Min Congda was worried about the Lakers' defense. He felt that the Lakers should let Kobe Bryant play early.
Without Kobe Bryant, the Lakers' backcourt may be in danger.
"Although Curry is someone I don't like, these Lakers guards are obviously worse!"
In Min Congda's mind, Curry belongs to the lottery area, and the worst pick among the No. 1 picks is likely to become a parallel import.
However, after observing the summer league and preseason games, Min Congda believes that Curry should not be too watery and is still qualified to be a smart starting point guard.
The Lakers' small guards are all functional players with little talent, and none of them has the ability to attack independently.
Curry's defense is limited by his talent, and it is more difficult when facing offensive small guards.
If the opponent has no one who can consume Curry on the offensive end, Curry will play more comfortably and be able to organize and shoot normally.
"It would be too comfortable for Curry to play like this. Only Kobe can give him strength on both offense and defense. That monk, put Kobe on, put him on."
Phil Jackson was nicknamed Zen Master, and Min Congda directly called him Monk, hoping that Monk could adjust in time and use Kobe to suppress Curry.
Unexpectedly, after the short timeout ended, Jackson did not replace Kobe, but continued to keep Jordan Farmar on the court. Obviously, he wanted Kobe to rest more, and it was impossible to replace Kobe in advance just because of Curry.
Min Congda clenched his fists and cursed in his mind that the monk didn't understand football, so why did he leave Kobe to sit on the bench and lay eggs?
Back on the court, Curry saw Kobe still sitting off the court. He wanted to taunt him, but after thinking about it, he let it go. Why did he provoke him? Don't bring trouble to yourself.
As the game continued, the Lakers' second lineup lacked a core point. Originally, the Lakers' sixth man was Odom, but tonight Odom became the starting power forward.
Jackson arranged a CBA-style lineup of Mbenga, Farmar, Vujacic, and Woton plus Powell. The offense had no focus at all, low posts, breakthroughs, singles, nothing.
The timeout did not bring any improvement to the Lakers' offense. The ball was passed around from the outside and no good offensive opportunities could be found.
In the end, it was Jordan Farmar who beat Curry with the ball!
"That's right for Curry, he goes to the basket... Ouch, what kind of layup are you doing?"
Min Congda was very happy to see Farmar beating Curry. He felt that this kid had found the weakness of the Clippers' defense.
Unexpectedly, Farmar's breakthrough speed was not enough and he passed Curry, but his layup was slapped away by Marcus Camby.
Although Camby is no longer as brave as he once was, he is still the best defensive player in the past, a man who even Tim Duncan avoided participating in the draft.
Farmar's breakthrough with mediocre speed and explosive power is not looking for a hat.
Once again it was the Clippers' turn to attack. Curry held the ball through half the court, and the Lakers' defense strategy changed against him.
The person marking him changed from Farmar to Vujacic. Vujacic started to follow him from the front court and followed him all the way through the half court.
Jackson had just focused on the defense during the short pause, reminding Vujacic to challenge Curry and disrupt his game rhythm.
Curry's dribbling was very steady and was not interfered by Vujacic's strong pressure. Camby stepped forward to cover again.
Vujacic stayed very close and kept shouting: "Leave him to me! Leave him to me! I won't let him pass!"
Vujacic was the 27th pick in the first round. As a European player, he relied not on offense but defense to gain a foothold in the Lakers. This is relatively rare among European players.
His mad-dog defense that spared no effort in the game won the trust of head coach Jackson. In Phil Jackson's triangle offensive system, this is what the point guard does. By the way, he can hit a few fixed-point three-pointers. .
Organizations, breakthroughs, and singles don't need you, someone will do it well.
Facing Curry, the baby-faced No. 1 pick, Vujacic, as an old-timer, wanted to give some guidance to the newcomers.
But Curry protects the ball very steadily, and still controls the ball well despite strong confrontations. At the same time, his eyes are observing in all directions. Camby comes to cover, and he decides to use the pick-and-roll to break the Lakers' defense in the middle.
"Okay, Curry goes for the pick-and-roll. This is a trap. Go for the pick-and-roll!"
Min Congda was sitting in the front row and could see the situation clearly on the court. Camby came to block and cover. He knew when he saw Mbenga's positioning movements that the Lakers were going to set up a defensive trap for this ball.
Sure enough, after Curry and Camby set a pick-and-roll screen, Mbenga and Vujacic surrounded Curry!
Curry was caught off guard by the fierce double attack and almost lost the ball. He had to hold the ball and fell into a dead ball state.
"Oops, I'm double-teamed, give it to Camby? No, Camby doesn't have a mid-range, give it to Davis on the far end!"
Curry chose to jump and pass the ball to Davis on the weak side, but the pass was seen through by a Lakers player.
Luke Walton stole the ball and the Lakers launched a counterattack. Vujacic rushed in front, received Walton's pass and rushed to the basket for a layup!
"I said, just leave him to me! I can handle it!"
After the goal, Vujacic shouted to Curry.
Curry replied: "You didn't do it, it was your teammates who flanked you."
Vujacic came over and said: "Welcome to the NBA boy, Kobe just asked me to give you a welcome ceremony during the timeout. Do you believe me when I say I can handle it? You are still young."
Min Congda saw all this clearly from the sidelines, "If I had hit the ball just now, I wouldn't have gone for the pick-and-roll. It was obviously a trap."
If Curry hears Min Congda's thoughts, he will definitely ask, why is it obviously a trap? Where is it obviously? Why can't I see it?
In fact, not only Curry can't see it, but most NBA players can't see it when faced with such a situation, and they don't know how to deal with it if they fall into the trap.
Only a small number of talented superstars, geniuses with a keen sense of offense, and experienced veterans can see through the murderous intent hidden in this defensive formation at a glance.
Min Congda saw through it easily. He thought that a person could know it.
After all, he has only been exposed to basketball for three months, and has watched no more than 10 games live. He has only briefly read relevant articles and information, and had some simple exchanges with the coach, that's all.
He can see it like this, but someone who has been playing since childhood can't see it?
In addition to basketball, during the offseason for more than two months, Min Congda also developed a strong interest in NFL football games. From August to February of the next year is the NFL season. Min Congda has nothing to do at home and just watches live football.
The tactics of rugby are much more complex than those of basketball. In basketball, one can rely on individual ability to reverse the situation on the field, but in rugby, it is absolutely impossible to score and win without tactics.
There are tens of thousands of different tactics. It would take a long time for ordinary fans to read the rules, let alone understand the tactics.
Min Congda spent about 15 games watching time to understand the basic ideas of rugby tactics and gained a relatively deep understanding.
It only took Min Congda one and a half games to reach the same level of understanding when watching basketball.
"Curry's brain is not good. He really doesn't have any talent. He can't even see this kind of defensive trap. I can feel it after watching a few games."
Min Congda was once again convinced that Curry's talent was not very good and he was not the top pick.
