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

Chapter 116 Dangerous Breath (Third)
On December 12, the Clippers ushered in another regular season game against the Timberwolves.

Min Congda was not very satisfied with the Timberwolves as the first opponent on the road trip.

The location is remote, the weather is cold, and the opponent's strength is not good. Fortunately, the popcorn in the target center is delicious.

Min Congda slept until noon, had lunch at the hotel, and walked around Minneapolis in the afternoon.

Feel the charm of the corridor city, the snow is snowy outside and the wind is biting, but the citizens can walk through the closed corridor flyover.

"Hey, the US emperor is fucking rich, building closed corridors and overpasses throughout the city, and running air conditioners inside, how much energy is wasted."

After criticizing the extravagant urban construction of the US emperor, Min Congda and the team came to the Target Center in the afternoon.

After tasting the good popcorn here, Min Congda thought of Curry, who also loves popcorn.

After Curry warmed up and rested on the sidelines, Min Congda ran over to share with him.

"Try it, the popcorn at Target Center is better than Stamps's too. Oh my god, how bad is Staples' fancy popcorn."

Curry took one and smelled it. The aroma was really good, and then he threw it into his mouth. The texture, crispness, and taste were all good.

He stretched out his thumb and said, "That's true, Mr. Smart, why don't you open a popcorn shop in the Staples Center?"

Min Congda shook his head, "That won't work, our team is going to open a high-end restaurant. I don't bother to make low-cost popcorn."

At 07:30 in the evening, the fans at the Target Center began to thin out, and more in twos and threes.

The attendance rate of a team like the Timberwolves that is in trouble with the Clippers, or even worse, is very touching.

The Target Center is a large arena with more than 20000 seats, and more than 12000 tickets were sold tonight.

The attendance rate is only 60%, and there are a lot of empty seats on the scene, just like a mangy dog, with a bald spot here and a bald spot there.

Before the start of the game, Kahn, the general manager of the Timberwolves, came over to say hello to Min Congda, and the two exchanged a few words.

The Timberwolves management is considered a legend in NBA history, and it can be called the king of show operations.

Back then, he reached an agreement with Joe Smith in private, and the yin and yang contract was discovered, which can be regarded as the pinnacle of the Timberwolves' show operation history.

A No. [-] pick in his prime signed a contract with a minimum salary. Are you a blind person in the league's legal department?
As a result, the team was deprived of the draft pick for five years, fined a lot of money, and Garnett wasted his youth in Minnesota.

Kahn became the general manager of the Timberwolves in 2005, and he naturally inherited the fine tradition of the Timberwolves management's showmanship.

Don't talk about anything else, as far as the draft picks Thabeet, the Timberwolves have already lost to grandma's house.

After more than a month's schedule, Thabeet's performance on the court has not improved at all.

The current highest score in a single game is 9 points, and he has never scored in double figures.

Then you can't score. As a defensive center, you need to be stronger in rebounding and blocking shots, right?

No, rebounds also didn't hit double figures in a game, and blocked shots occasionally had a flash of inspiration, but most of them were zero eggs.

The Timberwolves have been cultivating patiently, making small preparations off the court and giving time on the court, but it is a pity that rotten wood cannot be carved.

But the Timberwolves don't plan to trade him for the time being, and the time is still short. What if they become enlightened in the future?Be patient.

Min Congda chatted with Kahn for a while, and felt that this person seemed to be quite nice, polite and enthusiastic.

After thinking about it, "Wallace of the Grizzlies feels good to me. Is it true that the general managers of bad teams have this virtue? They are ordinary, approachable, and have no talent. And the general managers of those strong teams are basically Someone with a bad mind."

What Min Congda thought was right, he wanted to run a good team in the NBA, but with a personality close to that of an ordinary person, it was impossible for you to be able to play well.

You have to be cunning, ruthless, thick-skinned, and a liar to get the best out of this alliance.

Look at those famous managers and put them into daily life to judge, which one is not a bit wrong, or even has a problem with character.

Min Congda felt that he was quite ordinary, so if he played badly, he would be very successful.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the game officially started.

The Timberwolves have a neat lineup tonight, Love is back, and Jefferson is also present. The Timberwolves have two towers inside, which is completely worthy of the Clippers' black and white duo.

For the Clippers, Gordon was absent, and Dunleavy actually let Ricky Davis start. This is the first time Ricky Davis has started this season.

When Min Congda saw this posture, he was very happy and thought: "Oh, it's really a turn of events. At the beginning of the season, the Timberwolves lacked Love, and we had a neat lineup. Fuck it against me, and lost to the Clippers. Now Well, your lineup is complete, and we are short of a general. Look, Dunleavy and Ricky have been put in the starting lineup, so I don’t want to play hard.”

According to Min Congda's understanding, Dunleavy is on Ricky Davis, so it must be because the experimental lineup doesn't want to win.

How bad Ricky Davis is, Min Congda watched the previous game, and he knew very well that if the Clippers don't renew his contract next year, he probably won't be able to stay in the NBA.

Min Congda thought to himself, if the system allows it, if he tries to renew Davis, he needs to contribute to the Clippers' poor performance.

The first quarter of the game started, and Min Congda smiled and watched the two sides jump the ball, thinking that the Clippers would collapse in the center of the target.

A good start to their devilish schedule.

Kaman won the ball and the Clippers launched their first offense.

The ball was given to Ricky Davis, but he didn't stick it.

Instead, he immediately sent the ball to Randolph who came to the high position to support him.

Randolph and Kaman played a high-low combination, passing the ball straight to the basket.

Kaman received the ball, turned around and hit two points with a hook.

Very smooth high and low fit.

Min Congda felt something was wrong with the first ball in the game.

This guy's court sense is really keen.

What he didn't think was right was the pass Ricky Davis had just made.

He knew Ricky Davis's playing habits, the kind of guy who would pause once he had the ball in his hands.

This is his habit of playing the big ball. If he plays with the ball too much, he will not catch the ball and find someone to pass the ball immediately.

Instead, we need to see first, whether we can play alone, if we can play alone, we can play alone, and we can't find someone else.

In this way, his passing speed is slow, and the opponent's defense can easily make up for it.

A seemingly insignificant habit is actually very detrimental to teamwork.

Tonight was different, Ricky Davis played the first ball very fast without any pause.

Is this still him?
Have you changed your mind and played well?
Min Congda immediately comforted himself: "It's okay, it's the first ball, you are in a hurry. Really, it's a big fuss."

But then, Ricky Davis made a successful steal in defense, passed the ball to Baron Davis, and the Clippers counterattacked!
Min Congda felt that something was wrong, he smelled a very dangerous atmosphere.

The smile on his face at the beginning has disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)