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

Chapter 539 Old Davis' Worries

A long summer has passed, and the new season is coming again.

The Clippers' training hall became lively.

This year, the Clippers' training hall has a brand new name called the Tubing Training Center.

The Youtube video website bought the naming rights of the Clippers training facility and renewed the contract for advertising space on the Clippers' training uniforms.

This is a manifestation of the Clippers' championship effect, and their cooperation with YouTube continues to deepen.

Youtube took a fancy to the great potential of the NBA and the Clippers team.

They predict that in the future, the NBA will definitely open up the advertising logo on the jersey.

At that time, YouTube will definitely cooperate with the Clippers as soon as possible, and print their small red triangles on the Clippers' red and blue jerseys.

The close cooperation between YouTube and the Clippers starts with two black actors.

The Clippers 2011-2012 season documentary "The Wave" will be screened nationwide in August.

This film synthesizes the history of the Clippers in the first three seasons. It tells the story of the Clippers starting from the 09-10 season, step by step, entering the playoffs, the black eight miracles, reaching the finals in the new season, 0:2 behind. A series of processes such as comeback, until the Clippers stand on top of the world.

This two-and-a-half-hour film also gathers many precious historical images of the Clippers, telling the Clippers' 30 years of tragic basketball experience, which is in stark contrast to today's first glory.

The film does not use the traditional documentary mode, but from the perspective of several Clippers fans old and new, cross-narrative, which contains a lot of funny and humorous elements, the middle lockout incident, Donaghy was assassinated, Stern had a cerebral infarction, Added some suspenseful colors, generally speaking, it is a very interesting and enjoyable film.

This film, coupled with the enthusiasm of the Clippers to win the championship, directly rushed to the top of the North American box office charts in the summer file.

The bigger surprise is the overseas market. The feedback from the Chinese and European markets is very good.

Although it was not a big hit, after all, the audience of this film is relatively limited, but it still has a lot of gains at the box office.

It is much better than the previous "Yao Next Year". "Yao Next Year" did not capture the enthusiasm of Yao Ming when he first landed in the NBA, and it was delayed for a while before it was released.

Moreover, "Yao Next Year" is about the personal experience of Asian players after all, and to be honest, it has limited appeal to North American audiences.

The Clippers' third "Tide" is completely different. It firmly grasps the hot spots of the Clippers' championship.

The film has been filmed since the beginning of the season, and there are a large amount of material for editing.

Coupled with the blessing of the previous two online films, this film has achieved considerable success.

Many well-known film review magazines, websites, and sports magazines have given high praise.

ESPN wrote, ""The Wave" through the legendary experience of the Los Angeles Clippers, showed the United States the major changes in the NBA in recent years. The NBA is entering a new era."

"Filmmaker" commented, "In terms of entertainment, "The Wave" is a qualified commercial film, comparable to "Space Jam", but in terms of its narrative, shooting techniques and depth , far surpassing popcorn movies like "Space Jam". This is an atypical documentary with both commercial and social aspects, and it will surely leave a strong mark in the history of sports documentaries."

In the end, the film "The Wave" earned $1.8 million in box office revenue worldwide, which is already a very high box office revenue for a sports documentary film.

Because the total shooting cost of the film is more than 1000 million U.S. dollars, there are no special effects, and the cost of actors is almost zero, but the shooting time is very long.

In other words, the gross profit of this movie is more than 2000 million, and then all parties share it, and then pay taxes. The Clippers got a profit of [-] million, which enriched the Clippers' cash flow.

For this reason, Min Congda was so angry that his wisdom teeth hurt for a week, and the swelling didn't go away until the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new arena in September.

On October 10st, Jordan Peele and Michael Key set off again with the film crew, preparing to start a new season of documentary filming.

The first thing they want to visit is the Clippers' new No. [-] pick Anthony Davis.

The fourth documentary, Jordan Peele has already thought of the name in advance, it is called "The second" (the second).

The name has two meanings. The first is to hope that the Clippers can win the championship again this year, which will be the team's second championship.

The second moral is the Clippers' second No. [-] pick, Anthony Davis.

