"Shit! What are you playing? Bullshit! It's all bullshit! An advantage of more than 30 points. In the blink of an eye, how much is left?" the head coach of the Australian team began to roar.

"You, Purchas, what are you doing? You have a basketball in your hand, not a potato!"

"And you, Sanguez, are you sleepwalking? Why can't you even handle a backup center? Where are your rebounds? Where are your defense? Where is your strength? Did you forget it in Australia?"

"Coach, it's not that I don't work hard, it's that Chinese kid..." Sanges wanted to defend himself, but was scolded by the head coach: "As the main center, you can't beat a substitute center, you

Are you still reasonable? Shit! If you continue to be like this in the next games, just stay on the bench for the next World Youth Championship!"

"Yes, coach." Sanges suddenly became weak and could only nod helplessly.

"Okay, you don't need to be anxious. We are still leading by twelve points. As long as we hold on for one round and then play for another twenty-four seconds, then even if we don't get a single point later, the victory will belong to us.

." After the Australian head coach vented his anger, he regained his composure and said: "Next, Puchas will serve the baseline kick, and Jackson will take charge. Remember, you don't need to score, but you don't need to make mistakes. You must not make mistakes!"

The head coach of the Australian team is quite experienced. Although he has been being bullied just now, the overall situation has not left Australia. He only needs to calm down and hold a ball, and then he can use the twenty-four-second attack time limit to polish things off.

Time, steadily collect victory.

Chinese team, bench.

"Zhao Jiwei, Heng Yifeng, Liu Delong, Liu Bo...and Zhou Qi are ready to play." Li Qiuping hesitated for a moment, but made up his mind.

Tang Qian listened and immediately said: "Coach Li, why do you need to make a substitution? We are playing with the right momentum and can completely reverse the game in one go."

really……

Of course, Li Qiuping knew that what he did was a little unethical, but this Zhou Qi was the key training target assigned by his superiors. How could he let Zhou Qi sit on the bench at the critical moment?

Therefore, even though he knew that this was biased, for himself and for Tang Qian, he could not take the risk.

These three words "within the system" mean too much in China.

Although basketball seems to be just basketball, in China, it can be given some other meanings.

Furthermore, after Li Qiuping went to the NBA to practice for a period of time, he became more and more aware of some so-called "in-system" issues. Although this system has played an irreplaceable role for a long time, now, if sports

If we continue to follow this old path, we will inevitably become a little outdated and unable to keep up with the times.

Although athletes "within the system" can enjoy many benefits from the country after they have achieved results, if you fail to achieve results, then sorry, your future retirement benefits will be greatly reduced. Although this is also a means to stimulate competition,

But for most athletes, it is still a bit too "harsh" and "cruel".

Then, the most important point is that athletes "within the system" are not free.

It’s easy to get “trapped”.

For example, Li Qiuping heard that Guo Ailun, the previous U17 scoring champion, had entered "within the system." He had a vague feeling that this might not be a "very good" thing for the future of this rising star boy.

Looking back at Zhou Qi now, Li Qiuping feels that he is much smarter. Although he has trained and grown up with the players in the system, he has not accepted any sports bureau structure, so that the future path will be broader and more comprehensive.

Broader. Of course, which one is better or worse depends on the facts.

But Zhou Qi, no, to be precise, Zhou Qi’s parents are quite far-sighted.

In addition to allowing him to attend a basketball school at his own expense, the agreement signed with the Liaoning Sports Bureau is also a National Games agreement. This not only does not delay Zhou Qi's growth and development, but also helps him maintain a certain degree of independence. Such insight is really

Li Qiuping could not help but nodded secretly.

But when compared with Zhou Qi, Tang Qian is obviously much more "independent".

If Zhou Qi can be regarded as a "half-system and half-non-system" player, then Tang Qian can be regarded as a complete "outside the system" player. In these two situations, which one will be taken care of by the superiors, Li Qiuping can think of it with his ass. After all,

Not many people know the details about Zhou Qi. Many people even think that he is a purely "in-system" player like Yao Yiwang, but Tang Qian is definitely different.

Those "officials" above absolutely do not like this kind of "purely outside the system" athletes.

Because firstly, there is no benefit at all from such "purely outside the system" athletes.

Secondly, no matter whether the performance of this type of athletes is "good" or not, it has nothing to do with their political achievements.

In this way, it is clear at a glance who should be favored and whom should be given a "rolling eye".

