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

Chapter 538 The Most Talented Person in Basketball

The dinner party organized by Shelley Sterling was a huge success.

The new owner of the Clippers is in the limelight in Los Angeles. She has been a woman behind the scenes for decades.

The role of the banquet party is not only to make Shelley Sterling show off, she has found new advertisers, equipment suppliers, and consumable consumers for the Clippers' new arena, and has reached a basic cooperation intention.

Like the billboards on the sidelines, the advertising space on the bench of the player's seat, the advertising space on the outer curtain wall of the arena, etc.

Shelley Sterling did not sell all these profitable things to big companies such as Microsoft and Amazon because of the shortage of funds, and did not give them the opportunity to take advantage of the fire.

She wants to use the Clippers' influence to split these things up and sell them to different partners to earn more benefits.

This is a major characteristic of female operators. They are more meticulous, more preoccupied, and more able to mine profits in subtleties.

Although Min Congda is the general manager of the arena management company, he didn't ask much about things when he was the general manager of the Clippers.

Besides, the real business decisions are in the hands of Shelley Sterling.

She's not a puppet like Donald Sterling.

It's just that she trusts Min Congda very much, and thinks that Min Congda is on the same front as her, which will help her realize her ambition.

The Clippers team, in a sense, is full of "careerists".

In addition to owner Shelley Sterling, head assistant coach Steve Kerr is still ambitious.

Before the start of the new season, he led the Clippers to a perfect record in the summer league in Las Vegas.

Under his guidance, Anthony Davis quickly adapted to the rules and intensity of NBA-level games.

Although he is only an assistant coach, Cole's quality and level are already stronger than the average NBA head coach.

In the new season, he also silently set his goal, which is to help the Clippers get more honors as an assistant coach, accumulate more capital for himself, and then leave the Clippers at the right time to prove to other teams Own.

Cole could tell that Min Congda didn't want him to be the head coach.

Although Cole thinks he is better than Tyronn Lue, in the finals, Tyronn Lue did show an extraordinary leadership.

When the team fell behind 0:2, they turned the tide and won the championship in four consecutive rounds.

Cole sighed to himself after the game. He thought that in this situation, it would be difficult for him to lead the team to comeback.

He doesn't have the kind of stable and inspiring temperament at critical moments.

The situation of the Clippers at that time made it difficult to make a difference tactically. What was needed was to break the ice in terms of morale and psychology and reverse the situation of the series.

And Tyronn Lue is the best person to break the ice. His motivational speech and firm belief made the Clippers reunite and find a direction.

This made Cole have to admire Min Congda's vision of seeing people, and it also made Cole decide to settle down and continue to practice in the Clippers, reaching higher achievements before leaving.

In addition to the coaching staff, the Clippers players also have different ambitions.

Stephen Curry got the championship and the finals MVP as he wished.

But championships are never enough.

Once you take it once, it will be like an addiction, and you will continue to want to continue to taste the taste of reaching the peak.

Also, in terms of personal development, Curry is moving towards a higher goal, and the regular season MVP is his goal.

During the offseason, Curry, who was in good health and in excellent condition in all aspects, launched more arduous training to further improve himself.

His weight continued to increase, and his ability to fight shots continued to improve.

Although he is only a fourth grader in the new season, he is actually 25 years old as an older rookie and will enter the peak stage of a professional player.

He wants to make great strides towards the path of a superstar.

James Harden, another Clippers double star in the backcourt, signed a not-so-big contract and stayed in Los Angeles.

In fact, many teams offered an olive branch to Harden during the offseason, such as the Houston Rockets.

But Harden, who won the championship, stayed with the Clippers.

He was obsessed with villa parties last season, but his performance in the finals can only be said to be average.

His limelight was completely taken away by Curry, Randolph and others, and he only played the role of an ordinary organizer.

After signing the contract, Harden is determined to make up his mind and improve himself.

Although he doesn't have the heart to be the boss, he also longs for the spotlight in Los Angeles.

The rest like Paul George, Leonard, Butler, Dragic and others are all ambitious young people.

During the offseason, they all spent crazily training and improving themselves on the basketball court and gym to prepare for the new season.

Everyone knows that they will be the defending champions in the new season, and they will be targeted by their opponents in every game.

