Chapter 211 Are you ready to participate in the draft?
Half an hour later, the game continued, but no fans paid attention to the result.
Lu Yu and Yi Jianlian were also unable to watch the game because it was like a pot was exploding around them. If the security guards were not on hand to maintain order, the chaos at the scene would probably have lasted for half an hour.
Lu Yu was invited to the front row by security, right behind the Sharks bench.
Ye Tian shamelessly followed him, and was a little embarrassed to sit aside. He could see that Lu Yu and Yi Jianlian didn't want others to recognize them, but he shouted so loudly that the entire audience gathered around.
He looked at Lu Yu with some curiosity. Lu Yu's official age was about the same as Ye Tian's, both were born in 1982. From the looks of two people of the same age, Lu Yu was obviously much more mature.
"I'm so sorry. I was frightened and shouted out, causing you such trouble." Ye Tian said awkwardly.
Lu Yu smiled: "It's okay."
"Can I take the liberty to ask, do you NBA players play street ball?" Ye Tianzhuang asked boldly.
Lu Yu nodded: "It's okay during the offseason."
"That's great. A few buddies and I are going to start a team, street ball, which belongs to China. I hope you can come and support us if you have the opportunity."
"Okay, if I have time, I will definitely come."
Lu Yu also left Snoopy's phone number for Ye Tian so that he could contact his agent if he had anything to do.
Next year Ye Tian should start cl with Wu You and the others. This is the first year of Chinese streetball. Lu Yu is also happy to see more young people fall in love with the sport of basketball.
It is still too difficult to rely solely on professional players to promote basketball.
It is said that China’s basketball population is in the hundreds of millions. It should be easy to catch up with Europe and the United States in theory, but how many people can actually receive systematic training and have the opportunity to set a career as their goal?
Very few, very few.
Young people who can set a career as their goal are either from within the system, from a CBA team or a youth team under a provincial or municipal sports bureau, or they are basketball players from domestic leagues at all levels.
For the vast majority of basketball enthusiasts, a career path is out of reach. In their eyes, basketball is just a hobby.
If things go on like this, there will be fewer and fewer people who like basketball and ordinary people who like basketball.
Then we need to allow ordinary fans to play the game they like, which is street ball.
Streetball has many benefits for the promotion of basketball, especially among ordinary basketball enthusiasts, it will attract more fans to love this sport.
Only when more and more fans love this sport will quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, and several forks in the road for domestic basketball reform to emerge.
The most important one is the combination of physical education and education.
"With the continuous improvement of living standards, the uncertainty of sports schools has become more and more serious in the eyes of parents. We Chinese are the most pragmatic. In their eyes, if you are not studying, you are too bad. Playing basketball is really not as good as playing basketball.
Go to school steadily. After all, education cannot be missing in the process of growth. This undoubtedly causes the loss of some talents inadvertently."
"Is it important to go to school? Of course it is. Look at the athletes we need help. They are largely unsatisfactory in life because they lack educational opportunities."
"But do students have to become athletes? Can the combination of physical education and basketball in basketball produce a group of outstanding basketball players? Are these basketball players useful for Chinese basketball to catch up with Europe and the United States?"
"The answer is..." Lu Yu paused, with a firm look in his eyes: "No!"
Lu Yu's words made Ye Tian, who was discussing the combination of physical education and education with him, a little confused.
He didn't know why he discussed such a profound issue with Lu Yu, but he also wanted to hear some different opinions from Lu Yu.
According to Lu Yu, getting more people to like basketball can promote the development of domestic basketball.
With more people who like basketball, we can develop a way to combine sports and education in Chinese basketball in the future.
But Lu Yu changed the topic, and the combination of physical education and education was of no use.
Is not this contradictory?
At this time, Yao Ming, who had already taken a break, also heard what Lu Yu said. He looked at Lu Yu with interest, but did not interrupt Lu Yu's chat.
Lu Yuhun didn't care and continued: "There are only two types of basketball players who are willing to stay. One is the type who is really talented and is recognized. Take Yi Jianlian as an example. His physical talent was eliminated by Shenzhen early.
Principal Dai of the sports school discovered that he was destined to be a basketball player."
"The other type is those whose families are really rich and have the opportunity to receive comprehensive basketball training. I have to say that this kind of people have much more opportunities than ordinary people. If you have money, you can't solve the problem by giving a gift.
Question. So everyone knows that some are really good enough given a chance, and some are really not of this material but occupy priority on the list."
"The threshold for guards is even higher. If Iverson is in China, he is short and his family is poor, it doesn't matter if he doesn't have a guard. No matter how talented he is, no one will want him." Lu Yu joked.
Ye Tian was very confused when he heard this. He still didn't understand the accident of human society.
But Yao Ming understood that he had seen too many such things in the past few years in the professional team, and he couldn't help but laugh.
Fortunately, this was a casual chat with fans. If it were a media interview, Lu Yu would not be happy to say what he said.
