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

Chapter 548 Filling the Loopholes (Part [-])
The Los Angeles Derby in recent seasons has been extremely eye-catching.

Although the Lakers are old, their dominance is still there, and they have been strong contenders for the championship in these two seasons.

The Clippers have a faint tendency to be the new king of the league. Judging from the previous four games, other teams simply can't find a way to fight the Clippers.

The Clippers beat their opponents by more than 10 points every game. The reason why some didn't win by 30 or 40 points was that the Clippers didn't want to use too much force to save face for the opponent.

For example, in the game against the Eagles, the Eagles were really helpless and only scored 77 points in the game. The gap between the two sides is too big.

The Clippers played casually after they played, and it would be a bit ugly to win 58 points if they played hard.

After all, the Eagles replaced the main force early and chose to surrender. The surrender lost half, and we will see each other in the future.

However, before this game, there are still many experts who are optimistic about the Lakers, because the Lakers played very well against the Clippers in the regular season last season.

This season, the Lakers have made great improvements in their lineup and style of play. They broke away from the previous Phil Jackson structure and gave up the old and cumbersome triangle offense.

The arrival of D'Antoni put the Lakers on a fast offensive path.

With Chris Paul at the helm, the Lakers' offense can be guaranteed.

Kobe is a year older, but he's still one of the best scorers in the league.

At the small forward position, Iguodala is in his prime. His off-ball style and tough defense fit perfectly with Kobe and Paul.

In the first five games of the season, the Lakers achieved a record of 4 wins and 1 loss, ranking second only to the Clippers in the Western Conference.

After a lightweight reform, the Lakers' offense has become sharper and their defense has become more flexible.

The team's only loophole is the fourth position. Jordan Hill's name is very powerful, but his strength is quite average.

However, together with McGee, he meets D'Antoni's basic requirements for the inside line.

The offense can eat cakes, and you can hit one occasionally, as long as you don't take up space and possession of the ball.

The Lakers' ball is enough for Kobe and Paul to score.

Sitting in the VIP room, Min Congda looked at the crowded Staples Center, and couldn't help but feel a little worried: "After the Huawei Center Arena is built, there will be 25000 seats, won't it be full? No way, no way? "

Including this game, the last 8 games at the Staples Center were all sold out.

The basketball market in Los Angeles can be said to be extremely hot, and tickets for the games between the two teams are really hard to find.

It is said that on the black market, the price of the Clippers' 20-year season tickets has tripled, and there are signs of rising.

After all, these season tickets are only issued once, and if you buy them, you can invest in financial products to add value.

Min Congda began to worry about what to do with such a hot football market, when the Huawei Center is completed and the stadium is full.

Of course, there are still at least two seasons before the completion of the Huawei Center Arena, and it is too early to worry about it.

The game has already started, and the Lakers took the lead in attacking.

The Lakers have completely changed their offensive routine this season.

They followed the trend and also began to use the pick-and-roll as their starting style.

The low-post offense inside was basically abandoned, and even Kobe's low-post singles were greatly reduced.

In the first few games, Kobe only played back and low post at the critical moment of the game.

The Lakers scored easily for the first time. After Paul picked and rolled, he hit a mid-range jumper directly from the top of the arc.

Judging from the data of the previous games, Paul's shots have improved compared to last season.

His attack was also quite resolute at the beginning.

After the first ball was hit, the Clippers missed a jumper for George from the outside.

Paul counterattacked slowly with the ball, set up a pick-and-roll screen with Jordan Hill, made another mid-range shot, and hit it again.

Two mid-range shots were made easily, and the Lakers took the lead at the start.

"D'Antoni's idea is quite good. Strengthen Paul's offensive firepower this season, and appropriately reduce Kobe's scoring pressure. Play the power of Paul's pick-and-roll, while Kobe always maintains a threat on the wing. But...you can't do it if you can't score points at critical moments ah."

Min Congda carefully observed the Lakers' offense at the beginning, and he could feel the changes the Lakers made compared with last season.

Last season, the Lakers had many stars, and Paul has been trying to integrate the whole team and create opportunities for the whole team.

The effect of the regular season is very good, the Lakers played a pretty good regular season, the record is very good.

But in the playoffs, after the defensive strength has increased, this kind of team performance rarely happens.

The stars must stand up and solve the problem.

Facing the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals, Kobe did not have the ability to make a final decision at a critical moment, which was a key factor in their loss.

