Steve Kerr's departure is a big loss for the Clippers.
In his several years of experience as an NBA professional manager, Min Congda rarely made a relatively "correct" decision.
Min Congda also found that the elimination and replacement of coaches will not be interfered by the system.
This is not like the signing and trading of players. The system will always refuse Min Congda's operation on the grounds of "unreasonable".
The result is that after players like Curry, Harden, and Gasol emerged, Min Congda couldn't even try to send them away.
When the contract expires, they are reluctant to let it go. Because of the existence of the "Bird Clause", only these players who have stayed with the Clippers can sign long-term contracts, renew their contracts with the cap, and pay a large luxury tax on them.
The coach has no relevant restrictions. In order to poach Cole, he paid Cole a liquidated damages.
Now that Cole is dismissed early, the money for the subsequent contract must still be paid. This is a big loss for the Clippers.
The economic loss is still a minor matter. As a championship team, the Clippers have really made a lot of working capital income this year.
With Min Congda opening up his business and opening up his business, the team's cash flow is still abundant, there are many business cooperations, and the financing from major financial institutions and the NBA League is very generous. There is no shortage of money at all, which fully shows that when your funds and reputation reach When a certain size is reached, it is difficult to complete the project by wasting and spending money indiscriminately.
The most expensive thing is investment, and the Clippers' largest investment, the "Huawei Center", is being built slowly.
The biggest loss caused by Cole's departure is tactical and team command.
Tyronn Lue, as a master of chicken blood and a rookie coach, cannot be said to be a piece of shit in terms of tactical arrangements and on-the-spot command, but he is also ranked last among coaches in the league.
Being able to get through all the way last year was due to the players' strong self-management ability and Steve Kerr's excellent assistance.
Players' self-management ability has been cultivated since the Dunleavy period, which can be regarded as Min Congda's "accidental success".
But no matter how strong the players' self-management skills are, they still need guidance from coaches in the playoffs or in some key games in the regular season.
Not to mention, in addition to the 48 minutes of work on the field, the coach's years of training, tactical analysis and drills off the field are the bulk of the coach's work.
Ten minutes on the stage and ten years of hard work off the stage. An excellent coach or assistant coach often puts in a lot of effort in places that the fans can't see.
Cole has been very dedicated in working for the Clippers for more than a year, and he is energetic, smart, and very prestigious among the players. The effectiveness of his words is basically second only to Min Congda.
Except for Cole, the Clippers' assistant coaching staff are all old people from the previous assistant coaching staff of Dunleavy.
These people generally have limited abilities. Since Dunleavy left, they have basically been waiting to die in the team.
The main significance of their existence is to maintain a peaceful and friendly atmosphere within the team. Everyone has worked together for a long time and has a good relationship in private.
When Cole left, people like Lao Jin and others were really shocked, thinking that the coaching staff was not going to be purged, right?
Once you are laid off, where can you find a job?
Even if you can find a job, which team's assistant coach's job can be as comfortable as the Clippers'?
With more money and less work, they are close to home. In more than three years, they have already adapted to the Clippers' state-owned enterprise atmosphere and are ready to work here for the rest of their lives.
The NBA is indeed a high-paying job circle, but the corresponding mobility is also very high.
Whether you are a player or a coach, the work pressure is high, the performance appraisal is cruel, and the working environment is extremely precarious.
Those well-known coaches can stay in one position for many years. If one team cannot stay, other teams will want them.
People who are not very capable often leave after one or two seasons, and then have to go to some lower leagues, schools or overseas to find job opportunities, or simply quit the sports circle and find other jobs.
People like Lao Jin have been with the Clippers for more than three years. Everyone knows that they have contributed to winning the championship, but they are at the level where you can do it, and someone else can do it without you.
As a result, Min Congda not only did not dislike them, but also continued to renew his contract with them, and he could stay with the Clippers for at least three years.
Everyone is grateful for this treatment.
As soon as Cole left, everyone panicked, thinking that they had lost for the first time this season. Smart was unhappy and wanted to take action.
Then I thought about it, if I wanted to have an operation, I shouldn't have done it with Cole. I should have done it with Lao Jin first.
Mr. Smart must have his reasons for doing things.
Later, Cole quickly switched to the Cavaliers and became the Cavaliers head coach.
Everyone understood: Cole was sent to Cleveland to work as an undercover agent.
Once Cole left, the Clippers still suffered a big impact, the most obvious one being their record.
