After all, people still have to face reality.

I can hide from the first year of junior high school, but I can't hide from the fifteenth.

Min Congda's escape at the hotel was temporary.

After returning to the hotel, the players went to Min Congda's room together and began spraying champagne at him.

If you put a mosaic on the photos of the scene, some people will definitely associate it with some group film.

Min Congda accepted the baptism of victory, although his heart was hesitant, but the joy still infected him after all.

It can be seen that everyone is really happy to win the championship.

Randolph, Gasol Jr., and Milicic, the three strong men, even carried Min Congda on their shoulders and left the hotel and got on the team bus.

For many NBA players, and even very powerful stars, it is really difficult to win a championship.

Many superstars in history have never won a championship for life, like Charles Barkley and Karl Malone, who have been ridiculed and talked about for a lifetime because they don't have a ring.

They ran to a strong team to hug their thighs near the end of their careers, and in the end their championship dream was shattered, which is enough to show that it is not easy to win the championship.

But for some teams, for others, the championship seems to be for them.

As Tyronn Lue inspired the players in the series, "We are made for championships. ”

For example, Magic Johnson, in the 1979 NCAA Grand Showdown, defeated Bird to win the championship.

He won the championship in his rookie season in 1980, which shattered Dr. J. Irving's dream.

In his 12-year career, he entered the finals 9 times and won 5 championships, and he was a natural winner.

Later, maybe God couldn't stand it anymore, and opened so many back doors for him, he always had to close a window.

At his peak, he was given an AIDS to retire and his brilliant career came to an abrupt end.

And the Clippers were able to get rid of the identity of the fish belly in just three years and won the championship very smoothly, which can be said to be a team born for the championship.

There are not too many thorns on their road to winning the championship, there are no inspirational stories of God rewarding hard work, no gentleman is not too late to take revenge for ten years, and no one asks for ten years that no one will know once they become famous......

The inspirational stories that these fans, experts, and basketball practitioners like are basically not related to the Clippers.

Because this team has been built by Min Congda too well, too strong!

The championship is a matter of course, even Michael Jordan has gone through three years of grinding by the Detroit Pistons, and won the championship in the seventh year of his career.

The Clippers don't exist, they are like the Celtics who won eight consecutive championships, and the biggest setback of Russell's career was an injury to the Hawks in the Finals the following year.

At that time, there were only seven or eight teams in the NBA, and now like the Clippers, who have risen to win championships in three years, and there are no bad battles along the way, modern basketball is relatively rare.

This is definitely not the only one in their overall championships.

Min Congda and the Clippers flew back to Los Angeles overnight, they didn't want to stop in Cleveland for a moment, and they couldn't wait to return to the warm embrace of Angel City.

The enthusiasm of the Los Angeles Clippers fans was beyond Min Congda's imagination.

When they got off the plane and came out of the airport in the early hours of the morning, a large number of fans had already gathered at the exit of the airport to wait.

The fans not only cheered and screamed, some even shed tears of emotion.

Truth be told, it's a rare animal like a giant panda for old Clippers fans in the Los Angeles area.

After all, there are too many excellent professional teams in the Los Angeles area, and there are Lakers in the NBA to compare it with.

Therefore, those who support the Clippers either have a special fate with this team, or they like mavericks and don't want to support the Lakers, who everyone loves, but they have to like the niche Clippers.

In addition to the scarce die-hard Clippers fans, the rest are the new Clippers fans who have been cultivated in the past three years, mainly young people, and a lot of wall grass.

Anyway, there is no real rival in the American basketball world, and the recognized old enemy Celtics-Lakers are also 108,000 miles apart.

There is no grudge between the Clippers and the Lakers in the same city, unlike in football, where some derbies are simply non-stop, and every game does not break out to the point of conflict, which is really sorry for the audience in front of the TV.

At the time of the Western Conference finals, most people in Los Angeles supported the Lakers, and when the Clippers won and entered the Finals, they could turn around and support the Clippers and hope to "bring the championship back to the West"!

