The dinner party organized by Shelly Sterling was a great success.

The new owner of the Clippers is in the limelight in Los Angeles, and she has made a lot of noise after decades of being the woman behind her.

And the role of the banquet party is not only for Shelly Sterling to be in the limelight, she has already found new advertisers, equipment suppliers, and consumables consumers for the Clippers' new arena, and reached a basic cooperation intention.

Like billboards on the sidelines, advertising spaces on players' benches, advertising spaces on the curtain wall outside the stadium, and so on.

Sheri Sterling did not sell these money-making things to large companies such as Microsoft and Amazon in a package because of financial constraints, and did not give them the opportunity to take advantage of the fire.

She wants to use the influence of the Clippers to break up these things and sell them to different collaborators to make more money.

This is a major characteristic of female managers, they are more meticulous, more calculating, and more will dig into the subtleties.

Although Min Congda is the general manager of the stadium management company, he didn't ask much about everything when he was the general manager of the Clippers.

Moreover, the real business decisions are in the hands of Shelly Sterling.

She's not a puppet like Donald Sterling.

It's just that she trusts Min Congda very much and thinks that Min Congda is on the same side as her and will help realize her ambitions.

The Clippers team, in a sense, is full of "careerists".

In addition to owner Shelly Sterling, head assistant coach Steve Kerr remains ambitious.

Before the start of the new season, he led the Clippers to a winning record in the summer league in Las Vegas.

Anthony Davis quickly adapted to the rules and intensity of the game at the NBA level under his tutelage.

Although he is only an assistant coach, Kerr's quality and level are already stronger than that of ordinary NBA head coaches.

In the new season, he also silently set his goal, which is to help the Clippers win more honors in the assistant coach position, accumulate more capital for himself, and then leave the Clippers at the right time to prove himself to other teams.

Kerr can see that Min Congda doesn't want him to be the head coach.

Although Kerr thinks he is better than Tyronn Lue, in the Finals, Tyronn Lue did show a superior leadership temperament.

The team turned the tide and won the championship in four consecutive games after falling behind 0:2.

Kerr sighed to himself after the game, and he thought that in this situation, it would be difficult for him to lead the team to turn the tables.

He doesn't have the kind of temperament that is as steady as Mount Tai and inspires people at critical moments.

At that time, the situation of the Clippers was already difficult to make a difference tactically, and what was needed was to break the ice in morale and psychology and turn the tide of the series.

And Tyronn Lue is the best person to break the ice, and his motivational speech and strong belief have allowed the Clippers to reunite and find their way.

This made Kerr have to admire Min Congda's vision of people, and it also made Kerr decide to settle down, continue to practice on the Clippers, and reach higher achievements before leaving.

In addition to the coaching staff, the Clippers players share different ambitions.

Stephen Curry got his wish and won the championship and Finals MVP.

But the championship is never enough.

Once you take it once, you will be addicted to it, and you will want to continue to taste the taste of reaching the top.

Also, in terms of personal development, Curry is moving towards higher goals, and the regular season MVP is his goal.

In the offseason, Curry, who was healthy and in excellent shape in all aspects, began to train even harder to further improve himself.

He continued to gain weight and his ability to shoot against the ball continued to grow.

Although he is only a fourth-year student in the new season, he is actually 25 years old and will enter the peak stage of a professional footballer.

He's going to make a big stride on his way to superstardom.

James Harden, another Clippers backcourt duo, signed a not-so-big contract and stayed in Los Angeles.

In fact, there are many teams that have thrown olive branches to Harden in the offseason, such as the Houston Rockets.

But Harden, who won the championship, stayed with the Clippers.

He was addicted to villa parties last season, and his performance in the finals can only be described as average.

He was completely stolen from the limelight by Curry, Randolph and others, playing only the role of an ordinary organizer.

Harden, who signed the contract, is determined to settle down and improve himself.

Although he doesn't have the heart to be the boss, he just as much craves the spotlight in Los Angeles.

The rest like Paul George, Leonard, Butler, Dragic and others are each ambitious young men.

In the offseason, they all spent the basketball court and gym training frantically to improve themselves and prepare for the new season.

Everyone knows that they will be the defending champions in the new season and will be targeted by their opponents in every match.

