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

Chapter 542 Full of Confidence Again
Min Congda spent the most leisurely offseason in three years.

Most of the time he spends fishing, playing games, going to bars, or simply sleeping at home, watching dramas and cooking.

In a small part of the time, he is allocating his assets to make his life more nourishing.

The Apple shares purchased by Min Congda paid out the first dividend in July 2012, at $7 per share.

Min Congda, who owns more than 2 Apple shares, received more than US$5 in dividends, making up for his US$48000 loss in the playoffs.

By October 12, Apple's share price had soared to $10, and Min Cong Daguang's stock assets had reached $750 million.

In addition to stock assets, Min Congda has also accumulated more than 50 US dollars in cash through continuous fines and wool over the past three years.

Of course, cash will depreciate in value, so Min Congda used the money to buy most of the shares in the "Red Boots" restaurant.

Since Christopher ran away to China, the operation of the Red Head Boots restaurant has been in trouble and trouble.

Linda supports the store alone, and it is difficult to sustain in all aspects. After all, there is a lot of work to be done for a restaurant to run well.

Originally, Min Congda wanted to open this restaurant to make the Clippers lose money. Unexpectedly, not only did they not lose money, but they also made the Clippers make some money in more than two years.

Of course, this amount of money is really insignificant for the entire Clippers assets.

After Min Congda asked the system, the system did not object to him buying the restaurant.

Therefore, Min Congda took advantage of his position to sell most of the shares in Red Boots and became the new owner of the restaurant.

The ownership of the restaurant has flowed from the Clippers to Min Congda's hands, which can be regarded as a disguised loss of collective assets.

After buying the restaurant, the first thing Min Congda did was to find a way to get Christopher back to China.

He contacted Fan Chen in China and asked him to tell Christopher that he could go back to the United States.

Before returning to the United States, Min Congda asked Ada to find a way to get Christopher a new identity and make him change his face.

So, Christopher, who had been hiding in China for more than half a year as a chef in a western restaurant in a cafeteria, returned to Los Angeles, where he was thinking about day and night.

After returning to Los Angeles to meet Min Congda, Christopher said bluntly that he never wanted to leave here again.

He is already old, even if he dies, he will die in his hometown instead of living a life of wandering and avoiding.

Of course, he is very grateful for Min Congda's care. He lived quite comfortably during this time in China. Not only did he not grow old and haggard, but he gained some weight.

Min Congda told him that the Red Head Boots restaurant is now owned by Min Congda personally, and there are still a small amount of Christopher's shares, as well as shares invested by Anschutz.

Anschutz naturally despises this bit of mosquito meat, and he and Linda have long since lost contact, and Anschutz's attention has long been diverted to other places.

Christopher knew that Min Congda was his real boss from then on, and he said that he would spend the rest of his life on pizza from Red Boots.

He and Linda naturally reconciled. Linda had long been used to Christopher's sudden departure without saying goodbye. That's how she came here when she was young.

The operation of the restaurant is back on track, and this restaurant can bring Min Congda more than [-] US dollars in revenue every year.

It was a pleasant surprise for Min Congda that a small investment made to bleed the Clippers turned out to be a stable income for Min Congda.

As a result, Min Congda's mentality became more peaceful, so throughout the offseason he didn't jump up and down like before, busy running around, and in the end, his busy work was wasted.

The business that wants the Clippers to lose money is the same failure, it is better to do nothing and quietly watch the Clippers management go to prosper themselves.

It was so comfortable until October 10, when the Clippers ushered in their season opener at home.

On the 30th, the new NBA regular season has started.

In the three games of the opening game, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Wizards by 104:84 at home by 20 points, making a good start to the new season.

LeBron James fell in the finals for the third time, and he had to get up again to lead the Cavaliers to move on.

Throughout the offseason, James did not call and communicate with Min Congda. He believed that he had been deceived and humiliated.

Min Congda let him stay in the Cavaliers, the result is to let the Cavaliers enter the finals, and then get killed by the Clippers?

If he could go to the Heat, and Wade, Bosh three-in-one, who can stop the league now?
The Clippers will definitely not be able to beat the Heat's Big Three.

Anyway, James thought so.

Even Min Congda stole James' lines during the Clippers' championship parade.

"Not one, two, three, nor four, five, but six, seven..."

These words were obviously what James wanted to say after the Big Three triad, but they were robbed.

James expressed his resentment and dissatisfaction in silence, and at the same time demanded that the Cavaliers must further strengthen during the offseason.

Starting with the Heat's trade for Dwight Howard and Steve Nash, Miami's attraction to championship veterans is much greater than that of the Cavaliers.

Two important fish in the free market, the former supersonic twin stars, Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen, both chose to go to Miami.

