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

Chapter 409 Pause Pause! (fourth more)
At 7 p.m. PT, the game between the Clippers and the Trail Blazers will begin at the Moda Center.

This is Min Congda's first appearance in the NBA as a head coach.

Unlike in the past, his attire was significantly more formal.

He wore a suit and leather shoes, and even wore a bright yellow tie, which made him very uncomfortable.

Sitting in the auditorium off the court, with the fans, Min Congda will feel that he is an outsider.

It's a really different feeling when you're on the field and being part of the game.

The biggest feeling is that the little dwarf has entered the kingdom of giants, with shoulders everywhere, looking up at people's faces.

Min Congda's height of 175 is already average, and standing with these professional players, he is more than one size smaller.

And coaches like Cole and Lucas are big and tall among ordinary people.

Not to mention Kim Hughes, the big center of 211, Min Congda thinks he can lift himself up.

Not only the players and coaches, even the referees on the field are all tall and strong.

The referee has to run back and forth with the players for the entire field, which requires physical fitness.

Some referees are in their 50s and 60s, and they can turn back the whole court, so there is nothing to say about their physical fitness.

Tonight's referees are Trey Maldos, Michael Smith and Sean Wright.

Among them, Michael Smith is the oldest and is a senior referee who has been enforcing the law since the 1993-1994 season.

And Sean Wright and Mardos are young referees, and they have experience and mixed qualifications with old referees.

Among them, Mardos is the youngest and just entered the league law enforcement last season.

As a young second-year referee, he is still inexperienced and looks a little reserved.

Min Congda is basically familiar with referees in the entire league, and he has been scolded by him in just two seasons.

This Mardos is a new face. When Min Congda saw him, he shouted at him from the sidelines: "No. 23! Let's play the game tonight and be fair! Don't be biased, but don't let the home fans down either!"

Among the crowd on the sidelines, Min Congda should be the shortest and most inconspicuous one.

But no one dares to ignore him, especially the referees, who have learned a lot last season, and some young referees don't even want to blow the Clippers game.

To be honest, there are a lot of foul-mouthed people in the league, especially coaches. There are many people who use trash talk to make referees mentality.

Almost every referee has just entered the league, and the first lesson to be learned is how to face the pressure exerted by the coaches of both sides.

But the pressure brought by Min Congda was especially great, mainly because of two points:

[-]. He not only has a bad mouth, but also hands.

Two, this guy is moody, and he can't grasp the point of his anger at all.

This kind of uncertainty keeps the referee under a kind of high pressure.

Being a referee is a lot of pressure, and there is such a dog staring at him, and the mental quality is really unbearable.

This is Maldos's first time refereeing a Clippers game. Before the game, vice president Bozia and Michael Smith reminded him to be cautious when blowing the whistle.

But don't be afraid of Min Congda, "If he has any remarks or behaviors that cross the line, don't be polite, give him a technical foul! Now he is a coach, not a general manager, and he can be expelled."

Thinking of this, Mardos mustered up his courage, and said to Min Congda, "Do your job well. You are the coach, and I am the referee. You don't need to teach me how to whistle!"

When Min Congda heard it, the young man has a future, so he dared to confront me. I popcorn... as the head coach, you can't eat popcorn.

And the league has already warned, don't throw things at the referee's head anymore, you still have to restrain yourself.

Of course, Min Congda knew that such a young referee could be easily teased, and then desperately called technical fouls.

"Really? We'll wait and see later. If you blow inaccurately or randomly, I will write a referee report to Bozia! Come on, I will keep an eye on you!"

Min Congda didn't show any weakness. As soon as he said these words, Mardos' heart thumped and he became nervous.

In fact, most head coaches talk trash and threaten young referees, all of which are tentative.

If the young referees are subdued, these head coaches will keep putting pressure on the referees during the game to get a penalty that is beneficial to their team.

Once the referee's response is very strong, the head coaches will give in instead, because the competition with the referee will not end well after all.

Mardos listened to some seniors' experiences and tried his best to appear tough so as not to be overwhelmed by Min Congda.

Unexpectedly, Min Congda is a new coach who doesn't follow the rules, so he doesn't want the referee to give the Clippers a strong penalty.

He's here for a technical foul!

Michael Smith came over at this time and asked, "What did Smart just tell you?"

"He said let me pay attention, he will stare at me, and report to the league after the game."

"What did you tell him?"

"I said, you don't need to teach me how to whistle..."

"Xie Te, why are you fussing with him? Be soft, just smile and let it pass?"

"But... they all said that they should be tough on these head coaches, otherwise they will be manipulated."

"That's another coach. Smart is different. He's a lunatic. Forget it, the game will start right away. After the game, I'll tell him not to make him go crazy. Blow well and don't be nervous."

After the old referee comforted the young referee, the game was about to start.

After the Blazers lost Brandon Roy, their reconstruction in recent years has been a complete failure.

The former Portland youth army has not yet grown up, but it is gradually withering due to injuries.

The Blazers are now a patchwork lineup, Adelaide is still standing upright, Przybilla turned around outside and returned to the Blazers.

Otherwise, why did the Blazers have the curse of a center injury? Przybilla slipped and injured himself while taking a shower.

He returned from injury and played a few games, and was traded to the Bobcats by the Blazers in exchange for Gerald Wallace.

The contract expired in the summer, and after the start of the new season, the Blazers signed Przybilla back.

No way, the Blazers really have no center to use.

At the shooting guard position, Roy retired and Wesley Matthews stepped up.

The team also signed players with certain strengths such as Raymond Felton and Crawford.

But neither Felton nor Crawford is in the Blazers' future team building plan.

Therefore, this is a transitional lineup, and the Blazers began to think about rebuilding.

How could it be possible for such a broken lineup to play against the Clippers, who were healthy and neat, and reached the Western Conference Finals last season?

From the jump ball, the Clippers quickly took the lead and got the ball.

Curry went around the screen, hit a three-pointer from the middle, and made the Clippers' first three-pointer of the new season!

The Blazers are still grinding their positions slowly, still superstitious about the mid-range, and miss jumpers.

Gasol got a backcourt rebound and passed the ball to Harden, who made a long pass to the frontcourt.

Ricky Davis caught the ball and made an easy layup for two more points.

Adelaide stepped forward and played Randolph in the low post, but still missed a turnaround jumper.

Gasol took another rebound and made a long pass to the frontcourt. Harden took the ball and accelerated the breakthrough in the middle.

Suddenly the ball was given to the wing, and Curry caught the ball for a three-pointer and shot again, and hit it again!
In 1 minute, the Clippers beat the Blazers 8:0, and the Blazers were blinded.

"Pause, pause, pause!"

Mardos heard someone calling a timeout and immediately blew the whistle to end the game.

But when the whistle blew, it didn't feel right. Why didn't the Blazers call a timeout?

Is it the Clippers, or Min Congda called a timeout?
(End of this chapter)