The Chinese Basketball Association, which is affiliated to the General Administration of Sports of China, is a good place to work easily and with good benefits. An Ran, who works in the technical department, is one of the few young people in the unit. He graduated from Capital University of Physical Education, and three years ago he got this job that many classmates envied through his family connections.

Because Enron is a basketball enthusiast himself, he is very satisfied with this decent job. A hot-blooded young man who is ready to show his ambitions, he soon found that things are not as simple as he imagined when he first entered the unit.

Not to mention the gloomy working atmosphere of the entire Basketball Association, the procrastinating work efficiency and backward development ideas disappointed this college student who wanted to make a little contribution to the basketball cause of the motherland. Because he was not used to seeing some things, the strong-blooded northern guy pointed out the existing shortcomings within the basketball association at a working meeting. Unexpectedly, instead of being appreciated by the leader, he was excluded by those colleagues who did nothing all day in his future work. Disheartened, he was slowly assimilated by this big dye vat. Every day at work, I made tea, played games on the computer, and the days went on like this.

Because of his interests, he often goes to some well-known basketball forums when he is bored. Unexpectedly, a post two months ago awakened his ambition that had been sleeping for a long time. More precisely, it was the protagonist in that post that rekindled his hope for the future of Chinese basketball.

A netizen whose ID is Jinyiwei Tongzhi posted many videos of American high school basketball games in the post, and the Chinese player in it was the focus of discussion among all netizens.

Because of work, Enron knows very well that the most urgent need for Chinese basketball is the outside talent. He downloaded all the videos from this post on his computer and watched each game very carefully many times. Enron, who has been working in the basketball association for three years, has come to an exciting and sad conclusion. Excitedly, the protagonist in the video is the outside player who is very much needed by the Chinese men's basketball team at all levels. But he is also worried about the country's basketball development system, because this high school student named Sun Yi is the best young player he has ever seen.

The World Youth Basketball Championship will be held in Serbia next July, and it would be exciting to think about it if we could recruit this kid into the team. It's a pity that he is currently just a small clerk with low authority, and he is not qualified to decide some things at all. This mood of suffering from gains and losses has made him not able to sleep well for several nights in a row.

Thinking of this, An Ran wiped his face vigorously with both hands, put the mobile hard disk that had already copied the game video on the table into his bag, and walked out of the office of the technical department with a resolute face.

Bang bang bang!

"Please come in!" A majestic voice came from the crack in the hidden door.

Every time I saw the middle-aged man in front of me who was a man of his word in the Basketball Association, An Ran would be a little overwhelmed by the compelling momentum exuded by the other party. However, the guy who is ready to risk his death today is completely without the caution of the past.

"Director Xin, I want to recommend a basketball talent for you today." The straightforward Enron made the other party's eyes seem to shine.

The middle-aged man sitting behind the desk looked at the young man in front of him with great interest and looked a little different from the past. He can be the first in the basketball association, in fact, he is very clear about the background and ability of everyone up and down the entire unit.

"Oh, what new has Comrade Xiao An discovered?" Although he is much higher than the other party in terms of position, Director Xin's attitude is still very kind. As a senior bureaucrat, he knows very well that the more friends he has in officialdom, the better. Although the grandfather of the young man in front of him has retired, he has many subordinates who have been in business for many years in a certain department, and it is the time of the spring breeze.

"Director, that's right. I would like to recommend a very strong player for our U19 men's basketball team, and here is a video of his game. An Ran took out the mobile hard drive in his bag and placed it respectfully on the other party's table.

Director Xin, who had just picked up the teacup, jumped imperceptibly from the corner of his eyes after hearing the other party's intention. His lips touched the rim of the cup slightly, and he smiled and said to the other party, "Haha! Xiao An, you should go to the competition department of the national youth team for this matter! ”

Originally, the attitude of the leader made An Ran have a lot of confidence in this recommendation, but he didn't expect that he would immediately hit a soft nail when he just explained his intentions. If it's really like what the other party said, go to the athletic department to recommend it to be successful, then what else is he going to do with a leader. In fact, in the Basketball Association, all matters related to personnel and finances cannot be done without the nod of Director Xin.