They will receive an order of magnitude more attention than in the past.

This is a challenge, but also an opportunity, a chance to become famous.

The Clippers are different from many championship teams, especially those older teams.

Some old teams, mostly veterans, have struggled in the NBA for many years and finally won a championship.

The first thought in the offseason at this time is often "Finally, I can relax."

In fact, this is also human nature. After playing for more than ten years, what's wrong with enjoying the game?
Not only enjoyment, relaxation, and decline physically, but more importantly, there is no motivation mentally.

Except for a very few competitive superstars, like Jordan and Kobe, they are not satisfied with how many championships they win.

The vast majority of veteran players will lose the will to continue to struggle after achieving phased success.

A typical example is the Heat in 06, a team of veterans put together, won a miraculous championship, and was swept directly in the second year.

And last year's Mavericks, the champion who has struggled for more than ten years, was eliminated in the first round of the second year.

The Rockets in 1995, the greatest championship miracle, Drexler burned the last oil, and even the Big Three could not succeed.

There are too many such examples. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the waves before die on the beach. This is a natural law.

But the Clippers are a very young team, and there is only one core veteran in the team, Randolph.

And Randolph is not too old, just in his early 30s, and his condition is very stable.

Ever since he reformed and got married, the word depravity has never been associated with him.

Except for Randolph, everyone else is a young force, not to mention that there are still a bunch of young players on the bench waiting to be fed and eager to become famous.

There is no such thing as lying on the credit book and enjoying it, but everyone is ambitious and wants to create greater brilliance.

Therefore, Min Congda was surrounded by a group of careerists, but he didn't notice it.

To say that there is really no ambition, at present, there are only two people.

One is the team coach Tyronn Lue.

It's not that Tyronn Lu has no ambitions, but he's still confused.

How did this championship win?In fact, he didn't know very well.

It seems that he didn't do anything as the head coach. He gave a speech in the finals, and the team won all the way to the championship.

After Tyronn Lue became the champion coach, he has a very clear position and understanding of himself: he is not the leader of this team, but just the helmsman who obeys the command.

In August, after the Heat completed the deal to form the Galaxy Battleship, Tyronn Lue and Min Congda had a very important conversation, which determined the fate of Tyronn Lue in the Clippers next season.

Min Congda asked Tyronn Lu if he had any plans or ideas for the next season.

A normal head coach would definitely say that we will make persistent efforts to defend the championship.

Tyronn Lu didn't say that to Min Congda, but said: "The team will continue to play in accordance with Mr. Smart's strategic requirements to achieve Mr. Smart's goals."

What exactly is Smart's goal, Tyronn Lue is not clear, but as long as I follow the footsteps of the top leaders, I will never be wrong.

Min Congda asked again: "Then do you think the chances of the Clippers winning the championship next season are high?"

General coaches, especially American coaches, must be patted on their chests and say that there is no problem with our strength.

But director Lu has always been cautious, and will never brag casually.

He replied: "Uh... I think the threat of the Heat is very great. They have Dwight Howard and Nash, and it is difficult to have opponents in the East. And from the lineup, the Clippers are very targeted. If they score In the finals, I'm really not sure."

Min Congda was very satisfied with Tyronn Lu's answer, he liked Director Lu's lack of confidence.

For the last question, Min Congda asked Tyron Lu how he evaluated himself and what role he played in winning the championship.

Director Lu said frankly: "I just did some minor work. As a coach, I think it's mainly luck that I was able to win the championship."

After asking this question, Min Congda didn't ask any more questions, but patted Director Lu on the shoulder, telling him to work hard in the new season and follow his own ideas.

Tyronn Lu didn't know that he had been through the gates of hell, and once he showed confidence and wanted to show his ambitions, Min Congda would replace him.

The cautious Director Lu kept his handsome position, and also ensured the internal stability of the Clippers and the better and freer development of young people.

A weak, less authoritative coach is more suitable for the growth of young players.

In addition to Tyronn Lue, another person who has not shown any ambition is Anthony Davis, the new No. [-] pick.

After the groundbreaking ceremony for the Clippers' new arena in September, Anthony Davis' life has been divided into two parts:

First, go to a personal trainer for special training every day, the main content is to improve strength.