The Clippers didn't lose a single game in November, and their 15-game winning streak shocked the entire league.
After being defeated by the Cavaliers on December 1, the morale of the entire league was shocked.
Not only because the Clippers lost, it eliminated people's psychological fear of the Clippers.
It's even more because the Cavaliers have set an example for the entire league on how to compete with the Clippers.
Although the Cavaliers' victory over the Clippers took advantage of Randolph's absence, even if Randolph comes back, the idea will still be the same.
To put it simply, it is the basketball version of a bus, trying its best to contain the Clippers' outside offense with intensity and rotation.
Especially the large number of defense changes, abandoning the traditional strong and weak sides of more defense and less, and abandoning the persistence of defensive formations. In the face of the Clippers' torrent of large space, more three-pointers, and fast passing attacks, comprehensive defense is no longer possible. Focusing on defense is the right approach.
While focusing on defense, the offensive end must attack the Clippers' outside line, especially the back line, which is the biggest loophole in the Clippers' defense.
Curry and Harden are the core of the team's offense. The offensive end itself allocates a lot of energy and physical fitness. The defensive end cannot go all out to defend, and the two defenses are not very good in the first place.
Once the opponent attacks the two on the offensive end, it will have a big impact on the Clippers' offense and defense.
Of course, even if you seize this weakness of the Clippers, it does not mean that you can easily defeat the Clippers.
All teams have weaknesses, the game is a dynamic game between the two sides, and the Clippers' lineup is quite thick.
On December 3, the Clippers challenged the Utah Jazz away from home. The disgraced Clippers immediately vented their anger on the Jazz.
The Jazz entered a new rebuilding period after Boozer and Deron Williams left one after another.
Their hope for the future is white small forward Gordon Hayward, who is sitting on the bench.
Although the Jazz played with great discipline and were as tough as the white snowy mountains of Utah, they had no ability to resist under the Clippers' fierce offensive.
The Clippers easily defeated their opponents on the road and avoided a losing streak.
But then they returned home to face the veteran Dallas Mavericks, and the Clippers suffered a loss.
Carlisle is indeed a very good head coach in the Mesozoic era. In the 2011 Western Conference Finals, the Mavericks defeated the Clippers.
The Clippers players were still very young at that time, but their style and style of play were exactly the same as now, without much change.
The Mavericks declined after that and were no longer a match for the Clippers because their own players were getting old and gone, and their condition was not as good as before.
At the same time, the young people of the Clippers have grown up rapidly. They are no longer Wu Xia Amon, and the Mavericks are in good shape.
But in regular season encounters, the Mavericks can still teach the Clippers a lesson.
At the Staples Center, the game between the two sides was fierce.
The Mavericks took advantage of this tonight and used pick-and-rolls to attack the Clippers' backline.
Veteran Carter and guard OJ Mayo both used pick-and-rolls to seize opportunities to bombard the Clippers with mid-range and three-pointers.
At the same time, on the defensive end, Carlisle gave up the zone defense that he relied on for success before and insisted on one-on-one defense throughout the game. He also took the risk of giving up the double-team defense on the inside, clearing up opportunities for Gasol and Randolph to attack, and instead went all-out. A three-pointer against the Clippers.
This method is quite risky, because once the inside line is penetrated, it is likely that the entire field will be penetrated.
As a result, the Mavericks actually had an inseparable game with the Clippers during regular time.
As Curry missed a three-pointer from the outside at the last moment, the two sides entered overtime.
Tonight, the Clippers' three-point shooting was greatly interfered with by the Mavericks. The inside offense relied on Randolph and Gasol and failed to beat the Mavericks to death.
At the same time, Nowitzki led a group of veterans to perform well and successfully dragged the game into extension.
There were many variables in the overtime. The two sides were tied again in the first overtime, which led to the second overtime.
As a result, Tyronn Lue made a mistake at a critical moment: This guy took the initiative to call a timeout in the last few dozen seconds with a 2-point lead, giving the Mavericks a chance to breathe and deploy defense and offense.
As a result, Harden missed a mid-range jumper from the outside. The Mavericks got the backboard to launch a counterattack. Carter received the pass and hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner!
The key three-pointer helped the Mavericks take the lead for the first time in this game!
Then the Clippers were surprised to find that there was no timeout!
Tyronn Lu was confused. Did he just use up the last timeout?
What's going on?
