After Dunleavy and Ricky Davis talked, he went to Baron Davis the next day.

Barang Davis learned that Dunleavy was going to increase Curry's playing time at the behest of Min Congda.

As the current titular boss of the team, the leader of the locker room, the bearded man is obviously not very happy.

"We're doing well now, I'm in good shape, and if you add Stephen's playing time, I'll have less time to play, won't I?"

Dunleavy nodded and said, "That's right, but... That's what Smart meant, he said to make everyone have the ball. ”

Baron Davis said: "Stephen is the future I understand, but I'm not really old yet, I'm in good shape!" ”

"You've been on the upswing lately, but it's still the same thing, that's what Smart meant."

Davis shook his head and said, "You can increase Curry's playing time, but I don't want to shorten my playing time." More than 35 minutes, it's a must, and I'm going to keep it up too! ”

Davis and Dunleavy bargained, and the star needed playing time to accumulate stats and play well.

Barang is only 31 years old this year, which is theoretically the most mature period for a player.

But Davis didn't play well last season, playing just over 30 games due to injuries.

The scoring average slipped to 13 points per game, the lowest since his rookie season, which negatively impacted his value.

He has two years left on his contract, and by the end of the 11-12 season, there is no rush.

But if he can't get back to the top in the past two years and can't play like he did in the past, this contract will be his last big contract.

In the future, he can only eat the middle class or the basic salary, which means that his career will enter the countdown to retirement.

As the season began, Barang Davis felt his form was slowly picking up.

Although the injury has caused his explosiveness to drop significantly, his projection feels much better.

He tries to play with rhythm and experience, and to reduce his reliance on physical fitness.

If the Clippers have a good record this year, it will be a bonus to Barang Davis' value.

Dunleavy didn't have the absolute motivation to convince Barang Davis that since Barang wasn't very happy to share playing time, he would just be pushed to him if there was a problem.

Anyway, Balang and Min Congda have a good relationship, and the two often go to nightclubs and bars, and they will handle the relationship themselves.

Dunleavy didn't dwell too much, taking one step at a time, he and Baron Davis weren't particularly against each other.

Davis was used to playing under Don Nelson before coming to the Clippers, unrestrained and free, not very used to Dunleavy's style.

Last season, the two didn't communicate very well, and there was no communication in private.

Now that Dunleavy wants Baron to give up playing time, the bearded man must not be happy, and it is useless for you to use Min Congda to press me.

The conversation between the two sides broke up unhappily.

At the same time, assistant coach Sposato also communicated with Curry, saying that he wanted to increase his playing time and give him more opportunities to perform.

Curry, of course, is happy to accept it, and now he can only play about 20 minutes per game, and he always feels that he can't play enough.

Now Dunleavy doesn't want him to memorize the tactical manual every day, but Dunleavy is the head coach after all, and he still has to obey the head coach's arrangement in terms of playing style.

Sometimes Smart is watching the game from the sidelines, and Curry can be a little more presumptuous and play on his own terms.

If Smart doesn't come today, Curry will have to be more disciplined, follow Dunleavy's arrangement, focus on the organization at one board and one eye, and attack by himself.

One of the drawbacks of always playing with a second team is that you can't play against the opponent's high-level starters.

The second lineup is all young players or benches, and the defensive intensity and starters are not at the same level, so there is a feeling of rookies pecking at each other.

It's not a good thing for Curry, who needs to play against the highest level teams in the league to improve quickly.

'I don't have a problem, I'm always ready, let me start, or play a little longer, I can do it.'

In the face of challenges, Curry is full of confidence.

Since entering the NBA, he has been under tremendous pressure and challenged from all sides.

However, all this pressure has been turned into motivation by him, and he trains hard every day to improve himself.

Exercising, eating more, shooting, and switchback running, these things he did every day when he was in school.

The hard thing about professional sports is that most of the training results are not visible in a short period of time.

For example, Curry is not confrontational, and since the summer training camp, he has been getting up every morning to work out and build strength.

Curry's power base is actually pretty good, and he bench presses more than some insiders.

But he weighed too little, and part of the reason for the bench press was that his arms were short, and the bench press didn't help much against the fight.

He's going to train his core, and he's going to train his lower limbs, and he's going to gain weight.

At the same time, it is also necessary to ensure that the increased weight and muscle do not affect the shooting feel.

He has been training hard for four months towards this goal.

The result? It's tiny, the arm circumference has increased a little bit, and the weight has increased a little.

But in the fierce NBA, it's still not enough to watch, because others practice too.

You are improving relative to yourself, but if you compare yourself with others, your progress is insignificant, and may even regress.

To really improve qualitatively, the training time is measured in years, and the effect will be shown.

He wants to be friends with time, and in the passage of time, he uses invisible improvements to accumulate his advantages and make up for his shortcomings.

It's a lonely and arduous road, and there are so many temptations around you in Los Angeles.

Those players who have fallen once, don't they work hard?

No, there is no player who can make it to the NBA who does not work hard.

But hard work alone is not enough, we must persevere and make unremitting efforts.

The eliminated players insist on a monthly basis, and the ordinary players persist on a yearly basis.

Star players persist in five years, and superstars are in ten years, and ten years are the same.

And if you want to become the top of the pyramid, you must stick to it with the goal of life until the moment when you can't beat it at all.

Curry's seemingly thin body, the moment he stepped into the NBA, he was determined to burn his life to improve himself.

No one but himself was aware of this.

Min Congda didn't, Dunleavy didn't, Sposato didn't.

Not even his father, Dell Curry, thinks it's great for his son to get a foothold in the NBA.

If Curry can achieve his father's accomplishments, he will be considered a great success.

Curry Sr. has had a successful career in the NBA for 16 seasons, winning Sixth Man of the Year.

Now some media believe that Stephen Curry will inherit his father's mantle and become an excellent sixth man.

Curry does wear the same No. 30 jersey as his father, but how could he be willing to be just a sixth man?

(End of chapter)