The summer time during the offseason goes by quite quickly.
The championship is quickly forgotten and a new season is upon us.
The teams are once again working hard and getting ready to flex their muscles in the 2013-2014 season.
Although the Big Four of the Nets are extremely luxurious, the media and fans are not very optimistic about them.
After all, the core lineup is too old. Kobe, Pierce, and Garnett are all over 35 years old and no longer at their peak.
The good news is that the performance of the three old guys has not declined off a cliff yet, but they are all in good shape.
Kobe was still a top star in the 13th regular season, and he seemed to still have potential to be tapped.
In the 2013 season, Pierce was still able to average 18 points per game and shoot 43% from the field. He is a very stable and reliable scorer.
In some games, he was still able to score as high as 40 or 35 points in a single game to help the team win.
Although Garnett's scoring average dropped to 14.8 points per game and his rebounding dropped to single digits, Garnett was selected as an All-Star this year.
After he switched to the fifth position, his defensive performance improved instead of falling compared to last season. Obviously in this era of declining centers, he is a good choice for the fifth position.
Although the Big Three of the Celtics inevitably declined and eventually disintegrated under the erosion of time, in general, they did not die suddenly, but gradually aged in the face of the force majeure of time.
The Green Army system built with Garnett as the core has always maintained a strong competitiveness. Garnett also proved to people that a defensive superstar can improve their combat effectiveness when encountering a suitable system. How lasting.
If he could have come to the Celtics earlier and had the configuration of the Big Three earlier, his honors and achievements in basketball may not be inferior to Tim Duncan.
It is precisely because the three veterans are still performing very well that the Nets have the determination to trade the three of them by draining their wealth.
There is good news, but of course there is bad news. The bad news is that the bloody lessons from the past have shown that it is extremely difficult for this kind of twilight giants to win the championship.
In the NBA arena, new forces are always advancing on the old forces. This is the cruelest and most charming place in sports.
Young teams in the east and west are rising rapidly. In the past two years, the old forces and patterns in the east and west have actually been broken.
LeBron James in the East tried to establish his dominance, but the Heat failed to calm down and the Nets rose again.
Dwight Howard signed a two-year contract extension with the Heat, Nash chose to retire, and the Heat added Nate Robinson in the free market.
Riley persuaded Ray Allen and Lewis to play another year, while adding Matt Barnes on the front line, and Lamar Odom was let go.
After the Nets have the Big Four, the Russian boss also acquired his fellow player, AK47 Kirilenko, to further enhance the thickness of the striker.
With Rose's injury still showing no signs of improvement, the Eastern Conference has gone from a top-four battle between the Cavaliers, Heat, Bulls, and Celtics in previous seasons to a battle between the Nets, Heat, and Cavaliers.
As for who that one is, it may be the Pacers or the Knicks, but neither of them can truly form a championship impact.
As for the West, the three major powers represented by the Lakers, Horses, and Cows have been eliminated in the playoffs one after another, and the Suns can no longer enter the playoffs.
The Warriors, Grizzlies, and Thunder have emerged as emerging forces in the West and will gradually take over the Western Conference's playoffs in the next few years.
Of course, there is a gap between the Clippers and all the above teams. They have won two consecutive championships and are even on the rise. They are the well-deserved overlord.
In the 13th season playoffs, they achieved a record of 16 wins and 2 losses. In terms of success in winning the championship, they were second only to the Lakers in 2001, the 76ers in 1983, and the same as the Spurs in 1999.
In the new season, the biggest challenge for the Clippers is of course three consecutive championships.
Phil Jackson once said that in modern basketball, three consecutive championships is the limit.
Any team that can win three consecutive championships is a well-deserved and undisputed dynasty.
Stronger than Duncan's Spurs, Magic's Lakers, Larry Bird's Celtics, Olajuwon's Rockets, and Chuck Daly's Pistons, they all fell on the road to competing for three consecutive championships.
The three consecutive championships after the Celtics in 1969 were dominated by Phil Jackson alone. There is no doubt that his ability as a coach is a level ahead of others.
Now, the young Clippers have a chance to achieve their fourth three-peat since Jackson. Once achieved, the Clippers will become the undoubted king of Los Angeles at the moment.
As the defending champion Clippers, this offseason was quiet again and did nothing.
For them, doing nothing is the best way to strengthen.
As long as they remain stable, the Clippers still have enough potential to tap.
The management gave Curry a maximum salary contract in the summer in accordance with the previous agreement.
At first, Curry was worried that surgery on his ankle would affect his career.
Min Congda decisively made a verbal promise that he would definitely renew his contract with the maximum salary in the summer of 2013.
Then Curry had surgery and recovered quite well, performing at an MVP level during the two consecutive championships.
This maximum salary is well deserved for him.
In addition to Curry, Harden also received a four-year, 60 million contract.
For Harden, who has always been relatively casual and does not even have an agent, he is very satisfied with 60 million in four years.
Under the management of Min Congda, the Clippers management adhered to the principles of "continuation should be continued" and "no termination unless there is a major mistake", and the Clippers' player contracts were compiled into a system.
Anyway, as long as you come, sign the contract, and are willing to continue playing, we will continue to renew it for you until you can’t afford it, don’t want to play, and it’s no longer worth the price.
This comfortable and stable working atmosphere makes the young people on the team willing to work hard and train hard, because the salary is really high.
Time has arrived in October in the blink of an eye. Summer has passed and autumn is coming. The team training camp for the 2013-2014 season is about to begin, and the players will gather to prepare for the new season.
As usual, before each training camp, the team will hold a strategy meeting to determine the team's goals and strategic ideas for the new season.
Since the 2009-10 season, Min Congda has participated in every meeting to convey guiding principles to the entire team, and this year is certainly no exception.
All members of the coaching staff, as well as Mike Dunleavy and Jerry West from the advisory team, and Olshey from the management team attended this meeting.
After a summer of mental changes and an explosion of long-term emotions accumulated over the past four years, Min Congda finally broke through the fog and decided to show off his talents this season to help the Clippers win the championship and achieve three consecutive championships!
At the beginning of the meeting, Min Congda still kept his straight-to-the-point style and asked directly: "Everyone, what is our goal for the new season? Tell me!"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion and thought, is there any need to ask?
"Of course, everyone has a ball to play with!"
Min Congda spat out a mouthful of old blood. What nonsense are you talking about?
Our team that has won two consecutive championships should not strive for three consecutive championships!
(End of chapter)
