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

Chapter 52

The Clippers couldn't play with a neat lineup today, but they are still far better than Maccabi Tel Aviv in terms of overall strength.

Min Congda thought that the Clippers' morale was low, and losing a game to Maccabi in the preseason would hurt the team's confidence. This kind of thinking didn't feel very reliable after the first quarter.

The Clippers launched a fierce attack on the Maccabi team at the beginning, and they played safely from the inside.

Chris Kaman is known as "White Duncan", and another person who is so called is Big Mouth Bogut. Anyway, a white insider with solid skills can easily be compared with Duncan, but in fact the gap is thousands of miles away.

Of course, in the face of Maccabi, Kaman can indeed play Duncan's feeling, and scored consecutive low-post offenses in the interior at the beginning of the game.

His low-post footsteps are very solid, his shooting touch is very good, and his skills are comprehensive. When the opponent's defensive strength is not particularly strong, he can play very well inside.

In addition to the preseason, it is impossible for both sides to make targeted arrangements, which depends on the personal ability and status of the players.

After falling behind in the opening game, the Maccabi team of course rushed to catch up, taking advantage of the loopholes in the Clippers' outside defense to continuously break through to the inside and score.

The game between the two sides adopts NBA rules, and there is a three-second defense on the inside, so Maccabi players can rush in as much as they want.

Min Congda watched Curry being attacked by Maccabi's small guard twice in a row, and thought: "Curry's defense is still flawed. If the Clippers want to make up for this shortcoming, they must set up a player with strong mobility at the third position." , A small forward with excellent defense from the outside will do."

"Thornton is not good at this. His physical talent is good, but his defensive experience and intuition are too poor, and he is too inside..."

Min Congda analyzed the characteristics of the Clippers' lineup through the offensive and defensive battles between the two sides. Once Curry is the starting point guard, the Clippers' backcourt defense will actually be tested.

Thornton has the physical qualities to be an excellent defender at the [-]rd position. His wingspan, bounce, and strength are all good, but he lacks perimeter defensive awareness and experience.

On the defensive end, he is more inclined to protect the backcourt rebounds inside and go to the basket to make up defenses, rather than being a good outside lock. After all, there are statistics for rebounding.

As for Kaman and Camby... expect them to help the outside line to defend and make up?You might as well expect Kobe to pass the ball more.

As a result, Maccabi continued to rely on the breakthroughs of outside players to create opportunities, scored consecutive goals, and bit the score.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led Maccabi by 29 points 22:7.

Facing Maccabi, the Clippers' offense is still unrivaled. Even against NBA teams, when Randolph returns, the Clippers' lineup can still play against each other.

Curry focused most of his energy on defense and organization in the first quarter. He fed the ball to Kaman, split the ball after breaking through, and made one and two passes at the top of the arc, but he didn't try to shoot himself.

Because in Dunleavy's tactical system, the first responsibility of the point guard is to organize, to coordinate the distribution of ball rights between the inside line and the striker, and he can choose to attack by himself when there is a chance.

More traditional point guard usage.

It can be foreseen that when Randolph returns to the team, the insider Kaman and the Randolph twin towers will inevitably occupy a lot of possession.

As a rookie, even the No. [-] pick, Curry cannot be fully utilized in such a team system.

The Clippers didn't treat him like James or Durant. After all, he was an accident, and that guy Smart picked him up temporarily.

However, before the start of the second quarter, Dunleavy said to Curry: "You will stay on the field and lead the second team later, let go and play, and control the ball yourself."

Curry nodded. It was not a problem for him to play the first quarter and continue to play the second quarter.

Dunleavy just saw that there might be some energy hidden in Curry, and with the summer league, Kim Hughes said that Curry was doing well.

So Lao Deng will give him some time and opportunities to display his talents during the game, and play in a way he feels more comfortable.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides switched to the second team. At this time, there will be no specific tactics. In the chaotic stage, it is time for Curry to play.

As a result, Curry missed consecutive three-pointers from the outside. He seemed to be a little impatient, wanting to show his abilities in a short free time.

