am i proud?

Chapter 236
Seeing Wang Dalin go into such a rage, the players of the Clippers were scolded, but they were more surprised, right?

Especially Wang Zhizhi, a teammate of the national team, and Eddie House's best friend in his rookie season...they have never seen Wang Dalin make such a big fuss.

It stands to reason that this is just an ordinary regular season, and losing is no big deal, but what Wang Dalin is most angry with is not the loss, but the attitude of the players after the loss.

He still remembers that when he was in the Pistons, if someone didn't play well in a certain game, he would always be very depressed after returning to the locker room. As the boss, he often had to cheer for the player.

The Clippers players are good. They don't know how to reflect on themselves after losing the game, and they are shamelessly laughing and joking in the locker room. How can Wang Dalin not be angry?

Seeing his teammates downcast one by one, Wang Dalin couldn't bear it, but he knew that he couldn't be soft-hearted at this time. If he said a few words of comfort to them at this time, the previous words would be in vain.

Eddie House probably saw Wang Dalin's intentions, so he quickly smoothed things over and said, "Darling, in fact, everyone realized that they were wrong. We will definitely play well in the next game!"

Eddie House’s remarks are also very appropriate. First of all, his relationship with Wang Dalin is closer than others. In this game, he made 15 of 8 shots, including 8 of 4 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. He is the best player other than Wang Dalin.

In fact, Wang Zhizhi's words are not a big problem, but he is still relatively introverted, and he only scored 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block in the game, and his performance on the court was really not convincing.

As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately said to Wang Dalin that he would perform well in the game tomorrow night and would never do it again.

Seeing everyone's appearance, Wang Dalin wanted to laugh a little, but at this moment he had to tense up, so he said with a straight face: "Okay, let's see how you perform tomorrow night. But I still want to make three rules with everyone. If anyone breaks the rules in the future, I will advise Mike to let him stay sober on the bench!"

"First, you are not allowed to go to nightclubs during away games;"

"Second, alcoholism is not allowed the day before the game;"

"Third, no drugs!"

Matt Barnes asked with a blushing face, "I have no problem with not touching drugs, but I want to ask, is marijuana a drug?"

Wang Dalin squinted his eyes and asked, "According to the US federal law, marijuana is a first-level controlled substance, and marijuana is not legal in California. Do you think it is a drug?"

Matt Barnes immediately quieted down, and muttered in a low voice: "Looks like I have to quit smoking!"

Many people think that marijuana is legal in the United States and can be smoked casually. This is another impression.

In fact, the U.S. federal government has long promulgated the "1970 Controlled Drugs Act", which stipulates that marijuana is a first-level control substance, has a very high risk of abuse, and has high dependence, and both use and possession violate federal laws.

But at the same time, as of the end of 2019, 11 U.S. states had legalized any use of marijuana, and 33 states had legalized medical marijuana.

Here is a situation that goes against the perception of most Chinese people. Why can marijuana, which is illegal by the federal government, be legalized by the local government?

The answer is... no!
The United States is a federal country, and state laws cannot override federal laws, so even in states where marijuana is legal, federal law enforcement agencies still have sufficient legality to arrest any individual who uses, possesses, grows, transports or sells marijuana.

So... what does state law mean for the legalization of marijuana?

That's not a contradiction, since state-specific marijuana laws help address the scarcity of federal enforcement resources.

The enforcement of laws requires the actions of law enforcement agencies. Laws that cannot be enforced are not serious. If there are laws that are not followed and violations are not corrected, the law will become a decoration.

Federal laws require federal law enforcement agencies to enforce them, and there are woefully undernumbered federal law enforcement officers relative to the nation's population.

There are dozens of federal law enforcement agencies across the United States, with more than 10,000 law enforcement officers, while the DEA, which is responsible for drug and drug control, has only a few thousand agents.

Resources need to be used where they are most needed, so the US Department of Justice, the department in charge of the DEA, has issued a series of memorandums on cannabis law enforcement.

The central idea of ​​this memo is...for individuals who use marijuana in full compliance with state laws, instead of enforcing the law, resources will be diverted to drug networks, sales to children, large-scale trafficking, and drug-related violence, which are more harmful to society.

That means that if the Justice Department ever changes that guidance, states that have legalized marijuana won't be able to stop federal agents from targeting marijuana users, even if those users are in full compliance with state law.

So the question in a nutshell is... Marijuana is not legal in the United States, but it's "unlawful and unpunished" in many states.

To put it more bluntly... Even if you possess and use marijuana in a "legal" state, federal law enforcement officers can still send you to a judge, and the judge can send you to jail.

Let's use an analogy. For example, Du Xiaoshuai, who was recently exposed to frequently smoking marijuana, would have to be sent to jail if the defense law enforcement officers were serious.

And the states that allow the legalization of marijuana are Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, North Carolina, and several states on the east coast. California, where Los Angeles is located, is not among them.

So, smoking marijuana in Los Angeles...is illegal in itself!

As for "no going to nightclubs during away games", and "no alcoholism the day before the game"... In fact, many teams in the NBA have similar management regulations, but the teams have always turned a blind eye to big-name stars, so the players have no objection to these two items.

The next day, October 10, the Clippers played against the Sonics at home that night... two consecutive back-to-back games, the opponent was still the same opponent, looking at the entire world of sports... I am afraid that only the NBA can arrange such a wonderful schedule.

This time, the Clippers players have obviously improved their mental outlook a lot. They are very active on the court, and they almost do their best on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, they can always make shots that should be made in the open.

