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

Chapter 505
Objectively speaking, Min Congda has repeatedly jumped up and down. He is worthy of being Lu Fengxian among managers and James' spiritual father.

There is no way, after all, his standpoint and starting point are different from others, and his considerations and ideas for doing things are different.

If Min Congda is really a powerful person, then drive Sterling away, and then introduce a boss to hold shares by himself, and the goal will be achieved.

As for whether the boss is Jordan, it is not very important.

Therefore, you can say that Adam Silva played Min Congda a little.

But from Silva's point of view, he believes that Min Congda's goal has been achieved.

Let another boss take charge of the Clippers, and Min Congda's power and interests will not be damaged.

It's a pity that Min Congda's plan was not like this. He tried his best to get a boss like Jordan to join him, and he was carefully selected.

Once the new boss's operating ability is too strong, or the assets are too large, it will be devastating to Min Congda's bankruptcy plan.

And Jordan suddenly didn't want to join the Clippers, which broke Min Congda's entire planning chain.

Facts have proved that if any plan is too cumbersome and lengthy, unexpected problems will inevitably arise.

Therefore, the subtle and exhaustive strategies that appear in many novels are just the product of the novelist who first shoots the arrow and then draws the target.

Strategies that are truly realized in reality are often simple and plain, and the most high-end struggles are often displayed in the simplest means.

It is very lucky that Min Congda's set of plans can reach this point.

Marcella successfully completes the eavesdropping task.

The media in Los Angeles cooperated in leaking the recording.

After Jordan learned of Min Congda's intentions, he did not inform Sterling and so on.

If there is a small accident in many links before, it is impossible to develop to today's stage.

As a result, there was still a flaw in the last step. It is impossible for a person like Jordan to be controlled by others.

It is tempting to win the championship as the boss, but Jordan values ​​it even more by keeping his reputation and status and not getting involved in risks.

From this point of view, Min Congda did not grasp Jordan's true thoughts, and even put himself in a dangerous situation because of the exposure of his intentions.

Therefore, Min Congda had no choice but to change the target immediately, and wanted to take Sterling with him!
Otherwise, if the Clippers share price is higher, the owner of the Clippers will definitely be a super boss.

Like Ballmer.

If such a boss worth tens of billions is at the helm of the Clippers, even if Min Congda is exhausted, it is impossible for the Clippers to go bankrupt.

What a 12 billion arena, with a wave of a small hand, the money will come.

I don't care about luxury tax at all, just pay it casually.

At that time, the market value of the team will increase every year, and there is no way to complete the task in this life.

To say that if Min Congda was placed in ancient times, he would be a Su Wu-level person.

Really don't forget the original intention, no matter what the current situation is, if you insist that Qingshan does not relax, the Clippers must go bankrupt.

But in fact, the Clippers have passed the best time for bankruptcy.

When he first came in 09, the NBA was affected by the financial crisis.

Many teams, including the Clippers, are really struggling to make ends meet, and they are almost unable to survive.

With one operation, Min Congda came back from the dead, playing better and better, and the team's market value continued to rise.

By the summer of 11, the suspension of the NBA is also a good opportunity.

It's a pity that a series of accidents still allowed the NBA to tide over the difficulties and hold on.

Now the league is entering a period of gradual and stable development.

Min Congda pinned all his hopes on the "Efang Palace".

In the evening, Min Congda went to the Staples Center to watch the game. This time he specially chose the VIP room.

The first round of this year's Western Conference playoffs can be described as a game of grievances.

The Clippers played against the Spurs in the first round, and the Lakers played against the Dallas Mavericks in the first round.

The Los Angeles duo vs. the Texas Bulls and Horses is full of highlights and drama.

Last season, the Clippers had a black eight in the first round of the Spurs, and the Spurs were holding back their energy to re-emerge this season.

It is a pity that Leonard was not traded, which caused the Spurs' reconstruction plan to be greatly affected.

Popovich has seen the trend of the league and has always wanted to supplement talent at the forward position.

A Danny Green and a Leonard are all carefully selected talents by the uniform team.

As a result, Danny Green was left by the Cavaliers, and Leonard was cut off by the Clippers.

It is said that the reason why the Cavaliers wanted to keep Danny Green was to follow Min Congda's suggestion.

Popovich and the Spurs uniforms really want to vomit blood.

Matt Bonner, whose center position is very important, was also signed by the Clippers.

The Spurs can only continue to rely on old GDP and fast offensive routines to survive in the West.

Duncan has lost weight this season, and Manu's injury has eased.

And Tony - Parker is just 30 years old this year, is entering the peak.

With Parker as the core in the regular season, the Spurs still achieved good results.

