"Ding, this is the captain, to remind all passengers, ahead to Minneapolis, due to the snowstorm, the plane will be transferred to St. Cloud City Airport to land, please be prepared. We will be moving to the city of St. Cloud, so please be prepared. ”

Min Congda was woken up by the captain's radio on the plane, and he was sleeping soundly when he heard that Minneapolis had suffered a snowstorm.

It's really a blessing and a curse, and even God is helping Min Congda to add more surprises and unfavorable factors to the Clippers' devilish schedule.

Ada, who was sitting on the side, said: "Mr. Smart, there is a snowstorm in Minneapolis, and we have to transfer to St. Cloud City to land, and there must be a lot of delay on the way. ”

Min Congda stretched, thinking to himself that Ida is a good thing, what is there to worry about?

"Ada, let me ask you, if the team is delayed on the road and doesn't have time to participate in the game, what will be the result of the game?"

"Hmm... Such a situation rarely occurs, and it used to occur when transportation was not developed. If that happens, the game will be postponed and replayed. ”

"Replay, I thought the late team would lose."

Min Congda was whimsical here again, thinking that the Clippers would not be able to arrive in Minneapolis on time due to heavy snow, and would not be able to make it in time for tomorrow night's game and would be directly adjudicated.

Recently, the Clippers have not been in good shape, and Min Congda has tasted the sweetness of losing wages, and has already taken $10,000 in after-tax loss wages in the past two or three weeks, and has made up for the position of 50 shares of Apple stock.

And when the Clippers players saw that the general manager was traveling with the team, they thought that Mr. Smart was leading the team to boost everyone's morale.

Who knows that this product is the biggest internal ghost, thinking about the team losing all day long.

The plane circled in the sky, dodging the blizzard and heading further north towards the airport of the city of St. Cloud.

Arriving at the airport in the city of St. Cloud, affected by bad weather, the plane circled in the sky for another half an hour before finding the landing window.

The team was scheduled to arrive in Minneapolis on the afternoon of Dec. 15, and the players had a good night's rest to play tomorrow.

Well, by the time the plane landed at the St. Cloud city airport, it was already past six o'clock in the evening, and it was completely dark.

The city of St. Cloud is further north than Minneapolis, and further north is Canada, where the sun sets at five o'clock in winter.

Getting off the plane, the biting cold wind went straight into the collar, Min Congda shivered from the cold, and tightened the down jacket.

"What about the ferry? Where is the shuttle bus? Min Congda thought, why didn't there be a ferry, and he was going to freeze me to death.

"Mr. Smart, there are not enough shuttle buses here, so everyone can only walk to the waiting hall!" Ida said.

She just asked the flight attendant, how can there be a shuttle bus for you for this kind of temporary transfer of the plane.

Seeing that everyone had to walk a few hundred meters against the cold wind to reach the airport hall.

At this time, a shuttle bus appeared in everyone's sight and then stopped near the Clippers players.

Carmen Sloan yelled at the group, "Get in the car!" This is our car! Get in! ”

Min Congda was surprised: "Carmen, where did you get this car?" ”

Sloan said: "Before I came to Minnesotto, I expected that there might be a blizzard, and if I was to transfer and land, I would usually stop at St. Cloud Airport. So I called the day in advance to book a shuttle bus, and when I got off the plane, I called him to come over and everyone didn't have to walk to the airport. ”

"Great, well done Sloane!"

Min Congda didn't expect Sloan to predict the weather and the possibility of the plane moving to land, and planned in advance.

Instead of having to face the cold wind to the lobby, the players took the bus to the airport lobby, where Sloan had arranged a bus to put the players and staff with their luggage and set off for Minneapolis.

They arrived at their hotel at seven o'clock in the evening without any delay in St. Cloud.

There were no problems with hotel check-in, and the players were able to enter their rooms early, take a hot shower, and rest in bed to relieve the fatigue of the journey and recharge their batteries for tomorrow's game.

The journey was rushing, and the weather was cold, so Min Congda went to bed early.

He didn't realize that Sloan's proper arrangement had a bonus to the team's combat effectiveness.

Imagine if Sloan hadn't been so attentive to the team's itinerary and had flown to Minneapolis as planned.

Then halfway to St Cloud, there was no shuttle bus, and the players froze half to death.

Then I have to contact the bus, I don't know when I can get the bus.

When the vehicle is arranged and arrives at the hotel, it is estimated that it will be midnight again, which will make the players tired enough and affect the state of the game the next day.

And the reason why Sloan is so concerned is also very simple, because the money is enough.

Last time, Min Congda said to increase 20% of the contract amount, and he will increase it when he goes back.

Not only did he add it, but he also settled the amount he owed before, which made Sloan very grateful.

Therefore, he is particularly concerned about the team's itinerary and security, and uses the resources at his disposal to allow the players to play with peace of mind and not be disturbed by external factors.

Curry called Ayesha while lying in bed after taking a shower, and this guy is really attached to his girlfriend.

Every time I go to play away from home, I have to talk to Ayesha on the phone for a while when I arrive at the hotel.

But tonight, Curry just briefly reported his safety, chatted a little, said that he was sleepy and wanted to sleep, and hung up the phone early.

He is really not in the mood to talk to his girlfriend, and the team's recent poor morale and his own off-line state have made him feel a sharp increase in pressure.

The NBA is a place with no memories, and the memories of fans and the media are only 2 days.

If you play well, you will praise it, and forget it after two days, and if you don't play well, you will immediately sneer and criticize.

In turn, you beat up shit, you were scolded as shit, and two days later, a wonderful performance, licking the dog immediately arrived.

The cycle goes on and on, with fans and the media enjoying it, but for the players, it's a source of pressure.

At the beginning of the season, Curry didn't enjoy much praise, and the doubts were slightly suppressed, and during this time, as Curry played poorly, the negative voices began to fight back wildly.

Because of Gordon's injury and Coach Dunleavy's rotation changes, Curry's playing time has increased, and the playing time has been brought forward.

He was a little uncomfortable, because being a sixth man with a second team is not the same as playing fake starters.

He will face more defensive intensity, and his tasks will be heavier in defence.

Gordon has to deal with some of the defensive tasks that he has to take on now, but it's not something he's good at.

Offense and defense are no longer the mode that they were used to before, and it's strange to be able to play well.

Thinking that Sposato had said to himself that he wanted to increase his playing time, he was full of confidence, but he didn't expect a few games to be unsatisfactory.

He communicated with Dunleavy, and Dunleavy just said, just fight according to your own ideas, don't think too much.

"I didn't think too much, I think I thought too little, and the NBA game is really not easy."

Curry was lying on the bed in a daze, and there was a knock on the door.

Curry got up and asked, "Who is it?" ”

"It's me, Barang, the opener."

It's Baron Davis, what is he looking for me at night?

(End of chapter)