This season, the Los Angeles area undoubtedly belongs to the Clippers, and these fans who came to pick up the Clippers cheered and put the Clippers on the bus, and then shouted to get on the bus, followed behind the team, and fluttered in the dark night with the Clippers' flag.

Min Congda looked at the crazy fans and the spectacular team and asked, "Is this the case every year when you win the championship?" ”

Tyronn Lue shook his head and said, "When the Lakers won the championship, the fans weren't so crazy. Maybe Los Angeles fans are used to the Lakers winning the championship. ”

The Lakers have indeed won enough championships, and Los Angeles fans are not so excited to see the Lakers win the championship, and they simply celebrate the end.

The Clippers are different, the real Clippers hardcore is a long-suppressed one, and there are a lot of crazy young people joining in.

When the Clippers' bus drove into the city, Min Congda found that a large number of cars and fans had gathered on the main roads of Los Angeles to celebrate the return of the Clippers, and the fireworks rushed into the night, piercing the night sky and illuminating everything around.

I don't know who was the first to open the window of the bus and wave to the fans, but the bus quickly stalled and could not move forward.

When Fisher saw this, he exclaimed, "God, when did the people of Los Angeles become so crazy?" It wasn't like that when I won the championship before, wasn't Taryn? ”

The Lakers' seventh game in 10 years was in Los Angeles, and the whole city was boiling at the time, but it was not as exaggerated as tonight.

Tyronn Lud: "That's right, it's not so exaggerated when you win three in a row, you can only say that the Los Angeles people have waited too long for a Clippers championship. ”

Clippers fans did wait too long, and most of the Clippers fans who couldn't make it to Cleveland gathered at the Staples Center before the game began.

Watch the game on the big screen in the plaza and watch the Clippers win the championship in Cleveland.

After the Clippers won the championship, they were reluctant to leave for a long time, and they waited for the Clippers to return overnight.

More and more people gathered, so it became the current empty alley.

Because the scene was so chaotic, the Los Angeles Police Department had to deploy a large number of police to maintain order.

The Clippers' buses were scheduled to return to the training center and then disband and go home.

Because of the traffic jam, the car couldn't drive halfway, so I had to disband on the spot and find a way to take the car back.

What to do with the championship trophy on the bus? Min Congda was joined by Rosser, Olscher, and team owner Shelly Sterling on the team's training center in the LAPD's car.

This may be unique in the history of the NBA.

In the car, Min Congda handed over the champion O'Brien Cup to Shelly Sterling for safekeeping, and she sat in the front seat of the car.

Shryan Sterling has a smile on her face, she won a championship just after becoming the owner of the Clippers this year, almost like Jerry Buss at the beginning.

And her husband Sterling has been playing basketball for 30 years, and he hasn't even seen a hair, thinking that he can show off his power in front of his ex-husband, Xie Li can't mention how happy.

"Smart, do you want to hold the trophy for a while? I think it's a bit heavy. ”

Although I was happy to hold the trophy, it was a bit of a hassle to hold it in my hand all the time.

Shelly thought that she should give the trophy to the biggest hero to take it and enjoy it.

Min Congda hurriedly said: "No, no, no, no, I... I see golden things I get dizzy and give... Give it to Rosser. Rose, you take it, don't break it. ”

Rosser took the O'Brien Cup from Shelly's hand, excited heart, trembling hands, this golden trophy is something that many basketball people dream of.

And Min Congda shrank aside, obviously not very interested in this trophy, and even a little disgusted.

Both Olser and Rosser thought that Mr. Smart was not satisfied with a championship.

Seeing that he was not very satisfied after winning the championship, he must have a big intention in his heart.

The four returned to the Clippers' practice center and sent the O'Brien Cup into the Clippers' empty Hall of Fame.

In fact, the Clippers don't have any honor showroom, because there really is no honor.

This so-called showroom is a temporary equipment warehouse.

With a simple decoration, a glass cabinet was moved, and the O'Brien Cup was put in it, and it became the team's honor showroom.

This trophy is the only honour for the team in more than 30 years, and there really is nothing else.

