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

Chapter 452 I want to eat pizza again
Chris Wallace didn't expect that the lineup he was proud of was a bit vulnerable in front of the Clippers.

But he still comforted himself that it was just a regular season. If the two teams met in the playoffs, the situation would definitely be different.

For a young team, the regular season is a process of growth, especially for a talented rookie like Griffin who has only played in his second season.

Their progress is often visible to the naked eye. They are learning lessons in every game and growing upwards in every game.

Wallace is still full of confidence in the combination of Griffin, Jordan, and Conley. They will definitely make a difference in the West in the future.

Min Congda didn't care so much about the young people under his opponent, and his mind was on the Great Western Forum Arena.

One day today, one day tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow New York will come to negotiate. If you don't know the church's cards, the Clippers will be too passive.

So, even though D'Addario hadn't contacted him these two days, Min Congda didn't think too much, let her go, he only wanted to see the old man Jerry West.

On the second day after the game, at noon, Wallace asked Jerry West and Min Congda to meet and chat at a restaurant in Los Angeles.

For this reason, he did not fly away with the Grizzlies. After all, friends should help each other, and West wanted to meet Min Congda very much.

The first time West met Min Congda was in the 09 Summer League. At that time, Min Congda had just become the general manager of the Clippers and went to Las Vegas to eat, drink and have fun with the whole team.

In the game between the Clippers and the Grizzlies, West appeared briefly for a while and then left. At that time, he only had a very shallow impression of Min Congda.

After all, in the NBA circle, there are very few Chinese faces.

Except for players like Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, there are almost no Chinese in the coaches and management.

Generally, there are some physical therapy rooms, operations, planning, etc., and there will be people with yellow skin and black hair.

Jerry West was surprised at the time why such an unknown Chinese would become the general manager of the Clippers.

After that, West will more or less see news related to Min Congda in the media.

After all, when he first entered the league, Min Congda was really able to make a fuss and became the traffic leader of the NBA at that time.

After that, he made a series of transactions, operations, and drafts, and single-handedly led the Clippers to become a strong team in the league.

Not only was the Black Eight last year, but it also made a breakthrough for the Clippers to enter the conference finals. In two seasons, they accomplished what the Clippers hadn't done in the past 40 years.

West, a legend in the league, admired him, so when Chris Wallace called and said that Smart-Min wanted to have dinner the next day, West immediately agreed.

He happened to be in Los Angeles, and he had long wanted to meet and communicate with the Clippers general manager privately to see how divine he was.

The first thing Min Congda felt when he saw West was "tall", which is almost what he felt the most in the NBA.

No way, who told him that his height is just an ordinary person, and the NBA is always about 2 meters tall.

Curry, who looks thin in the photo, is a burly man in reality, and Min Congda is used to being a short man.

But when the three sat down, if there were other people watching, it was obvious that Min Congda was not at all afraid in terms of aura.

David Stern is not tall, but he is the most powerful person in the league. Min Congda is not afraid of Stern, but West.

After a brief introduction and pleasantries, Min Congda was as quick as ever and asked, "Jerry, the faithful Central Bible Church, are you familiar with this organization?"

West nodded and said: "Yes, I know, I was the one who bought the organization of the Great Western Forum. Chris told me before that the Clippers want to buy this arena. come down."

"That's right, but the New York Madison Entertainment Company stepped in and wanted to snatch the purchase rights of the Great Western Forum. But according to my judgment, the price they offered will not be higher than ours. I want to know what the church is doing The reason is to cooperate with New York instead of selling to the Clippers. Can you help me and the Clippers with this?"

West cut a piece of steak into his mouth, chewed it, thought for a while, and said, "More than ten years have passed, and the head of the Central Bible Church has changed, but there are still some friends I am familiar with. Help you find out the news. After all, you also helped the Lakers a lot in the transaction, and I should help you."

Min Congda knew that West was talking about Paul's deal.

He smiled and said: "The transaction is a win-win situation. There is no such thing as helping or not helping. Then I will leave this matter to you. I owe you a favor."

West nodded, and they changed the topic to basketball, and the three chatted about team building and basketball style.

It must be admitted that Min Congda's basketball talent is visible to the naked eye when he is not making trouble.

Talking about the structure of today's league is called a precision.

