On June 20, Qingdao, Shandong, the first stage of the 19/20 CBA rematch, Beijing Shougang Vs Liaoning Hengye. The picture shows Beijing Shougang player Lin Shuhao (Bai) defending Liaoning Hengye player Guo Ailun (first right). Image source: Visual China
China News Service Client, Beijing, July 11 (Wang Hao) With the final whistle sounded, Liaoning defeated Jiangsu in the eighth game after the CBA rematch, 114:91, to avoid two consecutive losses. Guo Ailun scored a game-high 28 points in the game, and on the same day of the game, on July 8, it was his "old uncle" Guo Shiqiang's birthday.
That night, Guo Ailun sent a blessing to Guo Shiqiang on Weibo. He said, "You have to call Guo Dao before, but you won't need it later." It was just 10 days after Guo Shiqiang left the Liaoning men’s basketball coach. Guo Ailun’s Weibo page turned down, and he could see a Weibo he liked on June 30. The content was "Guo Ailun talked about Guo Shiqiang's affection. tears".
Guo Ailun posted his chat history with Guo Shiqiang. Guo Ailun said: "Wait for me to buy you two cakes and make up for your birthday. One is for you and one for everyone." The group name of the chat is called "Best Family "It seems that it is their family WeChat group.
Screenshot of Guo Ailun on Weibo.
He scored a high score on the field, and he was silent in the field. Guo Ailun seemed to be the one who talked and laughed. But if you look at the people who came over from last year, you will feel that some things are different.
On June 20th, the CBA finally restarted after being shut down for about five months due to the epidemic. Many teams cannot return to the team because of the epidemic prevention policy. This is the case with Liaoning’s foreign aid Stephenson and Bass.
Earlier, many people believed that Liaoning had the best all-China team in the league, especially their defender line was luxurious. However, Liaoning chose the all-China team in the first game of the quarter-finals, losing to the old rival Beijing. The whole game, the two teams' competitive state is very different.
Data map: Guo Ailun counters Adams. Photograph by Wu Junjie
Despite the start of the second game of "firefighting" small foreign aid, the Liaoning men's basketball team still underperformed and only won one of the first four games after the rematch.
On June 28, the official Liaoning men's basketball team announced the resignation of head coach Guo Shiqiang, to be replaced by former Ming captain Yang Ming. In the next four games, Liaoning has three wins and one loss. However, in the match against Guangsha, a direct opponent competing for the semi-finals, Liaoning prevailed, and the Guangsha team had no foreign aid.
Despite the warmer state, Liaoning is no longer the teacher of the king who is full of passion and "cannot afford" in the fourth quarter. After 38 games, Liaoning ranked only seventh.
"Old Uncle" was gone, and "Big Nephew" had to stay and continue fighting. In addition to the score of 20 points in the game against Guangsha, Guo Ailun scored 30 points in the other three games.
Screenshot of Weibo.
On June 30, Guo Ailun's tearful Weibo recorded his interview after defeating Tong Xi in Liaoning. He scored 31 points in that game. "Without him, without our Liaoning team today, he is a very, very good coach. I hope he can take a good rest and will definitely have a greater role in the future." He said here, his voice choked.
Guo Ailun's accent has a distinct "Northeast flavor", and he also has a natural sense of humor of people living in this black land. He and He Tianju's "Black Fear" combination, his so-called "Asian Ten Handsome" title and his funny performances in variety shows have all been topics that fans are talking about.
At that time, Guo Ailun was proud of the stadium and was happy outside the court as if he was carefree. Last season, although Liaoning failed to reach the CBA finals, Guo Ailun's personal performance was still affirmed by many fans.
Screenshot of Guo Ailun on Weibo.
In August 2019, shortly before the Men's Basketball World Cup, Chinese men's basketball players participated in the Yao Foundation Charity Match. In the game, Guo Ailun dunked and overturned the ball and was intercepted by the children, which became hot topics on the Internet. At that time, the comment area was basically a kind of ridicule by fans.
Young, tough, good-looking, and pleasing in personality, it seems that after the "big brother" Yi Jianlian, he and Zhou Qi are the most promising people to succeed.
The turning point occurred at the Men's Basketball World Cup. The Chinese men's basketball team failed to appear, and did not achieve the best Asian results in qualifying, basically missed the Tokyo Olympics. And Zhou Qi and Guo Ailun have become the targets of criticism by fans. Objectively speaking, although Guo Ailun did not make a fatal mistake like Zhou Qi in the World Cup, it did not match the expectations of the outside world.
During the World Cup, Guo Ailun posted a total of three Weibo posts. The first one reposted the Chinese team's promotional video. The comments were still fan-ridden and cheered. In the third Weibo, comments were filled with fan dissatisfaction, and one of the comments received 17,000 likes.
Screenshot of Weibo.
At the beginning of this season's CBA league match, Guo Ailun has been adjusting his state, but his injuries have also caused trouble. Before the Spring Festival, he truce due to lung problems for a short time. If you want to use two words to describe this period of time, probably "suffering" is more appropriate. It's like you can't breathe freely under water, you need to roar loudly to vent the depression in your chest.
After a lapse of five months, this "suffering" continued after the rematch, and at this time he was not only worried about his state, but the state of the Liaoning team.
For him, not only to be a strong scorer, but also to be a more qualified leader. This process may be painful, but it must also be experienced by those great players. If you want to get rid of "suffering" and show your head under the water that you cannot breathe, you have to straighten your waist and pull your body higher.
Data map: Liaoning team (Bai) Guo Ailun in the game. Photo by Yu Haiyang
Is Guo Ailun still happy now? I don’t know, it’s hard for outsiders to know. But everyone knows that perhaps a lot of people will not understand his happiness in a short time. When you are disappointing on the court, your happiness on the court becomes a sin. This is a reality that the sports field is not fair but has to face.
Guo Ailun said that Guo Shiqiang, who waited to make up for the birthday of the "Old Uncle", but had white hair for the Liao basket, might not just want a birthday gift.
"Great nephew", can you take it back? (Finish)