Yunus was stunned. He was completely swayed by Chen Jie's words.
In China, especially in the field of sports in China, there is a very famous feature. That is, everything is based on the Olympic Games. Whether it is basketball, football or other sports, it is a cycle of four years. All sports The ultimate goal of preparing for a project is to achieve good results in the Olympic Games. This is the most significant feature of institutional sports.
Basketball, of course, is the same.
The most important task for the Chinese men's basketball national team so far is the Olympic Games in China three years later.
Next year's World Championships and this year's training camp are all preparations for the Olympic Games three years later.
Chen Jie did not talk about the results of the World Championships, but the results of the Olympic Games, which is completely understandable.
Yunus had already guessed that when Chen Jie joined the national team, he must have wanted the Chinese team to perform better in the Olympics, but he did not expect that Chen Jie was so ambitious and wanted to win the championship.
In fact, if you think about it, the Chinese men's basketball team in 2004 can be called the most powerful lineup in Chinese history. Yao Ming, Battelle, Wang Zhizhi, all three insiders, the Great Mobile Wall deterred the world, and the golden generation, Li Nan, Gong Xiaobin and others have not retired, but even so, The Chinese team only tied the best result in history, the quarterfinals.
But now, after Battelle has proposed, Yi Jianlian has not stepped up, and Wang Zhizhi is also in the United States and does not know when he will be able to help the national team again, Chen Jie actually wants to lead the team to win the gold medal by himself. Yunus cannot figure out what Chen Jie is doing. What is the structure of the brain?
However, although Yunus thinks so himself, of course he will not say these words.
Chen Jie thinks so. That is Chen Jie's dream. Even though Yunus thinks this is a bit fanciful, he has been a head coach in China for several years and knows what the people in the Basketball Association think. If he gives it to him at this time If Chen Jie throws cold water on him, there is no doubt that he may not be able to lead the team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Since Chen Jie has just proved his strength, and he is indeed fighting for the honor of the Chinese team, then maybe it would be good for this team to have Chen Jie as the core?
Yunus thought so in his heart.
Looking at the NBA's Chicago Bulls, isn't the reason why they were successful this season because they supported Chen Jie and became the absolute core? Didn't they never doubt Chen Jie?
Maybe, the Chinese national team can also copy the Chicago Bulls' approach?
Thinking this way, Yunus had already made a decision in his mind.
As for those in the team who were not convinced by Chen Jie, Yunus had a sneer on his face. If you have the ability, challenge Chen Jie to a duel. If you win, then I will listen to you!
In this way, Yunus went from being disliked by Chen Jie to now putting all his weight on Chen Jie.
Three years later, in the Beijing Olympics, although Yunus did not dare to dream of winning the championship like Chen Jie, he could at least lead the team to the semi-finals and create history for the Chinese team?
Three years later, with Yao Ming and Chen Jie, Yi Jianlian should also be mature by then. Perhaps, let the Basketball Association summon Wang Zhizhi back. In that case, the top four will really not be a dream.
In 2008, there were still three years left, but Yunus's heart at the moment had already drifted away from that time.
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Three years is just a blink of an eye.
Unknowingly, the most important thing for the Chinese people, the Beijing Olympics, has finally arrived.
In the past three years, a lot of things have happened to Chinese basketball. Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Jie has officially become the number one star of the Chinese basketball national team.
Two years ago, in the 2006 World Championships, Chen Jie led his team to the semi-finals. In the final against Greece after eight minutes, Chen Jie made a three-pointer at the last second.
It has become a classic among Chinese fans.
Because of his performance in that World Championship, Chen Jie could no longer hear any doubts in the national team. All the players, including Yao Ming, followed Chen Jie's lead, and Chen Jie became the Chinese national team player.
The absolute boss of the team.
Yang Ming, who initially challenged Chen Jie and was very unconvinced by Chen Jie, has never been selected for the Chinese national team again. Even because the media exposed the discord between Yang Ming and Chen Jie, in the Liaoning team, Yang Ming
Everything was very unhappy, and he even lost his position as the main point guard of the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team.
Of course, no one cares about this.
What Chinese fans care most about is how far this team can go in the Olympics at home.
The semi-finals record two years ago gave people a lot of expectations for this team.
The mainstays of Chen Jie and Yao Ming gave people more confidence in this team. The growing maturity of Yi Jianlian, who joined the NBA, and the good performance of Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu and others made the media everywhere dare not underestimate the Chinese men's basketball team.
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Of course, a major event also happened during this period, that is, Wang Zhizhi, who was drifting in the United States, finally negotiated with the Basketball Association and returned to the Chinese national team.
