"Shit! What are you playing? Bullshit! It's all bullshit! An advantage of more than 30 points. In the blink of an eye, how much is left?" the head coach of the Australian team began to roar.
"You, Purchas, what are you doing? You have a basketball in your hand, not a potato!"
"And you, Sanguez, are you sleepwalking? Why can't you even handle a backup center? Where are your rebounds? Where are your defense? Where is your strength? Did you forget it in Australia?"
"Coach, it's not that I don't work hard, it's that Chinese kid..." Sanges wanted to defend himself, but was scolded by the head coach: "As the main center, you can't beat a substitute center, you
Are you still reasonable? Shit! If you continue to be like this in the next games, just stay on the bench for the next World Youth Championship!"
"Yes, coach." Sanges suddenly became weak and could only nod helplessly.
"Okay, you don't need to be anxious. We are still leading by twelve points. As long as we hold on for one round and then play for another twenty-four seconds, then even if we don't get a single point later, the victory will belong to us.
." After the Australian head coach vented his anger, he regained his composure and said: "Next, Puchas will serve the baseline kick, and Jackson will take charge. Remember, you don't need to score, but you don't need to make mistakes. You must not make mistakes!"
The head coach of the Australian team is quite experienced. Although he has been being bullied just now, the overall situation has not left Australia. He only needs to calm down and hold a ball, and then he can use the twenty-four-second attack time limit to polish things off.
Time, steadily collect victory.
Chinese team, bench.
"Zhao Jiwei, Heng Yifeng, Liu Delong, Liu Bo...and Zhou Qi are ready to play." Li Qiuping hesitated for a moment, but made up his mind.
Tang Qian listened and immediately said: "Coach Li, why do you need to make a substitution? We are playing with the right momentum and can completely reverse the game in one go."
really……
Of course, Li Qiuping knew that what he did was a little unethical, but this Zhou Qi was the key training target assigned by his superiors. How could he let Zhou Qi sit on the bench at the critical moment?
Therefore, even though he knew that this was biased, for himself and for Tang Qian, he could not take the risk.
These three words "within the system" mean too much in China.
Although basketball seems to be just basketball, in China, it can be given some other meanings.
Furthermore, after Li Qiuping went to the NBA to practice for a period of time, he became more and more aware of some so-called "in-system" issues. Although this system has played an irreplaceable role for a long time, now, if sports
If we continue to follow this old path, we will inevitably become a little outdated and unable to keep up with the times.
Although athletes "within the system" can enjoy many benefits from the country after they have achieved results, if you fail to achieve results, then sorry, your future retirement benefits will be greatly reduced. Although this is also a means to stimulate competition,
But for most athletes, it is still a bit too "harsh" and "cruel".
Then, the most important point is that athletes "within the system" are not free.
It’s easy to get “trapped”.
For example, Li Qiuping heard that Guo Ailun, the previous U17 scoring champion, had entered "within the system." He had a vague feeling that this might not be a "very good" thing for the future of this rising star boy.
Looking back at Zhou Qi now, Li Qiuping feels that he is much smarter. Although he has trained and grown up with the players in the system, he has not accepted any sports bureau structure, so that the future path will be broader and more comprehensive.
Broader. Of course, which one is better or worse depends on the facts.
But Zhou Qi, no, to be precise, Zhou Qi’s parents are quite far-sighted.
In addition to allowing him to attend a basketball school at his own expense, the agreement signed with the Liaoning Sports Bureau is also a National Games agreement. This not only does not delay Zhou Qi's growth and development, but also helps him maintain a certain degree of independence. Such insight is really
Li Qiuping could not help but nodded secretly.
But when compared with Zhou Qi, Tang Qian is obviously much more "independent".
If Zhou Qi can be regarded as a "half-system and half-non-system" player, then Tang Qian can be regarded as a complete "outside the system" player. In these two situations, which one will be taken care of by the superiors, Li Qiuping can think of it with his ass. After all,
Not many people know the details about Zhou Qi. Many people even think that he is a purely "in-system" player like Yao Yiwang, but Tang Qian is definitely different.
Those "officials" above absolutely do not like this kind of "purely outside the system" athletes.
Because firstly, there is no benefit at all from such "purely outside the system" athletes.
Secondly, no matter whether the performance of this type of athletes is "good" or not, it has nothing to do with their political achievements.
