Being able to go to The Dayi team in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, Tang Jie's own accident is no less than the accident of the outside world.
"Let me try, say let me try. I was surprised, really very surprised, didn't expect it at all. One day in mid-October, Tang Jie said to Jian Bogo, who chatted with him for the first time, "I am also very excited, I have always regarded the National Games as a good opportunity, I want to show myself, fight back against some doubtful voices, and want to prove that I am still capable of returning to the CBA stage." It was a great surprise and a great honor to have this opportunity to try out. ”
This summer, a lot of things happened to Tang Jie, such as the rumors about participating in the NBA draft. However, the most important thing for himself is to be able to stay in the CBA and continue to prove himself. To everyone's surprise, the championship team and the championship coach gave him a precious opportunity.
Tang Jie auditioned in the Guangdong men's basketball team
Du Feng gave a chance
The Fujian men's basketball team selected Tang Jie with the 13th pick in the 2019 draft, and in the 2020-2021 season, he averaged 6.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 17.3 minutes per game. Tang Jie failed to stay in Fujian this year, successively trying out The New CBA Ningbo Fubon team without success, and the National Games in September became his last chance to stay in the CBA this season.
In September, he represented the Hubei men's basketball team in the u22 five-a-side men's basketball competition at the National Games, and although the semi-final lost 80-109 to the Guangdong men's basketball team directed by Du Feng, Tang Jie personally scored 35 points and 9 assists. Tang Jie himself believes that it should be the performance of this game that impressed Du Feng.
The National Games will play against the Guangdong men's basketball team
Opportunities abound
The outside world has a variety of descriptions and summaries of Tang Jie's playing style, and has given him a lot of "loud" nicknames. However, Tang Jie may know himself better.
'I have flaws and strengths, and I'm a player with obvious strengths and weaknesses. Tang Jie said, "The advantage is that the explosive power is better, the speed is relatively fast, the physical energy is more abundant, and the breakthrough is sharper." The disadvantage may be that the rhythm and projection on the field are slightly worse, and the awareness of the court and the big picture view are what I lack at the moment. ”
This summer, Tang Jie has been conducting special training in Shanghai, mainly to strengthen the rhythm and projection, "in the National Games also showed, my projection and three-point shooting rate, as well as the rhythm of playing, has been greatly improved." In this way, Tang Jie is somewhat unbelievably "desperate".
Coming to the team of Guangdong Hongyuan, it seems that Tang Jie has no strange feeling. There are many young people in the team, Hu Mingxuan was once his teammate in the national youth, and Zhao Rui is also a funny and tolerant good teammate. Tang Jie also seems to be a straightforward person, going straight with everyone.
"The atmosphere is very good, everyone is encouraging each other, the atmosphere is also very good. The coaches, staff, teammates also took very good care of me. Taught me a lot of new tactics, familiar with the requirements of the championship team on the field, everyone taught me very carefully. Tang Jie said.
Got along well with your teammates
However, it didn't take long for Du to let Tang Jie understand what the requirements of the championship team are. In the first game of the season, because he was not attentive and played mobile phones on the sidelines, Tang Jie was kicked out of the court by Du Feng. "Everyone also saw Tang Jie playing with his mobile phone during the game, and I was kicked out, because it was in the game, I needed to watch the game, and I told him that this team has different requirements." Du Feng said of Tang Jie for the first time after the match against Suzhou yesterday, "Tang Jie is also no team to want him this season, and I know the dilemma when I am a player, so I will give these players a chance, and I hope that the players will not waste the opportunity." ”
Du Feng used a unique "magnifying glass" method to make Tang Jie understand his mistakes, which is exactly what Tang Jie needed: strict requirements and zero tolerance criticism. "I just need a coach like that. My shortcomings are that I need to be pointed out by others, I need to change, and I know about change. I have always admired Du from the bottom of my heart and have always wanted to play under him. Tang Jie said.
10 years ago, du Feng, who had just retired, brought Hu Mingxuan from Urumqi to Guangdong and trained him to become a CBA all-star player and a finals mvp, and Xu Jie, a small guard who Yunas could not look up to, gradually picked up the beam under Du Feng's tutelage, and even Zeng Fanri, Wang Xiankai, and Du Runwang gradually became instruments. This season, Du Feng is also focusing on cultivating Zhang Haojia, Zhang Hao, Zhao Jinyang and Malik. Zhang Mingchi, who just started the first team this year, scored 16 points in his CBA debut against Suzhou.
