If it weren't for the certainty that the Clippers would definitely be eliminated at 0:3, and the Lakers were really strong, otherwise Min Congda would never want to help Lao Deng change his tactics and lineup.
After all, his heart was soft and he couldn't bear to see the miserable appearance of the coach and players.
In fact, each of them earns tens of millions of dollars a year, and they are not paid in the playoffs. If they are eliminated, they will be happy, so there is no need for sympathy at all.
However, Min Congda couldn't swallow this sigh of relief, especially when he heard that Staples had rented out venue No. 26 in advance.
This is too disrespectful, but I am sure that the Lakers will resolve the battle in four games.
Because this is Los Angeles and the territory of the Lakers, the Clippers have no chance of making a comeback at home.
There are also the afterthoughts of those experts, and the extremely quiet mobile phones in recent days.
On the day I entered the playoffs, there were all kinds of blessings and words of congratulations, as well as people being interviewed in the heat of the moment.
Less than a week later, the Clippers were 0:3, and everything was gone.
Except for Daddario and Beckham, no one came to comfort him.
The man and the woman can still have sex, one can do this and the other can do that.
These emotions were intertwined and coupled with the impulse of the moment, Min Congda decided to bring some changes to the Clippers.
Of course, he doesn't think that by making these changes, the Clippers will definitely win the fourth game.
But at least the loss won’t be so ugly, right?
The losses in the first three games were indeed too ugly.
Min Congda gave some suggestions:
"First, the starting lineup needs to be changed, with Curry on the bench, Balang returning to the starting point guard position, and Gordon starting at shooting guard. Gordon's defense and breakthrough abilities are more needed in the starting lineup."
"Second, Ricky also needs to return to the bench. At the third position... let's use PJ Tucker! Although he can't attack well, he works hard on defense and can provide some help. We need defense and vitality."
"Third, tactically, Balang needs to play this point and be more aggressive. Don't be obsessed with Zach Randolph. It's not a good idea to fight against the Lakers' three top players. Let Zach save more physical energy for the second half and crucial moment."
"Fourth, Curry and Ricky come to the bench, then the second team must perform! We must seize the short rotation period, score as many points as possible, and hit as many three-pointers as possible. We must play our rhythm. , we can’t keep following the Lakers.”
"Fifth, at the last moment, I suggest using the lineup of Curry, Gordon, Randolph, Marc Gasol and Ricky Davis. I'm sorry for Balang, but Balang must be in the first quarter. Just try your best to open up the situation.”
"Sixth, our rotation was shortened to 7 people, Curry, Gordon, Randolph, Gasol, Balang, Rickey, and PJ Tucker. We gave up Camby inside and used PJ Tucker as the rotation Replace the inside line, make the rotation more compact, and play more aggressively!"
"Seventh, the last piece of advice is for everyone to put down their ambitions of winning or losing, just treat us as if we have been eliminated, and give it a try!"
Min Congda put forward seven suggestions in one go, leaving Dunleavy dumbfounded.
He knew that Min Congda was very talented in basketball, and his sensitivity on the court was even more terrifying.
But I didn't expect that he would think so deeply about the game and his strategy would be so organized.
It's not that Lao Deng hasn't thought about these ideas, but he didn't try them out of some concerns.
He mostly followed his previous successful experience and did not dare to give it a try easily.
Now that the general manager has said so, the psychological constraints are naturally gone.
Are these methods really effective? Lao Deng didn't know.
There are many variables in a basketball game, and sometimes a perfect tactical arrangement is not as good as a player's sudden explosion.
Various unexpected situations on the field made many preparations before the game in vain.
However, Min Congda's rigorous and orderly analysis and arrangements still convinced Dunleavy.
He seized the remaining half hour of training time and called everyone over to explain the situation.
Finally, he said: "This is Mr. Smart's arrangement. I hope everyone will give it a try and play this game well."
After that, the entire Clippers team disbanded and went back to their homes. Everyone had a good rest and prepared for the evening game.
When leaving the training hall, Lao Deng asked Min Congda: "Smart, did you come up with all those tactical adjustment ideas?"
Min Congda hesitated for a moment and said: "Uh... not entirely, I saw it on the Internet."
"What? Did you see it online?"
Lao Deng was shocked. You saw something on the Internet and used it for the team?
"It's that NBA-Batman. In addition to tweeting, he also wants a blog dedicated to writing after the game. He wrote well after the game in this series. I read it and absorbed some of his opinions."
"A dead horse is a living horse anyway, isn't it Mike?"
That NBA-Batman Dunleavy knows, because of the trade deadline buzz.
A video of James being dunked was also shown later, and it became a very influential basketball account on Twitter.
In the next more than two months, this account posted some dirty information about NBA teams from time to time, especially the Clippers.
For example, this tweet actually said that Mike Dunleavy is using hair growth potions to save his baldness.
Dunleavy was furious after learning about this tweet. Although he lost his hair, he had never used hair growth potions!
This account's tweets are simply speechless. They don't know whether they are attacking the Clippers or increasing their traffic.
But Dunleavy didn't expect that this account's blog would also have professional post-game comments?
I went to Staples Center in the afternoon and read the articles before the game.
I found that as Min Congda said, the writing is very good, and it is very good from the perspective of an NBA coach.
It's just that there are more theoretical things and less practical things. He should be someone who often watches football on the sidelines.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, Dunleavy rearranged the starting lineup according to Min Congda's arrangement.
Curry sat on the bench and became a substitute.
He is still very frustrated with this arrangement, but the playoffs are different from the regular season.
The regular season is focused on offense, allowing a player with poor defense to score more points on the court.
The playoffs are extremely targeted, and the defense cannot be too bad, otherwise it will cause great harm to the lineup.
If a team has a player who only plays offense but not defense, then there is a high probability that they will have a good record in the regular season but fail in the playoffs.
On the contrary, if the main lineup has players who can defend but not attack, then they will most likely have a difficult time in the regular season, but in the playoffs, their opponents will be difficult.
Curry is still the first type of player. His defense and confrontation are shortcomings.
Seeing Curry sitting on the bench a little unhappy, Min Congda handed popcorn from behind.
"Hey, eat some."
"Don't eat it, it tastes too bad."
"Boy, now is not the time to get frustrated. There are only two substitutes tonight, so you have to be ready at any time. Besides, you will be on the court at the critical moment, do you understand?"
When Min Congda said this, Curry immediately cheered up.
Seeing Curry cheering up a lot, Min Congda ate the popcorn leisurely.
He thought to himself: "Actually, it's difficult to win this game, right? I just took a slight shot, and it's normal to lose. Calm down, I can still afford to pay $3,000 to make everyone happy."
Recently, Apple's stock price has risen to US$270, and Min Congda's assets have increased by another 20,000 US dollars.
He feels that he can afford to win a game and lose $3,000, and he has no regrets.
(End of chapter)