In this way, it is clear at a glance who should be favored and whom should be given a "rolling eye".
Li Qiuping shook his head. He couldn't change this kind of thing all at once, but judging from the current situation in recent years, Chinese sports have gradually had a tendency to "change". Maybe not fast, but it is always better than
Standing still.
"Xiao Tang, you did a great job and even overfulfilled the task. For the rest of the time, just sit down and watch the performance of your teammates." Li Qiuping smiled at Tang Qian and said.
"Why..." Tang Qian wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Li Qiuping: "Are you the coach or am I the coach? I said substitution, didn't you hear?"
Tang Qian's mouth twitched slightly, and then he sat down on the bench without saying a word.
Xu Ziyang, who had just cooperated well with Tang Qian, saw this, walked to him, sat down and said: "Tang Qian, you don't need to be so angry. After all, we are substitutes in this game, not the main starter. So it's done.
You have to do your own thing, so it’s time to take a break, do you understand?”
"Is this professional basketball?" Tang Qian asked suddenly and abruptly.
Xu Ziyang was stunned and couldn't answer him for a long time.
One minute and twenty-six seconds passed quickly. After the Chinese National Youth Team made new substitutions, they actually failed to score another point. Jackson of the Australian team scored three goals in a row, completely ruining the game.
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Beep beep~~~
The referee blew the whistle to end the game, and then Tang Qian stood up and left the field without looking back.
Tang Qian's move was naturally noticed by head coach Li Qiuping. He sighed in his heart. Although he understood that his move just now was a bit hurtful, he had to do this for the future of this big boy.
Do.
If you want to play well in China, you shouldn't make too many enemies.
At 9:30 in the evening, the Chinese National Youth Team checked into the hotel.
Tang Qian, who was extremely depressed, suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Who!"
Tang Qian said in a somewhat impatient voice.
"Xiao Tang, it's me, I'm coach Li Qiuping."
A gentle voice said outside the door.
Coach Li?
Tang Qian immediately got up from the bed and opened the door. Looking at the middle-aged man, he didn't know what to say.
"What, Xiao Tang, don't you invite me to come in and sit down?" Li Qiuping said with a warm smile.
"Oh, okay, then come in." Tang Qian was stunned for a moment, then opened the door completely and let Li Qiuping walk in.
"Xiao Tang, what do you think of today's events?" Li Qiuping didn't mince words and went straight to the point.
"I don't think so. Since it's your wish, coach, I can only obey." Tang Qian said indifferently.
"You must think that I am a confused coach who cannot clearly see the situation on the court at that time, right?" Li Qiuping said.
Tang Qian was silent and did not speak.
"Hey, Xiao Tang, I admit that I underestimated you, but you may not understand some of the rules of domestic basketball." Li Qiuping said slowly.
"Rules? What do you mean?" Tang Qian asked in a muffled voice.
"Every walk of life has its rules, either explicit or implicit, and Chinese basketball is no exception." Li Qiuping continued: "For example, today, do you know why I replaced you?"
Tang Qian shook his head.
"It's just because of the rules." Li Qiuping said: "Maybe you don't know that in our domestic basketball circle, there is something called seniority."
"Qualifications? Please tell Coach Li clearly." Tang Qian said.
"Xiao Tang, let me tell you a story." Li Qiuping lit a cigarette and said, "Do you mind?"
"Well, it's okay." Tang Qian waved his hand and said.
Li Qiuping took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Xiao Tang, Yao Ming, you know."
Tang Qian nodded. In China, as long as people follow basketball, almost no one is unfamiliar with these two words.
"What do you think of Yao Ming?"
"Yao Ming." Tang Qian thought for a moment and said, "China's most powerful player in the past ten years, a top NBA center, and his basketball achievements, as of now, he should be the best in the country."
"Well, how do you think you compare with Yao Ming?" Li Qiuping said.
"I'm not as good as him now." Tang Qian replied honestly.
"Not as good as him now?" Li Qiuping took a deep look at Tang Qian and said, "Young man, you are quite ambitious."
"Basketball is a competitive sport. Since it is a competitive sport, the achievements of previous generations should be used to surpass them." Tang Qian replied.
"It makes sense." Li Qiuping had no objection. He smiled slightly and said, "It's not bad for young people to be a little energetic."