In the end, the Cavaliers only got the insider, birdman Chris Anderson. They signed him with a short contract. After the preseason inspection, they left Anderson as an important supplement for the team's insider To fight against the Heat's Howard, and the Clippers' powerful inside line.

Of course, the Cavaliers have no shortage of strikers, Sean Battier and Mike Miller still have a very good state.

On the outside, Kyrie Irving and Danny Green have grown further, and the Cavaliers are in a very good state regardless of the age of the lineup or the overall structure.

It's a pity that the good situation in the finals was reversed by the Clippers, and it can be said that they missed the championship.

After holding back for the entire offseason, the Cavaliers vented their anger and anger on the Wizards.

How could the Wizards be able to withstand the strong Cavaliers, a 20-point defeat without any suspense.

The other two were heavyweight coaches as well.

The Miami Heat's Super Galaxy battleship was unveiled at the American Airlines Center.

Howard, Nash, Wade, Bosh, Ray Allen, Lewis.

The Heat's lineup can already make up an All-Star starter.

The debut of Howard and Nash on the South Coast caused a sensation among the fans.

Pat Riley carefully planned the super team for several years, and finally took shape in the summer of 12.

And tonight's opponent for the Heat is the origin of the Big Three in recent years, the Boston Celtics.

However, this year the Celtics' Big Three have disintegrated. Ray Allen, Garnett and others had conflicts. In the end, they did not renew the team.

With Ray Allen joining the Heat, it marks the end of the short-term glory of the Big Three of the Green Army. Only relying on the old Kevin Garnett and Pierce, it is difficult for the Celtics to make any troubles.

In this year's playoffs, the Eastern Conference will inevitably be dominated by the Heat and the Cavaliers, and the Celtics are already powerless.

Another strong team in the East, the Bulls, got into trouble because of Rose's injury.

In this game, the South Coast Galaxy battleship that was assembled for the first time did not show enough power.

The Heat's starting lineup is quite luxurious and can bluff people, Howard, Wade, Bosh, Nash and Lewis.

At first glance, this is an all-star lineup.

However, Howard was affected by injuries and was in a mediocre state.

Nash is 38 years old, coupled with his special style of play and role, his defense is poor, and he will be a big hole on the court.

In the extremely important third position, Lewis has long lost his courage and cannot provide high-quality offense and defense.

The Heat should really play Bosh and Wade.

Among them, Wade was affected by a knee injury, and his state went from bad to worse.

The Flash was omnipotent from the 08-09 season and averaged 30 points per game.

By last season, Wade's scoring average had slipped to 23 points per game.

The decline in data is just an appearance, and more importantly, the aging of Wade's knees has caused his speed and explosive power to drop sharply.

The specific impact is that the hard attack ability in the offense has declined, and only a certain period of time in each game has the same superpower as the Flash.

You know, when he was healthy and young in 2006, he could maintain this energy every minute for an entire series.

Because of many problems, the Celtics, who have been working together for many years and have a tacit understanding, do not have the upper hand.

In the first half at home, they were overwhelmed by the Celtics.

Although the Celtics are missing Ray Allen, Rondo has become more mature.

There is also Bradley at the back line and Brandon Bass at power forward.

Kevin Garnett is becoming more and more used to squatting at the five position.

In this game, he used his trash talk and passion to constantly tease Warcraft Howard, which made Howard unbearable in the second half, pushed Garnett, and got a technical foul.

In the past two years, Howard has had many troubles. He had conflicts with the Magic, and his body, which has always been very healthy, began to suffer from injuries.

Since last year's offseason, he has been back and forth, his state is not as good as before, and he has started a soap opera with the team.

Coupled with the relationship with the cheerleaders and the issue of illegitimate children, everyone in Orlando is about to beat him up.

From Superman to street mouse, it took two years.

And everything starts with the disastrous defeat of the Celtics in the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals.

So, can Howard and Garnett play off each other?
Relying on his seniority, Garnett cursed everyone.

When I won the MVP in the Timberwolves, Howard had just entered the league.

And Howard is also a league superstar now. He once claimed to be the only man in the league who can replace James alone. How could it be possible to fake Garnett.

Garnett has always been a gentleman who uses his mouth but not his hands. When he is in a hurry, he does two push-ups to vent.

And Howard is usually smiling, anxious to get angry, and those big arms that are as strong as crab claws are not for display.

This push directly pushed Garnett three steps away. Naturally, Garnett would not fight back, but sprayed back, waiting for his teammates to come to stop him, and then pretended to fight.

At this time, the referee had whistled to stop and blew Howard a technical foul.

Then Pierce made a free throw for a technical foul, and the Celtics led the Heat by 77 points at 73:4 in the third quarter.

This situation is something that many people did not expect. The Heat do not seem to be as strong as they seem.

