This season, Min Congda rarely comes to the locker room, because he has won too much, and he can't bear to see it suddenly!

Today is different, the Clippers ushered in the first two-game losing streak of the season, and on this day when the whole team was unhappy and he was happy, Min Congda certainly had to come to the locker room for a round to achieve some psychological satisfaction.

I have to admit that as the Clippers get stronger and stronger and become a championship-level team, this kind of happy moment is becoming less and less for Min Congda.

Back then, there were still three consecutive defeats and four consecutive defeats, but now it has been two months since the start of the season, and it is the first time that two consecutive defeats have been made.

Seeing that everyone was downcast, Min Congda kept stepping forward to pat them on the shoulder and give them some encouragement.

"It was a good night! Continue! ”

"Stephen, your three-point shot today is very good, and I want to hear it next game."

"James, I think the bench seat suits you very well, it must be very comfortable to sit in."

"Mark! Bogut's defense is good, right? How many hats did you get today? It's okay, in the next game you'll... Better. ”

It is said to be encouragement, but how do these words sound awkward in the ears of the players, and they are sneering here?

But the irony was really quite spicy, and it made the players who had a bad performance tonight a little embarrassed, and everyone kept their heads down and didn't speak.

At this time, the coaching staff returned to the locker room, and Tyronn Lue, Lao Kim, Lucas and others all had solemn expressions.

Mike Malone is not to mention, his face is drooping, his mouth is pursed, his heart is uneasy, his eyes are constantly dodging, and he doesn't dare to look at Min Congda.

He didn't dare to look at Min Congda, but Min Congda found him in the locker room, and he immediately stepped forward and said, "Mike! Mike! ”

Mike Malone looked up and sneered, "Mr. Smart, I'm sorry..."

Min Congda interrupted him and said, "Don't be sorry to me, what is there to be sorry for?" I know that some of the changes in the starting lineup and the way of playing are suggestions. I think it's a great way to be willing to make suggestions, because the Clippers have always been an all-inclusive team! ”

"Mr. Smart, I know there's something wrong with my strategy, but actually..."

"Nope! There is no problem with your strategy! I know that it takes time for any strategy to be effective, don't I? There is no silver bullet in the tactics, and everyone can win the game immediately as soon as they are used. I think your suggestions and ideas for the team are very valuable and can be implemented! ”

"Steve Kerr is a good coach, but I think his revamp and ideas for the team have reached a plateau. Only by introducing new ideas, new ideas, can the Clippers become stronger, and I'm sure that's what you intended, isn't Mike? ”

Mike Malone listened to Min Congda's words and felt that he didn't feel like a yin and yang weird, but sincerely agreed with his ideas.

He understands Mike Malone and knows that any tactical and lineup adjustments and changes take time to settle.

The long regular season itself is here to adjust the lineup and playing style of the team, and small fluctuations are too normal.

Mike Malone was suddenly a little moved, it turned out that Mr. Smart is really different from other general managers.

Although other general managers also understand the above truth, but the fans and bosses don't care, if you lose too much, or a certain lineup or style of play does not play well for three or four consecutive games, you will be asked to change back.

You say you want to think long-term? The general manager will say what is in the long run, and I should get out of class in the long run!

Only coaches like Popovich and Riley who have absolute control over the team and players can withstand the pain of change.

Like the Spurs' 2011 season, after the change of the entire core thinking, the pain of being blacked out has not healed until now.

That is, Popovich, if you change to an individual coach, there is a high probability that you will already be out of class, and if you don't get out of class, you will have to be scolded to change the system back.

What are Popovich's roots at Spurs?

Mike Malone has only been with the Clippers for a few days, and he will naturally not be fired after signing the contract, but in his opinion, it is inevitable to be slapped or beaten.

Ma Long was mentally prepared, but he was greeted with full understanding, support, and encouragement.

"Mr. Smart, I... Thank you for your encouragement, and I'll be adding more details to this new tactical system soon! to ensure that the team wins. ”

Min Congda shook his head and said, "Mike, you haven't been in our team for a long time, I want to tell you that it doesn't matter if you win or lose, the most important thing is to play your ability and ideas." At the Clippers, our core philosophy is that everyone has a ball to play and everyone can play with his talents. Don't limit your vision to the gains and losses of one city and one place, but take a long-term view~"

Mike Malone finally understands that Steve Kerr didn't lie to him and Smart Min is really a coach who doesn't care about winning or losing.

