Chapter 495 Create your own era

Author: Sheep that doesn’t like to eat grass

Chapter 495 Create your own era

In mid-March, the trade deadline for the 2012 season is approaching.

At this time of year, the league is in turmoil and all kinds of rumors continue.

But this year is obviously an exception. There were basically no big revelations in the news before the trade deadline.

The only thing reporters are paying attention to is whether Dwight Howard of Warcraft will choose to apply for a trade, or jump out of his contract in advance, or reach an agreement with the Magic to renew his contract in advance.

At present, Howard's career in the Magic has entered a countdown, and the Magic have lost their championship competitiveness in the Eastern Conference.

The Heat and Bulls are rising, the Celtics are getting older and stronger, the Cavaliers are thriving, and there is no room for the Magic to survive in the East.

Except for the future ownership of this "number one center", no other teams have made any major moves worthy of attention.

Because this season, the Eastern and Western divisions are very divided. The strong teams are very strong, the weak teams are very weak, and the mid-level teams do not have many opportunities.

In the East, the Heat, Cavaliers, Celtics, and Bulls are the four top-half teams competing for a spot in the finals. The Magic have withdrawn from the title race, and the Pacers have not yet become a phenomenon.

The troika of the Western Conference, Clippers, Thunder, and Lakers has taken shape, taking the lead in the Western Conference record rankings.

The Spurs, Grizzlies, Nuggets and other teams followed closely behind, but both their record and strength were far behind the top three. There was no longer the feeling of the Wild West.

The imbalance between the east and the west for ten years has gradually returned to a state of balance.

In fact, the east side feels like it is overwhelming the west side.

The fundamental reason is that Min Congda is causing trouble.

His two picks in the draft and random signings in the free market ruined the rebuilding plans of both teams.

One is the San Antonio Spurs and the other is the Indiana Pacers.

Both teams are small clubs without a big market.

If you want to rise, you can only rely on the draft and some tinkering with small transactions.

It is difficult to catch big fish in the free market.

Popovich was calculating carefully and inspected repeatedly during the summer, and took a fancy to Leonard, a rising star.

Suddenly, he was taken away by the Clippers, causing the entire rebuilding plan to go into chaos.

They had to bite the bullet and continue to use Richard Jefferson and achieved pretty good results in the regular season.

But Popovich knows that it will be difficult for the Spurs to compete with the Clippers, Lakers, and Thunder in the playoffs.

Therefore, the Spurs have been looking for trading opportunities to strengthen the team's third position and squeeze out more GDP.

Duncan, Ginobili and Parker still have gas in the tank.

The Pacers, like the Spurs, had their rising star Paul George snatched away by the Clippers.

Bird saw George getting better and better with the Clippers, and he was so angry that he wanted to resign.

Since he took charge of the Pacers, every time the Pacers were about to rise, they would always run into trouble and fall short.

In 2000, they reached the finals and met the Sharks. In 2004, they met the Pistons. In 2005, they fought and disbanded.

After struggling for several years, Granger, Hibbert, David West and other players have been pieced together one by one, and a strong Pacers will emerge.

It happened that Paul George, an important piece of talent, was taken away, which made Bird feel very uncomfortable.

Min Chongda destroyed the Spurs and Pacers, and indirectly made the Cavaliers and Lakers.

At present, these two teams are very strong. Even if the Clippers win 17 consecutive games, they still have not opened up the gap with the Lakers in the rankings.

Although the Lakers do not have a long winning streak, their winning rate is very stable, and the combination between Paul and Kobe becomes more and more tacit.

Many domestic Lakers fans basically wake up in the morning, have a late breakfast, and turn on their mobile phones or TV to watch Lakers games.

After watching half of it, you can basically go and have lunch in peace, because the game often loses suspense in the first half.

If the Lakers play away from home, the game starts at nine or nine-thirty. For those college fans who sleep in, waking up is a victory.

Under the guidance of Phil Jackson, this Lakers team is very stable. They still want to make some minor repairs at the trade deadline to enhance their strength.

We hope to have a smooth playoff run and win the championship.

