On the first match day, after three games, Min Congda did not win a game.
After watching the live broadcast from beginning to end, I have almost finished writing the tactical analysis after the three games.
Just a year ago, at about the same time, the 2009-10 season kicked off.
Min Congda doesn't even know what the NBA's 30 teams are called, and he doesn't care at all how other teams are doing.
In just one year, he has become a basketball expert, working tirelessly to write post-game updates on the NBA-Batman blog.
Fan Chen is also a guy with amazing perseverance. He persisted in translating for a season without losing any chapters.
The two have recently been communicating about the work progress of the Basketball Development Foundation. Generally speaking, games are being held, activities are being held, and advertising is being launched. The results are good, but no talent has been discovered.
In Fan Chen's words, there is no one who can fight!
Min Congda sent the article to Fan Chen and sent a message: "After translating these three articles, there will be no need to translate them in the future."
Fan Chen hurriedly replied: "Why? Are you not going to write it?"
"No, I can write it in English now without having to translate it. In the future, if you want a dog to pounce on your hair, just translate it from English to Chinese."
After a year of study, Min Congda's English written proficiency improved by leaps and bounds.
I often read it, use it frequently, and often write it. It’s not good at writing, but it’s perfectly fine to write post-basketball game and professional articles.
Min Congda added: "Now you have important work to do. Olshey will be back in the next two days, right? The work in China will gradually be handed over to you."
Olshey and others went to China in July. After three months of working in China, the framework was almost built.
With the help of Horizon Capital and partner investment banks, the Clippers' Youth Basketball Talent Development Center has gained a foothold.
Youth basketball training camps and competitions are held in Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Xuzhou and other places during the summer, with high bonuses and attracting many people.
After the selection of these professional scouts, a group of young players with good talents were recruited, but none of them met the requirements of the NBA level.
Many 13- and 14-year-old players here in the United States can already fly and dunk.
Like James and Kobe, they both completed their first dunk at the age of 14.
Humanoid UFO Vince Carter was able to dunk at the age of 12, and he is worthy of being the king of dunks.
The Clippers' top dunker, Stephen Curry, didn't dunk for the first time until he was in college. He can be described as a late bloomer.
Around 2010, there were too few Chinese children like this, and finding this kind of talent was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
And it is very likely that the needle has been taken away by the sports school, and the children of the sports school will not participate in the training camp.
Min Congda thought that from now on, the foundation would be left to Fan Chen to take care of. Isn't he the second generation who knows how to do things?
Many second-generation people are not very capable and cannot build projects or businesses, but they are good at burning money to make money.
The hope and burden of the "Three Treasures Plan" fell on Fan Chen's shoulders.
When Fan Chen heard what Min Congda said, he felt that he had a heavy responsibility and kept this matter in mind.
In fact, these summer activities were not without success, at least I gained a lot of experience in organizing activities.
Fan Chen is extremely smart and has an amazing memory. He is also a man of few desires, dedicated to his work, and will not give up until he achieves his goal.
He could have followed a paved life path and become an actuary, with a high salary and an easy job (for him).
But the emergence of Min Congda changed his path. Basketball is something that can inspire his passion in life, and it would be great to devote himself to it.
On the morning of October 27, Olshey and a group of scouts flew to Los Angeles and returned to the embrace of the United States.
After three months of business trip in China, the biggest change for everyone is that I have gained weight. The food in China is so good!
After meeting Min Congda, Olshey looked a little regretful and said to Min Congda: "I'm sorry Mr. Smart, I was not able to find qualified young players during this trip to China. However, the work has just begun. In the future, I will go to China often and there will definitely be results."
Min Congda thought to himself, if there is no result, that's right. If the plan has results, wouldn't it be a failure?
He did not blame Olshey at all, but comforted him: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and we have made a good start. If there are results in the future, you will definitely be the first to contribute!"
Min Congda said this to comfort Olshey. In fact, he was not very clear about the specific situation in China.
Olshey felt that his work had been recognized, and he was both satisfied and grateful.
In fact, with Fan Chen's cooperation, Olshe did a really good job.
If Min Congda knew Olshey's past experience, he probably would not have allowed him to go to China to build a training camp.
Before becoming the general manager of the Clippers, Olshey worked as an actor and ran a player training business.
His training center specializes in providing various training services for potential NBA players. 15 NBA lottery picks, 25 first-round picks and 57 current players have been born in the training camp.
Of course, these players were not discovered by Olshey, but came to his training camp before the draft to improve themselves and obtain better picks.
Therefore, Olshey is very good at how to develop good training plans for young people so that they can meet the requirements of the NBA.
In three months, with the help of Fan Chen, he built a very standardized training and selection platform to screen young basketball enthusiasts.
Although he returned to Los Angeles with a kind of scout, the platform and training staff stayed in China.
And according to Min Congda's temperament, they will definitely need to spend money on another trip to China for "inspection" every once in a while.
Olshey is very confident that one or two Chinese players with NBA level can be found in the future.
Min Congda asked Olshey what he thought of Fan Chen. Olshey said in a solemn tone: "Smart, very smart."
Min Congda didn't ask much. He felt that this evaluation was perfunctory, just like evaluating the child next door.
But he didn't know that Olshey's comment was purely for lack of a better word.
Fan Chen's intelligence and memory amazed him, and Olshe even considered recruiting him as a scout.
His brain is basically a computer processor, and one person is as good as ten people.
His learning ability and enthusiasm for learning are very strong, and he is definitely a good scout.
Min Congda didn't ask much about the domestic foundation matters and returned his attention to the competition.
In the afternoon, Min Congda and Olshey came to Staples Center together, and the Clippers were already warming up.
Looking at the new faces in the arena, Min Congda asked: "How about it, a new team configuration, a new playing style, a new...floor."
It is really a brand new floor. The logo and ball have been changed to a different color, which saves the manufacturer a lot of resources.
Of course, Olshey had heard about Min Congda's operation in the summer, but he was far away across the Pacific Ocean and couldn't make any suggestions.
He couldn't understand many operations, such as trading Gordon, signing Bonner, signing Milicic and so on.
When Min Congda asked, Olshey could only tell the truth and said, "Mr. Smart, I really don't understand your operation."
If you don't understand it, that's right. I'm doing it in reverse. How can you possibly understand it?
Min Congda patted Olshey and said, "Calm down and watch the game tonight. Don't care too much about winning or losing."
What he means is that you are likely to lose tonight, so don’t worry about getting angry. If you lose, you lose.
Olshey really wanted to see what the style of this new lineup was like.
(End of chapter)
