I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 22

The game was over a few minutes later, with the Clippers beating the Lakers by 95 points, 73-22, at the University of Nevada Stadium.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Min Congda came to his senses and realized that the 200 yuan he had been thinking about was gone.

"200 yuan, US dollars, my first salary since I came to the United States, so it's gone? I can't get it? Mom, this is unscientific, how did I win?"

"By the way, it must be Kim Hughes! This guy must not let Curry play. He has been letting Gordon and other powerful people play. Wouldn't he win the game?"

"No wonder, Curry has been sitting on the bench, making a mistake, I made a mistake! Drinking was wrong! You must watch from the sidelines in the end, let Curry get on, don't let Gordon get on!"

Min Congda quickly found the reason for the team's win. It must be that Kim Hughes didn't let Curry play, which led to the team winning the game.

At this time, the Clippers players finished the game and were about to leave. Curry saw Min Congda standing on the sidelines, and rushed up with a happy smile: "Hey! Mr. Smart, why did you come! The game is over!"

Min Congda looked gloomy and said, "I'm sorry, I drank too much yesterday and couldn't get up in the morning. How about it, you don't have much time to play today, right?"

Curry nodded quickly and said, "Yeah, how do you know? I only played for a while, and the coach replaced me."

When Min Congda heard this, he was furious, Hughes really hurt me!

Leaving Curry behind, Min Congda went to Hughes, who was chatting with Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw.

Seeing Min Congda coming over, Hughes hurriedly said, "Oh, Smarty is here! You drank too much yesterday, so I didn't wake you up this morning. I'm so sorry."

Min Congda blamed it: "Why did you only let Curry play for a while and then let him sit on the bench? He is the key training object of the team. You should let him play more games!"

Hughes was a little surprised, he spread his hands innocently and said, "Uh...Mr. Smart, because..."

Before Hughes explained, Min Congda said again: "What is the purpose of our summer league? It is to let young people get exercise and let players like Curry discover their potential. This is the most important thing. how is it?"

"Is this kind of competition important? It doesn't count in the final score!"

Hughes was a little at a loss, and hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry Mr. Smart, I... I just directed the game according to the normal rotation process. Stephen's performance was very good, so I didn't let him play more. I didn't understand what you meant. Feel sorry……"

"Sorry? Do you know I'm two hundred...huh? No..." Min Congda suddenly realized what was wrong. Curry played very well, so he didn't play more?

What is this situation?

"Curry's performance is very good, how good?"

"Curry scored 25 points in the first half, made 6 of 5 three-pointers, played a few minutes in the second half, scored 30 points, we led by more than ten points, and I replaced him. I think more Give the other players a chance to perform."

Hughes explained with some helplessness, Brian Shaw on the side looked stupid, it was just a summer league, should it be so serious?
Min Congda scratched his face, feeling a little flustered in his heart.

25 points at halftime, what concept?It seems to be very powerful.

6 of 5 three-pointers, what is the concept?It feels great too.

As for how good he is, Min Congda doesn't know, he doesn't understand the meaning of basketball players' data.

But looking at the total score, there are more than a dozen people in the team, with a total of more than 90 points, and he scored 30 points alone.

One-third of the score, that must be great!
"It's over, why is it so powerful? Did I choose the wrong one? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Min Congda doesn't believe that Curry is so awesome, if that's the case, wouldn't he make a wrong decision?

So what should he do with his bad plan?

Curry saw Min Congda and Hughes arguing about something, and ran over to understand the situation.

Hughes explained: "Mr. Smart thinks I gave you too little playing time and didn't give you enough opportunities. Sorry, I will let you play more in the next game."

Curry felt flattered, and hurriedly said: "No, no, I... With a lot of lead, I should rest. Smart, coach Hughes did the right rotation, and he didn't deliberately compress my playing time. "

Thinking that Min Congda was arguing with Hughes because of his short playing time, Curry was even more moved. Mr. Smart is really good for me.

Min Congda calmed down a little, and smiled reluctantly: "Stephen, you played very well. We can all beat the champion Lakers, which is really amazing."

Curry thought Min Congda was joking, and said with a smile: "You told me to stick to being myself, and I scored a lot of three-pointers. I hope we can beat the real Lakers in the regular season, and I will definitely do it!"

Real Lakers?Now this is not the real Lakers?

Min Congda's understanding of the nature of the summer league is still not deep enough.

After returning to the hotel, Min Congda learned from Ada that the stronger the team in the league, the weaker the summer league team.

Because strong teams basically have no high-ranking picks in the draft, and it is unlikely that there will be good rookies in the team.

Most of the strong teams are mature teams, mostly veterans, rookies have no chance to make their debut, and the summer league teams are also pieced together, just going through the process.

The Lakers, in particular, have followed the superstar route for decades and paid little attention to the development of marginal players, nor did they pay much attention to the training of newcomers.

Anyway, if other teams are trained, they can just spend money to recruit people when the contract expires, so why bother.

The only high-ranking rookie for the Lakers this summer league is Adam Morrison.

However, Morrison is plagued by diabetes, and it is impossible to play high-level games. He can only support himself as a marginal player on the team. How could he be an opponent of a high-ranking team like the Clippers?

"After a long time, it turns out that we are the strong team."

Only then did Min Congda understand that the Clippers' lineup and strength were considered a strong team in the Summer League.

Because the real strong teams and powerful characters will not come to play in the summer league, they just get some leftovers.

"Then what do you think of Curry's performance? Can he perform like this in the regular season?" Min Congda asked again.

Ada thought about it, judging from Min Congda's expression at the game today, he didn't seem very happy.

Obviously, in a game like summer league, a big win is nothing at all, and Mr. Smart must be thinking too much.

Therefore, regarding Curry's performance, we still have to be cautious and conservative, and we can't brag about it.

So she said: "The performance in the summer league is actually not of any reference. Some players who made a big splash in the summer league may not even get a chance to play in the regular season. This is more for young players to show themselves and maintain their state. a match."

"So, it's hard to say what Curry can do in the regular season."

After listening to Ada's words, Min Congda was relieved a lot, it turned out to be like this.

It seemed that I was overthinking, it was just a small victory, not worth worrying about!

"By the way, Ada, I found out that you are a little girl who knows a lot about football." Min Congda sighed.

Ada is a really good assistant. She does all aspects of work meticulously and knows the NBA very well. She can answer any questions immediately without looking up information.

Hearing Min Congda's praise, Ada was a little shy, and blushed: "I have been a basketball fan since I was a child. My father, uncle, and grandpa are all basketball fans. I followed basketball games when I was a child. I made up my mind in high school To work for an NBA team."

It turned out to be a family of basketball lovers, and Min Congda felt that Ada was more trustworthy.

(End of this chapter)