Afterword to the second chapter of "Champions Are Impermanent, Hongyuan Forever"
Preview: Chapter 2, Chapter 28, comments on the "Liaoyue" rematch
Author: Zhuo Yang ; Type: Summary
There are always reasons for failure, and success must have a reason for success. The so-called fate is just the self-consolation of the weak, and the strong always believe that people will conquer the sky!
Why is Guangdong Hongyuan the team with the most championships in the league?
Today, the total number of championships of the 19 teams except Guangdong is less than Guangdong Hongyuan's 11 championships, we often associate a star's anti-sky data in a certain game with historical records to highlight his greatness, but we often seem to overlook the glory created by a team in history, Guangdong Hongyuan's 11 championships is the history of the CBA, and it is definitely the most difficult record in the history of the CBA.
Maybe we're used to their greatness, so it seems like these records aren't records, they're just numbers, so whether you're an opponent or a fan, when we talk about it seriously, we should be amazed at what they've achieved.
Behind the glory, a team breaks the limit and creates miracles, and a group of people use decades of persistence to interpret the ultimate of human social activities and efficient management.
This extreme, bringing the majority of fans is full of emotion and endless energy, I think, this is the real charm of sports and the real value of sports, but also the most noble mission of a sports club.
Guangdong Hongyuan did it! Especially in the past three years of the epidemic, Guangdong Hongyuan has fought hard in the real environment where all walks of life in the world have suffered heavy losses, and has not returned to the situation when the team has suffered repeated injuries and the dilemma of not receiving young and yellow.
In fact, to be precise, the 20 teams of the CBA have suffered this catastrophe, everyone is not easy, everyone is fair, but Guangdong Hongyuan is the most able to control destiny, this is what a real strong person looks like.
Since the end of 2019, it has been exactly three years since January 2023, just enough for three CBA seasons, and it is indisputable that Guangdong Hongyuan is the biggest winner of the tournament system, with two championships in three years, and continues the championship of the 2018-19 season, achieving three consecutive championships in the 2020-21 season, creating another dynasty team in the CBA.
Under the pandemic, the whole world is going backwards, but Hongyuan has created brilliance, the reason is worth reflecting, looking back at Guangdong Hongyuan's struggle in the past three years, the answer may be clear.
Before 2018, the Guangdong Five Tigers, which created countless brilliant and prestigious Guangdong Tigers, were only left with Yi Jianlian, after 2010 to 2015 belonged to the era of Marbury and his Shougang, and between 2015 and 2017 was a striking era, Sichuan, Xinjiang and Liaobasket successively reached the top.
During this time, this historic dynasty team lost its presence in the league due to the retirement of many cores, and although Hongyuan won a championship in the 2012-13 season, these seven or eight years can be said to be Hongyuan's lost time compared to the 10 years and 8 championships it once created.
In the 2018-19 season, he successfully signed Marchand and Weems, when the foreign aid was still 6 people in 4 quarters, which was the only time that the WM combination was combined in the playoffs, and the local players were still at the peak despite the UAE League's solo efforts, and the UAE League averaged the first points per game in the playoffs that year, so this must be the strongest year for Guangdong Hongyuan in the past decade.
As Beasley, who played for Guangdong that year (not in the playoffs), said: "Guangdong Hongyuan in 2019 can beat the 8th in the NBA East!" "The truth is not important, the important thing is that Guangdong Hongyuan was really strong that year, so in the finals they easily swept the Xinjiang men's basketball team with Stokes + Feld + Abdul + Li Gen 4-0.
If there is no epidemic, everyone thinks that Guangdong will complete the title defense in the 2019-20 season, because the WM combination + Yi Jianlian is too powerful!
However, after the outbreak of the epidemic, the CBA was forced to suspend and did not reopen until June 20, 2020 through tournament-based empty games. In addition, many foreign players cannot return to the team, and Marchand is one of them.
At that time, the "black and white short" had not really grown, and Guangdong Hongyuan's local squad was still in the reconstruction period of green and yellow, but fortunately Weems was very brave at that time.
With Guangdong trailing by 19 points before the final quarter, Weems single-handedly saviored the final minute and finally helped Guangdong beat Shougang in overtime, where Weems scored 40 points, 18 rebounds and 8 assists. In the finals, G3 scored another 39 points and defeated Liao Basket to win the crown.
At that time, in addition to Marchand being unable to play due to a positive throat swab, the UAE also suffered frequent injuries, especially the rupture of the Achilles tendon in the third quarter of the G3 finals, and has since withdrawn, and this walk has been more than a year.
In the 2019-20 season, Guangdong was difficult and defending the title was not easy. In the 2020-21 season, Guangdong is actually more difficult.
The UAE has been recovering from injuries throughout the season, Marchand also suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in the last few games of the second phase, and the "black and white short" was forced to take charge, and that season, many fans felt that the "strongest" Liao basketball was the favorite to win the championship - there was no one.
In fact, in the game, Weems used the last bit of strength at his peak, the veteran Zhou Peng dreamed of attacking and defending back to the peak, and Hu Mingxuan repeatedly rushed into the meat forest with explosive bags... Relying on Du Feng's magical big hand and the tenacity and desperation of Hongyuan people, in the end, they miraculously defeated the powerful Liao basket.
When he won the championship, Du Feng couldn't believe it was true, and when he was interviewed after the game, he actually cried like a child...
In addition to the innate fighting spirit of Hongyuan people in this championship, we should actually see their forward-thinking and positive attitude of seeking change in difficult situations.
Weak inside, Du Feng raised his strengths and avoided his weaknesses, built Guangdong into a team that has been running and bombarding, swept the league by counterattack and 3 points, and they did not blindly take risks, and quietly signed 2.11 meters of outer Jason Thompson when approaching the playoffs.
This signing proved to be extremely critical, although he did not play a decisive inside killer, but played a huge role in helping Guangdong Hongyuan against some key moments of Liao basket's interior line, you know, G3, Guangdong grabbed 60 rebounds, including 24 front boards, which is why Liao basketball shot 44.7% in that game, far higher than Guangdong's 38.3%, but ultimately lost.
In that game, Daehan only scored 7 points and 8 boards, Liao basketball overestimated the length of Han's peak, and in hindsight, signing a double Xiaowai (Mayo + Ferg) was not a wise choice. In contrast, Guangdong made a very correct choice.
So, in addition to praising the efforts of the players, the club's wisdom and pragmatism should be recognized, they are definitely the most tested team in the league.
The 2021-22 season of semifinals obviously cannot completely deny their success during the three-year tournament, but at the same time, we should also recognize the efforts and achievements of many strong teams led by Liao Basketball in the past three years.
It's just that in contrast, Guangdong is indeed the one who does the best.
In fact, acknowledging the achievements of others is also the beginning of your own success.
The second phase of the CBA will end immediately, after the Chinese men's basketball team plays the sixth window of the World Preliminary Tournament, the third stage will resume the home-and-away system, when the CBA league we are familiar with finally returned, after this three-year ordeal, I believe that Guangdong Hongyuan will become stronger and stronger, and I believe that the teams in the league will give more exciting and fierce games than three years ago.
Looking forward to home and away!