Time passed to mid-May, and the superstar of Chinese basketball, Yao Ming, had an in-depth conversation with senior host Wu Xiaoli in front of the camera. When the topic touches on the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in recent years, Yao Ming's rhetoric seems to be a little reserved.
Remember last year's sensational men's basketball World Cup? In the qualifying round, the Chinese team lost to the host Philippines with a score of 75-96, and the ranking slipped to the end of the event, 29-32 embarrassing position. What's even more disappointing is that this defeat also means that the Chinese men's basketball team has lost its ticket to the Olympic qualifying tournament, and the door to the Paris Olympics is tightly closed to them.
The subsequent Hangzhou Asian Games thought it was a good opportunity for the Chinese men's basketball team to save face, but they did not expect to encounter a strong counterattack by the Philippines in the semifinals, and the 20-point reversal made the Chinese men's basketball team miss the final again. Such a record has undoubtedly set off a lot of waves in the basketball world.
In that interview, Wu Xiaoli's question went straight to the core: "The Chinese women's basketball team is star-studded and has made remarkable achievements, and you said that this is the cause and effect planted ten years ago." Is the silence of the men's basketball team all these years also due to some mistakes or negligence in the past? Yao Ming pondered for a moment and said frankly: "Perhaps, we really lack more communication with international basketball. ”
Netizen "Hot-blooded Court Veteran" said: "Yao Ming's words are euphemistic, in fact, we haven't kept up with the pace of international basketball, how can there be good results behind closed doors?" Look at the communication and learning of the women's basketball team, that is the key to success! ”
Netizen "The three-point line is not soft" retorted: "Don't rely on international exchanges for everything, okay? Is the success of women's basketball only due to a lot of communication? The problem of the men's basketball team is obviously that there are problems in skills, tactics and mentality, and this pot can't be carried by 'less communication'! ”
Yao Ming fell into a short period of contemplation, and bowed his head lightly at Wu Xiaoli, as if affirming the answer in his heart.
He spoke slowly, expressing his worries: "Nowadays, our communication with the world is becoming more and more sparse, and the global arena is turbulent. ”
Wu Xiaoli's eyes were like torches, and she said bluntly: "Chairman Yao, you are actually still avoiding the question and not giving me a real answer. ”
Yao Ming raised his hand to cover his eyebrows, as if he wanted to cover up the momentary embarrassment.
He muttered in a low voice, "Hmm", as if with a bit of helplessness and sighing.
Seeing this scene, netizens were hotly discussed:
Netizen "Basketball Prophet" joked: "Yao Ming means that the reason why we are out of touch with the international community is not because of our poor performance and we don't have the face to go out to communicate." ”
Netizen "foreign aid dependence" retorted: "Don't just say that there is little communication, look at our league, as soon as the ball arrives, it will be passed to foreign aid to play, who can blame it?" ”
On the basketball court, the enthusiasm is like fire, but it is difficult to hide the hidden worries of Chinese basketball.
Foreign aid is limited, salaries are capped, and domestic players have fewer opportunities to compete with top players.
The international competition is drifting away, the level is slipping, and it is caught in a vicious circle.
Although Yao Ming has a heart, it is difficult to hide the weakness of the CBA. If you can't cultivate a real basketball elite, is it just a lack of communication?
Back then, the Chinese men's basketball team in the 90s had a unique style, but now it is lost in the dream of "big center".
Zhou Qi is expected to have high hopes, but he always seems to lack that hard work, he has not yet dominated the league, and he is even more inferior in the international arena.
We're waiting, waiting for the next basketball talent to come out.
Netizen "Little Overlord of the Hot Blooded Court" said: It's a joke to say that CBA can't cultivate talents, look at those players who have emerged in the international arena, which one is not from the CBA? Blame the clubs that only want to make money and don't want to make progress!
Netizen "Three-point line outside the god pitcher" retorted: CBA does have problems, relying too much on foreign aid, resulting in a lack of training opportunities for domestic players. Yao Ming should reorganize the league and improve the level of competition, so that he can cultivate real basketball talents! Don't always focus on immediate interests, look at the long-term!