While other team managements are making various preparations for the draft and free market.
The Clippers' scouts and uniform staff seemed much more relaxed. Min Congda, Sachs, Piombetti and others even had time to go to Staples Center to watch the finals between the Celtics and Lakers.
Anschutz specially reserved a VIP box ticket for Min Congda.
In order not to delay work, Min Congda placed this year's Clippers rookie interview location here, at the site of the finals.
He specially invited those rookies who were willing to try out with the Clippers, bought them VIP tickets, and let them answer some of Min Congda's questions while watching the game.
Min Congda's questions are very simple, such as why he likes to play basketball, why he wants to play with the Clippers, what plans and plans he has for the future, etc.
Just like the company's HR interviewing new employees, the other party doesn't know what to examine.
Some well-known newcomers this year have signed up for trial training and interviews with the Clippers. Min Congda's unique interview method left a deep impression on these newcomers.
The reason why Min Congda did this is simple. He hopes that the finals, the highest stage, can allow these rookies to take off their disguises.
He is sure that when these newcomers come to the Clippers for interviews, they must have received special training and drills, and they must have packaged themselves well.
This kind of packaging is an obstacle to the team's selection, and it is also an obstacle to Min Congda's selection.
Other teams hope to draft a young man with potential and ambition.
And Min Congda hopes that these young people can let him see their ineffective side after taking off their disguises.
Only such players can truly impress Min Congda.
"If I had interviewed Curry earlier, I definitely would not have chosen him. That kid has such a strong willpower to play basketball and such a tough character, you can tell just by looking at his appearance."
Curry's growth throughout the season left a deep impression on Min Congda.
There was so much pressure and such loud calls for parallel imports that I withstood it.
It actually grew up under Min Congda's "barbaric growth" stocking policy.
He successfully escaped Min Congda's heavy expectations and became a qualified NBA player.
Min Congda must learn this lesson, and must find a little black guy who has no responsibility.
For example, in the first game of the finals, Gordon Hayward from Butler University, whom Min Congda interviewed, could not do it.
The white elite player, the most outstanding player in the Western Conference, led the team to the NCAA Finals.
Although white players are no longer the mainstream in the league, the appearance of a white star will still attract a lot of traffic.
Min Congda would not choose such a self-disciplined and motivated person.
Hayward also said that his idol was Kobe. When he watched the first game of the Finals, his eyes were bright and shining.
In this game, Kobe scored 30 points and led his team to a home victory over the Celtics, making a good start for the Finals.
In the second game, Min Congda interviewed a Nigerian player, Aminu from Wake Forest University.
When Min Congda heard that he was an alumnus of Duncan and Paul, he didn't want to choose.
These two guys are the players he least wants to meet and have in the league.
He has a positive style of play, is comprehensive, has a leading temperament, and has a strong influence on the team.
Aminu didn't know that he was being discriminated against by his school background.
It's great, I don't want it if it has produced big stars.
Of course, he had a great interview.
In particular, his trial training impressed Piombetti and others.
They all agreed that Aminu was the kind of three-position player the Clippers needed.
Everyone has made it so clear, can Min Congda still want him?
Wouldn't he be very smart if he asked for it?
In this game, Ray Allen broke out on the road, making 8 of 11 three-pointers and destroying the Lakers' perimeter.
The Celtics pulled one back, and the two teams tied in the finals, heading to Boston.
The 2010 NBA Finals will still have a 232 game system. Teams with home court advantage will play two home games first, and then have to go through a long three away games.
Auerbach first proposed this suggestion because he wanted to take advantage of the Finals against the Lakers. As a result, the Celtics lost to the Lakers in the first Finals using the 232 game system. It was really smart but wrong.
From June 8th to June 13th, there are three games in one week.
The Lakers achieved a record of 1 win and 2 losses, and lost to the Celtics in the crucial fifth game of Tianwangshan.
Historically, the team that wins Tianwangshan has a nearly 80% probability of winning the series.
Boston is already celebrating their second championship in two years.
And the opponent they defeated was the Lakers. Is there any more wonderful championship than this?
The city of Boston is even starting to prepare for a championship parade.
As a result, the Bostonians obviously underestimated the Lakers' determination to revenge.
They were careless, and in the crucial Game 6 when they could have won the championship, they were defeated by the Lakers.
At 89:67, they lost to the Lakers by more than 20 points, a one-sided defeat.
The Celtics missed their best chance and the game entered a tiebreaker in favor of the Lakers.
In this game, Min Congda interviewed Wesley Johnson from Syracuse University.
Min Congda thinks this player is good and can be selected because it is said that the Timberwolves are interested in him.
As a No. 3 player, Min Congda believed that his talent was average and he would not achieve much.
But the Timberwolves have the No. 4 pick this year. If they pick Johnson, the Clippers won't have a chance.
Moreover, the gap between No. 4 and No. 9 is too big, and it is impossible to get Johnson through a trade.
The tiebreaker will be held on June 17, the last game of the NBA 2009-2010 season.
On this day, Min Congda was watching the game in the VIP box as usual, eating pizza while interviewing another newcomer.
Paul George from Fresno State University, a somewhat thin black small forward.
Min Congda's so-called interview is actually chatting with these young people and then making a judgment.
"Fresno University, are there any famous NBA players in the history of your school?"
"Uh, Ron Anderson, Courtney Alexander, Ralph Alston, and...Rod Higgins."
Except for Alston Minzongda, no one else has heard of it.
Alston is just an ordinary point guard. He is more famous on the street court.
It seems to be an unknown ordinary school, and George did not lead the school to a big win in the NCAA.
Averaged 16 points per game and made the second team in the division, that's all.
Not bad, pretty mediocre.
"Do you have any hobbies? Besides basketball."
Min Congda believes that it is definitely a good thing if a player has other hobbies to distract him.
The kind of person who focuses solely on basketball and takes basketball as his life must not be chosen. He will definitely become a talent.
George scratched his head and said honestly, "Fishing."
Um? fishing? This hobby is so great!
If you come to the Clippers, you will have many fishing opportunities every offseason.
Min Congda became interested in this naive young man, and it seemed that his agent did not overly package him.
His eyes have also been focused on the game on the court. Who doesn't pay attention to the tiebreaker game that determines the championship.
"Then why do you want to play with the Clippers?" Min Congda asked.
The answer to this question, he thought, would determine whether he would select him with the ninth overall pick.
George thought for a while and said, "Because it's close. I'm from Los Angeles."
(End of chapter)
