no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 81

After getting off the plane in Houston, Xu Yong got into Zhang Minji's car again.

Originally, he was not looking for Yao Ming this time, but when he heard that he was coming, Yao Ming still invited him to have dinner as a guest.

And it's different from last time, this time it's not at Yao Ming's house, but at Yao's restaurant.

So the specification this time is not an ordinary family dinner, but a [banquet].

The reason why this happened is that it started a year ago.

When he returned to China to participate in the BJ Olympics, Xu Yong once persuaded Yao Ming on the plane.

Yao Ming was hesitant at first, but after the national team stopped in the quarter-finals, Xu Yong seized the opportunity to persuade him again, and he finally chose to lose weight appropriately.

That made his performance in the NBA fall back a bit, and the Rockets failed to play seven games with the Lakers.

However, Yao Ming has not been reimbursed for another season as in history.

When Xu Yong went to the restaurant and saw Yao Ming, he was not only alive and well, but also in a very good spirit.

It turns out that every time you lose a pound, your mood improves.

At the dinner table, Yao Ming chatted with Xu Yong and gave him an unremarkable custom-made Rolex, and chatted with him about the Asian Championships.

The current Asian Championship, the predecessor of the Men's Basketball Asian Cup, is held every two years and is then linked to the next year's event.

For example, in 2008, the champion of the Asian Championships could go straight to the Olympics, but because the Chinese team was the host at that time, they sent a second team, and ended up with the worst record of tenth.

So this year's Asian Championships is linked to next year's World Cup.

According to the rules of the competition system, the top three in Asia will qualify for the World Cup.

Because Xu Yong is not a player in the system, the Basketball Association can't force him, whether to participate or not depends on his personal wishes.

Yao Ming talked about this with him at this time, not to persuade him to participate, but to persuade him not to participate.

"This summer is very important to you." Yao Ming's words were full of sighs.

Most people only remember that Yao Ming scored 0 points in his debut, but not many people know that he only arrived in Houston ten days before his debut.

Ten days, a rookie, direct NBA regular season intensity, this does not sound outrageous.

You must know that at this point in time, your teammates may not have memorized everything, and you may not be familiar with a tactic.

Everything that happened after that was like dominoes being toppled, fans questioned, Chinese people questioned, and the media ridiculed.

Recalling that period of the past, he couldn't even imagine how he persisted in the past.

Now that Xu Yong was accidentally selected as the second place, the situation he encountered was so similar to what he had in the past.

So he hopes that Xu Yong can use this summer to improve himself, which will be smoother when the season starts.

Xu Yong was moved when he heard this.

"Brother Yao, thank you, but I think it's best for neither of us to go to the Asian Championships." He continued.

Yao Ming was shocked by Xu Yong's remarks.

"Brother Yao, do you think if we don't go, can we make it to the top three in the Asian Championships?" Xu Yong continued to ask.

Yao Ming nodded.

Even if they don't go, with the strength of others, they still have a good chance of winning the championship.

Xu Yong could see the worry on Yao Ming's eyebrows. After all, the Asian Championships, like last year's Olympic Games, was fought at home. He then continued: "I know Yao's worry, because it is a game at home, so I don't want to win the championship." It’s hard to say, but…”

He said and looked at Yao Ming very seriously: "Brother Yao, don't you feel that you are like a fig leaf now? You can cover it once, but you will never be able to move it. What will you do then? I will take it The piece of cloth in your hand, should you continue to cover it?"

Yao Ming was momentarily speechless by Xu Yong's words.

The words are rough and the rationale is not rough, he has been used as a bully by the national team all these years, and there is nothing he can do about it.

"Brother Yao, I think our country doesn't have good seedlings. Besides, didn't we have the golden generation of 96? At that time, the conditions were so harsh and the training methods were so backward. Didn't we also win the top eight in the Olympic Games?" Xu Yong Then he said.

"What do you mean?" Yao Ming heard that Xu Yong had something to say.

"What I mean is that basketball is a team sport, and it won't last long with only one or two people. Only when the foundation is laid and the overall level is improved, can we really become stronger." Xu Yong looked at Yao Ming and said .