"Then let me tell you a story, a story about Yao Ming." Li Qiuping blew out a smoke ring and said: "You know the 2004 Athens Olympics, when Yao Ming was already polishing his skills in the NBA.
Two years have passed, and in terms of skills and abilities, of course he should be the boss of the Chinese team, right?"
Tang Qian nodded.
"But I can tell you that the Chinese men's basketball team back then was actually not peaceful internally."
Li Qiuping frowned, as if he was reminiscing, and seemed to be thinking: "In the Olympics that year, the Chinese men's basketball team lost miserably to Spain in the group stage. Logically speaking, the strength of the Chinese team is not as good as Spain, so it would be a waste to lose.
Just lose, but some people don’t think so.”
"Is that person Yao Ming?" Tang Qian guessed.
Li Qiuping did not answer directly, but continued: "Actually, there were already signs of discord before the Chinese men's basketball team went out that year. That's why Gong Luming made a public request for players before the game.
We take national honor as the top priority in everything we do and put aside personal grudges for the time being. I remember that after the disastrous defeat to Spain, Yao Ming threw the towel in anger and publicly criticized some players for acting as bosses in the national team. This move was still in the domestic sports world at that time.
It once caused an uproar."
Tang Qian also vaguely remembered some of this incident, but he was still young at the time, so he didn't think deeply about the twists and turns involved.
"Everyone in the team knew at that time that the person Yao Ming was accusing was Butler." (If you are interested in this matter, you can read Li Yuanwei's book "Li Yuanwei's Road to Basketball".)
"Why?" Tang Qian asked.
"Why?" Li Qiuping smiled sarcastically and said, "To make this issue clear, we need to go back two years."
"In 2002, the ideal flag of the Chinese men's basketball team was actually Wang Zhizhi, but due to Wang Zhizhi's failure to return, the basketball officials and the basketball association decided to let the 22-year-old Yao Ming become the new flag of the Chinese men's basketball team.
But it is easy to talk about it, but it is very difficult to actually implement it. Because Yao Ming had not yet been trained in the NBA, so both his qualifications and abilities were far different from what he would later be." Li Qiuping flicked the ashes of his cigarette.
, slowly said: "That year, the Chinese men's basketball team was actually dominated by the golden generation of 1994. Although Yao Ming gradually grew up and even overthrew the Bayi Dynasty in the CBA, it was still not enough to shock everyone.
Someone."
"Xiao Tang, can you imagine that a person who averaged 32.4 points, 19 rebounds, and 4.8 blocks per game in the CBA still doesn't get the respect of the whole team? You know that
Yao Ming in 2008 had a shooting percentage of 72.1%, and he was also a CBA champion. There are still people who are unwilling to accept this kind of performance." Li Qiuping seemed a little angry.
Tang Qian did not speak, because he knew that the middle-aged man in front of him was the famous mentor of Yao Ming, so it was completely understandable for him to be a little excited about Yao Ming.
"In order to cope with this situation, the superiors have gradually begun to change the Chinese men's basketball team. However, no matter how much the changes are made, they cannot remove all the 'meritorious veterans' in one go. This problem lies with Bart's body."
Both Wang Zhizhi and Wang Zhizhi played in the NBA back then. Since Wang Zhizhi didn't come back, Barter thought that it was his turn anyway, so he felt a little unhappy about Yao Ming's succession."
"However, he has no way to change the above policy, so in order to show his veteran's demeanor, Butler often wears a Spurs championship T-shirt to play in the training of the Chinese men's basketball team." Li Qiuping couldn't help but smile.
After mentioning it, he said: "This planted a seed for the future conflict between Yao and Ba."
"Let's go back to 2004. At that time, in order to prepare for the Athens Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team had begun to promote a youth policy, so Butler's national team seat was actually not very secure. As far as I know,
At that time, the superiors were really anxious about whether to go to Barter or Tang Zhengrong. After all, it is impossible for two people with similar playing styles to be brought there."
"Tang Zhengrong was the new MVP of the CBA that year, and Barter was a veteran of the national brand. However, after some consideration, the final candidate was the latter who has rich experience in the international arena."
"Then the problem arises."
Li Qiuping took a strong puff of the cigarette in his hand and said: "At that time, Yao Ming had already experienced in the NBA, and even had a faint tendency to become the boss of the Rockets. Logically speaking, Bart should have understood the situation and cooperated obediently.
