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

Chapter 12 Rotten Tofu

One of the downsides of leaving get off work early is that there is nothing to do.

In 2009, in the United States, Min Congda couldn't find any suitable leisure and entertainment projects for him.

playing games? Min Congda was really not interested in the game in 09.See a movie?Same as before, have seen it all.

With no relatives and few friends, the system told Min Congda that there is no original him and his family in this time and space.

As for the time and space in 2022, let him not worry, then Min Congda will naturally not worry.

What's more, he has no money!
So he was horrified to find that the only thing he could do after returning to the apartment after get off work was to work overtime to read the materials.

"Damn, what's the difference between this and me before time travel?"

Thinking about it carefully, there is still a difference. Before crossing, he was working for the leader, so he couldn't get much money from busy transfers.

Now he works more for himself, and can direct a group of people to work for him.

"In order to better complete the work of performing poorly, it is necessary for me to have a deeper understanding of team operations and work."

Min Congda took out the player transaction report that Olshey had given him, and started to understand the transaction with the Internet to check relevant information.

He was originally from finance, and he quickly understood what NBA player transactions are all about.

Players, as part of player assets, can be exchanged between teams, as long as certain trading rules are met.

Once the two teams reach an agreement and the league office approves the deal, a player who is still playing in Los Angeles today may be wearing a New York team tomorrow.

In most cases, players cannot control whether they are traded, and what city or team they are traded to.

"As expected of a capitalist country, players are also an asset here, and they can be traded with a clear price tag."

"From a certain point of view, in fact, the draft conference is almost the same as the southern plantation slave owners participating in the slave auction?"

Some dangerous thoughts popped up in Min Congda's mind. Fortunately, he just thought about it. If he said it publicly, his career as a general manager would be over. The whole book is over.

The trade plan Olshey submitted this time was actually drawn up before the draft.

They want to trade away the team's power forward Zach Randolph in order to make room for the new No. [-] pick Griffin.

Although Min Congda re-elected Curry, the management headed by Olshey still hopes to trade Randolph, because Randolph is a player with many problems.

When he played for the Trail Blazers, Randolph was a member of the notorious "Jailblazer" at the time. He had conflicts with his teammates in the locker room, drove under the influence of alcohol, and beat others to jail.

The court performance is also very cancerous, focusing on scoring points, not defending, not participating in the team's collective offense, and having no sense of belonging to the team.

For such a player, the Clippers' trade is just a transition, and it is impossible to stay and train them.

For the future of the team, it is better to send away such cancerous players as soon as possible.

Three trading plans have been formulated. The first one is to trade with the Grizzlies earlier.

The Grizzlies value Randolph very much, and the Clippers are eager to send him away, and Quentin Richardson is willing to change.

However, the Grizzlies picked up Griffin in the draft, and their desire for Randolph is not so strong.

The second is to make a trade with the Kings, which is also a bad team, and the Kings need an inside scorer.

Their trading chip is the bald insider Gooden, plus some cash compensation.

The third plan is the Washington Wizards, the worst team in the East, and the Wizards are willing to exchange Randolph for Antawn Jamison.

Anyway, they are all power forwards who can't defend and can only score. If the tree moves the dead and the dead move, in other words, maybe there will be a miracle?
Min Congda didn't know any of the players in these trading plans!But he understands the philosophy of player trading.

"Trading players is like buying and selling stocks. When someone buys, someone sells. Those who buy are optimistic that it will rise, and those who sell think it will fall."

"The reason why the Clippers management wants to sell Randolph must be that this person is not good enough and will decline. Then the person who is exchanged will play better and be more suitable for the team. Of course, the other party is the other way around. Thinking about it, after all, the tree moves the dead and the living..."

"Since the Clippers think that this guy named Randolph is not good, theoretically I should keep him and help me out. But the management level of the Clippers team should not be good. What if they get it wrong?"

"Well... no, I still have to study it myself."

At the headquarters, employees are not allowed to work overtime, but they work overtime to read materials when they return to the apartment. This spirit is really admirable.

But Min Congda knew nothing about how to judge a player's level and future development.

It is impossible for him to make up this homework in a short time. His understanding of basketball is quite superficial.

After checking the information for a while, Min Congda didn't have any clues. Suddenly, he had an idea and remembered the "dog jumping on the net" that the owner of the tea restaurant said in the morning. The owner said it was a good basketball forum.

"Yes, I can go to the forum and see what the fans on the forum comment on."

"Although the evaluation of fans is not necessarily professional, many so-called experts are not as good as fans."

"Yes, check it out on the basketball forum!"

Min Congda boarded the Goup Basketball Forum in 09, and it said: It may be the best basketball forum.

"Oh, quite modest."

After entering the forum, he began to use the search function to search for information related to Randolph.

A search found that there are quite a few, not only posts, discussions, but also column articles.

In particular, Min Congda was satisfied that the forum had a "Translation Team" column, which would translate professional football commentary articles from the United States.

This is really good news for Min Congda who struggles to read English, and it is a very good column.

After checking some posts and discussions, Min Congda found that Randolph's reputation was not good among the fans.

"Team cancer."

"Defense the black hole."

"Pitch bad boy."

"Data brush."

These are his labels.

In particular, there is a well-known basketball columnist named Zhang Gongzi who wrote many columns to evaluate Randolph. The content is so wonderful that he nicknamed Randolph Rotten Tofu.

"Randolph's defensive level is still good, he can contribute one block per week!"

"One day Randolph suddenly said to coach: Coach, my aunt passed away, and I'm going to the funeral.

The coach said: Well, you go.

Two days later, the media asked him at the press conference: Was your aunt's funeral held in a nightclub? "

"...well deserved. The player has the size of the Sharks, the face-to-basket skills of Bosh, the range and bravery of Baron Davis, and the post-up and versatility of Derek Coleman."

The four exchanged glances.Olshey laughed.

But... of course, you know, the player also has some problems, such as Sharks' laziness, Baron Davis's rash shots, Bosh's defensive laziness, and Coleman's penchant for nightclubs... I Show him now...

1 minutes later———

Mike Dunleavy, Thomas, and Walsh shouted in unison:

Zach Randolph! "

Min Congda seemed to understand these jokes, because he didn't understand some of them, but he also found them quite funny.

Through these articles, he has a general understanding of Zach Randolph's habits. In short, he is a libertine, a libertine who doesn't play well.

No wonder he was traded back and forth by different teams. No matter how talented he is, it is useless if he has bad work habits, and his personality is bad.

But wouldn't it be a match made in heaven for such a player to be poor in the team?
Individualism and disunity on the court, and sabotage off the court, ruined the atmosphere in the locker room.

At that time, there will be some conflicts with the young players, and the atmosphere of the team will be a mess.

I will definitely lose and lose non-stop, perfect!

"Very well, then it's decided, I will keep this piece of rotten tofu!"

(End of this chapter)