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

Chapter 85 Mistake (Seventh)

In fact, before tonight's game, only 40.00% of the tickets for the Clippers vs. Timberwolves game were pre-sold, which is more than 7500 seats.

This is a relatively low number of pre-sales. This year's season ticket sales are not good. Without season tickets as a base, how much box office can be supported by loose tickets and package tickets.

And the Timberwolves team is different from the Suns and Mavericks. They are the same thousand-year-old team as the Clippers.

In terms of drafts, trades and other operations, the Clippers can be regarded as Xidu and Beigai, plus the Nandi Magic, Dongxie Knicks, and Zhongshentong Grizzlies, they can be called the five worst teams in the league.

This kind of team and the Clippers have a game of pecking at each other. How can Los Angeles fans buy it? Several major TV stations have not broadcast live signals to the United States. It is considered a game that no one cares about.

But compared with the Bobcats playing the Nets, which is completely unnoticed, there are still more things to watch in this game.

First of all, the performance of the Clippers in recent games has attracted the attention of Los Angeles fans, and the two lore have given them enough topicality.

Secondly, the evaluation of the media is very important. Fans are easily influenced by critics and have likes and dislikes for the team.

The Clippers have performed very well in the last few games. Even if they lose, the loss is not ugly. They play very well-organized and energetic.

This has won unanimous affirmation from many ball critics and experts, who believe that the Clippers are on the right path to recovery.

Because of these highlights, many fans poured in and bought a lot of loose tickets, which doubled the attendance.

Before the game started, Ada took out a sports magazine from her bag and handed it to Min Congda, turned to an article in it, and said: "Look, Mr. Smart, this is the Sports Illustrated weekly published yesterday. This article is dedicated to Mentioned our Clippers and gave a very high evaluation."

Min Congda took over the magazine. "Sports Illustrated" is the most famous sports magazine in the United States. It is an honor for an athlete to be on the cover of "Sports Illustrated".

It's like a cosmopolitan figure on the cover of Time magazine.

So the influence of this magazine among sports fans is very large.

"The Los Angeles Clippers seem to be on the right path to revival...Steph Curry's two three-pointers made people see the huge potential in this controversial No. [-] pick...Smart- Min's operation doesn't look as bad as expected...Let us wait and see if this once-cursed team can break through the shackles and open up a new situation???"

"What the fuck is this about? We're on the road to revival? I'm clearly screwing up. Smart-Min's operation doesn't look as bad as I thought? Come on, I didn't do anything, what? Isn’t it bad if you didn’t even do it?”

Min Congda couldn't understand, he was obviously doing badly, and if he didn't do anything, how could it not be bad?

Needless to say, Min Congda's "do nothing" attitude has already surpassed many teams that operate blindly in terms of effectiveness.

And the representative team of blind operations is the Timberwolves against the Clippers tonight.

The Timberwolves "picked up the leak" in this year's draft and got Uncle Mu's second, Hashim Thabeet.

In the summer league, Thabeet's performance was still remarkable. Relying on his height and wingspan, he often staged hot pot feasts on the defensive end.

In the preseason, as the opponent's level rose to a level, his performance dropped to a level.

Then in the regular season, when the real battles began, Thabeet's performance was completely unwatchable.

The Timberwolves have played four games so far. Thabeet came off the bench three times and scored a total of two points.

The best performance was 2 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks. It's a pity that the team lost.

The Timberwolves originally tried to let Thabeet serve as the team's starter, and Love as an inside partner.

Now it seems that whether this guy can survive in the NBA is a question, and the performance of the start of the season is really terrible.

Another rookie of the Timberwolves, Flynn, performed much better and has established himself as the starting point guard for the Timberwolves.

In the first few games, he averaged 15 points per game. In the first game of his career, he scored 18 points and 4 assists in a single game, which helped the Timberwolves get off to a good start at home and win their first victory. For a while, Timberwolves fans and management felt hopeful.

There were still good performances in the next few games, so the Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis was very relieved to give him the burden of organizing the offense.