However, in the fourth quarter of the game, Howard got consecutive offensive rebounds in the interior and attacked the basket to cause damage.

Then Wade and Bosh hit consecutive jumpers, helping the Heat play a wave of 8:0 and overtake the score.

Min Congda watched the game at home, and when he saw the fourth quarter, he felt that the Heat had great potential.

The key is to properly handle the positions and functions of the two distinctive players, Nash and Howard.

"An offensive organization is a master, but the defense is poor and he is too old. You must find a good substitute for him and share the playing time with him."

"There is also a top-level basket guard inside, but the offensive efficiency is low. You must not let him attack in the low position for a long time, but use him to liberate Bosh. Use it well. The Heat's lineup won the championship this season. It is not impossible. Maybe."

Min Congda very much hopes that the Heat will be strong so that they can win the championship this season and prevent the Clippers from reaching the top.

After working hard for three years, Min Congda no longer dared to torment the Clippers. The more he tossed, the stronger he became, so he simply went to offer advice and suggestions to other teams.

The biggest loophole and problem for the Heat at present is the defensive problem of the No. 1 position.

In order to get Nash, they had to send Chalmers away.

Now Nash's only substitute is the rookie Norris Cole.

However, the No. 1 position has always been the position with the least defensive pressure.

It is difficult for a team to cover every position.

How to make good use of Nash's limited energy is a question that Heat coach Spoelscola must figure out.

In the final game, the Heat still had a 105:100 victory with a 5-point advantage.

Ray Allen hit a very important three-pointer at a critical moment.

It not only helped the Heat win the game, but it was also a kind of revenge against the Celtics.

At the end of the game, Garnett even hugged and shook hands with Howard, who had a dispute during the game, without saying a word to Ray Allen, passed by, left the court and returned to the locker room.

The good brothers who used to fight side by side have now become opponents who pass by and turn a blind eye.

After watching the game, Min Congda immediately wrote a post-match analysis article at home and posted it on NBA-Batman's blog.

To say that Min Congda really likes basketball.

If a person doesn't like basketball, how can he persist in publishing post-match analysis articles on his blog for more than two years?
The content quality of these articles is quite good, the writing is clear, the context is clear, and the insights on some issues hit the nail on the head.

Now there is a saying in the NBA, if you want to know NBA news, follow NBA-Batman's Twitter, and if you want to learn NBA tactics, go to NBA-Batman's blog.

In recent seasons, it is just in the transition stage of the NBA's tactical transformation, from defense to offense, from mid-range to three-pointers.

In addition to Adam Silva coming to power and adjusting the direction strategy, the use of some advanced tools also played a key role.

For example, computers are used to capture the movements and positions of players in video tapes, and big data systems are used to analyze the details of players' offense and defense in each game, and further disassemble the key to winning or losing each game.

There are more and more technical and tactical exchanges between professionals, and they are racking their brains to develop new tactical systems and use new strategies to make the team stronger.

Min Congda is one of the few players in the league who was the first to realize the change from defense to offense. His keen sense of the court can capture important influencing factors in complicated information.

And his article also pointed out the direction for many big data analysts and video analysts. They no longer only analyze obvious but possibly useless data such as rebounds and points, but also count the number of blocks, defensive movement distance, More detailed data such as area shooting percentage.

At the same time, some important articles of Min Congda are also gradually leading and building new tactical trends in the alliance.

For example, attach importance to pick-and-rolls, three-point shooting, mobility to protect the basket, and the exchange efficiency of scoring and losing points.

Abandon the oppressive defense that was valued in the past, abandon the emphasis on switching between strong and weak sides, and abandon the importance of low post attacks.

Of course, this series of emphasis and rejection is just the direction Min Congda came up with through various competitions and thinking.

People who read it cannot accept it immediately, and those who accept it will not implement it immediately.

The old forces are always stubborn, and they adopt the norms accumulated from the victories and championships in the past season after season.

To overthrow these norms and establish new standards, it is natural to need one victory after another, one champion after another to endorse.

Overall, everything is changing, just not so fast.

Among the many NBA coaches, Spoelscola is a young and very thoughtful one.

After the Heat gathered Bosh + Wade and the Galacticos, there were rumors that Pat Riley would replace Spoelscola and coach himself.

This is what Riley did in 06. The previous year, the Heat were coached by Van Gundy and fell short in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the second year, Riley took the position in person, killed Van Gundy, and relied on his own prestige to lead a group of veterans to win the championship.

Now that the Galacticos is back again, veterans and stars gather, people think it's time for Riley to go out to pick peaches again.

Unexpectedly, after losing the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years, Riley still supported Spoelscola and let him continue to serve as the head coach of the Heat.

Public opinion doubts whether Spoelscola can control Howard, Nash, Wade and other superstars.

