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

Chapter 30

Hearing what Min Congda said, Ada calmed down. She felt that the general manager must have seen some problems with the Clippers, so she was not elated by the momentary lead, but worried.

Ada is young, not long after graduating from college, but she watched basketball with her father, uncle, and uncle since she was a child, and she still knows a lot about basketball.

The situation on the court is changing rapidly. When the strength is close, the advantages and disadvantages are temporary. Whoever can have the last laugh is the real winner.

At the end of the timeout, the Hornets made personnel adjustments, strengthened the defense and supplementary defense of the three-second zone, replaced the slow-moving big center, and swept the basket with faster strikers.

As for the Clippers, Kim Hughes followed Min Congda's instructions and replaced Gordon in advance, letting Gordon sit on the bench to rest.

Without the sharp knife of Gordon on the outside of the Clippers, the defensive pressure on Curry increased sharply, and the Hornets began to consciously double-team Curry.

After two successful defenses in a row, the Hornets took advantage of the opportunity to counterattack, once broke through the basket with cooperation, and once Collison made a quick three-pointer, the score between the two sides quickly narrowed.

Later, Curry made a mistake in the offense. He played a pass behind his back, but the ball was passed directly out of bounds. This kid was relaxed enough, and he didn't panic at all.

The Hornets seized the opportunity of this mistake. Collison held the ball and rushed to the basket to pass the ball to his teammate. The teammate caught the ball and made a throw, scoring two more points.

双方来到了65:62，黄蜂打出一波6:0的小高潮，分差缩小到3分了！

Ada thought: "Sure enough, as Mr. Smart expected, we had some problems. Curry played too casually. It turned out that Mr. Smart had expected that Curry was not very disciplined on the court... Hey, Why does Mr. Smart feel better?"

Ada looked at Min Congda, his frown was relaxed, and there was a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the poor performance of the team.

Ada asked: "Mr. Smart, is Curry's playing style too casual? Look at him shooting three-pointers indiscriminately again!"

Curry made a three-point attempt from the outside. The chance of the shot was not very good. After a single block, he threw it directly. The ball hit the neck of the basket and popped out. The rebound was grabbed by the Hornets. The Hornets countered and evened the score Chance.

Min Congda shook his head and said, "No, he plays very well this way. I like his casual style. He can do whatever he wants under great pressure. What kind of talent is this!"

Min Congda admired it from the bottom of his heart. If Curry can "play like this" in the regular season, why worry about the team not losing?
The Hornets launched a counterattack. Collison quickly advanced with the ball, and made a circle around the basket with the ball, avoiding Jordan's first defense, then suddenly turned around and cut to the basket again, and made a layup with his left hand!

This move is beautiful to shoot back the horse. Jordan defends one but not the other under the basket. The first time he catches up and sticks to the defense, he is careless when he sees someone going out. This defensive awareness is really urgent.

"Jordan's defense doesn't look very good, he can't concentrate, it's good, he's only one point behind!"

If other people hear Min Congda's inner voice, they will definitely wonder who is on your side?How can you, a general manager of the Clippers, watch the game from the standpoint of the Hornets?
However, Min Congda did not wait for the Hornets to overtake. The Clippers quickly served the ball in the backcourt. Curry took the ball straight to the frontcourt and used his speed to get rid of Collison. He suddenly stopped near the free throw line. Collison couldn't brake in time and rushed over. The mid-range jump shot hit!

The summer league game is like this fast in and fast out, there are not many rules, and the personal ability and basic tactical quality of the players are compared.

Curry scored his 11th point of the game. After the goal, he gestured to Collison to indicate that he had scored double digits.

Collison gritted his teeth, and then launched an even more frantic bite on Curry, trying to stop Curry at the expense of fouls, and his physical confrontation became more and more intense.

The confrontation between the two sides became more and more intense, and the competition became fierce. A summer league game became full of gunpowder because of the confrontation between Collison and Curry.

"What does Collison defend against? He just relies on his body to jostle around, without any skill at all. You want to defend against his pass and block his way. You always use your strength. Aren't you tired?"

"Why didn't the rest of the Hornets cooperate? Is there such a big space leak in this game? Isn't this giving people a chance to shoot... Oops, let Curry have an extra assist."

