There are two golden ages in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, and fans are undoubtedly most familiar with the 08 golden generation led by Yao Ming, and before that, it is the 94 golden generation led by Hu Weidong. Compared with the well-known Yao Ming, presumably many fans do not know much about Hu Weidong. Although Hu Weidong is not a once-in-a-century basketball genius like Yao Ming, he is also a figure of the Chinese basketball world. So, how strong is Hu Weidong, who can be called "China Jordan"?
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > CBA superstar</h1>
The tall man who can hold the ball has always been a very scarce resource in the Chinese basketball world, and Hu Weidong is a typical representative of high, fast and accurate. Although Hu Weidong, who is 1.98 meters tall, plays a scoring guard, his passing ability is not inferior to that of the top local point guard. In addition, Hu Weidong has excellent athleticism, and his ability to hold the ball to attack the basket and hold the ball to project is very strong. There is no doubt that Hu Weidong is a natural misalignment point in the CBA, there is his high is not as fast as him, there is his fast is not as high as him, can do indiscriminate singles. More importantly, Hu Weidong is an offensive and defensive player, with excellent single defense ability and ability to defend multiple positions. In contrast, today's local forward guard players, the vast majority of them are 3D players, have no ability to hold the ball, and basically rely on eating cakes to score.
Hu Weidong's CBA career is not long, only playing 10 seasons, but his resume is very brilliant. In the 95-96 season, that is, the first year of the CBA, Hu Weidong averaged 27.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, including MVP, scoring champion, and three-pointers (averaging 4.9 three-pointers per game). In the 96-97 season, Hu Weidong averaged 30.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, winning the MVP and scoring champion. In the 99-00 season, Hu Weidong played the best performance of his career, averaging 30.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, and was elected the leading scorer and steal king. In his CBA career, Hu Weidong has been named MVP twice, the scoring champion three times, the assist king twice, and the steal king twice. In the CBA at that time, Hu Weidong can be said to be one of the strongest players, which is equivalent to the current super foreign aid such as Marzan Brooks.
As he grew older, Hu Weidong's impact later in his career declined, and it was difficult for him to attack the basket like he did at his peak, but the three-point shot was more accurate! Relying on the 100-step Yang stunt, Hu Weidong is still the top scorer in the CBA. That season, the 35-year-old Hu Weidong averaged 15.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, averaging 3.6 three-pointers per game. The only regret is that in the finals of that season, the Jiangsu men's basketball team grabbed the five major battles in the last quarter with a 16-point lead, and was tragically reversed by the Guangdong men's basketball team and missed the championship. He did not win the CBA championship in his career, which became the biggest regret of Hu Weidong's career.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > foreign warfare master</h1>
Some players kill in the domestic arena, but when they get to the international arena, they pull their crotches, and we call such players "civil war insiders, foreign war laymen". Hu Weidong can not only do whatever he wants in the domestic arena, but also play a fierce role in the international arena. At the Asian level, Hu Weidong helped the Chinese men's basketball team win the Asian Championship four times, win the Asian Games gold medal twice, and was elected the MVP of the Asian Championships in 1999. At the world series level, at the 1994 World Championships, the Chinese men's basketball team reached the world's top eight for the first time; in the 1996 Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team reached the Olympic quarterfinals for the first time. In these two World Championships, the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team is Hu Weidong. With excellent technical and psychological qualities, good confrontation ability, and the style of playing and fighting, Hu Weidong also has the strength to fight in the face of the world's strong brigade.
World Championships against the United States, Hu Weidong glided and split
In the first game of the 1994 World Championship group stage against the Brazilian men's basketball team, Hu Weidong suddenly shot outside, shooting 6 of 9, including 1 of 4 three-pointers, 14 of 17 free throws, 27 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, leading the team to defeat the opponent in overtime, ending the embarrassing record of the World Series in which the European and American teams did not win. In the third game of the group stage against the powerful Olympic runner-up Croatian men's basketball team, although the Chinese men's basketball team lost 32 points 73-105, it was difficult to hide the light of Hu Weidong, he shot 11 of 16, including 9 of 14 three-pointers, and shot down 31 points. At that World Championship, Hu Weidong averaged 15.1 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 46.9% and 38.2% from three points, making him the number one contributor to the Chinese men's basketball team reaching the quarterfinals.
In the 1996 Olympic Games, Hu Weidong averaged 12.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 50.8% and 41.9% from three points, making him the number one scorer in the Chinese men's basketball team, leading the team to reach the quarterfinals. In the group stage against the Argentine men's basketball team, Hu Weidong shot 7 of 10, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, 6 of 9 free throws, and contributed 22 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 4 steals. Hu Weidong has participated in 5 World Series (3 Olympic Games + 2 World Championships) in his career, played a total of 37 games, and averaged 11.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 44.0%.
At the World Championships against Croatia, Hu Weidong held the ball and shot three points
In a world where there is no defensive three seconds, frequent use of joint defense, and greatly improved physical confrontation, the three-point shot is a very important means of scoring. Last year's World Cup held on home, one of the important reasons why the Chinese men's basketball team ended dismally was that the three-point shot was too poor. After 5 games, the Chinese men's basketball team only hit 5.4 three-pointers per game, and its 26.2% three-point shooting rate will rank third from the bottom in the game. Since Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu, the Chinese men's basketball team has no reliable pitchers. Hu Weidong relies on his excellent three-point shooting ability to maintain a stable fire output in the world arena. Hu Weidong shot fast, and it is a jump shot, and the anti-interference ability is very strong. More importantly, he can hold the ball and shoot, but also receive the ball to shoot, and is good at catching the timing of shooting.
At the World Championships against Croatia, Hu Weidong used the block to hold the ball to shoot three points
In 5 World Series and 37 games, Hu Weidong averaged 2.4 three-pointers per game, and his three-point shooting rate reached a considerable 37.3%. Combining production and efficiency, Hu Weidong is the strongest pitcher in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team. Hu Weidong's free throws have also made many players in the Chinese men's basketball team today ashamed, and his free throw shooting rate in the World Series has reached 79.7%. In last year's World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team only hit 64.8% of the free throws, ranking first from the bottom in the tournament.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > concluding remarks</h1>
Hu Weidong's talent in the Asian basketball world can be said to be historical, with his outstanding performance in the World Series, and the NBA Summer League against the Los Angeles Lakers to score a game-high 30 points, Hu Weidong attracted the attention of NBA teams. In 1998, the Dallas Mavericks offered Hu Weidong a 10-day short-term contract, but Hu Weidong was unable to make the trip due to a right knee injury. In 2000, Hu Weidong was again invited to the NBA team, and the Orlando Magic offered him a 10-day short-term contract. But because of the foot injury, Hu Weidong once again rubbed shoulders with the NBA. Although Hu Weidong may not be able to gain a foothold in the NBA even if he lands in the NBA, he can gain the favor of NBA teams, at least indicating that his ability has been recognized by the NBA.