What he cares about is not the wins and losses of one game or two, but the long-term vision of basketball to look at the development of a team.

It's no wonder that he was able to train the Clippers into a champion in just three years, and this seemingly unhurried training method is the fastest way to become a talent.

I have to say that this world is really strange, the more you want to, the more you want to win, the harder you try, the more you often can't win.

On the other hand, if you don't care so much about winning or losing, and just concentrate on doing your own thing, good results will happen naturally.

When Mike Malone thought of this, there was suddenly a tear in his eyes that wanted to well-rise, looking at Min Congda who was smiling in front of him, he really wanted to hold his hand tightly and say that he had found a soulmate.

Mike Malone has lived in this league for 10 years, and like Mike Brown, he started as a video editor and worked like crazy every day, not to stay in this league, but because he really loves the sport of basketball.

His father, Brandon Malone, has worked in the NBA for so many years, and with his connections, it is completely okay for Malone to find an ordinary job.

But Mike Malone just wants to be a coach, an assistant coach, a head coach, and command the team off the field.

In his early years, his father did not approve of his career as a coach, because he knew that this path was too hard.

Mike Malone also knows that it is hard, and he persevers in order to achieve his dream one day.

He's learned a lot with the Cavaliers, and he's on good terms with James.

But he must admit that the Cavaliers have been extremely utilitarian in recent years, and they are quite short-sighted in terms of trading and tactical construction.

It's only been 11 years and 12 years, so I made some long-term and right decisions, but unfortunately I'm still a little short of the championship.

Where are they really bad? Mike Malone is also thinking, and now in the face of Min Congda, he knows the answer.

The difference is in the spirit of basketball, the difference is in the persistence of basketball itself, and the difference is in the understanding of success or failure.

The Mavericks in 11 years and the Clippers in 12 years, are they really much stronger than the Cavaliers in terms of strength?

No, but their spirit, their thinking, and their dedication to basketball allowed them to taste the fruits of victory.

At this moment, Mike Malone felt that he had realized, like a Buddhist epiphany, and he felt that he saw a kind of basketball divinity in Min Congda!

Min Congda didn't realize this at all, he just thought to himself: "Encourage Mike Malone well, let this guy toss and toss more." I also expressed my stance in the locker room and gave Malone support, so that it would not be changed back later. When the team loses consecutive games, it's time for a conflict, right? Hahaha, I'm such a genius. ”

With a sigh of self-satisfaction, Min Congda left the locker room.

Mike Malone looked at Min Congda's back as he left and sighed deeply.

It turns out that Smart Min is far from being the kind of crazy neurotic and hype master that the outside world has publicized and shown.

That's just his appearance, under his flashy shell, there is actually a purest and wisest basketball heart!

Taryn Lue saw Mike Malone in a daze and said, "Hey Mike, what's wrong?" Shocked? Mr. Smart has no problem with losing, but encourages you. ”

Mike Malone nodded and said, "This... It's the first time I've ever met it. ”

Curry came over and said, "Slowly you will get used to it, and when you get used to it, you will think, I don't want to lose anymore, I'd rather he scold me." ”

Randolph added: "Yes, let's win, I don't want to be ridiculed by him for losing." ”

Mike Maronge said, "Could it be that he was taunting me just now?" ”

Gasol Jr. shook his head and said, "He didn't mock you just now, he told the truth." But when you're in the team for three years and he's encouraging you when you lose, you're embarrassed. It's better to win, and if he wins, he'll shut up. ”

Ma Long was a little incomprehensible, after all, the time had not come, and he was still immersed in emotion for the time being.

As Min Congda said, once the Clippers change their tactical thinking and rotation strategy, it is not easy to adjust for a while.

Especially now that it's the middle of the season, with the schedule going on, the competition is intense, the season is intensive, and everyone doesn't have that much time to train.

Having just finished a back-to-back away game, the team had a day off on January 3 and had no time for tactical training.

On January 4, the Clippers will host the Lakers again.

