It is said that the tough center era of the 90s has passed, and the small-ball era is not an exaggeration to say that it is a revolution in the style of basketball in the past few decades.
But looking back over the past few years, it is not difficult to find that the center is becoming more and more popular in today's small ball era, who said that the center has become a supporting role in the small ball era, who said that the center could not play in the small ball era, who said that O'Neal would be hammered out now?
Look at Towns, the all-Star three-point contest champion, plus a career record of 60 points in a single game; look at Mr. Yo, last year's regular season MVP, who is still ranked behind the MVP list and is expected to continue to win; look at Embiid, who averaged 30.6 points and 11.7 rebounds in the regular season in 33.8 minutes per game, and is another center scorer after O'Neal in the 1999-2000 season.
There are always some old fans who say that today's basketball is becoming more and more entertaining, less ornamental, and losing the direct collision of muscles and muscles in the past.
So if you combine the two, what kind of chemical reaction will occur?
Since Curry developed his small-ball playing style, the status of traditional centers has begun to decline, some leaving the arena early and some not even playing in the professional arena. Until Embiid, who came to the court with a shooting bag in one hand, everything changed...
So we saw such a scene: Embiid can not only run to the outside line to throw in three points, but also block the demolition of the bottom of the pie, pull away the low singles is not a problem, how many defenders can not stop him from losing fouls.
Players like Embiid and Jokic are rare in the league today, with an offensive and defensive integration, an organizational all-rounder, and they are all growing in the direction of an all-round center. And they all have one thing in common – a steady shot, and that's one of the gaps between Chinese basketball and the world's strongest teams. In China, can you find an NBA-level shooter?
For a long time, the three-point ability of Chinese basketball has always been criticized by people, and in today's era of small ball prevalence, from professional leagues to field courts, shooting has long become the most deadly weapon. To this end, Chinese basketball has begun to focus on cultivating outstanding shooters in recent years, and the fertile soil of CUBA has provided excellent seedlings for Chinese basketball.
In the long history of the CUBA China Collegiate Basketball League, there is such a southern team that can let me see the shadow of the Warriors. They are known for their shooter base, and in the past 23 years, they have won the Southeast King 13 times, reached the national final four 14 times, won the championship 9 times, and the feat of four consecutive championships has not been broken.
Huaqiao University, a university from the ancient city of the South, has a long history of 62 years. Under the school motto of "connecting China and foreign countries and cultivating moral integrity", the tenacious basketball foundation of the BGI men's basketball team was bred.
Remember those years, whenever the CUBA tournament was over, countless Students of Hua University waited at the school gate late at night to welcome the return of the king?
Remember Gugani, known as the first point guard of cuba, who gave the nickname "Black Storm"?
Remember the "Five Tigers of Overseas Chinese" who became famous and frightened other schools?
Remember "Malay Great Wall" Chen Weili, "Archer of God" Zhang Jiabin, "Mr. Key" Chen Rongren, "Spring Leg" Jiang Xinxin, "CUBA Best Big Front" Yu Xiang, "Desperate Sanlang" Zhou Lunan?
It is such a group of people, in their time, with the glory of the BGI men's basketball team to create a unique dynasty and myth in the history of CUBA.
Yes, as a typical Fujian team, although they are not as good as the northern team in terms of height and strength, they have always been known for their "accurate, fast and smart" style of play. After Zhou Lunan returned to BGI at the call of his alma mater, he conducted all-round training for players.
In the days of training, Zhou Lunan and Huada players have never seen the beauty of the sunset, and it is not until the end of the practice from eight o'clock to ten o'clock in the evening, and it is more common to practice three sets of jerseys a day. And all this is to improve the team's shooting stability.
So we can see that Zhou Qimo scored 22 points to win the championship in last year's All-Star Three-Point Contest; Liu Shi won the third place in the National 3v3 Basketball League for BGI; Zhang Gaoming scored three consecutive points against Xiamen University in the final of the grassroots competition, achieving a 17-point headwind reversal; on the first day of the Southeast Division, BGI center Zheng Xiaogang hit 23 points on 5 of 10 points...
Zhou Lunan, on the other hand, stood on the sidelines as always and "angrily rebuked" his players, but this is his coaching style, and everyone loves him.
During the epidemic, CUBA was forced to suspend the game, but BGI did not stop training during this period, and Zhou Lunan and a group of boys continued to train day and night. At the same time, Zhou Lunan also contacted prospective sports and led the team to xiamen Jiageng Gymnasium for training.
Quasi Sports is equipped with a professional intelligent tee machine in Jiageng Arena, which can maximize the efficiency of the players. This is also the reason why Zhou Lunan took the trouble to come to Xiamen for training.
In the course of their training, because the net carried by the tee machine is higher than the basket itself, the player will subconsciously increase the shooting point, thus ensuring a higher shooting rate.
In the subsequent training, Zhou Lunan borrowed the APP function of this intelligent serve machine to connect with the serve machine through Bluetooth, and formulated a tactical cooperation for the team members to simulate actual combat. At the same time, observe the data changes of each player through the [Coach Mode] in order to make targeted guidance for each player.
Practicing physical fitness, practicing tactics, practicing shooting, and constantly repeating the same action, this is the training of the BGI men's basketball team for a day. It is also this belief that has accumulated thousands of miles that BGI can become the strongest of CUBA again in today's small ball era.
For Zhou Lunan, the revitalization of the BGI men's basketball team is not only a sentence, but also his lifelong wish. He has achieved great things here and will lead this group of young people back to the top in the future.