On December 16, the Clippers ushered in another regular season game with the Timberwolves.

As for the first opponent on the road trip is the Timberwolves, Min Congda is not very satisfied.

The place is biased, the weather is cold, and the opponent's strength is still poor, fortunately, the popcorn in the target center is very delicious.

Min Congda slept until noon, had lunch at the hotel, and walked around Minneapolis in the afternoon.

Feel the charm of the corridor city, where the snow is cold outside, but the citizens can walk through the closed corridor flyover.

"Hey, this US emperor is TM rich, the whole city is building closed corridors and overpasses, and there is air conditioning inside, how much energy is wasted."

After criticizing the extravagant urban construction of the American imperialists, Min Congda and the team came to the target center in the afternoon.

After tasting the good popcorn here, Min Congda thought of Curry, this kid also loves popcorn.

Curry was resting on the sidelines after warming up, and Min Congda ran over to share with him.

"Taste, the popcorn in the target center is also stronger than Stamps's. Oh my God, how bad Stamps' bells and whistles are with popcorn. ”

Curry took one and smelled it, the fragrance was really good, and then threw it into his mouth, the texture, crispness, and taste were all good.

He gave him a thumbs up and said, "Yes, Mr. Smart, why don't you open a popcorn shop in Staples Center?" ”

Min Congda shook his head, "That's not good, our team is going to open a high-end restaurant." I don't care about low-cost stuff like popcorn. ”

At half past seven in the evening, the fans at the target center began to sparsely pull, and there were more people in twos and threes.

The Timberwolves, a team that is difficult to brother or even worse than the Clippers, has a very touching attendance.

The Target Center is a large arena with more than 20,000 seats, and more than 12,000 tickets were sold tonight.

The attendance rate is only 60%, and a large number of empty seats on the scene are the same as leper dogs, bald here and bald there.

Before the game began, Kahn, the general manager of the Timberwolves, also came over to say hello to Min Congda, and the two exchanged a few words.

The Timberwolves management is a legend in NBA history, and it can be called the king of riotous operations.

When he reached an agreement with Joe Smith in private, it was discovered that he was engaged in a yin-yang contract, which was the pinnacle in the history of the Timberwolves' operation.

When a first-round pick player signs a contract with a base salary, are you blind when the league's legal department is blind?

The result was a five-year draft pick and a hefty penalty that left Garnett in Minnesota to waste.

Kahn became the general manager of the Timberwolves in 2005, and naturally inherited the fine tradition of the Timberwolves' management.

Don't talk about anything else, just pick up Thabit in the draft, the Timberwolves have already lost to their grandma's house.

After more than a month of fixtures, Tabitt's on-court performance has not improved in the slightest.

At present, the highest score in a single game is 9 points, and there has been no double-double.

Then you can't score, as a defensive center, rebounds and blocks need to be better, right?

No, there is also no double-double in rebounds, and the blocks occasionally have flashes, but more often than not.

The Timberwolves have been very patient in cultivating, opening a small stove off the court and giving time on the field, but unfortunately the rotten wood cannot be carved.

But the Timberwolves don't plan to trade him for the time being, the time is still short, what if it opens up in the future? Be patient.

Min Congda chatted with Karn for a while, and felt that this man seemed to be quite good, polite and warm.

After thinking about it, "The Grizzlies' Wallace also feels good to me, isn't it the general manager of the bad team who has this virtue?" Ordinary, approachable, and not very talented. And the general managers of those strong teams are basically people with not very normal brains. ”

Min Congda is really right, he wants to run a team well in the NBA, but as long as he is close to the personality of ordinary people and normal people, it is impossible for him to have fun.

It has to be cunning, ruthless, cheeky, and a liar to get the most out of this alliance.

Take a look at those famous managers and put them into their daily lives to judge, which one is not a little faulty, or even a character problem.

Min Congda felt that he was quite ordinary, so he would definitely be very successful in his posing.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the game officially began.

The Timberwolves have a full lineup tonight, Love is back, Jefferson is also on the field, and the Timberwolves have two towers inside, which is completely worthy of the black and white duo of the Clippers.

On the Clippers' side, Gordon was absent, and Dunleavy actually put Ricky Davis on the starter, which was the first time Ricky Davis started this season.

When Min Congda saw this posture, his heart blossomed, and he thought, "Oh, it's really feng shui in turn." At the start of the season, the Timberwolves had one less LeFou, we had a full lineup, and the damn it was against me, losing to the Clippers. Now, you guys have a full lineup, and we have one less general. Look, Dunleavy even put Ricky in the starting lineup, this is not to play well. ”

According to Min Congda's understanding, Dunleavy is on Ricky Davis, so it must be that the test lineup doesn't want to win.

How bad Ricky Davis's condition is, Min Congda has watched the previous games, and he knows very well that if the Clippers do not renew his contract next year, it is estimated that he will not be able to stay in the NBA.

Min Congda thought to himself that if the system allowed, he would strive for a contract extension for Davis, and he would need him to contribute to the Clippers' pendulum.

The first quarter of the game began, and Min Congda was smiling as he watched the two sides jump balls, thinking that the Clippers would collapse at the center of the target.

Get their devil race off to a good start.

Kaman won possession and the Clippers launched their first offense.

The ball went to Ricky Davis, but he didn't stick to it.

Instead, he immediately sent the ball to Randolph, who came to the high post.

Randolph and Carman played a high-low post combination, passing the ball straight to the basket.

Carman catches the ball, turns and hooks to hit a two-pointer.

Very smooth high-low fit.

In the first goal of the opening game, Min Congda felt that something was wrong.

This guy's sense of smell on the pitch is really keen.

What he felt was wrong, Ricky Davies' pass just now.

He knows that Ricky Davis has a habit of playing, the kind of guy who will always pause once he has the ball in his hands.

This is his habit of playing the big ball, holding the ball too much, and he won't catch the ball at all and immediately find someone to pass the ball.

It's about seeing if you can play alone by yourself, and if you can play alone, you can play alone, and you can't find anyone else.

In this way, his passing speed is slow, and the opponent's defense is easy to fill.

A seemingly inconspicuous habit is actually very detrimental to teamwork.

Tonight was different, the first ball Ricky Davis came out very quickly without any pauses.

Is this still him?

It's time to play ball?

Min Congda immediately comforted himself: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just the first ball, you're in a hurry." Really, what a fuss. ”

But then, Ricky Davis successfully made a steal in defense, handed the ball to Baron Davis, and the Clippers counterattacked!

Min Congda felt that something was not right, he smelled a very dangerous smell.

The smile on his face at the beginning has disappeared without a trace.

(End of chapter)