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

Chapter 172 Another blow (fourth update)

After refusing to cooperate with Youtube's sponsorship for no reason, Min Congda had no choice but to agree to sign the contract.

The executives of the Clippers collectively opened champagne to celebrate, and the specific negotiations and signings will be completed in the next week.

Min Congda was no longer able to worry about this unfortunate incident, so he handed over the whole negotiation package to Rosser.

At the same time, he decided to turn grief and anger into motivation, and strive to open up new loss-making projects.

He wants to pin his hopes on the people of the motherland, and use the bottomless pit of the Basketball Development Fund to drain the last drop of blood from the Clippers!

"Looking at it this way, fortunately, I thought of the good project of basketball talent development, which can consume the funds of the oil pipeline. Otherwise, wouldn't the valuation of the Clippers be higher?"

"I'm really a genius. If I didn't think of this fund project, the Clippers would have more than 600 million annual liquidity out of thin air. Fortunately, my brain is quick and I have learned experience and lessons from failures."

Min Congda is very proud of himself for coming up with this project of the China Basketball Development Fund, and successfully hedged the 5-year 3000 million sponsorship contract of YouTube.

After the meeting, he left Olshey alone and told him: "Olshey, I decided to entrust you with the project of the Asian Basketball Talent Development Fund."

Olshey said: "Isn't it the Chinese region? Why did it expand to Asia?"

Min Congda said: "I've said it all, you need to have a long-term vision and a big picture. China is a part of Asia. If you develop part of China, won't you go to Asia in the future, and then to the world?"

Olshey nodded. Min Congda, who used to be dismissive of him, has been successfully brainwashed now.

I feel that the decisions made by General Manager Smart are correct and unquestionable.

Look at Richley, who was originally a marginal figure among the team's executives.

As a result, following Mr. Smart's instructions, he did a few beautiful things and successfully promoted himself to number four.

It seemed that he was about to overtake Olshey, second only to Rosser, and become the third person.

Olshey has a deep understanding that if you follow in Smart's footsteps and closely unite around Smart's general manager, you will be able to achieve good results.

As the general manager of the team, Olshey can be said to have done nothing this season, and Min Congda led the Kaman deal.

In the draft and signing, Olshey lost the right to speak and became a pure tool man, calculating salary and consulting labor agreement.

This kind of work can be done by any ordinary staff member, which leads to Olshey's low sense of job accomplishment.

But he didn't want to resign, because the Clippers paid a high salary, and he would spend a lot of time with his family after less daily work.

So Olshey is conflicted.

Well now, Mr. Smart has not forgotten him after all, he is capable and valuable!

"You can start preparing for this matter. I will arrange a working partner for you in China. In short, you must uphold a principle, don't be afraid to spend money, don't just look at the immediate, but focus on the long-term. Also, It is best not to cooperate with the official, I hope our fund and training camp can remain independent and focus on the campus."

Min Congda put forward several principles for Olshey to abide by.

The reason why he didn't want to cooperate with the official was that Min Congda was very worried about the appearance of a second Yao Ming.

Yao Ming's domestic influence is huge, and the benefits he brought to the Rockets alone are terrible.

Sponsored by a large number of domestic manufacturers, the increase in box office attendance, the increase in ratings, etc.

Before the arrival of Yao Ming, the Rockets suffered losses year after year, falling from a strong championship team in the 90s to a poor team.

The arena and training hall are dilapidated and in disrepair for a long time, and they look like they are about to go bankrupt at any time.

After the arrival of Yao Ming, the market value of the Rockets has been rising all the way, becoming one of the few teams that can enter the club with a box office of one million.

Min Congda didn't want to dig in the country by himself. If he really found Yao Ming, he would be blind for nothing.

Based on his understanding of the domestic situation, except for sports schools, most middle school children are studying for exams, and basketball is just a pastime.

Without a good basic basketball education from an early age, the so-called basketball genius is just a tree without roots, water without a source, and will not grow out of thin air.