But you can't call a timeout anymore. Calling a timeout again will be a technical foul, two free throws and one throw.
Without the coach's arrangement, the last shot was given to Leonard on the outside.
Leonard made a mid-range jump shot, but unfortunately he didn't hit.
After a hard battle in two overtimes, the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Clippers by 1 point, 109:108.
The two sides played two overtimes, and the score was only 109:108, which is enough to show that the Clippers' offense tonight was really not very good.
Their three-point shooting percentage is only 20%, which is more than ten percentage points lower than normal shooting.
Although Randolph and Gasol performed well inside, their offense failed to make up for the lack of three-pointers from the outside.
Moreover, Nowitzki faced Randolph tonight, which made Randolph very uncomfortable.
The immature Anthony Davis was even teased by an experienced driver.
In 25 minutes of playing time, Davis only scored 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 fouls.
For Davis, the No. 1 rookie pick, he still has to hit the rookie wall, and the sooner he hits it, the better.
As a result, the Clippers finally won a game against the Jazz, and immediately suffered their second loss after the game.
Failure is like losing virginity. Once it starts, it will keep coming.
After this game, Tyronn Lue naturally received a lot of criticism.
At the post-game press conference, a reporter asked Tyronn Lue: "Why did we call a timeout at the last moment of the second overtime, when the Clippers were clearly in the lead. And this was the Clippers' last timeout, casually. Just use it.”
Tyronn Lue scratched his crotch and said with a crooked mouth: "The atmosphere at the scene was too tense. I made some mistakes, for which I take full responsibility."
Tyronn Lue took all the responsibility on himself, which did not satisfy reporters and fans.
But Tyronn Lue doesn't care, as long as the team manager is not dissatisfied.
When Tyronn Lue returned to the locker room after the press conference, Min Congda was waiting for him.
Tyronn Lue was still a little nervous. After all, the loss was all his fault!
The team just got rid of Cole, wouldn't he be next?
He didn't want to lose this stable job.
Tyronn Lue's inner fear of losing his job is greater than that of Lao Jin and others.
Because from his perspective, Lao Jin and others are Clippers veterans, people with team connections and backgrounds.
Tyronn Lue and Cole were both temporarily parachuted in and had no foundation in the team.
Especially with Tyronn Lue as the head coach, the team doesn't even have one of its own, and its power is really weak.
But the working atmosphere of the Clippers, as well as the salary and benefits are really enough, especially the quality and reputation of the championship coach. Coach Lu is self-aware, and he would not be able to achieve this achievement in another team.
Facing the frightened Tyronn Lu, Min Congda gently patted his shoulder and said: "You did your best tonight and you did a good job."
Facing Min Congda's encouragement, Tyronn Lu felt warm in his heart, and he wanted to say something.
Min Congda stopped him and said: "There is no need to say anything. I know that you called a timeout to replenish the players' physical fitness. I understand you. It is because the assistant coach did not do his job well enough. I will provide you with a The new assistant coach’s.”
After hearing this, Tyronn Lue no longer felt warm, but his eyes were red and tears were about to burst out.
What does it mean for a scholar to die for his confidant?
That's it.
Tyronn Lue was just an ordinary assistant coach with no experience and was selected as the head coach.
As a result, he successfully won the championship and became a championship coach. Without Min Congda's discerning eye for talents, would this be possible?
Now that he had made a mistake, Min Congda didn't mind at all and in turn comforted him.
The most important thing is that only Min Congda can truly understand why he called that damn timeout!
It's been two overtimes and everyone is very tired. Is it wrong for me to call a timeout to let the whole team take a break?
It's a pity that such thoughts can never be known to others, because they will definitely laugh at themselves.
Only Mr. Smart, always Sister Li.
Long live Sister Li!
After appeasing Tyronn Lue, Min Congda also had to think about where to find an assistant coach?
The Clippers have begun scouting across the league again. This time they have to be careful, but they can't bring in another Cole.
But how can we find a conscientious assistant coach with neither high nor low standards, no ambition, and no imagination?
In such a headache moment, LeBron James actually came to "reciprocate".
He called Min Congda on Christmas Eve and recommended a former Cavaliers assistant coach to him.
After Cole came to the Cavaliers, he was fired and Cole was replaced by a familiar friend in the coaching circle.
James has a good relationship with him, and I wonder if the Clippers are short of an assistant coach? Just let him come.
This man's name is Mike Malone.
(End of chapter)
