After the game, Lu Yu invited all his national team teammates and coaches to have a meal at Lu Ji's in San Francisco.
For the men's basketball team members who have been in the United States for more than 20 days and have never eaten hometown food, it is a treat to have a serious Sichuan meal here.
However, a topic at the end of the meal made everyone fall into heavy emotions.
The Chinese men's basketball team currently has a 16-man roster, but there are only 12 players on the roster that can participate in the World Championships, which means four people are unable to participate. This list will be announced to the public after returning to China.
When several young generals began to feel uneasy,
Liu Yudong said: "Coach, otherwise I won't go this time and leave the opportunity to the young people. I'm old and can't play anymore."
It is true that Liu Yudong is not young, he is 32 years old this year, but to say that he cannot be beaten is pure nonsense.
You know, just a few months ago, Liu Yudong won the scoring title with an average of 37 points per game. In the finals, he faced the Sharks led by Yao Ming and scored 29 points, 34 points, 56 points and 51 points in four games respectively.
He averaged 41.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game, setting a record in the finals. Even though he lost, he was honored as the league's most valuable player.
Is this called immovable?
The difference from Lu Yu's previous life is that this year's Liu Yudong had surgery in advance. Liu Yudong in Lu Yu's previous life had surgery after defeating Guangdong next year. That is, after that surgery, Liu Yudong's condition began to decline.
In the CBA 02-03 season, Liu Yudong played through the entire regular season and playoffs with excruciating pain, still averaging 30 points per game. In the end, he successfully led his team to defeat Guangdong in the finals and regain the championship.
After winning the championship, a relieved Liu Yudong agreed to undergo surgery.
On May 14, 2003, the entire Chinese basketball world was shocked. Liu Yudong underwent a five-hour endoscopic knee surgery that day. The doctor took out 10 bone fragments from Liu Yudong's knee.
But this time, it was not so shocking, just a simple joint puncture to remove the fluid.
I don’t know if handling it in advance will extend Liu Yudong’s career a lot.
But what we can know is that Liu Yudong is still recovering from his injury, but by the time the World Championships begin, he will most likely be able to recover.
So when Liu Yudong said he quit, all the team members were stunned, even Lu Yu was a little confused.
Liu Yudong smiled: "With my height, every time I play in international competitions, I will be targeted. It will cause trouble for you tactically. What's more, it should also allow young people to grow up."
Wang Fei frowned slightly and said nothing.
There was a bit of silence in the room for a moment.
Although Liu Yudong can kill everyone in the CBA arena, he cannot achieve an invincible effect in the international arena.
His height of 1.98 meters only gives him an advantage in the CBA. Facing those tall players who are over 2 meters tall, his height is simply not good enough. In addition, his speed and strength are not as good as those of foreign players. Facing foreign players
With such a tight defense, Liu Yudong could not find a breakthrough and could only retreat again and again.
In the 1984 World Championships, Liu Yudong's statistics were 11.5 points and 4.3 rebounds. By the 2000 Sydney Olympics, his scoring average was only 7.8 points. This is not that Liu Yudong's level has declined, but that his opponents have become more sophisticated.
Stronger. Although Liu Yudong's skills are very good, his height is really a disadvantage.
At that time, Gong Xiaobin, who was 2 meters tall, received more attention than Liu Yudong in the team, which also caused Liu Yudong to lose many opportunities to express himself in the international arena.
At this time, Gong Xiaobin also stood up, raised his glass and took a sip: "Da Liu is right, I also think we should make way for young people, I am lazy in training, coach, what happened in the last training
I'm sorry, don't add me to the squad this time. If I don't want to train one day, it will ruin the atmosphere in the team."
Good guy, if Liu Yudong has not recovered well due to injury and feels that his height is a disadvantage, then it would be even more puzzling that Gong Xiaobin, who is 2 meters tall without injury, would quit.
"Besides, Da Liu, I'm only 2cm taller than you." Gong Xiaobin added with a smile.
In fact, the two old guys have realized during this period that even if they play, they may not be able to play better than these young people. Originally, the team still needed their two experienced players to take charge, but Lu Yu
When he comes, he is like a court commander, and the team will not panic at all.
The two of them in the team will not be an obstacle to the team, but they are not that helpful to the team.
So the two people unanimously proposed that they want to withdraw from this national team. In fact, they are not willing to quit. You must know that this national team currently seems to be the most promising one, and no one wants to give up serving the country.