They will receive an order of magnitude more attention than in the past.

This is a challenge, but also an opportunity, an opportunity to make a name for yourself.

The Clippers are different from many championship-winning teams, especially older teams.

Some senior teams, mostly veterans, have struggled in the NBA for many years and finally won a championship.

The first thought of the offseason is often "It's time to finally relax." ”

In fact, this is also human nature, I have played for more than ten years, what's wrong with enjoying it?

Not only is it physically enjoyable, relaxed, and declining, but more importantly, there is no motivation in the spirit.

Except for a very small number of competitive superstars, like Jordan and Kobe, they are not satisfied with how many championships they win.

The vast majority of veteran players will lose the spirit to continue to struggle after achieving phased success.

Typical like the Heat in '06, a team of veterans put together, won a miraculous championship, and was swept directly the next year.

There is also last year's Mavericks, the champion who has struggled for more than ten years, and the second year is out of the first round.

The 1995 Rockets, the greatest championship miracle, Drexler burned the last of the oil, and even the Big Three couldn't succeed.

There are too many such examples, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves die on the beach, which is a natural law.

However, the Clippers are a very young team, and there is only one core veteran in the team, Randolph.

And Randolph is not too old, just in his early 30s, and he is in stable form.

Ever since he reformed and got married, the word depravity has been used for him.

Except for Randolph, everyone else is a young force, not to mention that there are a bunch of young players on the bench who are eager to become famous.

There is no such thing as lying on the laurels of merit, but everyone is ambitious to create greater brilliance.

Therefore, Min Congda was surrounded by a group of careerists, but he was unaware of it.

If you want to say that you really don't have any ambitions, there are only two of them at present.

One is the team's head coach, Tyronn Lue.

It's not that Tyronn Lue is not without ambition, but he is still confused in his mind.

How did you get this championship? He didn't really know it in his heart.

It seems that as the head coach, he didn't do anything, and after a speech in the finals, the team won all the way to the championship.

After becoming the head coach of the championship, Tyronn Lue has a very clear position and understanding of himself: he is not the leader of this team, but just the helmsman who follows the command.

After the Heat completed a trade to build the Galaxy Battleship in August, Tyronn Lue and Min Congda had a very important conversation that would determine Tyronn Lue's fate with the Clippers next season.

Min asked Tyronn Lue if he had any plans and ideas for next season.

A normal manager would have said that we have to keep up the good work and defend the championship.

Tyronn Lue didn't say that to Min Congda, but said, "The team will continue to play according to Mr. Smart's strategy to achieve Mr. Smart's goals." ”

Tyronn Lue doesn't know exactly what Smart is aiming for, but as long as I follow in the footsteps of the Supreme Leader, I will never be wrong.

Min Congda asked again: "Then do you think the Clippers have a good chance of winning the championship next season?" ”

Coaches in general, and American coaches in particular, must pat their chests and say that with our strength, there is no problem.

However, Director Lu has always been cautious and will never brag and say big things casually.

He replied, "Uh... I think the threat of the Heat is very big. With Dwight Howard and Nash in their possession, they will be hard to match in the East. And from the perspective of the lineup, it is very targeted to the Clippers, and if they reach the Finals, they are really not sure. ”

Min Congda was very satisfied with Tyronn Lu's answer, and he liked Lu's lack of self-confidence.

In one last question, Min asked Tyronn Lu what he thinks of himself and what role he played on the road to winning the title.

Coach Lu said very happily: "I just did some small work, as a coach, I think the main reason for winning the championship is good luck." ”

After asking this question, Min Congda didn't ask anything more, but patted Director Lu on the shoulder and told him to work hard in the new season and do what he thinks.

Unbeknownst to Tyronn Lue, he had been in the Ghost Gate for a while, and once he appeared confident and wanted to make a big difference, Min Congda would replace him.

The cautious Lue kept his position, and also ensured the stability of the Clippers and the better, freer development of the youngsters.

A weak, less authoritative coach is more suitable for young players to grow up.

In addition to Tyronn Lue, another person who has not shown much ambition is Anthony Davis, the new top pick.

After the groundbreaking ceremony for the Clippers' new arena in September, Anthony Davis' life was divided into two main areas:

First, go to a personal trainer every day for special training, the main content is to improve strength.

