The wheel of history is always rolling forward, and there have been many excellent legendary stars in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, but with the passage of time, their legends have gradually been forgotten. Just like our protagonist today, Liu Yudong, the god of war.
First of all, before entering the theme, first give many small fans science popularization, why is Liu Yudong called "God of War"?
1. Tenacious willpower: He once had knee surgery after the 2003 finals, and the doctor removed 10 broken bones from his knee, and he was stunned by his tenacious willpower to drag the knee injury for many years.
2. Born in the military and has a strong physical fitness: he is the soul of the Bayi men's basketball team, and the Bayi men's basketball team is a team with the army as the main body. He also made a comeback at the age of 37, averaging 20+ points per game, which is completely the visual sense of CBA Jordan.
So, why did Liu Yudong, the god of war who was so inexplicable at the peak of his time, not go to the NBA for further study at that time? If he chooses to step into the NBA, can he gain a foothold with his strength and style of play? Listen to me.
We often say that if you want to know how good a person is in the industry, you can see everything by listening to the industry bigwigs. In Yao Ming's eyes, there are two people in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team who are most qualified to log on to the NBA, one is Hu Weidong, who is known as China Jordan, and the other is Liu Yudong, the god of war of the Bayi team.
In fact, Liu Yudong's CBA career honors are numerous, and he was once the league's insoluble killer, ruling a figure of the times. Wearing seven CBA championship rings on his hand, he is the only player to have won the CBA League MVP three times so far. He was unable to go to the NBA for further study for a long time, but also because of his own injuries.
Old fans are well aware that Liu Yudong is not without the opportunity to join the NBA, as the predecessor of Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, he should have been the first batch of crab eaters, but unfortunately, the three opportunities to enter the NBA have passed by him, which can be described as the fate of the times!
First chance: In 1994, Nike, a well-known sports brand in Japan, looked at the rapidly developing Chinese market and believed that Chinese fans would be the largest consumer group sooner or later, in order to promote everyone's enthusiasm for consumption. They specially organized the "Nike Star Team" and the Chinese men's basketball team to expand the market through friendly matches. At that time, NBA top stars Mo Ning, Hardaway and others were involved in this game, and they and Liu Yudong launched a duel, and surprisingly, Liu Yudong alone scored 34 points. After the game, Mo Ning said bluntly: he is China's Barkley!
Second chance: At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 26-year-old Liu Yudong once again staged his high-energy moments, when he faced the Dream Three team's interior killers and scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. At that time, he and Hu Weidong were both concerned by NBA scouts because of their outstanding ability. As a result, fate made a joke with him at this time, and Liu Yudong suffered an injury attack in 97, which also made the scouts lose their previous expectations.
Third chance: In the 01-02 CBA League, Liu Yudong pushed Yao Ming to become the scoring champion at the age of 32. Yao Ming was just about to land in the NBA at the time, and Rockets head coach Tang Shuai specially played back the video of the shanghai and Bayi championship games with Dayao to provide advice to Yao Ming, who had just arrived, and as a result, Tang Shuai was attracted by the performance of Liu Yudong, the god of war, after watching the video.
When Yao Ming told Tang Shuai that Liu Yudong was about to retire, Tang Shuai shouted pity, he said that he found Liu Yudong too late, otherwise he must take him to the NBA to show his talents, Tang Shuai was surprised and said: This person's performance is absolutely NBA level!
You know, at that time, Liu Yudong had not yet undergone knee surgery, and there were ten broken bones in his knees, and he was stunned to drag his injured leg and carry it hard. Just like the sigh of Director A's Jiang later: "Ten small pieces are grinding in the knees, let alone playing basketball, ordinary people just can't walk." "But the God of War persevered with his willpower, and even played the peak performance."
In general, whether the times are bad luck or fate, Liu Yudong's story is always legendary, he is the soul of the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, and he is always worthy of the respect of fans!