Surprisingly, former Clippers owner Donald Sterling also came to the team's training center.

Saying he wanted to see the championship trophy, he had been waiting near the training center for a long time.

Shelly did not refuse Sterling's request, after all, her husband has invested 30 years in basketball.

Nothing was accomplished, and the team won the championship when it came to leaving the position of the owner, which is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

Min Congda still has a little bit of a grudge for Sterling, after all, it was behind his back that he got Sterling down.

He thought to himself: "This champion must be a kind of retribution for my evil deeds!" You still can't be a man with a clear conscience, after all, Sterling is still good to me. ”

Sterling came to the showroom and saw the lonely championship trophy in the showroom, and his heart was mixed.

30 years, 30 years, finally ushered in the heaviest trophy, but it has nothing to do with him.

Before Min Congda arrived, the Clippers didn't even have a pennant for the regular season divisional championship.

Note that it is not the pennant of the East and West champions, but the pennant of the first place in the regular season division.

The so-called division is the Pacific Division where the Clippers are located, with teams such as the Lakers, Suns, Kings, and Warriors.

Each year, several divisions in the regular season are ranked to determine the East and West standings during the regular season.

For example, in 06, the Mavericks and Spurs won 63 and 60, which is supposed to be the first and second in the West.

But because they are in the same Southwest Division, the top three in the division can be ranked in the top three, so the Mavericks ranked fourth in the West to beat the Grizzlies, and they fought the Spurs in the semifinals.

So this partition is first, and it has a certain meaning for a certain period of time, and then this rule was too brain-dead to be modified.

If a team really doesn't have any honor, it can take this first place to show a flag.

A giant like the Lakers must not be able to look down on, and if you want to show off the flag in the first place in the regular season, the ceiling of the Stamp Center is really overshadowing.

Although the Suns have not won a championship, they have two Western Conference championships, and they have won the regular season championship many times, and they have been the MVP, and the honor is deserved.

As for the Kings and Warriors, they are all teams with a championship in their hands.

Only the Clippers, Min Congda, before coming, was one of the best poor worms in the league.

Not even a flag for the Pacific Division champion.

Teams like the Bobcats, Hornets, Grizzlies, and Timberwolves, although rotten, have been in the league for a short time, and it can be said that they lack foundation.

It has been 40 years since the Clippers entered the league in 1971, and it can be said that there is nothing to be gained.

Prior to '09, the only player in Clippers history was Bob McAdoo of the Buffalo Braves.

The 1973 All-Round Show won the regular season MVP in 1975, the only regular season MVP in Clippers history.

Any player in the NBA who can win the MVP of the regular season is a superstar, after all, this is a very heavy award.

However, because McAdoo was born in the Clippers, he was not shortlisted in the 1996 worldly 50 superstars.

became the only regular season MVP before NBA1996 who was not selected to the top 50, which became a big regret in the NBA awards selection.

You know, McAdoo has also won the scoring title, and there is no shortage of championship rings on his hands.

The likes of Dave Bean and Maravich can make the top 50, but McAdoo doesn't.

It can only be said that the Clippers are too weak in the NBA, and McAdoo will never be able to run in the top 50 if he wins the MVP with the Celtics or the Lakers or the Knicks.

It wasn't until 2006 that the media added to the top 50 to include McAdoo in the 60th Congress.

But the official did not carry out a comprehensive publicity, and it is estimated that it will be until the new anniversary that the Clippers will have a signature star to go down in history.

However, with Min Congda selecting Curry in '09 and winning the championship in '12, the Clippers have started a new era.

Donald Sterling took out the trophy from the cupboard, touched it with his slightly trembling hands, and asked his ex-wife to take a picture of himself.

A childlike smile appeared on his crumpled old face.

For this old man who is over 70 years old, it is also a great luck and happiness to touch the championship trophy in his lifetime.

"Mr. Sterling, because you were still the owner of the Clippers in the first half of the season, you have a share of this championship. We've got yours in the championship rings, too. ”

Min Congda and Sterling said he decided that the Clippers' championship ring wanted to be luxurious enough, impressive, and of course, most importantly, to spend more money.