Olshey wrote down these principles one by one, and asked: "Then who will be the staff who will communicate with me after I arrive in China?"

Min Congda thought for a while, and said: "Don't worry, I will arrange the affairs in China, and I will tell you when it is arranged. You should prepare first. After signing the contract with the oil pipe, your work will start to lay out as soon as possible."

After arranging this matter, Min Congda thought, two-two hedging is equivalent to nothing happening, and the only loss is the $5.

Thinking of this, Min Congda's heart was bleeding, and he decided to put his energy on the Clippers again.

He wants to see the Clippers lose, lose another 25 games, and get back his $5.

On February 2, the Clippers played against the Utah Jazz at home.

Three days ago, the Clippers played against the Spurs at home and lost 99:107 regrettably.

Recently, the state of the Clippers has been ups and downs and is not very stable. After the end of the eight-game streak, it is in the process of repairing.

However, there are a few changes worthy of attention. First, Gasol has gradually stabilized his position as the team's main center.

Mike Dunleavy tried several games to start Camby and insisted that Gasol Jr. protest to Min Congda, but found it was useless.

If you lose, you lose. Min Congda ignored Lao Deng at all, and Lao Deng's protest had no effect.

Then I found that Gasol was young and easy to use, and his match with Randolph became more and more tacit.

Therefore, Lao Deng could only put Gasol Jr. on the starting center position.

The second is that Curry's starting game is getting better and better, the best rookie in January, and continuous highlight performance.

Curry responded to doubts from all directions with his strength.

Dunleavy also finds Curry to be more reliable in every way than veteran Davis.

In recent games, the Clippers are gradually transitioning from double control to Curry's single control.

Baron Davis' role is more and more like a shooting guard, playing a supporting role.

The third is that Ricky Davis appears more in Lao Deng's rotation.

In part of the eight consecutive games, Lao Deng tried to start Ricky Davis.

Last season Ricky Davis was very resistant to being the team's small forward.

The position of the small forward has a heavy defensive task, and the opponents they face are all tall and large perimeters.

Playing shooting guard, Ricky Davis, who prefers to hold the ball, is not used to it, and the relationship with Lao Deng was once tense.

Now, Ricky Davis has accepted his new position and played well at the small forward position.

As an experiment, Lao Deng also tried a lineup of one big and four small with Gasol Jr. as the axis.

Anyway, there is no record pressure, just play, just test the team lineup.

Although the Clippers lost some games, it has virtually enhanced the tacit understanding between the players.

It also improves the mental flexibility of players playing on the court, making them less rigid.

The players are growing steadily in a relaxed and stable state, and the atmosphere in the team is very good.

Because everyone knows that General Manager Smart's strategy is to look to the future and take a long-term view.

In the game against the Jazz, the Clippers, who played with all players in the first half, played very fiercely with their opponents.

The score rose alternately, and no one could lead by more than 5 points.

At halftime, the Clippers led the Jazz by 54 points 56:2.

It was another game where the outcome was unpredictable, and the game had to be fought until the last moment.

Min Congda looked irritable and showed off the popcorn after a meal.

At this time, Ada came over and said to Min Congda: "Mr. Smart, Mr. Anschutz would like to invite you to the VIP room."

Min Congda immediately became alert and asked, "Mr. Anschutz, who is Mr. Anschutz?"

Ada said, "He's the owner of the Staples Center."

Staples Center owner looking for himself?what's up?Are you going to raise your rent?

This is a good thing.

But Min Congda still asked, "Did he say he wanted to do something to me?"

Ada shook her head and said, "I didn't say it clearly, but he said it was a good thing."

With a "pop", the popcorn bucket in Min Congda's hand fell to the floor and spilled all over the floor.

Seeing this, Ada worried: "Mr. Smart, are you okay? What's the matter?"

Min Congda waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Ada, this is life, let's go, take me to meet Mr. Anschutz."

Ada didn't quite understand what Min Congda meant, so she asked the staff to clean up the popcorn, and went to the VIP floor with Min Congda.

(End of this chapter)