Opportunity to go to war.
This is an honor and the purpose for which they have always insisted on playing.
Hu Weidong also stood up: "You two guys have said so, so my form has been so poor in the past two seasons, shouldn't it be more appropriate to quit?"
In the 1999-2000 season, Hu Weidong averaged 30.0 points per game, 6.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.
That year, the Orlando Magic offered Hu Weidong a 10-day contract, but Hu Weidong missed the contract due to a foot injury.
It was because of this injury that Hu Weidong's condition plummeted.
In the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons, Hu Weidong only averaged 16.7 points and 15.3 points per game respectively in Nangang.
It dropped by half from the 1999-00 season!
All the players sitting here were stunned. They did not expect that the first to leave the national team would be three meritorious veterans.
Everyone looked at the silent head coach Wang Fei.
Wang Fei is also struggling in his heart. From a practical point of view, the three veterans are more useful than the newcomers because they are more experienced. This is still in the international arena. If it is placed in the league, the three veterans can almost defeat these newcomers.
Hang him up and beat him.
Compared with the others, the strength of these two players, Zhang Cheng and Chen Ke, is still a bit behind, which means they must have left.
For the last two spots left, we have to choose from the three veterans or from the newcomers.
The veterans are Gong Xiaobin, Hu Weidong and Liu Yudong.
The newcomers are Yi Jianlian, Du Feng, Zhu Fangyu, and Wang Shipeng.
Of course, there are also Li Nan, Guo Shiqiang and Liu Wei. Among them, Li Nan is the only stable shooter on the team apart from the four players who play in the NBA, so he naturally stays on the team. Guo Shiqiang and Liu Wei are one of the few point guards in the team.
It's impossible to let them leave.
Originally, Wang Fei's plan was to select two out of the three veterans and exclude them from the main roster.
But at this moment, he suddenly couldn't bear it.
If nothing else happens, this year will be the last time for Gong Xiaobin, Liu Yudong and Hu Weidong to participate in the World Series.
Hu Weidong and Liu Yudong were born in 1970. Gong Xiaobin is one year older than them. They are both 32 or 33 years old this year. The next world competition will be the Olympic Games in 2004, when they will be 34 to 35 years old. At that age and status,
There's a high probability that it won't work.
Isn't it a bit too cruel not to let them fight at this time?
Perhaps young people need experience in competitions, but Lu Yu and Wang Zhizhi have already determined that they will not participate in the Asian Championships and Asian Games. There is a high probability that Yao Ming will not play in these games in the future. There are many games for these young people.
Then why let these veterans not play in this game.
Wang Fei has never thought that he is a person who swings between the two sides, but this time he has swing between the two sides. From the beginning, he was more inclined to keep the young people, but now the three veterans have asked to leave the team, and he wants to keep them.
Du Feng looked around. If Gong Xiaobin and Liu Yudong left, then he and Yi Jianlian would be left behind.
In terms of physical talent and personal ability, he is not as good as Yi Jianlian. In terms of experience, he is not as good as the two veterans. His only advantage is that he dares to fight and fight hard.
"Coach, I voluntarily leave the national team." Du Feng stood up and said.
Wang Fei waved his hand, asked him to sit down, and then said: "I know what you are thinking. You are not willing to let your teammates leave because of you, but our coaching staff will make a decision on this matter. Today is just for dinner, who wants to mention this again?
Thing, whoever blew this bottle away."
He patted the white wine in front of him.
Lu Yu smiled. He knew that Wang Fei had actually made a decision in his heart, but it was just not the right time to talk about it.
…
My teammates from the national team have been back for three days, and Lu Yu has been back to Chicago for three days.
When he first entered the house, he was surprised to find Charlize and Annie in the room, watching TV and eating fruit, while instructing Lu Yu to pour them water and snacks.
The two of you co-authored a front alliance and decided to unify the outside world?
When going to bed at night, Anne wrinkled her nose and snorted to Lu Yu: "Sister Charlize has already told me all your bad things. You'd better not let me catch you, otherwise I'll catch you!"
Lu Yu looked at her gesture of scissors and felt a chill down there.
On the fifth day of resting at home, Lu Yu got bored. It was too hard at home. Now the two beauties seemed to have united and no longer had to accept Lu Yu's every turn. They had become the masters of the house, and Lu Yu was just one.
servant.
Not being able to play games and without the applause of the audience, Lu Yu felt a little empty.
