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

Chapter 279 Great Personality (Part [-])
On November 11, the Clippers played away against the Denver Nuggets.

The Nuggets had a disappointing 2010 season.

They had maintained a good momentum in the regular season and achieved fourth place in the Western Conference.

Originally, I thought about meeting the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals and avenging the 09 Western Conference Finals.

Unexpectedly, he was blocked by the Jazz in the first round of the playoffs, and lost his temper.

Look at the Jazz again. They were shaved by the Lakers in the semifinals. The arrogance accumulated by the Nuggets from the 09 season disappeared in an instant.

This summer, young superstars who are about the same age as Anthony have made decisions one after another.

James stayed behind, Wade and Bosh gathered on the South Coast, and Stoudemire went to New York.

Now, New York has thrown an olive branch towards Anthony, hoping that Anthony can return to his hometown to play and form a strong offensive combination with Stoudemire.

Although the defense of the two is not very good, but after all, it is a team of superstars, even if it is selling tickets, they can sell a lot.

After the start of the new season, the current performance of the Nuggets can only be said to be quite satisfactory, without the morale at the beginning of last season.

In fact, if the team maintains enough stability, with the strength of the Nuggets lineup, there is no problem in maintaining competitiveness in the West.

Anthony is still in his prime, and Billups is 34 years old and still capable as a point guard.

However, being eliminated in the first round of 10 has dealt a big blow to the Nuggets team and management.

The ups and downs in the summer of 10 made people in the team change their minds.

Once the hearts of the people are scattered, the team will not be easy to lead.

Of course, the season has just begun, and if the Nuggets' record is good enough, they will be able to suppress all the controversy and dissatisfaction.

In professional leagues, victory is the foundation of everything.

The Los Angeles Clippers also desperately need a victory to end their losing streak.

Of course, the mentality of the Clippers team is much better than that of the Nuggets, and they have no pressure.

The general manager never argues with them to win, to win, to work hard.

The boss does not exist, even the head coach and assistant coaches never talk about winning.

Most of the Clippers players want to win because of their inner competitiveness. The desire to win is an endogenous motivation.

For example, last season, you desperately wanted to make it to the playoffs. Why?For Mr. Smart, of course.

Although it was later confirmed that it was a rumor that Mr. Smart was going to die, but Smart can continue to serve in the team, who said that it has nothing to do with the team entering the playoffs?
From last night to today, another rumor about Mr. Smart began to circulate in the team:
Mr. Smart is an orphan. His parents died not long after he was born. When he was a little older, he was trafficked and sold to a Cantonese restaurant in Southeast Asia to work as a small worker (this article comes from Curry, because Curry said that the Cantonese cuisine he made is delicious) .

After becoming an adult, Smart was brought to San Francisco by smugglers and worked illegally in Chinatown (no wonder his English is not very good and his handwriting is ugly.)
However, he did not give up hope in life. While studying cultural knowledge hard, on the other hand, he fell in love with basketball and started playing wild ball (this article also came from Curry. He said that Smart's basketball level is actually very high.)
Because of the high level of wild ball, he should be discovered by Sterling one day. For some unknown reason, Smart was engaged in scouting work (Milicic added that he said that Smart's recruiting ability is very strong.)
Later, by chance, he won the trust of Sterling and gave him a chance to be the general manager of the Clippers (Ricky Davis believed that there must be something hidden in it, and Sterling might have something to do with Smart. on hand.)
Unexpectedly, Smart achieved great success in his first season, but for the growth of young players, he always withstood the pressure and did not burden everyone with winning.

In Curry's words, "Mr. Smart must have tasted all the suffering and darkness in the world, and he rose up in the suffering to have such an optimistic and open-minded spirit. He is a person with a great personality."

Harden heard Smart's various deeds last season in the gym, and his admiration for Min Congda spontaneously arose.

It turns out that he is such a great person with such a noble sentiment. As long as you play well in the Clippers to win his appreciation, you don't have to worry about your future at all.

Curry told Harden, "You will slowly realize Mr. Smart's good intentions. Look at my ankle. If it weren't for Mr. Smart, I wouldn't have had the operation so early."

Because of Curry's ankle surgery and early contract extension, he became the first player among the 2009 rookies to receive a maximum salary contract, although it was only a verbal agreement.

This made Harden very envious, thinking that as long as he played well and won the appreciation of Smart, even if he was reimbursed for the season, he would still be offered a big contract.

Such an early contract renewal will greatly improve the morale of the team.

Now the longest NBA contract can only be signed for 5 years, and the super long contracts of seven or eight years, ten years or even 15 years in the past are no longer allowed.

Therefore, the players' sense of security is greatly reduced, and the degree of competition and involution is also greatly increased.

A general manager who is generous to players is definitely very popular with players.

Of course, some generous teams are often called fools by fans and other teams.

Like the New York Knicks.

The Clippers seem to have the same risk, and Curry's early contract extension has been subject to a lot of controversy.

But Min Congda thought: "This contract only started to take effect in 2013. In 2013? The Clippers have already gone bankrupt! What does it matter to me?"

With this kind of indifference, Min Congda didn't even bat an eye when he gave the big contract, since it wasn't his money anyway.

Before the start of the game, the Nuggets players, Clippers players, Nuggets management, and Min Congda all had different mentalities.

The progress of the game between the two sides was full of twists and turns, which was very exciting.

After experiencing a 4-game losing streak, the Clippers adjusted their starting lineup.

Although Kirk Hinrich is experienced, he is very stable on the court.

However, he lacks offensive power, which reduces the Clippers' offensive efficiency.

Having an old man like Baron Davis on the court is enough to slow down the rhythm.

Another Hinrich was really too much to bear, and Dunleavy didn't understand why Min Congda let Gordon go and brought Hinrich back.

After some deliberation, Dunleavy boldly used newcomers and mentioned Bledsoe to the starting point guard position.

Bledsoe, the 19th pick, is young, has impact, and has outstanding shots and breakthroughs. He can make up for Curry's absence on offense and allow the Clippers to continue to maintain the previous fast and free offensive rhythm.

For the Nuggets, their main gain in the free market this summer is Al Harrington.

However, at the beginning of the season, they encountered injury problems inside, and Nene and Kenyon Martin were absent due to injuries.

In this way, the Nuggets were stretched inside, and they were devastated when they faced Randolph and Gasol at the beginning. They trailed the Clippers by 21 points at 30:9 in the first quarter.

But at the beginning of the second quarter, Carmelo Anthony took over the game and beat Ricky Davis one-on-one.

After years of tempering, Anthony's jumper skills have reached the pinnacle. After the three threats, he directly pulls out and feels unstoppable.

The Clippers insisted on one-on-one defense without double-teaming, and at the same time used Baron Davis to entangle Billups, destroying the integrity of the Nuggets' offense.

But the scary thing about superstars is that if you insist on not double-teaming, he may really kill you one-on-one.

In the second quarter, Anthony scored 19 points in a single quarter and helped the Nuggets to overtake by himself. At halftime 55:52, they led the Clippers by 3 points.

When Min Congda saw Anthony's amazing mid-range jumper skills, he sighed in his heart, "James must have this jumper to be invincible in the world."

(End of this chapter)