Steve Kerr's departure is no small loss for the Clippers.

In his years of experience as a professional manager in the NBA, Min Congda has rarely made a relatively "correct" decision.

Min Congda also found that the elimination and replacement of coaches will not be interfered with by the system.

This is not like the signing and trading of players, where the system will refuse Min Congda's operation on the grounds of "unreasonable" at every turn.

As a result, after Curry, Harden, and Gasol Jr. played, Min Congda couldn't send them away if he wanted to.

The contract expires and is reluctant to let go, because of the existence of the "Bird Clause", only these players who have been staying with the Clippers can sign a long contract, renew the contract on the cap, and pay a large luxury tax on them.

The coach had no relevant restrictions, and in order to dig Cole, he paid a liquidated penalty to Cole.

Now that Kerr has been released early, the money for the follow-up contract should still be given, which is a big loss for the Clippers.

The economic loss is still a small matter, and the Clippers, as a championship team, have a lot of working capital income this year.

In the case of Min Congda's open flowers and open creation, the team's cash flow is still abundant, there is a lot of business cooperation, and the financing of major financial institutions and the NBA league is very generous, and there is no shortage of money at all, which fully shows that when your funds and prestige reach a certain size, it is difficult to build money by wasting and spending it indiscriminately.

The most money-burning thing is investment, and the Clippers' largest investment, the Huawei Center, is being built unhurriedly.

Cole's biggest loss from leaving is tactical, as well as the team's command.

Tyronn Lue, as a chicken blood master, rookie coach, tactical arrangement and on-the-spot command cannot be said to be a piece of, but he is also the last among coaches in the league.

Last year's success was due to the players' strong self-management skills and Steve Cole's excellent support.

The player's self-management ability has been cultivated since Dunleavy's time, and it can be regarded as Min Congda's "crooked play".

But no matter how strong the players' self-management ability is, they still need coach's guidance in the playoffs or some key games in the regular season.

Not to mention, in addition to the 48 minutes of work on the field, the coach's years of training, tactical analysis and drills off the field are the bulk of the coach's work.

Ten minutes on stage, ten years off the stage, an excellent coach and assistant coach often put a lot of effort into places that fans can't see.

Kerr has been with the Clippers for more than a year, and he's energetic, smart, and prestigious, with a lot of authority among the players, and his ability to speak is basically second only to Min Congda.

The Clippers' assistant coaching staff, except for Kerr, is all old men from the previous Dunleavy assistant coaching staff.

These people have a limited level of ability, and since Dunleavy left, they have basically been in a state of eating and waiting for death in the team.

The main significance of their existence is to maintain a peaceful and friendly atmosphere in the team, everyone has been working together for a long time, and the private relationship is very good.

When Kerr left, people like Lao Jin and others were really shocked, thinking that they wouldn't have to purge the coaching staff, right?

Once you are laid off, where do you go to find a job?

Even if they could get a job, what team's assistant coach job would be as comfortable as the Clippers?

In more than three years, they have long adapted to the state-owned enterprise atmosphere of the Clippers and are ready to work here for a lifetime.

The NBA is indeed a high-paying work circle, but the corresponding mobility is also very high.

Whether it is a player or a coach, the work pressure is high, the performance appraisal is cruel, and the working environment is precarious.

Those well-known coaches can do well in one position for many years, one team can't stay, and there will be other teams.

People who are not very capable often leave in a season or two, and then have to go to some lower leagues, schools or overseas to find job opportunities, or simply quit the sports circle and do other jobs.

Lao Jin has been with the Clippers for more than three years, and everyone knows in their hearts that they will contribute to winning the championship, but it belongs to the kind of level where you can change people without you.

As a result, Min Congda not only did not dislike them, but also continued to renew their contracts, at least for three years in the Clippers.

This treatment, everyone is grateful to Dade in their hearts.

As soon as Cole left, everyone panicked, thinking that Smart was unhappy about losing for the first time this season, and he took people under the knife.

Later, I thought that if I wanted to go under the knife, I shouldn't use Cole's surgery, but I should first take Lao Jin's surgery.

Mr. Smart certainly has a reason for doing things.

Kerr quickly switched to the Cavaliers and became the head coach of the Cavaliers.

Everyone understood in their hearts: this was sending Cole to Cleveland to be an undercover agent.

As soon as Kerr left, the Clippers still suffered a lot, most notably in terms of record.

