In the afternoon, the Clippers and the Hornets played the second game of the summer league.
The Hornets are also a team that has declined rapidly in the past two years. They are very similar to the Clippers. They are also an old and bad team.
In the 2007-2008 season, the Hornets reached the peak of their team's history, ranking second in the Western Conference and reaching the Western Conference semifinals.
Then in the semifinals, they were reversed by the Spurs after leading 2:0, and lost the tiebreaker 3:4. It was exactly the same as the Clippers' loss to the Suns in the 2006 semifinals. They both died at the hands of the strongest team in the Western Conference that year. superior.
Just when people thought that Xianyu was about to turn over, he had a hip problem in the next season.
The Clippers did not make the playoffs in the 2006-2007 season, while the Hornets were massacred by the Nuggets in the first round of the 2009 playoffs and suffered a tragic 58-year-old tragedy. At this point, they might as well not have made the playoffs. Woolen cloth.
Clippers core Elton Brand suffered a season-ending injury after his peak season, and chose to join the Philadelphia 76ers in the summer of 2008, abandoning the Clippers, which devastated Dunleavy.
After the peak season of the Hornets in 2008, Paul's personal data improved to a higher level, and the team's lineup remained intact. However, the team's record dropped from second place in the Western Conference to seventh in the Western Conference. It completely lost the charm of last season. In the future It's hard to say how long I can stay with the Hornets.
It's not uncommon for a player to suddenly emerge in a certain season, play well for one season, and then have little change in the lineup the next season, but his performance plummets.
This phenomenon often occurs in bad teams that have been weak all year round. They are lucky enough to get a talented player and piece together a good lineup around him as the core. In a certain season, everyone is unfamiliar with it and is unprepared. , soaring into the sky and having fun.
The management ran out of luck next season and did nothing. There was no reinforcement and the previous lineup could not be maintained. Other teams were prepared. In the end, it was a fly-by-night affair and they died after getting addicted and returned to the quagmire.
Typical examples include the 2004 Timberwolves, the 2005 SuperSonics, the 2006 Clippers, the 2008 Hornets...
Two major characteristics of this type of team: 1. Small clubs have low investment and it is difficult to attract big-name stars to join. The stars they have worked hard to cultivate are easily snatched away by wealthy teams. 2. He participates in drafts all year round, but always makes mistakes and selects parallel imports.
The Clippers and Hornets both meet these two characteristics, which makes their lineups in the summer league quite strong. After all, there are always high-ranking rookies. Can this strength not be strong?
Therefore, the game was very intense, and the scores between the two sides were tight.
Under Min Chongda's instruction, Kim Hughes increased Curry's playing time and let Curry take charge of the team's offense.
Opposing Curry in the Hornets backcourt is UCLA's famous point guard Darren Collison.
When Collison was playing at UCLA, he was the team's main point guard, and Russell Westbrook had to come on the bench for him.
It's just that Collison went to college for four years, enrolled in 2005, and only ran for the draft in 2009, which shows that teams are not very optimistic about his potential, but they are optimistic about his immediate combat ability.
He was selected by the Hornets with the 21st overall pick in the first round and was chosen to serve as a backup for Chris Paul.
As a ready-to-combat player, Collison naturally has comprehensive skills, fierce defense, and good physical fitness.
Curry was obviously at a disadvantage in the conversation with him, and was constantly pestered by Collison. Sometimes Collison would not hesitate to foul Curry's dribbling offense.
The reason is simple. Who made Curry the No. 1 pick? The No. 1 pick must endure the greatest pressure and test, let alone an unexpected No. 1 pick like Curry.
A player like Collison, who is ranked later in the draft, must perform well when encountering the No. 1 pick to show off his value.
At the end of the first half, the Clippers trailed the Hornets by 5 points, 48:53.
Curry performed poorly in the first half, scoring only 6 points, 3 assists, and 3 turnovers.
In the summer league, there are not many techniques and tactics, and the coordination is not complicated. It mainly depends on the individual abilities of the players.
Curry did not get tactical support, and Jordan's screen level was even worse, and he never had a solid pick-and-roll.
Darren Collison is a flexible and strong little guard. He is one year older than Curry. He is small but strong. In his last year in the NCAA, he was selected to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. His defensive ability It can be seen.
At halftime, Min Congda followed the players back to the locker room. He was obviously in a good mood.
"Sure enough, Curry performed well in the first game against a weak team, but when he encountered a tough opponent this time, he almost lost his temper. He failed to make a shot and made mistakes again. Not bad, not bad. He lived up to my expectations!"
Min Congda almost burst into laughter, but he couldn't make it too obvious that the team was lagging behind, and he had to comfort the players in the locker room.
"Everyone played well in the first half, it doesn't matter, it's just a summer league game, just relax, relax."
Min Congda also said to Hughes: "Gordon played well. Let him rest in the second half to avoid getting injured."
Min Congda commanded Hughes remotely, using the excuse of preventing players from getting injured to ask Hughes to replace the players who performed well.
Gordon was the key to the Clippers' victory in the first half. Although his shooting percentage was not high, he was strong.
Whenever the team couldn't get going, Gordon would rush to the basket with the ball, either pushing away the defender for a layup, or drawing a foul.
Gordon made 6 of 6 free throws in the first half, showing a strong ability to kill. He is the team's offensive weapon, but he cannot be allowed to stay on the court any longer.
Hughes thought about it and thought it made sense, "Eric suffered a serious knee injury in high school, so it makes sense to use him sparingly. And Curry is in a lot of trouble this game, so let him play more." One dozen will help improve his ability to withstand pressure.”
Kim Hughes felt that Min Congda had another good intention and decided to implement his idea and continue to let Curry play more in the second half while reducing Gordon's playing time.
Curry was sitting in front of the locker, obviously not in a good mood. His performance in the first half was average, and he was severely restricted by Collison.
Min Congda came over and patted Curry on the shoulder and said: "It's just a summer league game. It's nothing. Winning or losing is not important. What's important is whether you have gained anything~ The process is the most important. You must focus on the process, not the end." As a result, do you know Stephen?”
Min Congda thought to himself, "Winning is not important, losing is important. As long as you lose, I will get 200 yuan!"
The results are not important, but the process is the most important. This is all bullshit said by previous leaders. When doing business, leaders only need results and don’t care about your process.
As long as you don't break the law...or if you break the law and don't get caught, beg your grandpa to sue your grandma, and recognize your godfather for selling PY, as long as you get the business done, your boss will praise you, otherwise it's all fake.
Curry chewed on Min Congda's words, "The result is not important, the process is important... Focus on the process... I did have some mental problems tonight. I wanted to score goals by myself so much that I forgot to cooperate more with my teammates. If I If I can’t score, it’s the same if I lead my teammates to score.”
"The Hornets' defensive focus is on me. Darren Collison is biting me like crazy. I shouldn't confront him head-on for the time being. I should avoid him to help my teammates score and open up the situation."
"The scouting report said that I can't control a team's offense. I want to prove to them whether I can. After all, I am a point guard."
After adjusting his mentality, Curry decided to change his style of play in the second half to change the course of the game!