Whether the Clippers can win a second championship is still unclear.

But the second No. [-] pick has already been in the bag.

The starting point of view of this documentary is to start with Anthony Davis.

Anthony Davis was notified by the film crew two days before filming.

Early in the morning, the Davis family woke up from their home in Northeast Los Angeles to welcome the camera crew.

Worried about a young Davis playing in Los Angeles, his parents traveled from Chicago to live with Davis to help him through his unfamiliar rookie season.

A look at the appearance of Anthony Davis' father shows that the power of inheritance is strong, and the facial contours of the two are almost exactly the same.

The eyebrows, lips, and eyes were carved out of the same mold, except that Anthony Davis's eyebrows are thicker.

Jordan Peele and Michael Key took advantage of breakfast to conduct brief interviews with the family and film several shots.

It can be said that there are really not many black stars in the NBA who have both parents, but the Clippers have collected a lot.

After breakfast, Davis' father drove Anthony Davis to the training center in person.

Davis still had a bit of displeasure on his face. He might think it was a bit embarrassing for his father to drive him to training at such an adult.

"I'm going to work, Dad." Anthony Davis complained.

"Your job is to play ball, not to drive." Davis Sr. was unwavering and wanted to send his son to training.

Although Anthony Davis signed a valuable No. [-] contract, he has not yet started to really control his wealth, and he has not spent money to buy a luxury car of his own.

He could only go to the tubing center in his dad's pickup truck, and the camera in the back seat took some shots as usual and asked some questions.

A season is very long, and there will be many, many things happening, so not many of these shots can really be included in the documentary.

Along the way, Jordan Peele and Key were chatting with Davis, talking about something and nothing, to learn more about the Clippers No. [-] pick.

"Is there anything special about playing on a championship team?"

Davis raised his eyebrows, shook his head and said, "It doesn't feel special. I played for the US team in the summer, and there are more stars there."

This summer, Anthony Davis replaced the injured Griffin, participated in the 2012 London Olympics, and won the men's basketball championship with the team.

In the Dream Team, Davis cooperated with various NBA big names, and performed well, which attracted the attention of the public.

Compared with the injured Griffin, Anthony Davis is simply another side of Griffin.

Griffin is thick and short-handed, while Davis is slender and long-limbed, and the two play styles on the court are completely different.

Griffin is more offensive, Davis is better defensively, Griffin plays violently, and Davis is more dexterous.

Being able to talk and laugh side by side with the dream team is even more so in the Clippers.

Anthony Davis's basketball career so far, including his personal life, has been very smooth.

The only obstacle on his way to basketball is his height. When he was in high school, he was only 1 meters, the figure of a guard.

But then it skyrocketed to 210 and became an insider, which also gave him a good foundation for ball handling and shooting.

After that, Anthony Davis started his way to open up, winning all the way, and winning everywhere.

So from this point of view, Anthony Davis and Curry are very different. Although they are both champions, their mental journeys are completely different.

Davis is so smooth, he doesn't have the depression that Curry has always been looked down upon, so naturally he doesn't want to prove his ruthlessness.

Yeah, what else does he have to prove?

He is always smiling, and sees everything very relaxed and natural.

Michael Key asked him again: "The training camp has been open for a while, how do you feel in a championship team like the Clippers?"

Anthony Davis said lightly: "It feels... quite relaxed. The atmosphere of the team is very good, and everyone treats me very well. By the way, the food in the cafeteria of the training hall is really delicious."

Relaxed, good atmosphere, delicious food, this is the impression of Davis.

He really doesn't have much pressure on the team.

Neither from teammates, nor from the management, nor from my own heart.

The only pressure may come from his father. Davis Sr. was very dissatisfied when he heard what Davis said, and said: "Anthony, you are too optimistic and relaxed! The Clippers are a championship team, you have to find yours here Position, take root, understand? When you enter the league, your status as the No. The competition, the No. [-] pick is pressure, heavy pressure, do you understand!"

Facing the old Davis' lesson, Anthony Davis didn't take it seriously, but he still responded, nodding to show that he was training hard and never relaxed.