But it didn’t happen. Although Barter didn’t say anything, his behavior was contrary to what he said. Xiao Tang, you should have watched the Olympic Games that year, right?"
"Yes, I have seen it." Tang Qian nodded.
"In this case, you should remember some of the 'extreme' remarks Yao Ming made at the press conference that year, right?"
"Well, even though I was still young at that time, I had seen a little bit of it through the newspapers." Tang Qian thought for a while and said: "It seems that after losing, Yao Ming said that some people regard him as a star or an uncle, right?
"
"That's right." Li Qiuping took a puff of cigarette and said, "At the press conference that day, Yao Ming even announced that he would quit the national team."
"Resigning from the national team?" Tang Qian raised his head and asked.
"Everyone thought that the person Yao Ming was referring to at that time was either Chen Ke or Zhu Fangyu. In fact, they were all wrong. The person Yao Ming was referring to was none other than the veteran Bater of the team."
"Why is this happening?"
Li Qiuping's eyes flashed twice and he said slowly: "Because some people work hard and don't work hard. When competition begins, they behave hard and serious. Once they secure a seat in the national team, they immediately change their attitude.
."
"Afterwards, in response to Yao Ming's bombardment, Butler was not idle. He immediately announced to the team that basketball is a collective sport and is played by five people, not by you Yao Ming alone. You Yao Ming said this
Then again, you can only play like that. Not only that, he also united with several old players and began to put pressure on Yao Ming."
At this point, Li Qiuping put out the remaining cigarette and said in a low and authentic voice: "You should also have some impression. Yao Ming finally publicly admitted that he was 'too anxious, too impatient, and not calm enough.' Through Yao Ming's
After this 'introspection', the turmoil within the team that was causing a lot of fuss at that time died down and gradually became silent."
"Xiao Tang, think about it, Yao Ming, who started out as an absolute core, still has to accept the anger and has to 'take the overall situation into consideration'. If you go too far, how good will the result be?"
"Even if Butler never enters the national team again, it is because of Yao Ming's strength."
"Some people in our country are best at weighing the pros and cons. Only when they truly feel that your value is irreplaceable can you let go and untie your shackles." Li Qiuping said with a slightly excited voice.
.
"Xiao Tang, I hope you can digest what I said to you tonight."
"Yes, Coach Li, I will." Tang Qian gradually understood what the other party meant and promised seriously.
"Okay, Xiao Tang, there is a game tomorrow, so I won't disturb you anymore. You can have a good rest." Li Qiuping stood up and said.
"Yeah." Tang Qian nodded slowly.
After watching Li Qiuping leave the room, Tang Qian lay on the extra-large bed. For the first time, he began to seriously think about what a career is, what basketball is, and what professional basketball is.
well……
basketball……
I used to think too simply...
After Li Qiuping left Tang Qian's room, he took out his mobile phone and dialed:
"Hey, Jianguo, you are right, this kid is a talent."
"A decision came into my mind."
"No, no, no, I can't tell you now. Let's wait until the World Youth Championship is over."
Li Qiuping hung up the phone and looked in the direction of Tang Qian's room, speechless for a long time.
PS:
When Xiao Zi wrote this chapter, he felt a little heavy. Xiao Zi doesn’t know how much people pay attention to domestic basketball, but there is one person who has to be mentioned, and that is Li Yuanwei. At least in the era of Yao Ming, this person made Chinese basketball win.
It has taken off to a certain extent. But since he stepped down, the performance of domestic basketball has plummeted, and the development of the CBA league has also suffered to a certain extent. Although the "Polaris Plan" may not be as perfect as he said,
However, focusing on the CBA league to develop Chinese basketball, Xiao Zi always feels that it is a very good direction. After all, a country’s basketball level needs a high-quality and high-intensity basketball league to support it, such as the NBA in the United States and the NBA in Europe.
The basketball league only relies on one national team for support. In Xiao Zi’s humble opinion, it is really “hard to support alone”.
The above are Xiao Zi’s humble opinions after watching football for so many years. As a basketball enthusiast, Xiao Zi sincerely hopes that Chinese basketball can one day become a basketball holy land like the NBA. That’s all.
In addition, if you are interested, you can read Li Yuanwei's autobiography. After all, if you like the NBA, you like the NBA. The rise of the Chinese Basketball League, I believe it is also the deepest long-cherished wish of everyone who loves basketball.