And he insists on writing after the game on NBA-Batman's blog all year round, no matter how tired he is, he insists on writing every day.

Even when the coach is the busiest and most troubled, he has to update an English post-match comment at least two days after the game.

This greatly improved Min Congda's tactical thinking ability and strategic planning ability.

Therefore, this kid's ability to talk on paper is definitely first-rate.

West is a curmudgeon and a man of few words on a daily basis.

But Min Congda was able to chat with him back and forth, and the conversation was very happy.

It surprised Chris Wallace. When he worked with West before, he was often scolded by the old man.

After lunch, West wiped his mouth, said he had something to do and left first.

"I'll see you next time when I have a chance. I'm in Los Angeles recently. Chris will give you my number. Call me if you have any questions."

Min Congda thanked West, and then sent Chris Wallace to the airport. The Grizzlies had already left.

On the way, Chris Wallace said to Min Congda: "Smart, do you want to consider inviting Mr. West to be a consultant for the team?"

Min Congda was startled, thinking do you want me to die?I'm just asking him for a favor, is it worth asking this great god to come to the team as a consultant?
Do you think I don't win enough games?
Seeing that Min Congda didn't speak, Wallace said: "Smart, you can't be so blind, right? Didn't you see that West really wants to come to the Clippers as a consultant?"

"Is there? Didn't he say that I helped the Lakers a lot, so I want to give back?"

Wallace shook his head straight, thinking that you are a Chinese and don't know anything about American sophistication.

Although West is a Lakers legend, he has won multiple honors as a player, coach, and general manager with the Lakers. It can be said that he is one of the most successful basketball players in NBA history.

But now that he is so old, have you seen that the Lakers have given him a job?Such a person with outstanding achievements was still kicked out after three consecutive championships in 02.

The reason is also very simple. The Bass family has absolute control over the Lakers, and they do not allow people with "high achievements" to appear.

If you work for the Lakers and the Bass family and achieve brilliant results, I will give you enough money (actually not much) and glory (all earned by yourself).

But if you make too much credit and make fans, players, and even other shareholders think that you can replace the Bass family, then the old Bass and his children will cut off the threat in their infancy.

Pat Riley is one, Jerry West is one, and Phil Jackson is the next. The Bass family has always been wary of this kind of "worker" who has contributed too much.

No way, who made the Bass family "poor"? The Lakers have such a golden bump, so they dare not give it up to others. After all, there are many people who stare at the golden hen of the Lakers.

Once the family declines and lacks talents to inherit the family business, the powerful managers below will unite with external forces to gradually push the family out of the management through various methods.

In the end, through capital means, the entire team was renamed, the Lakers continued, and Bass no longer.

Stories like this happen every day in the hundreds of years of capital history in the United States.

For those famous and legendary companies, how many of their major shareholders, management, and the founding family are in power?
It is good for some founder families to hold shares without worrying about food and clothing, and some have completely lost ownership, so just leave a name.

Therefore, Old Bath is very careful about this matter, paying great attention to the cultivation of his children, and at the same time beware of heroes and celebrities.

Riley went to the Heat and became the godfather. He was an ambitious man.

West actually doesn't have that much ambition, he is a purer basketball player.

But he was still squeezed out of the Lakers management and went to the Grizzlies to prove himself.

Don't forget to assist his old club and send Gasol to Los Angeles to achieve Kobe's second glory.

It shows that they really have feelings. Look at Riley, the relationship with the Lakers is to take away O'Neal, and this summer he took Odom back.

It's a pity that the Bass family will not accept West's favor.

It's okay that Old Bath is here now, but when Old Bath dies, his children and West will have even less affection.

At that time, your free season tickets for the Lakers may be canceled for you, what a kindness.

Therefore, West's help to Min Congda was not to repay him for helping the Lakers get Paul. He had a relationship with him.

This love needs to be repaid elsewhere, otherwise don't even think about being able to help you find out about the church.

Min Congda asked: "I remember, isn't West working as a consultant for the Warriors?"

Wallace said: "Yes, West is a consultant for the Warriors, but a consultant is not a coach. He can serve as a consultant for many teams. This is an identity and a contract, understand?"

During the 11-year offseason, the Golden State Warriors signed West and asked him to be the team's basketball consultant and provide guidance for team building.