The old Davis also shook his head, thinking that since he was a child, he has protected Anthony Davis very well.

In the chaotic neighborhoods of Chicago, he was never exposed to those crimes, and he had to go home on time every day to train and play well.

Fortunately, Anthony Davis did not live up to his father's expectations. He has already been famous all over the United States at a young age, and is about to embark on a wonderful and fantastic journey to the NBA.

However, the old Davis is also worried that Anthony Davis' previous road was too smooth, and the lack of setback education may not be a good thing for his development.

It can only be said that the hearts of the parents in the world are pitiful. When the child encounters setbacks, he is afraid that he will be hurt. If the child is too smooth, he is afraid that he will be too fragile if he has not encountered setbacks.

After driving Anthony Davis to the oil pipe training center, the old Davis was not very relieved, and wanted to follow his son to watch him train.

He mainly hopes that the Clippers' training will be stricter so that Anthony Davis can make great progress.

Anthony Davis was impatient, and said: "Don't be like this dad, I am a job, this is my job! It's not like that in college, how can a father go to work with his son? Go back quickly, mom is still there Home is waiting for you!"

Anyway, Anthony Davis finally persuaded his father and entered the training hall with Michael Key and Jordan Peele.

In the parking lot, Davis Sr. was preoccupied, and he felt more and more in his heart that it was not a good thing for the Clippers to select Anthony Davis.

Although it is a fantastic thing for the No. [-] pick to be selected by the championship team, from the perspective of personal development, a potential rookie enters a strong team or a championship-level strong team, and his growth will definitely be limited.

Milicic is a good example.

Regardless of whether he has such a strong talent, Milicic's failure to play is absolutely related to the lack of training of the Pistons.

Now Milicic is in the Clippers, working as a backup center, a villain in the league, and a bodyguard with a fleshy face on the court. He doesn't have the high-spirited, handsome appearance at the beginning.

The old Davis didn't want his son to be pushed on the bench most of the time, his potential was not developed, and he finally fell down.

A similar example is O'Neal Jr., a talented high school student who came to the Blazers. The Blazers have too many strikers and the team is strong, so there is no chance for him to play.

It wasn't until Jermaine O'Neal went to the Pacers and was put in the core position that he became an All-Star player.

Davis Sr. was very worried that his son would follow O'Neal's old path and waste years in vain.

Sitting in the car and worrying, Old Davis suddenly noticed that a car was parked next to him, and an Asian-faced person got out of the car.

Old Davis immediately recognized that this was the Clippers general manager, the famous Smart Min.

During the draft recruitment period, Davis Sr. never met Min Congda, because Min Congda did not participate in the draft work.

Therefore, although Roser and Olshey both promised the old Davis that they would give Davis a higher status in the team, the old Davis knew that the real talker of the Clippers was Min Congda.

This guy is the most famous and out of the circle of all NBA general managers.

But for some reason, he has become quite low-key in the new season, not participating in many activities.

This was the first time that the old Davis had the opportunity to meet Min Congda in private. He immediately called out to Min Congda and said, "Hey Mr. Smart, can we have a chat?"

Min Congda came to the YouTube training center today mainly because he wanted to eat lunch at the training center.

After Youtube invested a naming fee and advertising fee, Min Congda did not hesitate to invest the money in upgrading and renovating the facilities of the training hall.

Among them, the canteen of the training hall was upgraded, and two more Chinese cooks were recruited, one cooking Sichuan cuisine and the other cooking Lu cuisine.

This greatly increased Min Congda's enthusiasm for coming to the training hall to eat.

When he heard someone calling himself, he looked back and said, "Oh, you are Anthony Davis' father, right?"

Old Davis nodded again and again. The father and son are really similar, and you can tell it at a glance.

"First time meeting, I want to talk to you."

"Talk? That's fine. Why don't you stay in the training center for lunch? Just right, come to the training hall to see how your son is training?"

"is it okay?"

"Of course! Come on, come on, our training center welcomes the players' families!"

(End of this chapter)