China News Service Client, August 16 (Reporter Yue Chuan) With the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team defeating the Liaoning team with a total score of 2:1 to achieve the "ten crowns", the 10 and a half months of the 2019-20 CBA season finally came to an end . This year, no matter how difficult it is to replicate, is destined to be remembered by history in the most special way.
Guangdong team won the tenth championship in team history. Source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
Looking back a few years later, the sudden epidemic is a topic that cannot be avoided this season. The league that set sail again after 5 months, the single-elimination playoff system, the springing up of all-China classes and the return of the audience...... These will be the most vivid footnotes about this season.
Looking back, in fact, before it was interrupted by the epidemic, this season's CBA league has shown a different look from the past. If you look for a word to summarize the first half of the regular season, "lore" is definitely a strong candidate, as evidenced by the frequent buzzers on Weibo. It is the consensus of many fans that the game becomes close, exciting and beautiful.
Frequent kills in the first half of CBA
In addition, under the foreign aid policy of 6 people in 4 quarters this season, domestic players have become the protagonists of the game. Young people are not too much, and the "second grade" champion Lang Jiang Yuxing is one of the best. His performance on the court not only conquered more and more spectators, but also impressed the coach of the three-man basketball national team. This offseason, Jiang Yuxing, who received a trial invitation, has the opportunity to fight for the dream of the Tokyo Olympics.
The rapid growth of Jiang Yuxing has also brought more attention to the draft convention that has been left on the edge. Perhaps soon, from the draft conference will be out of the league's signature star. I hope this precious upward channel can protect talented and passionate young players from being buried. This is also the future of Chinese basketball.
Data map: Jiang Yuxing photo by Wu Junjie during the game
Of course, looking back at this extremely extraordinary season, it will eventually fall into the epidemic. On June 20, the 151-day CBA League rematch was officially suspended, becoming the first major national sporting event to restart since the outbreak.
With the aura of "first recovery" overhead, CBA is not only an experiment in the rematch in the epidemic, but also a benchmark. It is precisely because of this that every link inside and outside the stadium has been carefully examined under the microscope in the past two months.
In order to formulate a complete policy and create a safe competition environment, the event organizers and related parties have paid a lot of effort. The participating teams also fully cooperated, and there are few negative news in the epidemic prevention and control link.
Data map: June 20, CBA semi-final photo source: Vision China
From the formulation and formulation of each anti-epidemic policy to strict implementation, from the scrutiny and adjustment of the rules of each event to the specific implementation, from holding the game behind closed doors to welcoming the audience, from the semi-finals to the end of the game...
After 177 games, CBA did it, and Chinese basketball did it.
When the league restarted two months ago, Yao Ming, as the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association and chairman of the CBA company, once sent an open letter to the participants, including the sentence, "As the first national major sports reopening in China For the tournament, the CBA rematch is of far-reaching strategic significance for the comprehensive promotion of the resumption of work and production and the restoration of life order. Its social impact has exceeded the basketball game itself."
Data map: Yao Ming watched the CBA after the rematch. Image source: Visual China
As Yao Ming said, the significance of the CBA rematch is far more than restoring the game itself. In this protracted battle that will become a target of criticism and even slow down the recovery of the entire Chinese sports industry, the CBA event organizers and related parties have worked together to deliver a satisfactory high score. Answer sheet.
For Chinese basketball in the trough, the success of this season's league is a timely boost. The inspiring effect it brings is hard to replace.
Around this time last year, the Chinese men's basketball team was defeated at home and lost the pass through to the Tokyo Olympics. The huge gap between expectation and reality has forced the league following the World Cup to shoulder more historical responsibilities. All witnesses, including players and fans, need to break free from that setback. And the accumulated distress can only be released a little bit through the long season.
The picture shows Han Dejun confronting Yi Jianlian in the game. Picture source: ICphoto
Although positive changes have been seen everywhere in the past year, the frustration and resentment brought about by that defeat are still permeating inside and outside the arena, subtly affecting the development of Chinese basketball.
Moving forward and looking forward is the only way and the only choice for the Chinese men's basketball team to save itself. Facing the future, this puts forward higher requirements for the CBA league next season.
According to previous plans, the number of regular season rounds next season will increase to 56 rounds, coupled with the late completion of the league due to the epidemic, this not only caused the offseason to be greatly compressed, but also added difficulties to the schedule. Of course, this is just one of many issues.
Data map: Chinese men's basketball coach Du Feng, China News Agency reporter Han Haidan photo
There is also the much-watched Olympic defeat. As the game time is postponed to next year, whether the Chinese men's basketball team can qualify for the Tokyo Olympics has not yet been finalized. However, it belongs to the same region as Greece, Canada, the Czech Republic, and Turkey. With only one ticket, the promotion situation of the Chinese team is very slim.
If measured by probability, this may not be regarded as the "last straw" at all. But there must be fans looking forward to it. Du Feng, who has just led the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team to aspire to the "ten champions", can bring something different to the national team.
For this glimmer of hope, it takes a hundredfold, and making good use of next season's league is the prerequisite for everything.
Uphill is never easy. Fortunately, this season's CBA League gave the bitter brigade a good start. (Finish)