"If one person must bear the responsibility for the defeat of the men's basketball team, who would it be?" "Me!" On September 8, the Chinese team lost to the Nigerian team with a record of 73:86 in the last game of the World Cup. The team also lost the opportunity to directly qua

"If one person must bear the responsibility for the defeat of the men's basketball team, who would it be?"

"Me!"

html On September 8, the Chinese team lost to the Nigerian team with a record of 73:86 in the last game, ending this tournament. The World Cup trip also lost the opportunity to directly qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. After the game, Basketball Association Chairman Yao Ming took the initiative to take responsibility when reporters asked questions.

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. Netizens expressed their support for this, "Responsible, responsible and courageous", "An era will end, but we will come back again", "Believe in him, support him, give him time", "Yao Ming He has taken the most difficult road, please let him continue walking."

On February 23, 2017, at the 9th National Congress of the Chinese Basketball Association, Yao Ming was elected chairman of the Basketball Association. Chinese basketball entered the "Yao Era" and the CBA reform also ushered in a new chapter.

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In fact, before he was elected as the chairman of the Basketball Association, Yao Ming advocated that 18 CBA club investors jointly establish a secondary vocational basketball company, and communicated and negotiated with the Chinese Basketball Association many times on CBA reform, indirectly promoting the CBA league. The establishment of company.

Industrial and commercial announcement information of the Chinese Vocational and Technical Basketball Company.

In July of the same year, Yao Ming was appointed as the chairman of the CBA company, and the "2017-2022 Season CBA League Competition Plan" was released. The plan made major reforms to the CBA competition system , league length, foreign aid policy, etc. for the next five seasons. .

Among them, the CBA league competition system adjustment is undoubtedly the most eye-catching. In the 2017-2018 season, the number of teams participating in the playoffs increased to 10, and increased to 12 in the following four seasons. The number of regular season games will increase to 46 rounds in the 2018-2020 season, and will increase to 56 rounds in the 2020-2022 season. The purpose is obvious, to increase the number of games, extend the league cycle, gain more social attention, and enhance the league's brand value.

Yao Ming attended the press conference after being elected as the new chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association. Photo by Beijing News reporter Wu Jiang Peng Ziyang

Regarding the Chinese men’s basketball national team, Yao Ming pioneered the dual-national team system. The men’s basketball national team is divided into red and blue teams. There will be no crossover or flow in 2017 and 2018, and they will assume separate responsibilities. International competition tasks. In order to cooperate with the national team's preparations, Yao Ming has also done a lot of work in the professionalization of referees, such as comprehensively and systematically designing training methods and plans for coaches at all levels and promotion channels, and implementing an industry qualification access mechanism for basketball coaches.

What is more worth mentioning is that Yao Ming attaches great importance to youth basketball and strongly promotes the " Little Basketball Rules" specially formulated for teenagers to engage in basketball. He said that an important starting point of the "Little Basketball Rules" is to guide children's interest in basketball. The function of participating in the development of habits and education is very important. Vigorously developing "Little Basketball" will also "cultivate the soil" for the future of Chinese basketball.

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Now, facing the defeat of the Men's Basketball World Cup, Yao Ming said that the defeat will not affect the reform, but will make him more determined. "This time we open our eyes to see the world again. The level of the world is getting bigger and bigger than ours, and we must work hard to climb, from professional leagues to training, to youth sports education combined with ”, “I will not stop reform, we cannot give up halfway, we must go on more firmly.”

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In addition, Yao Ming also responded to the outside world's doubts about head coach Li Nan, "The coaching staff has tried their best to lead our team and unite our team. We have many problems, and these problems are not A coaching staff can handle it.”

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. It has been more than ten years since he landed in NBA as the "rookie No. 1 pick" in 2002. Yao Ming has left countless classic scenes on the court such as "Yao Shark Battle" and "Yao Mai Combination". He is also known as "Little Giant" and "Mobile Great Wall", and has been selected into the NBA Hall of Fame. But obviously, when Yao Ming becomes "Chairman Yao", everything is a different algorithm.

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In short, Boiling Jun (xjb-feiteng) believes that "thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of diseased trees spring." If this World Cup is a "blow in the face" for Chinese basketball, then there should be gains after the "dizzy". Reviving the Chinese men's basketball team requires changes, time, and our patience and confidence. After Yao Ming retired, he took the initiative to shoulder a heavier burden. We should also "risk our lives to accompany the gentleman" and firmly say "Come on, Yao; come on, men's basketball team."

Editor: Di Xuanya Intern: Sun Xiaoya Proofreader: Li Shihui