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

Chapter 317 Raising Tigers (Second Change)

After eating with Wallace and getting Jeff Ball's contact information, Min Congda returned to the hotel.

The bankruptcy of the Hornets gave him a great shock, and made him realize that there are still many imperfections in his work.

At the same time, it also allowed Min Congda to cheer up. It turned out that the bankruptcy of the team is not far away, and there are examples in front of us.

Min Congda realized that if Chris Paul left the Hornets, it might be an opportunity for him.

Because Paul has always restrained the Clippers and Curry, if he can go to a strong Western Conference team, he might be able to firmly suppress the Clippers.

"Although the Clippers are hovering on the edge of the playoffs, it is very bad for me, but after all, they are only on the edge of the playoffs and have not reached the level of competing for the championship. As long as there are tigers in the mountains, this monkey cannot be called the king. As long as The Clippers are not called kings, so after a few years, they might go bankrupt like the Hornets!"

The bankruptcy of the Hornets undoubtedly gave Min Congda a great inspiration.

Looking back on the experience of the Hornets in the past few years, Paul was selected in 2005 and began to rise.

The combination of Paul + David West + Tyson Chandler reached the second place in the Western Conference in 08.

Paul almost won the MVP, but unfortunately lost to the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals.

After that, the Hornets began to decline gradually, with poor record and poor attendance, until now they went bankrupt.

Imagine if the Hornets beat the Spurs in 2008 and reached the Western Conference Finals.

With the Hornets' team configuration at the time, it might be impossible to compete with the Lakers.

Imagine again, if it wasn't for the Grizzlies assisting the Lakers in 08, it was given to the Lakers Paul Gasol.

The Lakers will not rise again, then the MVP of 08 will be Paul, and the Hornets will be No. [-] in the West.

If the Hornets are No. [-] in the Western Conference, they will not play the Spurs in the semifinals, and may only play the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

Faced with the temptation of the finals, the Hornets might make it to the finals in one go. After all, they and the Spurs are within a hair's breadth of strength. Losing in the semifinals is obviously a matter of luck and experience.

Once the Hornets reach the finals, even if they can't beat the Celtics, it must be a great improvement for the team.

In terms of market value, box office, and player value, the boss will definitely increase investment, and the team's box office will rise.

Paul, who won the MVP, will definitely not leave the Hornets, and the team will definitely not go bankrupt.

"So, where is the key point? The key lies in the deal where the Grizzlies assisted the Lakers Gasol! If there was no Lakers assists Gasol deal, the current Hornets would not go bankrupt! Because they made a deal in the West A tiger makes other teams have no hope of rising, and some teams break up after playing. If the team lineup breaks up and the box office is not good, the team will naturally fail!"

After this logical analysis, Min Congda felt that he had discovered the bankruptcy code!
Looking back at the history of the West in the past 10 years, it is actually the history of the Lakers' hegemony. How many teams did the two teams break up together?

The Kings in 02, the Timberwolves in 04, the Sonics in 05, the Suns in 06 and 07, the Hornets in 08, and the Nuggets in 09.

These teams were arrogant for a while, but because they couldn't make a breakthrough in the playoffs, they eventually declined rapidly and withdrew from the hegemony stage.

The Kings and Timberwolves have not slowed down until now, the core has retreated, the trade has been traded, and they can't even make it to the playoffs, let alone compete for hegemony.

The Supersonics simply lost the team.

The sun has lasted for a long time, and this year it finally failed, and Stoudemire went to the big city of New York.

The same is true for the Nuggets, who were broken up. Anthony made a deal in February this year and went to New York to join Stoudemire.

Now the Hornets are following in the footsteps of these teams, and Paul also wants to go to big cities and big teams.

Think about it, if any of these teams could reach the finals and win a championship, would it be what it is today, becoming the nourishment for teams in big cities?
If the Kings win the championship in 02, even if they fall later, Webber and others will stay, and the team will excessively enter a state of reconstruction, so as not to completely overthrow and start over.

If the Timberwolves can reach the finals in 04, Garnett will definitely stay, so that the team can continue to strengthen and hit the championship, and it will attract more famous veterans to hug their thighs.

If the Sonics go further, will Seattle let it go to Oklahoma City?
Among the many strong teams in the West, the only team that has not been broken up by the Lakers is the Mavericks.

On the one hand, because their core Nowitzki is European, low-key loyalty, just want to stay in Dallas.

If it were a local player, the Mavericks would have already yelled and left based on the performance of the Mavericks in the past two years.

Another important reason is that the Mavericks have made it to the finals. In 06, they defeated the peak Spurs.

They have the experience of actually going to the highest stage, so no matter how miserable the playoffs have been in the past few years, the important thing is that Nowitzki is still there, and the Mavericks' breath will not be let go.

"If the Mavericks didn't make it to the finals in 06, and they were hacked again in 07, they might be gone now? Even if Nowitzki didn't want to leave, Cuban would trade Nowitzki away. You didn't prove it. over yourself."

Min Congda carefully sorted out the history of the Western Conference in the past ten years, and realized that if he wanted to break up the rising small and medium teams like the Clippers, he must raise tigers!

The Spurs tiger, after two years of depression, has returned to the No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

And the Lakers won two consecutive championships, and their prestige still exists, still pressing on all the teams in the West.

However, both teams have a problem, that is, the core lineup is aging, and it is estimated that they will not be able to jump for a few years.

If the Spurs or the Lakers can get Paul, it will not be a problem to continue his life for three to five years!
"We were killed by the Lakers last season. If we enter the playoffs this season, we will probably be killed by the Spurs. Next season, Paul goes to a strong team, the Lakers or the Spurs, and we will be killed again! At that time Waiting for people in Li is impetuous, do you want to leave?"

"If I remember correctly, Chris Paul reached his peak in the third season, was killed by the Spurs, and then fell all the way down and wanted to leave, right? Haha, it turns out that the Hornets have already written the script for me. Just copy your homework!"

"The only question now is, where will Paul go in the summer? Pay close attention to what happens at that time, I must give it a push!"

Min Congda made up his mind that he must raise a tiger in the west this summer.

This tiger will become an obstacle in the way of the Clippers in the future, blocking the Clippers until it goes bankrupt.

Having figured out a new way of thinking, Min Congda's mood that had been depressed for more than a month finally cleared up and he regained his confidence!
He looked in the mirror, saw his dark circles under his eyes, and his slightly thin face, and he knew he had to pull himself together.

"Starting today, quit drinking!"

(End of this chapter)