The match between the two sides was about to start, Min Congda returned the magazine in his hand to Ada, and said, "Ada, will these articles affect the support of the fans? How is the feedback from the fans in the media department?"

Ada said: "There will definitely be an impact. "Sports Illustrated" has a great influence. The letters and private messages received by our mailbox and media account background are increasing, and more and more fans will be interested in us. "

Min Congda picks his face, these rubbish media will blindly write about Jill, isn't this adding resistance to my bad performance?

You have to find a way to offset the remarks of these experts who are optimistic about the Clippers.

At this time, the two sides have already kicked off the jump ball, and the Clippers started with a 7:0 offensive shock wave.

Randolph succeeded in consecutive low-post attacks at the basket, and then Eric Gordon counterattacked and rushed to the basket for a layup, causing Jefferson to foul.

Go to the free throw line and make a free throw.

As a mature basketball audience, Min Congda's unfavorable start could no longer make him irritable.

He just silently watched Timberwolves' clumsy performance on the court. This offense, this defense, if there are rules, there are still some.

After all, it is an NBA professional team, and a bad team is relatively bad, not absolutely bad, but has a certain level.

The Timberwolves use the traditional double-power inside lineup. Al Jefferson and Kevin Love are considered standard in the current NBA.

After all, the Lakers, the leader of the Western Conference, have the deterrent power of the three highs, and each team will find a way to equip a good inside combination.

It's just that in this game, the main power forward Kevin Love is absent due to injury, and the Clippers' opponents after the start of the season must have an injury and benefits continue. (I didn't make it up. The Clippers really played a game with fewer generals on the opposite side, and most of the fewer were insiders.)
Al Jefferson scored the Timberwolves' first goal in the low post, alleviating the team's scoring drought.

The two sides started a game of you one ball, one ball me, and the Clippers always maintained an advantage of more than 5 points.

"The Timberwolves don't focus on defense and offense, just play casually? It's said that our third position is a weakness, and we don't know how to target it. Besides, your rebounds... Randolph grabbed the offensive rebound..."

Randolph grabbed three offensive rebounds in the first quarter and hit the Timberwolves' basket continuously, causing the Timberwolves to foul again and again inside.

"Did Randolph take Viagra? Why are you so aggressive? What's your situation?"

Randolph scored 12 points in the first quarter and grabbed 5 rebounds, including 3 offensive rebounds.

Relying on Randolph's outstanding performance, the Clippers led the Timberwolves by 33 points at 28:5 in the first quarter.

Once the team is in the lead, the players will play more relaxed, and the coach will be more comfortable in the formation.

After the failure of the three guards in the last game, Dunleavy decided to try the second team of one big and four small.

He sent Curry, Jordan, Gordon, Thornton and Ricky Davis.

For the Timberwolves, Rambis replaced the No. [-] pick Hashem Thabeet.

I hope this big man can open up on the court, otherwise the team's high-ranking show will be wasted.

In the end, Little Jordan was already stupid enough on the court, and Thabeet was even more stupid than him!
Thabeet and his teammates made a pick-and-roll cooperation, and wanted to catch the ball and attack the basket directly.

He didn't hold the ball firmly, and was slapped away by Jordan's slap. Thabeet still jumped up and dunked according to the inertia in a daze.

When he was hanging without the ball at the basket, the Clippers and Jordan had already made a fast break and counterattacked.

Curry made a lob pass to the inside, Jordan received the ball, and made a one-handed dunk under the basket!
In the next few rounds, Thabeet's performance on the court was a disaster, and the defense was always one step slower.

On the offensive end, he has always been buttery, unable to control the ball well, and his teammates don't want to pass the ball to him anymore.

With the Clippers extending their lead to 41 points at 32:9, Rambis had to replace Thabeet.

And Jordan played well during this time, scoring 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 block.

A second-round pick made Thabeet even more incompetent.

Min Congda looked up at the ceiling and sighed, "Why didn't I think of choosing this product at the time! Mistake, misstep!"

(End of this chapter)