Wang Zhizhi's prodigal return has given the Chinese national team more options in the paint. Whether it is the Basketball Association's mistake or Wang Zhizhi's mistake, it is no longer important now. What is important is that with Wang Zhizhi's
Joining this team has given Chinese fans more confidence in the performance of the Chinese men’s basketball team at the Beijing Olympics.
Fans don't care about this incident, they only care about the result, but Chen Jie has his own opinions on this matter.
He knows the ins and outs of this matter.
As early as the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the young Wang Zhizhi came to prominence. A university in the United States immediately invited Wang Zhizhi to attend the university.
The Bayi team refused to let him learn to play. At that time, Wang Zhizhi was under 19 years old and was in his growth period. It was in Atlanta that Wang Zhizhi blocked a shot against Admiral Robinson, who was in his prime at the time. This block made Americans remember the name Wang Zhizhi deeply.
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In the 1999 draft, Wang Zhizhi was selected by the Mavericks, and neither Bayi nor the Chinese team released him. Dirk Nowitzki was also selected the previous year. The German Basketball Association quickly released him. As far as the situation at the time was concerned, Wang Zhizhi was both technically and technically sound.
The fame is not comparable to that of Nowitzki, but now, Nowitzki has grown into a superstar, and Wang Zhizhi has been completely delayed. At that time, Wang was 21 years old, and there was still a lot of room for growth.
.April 2001. After the August 1st championship, Wang Zhizhi was finally released to the NBA. At that time, there were more than a dozen games left in the regular season. Wang's performance was eye-catching and he was immediately selected for the playoffs. After the game, Wang Zhizhi
He quickly flew directly to Moscow to participate in the public relations activities of the Chinese Olympic bid delegation, accompanied by Liu Xuan and other sports stars. Wang Zhizhi was the first to jump up from the back seat and cheer. Who can remember these scenes now? After returning to Beijing after successfully bidding for the Olympic Games
, Wang Zhizhi immediately went to Japan with the Chinese men's basketball team to participate in the East Asian Games. In that game, they lost to the South Korean youth team. It was a shame and a big shame, which paved the way for the defeat of the Asian Games. They lost to the Australian team in the last two games, but still won the championship. Wang Zhizhi's
Ranked first in the team in scoring.
After that, he immediately returned to Shanghai to participate in the Asian Men's Basketball Championship. South Korea was unexpectedly eliminated by Lebanon. China only beat Lebanon by 11 points in the group stage. After the game, the two teams had a big fight. A group fight broke out and several Lebanese players suffered severe injuries. Chen Jie remembered his previous life.
When I watched this game, I admired the bloody spirit of Li Nan and Battelle. They punched the Lebanese players hard and showed the style of our good Chinese men. Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming immediately went up to start a fight, but did not participate in the fight, which showed that a professional player should
With his quality and alertness, Chen Jie also won the approval of Chen Jie for his approach of keeping a clear head. You must know that if the game was not held in China and the chairman of the Asian Basketball Association was Cheng Wanqi, the players involved in the group fight would probably
They were banned from participating in the following competitions, so the Chinese team suffered the greatest loss. In the final, the Chinese players worked hard to beat Lebanon by more than 30 points, which really made them feel bad.
At the end of the same year, the Chinese men's basketball team participated in the World University Games in Beijing. During the competition, the Chinese team made it all the way to the finals and defeated the United States for the first time in history. Yao Ming's last shot was very popular. However, they lost to Yugoslavia by 40 points in the finals.
The situation was so terrible that everyone's minds were sober. In this game, Wang Zhizhi truly became the number one offensive core player of the Chinese men's basketball team. Against the Czech team, he made 17 three-pointers against his opponents, and the audience was shocked.
When they were behind for part of the time; when the Canadian team was pressing hard and no other players could score, it was Wang Zhizhi who turned the tide and hit a few key shots to turn the entire game around.
Wang Zhizhi brought glory to his country and participated in the Olympic bid, the East Asian Games, the Asian Basketball Championships, and the World University Games. However, he gave up the most critical summer training camp for him, the summer league and the first game of the new season. This is already the second time.
times. But he did not show the slightest complaint. How can he be said to be unpatriotic after making such a big sacrifice?
At the end of 2001, Wang Zhizhi returned to the Mavericks. At that time, the new season had already started more than a dozen games. Wang Zhizhi had not participated in the team's pre-season team training and tactical drills, so his playing time was not guaranteed at all. At that time, Novis
Ji has grown into the absolute main force of the team, an all-star player in the league, with an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars. Seeing that people who were originally inferior to him have now surpassed him in all aspects, who can understand the pain and pain in Wang Zhizhi's heart?
have no choice.