In November, the Clippers were undefeated, and their 15-game winning streak shocked the league.

After being broken by the Cavaliers on December 1, the morale of the whole league was shocked.

Not only because the Clippers lost, but also broke people's psychological fear of the Clippers.

More because the Cavaliers have set an example for the whole league, how to compete with the Clippers.

Although the Cavaliers won against the Clippers to take advantage of Randolph's absence, even if Randolph returns, the idea is still the same.

To put it simply, it's a basketball version of the swing bus, trying to use intensity and rotation to contain the Clippers' outside offense.

In particular, a large number of defensive changes, giving up the earlier traditional strong and weak sides with more defense and less defense, giving up the persistence of the defensive formation, in the face of the Clippers' large space, more three-pointers, and fast passing, comprehensive defense is no longer possible, and key defense is the right way.

While focusing on defense, the offensive end has to storm the Clippers' perimeter, especially the guard line, which is the biggest hole in the Clippers' defense.

Curry and Harden are the offensive core of the team, and the offensive end itself allocates a lot of energy and physical energy, and the defensive end cannot go all out to defend, and the defense of the two is not good.

Once the opponent frantically bites the two on the offensive end, it will have a big impact on the Clippers' offense and defense.

Of course, even if you take advantage of the weakness of the Clippers, it does not mean that you can easily beat the Clippers.

All teams have weaknesses, the game is a dynamic game between the two sides, and the Clippers have a pretty thick roster.

On December 3, the Clippers challenged the Utah Jazz away, and the Clippers who broke the gold immediately vented their anger on the Jazz.

The Jazz have entered a new rebuilding period after the departures of Boozer and Deron Williams.

Their hope for the future is white small forward Gordon Hayward, who sits on the bench.

The Jazz, while playing with discipline and as tough as the white snowy mountains of Utah, were powerless to resist under the onslaught of the Clippers.

The Clippers avoided a losing streak with a comfortable win on the road.

But then returned to the home court to face the old and spicy Dallas Mavericks, and the Clippers suffered a loss.

Carlisle is a very good head coach in the Mesozoic, and in the Western Conference Finals in '11, the Mavericks defeated the Clippers.

At that time, the Clippers players were still very young, but the style and style of play were the same as they are now, and not much changed.

The Mavericks have since declined and are no longer a match for the Clippers, because their own players are old and old, and their condition is not as good as before.

At the same time, the young people of the Clippers have grown up rapidly, and they are no longer Wuxia Amon, and there are too many calves in good shape.

But in the regular season encounters, the Mavericks can still teach the Clippers a lesson.

At the Staples Center, the two sides played quite closely.

The Mavericks grabbed a little tonight and kept attacking the Clippers' guard line with pick-and-rolls.

Veteran Carter, as well as guard OJ Mayo, both used pick-and-rolls to seize opportunities to bombard the Clippers with mid-range and three-point shots.

At the same time, on the defensive end, Carlisle gave up the successful joint defense he relied on before, insisted on one-on-one defense throughout the game, and chose to give up the bag defense on the inside, clearing the opportunity to attack Gasol Jr. and Randolph, and instead went all out to save the Clippers' three-pointer.

This method is quite risky, because once the inside line is penetrated, it is likely to be worn all over the court.

As a result, the Mavericks turned out to be inextricably separated in regulation time and with the Clippers.

With Curry missing a three-point shot from the outside in the final moments, the two sides went into overtime.

The Clippers' three-point shooting tonight was greatly interfered with by the Mavericks, and the interior offense relied on Randolph and Gasol Jr. to fail to kill the Mavericks.

At the same time, Nowitzki led a group of veterans to play well and successfully dragged the game into an extended period.

There were many variables in extra time, and the two sides drew again in the first extra time, dragging it into the second extra time.

As a result, Tyronn Lue made a mistake at a critical moment: the goods took the initiative to call a timeout with a two-point lead in the final tens of seconds, giving the Mavericks a chance to breathe and set up defense and offense.

As a result, Harden missed a mid-range jumper on the outside offense, the Mavericks got a backcourt rebound and launched a counterattack, and Carter received a pass and hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner!

A key three-pointer helped the Mavericks take the lead for the first time in the game!

Then the Clippers were surprised to find that there was no pause!

Tyronn Lue was stunned, did he just use up the last timeout?

What's going on here?