In 2017, Zhang Mingchi first went to the Guangdong youth team did not stay, in 2018 Du Feng returned to Guangdong to coach, let Zhang Mingchi come to practice with the team, after a few lessons Du Feng felt that he could cultivate, weight loss and strict management, Zhang Mingchi had a great improvement in the defensive end and the offensive end.
Zhang Mingchi also ushered in his debut
Du Feng is good at turning stones into gold
Since retiring from the coaching staff in 2011, in the past 10 years, Du Feng has "turned stones into gold" in countless examples, and players whose talent is not surprising or have not been looked up to, under his guidance, people make the best use of them and play to the extreme. Tang Jie also hopes to be a part of it. "Here, there will definitely be big improvements. Everyone in this circle knows that Du Is the best coach in China and is very good at turning stones into gold. Tang Jie said.
Of course, for Tang Jie, although he tried out in the Guangdong men's basketball team and came to Zhuji with the team, whether he could finally stay is still a big question mark, and there is a lot of speculation from the outside world. Between the words, Tang Jie seemed to have a very peaceful attitude.
"Haven't thought about it yet (can I stay). I just want to go all out and try harder. It is a great honor for Du Dao to call me over. Call me over, and since I've been given this opportunity, I'm sure I'm going to reciprocate, take my best abilities out, show it, and give it my all. Whether I can stay or not depends on the coaching staff and management, I can do it with a clear conscience. ”
Staying, or, not staying, for Tang Jie, this experience will benefit a lot, it is a "gilded" journey.
Hopefully, strength matches attention
Born in 1999 in Yueyang, Hunan Province, Tang Jie was influenced by his father from an early age and became obsessed with basketball. His father was a basketball enthusiast who liked to play basketball, and later became a referee. Every time my father went out to be a referee, he would take Tang Jie with him. His father blew the game on the field, and Tang Jie played the ball on the sidelines.
Tang Jie, whose physical condition was not very good, later mao sui volunteered to find Ma Yuenan, a Chinese basketball star who was coaching the south, and finally stayed in the third team in the south and began to embark on the road of professional basketball. In 2016, he was selected for the U18 National Youth Coach coached by Fan Bin, and in 2019 he played for the NBL Wuhan Men's Basketball Team, entering the CBA through the draft and playing for Fujian for the next two seasons.
This summer, Tang Jie announced his participation in the NBA draft, which became a hot topic. Some people supported it, praising his courage to challenge himself "in the face of cold eyes and ridicule", and more people criticized him for "not measuring his own strength". In the end, Tang Jie failed to go to the NBA for various reasons, and was suspected of "hype". In this regard, Tang Jie even posted evidence of visas and trial training invitations through the media to prove that he was not a show. However, he was still crowned by the outside world as the "NBA Lost Draft".
"This summer, so many things have happened and a lot of things have been experienced." Tang Jie said with some understanding. "I want to go to the NBA, mainly to find abuse, to find gaps, to see more powerful players outside, to work harder and motivate myself." That's the main idea. ”
Played in Fujian for two seasons
Can you wear the Guangdong Hongyuan battle robe
The first time I dealt with Tang Jie, I felt that others were very direct, what to say, not how to go around the bend. Of course, he is also very assertive, has his own ideas, and has his own persistence.
Perhaps, people who have read about him will think that he is an overconfident and even somewhat conceited person. He doesn't consider himself conceited, but he's very confident in himself. "People should be confident, when others believe in you, you have to believe in yourself, when others do not believe in you, you have to believe in yourself." 」 Right? I am confident, not conceited. Tang Jie said to Sword Bogo.
His self-confidence seems to be reflected in his comments on the outside world: dare to face, never avoid.
"(Comments from the outside world) usually read, good or bad, I can accept, good and bad, will motivate me, become better." Whether you say I'm good or bad, at least you get so much attention. I also want to match my strength with my own attention. My strength is not directly proportional to the attention, and many things, I have not yet proved myself. On the stage of the CBA, hope can do better. Or believe in yourself and hope to prove yourself. ”
Of course, the first step is to use your own efforts, cherish the opportunity, and be able to stay. "The voices of the outside world are all references, and the first thing is to play your own ball. Because I was only trying out now, I didn't say I could stay. It is to do my best to express myself, to strive to stay in the team, and to return the opportunity given to me by Du coaching and the team. ”