Wang Zhizhi never said anything that insulted the motherland, did anything that harmed the national interests, and never said that he would not play for the national team, let alone talk about treason. Wang Zhizhi just made a request that any normal player would want to make.
, I want to stay and participate in the summer training camp and league that have been considered to have been delayed many times, and then join the national team in the United States to participate in the World Men's Basketball Championship. Is this wrong? Is this excessive? At that time, Wang Zhizhi's contract with the Mavericks had expired.
During this period, there was an urgent need to improve his skills and find a new team. It was a time of internal and external troubles. Who could put himself in his shoes? Wang Zhizhi was 25 years old that year.
From the age of 18 to 25, everyone understands how important these seven years are for the growth of a young athlete. When Nelson came to Beijing to pick up Wang Zhizhi in early 2001, he pointed out very rudely that Wang Zhizhi had hardly improved in the past two years. Some people may
I want to compare Yao Ming and Battelle. Haha, did they sacrifice as much as Wang Zhizhi? Yao Ming was the No. 1 pick in the high school draft in 2002. Battelle just entered the NBA in early 2002. They only missed one summer league and training camp. But what about Wang?
, too many to count.
There are even some shameless people who compare Nowitzki with Wang Zhizhi, pointing out that Nowitzki paid for it out of his own pocket in order to represent Germany. It’s so shameless. Think about how far-sighted and open-minded and flexible the policies of the German Basketball Association back then were.
, In the NBA, the temple of basketball in the world, Nowitzki finally achieved success after several years of training. He was selected as an NBA All-Star and the Most Valuable Player of the 2002 World Men's Basketball Championship. The German Basketball Association also because of their wisdom
It paid off. It won a historic bronze medal. The Chinese Basketball Association was in a cocoon and could only look at it with greed. If the Basketball Association had been as enlightened as the German Basketball Association, Wang Zhizhi would have been allowed to train and play in the NBA in 1996 or even in 1999.
And try not to interfere with it. Who can guarantee that Wang Zhizhi will not become a world-class superstar like Nowitzki and lead the Chinese men's basketball team to challenge the highest level in the world.
Of course, Chen Jie could only think about these words in his heart. When Wang Zhizhi returned to China, it was a critical moment to prepare for the Olympic Games. Wang Zhizhi himself apologized personally. He put on an attitude of admitting his mistake. Of course, Chen Jie could not help him.
Something like that.
But Chen Jie knew Wang Zhizhi's distress in his heart. During the training of the national team, Chen Jie could clearly feel Wang Zhizhi's envy of himself and Yao Ming, two players playing in the NBA.
Chen Jie has already made a decision in his heart, that is, when he retires in the future, if he publishes an autobiography, he will definitely help Wang Zhizhi rehabilitate Zhaoxue in his autobiography!
Wang Zhizhi's return to China and Chen Jie's integration into the team have significantly improved the strength of the men's basketball team. Although in this year's Olympics, the United States team sent a Dream Team composed entirely of NBA superstars, the domestic media is still concerned about
The Chinese team was so confident that they even shouted the slogan of winning the championship.
However, whether we can win the championship or not will not be known until the Wukesong Stadium game starts on July 10.
In the past three years, a lot has happened in Chinese basketball, and so has the NBA.
In 2005, after Chen Jie helped the Bulls win the championship with his terrifying performance, many people seemed to be afraid of the strength of the Bulls. This led to the beginning of a team-up of league superstars. Garnett and Ray Allen joined forces in 2005.
They joined the Celtics in the summer and formed the Big Three with Paul Pierce, which shocked the league.
After Chen Jie learned the news, he lamented that his appearance had made the superstar group event happen in advance.
In the West, Gasol also joined the Lakers from the Grizzlies, making Kobe no longer lonely.
Regarding this transaction, **Vicci commented that this was a robbery.
Of course, other teams also made moves, but none were as shocking as these teams.
The Cavaliers have equipped many good role players for little Emperor James, and the Heat have also found many helpers for the combination of O'Neal and Wade.
The Bulls have not made adjustments to the overall framework because Hinrich, including Chen Jie, and others are still on rookie contracts, so the Bulls do not need to worry about the salary cap for at least four years.
The only problem is the retirement of veterans Antonio Davis and Addarian Griffin, leaving the Bulls to look for a good perimeter defender and interior substitute.
In the end, Artest successfully joined the Bulls, and the Bulls paid a high price for this. Lul Dunga's future draft rights were exchanged for Artest from the Pacers.
Chen Jie was very unhappy about Luer Deng's departure. After all, the two had been together for a year. Chen Jie knew that Luer Deng was a capable player and the two had a very good relationship.
