Chapter Twenty-Five: Talent Visible to the Naked Eye, But Some People Don't Understand the Rules
Min Congda's attention has been fully focused on the opening game, Grizzlies vs Knicks.
Wallace was thinking about what he didn't bother to figure out, he left Randolph just to mess around.
Why doesn't a player who everyone says is a cancer stay and contribute to his bad career?
This game is the first time Min Congda has watched an official basketball game, and he has been the manager of the Clippers for more than two weeks, and he is still in a state of ignorance about the basketball game.
Who told him to think about eating every time he went to the training center?
Now I don't think it works, but I should understand the game itself in order to make a better judgment about the future development of the players and the team, and effectively avoid some talent and development advantages.
The Grizzlies' core player in the summer league is, of course, Griffin, and his interior partner is power forward Darrell Arthur (2008 rookie No. 27).
On the perimeter are small forward Demarre Carroll (today's No. 27 rookie), guard Sam Young (No. 36 rookie in the second round this year), and guard Marcus Williams (No. 22 rookie in 2006).
The most eye-catching opposite Knicks is the forward Jordan Hill they drafted with the eighth pick this year, and he has two NBA superstar names at the same time, but he is the Knicks' helpless choice in the draft.
Stephen Curry, who was originally favored by them, was drafted by the Clippers with the first pick, and Madison Garden was booed at that time, and the Knicks uniform team was even more numb.
I thought that there might be a truncation of the beard, but I didn't expect it to be cut off in the first order, and MD was not mentally prepared at all.
The sixth Timberwolves chose Forlin, letting the originally popular Rubio fall, and then being taken away by the Warriors.
The Knicks' last glimmer of hope was dashed, and he could only break the jar, thinking that since he couldn't get Curry and Rubio, he should take an inside line.
If you don't say how the Knicks are called rotten, the draft plan and alternative work are not good at all, since you are determined to take a guard, you naturally have to look at other guards, and if you can't get the one you like, you will directly take the inside?
There are better guards like DeRozan, Jennings, and Holiday in the back, and the Knicks have all missed them.
It can be seen from the relatively low-intensity, high-level games in the summer league that Jordan Hill's strength is not very good.
Griffin scored an easy 29 points in the first game and highlighted a talent crushing in the Summer League.
In this game, the two are directly opposed, and they have a one-on-one conversation on the court.
It didn't take long for the first half to start with Hill and Griffin battling a few rounds.
Griffin attacks Hill with the ball, and it can be seen that Hill, who is slightly slender, looks vulnerable in front of Griffin, who is as strong as a lion.
Easily, Griffin scored a few goals and the Grizzlies started the game to take the lead.
Conversely, when the Knicks are on offense, Hill has little ability to attack on his own with the ball.
The Grizzlies used Arthur to mark Hill, and Hill couldn't attack on his own with the ball, so he could only use it as an aid to the outside attacker.
Min Congda watched a few rounds, and his first impression was that Blake Griffin was really, really strong.
In Min Congda's view, the vast majority of NBA players are very strong, and people like Curry, who is evaluated as "thin", are also big men and human-shaped rice buckets in front of ordinary people.
Not to mention the 7-foot-tall little Jordan and the round creature Eric Gordon, each of whom is physically strong.
But they are a little inadequately in front of Griffin, even if Little Jordan is taller than Griffin, but if you want to say who is stronger, Min Congda will also choose Griffin.
He belongs to the big man in the big man, with broad shoulders and a majestic figure, two arms like the thighs of ordinary people, and the whole body shape gives people the feeling of full of tension and explosiveness.
Hill, who is 2.08 meters, is obviously a little taller than Griffin, but standing next to Griffin feels one size smaller.
There is a gap between the performance of the two on the court is visible to the naked eye, and a basketball layman like Min Congda can see that a person who is heavier than you and stronger than you is faster than you, jumps higher than you, has stronger explosiveness than you, and is more responsive.
Do you still have a yarn? Let's go home and eat watermelon.
The rules of the Summer League are different from the regular season, with four quarters of 10 minutes each.
As an informal game, the referee does not have so much pressure on blowing penalties, the cumulative number of fouls by players can reach 10, and there will be no official suspension of advertising during the game.
So overall the game was very fluid, 10 minutes went by very quickly.
At the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies made a steal in the backcourt, and Carroll broke the ball and made a long pass directly to Griffin, who had not returned to the defense after half court, and Griffin received the ball and turned and rushed straight to the basket!
The audience stood up and could enjoy the griffon's violent dunk in the air!
Griffin certainly won't give up the opportunity to perform, and before the game starts, he got the news that the Clippers general manager was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, and with a sense of resentment in his heart, he dribbled towards the basket!
You know, before the draft, everyone thought that Griffin was going to be the top pick.
His family, friends, and the media all regarded him as the first in line.
The family is ready to start a new life in Los Angeles and start his basketball era in the West's most prosperous city.
Rosser, Olshea, and Clippers management have all met with Griffin's family, and Griffin must be chosen for sure, and others will not consider it at all.
Rosser also showed him the modified suit he wore at the lottery, which was embroidered with the cloth of the Clippers' No. 23 jersey, indicating the team's extremely resolute attitude.
Until a minute before the start of the draft, Griffin was sure that he would be the first to take the stage, who knew that the world was so wonderful.
When Stern came on stage a minute late, Griffin felt that something was wrong, and he had a premonition that something might change.
Sure enough, the moment Stern opened the envelope, the surprise on his face had betrayed him, it was not Griffin, but the little-known little man from Davidson College!
At that moment, unprecedented embarrassment and grievance invaded Griffin's heart, even if the second-pick Grizzly chose him, Griffin's brain was still buzzing when he walked on stage.
Afterwards, both Rosser and Olser called to explain that Griffin didn't answer, and his parents later told him that it was because an airborne general manager named Smart had changed his mind at the last minute of the draft.
This change caused Griffin to lose his reputation as a champion and completely change the fate of his basketball career, and he traveled from the bustling West Coast to the quiet south of the Mississippi River.
Does Griffin hate Min Congda? can't talk about hate, the two have no friendship at all, if the two knew each other before, Min Congda said that he wanted to choose him but didn't choose, Griffin would hold a grudge.
Since there is no intersection, it is just Min Congda's choice based on his own judgment, so there is nothing to hate.
Griffin just wanted to prove to him that I was the real top pick, the most talented player of 2009!
In an instant, Griffin took a step inside the free throw line, his body opened and stretched like a bow, and smashed the ball into the basket with a furious force, and he took the basket as Min Congda's head, and wanted to shatter it with one blow!
With a loud bang, Griffin slammed his hand angrily, shaking the basket and trembling, which was enough to see how much strength he poured into this dunk.
After the goal, the fans at the scene were almost crazy, and this slam dunk full of violent beauty was enough to make any fan's blood boil!
Chris Wallace couldn't help but stand up and applaud and shout, he was excited and excited to get such a player in the draft, the Grizzlies finally have hope after so many years of rotting!
Wallace asked Min Congda in a smug tone, "Mr. Smart, what do you think of this ball?" Shocked? ”
Min Congda nodded, but he asked rhetorically, "Chris, I want to ask, this ball... Is it offside? ”