However, the successive setbacks of the reconstruction plan have dealt a blow to the confidence of the whole team.

At the end of the regular season, they only ranked seventh in the West and had to face the powerful Clippers again in the first round.

Min Congda didn't have much hope that the Spurs could overturn the Clippers with Black Seven.

The Spurs are not only short of major generals, but their overall strength is not as good as before, and the atmosphere in the team is not particularly good.

Because Richard - Jefferson did not perform satisfactorily in last year's playoffs, so the Spurs have been trying to trade Jefferson this season.

As a result, until the trade deadline, no team was willing to take over Jefferson. The trade failed and had to wait for the offseason.

Jefferson's performance in the regular season is still good, and he is capable, but he is not suitable for the Spurs.

Anyone who is put on the shelf will be unhappy, and Jefferson must go after this season.

So for the rest of his days at the Spurs, he did not work hard, doing what he should do, and not doing more.

In the current era when the third position is becoming more and more important, the Spurs cannot find a good third position, and their competitiveness in the game will naturally drop sharply.

The seventh result in the regular season is the best proof.

Popovich was really killed by Min Congda.

The game started promptly at 07:30 in the evening.

This year's regular season, the Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers occupy the first and second positions.

This playoff is very likely to become the Los Angeles Derby of the Western Conference Finals.

Fans in Los Angeles can be said to be blessed.

For the first game tonight, the arena was full, and the Clippers deliberately added 100 seats.

Seeing the booming football market, Shelley Sterling said with emotion: "My husband's 30 years are not as good as your three years."

When Min Congda heard Mrs. Sterling's exclamation, he coughed a few times. What he said was really unclear. What does it mean that 30 years can't compare with my three years?
You are not Pan Qiaoyun, and I am not Pei Ruhai either!
"Mrs. Sterling, without Mr. Sterling's 30 years of painstaking efforts, the Clippers would not be as prosperous as they are today. It's like eating, eating eight hamburgers and being full. It can't be said that it's just the credit of the last hamburger."

Min Congda still needs to be humble.

But Shelly showed a disdainful smile on her face, and said: "I know what level Donald is, so you don't have to be humble. Tell me what you think, Mr. Smart, we had little communication before, and I have a lot of respect for you." It’s been famous for a long time.”

Shelley is Sterling's wife, who met in high school and got married in the 60s for more than 40 years.

She accompanied Donald to start a business together, ran a real estate business in Los Angeles, accumulated the first pot of gold, and met Jerry Buss, and bought the Clippers with her husband in the 80s.

Since then, Shelley has been hidden behind the scenes of Donald Sterling and rarely appeared in front of the stage. She is not very interested in the spotlight.

Shelley Sterling is now in her 70s and almost 80, and she still has dazzling golden hair with an elegant temperament.

The leak of her husband's recording made Shelley come to the stage to help Sterling deal with the Clippers.

Shelly found a lawyer, met with the management's Olshey, Roser and others to discuss, and even talked with Adam Silva in person, but she never thought of finding Min Congda.

Because the appearance of Min Congda was confusing, Shelly wondered more than once whether this guy was Sterling's illegitimate son.

He once asked who Sterling was, but Sterling kept hemming and hawing, saying only that he was an excellent professional manager.

Min Congda is indeed very good. In just three years, he has brought the Clippers to a height that has never been reached in the past 30 years.

But the woman's intuition told Xie Li that Min Congda had ulterior motives and was ambitious.

Min Congda might have played tricks behind this recording leak.

You know, Shelley Sterling is also a loyal user of NBA-Batman.

Min Congda could tell that Shelley Sterling was a woman who kept secrets and was very cunning.

It can be seen from her daily activities that as a rich wife, she almost never appears in front of the media.

Sterling is an old guy with a wife and children, he is almost 80 years old, but he is full of energy, and his girlfriends are constantly changing.

Those who show off are all women who are greedy for vanity and money, and they stay with rich men who are older than their fathers, just for fame and wealth.

Of course Sterling knew this, so after all the fun, he never thought of divorcing the good wife Shelley Sterling.

"Mrs. Sterling, after all, you and your husband have created the Clippers until today. Do you feel willing to give up just because of a few recordings? This is more than 30 years of painstaking efforts."

"Mr. Smart, of course we didn't think that something like this happened, but since it happened, we have to face it. Besides, we didn't lose the Clippers in vain, but we could sell them for a good price. Thanks to you, Build the Clippers so well."

These words hurt Min Congda's heart, how could he scold others properly?
I built the Clippers very well?
It is indeed excellent, the first quarter of the game has already begun.

The Clippers launched a sharp offensive at the beginning.

This is very different from the regular season.