In the new season, the Lakers lineup is younger, and the team lineup structure is more reasonable and compact.

According to D'Antoni's coaching style, the regular season is also an 8-man rotation without running.

Paul will definitely take on more scoring responsibilities on the offensive end.

But in the playoffs, Kobe is one year older. What should the Lakers do at the critical moment?

At this time, the Clippers encountered some minor troubles in the first quarter.

Maybe the previous game was too smooth, or playing Paul in the regular season, Curry just felt uncomfortable.

It's been 4 minutes since the start, and the Clippers haven't scored a sports game yet. They only relied on Gasol to make a foul in the paint and scored 2 points.

The Lakers started off by beating the Clippers 10:2, leading by 8 points.

Curry made 3 of 0 shots and missed two [-]-pointers.

After Curry entered the league, every time he played against Paul, his performance would fluctuate.

It can only be said that Paul, a veteran defensive player, is really annoying.

There are a lot of small movements on the hands, and the referee doesn't blow much, just turn a blind eye.

A pitcher like Curry sometimes relies more on rhythm.

Once small movements destroy the rhythm, the feel will be affected.

But Curry quickly made adjustments after the timeout.

He chose to eat Paul one-on-one with the ball, hit in, and use throws and mid-range shots to score on Paul's head!

Back from the timeout, Curry scored 4 points in a row, and the Clippers narrowed the score slightly.

After the first quarter of the game between the two sides, the Clippers trailed the Lakers by 23 points at 27:4.

This is the first time the Clippers have fallen behind in the first quarter since the start of the season.

This surprised Min Congda, who saw the potential and changes of the Lakers.

The most critical figure is Iguodala at the third position.

The presence of Iguodala has benefited the Lakers a lot on both offense and defense.

First of all, it is reflected on the defensive end. His ability to switch defenses, single defenses, and basket protection is quite good.

To put it bluntly, it is a panacea, and the third position is originally a panacea, and Iguodala is one of them.

The other positions of the Lakers have distinctive characteristics, but they all have obvious flaws.

Flaws in the interior, Jordan Hill's defensive ability is average, and he is mediocre in all aspects.

McGee has excellent physical fitness, strong defense and block blocking, but there are some problems with his awareness, sometimes he is too active and lacks a defensive overall view.

Kobe is getting older, and his single-defense ability has declined. Paul is too short, with many small moves in single-defense, and his ability to assist defense and backcourt rebound protection is basically zero.

The good thing about Iguodala is that his presence can make up for everyone's shortcomings.

Hill's help defense is average, and Iguodala's help defense can make up for the loopholes.

McGee's defensive awareness is not good, and Iguodala can assist in protecting the basket.

Kobe Bryant single-handedly defends against decline, and Iguodala is given the task of dealing with the opponent's outside arrows.

Paul doesn't have the ability to protect backcourt rebounds, nor can he help defend, and Iguodala can do the same.

Compared with last season, although the Lakers have Gerald Wallace and Artest, these two players have something in common, that is, they have entered a period of decline and their moving speed is slow.

Among them, Wallace is generally on the inside on the defensive end. In terms of assist defense and single defense on the outside line, his state has declined due to age, and he is somewhat powerless.

And the reason why he declined in his early 30s is that a very important reason is that he suffered a black elbow from Bynum in the game against the Lakers that year, which caused his lungs to shrink and his physical fitness to decline greatly. Peak condition.

He can come to the Lakers to play with Bynum, all for the sake of the championship.

As a result, the championship was not won, and of course Wallace patted his ass and left, not wanting to stay at all.

And the Lakers also felt that keeping Bynum, a guy with an underdeveloped brain, would be a scourge, so they simply sent it away when it was valuable, in exchange for Iguodala, who was at his peak.

Obviously, Iguodala is the right choice for the Lakers.

Compared with Wallace, he also has a huge advantage on the offensive end. He has a good three-pointer.

He made 39 percent of his [-]-pointers last season, and he's quite a threat when he catches the ball from the corner of the wing.

This is very important to the Lakers. They have really had enough of the traditional inside strikers such as Metta Shiping, Wallace, and Hill in the early years who failed to make fixed-point three-pointers.

In the first quarter, Iguodala hit two corner three-pointers, one on the left and one on the right, forcing the Clippers to expand their defensive area.

This gives Paul and Kobe more room to move in the mid-range.