At this time, Snoopy sent a message telling Lu Yu that the official list of twelve players for the national team was out, and Lu Yu was on it.
Lu Yuxin said, isn't this nonsense?
How could he not be in it? He was more concerned about who on the roster had left.
When he saw the list of twelve people, he knew that in addition to Zhang Cheng and Chen Ke, Du Feng and Wang Shipeng were also leaving.
The list of twelve people is: Guo Shiqiang, Liu Wei, Lu Yu, Hu Weidong, Li Nan, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Zhizhi, Gong Xiaobin, Liu Yudong, Yi Jianlian, Battelle and Yao Ming.
Wang Fei finally kept the veteran.
Lu Yu thought about it and called Klaus. After confirming it, he asked Snoopy to contact Wang Shipeng and Du Feng, and then contacted Li Chunjiang of the Hongyuan team and the leaders of the Bayi team and Nangang team.
, decided to invite Wang Shipeng, Du Feng, Zhang Cheng and Chen Ke to participate in the Bulls summer training camp before the preseason.
It can be regarded as compensation for their departure from the national team.
Although Lu Yu knew that Wang Fei must have communicated with them, this was his intention for them, and he also hoped that Wang Shipeng and Du Feng could improve themselves better in the training camp.
After learning about this benefit, Zhu Fangyu stamped his feet angrily. If he had known that he was no longer on the twelve-man roster, he would have wanted to go to the NBA team to train.
After arranging these times, Lu Yu continued to return to his boring state.
How about going to train?
But the Bulls teammates have all started taking vacations, the summer league time has passed, and the summer training camp has not started yet, and now I can't find anyone.
Go to a variety show to guest star?
Lu Yu didn't want to go. He was worried that his character in the variety show would collapse. Players should just play hard and don't make so many mistakes.
Artest wanted to make an album with Lu Yu, but Lu Yu couldn't understand the rap he sang, so he refused.
"The start time of the Men's Basketball World Championship is August 29th. Today is August 1st. There are 28 days left. The national team will gather on August 10th. They will play a few warm-up games and then go to the United States to compete in the World Championships.
"Game, but how will we spend the nine days before the gathering?" Lu Yu thought to himself.
You can't be a servant at home every day, right?
Annie, who was watching TV, said a little unbearably: "How about you come and watch TV with us?"
"All right."
Lu Yu sat between the two people and watched TV.
What was playing on the TV was a disc that the two of them had found somewhere. The title was "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Yes, it was the martial arts action film directed by Ang Lee.
"Lu, do you Chinese really know how to stand on bamboo?" Charlize asked curiously.
"You're an actor, can't you see that this is a joke?" Lu Yu glanced at her.
"But I have never been to China, and I don't know what Chinese Kung Fu is like." Charlize's words were agreed by Anne, who also said that China is a very mysterious country to her.
Thinking of Chinese Kung Fu, Lu Yu thought of the old man doing Tai Chi in the park in the morning.
I thought again of Master Ma, who took care of himself.
In fact, what I think about the most is my experience in learning Chuanwu. It cannot be said that Chuanwu is useless in fighting. Chuanwu has its own advantages. Many force-generating techniques have never been learned in fighting. It just requires a good combination of the two.
A good combination will do.
Wait...China.
The last time I returned to China, I took the time to go back because I was suspended.
Why don't I take advantage of these nine days to go back to China and take a look?
Lu Yu suddenly had an inspiration. It had been nearly three years since he was reborn, and he had returned to his country once during that time. Although he had no family he missed in his previous life, it was his home after all.
Use these few days to take them to see the scenic spots and historic sites in China, as well as the great rivers and mountains. In my previous life, I had no money and no time. In this life, I have money. Although there is not much time, nine days is enough. When the trip is over, I will be able to go and
The national team meets.
He thought of another question.
When I return to my country, I am not an ordinary person. Even if I return to my country, I have to go back secretly.
At the very least, you can't be blocked by fans as soon as you leave the airport. That would be no fun.
"Lu, Lu, what are you thinking about?" Annie stretched out her palm and waved it in front of Lu Yu.
Lu Yu came to his senses and asked with a smile: "Do you want to see real Chinese Kung Fu?"
Real Chinese Kung Fu?
The two women looked at Lu Yu's lewd smile and looked at the bedroom involuntarily... I heard that in ancient China, a man could marry several wives.