"The ones I mentioned above are only children with physical conditions. If they really want to play basketball, they have to have their bone age measured. If their future height is not enough, they will still not be qualified."
"There is also a very critical issue. It is really expensive to receive professional training from an early age. The real problem is that a large number of families cannot afford this cost. What is even more realistic is that even if a child is raised at a loss, it is likely that a child will suffer from an injury.
destroyed."
Lu Yu sighed: "I believe you should understand after hearing this. Not many parents dare to send their children to play basketball professionally. This is the cruelty of competitive sports. Do you think your children can become Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, or me?
Lu Yu, but most of the time...he can't."
As soon as these words were spoken, Ye Tian felt the same way.
He has not been a child with good physical talent since he was a child, so he trained very hard and developed a sneaky layup, but he could only dominate on the field.
As for his career...he couldn't even think about it.
Although Lu Yu's words hurt my heart, I had to admit that it was reality.
At this time, Ye Tian no longer wanted to watch the game. Even Yao Ming, who was sitting in front, did not watch the game. Instead, he turned his body around and listened quietly to Lu Yu's continued words.
"but!"
Lu Yu's words cheered up the heartbroken Ye Tian.
The turning point is here!
"But there is an advantage to combining sports and education." Lu Yu said with a smile: "This allows more children who are willing to chase their dreams and have the talent to pursue their dreams to truly have a chance to become a professional player, instead of like before.
It is elusive and unattainable, so these children who are willing and able to endure hardship have a way to become basketball athletes."
Lu Yu pointed to Yao Ming next to him: "Yao went to sports school at the age of 9. In addition to normal studies, he had to practice for three hours every day. He joined the Shanghai Youth Team at the age of 14. You can ask how long he trains every day.
he."
Yao Ming smiled, and when Lu Yu brought the topic to him, he said directly: "More than ten hours."
"Ten hours?"
Ye Tian was stunned for a moment. It was too exaggerated. He originally thought that Yao Ming could achieve his current results just because he was taller than himself by dozens of centimeters.
In fact, he is not the only one who thinks this way, even many ordinary basketball fans will think about what I would do if I were two meters tall.
Given a height of two meters, he might just be a taller ordinary person.
"Hu Weidong once said that when they were young, they practiced shooting, and by the time they finished eating, their arms were so tired that they couldn't lift chopsticks!"
"We think Da Zhi relies on talent. During the years he entered the sports school, he stretched and practiced every day." Lu Yu glanced at Yi Jianlian, who was silent and said: "In order to play in the NCAA, Yi Jianlian trained a lot every day.
It is also beyond ordinary people, so the combination of sports and education allows more people to have access to opportunities, but opportunities are reserved for those who are more ruthless to themselves. These people will not be all fans who love basketball, nor will they be now.
Every student on campus who combines physical education with education is just a small group of people, just those who work hard and work hard."
At this point, Lu Yu's tone obviously increased a lot.
He said to Ye Tian: "If your street team develops well in the future, please give my last words to those children who want to embark on this path -
If you have a dream, if you are ruthless enough, then chase it. If you are not ruthless enough, then don’t let your family worry blindly."
Ye Tian fell silent.
It was easy to understand Lu Yu's words, but he always felt that he was still too far away. It wasn't until the Chinese New Year that he and Wu You talked about Lu Yu's words while watching Lu Yu perform at the All-Star Game.
, which caused Wu You, who was only seventeen years old at the time, to think deeply.
Wu You also found his original intention to establish cl from this passage.
Unlike before, which was simply to create a team and let more children like street ball, he has taken a further step in thinking.
Of course, this is something.
Lu Yu received the attention of Yao Ming because of this statement.
The game was over and the Sharks defeated the Hongyuan team without any bloodshed. However, Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng of the Hongyuan team also made Yao Ming realize that the CBA in a few years may be dominated by the Hongyuan team.
After the game, Lu Yu invited Yao Ming to have dinner with him, and also called Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng.
The restaurant was reserved by Yao Ming. He is from Shanghai and is more familiar with it than the four of them.
The five of them sat down and had tea for three rounds.
Lu Yu didn't mince words and got straight to the point: "Dayao, after the CBA ends this year, are you preparing to participate in the draft?"
Yao Ming was silent for a long time, first nodded, and then shook his head.
"I am not sure."
Finally, Yao Ming said: "But if I can help the Sharks win a championship this year, I think I will go to the NBA to participate in the draft."
Because by that time, he will no longer have an opponent in the CBA.
Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng were stunned for a moment, with a hint of envy in their eyes.
"Why do you ask this?" Yao Ming asked with a smile.
Lu Yu glanced at Yao Ming, and he saw a hint of uneasiness in Yao Ming's twinkling eyes.
It is most taboo to talk deeply in a casual relationship.
Now Lu Yu just wanted to get closer to Yao Ming, so he extended his olive branch without hesitation.
"If you participate in the NBA draft, I think you can consider my agency when choosing an agent."
For a time, except for Yi Jianlian who was still eating calmly, the entire box,
