On November 14, Min Congda embarked on a week-long road trip with the Clippers team.
The first destination is Oklahoma City, where they will face the Thunder at the Energy Center.
After that, there are games against the Hornets and Grizzlies. This is a trip to the south of the United States.
Min Congda didn't want to go to Salt Lake City before, so he stayed at home and watched TV.
This time he went to the south of the United States. He wanted to experience the beautiful music and warm climate of the south, so he went with the team.
On the plane, the atmosphere in the team was quite dull. Three consecutive defeats made everyone feel not in a good mood.
Randolph is particularly depressed because the team lost after he signed a contract extension, and now the outside world is criticizing him for not working as hard as he should.
It's really unfair. Randolph tried his best in these three games, but he really couldn't beat him.
The Hornets outplayed the Clippers at every position.
Especially key point guards and power forwards.
Neither Baron Davis nor Curry is Paul's opponent.
And Randolph hates beating West the most.
If you can't defend well, you may not be able to defeat him if he attacks you.
Then there was luck in losing to the Thunder, and the Clippers' defense at the third position was not good.
The weak defense at the third position has obviously become a fatal flaw for the Clippers this season.
Then they lost to the Raptors, and the forward defense problem became even more prominent.
The Raptors' forward group is all shooting-type, with three European players plus one Bosh.
The Clippers' defensive focus is on the inside, with the twin towers and Soton, and all three of them are slow.
Davis doesn't count on him to defend in the backcourt. Gordon can defend alone and help defend... Take a look at his big face and big butt. Can he move quickly laterally?
The three-game losing streak is more about the lineup and technical and tactical problems. The players are still in good condition and their fighting spirit is also very good.
After Min Congda took charge of the Clippers, the biggest change he brought to the Clippers was stability.
Because he did nothing, raised wages, and at the same time, everyone below him did his own thing, and he didn't want to make too many troubles.
This is completely a good thing for the Clippers. The players can play with peace of mind and train well to improve their tactical understanding.
Once the management is always messing around, communicating secretly with this team today, and flirting with that player tomorrow.
It will make the players feel insecure and not know if they will be traded when they wake up tomorrow and have to play and live in another city.
From the perspective of fans, it is a very simple matter for players to be traded away. They just fly to another city and change their jerseys to play.
But players have their own lives, they have families, friends, real estate in the city, and the older ones have children who need to go to school.
Once you are traded away, you have to go to a strange city to start over, and get used to new teammates and colleagues on the court.
There are still a lot of troubles in life to deal with off the court. Even if the salary is several million, life will have to be lived. Who doesn't want to live a stable life.
Now, Min Congda has locked Randolph in with an early contract extension, which not only gives Randolph reassurance, but also makes other Clippers players feel that at least the Clippers will be in a stable situation this year.
If you want to trade, you have to wait until the offseason. Being traded or signed freely at that time is much easier than being sent away in the middle of the season.
Min Congda didn't feel everyone's boredom on the plane at all, and instead joked with everyone easily.
"Stephen, the food Ayesha cooked yesterday was a bit too spicy. Don't you usually feel pain in your butt?"
"Zach, have you really stopped drinking? I don't believe it. When I get off the plane, I will open your suitcase and take a look. I guess it contains alcohol."
"Oh, Chris, you should cut your hair. If you don't know, you think we are a rock band and we are going to have a concert!"
The atmosphere was a little more relaxed. Everyone saw that Min Congda didn't seem to mind the team's losing streak, and the psychological pressure was reduced.
Only Curry kept frowning, sitting in his seat, holding a book without saying a word, and was very absorbed in reading.
Min Congda stepped forward and patted Curry on the head and said: "Hey, what are you looking at? Boy, do you want to take the PHD exam? Now read a book. Do you think there is no future in playing basketball and prepare for the future?"
Curry smiled and said: "After I retire, I plan to buy a team and be the owner. How about asking you to be the general manager?"
When Min Congda heard this, he said, "You kid, it's not bad for you to be thinking about me." It's a pity that in two years the Clippers will go bankrupt and I will have to complete a new task after receiving 300 million US dollars. Who will be playing with you on the basketball court?
Curry held up the booklet in his hand again, and Min Congda took a look at it. It turned out to be a tactical manual.
"What is this? A basketball tactical manual? If you want to be a coach, look at this thing."