Sterling was so satisfied with this that he shook Min Congda's hand and said, "Thank you, thank you, Smart, you are the best general manager." ”

These words made Min Congda feel very ashamed, after three years of hard work, the team did not go bankrupt and won a championship!

This ability to operate in reverse is really against the sky! You have to reflect on it.

In the next few days, Min Congda really reflected at home and reflected on a series of wrong decisions he had made since taking office.

It doesn't matter if you don't reflect, when you reflect, it's all wrong decisions!

Fan Chen, who was far away in China, also sent a congratulatory text message to Min Congda, and at the same time showed Min Congda a dog pounce post.

The post sorted out Min Congda's various operations in the past three years, starting from the selection of the library in the 09 draft, to keeping Randolph, including Carman for Gasol Jr., Gordon for Harden, and George and Leonard in the draft, etc., all of which can be described as genius and praised to the sky.

At the end of the post, he also highly praised Min Congda's strategic thinking in running the team.

"When everyone is not optimistic about the Clippers, and every trade and draft pick of the Clippers is questioned, Smart Min uses strong will and wise determination to tell the public that his choice is the right one. As a great man said, defending for the sake of attacking, retreating for the sake of forward, going to the side for the sake of going to the front, taking detours for the sake of taking the straight road, the affairs of the world are not subject to your will, and you can't do it all at once if you want to be so biased. Smart knows the truth, he did it in just three years, he integrated China's strategic wisdom into the NBA arena, and thus created a miracle! ”

Min Congda looked at the end of the article, burst into tears, and asked, "Who wrote this article?" Didn't you write it? ”

Fan Chen replied embarrassedly: "That's right, I did write it, but I think it's ......."

"Don't say it, it's well written, don't write it next time."

Min Congda reflected at home for a whole week and listed all kinds of problems in his operation.

He set himself several courses of action:

First, resolutely no longer interfere in the team's draft affairs, and completely leave it to the management.

Second, in terms of team transactions, adhere to the principle that if you can't trade, you can't trade, and you should continue until you can't continue until you can't renew, so as to burst the salary space.

Third, get rid of the black sheep, and don't renew the contract of a 'lifelong enemy' like Fisher. and Jeremy Lin, who has brought huge business opportunities to the Clippers, let him go to a larger market when his contract expires to make a difference!

Fourth, in terms of coaching, let's let Tyronn Lue continue to work, and there is no reason to fire him for the time being. But this guy Cole, if you have to find a way to let him go, the side effects are very big!

Fifth, put more energy on team management, use the name of the champion to open as many projects as possible, spend more money, and spread the stall, the bigger the better!

Sixth, a more detailed three-year plan should be drawn up, the main contents of which include the construction of a new stadium within three years, the expansion of expenditure by 200 percent, and the further increase of debt......

After formulating these guidelines, Min Congda feels that his work has found a direction again!

Min Congda believes that an important problem of his failure in the past three years is that he has no plan.

A hammer in the east and a stick in the west, today I feel that I want the team to lose, and tomorrow I feel that I want to make the team insolvent.

The lack of focus in the work led to the scoop of the gourd, and finally caused today's uncontrollable situation.

With the sorted out ideas and the new work plan, the confidence is back!

Min Congda is such an invincible Xiaoqiang, and no difficulty can defeat him.

And on Friday morning, the sixth day, the Clippers will host a city-wide championship parade today.

This matter was handled by Rosser from beginning to end, Min Congda did not ask, he received a call from Rosser, and reported to him about his work.

As soon as the phone was connected, Min Congda asked, "Rosser, how much did it cost to win the championship parade?" ”

Rosser replied: "It didn't cost anything, we even made money on this parade!" ”

"What! Still making money? ”

Min Congda couldn't believe his ears, the work of the new season has not yet begun, is he about to suffer a heavy blow?

I wrote for a while yesterday, and I felt a little tired and wanted to sleep for a while and continue writing, but I lay down at half past eight and woke up at half past nine the next day. . . I'm really tired after the sun.

(End of chapter)