Compared with the instability of the Clippers, the Lakers have gradually entered a period of stability.

D'Antoni, the coach, has one kind of flaw or another, which causes him to always go home in the playoffs, a little bit.

But in the regular season, the reason why he insisted on using an eight-man rotation also has his reasons, that is, stability.

From the players to the coaches, it was a very good game inertia in the regular season.

Everyone just goes through the process, starting five people, three substitutes, and pinching points to get on and off the field.

The team focuses on attack, is fast, and takes advantage of the opponent's loopholes and gaps to chase and play.

Because of the small number of rotations, there are always core players who stay on the field to stabilize the situation and do not give the opponent a chance to turn over.

D'Antoni started with the Suns, and I can win the regular season championship and win a lot of box office with that, so why don't I stick to my strategy?

I can rely on this skill, and I always have a job to do in the NBA, so why bother to learn other people's tricks, and in the end, Handan will learn to walk, and the gains outweigh the losses?

In fact, it's not just basketball, it's the same in many fields, and watching others play like this and that, I think I'm okay with it.

In the end, I found that my own three-plate axe is the most suitable for myself and the most effective, and other people's are someone else's after all, no matter how good you are, you can't use it, and there is no way to use it.

The Clippers performed a counterexample this time, playing well and pulling off the offense, and having to put an organization point to substitute, everyone was not playing smoothly and was not used to it.

As a result, the Lakers suppressed the Clippers from the first quarter of the game, and the combination of Leonard + Paul George failed to suppress Kobe and Iguodala well, but the team's offense was still in a state of constipation.

From start to finish, the Clippers didn't play their winning spots, their offense was not smooth, and their defense was not efficient.

Although relying on the individual ability of the players, the Clippers and the Lakers fought to the end.

But this time the Lakers didn't make a mistake in the final period, with Kobe Bryant and Paul hitting back-to-back mid-range jumpers.

Helped the Lakers win the game 108-105, a 3-point advantage, and gave the Clippers a three-game losing streak!

After losing this game, the Clippers' first place in the league is already in jeopardy, and they are only half a win away from the Thunder, who are second in the West.

Min Congda smiled, and Mike Malone was really under pressure.

He began to wonder if he was wrong.

Although Mike Malone is new to the Clippers, his research on the Clippers has already begun.

After last year's finals, he watched the video of the Clippers' game over and over again, and sorted out the data statistics again and again.

Many times, the enemy knows you better than you do.

Malone is convinced that his idea is not flawed, and the Clippers' new lineup and rotation are a more solid and stable system.

Malone believes that the team's top priorities are, first, for the players to adapt to the new rotation as soon as possible, and secondly, to find time to train and build a new defensive system.

It's a pity that the league schedule doesn't give the Clippers that time.

Having just lost to the Lakers on Jan. 4, the Clippers will face the Golden State Warriors back-to-back on Jan. 5.

With four games in five days and three venues, the Clippers' schedule fatigue was at its peak.

In this case, Tyronn Lue consulted with his coaching staff and made a decision: take a rotational break!

Curry, Randolph, Gasol Jr., and Harden all sat on the bench to rest.

Against the young Golden State Warriors, the Clippers also used a very young lineup: Milicic, Anthony Davis, Leonard, George, plus Dragic.

The sixth man on the bench was replaced by Jimmy Butler.

For the behavior of the Clippers to rest the main force, Min Congda, as the general manager, expressed strong support!

In the locker room before the game, Min Congda praised Tyronn Lue: "When it's time to rest, you should take a rest and let the main players have a good rest." Even if you lose this game, I think your decision to rest is the right one! ”

Taryn Lue nodded and said, "We have to take a long-term view. ”

Min Congda's thoughts have permeated every corner of the Clippers, and his smell is permeated everywhere.

Looking at the Clippers' bench lineup, Min Congda confidently waited for the team's four-game losing streak.

He believes that these games will be a turning point on the road to bankruptcy for the Clippers this season, and even for bankruptcy.

Comparable to the Battle of Pinggrad, a turning point in World War II, the momentum and morale of the Clippers will enter a downward channel.

But Min Congda didn't expect that this game was indeed a turning point, but the Clippers were not Germans.

(End of chapter)