Chapter 22: You Know Ball
Minutes later, the game was over, and the Clippers beat the Lakers 95-73, with a 22-point advantage at the University of Nevada Coliseum.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Min Congda came back to his senses and realized that the two hundred yuan he had been thinking about was gone.
"200 dollars, dollars, my first salary after coming to the United States, it's gone? Can't get your hands on it? Mom, it's not scientific, how can you win? ”
"By the way, it must be Kim Hughes! This guy, he must not have let Curry play, he has been letting Gordon and other great people play, so won't he win? ”
"No wonder, Curry has been sitting on the bench, mistakes, I made mistakes! Drinking is a mistake! You must be watching from the sidelines, let Curry play, don't let Gordon! ”
Min Congda quickly found the reason why the team won, and it must be that Kim Hughes didn't let Curry play, which caused the team to win the game.
At this time, the Clippers players finished the game and were about to leave, Curry saw Min Congda standing on the sidelines, and rushed up with a smile on his face and said, "Hey! Mr. Smart, why are you here! The game is over! ”
Min Congda looked depressed and said, "I'm sorry, I drank too much yesterday and didn't get up in the morning." How's it going, you don't have a lot of time to play today, right? ”
Curry nodded hurriedly and said, "yes, how do you know?" I only played for a while before the coach replaced me. ”
When Min Congda heard this, he was furious, Hughes is really a good thing to do to me!
Leaving Curry behind, Min Congda went to Hughes, who was chatting with Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw.
Seeing Min Congda coming, Hughes hurriedly said, "Oh, Smart, you're here!" Yesterday you drank too much and I didn't wake you up in the morning, I'm so sorry. ”
Min Congda blamed: "Why only let Curry play for a while and let him sit on the bench?" He is the focus of the team, and he should be allowed to play more! ”
Hughes was a little surprised, he spread his hands and said innocently, "Uh... Mr. Smart, because..."
Before Hughes could explain, Min Congda added: "What is the purpose of our summer league? It's about getting young people to get training and the potential of a player like Curry to be explored, which is the most important thing, but what about winning the game? ”
"Does a game like this matter? And it's not included in the final score! ”
Hughes was a little at a loss and hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry Mr. Smart, I... I just followed the normal rotation process and Stephen was outstanding, so I didn't let him play more. I didn't understand what you meant, sorry ......"
"Excuse me? Do you know that I'm two hundred... Well? It's not right..."Min Congda suddenly realized that something was wrong, Curry was playing well, so he didn't play much?
What's going on?
"Curry is playing well, how good?"
"Curry scored 25 points in the first half, shooting 5-of-6 from three-point range, played a few minutes in the second half, scored 30 points, and we were leading by more than a dozen points, so I replaced him. I want to give other players more opportunities to perform. ”
Hughes explained a little helplessly, Brian Shaw on the side looked stupid, it's just a summer league, should it be so serious?
Min Congda scratched his face, and suddenly there was a trace of panic in his heart.
25 points at halftime, what concept? It feels like it's amazing.
Shooting 5 of 6 three-pointers, what is the concept? It feels amazing, too.
As for how powerful it is, Min Congda doesn't know, he doesn't understand the meaning of basketball players' data.
But look at this total score, there are more than a dozen people in the team, a total of more than 90 points, and he scored 30 points alone.
A third of the score, that's a lot of power!
"It's over the calf, why is it so powerful? Am I choosing the wrong one? Impossible, absolutely impossible! ”
Min Congda doesn't believe that there is so much awesomeness in the library, if so, wouldn't he have made a wrong decision?
So what should he do with his bad plan?
Curry saw that Min Congda and Hughes were arguing about something, and ran over to find out the situation.
Hughes explained: "Mr. Smart thinks I've given you too little playing time and hasn't given you enough opportunities. I'm sorry, I'll let you play more in the next game. ”
Curry felt flattered and hurriedly said, "No, no, I... With a lot ahead, it's time for me to take a break. Smart, Coach Hughes did the right rotation, he didn't go out of his way to compress my playing time. ”
Thinking that Min Congda was arguing with Hughes for his short playing time, Curry was even more moved, Mr. Smart was really good for me.
Min Congda calmed down a little and smiled reluctantly: "Stephen, your performance is very good. We can beat the champion Lakers, it's amazing. ”
Curry thought Min Congda was joking, and laughed: "You told me to stick to myself, and I scored a lot of threes." Hopefully we can beat the real Lakers in the regular season, and I'll do it! ”
The real Lakers? Isn't this a real Laker now?
Min Congda's understanding of the nature of summer league is still not deep enough.
After returning to the hotel, Min Congda learned from Ida that in fact, the stronger the league team, the weaker the team in the summer league.
Because strong teams basically don't have high picks in the draft, it's unlikely that there will be good rookie players on the team.
Most of the strong teams are mature teams, with most veterans, newcomers have no chance to get ahead, and the teams in the summer league are also patchwork together and go through the process.
The Lakers, in particular, have been taking the superstar route for decades, paying little attention to the development of marginal players and not paying much attention to the development of newcomers.
Anyway, other teams have been trained, and when the contract expires, they just spend money to poach people, so why bother.
The only high-pick rookie in the Lakers' Summer League this year is former prospector Adam Morrison.
But Morrison is plagued by diabetes and is no longer able to play at a high level, and can only be supported by the team's fringes, how can it be an opponent of a team with a high show like the Clippers.
"After a long time, it turns out that we are the strong team."
Only then did Min Congda understand that the Clippers' lineup and strength were placed in the summer league, and they turned out to be a strong team.
Because the really strong team and powerful characters don't come to play in the summer league, they just get some leftovers.
"So what do you think of Curry's performance? Will he be able to play like that in the regular season? Min Congda asked again.
Ida thought about it, and judging from the expression on Min Congda's face at the scene of today's game, he didn't seem to be very happy.
Obviously, a big win in a game like Summer League is nothing, and Mr. Smart must have a lot to offer.
Therefore, for Curry's performance, it is still necessary to be cautious and conservative, and not to brag nonsense.
So she said: "Summer League performances are not really informative, and some players who have done a lot in Summer League may not even get a chance to play in the regular season. It's more of a game for the young players to show themselves and stay in shape. ”
"So, it's hard to say what kind of play Curry can have in the regular season."
After listening to Ada's words, Min Congda was suddenly relieved a lot, it turned out to be like this.
It seems that he is too careful, it is just a small victory, and it is not worth worrying about!
"By the way, Ada, I found that you are a little girl, and you know a lot about balls." Min Congda sighed.
Ada's assistant is really good, he has done meticulous work in all aspects, and he knows the NBA very well, and he can answer any questions immediately, and he doesn't need to check the information.
Listening to Min Congda's praise, Ida was a little shy, blushing and said: "I have been a basketball fan since I was a child, my father, uncle, and grandfather are all basketball lovers, and I followed basketball games when I was a child. When I was in high school, I decided that I wanted to work for an NBA team. ”
It turned out to be a family of basketball enthusiasts, and Min Congda felt that Ida was more trustworthy.