Li Qiuping shook his head. He couldn't change this kind of thing all at once, but judging from the current situation in recent years, Chinese sports have gradually had a tendency to "change". Maybe not fast, but it is always better than

Standing still.

"Xiao Tang, you did a great job and even overfulfilled the task. For the rest of the time, just sit down and watch the performance of your teammates." Li Qiuping smiled at Tang Qian and said.

"Why..." Tang Qian wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Li Qiuping: "Are you the coach or am I the coach? I said substitution, didn't you hear?"

Tang Qian's mouth twitched slightly, and then he sat down on the bench without saying a word.

Xu Ziyang, who had just cooperated well with Tang Qian, saw this, walked to him, sat down and said: "Tang Qian, you don't need to be so angry. After all, we are substitutes in this game, not the main starter. So it's done.

You have to do your own thing, so it’s time to take a break, do you understand?”

"Is this professional basketball?" Tang Qian asked suddenly and abruptly.

Xu Ziyang was stunned and couldn't answer him for a long time.

One minute and twenty-six seconds passed quickly. After the Chinese National Youth Team made new substitutions, they actually failed to score another point. Jackson of the Australian team scored three goals in a row, completely ruining the game.

.

Beep beep~~~

The referee blew the whistle to end the game, and then Tang Qian stood up and left the field without looking back.

Tang Qian's move was naturally noticed by head coach Li Qiuping. He sighed in his heart. Although he understood that his move just now was a bit hurtful, he had to do this for the future of this big boy.

Do.

If you want to play well in China, you shouldn't make too many enemies.

At 9:30 in the evening, the Chinese National Youth Team checked into the hotel.

Tang Qian, who was extremely depressed, suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Who!"

Tang Qian said in a somewhat impatient voice.

"Xiao Tang, it's me, I'm coach Li Qiuping."

A gentle voice said outside the door.

Coach Li?

Tang Qian immediately got up from the bed and opened the door. Looking at the middle-aged man, he didn't know what to say.

"What, Xiao Tang, don't you invite me to come in and sit down?" Li Qiuping said with a warm smile.

"Oh, okay, then come in." Tang Qian was stunned for a moment, then opened the door completely and let Li Qiuping walk in.

"Xiao Tang, what do you think of today's events?" Li Qiuping didn't mince words and went straight to the point.

"I don't think so. Since it's your wish, coach, I can only obey." Tang Qian said indifferently.

"You must think that I am a confused coach who cannot clearly see the situation on the court at that time, right?" Li Qiuping said.

Tang Qian was silent and did not speak.

"Hey, Xiao Tang, I admit that I underestimated you, but you may not understand some of the rules of domestic basketball." Li Qiuping said slowly.

"Rules? What do you mean?" Tang Qian asked in a muffled voice.

"Every walk of life has its rules, either explicit or implicit, and Chinese basketball is no exception." Li Qiuping continued: "For example, today, do you know why I replaced you?"

Tang Qian shook his head.

"It's just because of the rules." Li Qiuping said: "Maybe you don't know that in our domestic basketball circle, there is something called seniority."

"Qualifications? Please tell Coach Li clearly." Tang Qian said.

"Xiao Tang, let me tell you a story." Li Qiuping lit a cigarette and said, "Do you mind?"

"Well, it's okay." Tang Qian waved his hand and said.

Li Qiuping took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Xiao Tang, Yao Ming, you know."

Tang Qian nodded. In China, as long as people follow basketball, almost no one is unfamiliar with these two words.

"What do you think of Yao Ming?"

"Yao Ming." Tang Qian thought for a moment and said, "China's most powerful player in the past ten years, a top NBA center, and his basketball achievements, as of now, he should be the best in the country."

"Well, how do you think you compare with Yao Ming?" Li Qiuping said.

"I'm not as good as him now." Tang Qian replied honestly.

"Not as good as him now?" Li Qiuping took a deep look at Tang Qian and said, "Young man, you are quite ambitious."

"Basketball is a competitive sport. Since it is a competitive sport, the achievements of previous generations should be used to surpass them." Tang Qian replied.

"It makes sense." Li Qiuping had no objection. He smiled slightly and said, "It's not bad for young people to be a little energetic."

"Then let me tell you a story, a story about Yao Ming." Li Qiuping blew out a smoke ring and said: "You know the 2004 Athens Olympics, when Yao Ming was already polishing his skills in the NBA.

Two years have passed, and in terms of skills and abilities, of course he should be the boss of the Chinese team, right?"

Tang Qian nodded.

"But I can tell you that the Chinese men's basketball team back then was actually not peaceful internally."
To be continued...