I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 71 Messi won the championship, a little thought

The biggest event in the sports world in the past two days is the World Cup. Argentina and Messi won the championship as they wished. Last night’s World Cup final was even more ups and downs. The blood pressure of the people who watched it rose and could not be calm for a long time. I didn’t fall asleep until nine o’clock in the morning. Watching the video Brushed all night.

In fact, I am not a football fan. I used to watch very little football. There are two main reasons: one is that there are too few football venues in China. When I was young, I played more basketball and less football.I played football for a while when I was in elementary school. In fact, playing football was very, very fun, but I didn’t insist on playing football due to the limitations of the venue and partners. One reason was that the broadcast time of football games was not friendly enough, and it was always in the early morning. Compared with the live broadcast time of NBA It’s much more friendly. In the morning and noon, you can watch it after lunch after school, and you will develop an interest in watching basketball.

Of course, there are other reasons, such as the sluggishness of Chinese football, the influence brought by Yao Ming's entry into the NBA, the differences between the two sports, and so on.However, although the hobby is biased, it cannot deny the great charm of football, especially after watching the whole World Cup, the football game with national honor is really full of charm.As a bystander, you can also feel the passion of fighting for the glory of the country, and the pain caused by regret after failure.Football is a war in peacetime.Although it is said that sports should stay away from politics, staying away from politics does not mean staying away from family and country feelings. Seeing the scene of the national celebration after Argentina won the championship, you can know how important it is.

From this point of view, it must be admitted that basketball has fallen far behind, and has even been pulled further and further away.In the 1972 Olympics, the Soviet Union defeated the American men's basketball team. At that time, basketball could still be used as a battlefield for two major ideological struggles. The Soviets went through hardships to defeat the United States in Munich, which became a symbol of the socialist camp overwhelming the Western camp at that time.In 1988, the Soviet Union once again killed the United States, and the Americans couldn't sit still. In 1992, professional players were allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. The Dream Team came into being and became the biggest highlight of the 1992 Olympic Games.In addition, in the 2008 Olympic Games, China's men's basketball team's outstanding performance, beating Germany and Spain, and the 2015 men's basketball team's Changsha reversal against South Korea, singing and singing about the motherland, are all unforgettable memories for fans.

But it is a pity that such enthusiasm is getting farther and farther away from Chinese fans on the basketball and football fields, so that Chinese fans can only pin their emotions on foreign stars, teams, and countries. It is a great pity that you can't go there and cannot support your country.I wrote my first basketball novel "The Golden Age of Basketball" when the men's basketball team was defeated in Manila in 2013. In a blink of an eye, 10 years have passed, and my views on basketball and sports have changed a lot .I knew in my heart that writing novels would definitely not save basketball or football. It could only bring readers a little fun and sustenance, nothing more.And in the past ten years, I have watched the men's basketball team degenerate step by step, and everyone is about to hate it like the national football team. Knowing that this is not something that can be reversed by one generation, I feel very helpless.The only gratification is that there are more and more children playing basketball around, and the training they receive is becoming more and more professional. The children’s basketball skills are much stronger than our generation’s when we were young. The physical fitness of young people is getting better and better. They love basketball There are more and more people, which is definitely a good thing for the development of Chinese basketball.

Speaking of the huge response after Messi won the championship, the gap between basketball and football has widened. The most notable point is that basketball is becoming more and more entertaining, and the taste of commercialization is too strong. This is from the development of the NBA. The trend can be seen clearly.I'm not the kind of school who cares about the past and ignores the present. I have always been open to the development of new things, new players, and new technologies. However, the decline in the NBA's competitive nature and the reduction in topicality caused by over-commercialization are indisputable phenomena.Even if the salary of players rises again and again, and the data of players continues to expand, the NBA feels that it is not as good-looking as it used to be.Maybe there is a sentimental bonus, but it is true that it has been a long time since I sat in front of the TV and watched a live game seriously.

Of course, as a commercial company, the NBA's top priority is to create more returns for shareholders, and there is no problem with his series of commercialization initiatives.This is different from football leagues. Football clubs are responsible for their members, and there are a large number of football leagues. Large, medium and small clubs form a pyramid, and the ecology is generally very benign.The NBA is just one of many professional leagues in North America. It has to compete with other sports for fans and markets, and is responsible for major shareholders. The overall operation logic is completely different from football.Therefore, the NBA is out of touch with FIBA ​​in terms of rules. It has its own set of rules and logic, and it follows the wishes of the capital to attract more fans by modifying the rules. A large GAME, a super-large reality show, not a war.

I wrote this novel based on this understanding. Later, there will be some more detailed descriptions of NBA team management, extending my vision from the court to farther places, rather than staying on the court. That's just a small part of the iceberg that's surfaced in this game.I may also write about Chinese basketball, and write about some parts that few people have written in the past. Of course, it is only possible, because 404 will beckon to me at any time.I didn't write these to change anything. Fiction can't save basketball, but if you can have fun, that would be great.Of course, if it can trigger readers to think and think, it is naturally good.

Here I don't congratulate Messi for winning the championship, anyway, he can't see it.I would like to quote Poet He’s comment on this game, “Why do we love football so much, because it not only shows the inspirational struggle stories of the players, but also expresses the heroic dreams of ordinary people in our ordinary lives. No matter today Tonight, whether the team you support wins or loses, I hope that the insights tonight can help you bravely face the real life after opening the door tomorrow morning, this is the real charm of this sport!" In fact, it is not only football, Basketball, and any other sports you love, can become the spiritual support of ordinary people in their ordinary lives, and become a moment when the night sky shines in the dark years, and then you can walk into that good night not so gently, roaring , roar even if the fire of life is about to go out.

Finish.

(ps: Sanjiang pk this week, decide whether to go to Sanjiang next week, and then it will be on the shelves. I hope readers will follow up, the editor said it is a bit dangerous, rub the edge, and work harder. There will be more updates after the shelves, the man's promise .)
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