Second, play games for three hours every day.

In Los Angeles, he obviously has many ways to entertain, and there are many social activities to participate in, and even many activities can earn appearance fees.

But Davis expressed no interest and just wanted to play games at home.

It's fine for him to play alone, but he even brought Min Congda together, and he played "Call of Duty" or "League of Legends" every day at home.

After Min Congda came to the United States, he didn't like playing games.

Because the games in 09 were outdated and boring, not interesting.

Besides, I have two dollars in my pocket, what can't I do in this fancy world in Los Angeles, I have to play games?

But after staying in the United States for more than three years, I should have been to all those sensual places.

I also talked about a celebrity girlfriend, and I am no longer a passionate teenager who really wants to fall in love.

After turning around, Min Congda found that besides watching basketball games, games seemed to be the most fun?

Before he knew it, he and Anthony Davis became friends in the game, and it was not enough to enjoy playing for a few hours a day.

As for the commercial development of the arena, the team's reinforcement trade and so on, Min Congda didn't care much.

In his opinion, now that the Abangong Project and the Three Treasure Project are on the right track, the destruction of the Clippers is just around the corner.

He doesn't need to do anything for the time being, just wait silently. Doesn't he enjoy playing games at home?

Min Congda recalled the time when he first came to the United States and became the general manager of the Clippers.

Give the whole team a vacation, and go to the office to work overtime by myself.

The employees were extremely relaxed, and he, the general manager, was exhausted to death.

The results of it?The team is thriving and getting better and better!
Min Congda has figured it out now, the strategic direction is wrong, the harder he works, the more he fails.

The Clippers are a failed team. Wouldn't it be over if you let these losers toss?
You give them a holiday, and you come to do a lot of things. Isn't this adding to the chaos?Didn't those mediocre talents lose their room to play?
So he realized that he should lie down and play games, which just proved that the choice of Anthony Davis was correct.

Look at Curry back then, how troubled he was, training every day, training in the arena, and training at home.

Shengsheng trained himself to be a new star who overturned the basketball world.

As for Davis, he plays games every day, and both of them have reached the diamond position in League of Legends, and they are starting to become masters.

There are also Call of Duty, Resident Evil, The Witcher, Dark Soul, stand-alone games, and online games.

The most excessive thing is that Min Congda didn't urge Davis to go to training, but took him to play 2K on the game console.

As long as Min Congda doesn't act like a monster, he is a proper 2k top player, able to call out and use tactics proficiently in 2k, instead of controlling people to fight blindly with proficiency and God's perspective.

Min Congda has a very good understanding and insight into the situation in the game. The character controls are smooth and smooth, and the shots and layups are extremely smooth.

Davis and Min Congda played a few 2K games, and found that the general manager was not good enough, and he couldn't beat the match at all.

This made Davis competitive, so he went home and spent a lot of time playing 2k in addition to training.

He couldn't believe it. He was a top pick, and he played basketball and games since he was a child. 2k, which combines basketball and games, can't beat the team manager?
As a result, starting from September and playing until October, 9k10 was released, and the Clippers' training camp for the new season was about to start. Davis still couldn't beat Min Congda.

Occasionally he can win a small victory, but most of the time he is hanged and beaten. Davis also knows that his small victory must be Min Congda's release.

What makes Davis even more depressed is that there is Anthony Davis himself in 2k13, and Davis plays himself in the game, but he is still being played around by Min Congda.

In addition to excellent consciousness, Min Congda has also reached a very high level of manipulating the characters with the handle, and can make some very coherent and silky movements.

This made Davis feel very desperate. This gap is really all-round. After the training camp started, he had to put his mind back and focus on the Clippers' training for the new season.

In the spare time of training, Davis also asked Curry, "Hey Stephen, Mr. Smart's 2k level is really good. How can he be so strong?"

Curry smiled and said to Davis: "Do you know who has the highest basketball talent in the entire Los Angeles Clippers?"

Davis wanted to say "it's right here", but he was embarrassed. He looked at Curry and thought that you don't look very talented.

Curry said: "Let me tell you, don't talk about physical fitness, just talk about basketball talent, the tallest person is Mr. Smart."

(End of this chapter)