Without a good shooting feeling in the first quarter, under the condition of physical fatigue, if you rush to make a shot in the second quarter, the shooting rate will naturally not be very high.

However, the inside player PJ Tucker who came off the bench was very tough. He grabbed offensive rebounds in a row when Curry missed a three-pointer, keeping the team's offensive opportunities and not giving Maccabi a chance to counterattack.

"This PJ-Tucker is just relying on his strength to play. He can still play with this intensity in the preseason. When it comes to the regular season... definitely not!"

"And Curry, can't it be done with a little bit of strength? Haha, my vision is indeed right!"

Curry's performance in the preseason was obviously not as good as in the summer league. Min Congda believed that his thinking was correct. Curry would not be able to perform well in high-intensity games. His selection was correct.

In the middle of the second quarter, Curry was replaced, the two sides changed players, and all the players who could be on the bench were brought up for a walk. For the preseason, it was used for warming up.

Min Congda was still thinking about whether Maccabi could make a comeback, and kept playing while staring at the Clippers' defensive loopholes, maybe he could win the game.

As a result, Maccabi only came to practice and warm up. This game is a charity game, and the ticket revenue of the game will be donated to an orphanage in northern Israel.

"The Clippers have such a big loophole in the perimeter defense, you can use a small guard to break through desperately. What is the Maccabi team doing? Is the coach a Palestinian?"

Min Congda felt very anxious when he saw that the Maccabi team did not persist in breaking through and attacking the inside line of the Clippers.

European teams like Maccabi actually play basketball that is accustomed to FIBA ​​rules. FIBA ​​does not defend for three seconds inside.

Therefore, there are big centers standing in the three-second zone at all times, and it is very difficult to break through. The team's tactics are mainly based on repeated running and cutting.

This style of play is not very suitable for the rules and rhythm of the NBA, and it is very difficult to chase points.

Although Thornton's defense is not good, but his height, strength, and jumping, he has an advantage over European players, and he scored various points inside.

At halftime, the Clippers led Maccabi by 65 points 57:8.

In the second half, the two sides played more relaxed. Dunleavy let the starting five players play for 5 minutes, and then started the substitute rotation.

The players at the end of the bench appeared one after another. After taking down PJ Tucker, Min Congda still gave Olshey the authority to sign three 10-day short contracts to make up the number, at least to survive the preseason.

These short-term contract players are at the level of masters in the European League, and they are short-term contracts. They must seize every opportunity to express themselves. The preseason is played as an official game, and they are 100% on the field.

Min Congda looked at the situation between the two sides in the third quarter. The Clippers kept pressing Maccabi. The gap in personal ability between the two players was too great.

The Clippers will lose this game unless they play a match-fixing game, or Maccabi suddenly plays the real game, and the Clippers are caught off guard, but it is obviously unlikely.

He sighed, "Why would the TM league arrange such a game? Next time, let the Clippers play the CBA in the preseason! Is it easy for me to earn some wages? To entrap a working class like me!"

In the end, the Clippers easily defeated the Maccabi team by 109:96 and 13 points at the Staples Center.

Curry's performance in this game was mediocre, scoring 8 points, but sending out 7 assists. It seems that Dunleavy wants to train him as a traditional point guard.

Min Congda watched a preseason game in disappointment, and his salary of 500 yuan was gone. He decided to go to the training center tomorrow for a hard meal to relieve his hatred.

At this moment, Ada, who was sitting nearby, came over to tell Min Congda a message: "Mr. Smart, I just received the news that Blake Griffin of the Grizzlies injured his knee during the game and may have to be reimbursed for the new season." gone."

"Reimbursed? What do you mean?" Min Congda couldn't react when he heard the word.

"It means that Blake Griffin will not be able to participate in the new season, he will miss all games."

Griffin,
absent,

All games...

Min Congda thought for a while and realized what it meant. With a stiff expression on his face, he murmured: "This is really, a sad news. I deeply sympathize with the Grizzlies, sympathy, really..."

(End of this chapter)