After many outstanding basketball players in China retired, they either chose to change to coaches, such as Li Nan, Du Feng and Gong Xiaobin, or entered the management of the team, such as Zhu Fangyu and "Tiger King" Sun Jun, etc., of course, there are some who have entered the career path, the most well-known is Chairman Yao Mingyao, and the protagonist of this article, Hu Xuefeng, deputy director of the Basketball Management Center of Jiangsu Sports Bureau.
To have Hu Xuefeng, it is no exaggeration to say that it is the luck of Jiangsu basketball, he is the core leader of the team when he was a player, leading the team to conquer the north and south, playing the glory of the Jiangsu team, and after retiring as the director of basketball, he still has his heart tied to the Jiangsu men's basketball team, helping the Jiangsu men's basketball team out of the trough and on the right track, and even it can be said that he single-handedly created the current Jiangsu men's basketball team.
Especially in terms of player introduction and the selection of foreign aid, Hu Xuefeng will still come forward to check, such as the introduction of internal center Wu Guanxi, Director Hu has not contributed less, and several foreign aides such as Brooks, Blakeney and others, but also Hu Xuefeng personally selected, after hu Xuefeng's approval before completing the signing with the team, even in the summer of 19 and Sichuan player trade, it is indispensable to Hu Xuefeng's credit, even without his help, this deal may eventually be stillborn.
Of course, Hu Xuefeng's biggest credit is to recruit Li Nan's son Li Luyao from Shandong, a talented young player, although Li Luyao has just turned 18 this season, but the height of 2 meters 16 meters, solid basic skills and good skills are widely favored by the industry, and there are unexpected gains at the same time as getting Li Luyao, that is, using Li Luyao as bait to hire Li Nan to coach the Jiangsu team. Although in the 19-year Men's Basketball World Cup, Li Nan's tactical arrangements and personnel use have been questioned, but in the domestic league, li Nan can be hired as the head coach, Hu Xuefeng is definitely a good move.
In fact, whether it is in the CBA or in the NBA league, if you want to be the general manager of a good team, or the head coach, in addition to having a shrewd mind, excellent vision for everyone, or strong coaching ability, there is also a point of importance, that is, connections, good popularity, and a good network can make the team more smooth in the process of reinforcement and trading, and Li Nan's connections in the CBA circle can be said to be unmatched.
It is no exaggeration to say that Li Nan is a player in the true sense of the upper and lower levels, and the relationship between The Eighty-One Team A's Jiang, Liu Yudong and other people needless to say, in the national team and Hu Weidong, Gong Xiaobin, Sun Jun and other senior players have also been teammates, but also after Zhu Fangyu, Yang Ming and other people's big brother, it can be said that at this stage, most of the CBA League's coaches and general managers are Li Nan's friends, just by virtue of such connections, Li Nan is at ease in both general manager and head coach.
And Li Nan's strong connections can come in handy during the window period, in recent days, Hu Xuefeng posted a photo of him and Zou Yuchen, with the text "good", does this show that the Jiangsu team is also interested in this Bayi team player? Although in terms of team strength, Jiangsu is not as good as Xinjiang and Guangdong, but don't forget Li Nan, Li Nan was the head coach of the Bayi team youth team, it was Zou Yuchen's leader, and Zou Yuchen entered the Chinese red team, it was also Li Nan who single-handedly selected him, the relationship between the master and apprentice can be said to be very good, then Zou Yuchen because Li Nan chose to join Jiangsu, it is not impossible.
If you can get Zou Yuchen, then Director Hu's credit to the Jiangsu team will have to draw another heavy stroke, after all, his and Wu Guanxi's combination of internal lines is enough to make the Jiangsu team worry-free for a long time in the future.