"Who is the head coach of the Hornets? Will he use people? The inside line will be completely unmoved, one defense and one defense just now. What about the help defense just now? Doesn't this make people rush in casually? One cooperation will leave a gap... If I were the Hornets The general manager fired the coach!"

"It's a good thing our defense isn't that good. Good guy, this is a mess. It's really right to let Gordon play less."

In just one half-ball effort, Min Congda already has a good understanding of the tactics and running positions on the basketball court. Ten players on the court are like ten chess pieces, constantly running, covering, and passing around a ball. For one element: space.

From this point of view, Min Congda has a basketball insight that ordinary people cannot match. Many people play basketball and watch basketball for a lifetime, only staying at the technical level of basketball skills, heads-up, dunks, etc., and cannot realize that basketball is a game of space competition. In the case of the same number of people, use different personnel arrangements, screen running and ball distribution to obtain the optimal shot space, or suppress the opponent's shot space.

It only took Min Congda one and a half games to develop such an understanding. In his eyes, both the Hornets and the Clippers’ defenses were full of loopholes, and all kinds of mistakes appeared one after another. If there is a chance to pass, there is no chance to play blindly. It really hurts the brain. .

However, being talented in basketball and judging people's accuracy are two different things. In this regard, Min Congda is quite similar to Jordan.

The scores of the two sides were entangled all the way until the last minute of the game, the Clippers led the Hornets by two points 1:93, and the Hornets had the ball.

A key defense, Kim Hughes still put Gordon back on the court, but the round face made a mistake at a critical moment, the Hornets guard Marcus Thornton made a strong three-pointer from the outside, and Gordon rushed too forward when defending Thornton knocked down, the referee whistled, and Thornton got three free throw opportunities!
Min Congda was so excited that he almost jumped up, and jumped up from his seat. Ada on the side hurriedly said: "Mr. Smart, don't get excited, calm down, calm down."

Ada thought that Min Congda was dissatisfied with the referee's penalty and asked the referee to argue. In fact, Min Congda finally saw that the Hornets had a chance to win, and he was so excited.

Thornton stood at the free throw line and made all three free throws. The Hornets 93:94 and overtook the Clippers by 1 point!
"Very good! There is hope, there is hope! The last defense must be defended. Gordon has made a contribution for me. After the game is over, I will treat him to a hamburger. This three-point foul is very important."

Seeing that Min Congda is about to usher in the first losing salary of his general manager career, there are only more than 30 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Clippers paused, and Kim Hughes arranged a simple serve tactic: make a circle double screen for Curry, and Gordon and Jordan are in charge.

Jordan stands at 45 degrees, Gordon stands near the top of the arc, and Curry runs from the bottom corner to the middle. If the double screen is successful, the ball can be shot.

If he can take away the Hornets' defense, Gordon at the top of the arc will also have a chance to catch the ball, and at the same time, Jordan can also catch the ball along the basket and dunk directly. The multiple insurance tactics depend on how the Hornets defend.

The timeout ended quickly, and Min Congda was extremely nervous for a crucial shot.

"Boys of the Clippers, fight for your strength. It doesn't matter if you lose a game. It's the summer league anyway. It's not ashamed to lose. It's not important to you, but it is important to me. Hornets, defend well, defend well..."

The two sides stood on the field and began to run. Before they started running, Min Congda felt something was wrong.

"Collison, why are you sticking so tightly? Can't you see that you need two people to cover you? If you stick so tightly, it's easy to get rid of it! Leave some space and keep up! Nima!"

In 5 seconds of serving time, Curry ran from the bottom corner to the top of the arc. Collison was too tight on the defense, and as a result, he hit the side of Gordon and was knocked down. The referee did not call a foul because Gordon did not move.

The ball is passed to Curry. Curry receives the ball from outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left. The defender is two steps away. Don't hesitate to shoot a three-pointer!
A perfect arc pierced Min Congda's heart!
Three point hit!

The Clippers lead by 96 points at 94:2!
Curry hit a key three-pointer, and the total score reached 17 points. Collison threatened to prevent Curry from scoring in double digits, and was severely slapped in the face!
After scoring the goal, Curry raised his right hand and stretched out three fingers, and pointed towards Min Congda in the stands. He wanted to show Min Congda that it was right for you to choose me as the No. [-] pick. We have that ability.

Min Congda looked at Curry's gesture and bright smile, forced a smile on his face, and lamented in his heart: "What a crime!"

(End of this chapter)