You can't call a timeout anymore, and calling a timeout again is a technical foul, two free throws and one throw.

In the absence of a coach's arrangement, the last shot went to the outside Leonard.

Leonard made a mid-range jumper, but unfortunately missed.

After two overtime battles, the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Clippers by 109-108, 1-point advantage.

The two sides played two overtime games, and the score was only 109:108, which is enough to show that the Clippers' offense played really not well tonight.

They shot just 20 percent from three-point range, which is more than a dozen percentage points lower than their normal three-point shooting.

Although Randolph and Gasol Jr. played well inside, their offense failed to make up for the lack of three-pointers from the outside.

Moreover, Nowitzki's face against Randolph tonight made Randolph very uncomfortable.

The immature Anthony Davis was even more teased by the old fritter driver.

In 25 minutes played, Davis had just seven points, six rebounds and five fouls.

For Davis, the rookie champion, the rookie wall should still be hit, and the sooner the better.

As a result, the Clippers easily won a game against the Jazz, and immediately suffered their second loss after the game.

Defeat is like losing virginity, once you start, you will continue to come back.

Naturally, Tyronn Lue received a lot of criticism after this match.

At the post-game press conference, a reporter asked Tyronn Lue: "Why did you call a timeout at the end of the second overtime, when the Clippers were clearly ahead?" And this is the last timeout of the Clippers, which is used casually. ”

Tyronn Lue scratched his crotch and crooked his mouth, "The atmosphere was so tense at the time, I made some mistakes, and I took full responsibility for that." ”

Tyronn Lue has taken the blame on himself, which will not please the reporters and fans.

But Tyronn Lue doesn't care, as long as the team manager doesn't get upset.

When Tyronn Lue returned to the locker room after the press conference, Min Congda was really waiting for him.

Tyronn Lue is still a little nervous in his heart, after all, it's his pot to lose!

The team just got Kerr away, so it's not going to be him next, right?

He didn't want to lose this stable job.

Tyronn Lue's fear of losing his job is greater than that of Old Kim.

Because from his point of view, Lao Jin and others are Clippers veterans, belonging to team relations and people with backgrounds.

And Tyronn Lue and Kerr were both temporarily parachuted in to join the team and have no roots in the team.

Especially Tyronn Lue, as the head coach, the team doesn't even have a person of its own, and the force is really weak enough.

But the working atmosphere of the Clippers, as well as the salary and benefits, are really enough, especially the success and reputation of the championship coach, Coach Lu is self-aware, and he can't have this achievement if he changes to another team.

Facing the trembling Tyronn Lue, Min Congda gently patted him on the shoulder and said, "You have done your best tonight, and you have done a good job." ”

In the face of Min Congda's encouragement, Tyronn Lue felt a warm current in his heart, and he wanted to say something.

Min Congda stopped him and said, "Don't say anything, I know, you called a timeout to replenish the players' fitness, I understand you." It's the assistant coach who isn't doing enough work, and I'll have a new assistant coach for you. ”

Hearing this, Tyronn Lue was no longer warm, but his eyes were ruddy, and hot tears were about to gush out.

What does it mean to die for a confidant?

That's it.

Tyronn Lue was chosen as head coach with no experience as an ordinary assistant coach.

As a result, he successfully won the championship and became the champion coach, without Min Congda's discernment, is this possible?

Now that he has made a mistake, Min Congda doesn't mind at all, and comforts him in turn.

The most important thing is that only Min Congda can truly understand why he called that damn timeout!

It's been two overtime, everyone is tired, is it wrong for me to call a timeout and want the whole team to take a break?

It's a pity that such an idea can never be known to others, and they will definitely laugh at themselves.

Only Mr. Smart, forever Sister Li.

Long live Sister Li!

After reassuring Tyronn Lue, Min Congda also had to think about where to get an assistant coach.

The Clippers are back in the league, and this time he's going to have to be careful not to get another Kerr.

But how can you get a conscientious assistant coach who is neither high nor low, has no ambition, and has no imagination?

In this kind of headache moment, LeBron James actually came to "reciprocate".

He called Min on Christmas Eve and recommended him a former assistant coach with the Cavaliers.

After Kerr came to the Cavaliers, he was fired, and Kerr was replaced by a familiar coaching circle friend.

James has a good relationship with him, and wonders if the Clippers just lack an assistant coach? Just let him come.

The man's name was Mike Malone.

(End of chapter)