Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 214 Are you going to participate in the draft? [Second update, please subscribe]

Half an hour later, the game continued, but no fans were paying attention to the results of the game.

Lu Yu and Yi Jianlian couldn't watch the game either, because it was like a frying pan around them. If it wasn't for the security guards to maintain order, it is estimated that the chaos on the scene would last for half an hour.

Lu Yu was invited by the security guard to the front row, just behind the Sharks' bench.

Ye Tian also followed him cheekily. He was a little embarrassed to sit on the side. He could see that Lu Yu and Yi Jianlian didn't want others to recognize them.

He looked at Lu Yu curiously. Lu Yu's official age was about the same age as Ye Tian, ​​both of whom were 82 years old. From the looks of the two peers, Lu Yu was obviously much more mature.

"I'm so sorry, I was so scared that I called out to cause you such a big trouble." Ye Tian said embarrassedly.

Lu Yu smiled: "It's okay."

"Can I take the liberty to ask, do you NBA players play streetball?" Ye Tian asked boldly.

Lu Yu nodded: "It can be done during the offseason."

"That's great. A few buddies and I are going to make a team, streetball, streetball that belongs to China. I hope you have the opportunity to support us."

"Okay, if I have time, I will definitely come."

Lu Yu also left Snoopy's phone number to Ye Tian, ​​so that he could contact his agent if he had something to do.

Next year, Ye Tian and Wu You should start CL. This is the first year of Chinese streetball. Lu Yu is also happy to see more young people like basketball.

It's still too hard to just rely on professional players to promote basketball.

It is said that China's basketball population base is several hundred million, and it should be easy to catch up with Europe and the United States in theory, but how many people can really receive systematic training and have the opportunity to target their careers?
Very little, very little.

Teenagers who can target their careers are either from within the system, from CBA teams or youth teams under provincial and municipal sports bureaus, or from basketball players from domestic leagues at all levels.

For the vast majority of basketball enthusiasts, the career path is out of reach, and basketball is just a hobby in their eyes.

If things go on like this, there will be fewer and fewer people who like basketball and ordinary people who like basketball.

So let ordinary fans play their favorite game, which is streetball.

Streetball has many benefits for the promotion of basketball, especially among ordinary basketball fans, it will attract more fans to love this sport.

Only when there are more and more fans who like the sport, will quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, and will lead to several forks in the domestic basketball revolution.

One of the most important is the combination of sports and education.

"With the continuous improvement of living standards, the uncertainty of sports schools has become more and more serious in the eyes of parents. We Chinese are the most pragmatic. In their eyes, if it is not for reading, it is too bad. Playing basketball is really better than walking. Go to school in a down-to-earth way, after all, education cannot be missed in the process of growth, which undoubtedly makes some talents lost inadvertently.”

"Does school matter? Of course it matters. Look at the athletes we need to help. They are largely because of the lack of educational opportunities that lead to their unsatisfactory life."

"But do students have to become athletes? Can the combination of sports and education in basketball cultivate a group of outstanding basketball players? Are these basketball players useful for Chinese basketball to catch up with Europe and the United States?"

"The answer is..." Lu Yu paused, with a firm look in his eyes: "No!"

Lu Yu's words made Ye Tian, ​​who was discussing the combination of sports and education with him, a little confused.

He didn't know why he discussed such profound issues with Lu Yu, but he wanted to hear some different opinions from Lu Yu.

According to Lu Yu, letting more people like basketball can promote the development of domestic basketball.

There are more population bases who like basketball, and the way of combining sports and education in Chinese basketball can be derived in the future.

But when Lu Yu's words changed, the combination of sports and education was useless.

Is not this contradictory?

At this time, Yao Ming, who had already taken a rest, also heard what Lu Yu said. He looked at Lu Yu with great interest, but did not interrupt Lu Yu's chat.

Lu Yuhun didn't care, and continued: "There are only two types of basketball players who are willing to stay. One is the kind that is really talented and is really recognized. Take Yi Jianlian as an example. His physical talent was quickly rejected by Shenzhen. Principal Dai of the sports school found out that he was destined to be a basketball player."

"The other is that the family is really rich and has the opportunity to receive perfect basketball training. I have to say that this group of people has much more opportunities than ordinary people. The problem that can be solved by giving a gift with money is not a problem. The problem. So everyone knows that some are really good enough to play, and some are really not that kind of material but occupy the priority of the roster.”

"The threshold for guards is even higher. If Iverson is in China, he is short, and his family is poor, it doesn't matter if he doesn't have guards, no matter how talented he is, no one wants them." Lu Yu made a joke.

Ye Tian listened very ignorantly, he still didn't understand the accident in the human society.

But Yao Ming understood that in the past few years in the professional team, he had seen too many such things, and he couldn't help laughing.

Fortunately, this was a small talk with fans. If it was a media interview, Lu Yu would not be happy to say these words.

"The ones I mentioned above are only children with physical conditions. If they really want to play basketball, they still need to measure their bone age. If the measured future height is not enough, they are still not eligible."