The situation of the Cavaliers is similar to that of the Lakers. The lineup is perfectly constructed with almost no flaws.

LeBron James is on his way to his third MVP trophy.

All this is the result of Min Congda's secret help.

With two super rivals in the East and West as double insurance, it will be extremely difficult for a young team like the Clippers to win the championship.

Especially when the Boston Celtics broke the Clippers' winning streak in the away game, Min Congda was in a great mood.

What made him feel better was, of course, that his banned horse was about to be counted.

Doctor Mia issued a psychological diagnosis for him and believed that Min Congda was emotionally stable and could watch the game on the sidelines.

During the last psychotherapy session, Min Congda and Mia battled wits and courage, faked hypnosis, made up stories, and got through.

This time it was different. Min Congda took the medicine seriously and really took the medicine.

Then after passing a series of tests, it was certified as: no problem.

Min Congda was already extremely hungry and couldn't wait to go to the scene to watch the game.

He is now completely fascinated by the NBA scene.

The grand, bright venue, the noisy and interesting environment, and the fierce confrontation are all fascinating.

After 25 games and not watching football for more than a month, Min Congda really misses the feeling of the stadium.

Of course, he thinks the league's ban is very good.

Because in these 25 games, the Clippers lost two!

If you watched this from the sidelines from beginning to end, wouldn't you be mad to death?

Well now, in the first game after the ban is lifted, the Clippers will challenge the Oklahoma City Thunder away from home!

Wherever you fall, you get up.

Min Congda was fined and suspended during the game between the Clippers and Thunder.

I'm going to watch the Clippers play the Thunder in the first game after the ban is lifted.

This makes the alliance very worried. Will Min Congda do something wrong again?

Before the game between the Clippers and Thunder on March 17.

New York, in the NBA Commissioner's Office at Olympia Tower.

After the regular work meeting in the afternoon, Adam Silva held an internal meeting to discuss the league's work before the trade deadline.

Since Adam Silver became the league president, such small cabinet meetings have been held much more frequently than during the Stern period.

First of all, Silva has just become the president of the league and has many issues that need to be discussed and decided with the vice president.

Secondly, Silva needs such meetings to establish his authority.

During the last referee strike, Silva made full preparations to disrupt the offensive of his vice president and referees.

This has further enhanced Silva's authority in the league, and naturally the voices below who dare to oppose him have become smaller.

And after the incident, Adam Silva further expanded the size of the league's referee reserve group, and at the same time required the referees of the reserve group to participate in more NBDL and summer league games this summer to increase their experience on the field.

He also asked the officials to increase the number of referee training camps and strengthen the training of novice referees starting from the new season.

There is no doubt that Silva is strengthening his control over the referee team in this way and paving the way for future plans.

In today's small cabinet meeting, the issue of refereeing was raised again, and this time it was related to Min Congda.

Bozia, who is in charge of referee work, said: "Mr. President, I have a problem that I need to report to you. Tomorrow is the Clippers vs. Thunder game on March 17, and no referee is willing to go out and enforce the law."

Silva raised his eyebrows and said: "No one is willing to go out to enforce the law? Why?"

Bozia said: "Because... Smart is coming back in that game, and he will definitely come to the sidelines to watch the game."

Silva laughed and said: "Smart is back, so the referees are unwilling to call the game? What is the reason? Do they still want to go on strike?"

"No, no, no, they don't want to go on strike, they just don't want to brag about the game with Smart on the sidelines..."

"This is a strike in disguise. Smart's suspension time has expired. We cannot ban him from watching the game as a spectator. The referee cannot refuse to enforce the law because of a spectator. Do you understand, Bozia?

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Bozia nodded. At this moment, he and the referee team had no room for resistance in front of Silva.

This slight struggle was easily suppressed by Silva.

Bozia knows that if the referee insists on not appearing, the result will be that the referee from the reserve team will be used.

Then these referees who refuse to appear will definitely be sanctioned by the league and lose the qualification to continue to enforce the law.

With the support of Stern and most senior executives and shareholders, Silva's authority cannot be challenged.
To be continued...