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

Chapter 94
On November 11, Min Congda embarked on a week-long road trip with the Clippers.

The first destination is Oklahoma City, where they will face the Thunder at the Energy Center.

Afterwards against the Hornets and Grizzlies, this is a trip to the southern part of the United States.

Min Congda didn't want to go to Salt Lake City before, so he stayed at home and watched TV.

This time he went to the southern part of the United States. He wanted to experience the wonderful music and warm climate in the south, so he went with the team.

On the plane, the atmosphere of the whole team was quite gloomy. The three-game losing streak made everyone feel bad.

Randolph was particularly depressed, because the team lost after signing the contract extension, and now the outside world is criticizing him for not working hard.

What a shame, Randolph tried his best in these three games, but he really couldn't beat it.

The Hornets held the Clippers at every position.

Especially the key point guards and power forwards.

Baron Davis and Curry are no match for Paul.

And Randolph hates playing West the most.

If you can't defend well, you may not be able to attack him.

Then losing to the Thunder had luck factors, and the Clippers' defense at the third position was not good.

The weak defense at the third position has obviously become a fatal injury for the Clippers this season.

After losing to the Raptors, the problem of forward defense became more prominent.

The Raptors' strikers are all shooting-type, with three European players plus one Bosh.

The Clippers' defense focuses on the interior, with the twin towers and Thornton, and all three are slow.

Davis doesn't expect him to defend in the backcourt. Gordon can defend alone, and help defend... Look at his big face and big butt, can he move laterally quickly?

The three-game losing streak is more about lineup and technical and tactical issues. The players are still in good condition and their fighting spirit is also very good.

After Min Congda took charge of the Clippers, the biggest change he brought to the Clippers is: stability.

Because he governs by doing nothing, raises wages, and at the same time speaks out, the people below will do their own things, and they don't have the heart to fix too many moths.

This is a good thing for the Clippers. The players can play with peace of mind and train well to improve their tactical understanding.

Once the management is always doing three things and four things, one day secretly communicates with this team about the song, and tomorrow it frequently flirts with that player.

It will make the players feel insecure, wondering if they will be traded when they wake up tomorrow, and they will go to play and live in another city.

In the eyes of the fans, it is very simple for a player to be traded away, just fly to another city and change his jersey to play.

But players have their own lives, family, friends, real estate in the city, and older children have to go to school.

Once he is traded away, he has to go to a strange city to start over, and get in touch with new teammates and colleagues on the field.

There are still a lot of troublesome things in life to deal with off the court. Even if the salary is several million, there will always be a life. Who doesn't want to live a stable life. (Except nomads.)
Now, Min Congda locked up Randolph with an early contract extension, which not only reassured Randolph, but also made other Clippers players feel that at least this year the Clippers will be in a stable situation.

If there is a deal, you have to wait until the offseason. At that time, it is much easier to be traded or freely signed than to be sent away in the middle of the season.

Min Congda didn't feel everyone's boredom at all on the plane, but joked with everyone very relaxedly.

"Stephen, the dishes made by Ayesha yesterday were a bit too spicy, don't you usually feel pain in your butt?"

"Zach, have you really given up drinking? I don't believe it. When you get off the plane, open your suitcase and have a look. I guess there is alcohol in it."

"Oh, Chris, you should have cut your hair, those who didn't know thought we were a rock band going to a concert!"

The atmosphere was a little more relaxed. Everyone saw that Min Congda didn't seem to mind the team's losing streak, and the psychological pressure was reduced.

Only Curry kept frowning, sitting on the seat, holding a booklet without saying a word, and was very absorbed in reading.

Min Congda stepped forward and patted Curry on the head, and said, "Hey, what are you looking at, kid? Do you want to take the PHD exam? Now read a book. Do you feel that playing basketball has no future and prepare for the future?"

Curry smiled and said, "After I retire, I plan to buy a team to be the owner. How about asking you to be the general manager?"

When Min Congda heard it, it's not bad that you think of me, kid.It's a pity that the Clippers will go bankrupt in two years, and I will complete new tasks after getting 3 million US dollars. Who will play with you on the basketball court?

Curry picked up the booklet in his hand again, and Min Congda looked at it, and it turned out to be a tactical manual.