At the beginning of the regular season, the Clippers are all looking for status, and whoever is in good status will play around.

The playoffs are targeted, and the Clippers made careful arrangements before the game.

Tyronn Lue and Steve Kerr agreed that they should focus on the inside at the beginning!
The key to the Clippers' ability to score eight last season was that Duncan's decline was too severe.

Duncan's knee injury caused him to play poorly on both offense and defense in the first round of the playoffs.

The offense missed, the defense couldn't defend, and was beaten by Randolph.

The summer shortened the season, Duncan learned from the pain, lost weight, and actively treated his knee injury.

After the start of the new season, Duncan completely changed his style of play and positioning, reduced the low-post offense, and participated more in the team's offense, acting as a support and cover role.

And put more energy into defense.

At the center position, Popovich vigorously cultivated Splitter.

In this game, a heavy center like Splitter will be used to fight against Randolph.

Therefore, Randolph did not play very smoothly in the opening game, and the success rate of low-post attacks was not high.

Under the leadership of Parker, the Spurs counterattacked very resolutely, using their speed advantage to continuously attack the Clippers inside.

If there are any shortcomings in the Clippers' black and white duo, the biggest shortcoming is that the speed on the defensive end is not fast enough.

The Spurs obviously made very good preparations before the game, aiming at this point of the Clippers, playing speed, and using Parker to tear the Clippers' defense.

In the first 5 minutes, the Clippers and the Spurs scored 9:12. The Spurs led the Clippers by 3 points, and the two sides entered an official timeout.

"The Clippers are behind. Their strategy of playing inside at the beginning is problematic. The combination of Duncan + Splitter is not as easy to attack as last season."

Min Congda commented on the start, his eyes were as sharp as ever.

The Spurs came prepared and had a slight advantage in the opening game.

"Mr. Smart really knows basketball very well. I think under your leadership, the championship is just around the corner." Shelley Sterling continued to speak politely. She really wanted to hear Min Congda's real thoughts.

Min Congda's real thought at the moment is: You still scold!
champion?If the Clippers win the championship, they will not be able to live their lives.

"Ahem! A championship is something that can't be met. It's not good to force it. Let's talk about this recording incident. I don't think Mr. Sterling really wants to sell the team, especially with this kind of The way of humiliation. Although Mr. Sterling is not a good husband, you are one after all, sharing weal and woe, aren't you?"

Min Congda's "not a good husband" hit Shelley Sterling.

Everyone knows that Sterling has lovers everywhere, and the older he gets, the more he likes to find younger girls.

Bring these girlfriends to the side of the court for the reporters to take pictures, post articles, and make lace.

Although Xie Li, as the main wife, is used to it, such things are ultimately dull.

Moreover, the relationship between the two had already broken down after the eldest son died of drug addiction, and their marriage existed in name only emotionally.

Shelley Sterling stared at Min Congda and said, "Do you know how much I am going to sell the Clippers this time? $15 billion. If you say the Clippers can bring our family $15 billion in revenue, then I will Do your best to help this old fool Donald keep this team, or I might as well sell it!"

When Min Congda heard the number "15 billion", he almost spit out.

This old lady is cruel enough. Now that the market value of the Clippers is less than 5 million, she dares to sell it for three times!
If there is a boss who dares to pay 15 billion, then this person must be a billionaire, and Min Congda can't let her sell the Clippers!

"15 billion is just a trivial matter. You must know that I have been pushing for a new arena project worth 12 billion dollars. Once completed, the Clippers' assets will increase by at least 10 billion! In the future, the NBA will accelerate development, and the Clippers will get a few more Champion, 15 billion is not trivial!"

Min Congda bragged without conscience, how could he get 15 billion for a bankrupt thing.

But what he said made Shelley Sterling a little moved. She thought that with Min Congda's management ability, the future of the Clippers was indeed bright.

Thinking of this, Shelly said: "It's not impossible not to sell the Clippers. Through some legal means, we can still fight. But if the Clippers continue to stay in the Sterling family, I hope that its mastery will be in my In his hand. That old guy Donald, already has dementia and can’t remember anything, otherwise he wouldn’t have said those stupid things.”

Min Congda thought to himself, this old lady is really ruthless. She originally wanted to regain the dominance of the team. If she couldn't get it, she might as well sell the team for a penny.

It's no wonder that as soon as the recording incident came out, Sterling had little resistance and agreed to sell the team directly.

It is estimated that Adam Silva also got this right and hit the point.

From this point of view, Min Congda is just a pawn in Silva's chess game.

It's just that what this chess piece wants is completely different from others, and he has to jump repeatedly.

"No problem, as long as there is legal assistance and public opinion, I will find a way to deal with it."

(End of this chapter)