Unlike the last time, he posted this time out of feeling, and he insisted on talking about the source because he realized that he could influence the people around him when he chatted with Cai Xiao last time.

But he believes that Yao Ming will understand what he said, because this is also what Yao Ming will do in the future in history.

Yao Ming fell into deep thought, and finally nodded.

In fact, there is no need to look at the future, as far as the 96 generation Xu Yong said, being able to achieve results is indeed a high overall level.

"God of War" Liu Yudong, "Chinese Jordan" Hu Weidong, "Little Li Feidao" Li Nan, "King of Freedom" Gong Xiaobin, "Tiger King" Sun Jun, "King of Killer" Zheng Wu, "Chasing Boy" Wang Zhizhi, "O'Neill" Nemesis" Battelle, "Little Steel Cannon" Wu Qinglong, "Assist King" Li Xiaoyong, "Chinese Flying Man" Wu Naiqun... What stands out is the abundance of talents.

It's just that that model doesn't work anymore, because with the improvement of the material level, you can no longer ask the players to practice like in the past.

This is not a matter of willingness or unwillingness. It is the development of the times that has eliminated that model.

"You want to take this opportunity of the Asian Championships to remind everyone?" Yao Ming asked.

"Yes, let everyone take a look at the current domestic youth training system and what kind of capable players it has cultivated for our country." Xu Yong nodded, and Yao Ming really understood.

"But so what?" Yao Ming asked back.

According to his understanding, it is impossible for the Basketball Association to reflect on it. At that time, it will only shift the responsibility to those who did not go.

"Let capable parents separate their children from youth training and take another path." Xu Yong continued.

"You mean NCAA?" Yao Ming finally realized what Xu Yong wanted to say.

"That's right, it's the NCAA now, and it could be Europe in the future, so that good seedlings can have the opportunity to get better training and training." Xu Yong nodded.

Yao Ming looked at Xu Yong thoughtfully.

In fact, long before this, starting from Ma Jian, many capable parents have sent their children to the NCAA to play.

It's just that most of them are not good seedlings, more because of their superior families and channels.

But now as Xu Yong was selected as the No. [-] pick through the NCAA, all this is undergoing subtle changes.

You know, before Wang Zhizhi landed in the NBA, no one really thought that any Chinese player could enter the NBA, or even become the No. [-] pick.

These roads of basketball, for the Chinese, there was no such thing as a road at the very beginning, it was just a bush of thorns that could not be seen.

It was Wang Zhizhi, Battelle, Yao Ming and others who overcame all difficulties, overcame thorns and thorns, and blazed a trail through relay.

And now, Xu Yong is also stepping on the footsteps of his predecessors, overcoming obstacles, and beside this road, he has blazed another brand new road.

This road may not have gone far, but it is far wider than the road that Yao Ming and the others have walked.

"And Brother Yao, we don't have to worry about being scolded or anything, because we will play together in the World Cup next year, and our performance at that time will be more useful than anything else." Seeing Yao Ming's reaction, Xu Yong took advantage of the heat.

"I want to think about it." Yao Ming didn't immediately agree.

He has always been a person who focuses on the national team. Although what Xu Yong said has some truth, it is not so easy for him to be absent from the national team suddenly.

Xu Yong also didn't say any more as before, this matter involved too much, he can be regarded as chatting to this point.

Because the source of these words, in the final analysis, is because of this Asian Championship.

After bidding farewell to Yao Ming, Xu Yong immediately went to the destination of his trip to Houston, Olajuwon's personal training camp.

After signing a rookie contract and a sneaker contract one after another, he already has enough money to apprentice.

Speaking of the back body he learned from DeRozan now, after using it in a summer league, there is one feeling: cheap is not good, and free is a big pit.

So he has to learn the back and footwork from Olajuwon before entering the NBA. This is a must-have skill for a swingman.

But just after he met Olajuwon, he discovered that he was not the only one in this issue, and there was another person he hadn't seen before, but he was also extremely familiar.

Kobe Bryant.

　Li Kaier officially announced, do you guys look forward to this year's World Cup?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)