At Memphis' home court, FedEx Arena, Min Congda sat down with Wallace again.
Min Congda yawned and thought to himself: "This Wallace is really annoying. He always comes over to me. Does this person want to take advantage of me? Forget it, take it, you have already taken away a Griffin." , I will give you some other advantages in the future, and I will take advantage of the Clippers."
Wallace saw Min Congda yawning profusely and looking sleepy, and asked, "Smart, did you sleep well last night?"
Min Congda said: "Yes, I flew from New Orleans to Memphis, and it was already early in the morning. When I arrived at the hotel, there was a problem with the check-in procedure, and I couldn't check in. I didn't get to the room until 3:30. Do you think I could sleep well?" "
"The NBA's schedule is too intensive. There are back-to-back away games. There are only 24 hours between the two games. The players have to travel, rest, and prepare for the game. Who can bear this? "
Wallace listened to Min Congda's complaints and thought to himself that this guy is really a novice. This is what professional sports is like. With a salary of hundreds of millions, don't you have to do something that others can't do and eat something ordinary? Isn’t it something that people can’t bear?
Min Congda continued: "With a schedule like the NBA, players are easily injured. Once injured, not only the team's record will decline, but the audience's desire to watch the game will also decrease. I told Stern on the phone last time , scolded him and asked him to pay more attention to this issue in the future. Look, look, this attendance rate..."
Min Congda was really envious when he saw the sparse attendance at FedEx Arena.
FedEx Arena has a total of 18,300 seats, but tonight's attendance was only 10,453, and the attendance rate was less than 60%. How could Min Congda not be envious of this.
But Wallace's mood was completely different. He instantly felt that his situation was low. It turned out that Smart was not considering one team, but the entire league, and the ratings of the entire NBA!
He can even communicate with Stern and give opinions. Who would dare if it were another general manager?
During yesterday's game, he was still yelling at the referees on the sidelines, which made Wallace feel very satisfied. Wallace had long wanted to scold the referees who stole the show, but he did not dare to do anything due to his identity and the league's fine.
Smart is a true warrior. He dared to rush onto the court to fight Griffin in the summer league, and now he dares to curse at the referee.
Don't take Stern seriously yet, the world of genius is really different from that of mortals.
Wallace sighed and saw the fast-moving Clippers, and then looked at the grizzly bear still struggling in the quagmire.
After Griffin was reimbursed, the Grizzlies' situation naturally worsened.
In fact, their lineup on paper is okay. Insider Gasol has great potential, but there is a gap compared with his brother.
Small forward Rudy Gay is also a famous talented player, and guard OJ Mayo is well-known throughout the United States and is considered the next superstar.
Point guard Mike Conley is improving year by year and is a point guard prospect worth cultivating.
If rookie Griffin can be added, this will be a youth army worth looking forward to.
The five main starters are all under 25 years old. After two or three seasons of hard training, they must have a promising future.
However, Griffin's injury reimbursement disrupted the plan. Now Griffin is sitting on the sidelines wearing a suit and can only watch his teammates fighting on the court.
The downside for a No. 2 pick is that he can't quickly build a fighting rapport with his players.
A team with many young people must respect strength and will not rank based on seniority. They will not let you be the boss just because you are ranked higher.
The boss is determined by playing, not ranking. You have to outperform everyone in training and competition.
Now it's okay, you just sit on the bench, you can't train, you can't participate in the game, you can't play.
Your teammates are working together, fighting, and improving, but you are an outsider.
It will definitely be more difficult for you to find your place when you come back from injury than it is now.
Maybe someone will be unconvinced and challenge you, and you will also face more doubts due to injuries.
Griffin's road is destined to be more difficult, and it will be a greater test for him.
After the game started, the game was evenly matched, because the Clippers players were really too tired.
Back-to-back away games are the greatest test of physical fitness, so Dunleavy expanded the rotation.
Let Nowaka, PJ Tucker, Ricky Davis, DeAndre Jordan and other players be able to appear.
Increase their playing time to give the main players more time to rest.
And if the substitutes play too much, the result will be more chaotic fights, and the two sides will fight in a chaotic manner.
In the first quarter, there was a steady exchange of inside attacks, and in the second half, they started running. You throw one and I throw another.
Curry came on the scene at the end of the first quarter. In this chaotic battle, he played well and tried his best to organize the team's offense.
It's just that his organization is still a little immature, and he makes a lot of mistakes. If he makes too many mistakes, the Grizzlies will counterattack, and then they also make mistakes...
"My mom, what kind of game is this? No wonder no audience wants to watch it, and I don't want to watch it. This fucking game is too ugly, there is no structure at all? Mistakes, mistakes, no good coordination. The offense has no level. , the defense has no level, Curry, if you pass the ball from behind, just pass it."
It was rare for Min Congda to watch a Clippers game without prejudice.
He was happy after receiving a fine of 20,000 yuan. Winning or losing a game didn't matter.
The Clippers were 52:54 in the first half, still 2 points behind the Grizzlies.
The two teams fully demonstrated what it means to be novices pecking each other, and the audience found it boring.
During the halftime break, Min Congda ran to the Clippers locker room to communicate with the players.
As soon as he entered the locker room, Dunleavy was discussing tactics with the players. Min Congda watched as Dunleavy was still emphasizing the team's defense on the tactical board.
He knew that this old man would not focus on the key points. The key point was not defense at all, nor even offense, but the rhythm of the game.
Neither side has mastered the rhythm of the game, and both sides are fighting randomly, but the Grizzlies have the home court advantage and physical advantage.
If the Clippers follow the Grizzlies and fight randomly, they will be beaten to death by the Grizzlies' physical fitness and the home court whistle.
In the last game against the Hornets, the Clippers unfortunately lost. In fact, they lost on this point.
He couldn't catch a breath while chasing points, and was killed by superstars and whistles.
Min Congda didn't want to point it out. Why did he, a manager, worry about that?
Curry saw Min Congda, came over and asked quietly: "Mr. Smart, I didn't play well in the first half. Do you have any suggestions?"
Since Curry asked this, Min Congda couldn't refuse. After thinking about it, he said: "Can't you just shoot more three-pointers? Look, if you are two points behind, one three-pointer will lead to a lead, right?"
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