And Riley's response was also very simple, "When I took over the Lakers and coached Magician and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, I was just a rookie."

Spoelscola obviously has something worthy of Riley's trust. He works very hard, loves basketball, is very smart, has a strong ability to adjust, and has a tough personality, which suits Riley's appetite.

After the first game, Spoelskla began to immerse himself in analyzing the video, summing up the experience and lessons of the game, and making adjustments in the next game.

While analyzing the roadside, he opened Batman's blog. After seeing the post-match analysis written by Min Congda, he felt like a treasure.

The video collocation analysis gave Spoelscola a lot of inspiration.

In the third game of the opening game, the league arranged for the Lakers to play against the Mavericks.

It stands to reason that this should be a very interesting matchup.

In 11 years, the two teams were still strong contenders for the championship.

In the past two seasons, the two teams have aged quite badly.

The Mavericks originally wanted to show their talents in the free market in the summer of 2012, and won Howard and Deron Williams to form a super lineup to hit the championship.

It's a pity that the Mavericks management is overconfident in related operations, and Dallas is not attractive to the stars, far less interesting than Miami Beach.

In the end, the Mavericks had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, picking up Brand, Vince Carter, and OJ-Mayo, who were in serious decline, and they were far from their goals.

The Lakers' situation is much better in comparison. The basic structure of the Lakers is still there, and Los Angeles is attractive to players.

Last season, their lineup was at its peak. In the regular season, they blocked and killed gods and Buddhas. They also made great progress in the playoffs.

Unexpectedly, it was overturned by the little brother Clippers.

Kobe's old age and weakness, Paul's deficiencies on the defensive end, the aging of other veteran stars and their backwardness are all visible to the naked eye.

During the offseason, the Lakers were also caught in family infighting, and head coach Phil Jackson was kicked out.

The new Bass Jr. selected a new head coach, former Suns coach D'Antoni, to lead the Lakers to play small ball.

In the summer, the Lakers completed an important deal, sending Bynum to the 76ers in exchange for small forward Iguodala to supplement the Lakers' defense and outside shooting at the third position.

The veterans on the original bench, such as Martin, Hill, Wallace, Reed and others have all left.

The Lakers know that the road of accumulating old players has come to an end, and the team needs fresh blood.

Kobe, Paul, Iguodala, the Lakers still have a proud backcourt that leads the league.

It's just that they lacked frontcourt personnel, so they signed Jordan Hill, and then used a sign-and-trade method to catch up with the draft picks and get JaVale McGee from the Wizards.

In this way, the basic structure of the Lakers' new season has been completed.

They went from the three highs in the era of two consecutive championships to the double star + Bynum in the backcourt, and now they are completely outside and functional inside.

All of this is of course thanks to the Clippers. The experience of losing to the Clippers made the Lakers speed up the pace of reform.

In the opening game against the Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki was absent due to injury, but the remnants of the Mavericks led by Brand played impressively.

It's just that the Lakers have Kobe + Paul. They may not be able to do it in the playoffs, so there is nothing to say in the regular season.

The two sides went back and forth in the first half, and in the third quarter Kobe and Paul suddenly exerted their strength.

With the addition of Iguodala as a newly added firepower and scoring consecutively, the Lakers established the victory in one fell swoop.

But in the fourth quarter, the Lakers still showed their problem: defense.

The Lakers' defense has lacked toughness and focus since 11, and it is easy for opponents to play out of state.

Under Carlisle's rule, the Mavericks are still very effective even without the core Nowitzki.

The Mavericks once approached the score in the fourth quarter. At the critical moment, Iguodala hit a key three-pointer and had a key steal defense, helping the Lakers maintain their advantage and win the game.

Iguodala contributed 14 points, 3 of 2 three-pointers, and 3 steals, which was an important boost for the Lakers to win.

Kobe also hugged Iguodala very happily after the game.

Iguodala may not be a good leader in the 76ers, but it is definitely more than enough to be a third leader, very good.

Min Congda could also sense after watching the game that Iguodala's arrival is very important to the Lakers.

He is far more effective than last season's veterans who were behind the times.

For the Lakers and Kobe, since 08, their success or failure has always been inseparable from an excellent small forward.

It was Ariza in 09 and Artest in 10.

Ariza's departure and Artest's aging have dealt a major blow to the Lakers.

There is also Radmanovic in 08. Because of his weakness, the Lakers lost completely in the finals.

In short, the Lakers, who seem to have lost a lot of starlight, may be more solid and stronger than last season.

"That's right. There are the Heat in the East and the Lakers in the West. Our Clippers want to defend their title this year. I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

After watching three games in a row, Min Congda suddenly became full of confidence in other NBA teams.

(End of this chapter)