After enthusiastically sending the other party out of the door, the owner of this office shook his head and showed a wry smile. This stunned young man always thinks everything is so simple......

It's not that simple! Because most of the training of athletes in our country is some professional sports schools or sports teams, which are subordinate to the sports bureaus of various provinces and cities, and they are all non-profit. So how can these talent training institutions, which rely on state funding, get more of the limited pie?

Grades! The competition results of sports teams and the number of talents sent to various national teams have become the criteria for the success of major sports bureaus. Under this somewhat deformed training system, in order to pursue more and better economic interests and personal careers, many leaders do not hesitate to use unscrupulous methods such as age falsification, the use of illegal drugs, and so on to achieve individual or small collective goals.

In fact, the national youth teams in various sports, such as the one in each event, are often the places where there are the most shady scenes. Because the youth team is not very conspicuous and receives less attention from public opinion, it is not easy to have accidents. Moreover, the benefits obtained by transporting a national youth player are not much less than those of the senior national team.

For example, the determination of the Chinese U19 national men's basketball team list has some unwritten rules. For example, if a provincial youth team is very strong, they may have no more than three players on the official list, and the other places will be divided between the teams according to their strength and leadership background. Therefore, like today, Enron suddenly came to recommend players for the national youth team, and Director Xin, who knew the inside story very well, didn't talk at all.

The leader of the basketball association, who refilled himself with tea, suddenly saw the mobile hard drive left by Enron. Curious, he hurriedly turned on the office computer on the table......

Hiss! When the Chinese player in the video slid and dunked at the free throw line at the United Center in Chicago, Director Xin gasped. An Ran's vision is not bad, although he is a little frizzy, but he still has the ability. Coupled with the background of the other party's family, he is a talent worth cultivating. It's a pity that the player he recommended may be difficult to enter the national youth team. Because, the allocation of team places has already been decided. It's really not a young player to offend a group of local sports bigwigs who hold real power.

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The post titled "Chinese Basketball Hope is on the Other Side" has become a must-visit place for many netizens who love basketball in their motherland every day. Because the post is so popular, the poster Jinyi Wei Tongzhi has become the deputy moderator of the campus basketball section of the forum, and along with the god ruler who often enthusiastically replies to the post in the post, Nanfang Xiaohe has also been promoted.

Since the recent post stopped updating the video of Sun Yi's game, many netizens who were concerned about the Chinese player on the other side of the ocean stopped diving one by one and came out to ask the poster to update the video.

"Sun Yi should be in college now, right? I don't know which one? The netizen of the ID Green Lantern Lonely Grave couldn't help but ask in the post.

"It's like Duke University, the same college team that the head coach of the American Dream Seven team coached." Netizens who ID Rose Never Withers seem to have been paying attention to the dynamics of their idols.

"That's right, it's the Duke Blue Devils, who are a very famous team in American college basketball." A netizen called Burning Fire and Burning Bones chimed in.

"Wow! Then Niu B's team, Sun Yi must be facing fierce competition! The netizens who ID called the funeral sunset looked very worried about each other.

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Due to the speed at which the post was built, there were more and more inquiries about Sun Yi. In the end, it was a netizen named Xianglong Zaitian who gave everyone a reassuring pill. "Sun Yi is currently doing very well at Duke University, and he is the team's current scoring champion. Judging from the playing time, it is very important to the coach. ”

In the face of many netizens' questions, Xianglong Zaitian had no choice but to publish the URL of an American college basketball data website to everyone. Although not as intuitive as the video, these numbers seem to allow Sun Yi's first fans in the motherland to give full play to their imaginations.

The Great God Jugvernaut, who had been following the post, dialed his friend's phone again. "Huahua, hurry up and make some more videos, the situation in the forum is a little out of control."

