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

Chapter 327 Pick Your Opponent (Second Change)
The end of the game is different from Grizzlies Griffin's "empty cut".

The data of the Clippers players is quite average.

Randolph scored consecutive points at critical moments in the fourth quarter, not surprisingly, he scored another 20 points + 7 rebounds.

Curry scored 17 points and 5 assists, Harden had 15 points and 6 assists, George had 8 points, and Baron Davis had 10 points.

Gasol Jr. had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Ricky Davis had 8 points, and Dragic, Milicic, Bonner and others scored the remaining dozen points.

The Clippers are not an egalitarian team, and they will not insist on playing for everyone because everyone has the same ball rights.

But whoever is on the court, the ball is given to you, and the tactics run to you, you play.

If you can score, you will score, if you can't score, you will be black.

After the game, in the Clippers locker room, Steve Kerr looked at this personal data, feeling both happy and worried.

Happily, he didn't expect such a harmonious team to exist in today's NBA.

The worry is that the NBA doesn't have such a team, and it's justified because the NBA needs stars.

If you are a star, you need the ball, you need superior data, and a team's ball is limited.

Curry, Harden, George, including Gasol Jr. are still very young and still growing.

When they are more mature and have stronger abilities, will they stay in the Clippers and continue to play such team basketball?
According to past experience, some of them will leave to become the boss of other teams and create a career.

Some people stayed, holding contracts that occupied at least a quarter of the space, their data skyrocketed, and they became real superstars.

Cole doesn't know who will go and who will stay, it's not something he has to worry about.

Judging from the current situation, Curry will definitely stay. This is the No. [-] pick handpicked by Smart.

Even if he is injured and absent for two months, he must be given a verbal promise to renew his contract in advance.

Harden should also stay. He was traded at a considerable price, and he does have potential.

As for George... Cole sees McGrady in him.

Started defensively, changing teams may suddenly emerge and become a superstar in the league.

And Gasol's contract expires this summer, and he is about to renew his contract.

Just thinking about it, Steve Kerr suddenly felt like someone was behind him.

Turning around abruptly, he was startled to see Min Congda standing behind him.

"Oh! Oh, oh, Mr. Smart, why are you standing behind me and startling me?"

Seeing Min Congda's bland smile, Cole felt a little creepy.

In this away trip, the Clippers' record should be said to be very good, and they got out of the predicament.

After defeating the Grizzlies tonight, they made it to the top eight in one fell swoop. It stands to reason that they should be very happy.

But for a month and a half, Min Congda looked worried.

It made Cole feel like he didn't do a good job, which made the general manager dissatisfied?
Later, when I asked Lao Deng, Lao Deng said that Min Congda was just like this, with a sad face when he won, but relaxed and happy when he lost.

What it is said, win or lose is not discouraged, let the players face the victory with the right attitude.

Cole thought about it carefully, and felt that his approach was quite similar to that of the Zen master Jackson.

At that time, Jackson was talking all day long, saying that he had realized the true meaning from the Eastern "Zen".

He often takes the players to meditate, to calm down, to eliminate everyone's inner anxiety and maintain peace.

Smart is from China, he should have been more deeply influenced by oriental culture than Jackson... no, he is oriental.

"Mr. Smart, we have entered the top eight in the Western Conference! However, I will not be proud, we will continue to work hard."

Cole tried to make himself humble, which is the tradition of the East.

Min Congda thought to himself, if you keep working hard, I regret recruiting you into the Clippers.

It was agreed before that everyone has the ball to play, and the agreement will not take victory too seriously.

All TMs lied to me!

Now, Lao Deng's control over the team has declined.

Cole has more followers among young people, after all, there are many routines.

"Steve, I have something I want to discuss with you."

While Lao Deng, Curry and others were going to the press conference, Min Congda wanted to talk to Cole.

"Tell me, Mr. Smart, I like to communicate with you."

Min Congda asked: "Steve, now that we are in the top eight in the Western Conference, which position do you think we should rush to?"

The Clippers' current record is 38 wins and 30 losses, 1 win over the Grizzlies, 0.5 wins behind the Blazers, and ranked eighth.

The gap between the Clippers and the previous teams is very small, and there are more than ten games before the end of the regular season, and the ranking is likely to change.

From eighth to fifth in the West, the gap in wins is about 2 games. If the Clippers continue to advance, it is possible to rush to fifth place.

Cole thought for a while and said, "Of course, the higher the ranking, the better. It would be the best to have a chance to reach fifth place in the Western Conference."

Min Congda shook his head and said, "I don't agree with you, don't you think we should pick our opponents?"

"What, pick an opponent?"

Cole thought I heard right?
Just arrived in the eighth place in the West, are you starting to pick opponents?
They are all opponents in the first half of the second half or the second round.

You guys, just crossed the line and started to pick opponents in the upper half.

As expected of Mr. Smart, that is confidence!
Cole smiled and said, "Then, which opponent do you think is the best?"

Min Congda said earnestly: "I think the number one Spurs is the best for eighth place."

The Spurs now have 54 wins, a 6-game gap with the second-placed Lakers.

With the stable performance of the Spurs in the regular season, the number one in the Western Conference is basically in the bag.

Cole was a little puzzled, and said: "There is no reason for the second half to pick the first half of the team. We should try our best to rank as high as possible. Black eight is not so easy."

Min Congda thought to himself, I just know that black eight is not easy, so I want to rank eighth!

Min Congda put the four teams in the upper half aside in his mind and made a hypothesis.

No.2 is most likely to be the Lakers. Last season, the Lakers led the Clippers 3:0 and lost two games in a row, scaring Min Congda enough.

Come again this year, the Lakers have declined, the Clippers have improved, and there is another Los Angeles Derby. This is the rhythm of revenge.

No, you can't beat the Lakers seventh.

The third is Mavericks, let alone beating them. In recent years, Mavericks have been soft-legged shrimps.

Last season, the Spurs gave Black Seven, what should I do if I give a big gift this year?
Despite the few games against the Mavericks, Min Congda feels that the Mavericks are very strong this year.

But he still didn't dare to take risks. The Mavericks in 07 were also very strong.

The fourth largest estimate is the Thunder. Such a young team has no playoff experience.

And fourth and fifth are always the closest, most intense rounds of the series.

Min Congda's heart couldn't bear it, so he couldn't fight Lei Ting.

After all the calculations, the Spurs are the most suitable.

No. [-] in the west, and a master of dish abuse.

Once the Spurs are in the top half, the team will be sure to play in the second half and rarely make mistakes.

He was dismissed twice, once in 2000 because Duncan was reimbursed.

Once in 09, I was caught by my old opponent Mavericks and took revenge last year.

On the whole, the Spurs are the best first-round opponent.

Let the Clippers get eighth, and then go home with peace of mind in the first round of the playoffs.

Min Congda said: "My strategy has already been decided. On the whole, the Spurs are the best opponent. Don't think too much, I will talk to you first. At that time, the coaching staff will have a meeting to formulate a strategy for the rotation. We have some rest time, we have a lot of people who can play anyway. Stuck in the eighth position, understand?"

Cole thought about it for a while, and felt that playing the Spurs was really good, so he nodded and agreed.

(End of this chapter)