This is equivalent to the rehiring of the old leader, and you don't need to sit on duty, just provide the team with resources and draft opinions, and you will get a lot of money.

The Clippers also have this kind of consultant, that is Mike Dunleavy, this old boy is still being raised in Brooklyn.

I don't know what job I plan to do in the future. Anyway, as long as he doesn't become the head coach or general manager, he can always hang on to the position of consultant.

West can be a consultant in the Warriors, and naturally he can be a consultant in the Clippers at the same time. West obviously doesn't want to leave the California area.

It just so happens that the Clippers are still in Los Angeles, and they are rivals in the same city as the Lakers. If he can help the Clippers further overwhelm the Lakers, West should not be too happy.

But Min Congda had a difficult time. Should West be a consultant for the team?

What if he becomes a consultant and makes the Clippers' performance leap forward?
"In fact, it's not that easy to advance by leaps and bounds. He's just a consultant, not a coach. Lao Deng can't help much as a consultant. It's equivalent to getting a contract to support him. I think this NBA team is different from those There is no difference between state-owned enterprises. They often raise some old people and related households. The NBA circle is small, and there are extremely many related households. If I don’t let West come to the Clippers, the acquisition of the Great Western Forum Arena will encounter problems This is a really important plan, and the Clippers' results are just like this. They can't beat the Lakers in the playoffs!"

After some weighing, Min Congda decided that it would not be a big problem for West to be a consultant.

He is no longer so persistent about the Clippers' record, as long as he doesn't win the championship.

This season, he thinks that the Clippers can't beat the Lakers or the Cavaliers, so what can they do for another Western Conference Finals?

The decision-making power of the team management is still in his own hands. If West wants to put forward any constructive opinions at that time, he can just deny it himself!

What's so scary about an old man?
So, Min Congda said: "You are right, I was negligent. Then, I will personally hire Mr. West as the team's basketball consultant, and ask him to help the Clippers in basketball-related matters. .”

Wallace nodded and said, "Smart, you really made a profit. West is a man with all-hands and eyes in the league. He will help you."

Min Congda thought to himself, as long as he helps me win the Great Western Forum, as for basketball, he doesn't need to worry about it, I won't listen.

Through the intermediary of Critter Wallace, the Los Angeles Clippers drafted the contract the next day, contacted Jerry West, and hired him as the Clippers' basketball consultant.

In this way, West is also a consultant for the Warriors and the Clippers. It seems that he wants to encourage the two underdogs in California to encircle and suppress his old club, the Los Angeles Lakers.

It can only be said that the grievances and grievances in the NBA circle have not ended. A capable person like West will always find a way to get revenge when he is angered.

West accepted the invitation from the Clippers, and naturally he had to do something. In the afternoon, he contacted his friends from the church to find out the situation.

Soon he got the relevant information and told Min Congda the reason why the faithful Central Bible Church was unwilling to cooperate with the Clippers. There were two main reasons:
First, the New York Knicks are backed by Chase Bank. Chase Bank has recently been trying to expand their business in the field of culture and sports. Chase has also been cooperating with the church.

The Wells Fargo Bank behind the Clippers is not particularly active in this regard, it only provides loan financing and has little interest in the acquisition itself.

Second, the church does not trust Min Congda very much, and does not want to do business with a Chinese general manager.

After Min Congda heard the news, he could understand the first point. The benefactor behind the family is more active and powerful, so it is normal to be biased towards New York.

But the second point, isn't this racism?I'm Chinese and don't want to do business with me?

After thinking about it, it is useless. After all, in the United States, anti-racism is mainly aimed at blacks, and it is of no use to Asians.

On the contrary, Asians are often discriminated against by blacks, and anti-discrimination blacks still discriminate against others. Where can they justify it?
Min Congda has stayed in the United States for two years, and has a relatively deep understanding of the conduct of this place.

Tomorrow, the New York side will send someone to discuss the matter, and it is unlikely to reverse these two points now.

He can neither convince the bank nor change the color of his skin, so what should he do?

Of course Min Congda would not give up just now, instead he should think of some simple and unpretentious tricks.

He thought for a while, and called Christopher: "Christopher, I want to eat your pizza, please send me a copy."

(End of this chapter)