fei said before the game started, "At that time, George was the coach."
Lu asked, "If we win tonight, can we shut some people up?"
"No."
If keyboard warriors' mouths were that easy to shut, the internet wouldn't be so chaotic.
Fei said, "But you can use this as an example to tell others that the game is unpredictable. The games you lose, George could lose too."
The Timberwolves' model for winning was basically just one.