科里.马盖蒂一扫前一晚的低迷状态，全场15投8中，其中三分球7投2中，罚球11投8中，砍下26分3篮板1助攻1抢断，打得十分高效。

昆汀.理查德森也状态回勇，他全场11投6中，其中三分球6投3中，得到15分4篮板1助攻1抢断。

不过这场比赛快船队表现最好的还是王大林，他全场27投15中，其中三分球12投6中，罚球10投9中，狂砍45分15篮板12助攻3抢断2盖帽，贡献出了来到快船队后的第一个40+大号三双。

From the number of assists by Wang Dalin, it can be seen that the offensive efficiency of the teammates in this game is very good. In addition to Maggette and Richardson, Eddie House, Wang Zhizhi and Chris Wilcox also scored in double figures.

The final score was 126:124. The Clippers played an extremely exciting battle against the Sonics at home, and they had the last laugh with a 2-point advantage.

After the first game, the major media in North America believed that Wang Dalin's personal strength was of course no problem, but the overall strength of the Clippers was too poor, and even he could not lead this thousand-year-old team to a good result.

But after the second game, the media began to brag about Wang Dalin again, and even the local media in Los Angeles called him "the savior of the Clippers".

Regarding this situation, Barkley, who has always supported Wang Dalin, seemed extremely low-key. He calmly analyzed the current state of the Clippers, and believed that this game can only reflect that the Clippers' offensive power is very sharp, but their defense is still a bad batch.

He was right. Even though the Clippers won this game, many problems were exposed, especially the defensive problems Barkley mentioned.

With Wang Dalin and his players performing so well, they still allowed the Supersonics team without Ray Allen to score 124 points. This defense... probably is not much different from no defense!

However, the players performed very hard on the defensive end, and no one was lazy when defending. What does this mean?
Clearly...the Clippers' defense is seriously flawed!

So Mike Dunleavy organized the coaching staff to watch the video immediately after the game, and conducted a comprehensive analysis. Finally, they came to the conclusion that the current Clippers' man-to-man defense system is not good at all, because the players' single defense ability is too poor!
In response to this situation, Dunleavy and the coaching staff worked overtime to develop another defensive system. In fact, it imitated the "mixed zone defense" played by the Pistons in the previous two seasons, but Dunleavy's "mixed zone defense" was closer to the real "zone defense".

His thinking is still very clear. After all, the personal defensive ability of the Clippers players is definitely not comparable to that of the Pistons players in the previous two years, and it is helpless to be closer to the "zone defense".

Otherwise, this season's regular season will be troublesome, because even if the Clippers can score 110 points per game, the opponent can score 112 or even 114 points. In that case... what's the point?
The Clippers will have to wait until November 11 to play their third game. A full week of rest is too precious for Dunleavy. He can have enough time to practice this new defensive system.

It has to be said that players who can make a living in the NBA still have a certain golf quotient.

In this week, the Clippers players stepped up their training and finally practiced this new defensive system... I can't say how effective it will be in the game, at least it is better than the previous situation.

On November 11, the Clippers challenged the Nuggets led by "Little Melon" Carmelo Anthony in an away game.

Since Anthony was selected in the draft in June, the management of the Nuggets has been very courageous, directly setting Anthony as the core of the team's team building in the next few years, and establishing his leadership among all players.

In addition to the big leader Anthony, there are quasi-All-Stars such as Andre Miller, Nene Hilario and Marcus Camby in this tunneling team, as well as high-quality role players such as Voshan Leonard, Earl Boykins, Joan Barry (already in the Nuggets) and Chris Anderson. Their upper limit is absolutely high.

Of course, because the players are generally too young, their lower limit may also be very low.

Simply put... the Nuggets can beat any good team, including the Lakers, Spurs or Pistons, but they can also lose to any big team. If they are unlucky, they can even lose to the Bulls.

In this game, the Nuggets played a very high offensive and defensive quality in the first three quarters, and the scores of the two sides have been leading alternately.

This situation lasted until the beginning of the fourth quarter. For some unknown reason, the Nuggets suddenly misfired. They couldn't score either inside or in the middle and long distances... This situation lasted for 6 minutes!

You can even imagine it with your butt... How terrifying is it that you didn't score a point for 6 minutes?

So the Clippers seized this opportunity and played a 14:0 spurt, thus defeating the Nuggets in one fell swoop and achieving two consecutive victories.

双方最后的比分是118:102，其中王大林个人独砍38分14篮板11助攻7抢断3盖帽……7次抢断也创造了他自己新的单场抢断记录。

In fact, it is considered good luck. It is precisely because the Nuggets suddenly misfired at the beginning of the fourth quarter that the players were completely panicked, so Wang Dalin was able to send as many as 4 steals during that period.

On November 11, the Clippers returned to their home court, and this time their opponent was the Hawks.

Although this Eagles team has Sherif Abdul-Rahim, Theo Ratliff, Jason Terry, Stephen Jackson and other good players, their strength can only be ranked in the middle and lower reaches of the Eastern Conference.

So the Clippers made another victory and successfully won three consecutive victories.

But the good times didn't last long... On November 11th, they finally ushered in their first truly strong opponent this season, the Golden State Warriors who reached the Western Conference semifinals last season.

The strength of the Clippers itself is not as good as the Warriors, and it is an away game, and the Warriors have won all 4 games in the first four games of this season, so the Clippers players are a little uneasy.

Of course, Wang Dalin won't be nervous... Last season, the Warriors just made it to the Western Conference semifinals, and the Pistons he led were the championship!
That night, the Oakland Arena was packed, and all 19596 home fans wore yellow Warriors jerseys. The scene looked like the scene in the movie "The Golden Flower" directed by Zhang Yimou.

When warming up before the match, Wang Dalin saw Yao Ming, who was wearing the No. 11 jersey, approaching him.

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