"Coach Dunleavy gave it to me. He wanted me to memorize all the plays."
When Min Congda heard this, he asked, "What do you mean? Are you trying to train Curry to be like Chris Paul?"
That won't work. Min Congda saw Paul's power in the last game. He is a master of field control and is very strong in offense and defense.
The only flaw is that he is not tall enough. If Curry develops into Paul, will the Clippers still have a good record?
Min Congda snatched Curry's tactical booklet and said, "Stop reading it and have a good rest. It's useless to read this kind of thing. It's useless."
Curry wanted to take it, but Min Congda refused to give it to him. Dunleavy on the side saw him and said, "Mr. Smart, what are you doing? This is the task I gave Stephen. To become a good point guard, he must Write these down."
Min Congda said: "Mike, do you know there is a saying in Chinese Kung Fu, which is called 'To win without a move, there is a move.' Basketball tactics are moves. Once the moves are fixed, the Kung Fu will be perfected."
"As for tactics, it's enough to have a basic understanding. What's more important is to let the players use their talents and adapt to changing circumstances. Don't you think so, Hughes?"
Min Congda also asked assistant coach Jin Hughes, how could Jin Hughes dare to say it was wrong, but he did not dare to say it was right, so he could only say vaguely, "Well... it's... maybe, probably, there is some truth."
Of course Dunleavy did not agree with Min Chongda's statement and said: "Smart, you can match the team's lineup however you want, but I think I still have the final say in player training and tactical arrangements. When Stephen is increasing the ball, his skills must be Exercise and improve your tactical awareness."
Min Congda flipped through such a thick tactical manual and said: "This... what is the use of this thing? It is just some rigid road maps and dogma. It is enough to understand the core ideas of basketball tactics, and routines are not important."
Dunleavy took the tactical manual over and said: "This is the crystallization of the wisdom of many workers over the years of basketball development. It is something that can be used for a lifetime. It is not as light as you said, Smart."
Min Congda spread his hands and said: "Mike, just pick out a few tactics and let me analyze them, so that you can see how smart these crystallizations of wisdom are."
He is challenging Mike Dunleavy. He doesn't want Dunleavy to train Curry to be like Paul, which will make the Clippers stronger.
Curry's current performance has made Min Congda very worried. If he continues to be strong, his plan to ruin the game will be affected.
Dunleavy had no choice. To maintain the authority of the head coach, he had to accept this challenge. He turned to a page and said: "In the sideline ball tactics, Indiana-style cooperation."
Min Congda thought for a while and said: "Oh, I know, I have seen this before. It is a tactic commonly used by Reggie Miller in the Pacers. At the beginning, the players stood parallel along the end line, and player No. 1 took a throw-in, and No. 5 In the low post, No. 4 is in the low post opposite No. 5, No. 2 is under the basket, and No. 3 is in the bottom corner on the same side as No. 4. No. 2 uses the screen of No. 5 to move outside the restricted area and goes to the bottom corner of the court to receive 1 No. 1 passes the ball to No. 2. After passing the ball to No. 2, No. 1 enters the court and uses his body to cover No. 5 and cut to the high post..."
As Min Congda spoke, he took out a pen and a notebook and scribbled on them to describe the tactical process.
He clearly stated the starting point, positioning, running, passing, backhand, changes, shortcomings, and advantages of the tactics.
After he finished speaking, his notebook was filled with drawings. Like Jordan, who was not particularly smart, he was already a little dizzy.
Dunleavy and the coaching staff looked at each other in confusion, because what Min Congda said was correct, not only correct, but also very organized and clear in thinking.
The several changes in tactics, possible problems encountered, as well as the variants, sources, extensions, and similar tactics of tactics are all clearly explained. They are basically correct.
After Min Congda finished speaking, he said: "How is it? Is there anything wrong with what I said, Mike?"
Dunleavy said: "There's nothing wrong with what you said, and it's very good. Where did you learn this?"
Min Congda said: "When we eat at the training center, I will observe your training. You have practiced this tactic several times, and I have watched it for a long time. There is also a lot of information on the Internet. You can find out by searching more. It is not high-tech."
"Basketball tactics are all about space. They are nothing more than low posts and pick-and-rolls. If you understand these, you will know everything."
"Don't let Stephen see this. It's more important to get him some GoLego to make him grow longer."
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