Second, play games for three hours a day.

In Los Angeles, he obviously has a lot of entertainment, a lot of social activities to participate in, and even a lot of activities to earn appearance fees.

But Davis said he was not interested, he just wanted to play games at home.

He didn't care if he fought alone, he even pulled Min Congda together, and every day at home was either "Call of Duty" or "League of Legends".

After Min Congda came to the United States, he didn't like to play games.

Because the game in '09 was a bit outdated and boring, and it wasn't interesting.

Besides, I have two dollars in my pocket, what can't I play in this flower world in Los Angeles?

But after staying in the United States for more than three years, I should have been to all those places where I should have been.

also talked about a celebrity girlfriend, and he is no longer an amorous teenager who wants to fall in love.

After turning around, Min Congda found that in addition to watching basketball games, it seems that the game is still the most fun?

Before he knew it, he and Anthony Davis had become gaming friends, and it wasn't fun enough not to play for a few hours a day.

As for the commercial development of the stadium, the team reinforcement transaction or something, Min Congda doesn't care about it.

In his opinion, now that the Abyng Palace plan and the Three Treasures plan have been smoothly on the right track, the destruction of the Clippers is just around the corner.

He doesn't have to do anything for the time being, just wait silently, isn't he fragrant to play games at home?

Min recalls the time when he first came to the United States to become the general manager of the Clippers.

Give the whole team a holiday, and run to the office to work overtime by yourself.

The employees are so relaxed, and he, a general manager, is tired to death.

The result? The team is thriving and getting better and better!

Min Congda has now figured out that the strategic direction is wrong, and the more he tries, the more he fails.

The Clippers are a losing team in the first place, and you let these losers toss and it's over?

You give them a holiday, you come to do a lot of things, doesn't that add to the chaos? Didn't you let those mediocre people lose room to play?

So he realized that it was time to lie down, to play games and games, and just to prove that the choice of Anthony Davis was the right one.

Look at Curry at the beginning, how troublesome he was, training every day, training every day, training at the gym, and training at home.

Shengsheng has trained himself to become a rising star who has disrupted the basketball world.

What about Davis, playing games every day, playing games every day, the League of Legends numbers of both of them hit the diamond position, and they began to rush to the master.

What else is Call of Duty, Resident Evil, Witcher, Dark Souls, single-player games, online games are all fun to play.

The most excessive thing is that Min Congda did not urge Davis to train, but took him to play 2K on the game console.

As long as Min Congda is not a demon, he is a proper 2K top master, who can skillfully call and use tactics in 2K, but does not control people to rely on proficiency and God's perspective to fight blindly.

Min Congda has a very good understanding and insight into the situation in the game, and the character control is smooth, and the shooting and layup are extremely silky.

Davis and Min Congda played a few 2k games, and found that the general manager was so powerful that he couldn't beat the battle at all.

This made Davis competitive, so he went home and spent a lot of time playing 2k in addition to training.

He didn't believe it, he was a champion show, playing basketball and playing games since he was a child, and the 2K combination of basketball and games couldn't play the team manager?

As a result, from September to October, 2k13 was released, and the Clippers' new season training camp was about to start, and Davis still couldn't beat Min Congda.

Occasionally, he can win a small victory, but most of the time he is beaten, and Davis also knows that his small victory must be released by Min Congda.

What makes Davis even more depressed is that there is Anthony Davis himself in 2k13, and Davis plays himself in the game, or is played by Min Congda.

In addition to Min Congda's excellent consciousness, he also uses the handle to control the characters to a very high level, and can make some very coherent and silky movements.

This made Davis feel desperate, the gap was really all-encompassing, and after training camp began, he had to focus on the Clippers' training for the new season.

In the spare time of training, Davis also asked Curry, "Hey Stephen, Mr. Smart's 2k level is really good, how can he be so strong?" ”

Curry smiled at Davis and said, "Do you know who has the most basketball talent in the entire Los Angeles Clippers?" ”

Davis wanted to say, "That's right," but he was embarrassed, looked at Curry, and thought to himself, you don't look very talented.

Curry said: "Let me tell you, not to mention physical fitness, in terms of basketball talent alone, the highest person is Mr. Smart." ”

(End of chapter)