"There is also a very critical issue. It is really expensive to receive professional training since childhood. The real problem is that a large part of the family cannot afford this part of the cost. What is more realistic is that even if the family is ruined, the children raised are likely to be given a single injury or illness. destroyed."

Lu Yu sighed: "I believe you should understand when you hear this. Few parents dare to send their children to professional basketball. The cruelty of competitive sports is here. You think your children can become Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, or me. Lu Yu, but most of the time...he can't."

As soon as these words were said, Ye Tian felt the same.

He has not been a physically gifted child since he was a child, so he trained very hard and practiced stealth and layups, but he can only dominate on the field.

As for the profession...he didn't even dare to think about it.

Although Lu Yu's words were heartbreaking, he had to admit that it was reality.

At this time, Ye Tian didn't have the mind to watch the game anymore. Even Yao Ming, who was sitting in front, didn't watch the game, but turned his body around and quietly listened to Lu Yu continue.

"but!"

Lu Yu's sentence made Ye Tian, ​​who was pricked, suddenly cheer up.

The turning point is here!

"But the combination of sports and education has an advantage." Lu Yu smiled slightly: "This allows more children who are willing to pursue their dreams and have the talent to pursue their dreams to truly touch the possibility of becoming professional players, rather than the way they used to be. It is out of reach, so that these children who are willing and able to endure hardship have a way to become a basketball player."

Lu Yu pointed to Yao Ming beside him: "Dayao went to a sports school at the age of 9. In addition to studying normally, he had to practice for three hours a day. He joined the Shanghai Youth Team at the age of 14. You can ask him how long he trains every day. .”

Yao Ming smiled, and seeing Lu Yu brought the topic to him, he said directly, "Ten hours or more."

"Ten hours?"

Ye Tian was stunned for a moment. It was too exaggerated. He originally thought that Yao Ming was able to achieve his current results because he was so many tens of centimeters taller than himself.

In fact, not only he thinks this way, but even many ordinary basketball fans will think, if I have a height of two meters, what will I do.

He was really given a height of two meters, and it might be an ordinary person who was a little taller.

"Hu Weidong once said that when they were young, they trained to shoot, and when they finished eating, their arms were too tired to lift chopsticks!"

"We thought that Da Zhi depended on talent. During the years he entered the sports school, he stretched and practiced every day." Lu Yu glanced at Yi Jianlian, who was silent on the side and said, "Yi Jianlian, in order to play in the NCAA, trains a lot every day. It is also beyond ordinary people, so the combination of sports and education allows more people to touch the opportunity, but the opportunity is reserved for those who are more cruel to themselves. These people will not be all basketball enthusiasts, nor will they be now Every student who combines sports and education on campus is just a small group of people, just those who work hard and work hard."

Speaking of this time, Lu Yu's voice increased significantly.

He said to Ye Tian: "If your street team develops well in the future, please send my last sentence to those children who want to embark on this road--

If you have a dream, if you are ruthless enough, go after it. If you are not ruthless, then don't let your family worry about it. "

Ye Tian was silent.

Lu Yu's words are easy to understand, but he always feels that he is too far away from him. Until the Chinese New Year, he and Wu You chatted about Lu Yu's words when they were watching Lu Yu's performance in the All-Star Game together. , It caused Wu You, who was only 17 years old at the time, to think deeply.

And Wu You also found his original intention to establish CL from this passage.

Different from the previous purely for the purpose of starting a team and simply letting more children like streetball, he has a further thought.

Of course, this is something.

And Lu Yu got Yao Ming's attention because of this remark.

The game was over, and the Sharks defeated the Hongyuan team without a fight, but Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng of the Hongyuan team also let Yao Ming see that the CBA in a few years might be the world of the Hongyuan team.

After the game, Lu Yu invited Yao Ming to have dinner together, and also called Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng.

The restaurant was reserved by Yao Ming, who is from the Magic Capital and is more familiar with the four of them.

Five people were seated, and three rounds of tea took place.

Lu Yu didn't beat around the bush, and cut to the subject directly: "Dayao, you have finished the CBA this year, are you going to participate in the draft?"

Yao Ming was silent for a while, first nodded, then shook his head.

"I'm not sure."

Finally, Yao Ming said: "But if I can help the Sharks win the championship this year, I think I will go to the NBA to participate in the draft."

Because by that time, he will no longer have an opponent in the CBA.

Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng were stunned for a moment, with a hint of envy in their eyes.

"Why are you asking this?" Yao Ming asked with a smile.

Lu Yu glanced at Yao Ming, and from Yao Ming's twinkling eyes, he saw a trace of unease.

It is the most taboo to speak shallowly.

Lu Yu just wanted to have a deeper relationship with Yao Ming, so he threw out his olive branch without hesitation.

"If you enter the NBA draft, I think when you choose an agent, you can consider my agency."

For a while, except for Yi Jianlian, who was still eating calmly, in the whole box,

Needle drop is audible.

(End of this chapter)