"Good deal, this is really a good deal. The Lakers are really not easy. After switching to Iguodala, the team's outside offense and defense have been greatly improved. And Iguodala also has a certain key ball ability. He added With Paul and Kobe, maybe this year can really teach the Clippers a lesson in the playoffs!"

Min Congda watched the Lakers' excellent performance in the first quarter, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He couldn't help but took a sip from the wine glass, feeling quite happy.

"Hey, Manager Min, you... are you okay?"

Looking at Min Congda's excited look, Yang Ruosi asked curiously.

"Ah? I... I'm fine, I'm fine. How about it, is this pizza delicious? Authentic Italian pizza."

"Delicious, very good. But, I think your team is behind, why do you seem to be very happy?"

"Is there? Am I very happy? You read it wrong, I just think the game is very exciting, and I think this game is worth watching. What do you think, is basketball interesting?"

Min Congda talked about him, Yang Ruosi nodded, and said: "It's not bad, watching the game in the private room is very quiet, but it's a little far away. May I ask, how did you become the general manager of the team? I understand After a while, I looked at the news, and it seems that there is no news that clearly explains how you became the team manager."

Yang Ruosi has been very curious about Min Congda these days, so he searched for relevant information on the Internet.

After a search, I found that this guy is really famous, and I don't know how many times he has been on the headlines.

And it seems that in the NBA circle, he is a proper devil in the world, scolding officials, scolding the president of the league, beating referees, making rude remarks, and being diagnosed with mania and forbidden to watch the game live. The richness of it surprised her.

But after getting along with him, I felt that he was obviously a very ordinary person, his speech and behavior were normal, polite and even a little humble.

There is no such prickly feeling all over his body, he is gentle and plain, and he seems to be out of his mind when talking to people, and he doesn't care much about anything.

She remembered that when she first met him, she was still a little bit prickly, and she felt a little ashamed.

It turns out that this person is the real big thorn. It turns out that the real thorn doesn't bother to care about small tricks.

However, looking at various news content, Yang Ruosi found that all the reports ended in June 2009.

The first report about him was "The Chinese manager airborne the Los Angeles Clippers", followed by a series of related speculations, but none of the reports made it clear what Min Congda was doing before.

Her curiosity was suddenly aroused, and she began to search article after article.

Then it was reported that Min Congda was an orphan who came to the United States to work illegally, was scouted by Sterling on the basketball court, and finally won the trust of the boss and became the general manager of the team.

No matter how you look at this content, it seems to be made up, it is too unreal, and it is not a legendary novel.

In short, after consulting for a long time, Yang Ruosi even went to the Berkeley library to search for some newspapers and periodicals, but the information was still zero.

Not only is there no relevant report on Min Congda in the United States, but also there is no text related to him in the domestic database.

A strange sense of mystery shrouded Min Congda, and Yang Ruosi couldn't help but ask him face to face.

And Min Congda listened to this kind of question a lot, and replied in passing: "My parents passed away very early. I was tricked to work in the United States when I was 15 years old. I washed dishes and took out garbage in restaurants in Los Angeles. At that time, I The only entertainment is to play basketball. I can play basketball very well. Later, I met Sterling. He admired my basketball skills very much. Later, he often went to the restaurant where I worked for dinner, and he became familiar with him after coming and going. He often invited me Go to the Staples Center to watch the game. Until 2009, one day he suddenly found me and said that he didn’t want to manage the Clippers anymore. He thought I was a good management material and let me try. Then, I took office ,Until today."

Min Congda briefly repeated what he said to the psychiatrist, which was similar to what Yang Ruosi had read in some reports.

Min Congda has also carefully polished the specific details, basically making sure that there are no loopholes, and no one will look into it anyway.

In case someone gets to the bottom of it, the system will help him fool it.

Of course, there is indeed a big loophole in it, and Min Congda hasn't patched it up until now.

Yang Ruosi asked: "You said, you can play basketball, and you play very well."

Min Congda was stunned for a moment, and said, "Uh...yes, I can play basketball. Let me tell you, my basketball talent is very high. If I had received formal basketball education earlier, maybe I could also enter the NBA."

The only loophole is here. In fact, Min Congda doesn't know how to play basketball at all.

In the past two and a half years, he has become a super keyboard player in the basketball world and a top theoretical expert.

However, he really can't play basketball.

After saying this to Yang Ruosi, Min Congda suddenly thought that maybe he should learn how to play basketball.

Otherwise, this lie will not be true in the future, and I even boasted that it is a "butter bomb" on the street.

(End of this chapter)