But Chen Jie also knows very well that this is an alliance, this is business, and no one can stop it.
Luer Deng does have his own shortcomings, that is, his body is thin and his defense is not good.
In the Bulls, with Chen Jie on the outside, the other players need more defense. Everyone understands this.
Regarding this transaction, the league's media still felt that the Bulls made a profit.
With Artester, Chen Jie has more energy to attack. And Artester's offense is not as complete as Bruce Bowen's.
He and Luol Deng, obviously he is more suitable for the Bulls and more helpful to the Bulls.
Adarian Griffin's position has been filled after his retirement.
The addition of interior substitutes and the Bulls' subsequent trade made Chen Jie very happy.
They completed a trade with the Spurs, and the Bulls paid Frank Williams, who had never been able to get playing time, in exchange for Lillard Brown.
Lillard Brown, this name is not very familiar to everyone, but his nickname is Xiaohei.
That is, Chen Jie's best friend at Duke University.
Xiao Hei has come to the Bulls. Of course the happiest person is Chen Jie.
At that time, Chen Jie was still in China. After learning the news, Chen Jie kept a smile on his face during the national team's training the next day, which made his national team teammates who were used to Chen Jie's cold appearance very surprised.
Not used to it.
After completing these two transactions, the Bulls will have no action this summer.
There is a saying in the NBA that a winning team does not need to change.
The Bulls were the 2005 championship, but they were not a winning team. So who was?
Therefore, although the Bulls have not made any major changes, they still become the favorites to win the championship before the start of the season.
In the summer league, Xiao Hei performed well and entered Skiles' vision. Throughout the preseason, after several attempts by Skiles, the Bulls' main lineup for the regular season was finally determined.
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Chandler and Kwame Brown are still inside, and Chandler and Chen Jie are working together more and more tacitly. And Kwame Brown, the former parallel import No. 1 pick, has proven himself in the Bulls. The inside combination of the two can be said to be
He can compete with both Wallaces of the Pistons.
The outside line is even more powerful, including last year's MVP Chen Jie, defensive master Artester, and Hinrich.
Compared with the lineup that won the championship, this lineup has only one position change, and that is Artester replacing Luer Deng.
As for the bench, Chris Duhon and Lillard Brown became part of the Bulls' regular rotation.
Generally, a team has eight players in its regular rotation, but the Bulls' eighth player made Chen Jie feel that the changes in the world are unpredictable.
This person who became an important member of the Bulls' bench turned out to be Lutherhead, whom Chen Jie often watched in his previous life. After Tracy McGrady was injured, he performed well.
He was a rookie in 2005. The Bulls may have tasted the sweetness in the draft market last year. Although they selected Hyde with the 30th pick this year, Skiles still entrusted him with an important task.
With this lineup, the Bulls embarked on their own road to defending their title.
In the opening game, before the Bulls faced the Pistons at home, the Bulls players received last year's championship rings, and the seventh championship banner was finally hung on the roof of the United Center.
With such honor, the Bulls once again bloodbathed the Pistons at home. Chen Jie's 55 points and Artester's victory over Billups both made the fans at the United Center extremely happy.
Then, the Bulls won consecutive victories, and before the Christmas game, they ranked first in the Eastern Conference. For the Christmas game, the league arranged a game between the Heat and the Bulls.
This is the first time that Chen Jie has participated in the Christmas game, and it is also the first time for many members of the Bulls team to participate in the Christmas game.
The Heat's strength this year is even stronger than last year, and with a strong desire for revenge, they even broke out into a fierce fighting spirit during the game.
As a result, although Chen Jie scored a game-high 44 points, he still lost to the combination of O'Neal and Wade. The Bulls maintained an unbeaten home record of nearly 40 games, which was ended by the Heat.
The Bulls suffered a defeat, but the Celtics, ranked second in the Eastern Conference, won the game.
Before, they were only half a game behind the Bulls. After this game, they overtook the Bulls and became first in the Eastern Conference.
This is the first time this year that the Bulls have fallen from this position.
Losing the first place in the Eastern Conference made Chen Jie and others very unhappy. Until the All-Star Game, they won consecutive games and competed with the Celtics for the first place in the Eastern Conference.
Until the All-Star Game in Houston, the Bulls were still one game behind the Celtics, ranking second in the Eastern Conference.
The Heat are third in the Eastern Conference, and the Cavaliers are fourth. Although the Pistons performed very well, they can only be ranked fifth because the first four teams are too strong.
It is obvious that the strength of the East has even surpassed that of the West.
The record of the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference has also surpassed that of the Western Conference for the first time in many years.
The era of huge disparity in strength between the East and the West is gone forever. This is something Stern likes to see. (To be continued...)