"What is this? Basketball tactics manual? You want to be a coach, read this thing."

"Coach Dunleavy gave it to me. He asked me to memorize all the tactics."

When Min Congda heard it, what do you mean, this is to train Curry to be like Chris Paul?

That won't work. Min Congda saw the power of Paul in the last game. He is a master of field control, and he is very strong in offense and defense.

The only flaw is that he is not tall enough. If Curry is trained as Paul, the Clippers' record will not be slow?

Min Congda snatched Curry's tactical booklet and said, "Don't read it, take a good rest, it's useless to read this kind of stuff, it's useless."

Curry wanted to take it, but Min Congda refused to give it. Dunleavy on the side saw it and said, "Mr. Smart, what are you doing? This is the task I gave Stephen. To be a good point guard, he must Write it all down."

Min Congda said: "Mike, do you know that there is a saying in Chinese kung fu called 'There is no trick to win, but there is a trick'. Basketball tactics are moves. Once the moves are fixed, this kung fu will be practiced to death."

"For tactics, a basic understanding is enough. The important thing is to let the players use their talents and adapt to the situation. Don't you think so, Hughes?"

Min Congda also asked the assistant coach Jin Hughes, how could Jin Hughes dare to say that he was wrong, but he didn't dare to say that he was right, so he could only vaguely say, "Well...it's...possible, probably, it makes sense."

Of course Deng Lewei disagreed with Min Congda's statement, saying: "Smart, you can match the team's lineup as you like, but I think I have the final say on player training and tactical arrangements. Exercise and tactical awareness also need to be improved."

Min Congda flipped through such a thick tactical manual, and said, "What's the use of this thing? It's just some rigid roadmaps and dogmas. It is enough to understand the core ideas of basketball tactics, and routines are not enough. important."

Dunleavy took the tactical manual and said, "This is the crystallization of the wisdom of many workers in the development of basketball for so many years. It is something that can be used for a lifetime. It is not as light as you said, Smart."

Min Congda spread his hands and said, "Mike, you can choose some tactics at random and let me analyze them, and let you see how smart these wisdom crystals are."

He is challenging Mike Dunleavy. He doesn't want Dunleavy to train Curry like Paul, which will make the Clippers stronger.

Curry's current performance has already made Min Congda very worried. If he continues to be strong, his bad plan will be affected.

Dunleavy had no choice but to accept this challenge in order to maintain the authority of the head coach. He casually opened a page and said, "In sideline ball tactics, Indiana-style cooperation."

Min Congda thought for a while and said, "Oh, I know, I've seen this before, and it's a common tactic used by Reggie Miller in the Pacers. At the beginning, the players stand parallel along the end line, No. 1 player throws the ball, No. 5 In the low post, 4 is in the low post opposite No. 5, No. 2 is under the basket, and No. 3 is in the corner on the same side as No. 4. No. 2 uses the cover of No. 5 to move outside the restricted area and go to the corner of the court to receive 1 No. 1 passes to No. 2, enters the court and uses his body to screen No. 5 and cut high...”

While talking, Min Congda took out a pen and a notebook, and scribbled on it to describe the tactical process.

He clearly stated the tactical starting, positioning, running, passing, backhand, changes, shortcomings, and advantages.

After finishing speaking, the notebook was full of his drawings, like little Jordan, who is not particularly good-minded, and is already a little dizzy.

And Deng Lewei and the coaching staff looked at each other in blank dismay, because what Min Congda said was not bad at all, not only not bad at all, but also very organized and clear in thinking.

The several changes in tactics, the possible problems, and the variants, sources, extensions, and similar tactics of tactics are clearly explained, and they are basically correct.

After Min Congda finished speaking, he said, "How is it? Is there anything wrong with what I said, Mike."

Dunleavy said: "There is no problem with what you said, and it is very good. Where did you learn this?"

Min Congda said: "Dinning at the training center, I will watch your training. You have practiced this tactic several times. I have seen it a long time ago. There are also a lot of information on the Internet. You can find out by searching more. It is not a high-tech."

"Basketball tactics are all about space, nothing more than low post and pick-and-roll. If you understand these, you can master everything."

"Don't let Stephen see this, it's more important to get him some Golego to make him grow longer."

(End of this chapter)