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"What? You American concubine can't get it! What should I do? ”

In fact, the Blues' pre-ACC regular-season opponents were mostly weak, and no TV station was interested in this kind of chicken-ribbed warm-up game. So, there won't be any video of the game on the Internet until you meet your sworn enemy, North Carolina.

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Davidson College is an ordinary team in the Division II League, and their game against Duke University is more like experiencing the atmosphere of the famous home of death in the United States.

Because the opponent's strength and fame are too average, the Cameron Arena will sit in this game. The 'Suns League', the fan organization of the team's hottest players right now, is exploding in numbers. In the beginning, most of the members were made up of Chinese students, but now their skin color has become a small part of this growing fan group. Love the Blue Devil, and love Sun Yi even more! It's their slogan. Now every Duke game at Cameron Arena, the Suns League echoes the famous Blue Devils die-hard in the audience at the east and west ends of the stadium.

During the routine warm-up activities of the two teams before the game, the two players who became the core of the team as freshmen met again at Duke University after more than a year.

"Hey! Sun, long time no see, how are you doing? From Curry's generous and natural demeanor, Sun Yi can find that this famous player who was hit during the interview is much taller after that, and it is estimated that he has adapted well in the new environment.

"I'm fine, but you don't look bad!" After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the two youngsters returned to their own half. Because, the game is about to start.

Sun Yi, who was listening to Coach Voy's tactics with his teammates on the sidelines, was thinking about the other party's eyes from time to time when he was chatting with Curry just now. It was definitely not a look of adoration or respect, and the sensitive Chinese guy could feel the perseverance of the eager to prove himself.

The starting lineup of the Blue Devils, except for Sun Yi and McRoberts Ray, has been different in the past few games. Today's starting five against Davidson College are as follows: point guard Paulus, point guard Nelson, junior forward Sun Yi, big forward McRoberts, and center Boykin.

After the game began, Stephen Brown, who appeared at the Wildcats' point back position, was in the field. Curry looked very excited, and he was full of attacking desires, making four three-pointers in a row in front of Nelson and hitting two of them. Looking at Senior Nelson, who was depressed, Sun Yi sighed in his heart, this kid is really going crazy!

Coach Collinson, who has always rarely spoken on the sidelines, shouted at Nelson, who was uncharacteristically unfavorable to defense today, "Stick to that guy, don't let him shoot easily." ”

Coach K, who was standing on the sidelines, looked at his old friend with a puzzled expression, as if he was born to be at odds with the child who was less than 19 years old. At that time, if it weren't for Collinsson's insistence, he might have given a scholarship to the kid who shot accurately, because the Blue Devils' No. 8 player was in desperate need of a long-range shooter. Alas! Redick hasn't graduated yet, and this year he is confident that he will lead the Blue Devils to the top again!

After Nelson stepped up his close marking of Curry, the Wildcats' No. 30 was a little quiet. But the emaciated sharpshooter immediately adjusted his attacking style, making more use of his skillful two-handed ball control skills and nimble breaking footwork into the box for a pull-up jump shot. Such a change in the opponent made Nelson, who was already average defensively, miserable.

Although Curry's excellent play in the first half scored 18 points for the Wildcats, after all, the overall difference in strength between the two teams was too huge, and Davidson College still trailed Duke University at home by a score of 34-50.

As the players of the Blue Devils became more and more familiar, the level of chemistry between them also grew. In the game, once you find that there is no chance of fast attack, you will also play some beautiful tactical coordination in the positional battle from time to time. Coach Woy, who used to have a sad face, now has a happy smile on his face.

Sun Yi, who scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the first half, played quite normally. The star of the first half of the Blue Devils was captain Mike Roberts. Facing the Wildcats, who did not have an interior line taller than 2.06 meters, the Blue Devils captain could do whatever he wanted in the opponent's restricted area, scoring 20 points with free throws in the first half, and also had 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Sun Yi, who wanted to relax a little in the second half, was just shouted out of the locker room by Coach Collinson, who was so black today.

"Sun, give you a task to defend the opponent's No. 30 player in the second half."