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"Incredible, Bai has twelve steals. Bai is unique in the league's steals list." - "The New York Times"

"Crazy Bai, poor Grizzlies, Bai makes all Grizzlies fans despair." - "Los Angeles Evening News"

"White should be nominated for Defensive Player of the Year, he deserves this honor." - "Minnesota Daily"

"Twelve steals, it's amazing. There has never been a rookie as good as Bai." - "NBA Online"

"Bai has improved the defensive strength of the league. He made Durant, Harden and the others ashamed." - "Sports Today"

"Bai will get more defensive honors, and he definitely has the ability to be selected for the All-Defensive Team." - "Houston Daily"

The game between the Timberwolves and the Grizzlies ended. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies by a 25-point margin. The fourth quarter of the two teams became garbage time.

What fans and the media are talking about the most is Bai Yi's twelve steals.

He broke the steal record, and in just one season, he became the most dazzling star in the league's steals list.

In the league, players and media attach great importance to steal data.

Many players have average defense, but like to gamble and try to steal.

Because good steals represent a player's defensive strength, the higher the number of steals, the higher the bargaining chips they have to ask the club, and the more money they can get.

Bai Yi doesn't need this. He is the core of the Timberwolves and the star player of the Timberwolves.

If it were the 1990s, then Kobe, Jordan, and Duncan were all required to integrate offense and defense.

At that time, the media and fans believed that a good player not only had good offense, but also had to be very strong defensively.

Later, James, Paul, Wade and others came, although their defense was not as good as it was in the Jordan era.

But the basic attitude and basic defensive strength are still online.

But things are different now, especially for a group of stars led by Durant, Harden, and Westbrook, such as Curry and Irving, their defense is very average, even very bad.

Curry has a very positive attitude, but his physical condition is so poor that he is basically a cash machine for the opposing team.

As for the three brothers Durant, Harden, and Westbrook, their defense is really eye-catching.

It was simply unwatchable, not only was the defensive end messed up, but the attitude was also bad.

Owen Williams and they are also similar.

Bai Yi can also be considered as one of this group of players, but he is so good at defense and is so active in stealing when the team is leading.

For fans who experienced the Jordan era.

Bai Yi is so compatible with each other. Many non-Timberwolves fans say that Bai Yi is their favorite player outside of their home team.

In the eyes of many coaches in the league, Bai Yi also receives very high praise.

Bulls head coach Thibodeau is a defensive coach. When interviewed by reporters, he said bluntly: "Bai has set a new example. I hope all young players can learn from him. They must not only score, but also

Will defend."

"Although your contribution on the defensive end is often not reflected in statistics, all of us can see it. Everyone knows how much you have paid."

"I will support Bai to be the best defensive player this season and I will give him a vote."

Pacers head coach Vogel is also a defensive coach. He chuckled when facing reporters: "You know, I have always liked Bai Bai very much."

"He perfectly meets my requirements for players, defense, defense, defense. The most important thing is defense. After defense, comes offense."

"In the playoffs and the finals, whoever defends better will be the winner."

"I support Bai becoming the best defensive player this season and I will vote for him."

In addition to these two, more than a dozen coaches were interviewed by reporters. Almost everyone supported Bai Yi very much. They all said that they would vote for Bai Yi for the best defensive player.

More and more evidence shows that Bai Yi is the best defensive player this season.

In fact, the league has conducted surveys before regarding the candidates for the best defensive player this season.

In previous surveys, many coaches recognized Howard, and some supported Chandler and Garfield.

These three people are all inside players in the league.

Among them, Howard has won the Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive seasons.

Over the past three seasons, he has single-handedly supported the Magic's defense.

In fact, Chandler and Garfield's role is similar to Howard's. They both support the inside and have strong frame protection capabilities, as well as the final help defense function.

This is the advantage of inside players.

Since ancient times, the league's best defensive players have mostly been post players.

There are very few outside players.

For example, Kobe has been an All-Defensive player in the league for eight seasons.

But he never won Defensive Player of the Year.

Jordan is the only league superstar to have received this honor.

Now that Bai Yi is so good, if he is selected as the league's best defensive player, then he will be the second person after Jordan.

This honor is undoubtedly very commendable.

After all, Bai Yi is not an experienced player. He can now be a rookie. A rookie can win the best defensive player. He is the first person in this record.

In the past many years, no rookie has received such an honor.

In fact, over the years, only five players, such as Duncan, made the All-Defensive Team in their rookie seasons.

But as strong as Duncan, he didn't win the best defensive player in his rookie season.

So this honor is really rare and it is an important recognition.

So many media are hyping Baiyi, and defensive coaches like Vogel and Thibodeau have given them affirmation.

This makes Timberwolves fans excited. They believe that Bai Yi will win very heavyweight honors in his rookie season, and there will be many.

Such an honor is undoubtedly beneficial to Baiyi's competition for the regular season MVP.

This makes Bulls fans quite dissatisfied. They don't understand why Thibodeau supports Bai Yi like this. Isn't this staking the enemy?

Thibodeau also explained this, "I hope Bai will get more and more support. He deserves all the praise, because our new generation of players are getting worse defensively, and we need to set the right example."

"Maybe defense is not as dazzling as offense, but we must understand that defense wins and defense wins championships."

Thibodeau's words are not only supported by many coaches, but also old-school players such as O'Neal and Barkley basically agree with Thibodeau's words.

They feel that the current players' defense is too weak, which makes the game more ugly and does not feel evenly matched.

They feel that the league should promote young players like Bai Yi who are excellent defenders.