The press conference room at Staples Center after the game between the Clippers and Maccabi.
Min Congda sat in his seat, looking at the microphone in front of him in a daze, his eyes empty with confusion.
What happened in the past two days? Min Congda was confused, had he offended someone?
I haven't done anything harmful to God. During this period, I just competed with some female heroes in martial arts. They were all paid for, and I didn't miss a point.
Then, he gave his precious first kiss to a beautiful girl. Isn’t this against the rules?
Did he offend some jealous god? Then I want my first kiss back for you. Can you let me go?
Let’s take a look at what happened in the past two days. It was going well at first, but why did it suddenly feel like it took a turn for the worse?
First of all, there is obviously no problem in bringing a few old Clippers guys together to spoil the team's atmosphere.
Immediately afterwards, these guys got into a fight in a nightclub and were arrested by the police and photographed by the media. It was considered a minor scandal and hurt the reputation of the team. It is okay for the team to be further chaotic.
Then he talked nonsense at the press conference and supported the players' violent behavior, which aroused public criticism. He also helped the players pay compensation, making the team's economic situation worse. The way he handled this unexpected incident was really clever, killing two birds with one stone.
Min Congda admired himself. He came up with this poisonous plan to "set himself on fire" in a short period of time. It was perfect.
Unexpectedly, a report issued by the police turned him from a clown to a fighter, and the team's morale increased.
What went wrong? This is a problem with the system. There is something wrong with American society and the American system!
How could a violent incident turn into a racial issue? Why did it go astray? There is absolutely no spirit of seeking truth from facts, and I have been kidnapped by political correctness!
As for Beckham coming to the stadium to watch the game and Blake Griffin being injured and reimbursed, these are all accidents and a matter of luck, and will not fundamentally reverse the Clippers' decline.
However, institutional problems are fundamental problems, which have greatly affected the Clippers' poor performance.
Just after the game, Min Congda felt in the locker room that the whole team was united.
You said that your black brothers and teammates have beaten people and rushed into the police station. Why are you so united and proud?
Min Congda could not understand this group mentality. He was tired and felt that the country was hopeless.
At this time, a female reporter in the audience interrupted his philosophical thinking, "Mr. Smart, Mr. Smart, I want to ask you a question!"
Min Congda came to his senses, turned around and saw that Olshey and Dunleavy were already sitting on both sides of him, and the press conference had begun.
"Why do you have so many problems?" Min Congda was in a very irritable mood and said angrily.
"Uh... I'm a reporter, so of course I have to ask questions..." The reporter was a little confused. I'm here to attend the press conference and I can't even ask questions?
"Ask you, ask quickly, I have to go to dinner later."
"What do you think about Blake Griffin being injured?"
Griffin was injured during the game, and then the team doctor announced that he needed to recover from surgery and would miss all games in the new season.
Expert fans who had been criticizing the Clippers for giving up Griffin, many people switched sides because of this, thinking that the Clippers had escaped.
Min Congda made a wise decision, allowing the Clippers to avoid a possible second Oden.
Oden's lesson is right in front of him. The No. 1 pick in 2007 was reimbursed for the season. He also suffered minor injuries in the 2008-09 season, and he did not live up to the value of the No. 1 pick at all. His performance on the court was very mediocre.
Now that Griffin is also injured, fans are praising that the Clippers have avoided a big thunder!
Min Congda was so angry after hearing the reporter's question. Which pot won't be opened?
With great difficulty, I picked a player who felt useless among a group of players I didn't know, and gave up on the player everyone wanted to pick.
As a result, now that the new season is about to start, you tell me that the person everyone wanted to choose from the beginning has been reimbursed. He is injured and has stopped playing. He is no longer on the court!
I can't accept it!
The world shouldn't be like this, and life shouldn't be like this, Achen.
Min Congda was suffocating in his heart. He really wanted to pull out the microphone in front of him and stuff it into the female reporter's mouth.
"Of course I feel very sorry. Griffin is an excellent player. I deeply regret his injury. I think he will recover as soon as possible and return to the court. I look forward to him playing at Staples Center. Let the fans in Los Angeles appreciate his dunk."
Min Congda's answer was quite satisfactory. This kind of Tai Chi answer would certainly not satisfy the reporter.
Someone immediately asked again: "Did you consider the risk of Griffin's injury before the draft? That's why you didn't choose Griffin?"
Min Congda was already suppressing his temper. When he heard this, he slammed the table and said loudly: "A player is injured and is reimbursed! An outstanding young man needs surgery and cannot play for a year. His future is uncertain. All Everyone is worried about him and hope he gets better! Why are you all focusing on me? Why didn’t I choose him!”
"The draft has been over for more than three months, and the results are irreversible. Why do you still keep asking questions like this? In a few years, you will go over the draft and rearrange it again, just as an afterthought. Don't you think Is it boring? Very boring, such a boring question."
"One thing you reporters in Los Angeles are very good about is that you can run very fast and arrive at the scene immediately if something goes wrong, just like yesterday at the bar, but you didn't figure out what happened. Please improve your knowledge. level, improve your question-asking skills, and don’t always want to make big news!”
"As a Chinese, I would like to offer you some life experience and advice. You should learn from it, be more benevolent, be more moral, and don't treat news as a pure traffic tool. That's the end of my interview. What else is there? Ask your questions to Mr. Dunleavy and Mr. Olshey. I’m going to have a late-night snack..."
After speaking, Min Congda stood up and left the press hall, leaving behind a group of reporters who looked confused.
Everything was going well and smoothly today, so why did he lose his temper?
Dunleavy couldn't understand it, and neither could Olshey, but they looked at Min Congda differently from before.
Olshey thought: "Maybe Mr. Smart's team building and draft ideas are correct, and everything is going in a good direction, right? Everyone's work has become easier, and they can get more money. It shows that we had too much ineffective work in the past. Mr. Smart’s work reforms of reducing burdens and increasing wages are probably correct. And his character... Needless to say, he is not complacent at all because of Griffin’s reimbursement.”
Dunleavy thought: "The Clippers may still be saved. This guy is very good at rallying players' morale and changing the team's reputation. With his leadership, the Clippers may really be able to get out of the quagmire. I also want to Let’s move towards a higher stage, after all, I haven’t been to that place for a long, long time.”
Dunleavy has participated in the Finals twice, once as a player in the 1981 Finals on behalf of the Rockets, and once ten years later in 1991 when he led the Lakers to the Finals. He failed to win the championship twice.
After that, he never went to the highest stage again, the place that all players and coaches dream about.
Almost twenty years.
