Standing pretty old

Chapter 226 Great Siege

In this game, Ruan Erniu once again got a large triple-double as expected, with 35 points, 21 rebounds, and 11 assists, which can be said to occupy an absolute advantage.

Dayao also scored 32 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 assists in this game. However, he did not perform well in the last quarter and only scored 4 points. Unfortunately, he was reversed by the Hawks at home.

On the surface, this is just a wonderful Celestial Derby, but in fact, through this game, Er Niu and Dayao have privately determined their ranking in the national team.

There is a saying in China: "A snake cannot fly without a head, and a bird cannot fly without a head!"

As for the position of the leader of the men's basketball team, the current chairman of the Basketball Association Li has not expressed his opinion, so the private gentleman's agreement between Dayao and Erniu is very important.

Through this game, the two actually reached a tacit understanding.Basketball, like other competitive sports, is a sport in which the strong wins.Er Niu's triple-double at least proves that in direct confrontation, his dominance is better than Dayao's.

After the game, the Hawks will stay in Houston for a day before flying back to Atlanta to play their home game.

So, Dayao stopped Erniu and invited him to have a light meal at Yao's restaurant at noon tomorrow.

Anyway, there is no urgent matter, so Er Niu naturally went happily.

In fact, Yao Restaurant does not own a penny of Yao Ming’s shares. The shareholder of this restaurant is his father——Yao Zhiyuan. Of course, he didn’t let Yao’s father pay for it.

Of course, because of Dayao's relationship, this place has become his private club, and he often entertains some celebrities to dine, which also brings popularity to the restaurant.

"Er Niu, this way!" Dayao's figure is too tall, no matter where he is, he is the focus of the crowd.

Ruan Erniu was taken to the private room, and Dayao brought his wife Ye Li here today.

Ye Li is also a national women's basketball player, but suffered from injuries like Dayao, and finally officially retired last year. She then registered her marriage with her boyfriend Yao Ming who had been in love for many years. The golden couple in sports finally tied the knot.

Ye Li is a very assertive woman in real life, and Dayao often listens to his wife.

As soon as Ruan Erniu entered the private room, Ye Li greeted him first: "Erniu, hello, I'm Yao Ming's wife, Ye Li!"

Ye Li took the initiative to shake hands with the two cows, and a strong wind of women rushed towards her.

On the contrary, Er Niu was a little shy, he just put his hands together, nodded quickly and said, "Hi, sister-in-law, I'm Ruan Er Niu."

The three of them are all from the sports circle, so naturally they don't lack a common language.

Sports bureaus in various places have their own rules, but some things will not change.

Strictly speaking, Er Niu and Dayao's fortunes are interdependent with China's national system, but after coming to the United States, they can achieve such excellent results, in the final analysis, it is their own quality and hard work.

Compared with A Lian, who is a boring gourd, Erniu is obviously much more cheerful, and chatting with Yao and Ye is quite speculative.

Ye Li said: "Er Niu, being a sister-in-law, sometimes I really envy you for being able to participate in the Olympic Games in the imperial capital, but I don't even have enough tickets for the Doha Asian Games."

Mrs. Yao's words were not without sentimentality. She was an independent woman. Although her husband was a famous figure in the sports world, she herself was not completely attached to Yao Ming. She also had her own independent personality and career.

If you really want to say that she has any major regrets in her career, it is definitely one of them that she retired due to injuries and failed to make it to the God Capital Olympics.

Not being a professional athlete, it's hard to understand the emotion involved.These guys who grew up in a difficult environment are always instilled with the idea of ​​winning glory for the country and embodying personal value.

After all, Erniu is not like this,
Even if he can't continue his gymnastics career, he still can't let go of his Olympic dream. Coupled with his love for basketball, he has come to this day without hesitation.

In the eyes of others, it is definitely inspirational and legendary, but to Ruan Erniu himself, it is just that he refuses to give up the pursuit of his ideals.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, Brother Yao and I will definitely strive to achieve good results in the Olympics." Ruan Erniu toasted Ye Li with tea instead of wine.

The three chatted happily, and they were all basketball players, so naturally they also talked about the domestic basketball environment.

Ruan Erniu asked curiously: "I have limited contact with the basketball circle in China. Brother Yao, what do you think about the current development of Chinese basketball?"

Dayao dragged his chin, thought for a while, and said, "If you look at the level of the club alone, there should be improvement. But if you only talk about the technical level of the players, I think it's a downward trend."

Er Niu asked puzzledly: "Why is this? Doesn't the improvement of the club level mean the regularization of the league? Why does the player's level decrease?"

Dayao shook his head and said: "Because the team is eager for quick success and only wants to introduce good foreign players to improve the team's level quickly, but the discovery and training of local players is obviously declining."

Ruan Erniu said with a smile: "Isn't this similar to the situation in the NBA? The skills of local players are getting worse and worse, and now many players with solid skills are international players."

Dayao shook his head and said, "However, the overall basketball level of the United States is there. They have enough talents to compete with international players, but we just..."

Er Niu stopped laughing, he understood that freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, and if it continues like this, there will definitely be problems.

Ruan Erniu tentatively asked, "The leaders of the Basketball Association don't have any countermeasures?"

Dayao smiled wryly and said: "The leader? Most of them don't know how to play football, and Chairman Li is more reliable in his work. But who is not afraid of death? If the policy of professionalization of the league changes in the future, what will happen? Will it go back to the past? The kind that doesn't pay attention to the league and only cares about the track of youth training?

But China's youth training is not a grading system for leagues of all ages like the United States.The tricks I like to use above, do I need to say more?Just two words - training camp! "

Ruan Erniu immediately understood Dayao's meaning. Chairman Li's term of office was up, and the development of the men's basketball team was about to encounter a bottleneck.

Opening up professionalism will inevitably sacrifice the previous national selection system, and China does not have a supporting business system to support basketball leagues at all levels in order to select talents.

Without the American-style bottom-up training system, whether it is the previous national system or the so-called accelerated professionalization of the league, they are all rootless and may be overthrown at any time.

This leader can focus on league building, and the next leader can focus on youth training.

Without systematic training grading and system construction, in the big environment of the Celestial Dynasty, only luck can produce a genius like Dayao.

Of course Ruan Erniu is also a genius, but he has clearly surpassed the simple definition of a genius.For Tianchao basketball, it is a great fortune, but good luck will not always patronize those who do not think about making progress.

Dayao said: "After coming to the United States, I realized that the gap between us and basketball powerhouses is completely comprehensive. The development of the league is very important, but what is more important is the training system and capital operation of youth leagues at all levels. In this regard, We are too far behind.

What Dayao said is absolutely correct, the influence of the NCAA finals in Quanmi is much higher than that of the NBA finals.

Don't think that the youth league is simply to attract sponsorship, which also requires the power of capital operation.

However, Erniu didn't fully agree with Dayao's words. He concluded: "Brother Yao, you actually missed one thing. The academic pressure of Chinese teenagers is also one of the reasons that keep them away from basketball. Everyone is forced to study hard and take the college entrance examination, right?"

Dayao stopped talking. Didn't Yao's mother almost force him to go to school to continue his studies?

Poor parents all over the world, but this is almost the siege of all Chinese people!
(End of this chapter)