"Perhaps, youth is inherently imperfect."
Many children who like basketball have a Japanese anime called "Slam Dunk" in their childhood.
The story of Xiangbei written by the author, Takehiko Inoue, is like a legend, deep in many memories.
Probably, that is the high school career that young basketball boys dream of.
Screenshot of Riman's "Slam Dunk" comic
However, the author did not leave a happy ending for the Xiangbei High School basketball team.
In the top 16 of the national competition, they encountered the famous Japanese defending champion Sanno Kogyo. In the comic setting, the strength of Xiangbei's opponent is far superior to any Japanese high school.
The protagonist, Sakuragi Hanada's buzzer-beating CIC was clear, and Xiangbei won by 1 point.
Then, the protagonists of the comics were defeated by Aihe Academy and fell to the previous stop of the semifinals.
Screenshot of Riman's "Slam Dunk" comic
Many years later, someone asked Inoue Takehiko why he arranged such a closing for the children's beloved Xiangbei High School. The author left the opening sentence lightly.
It is youth that has left regrets.
In addition to winning or losing, sports also brings strength and touch.
"Slam Dunk" inspires a generation to step onto the court, and also guides the young people on the court, no matter what situation they are in, do not underestimate yourself and fight bravely.
CUBA official micro screenshot
CUBA slowly ended last week with Tsinghua University returning to the throne for the first time in 4 years.
The "Crazy August" belonging to Chinese campus basketball is shocking, and touching stories are constantly being interpreted inside and outside the court.
Tsinghua, who was crowned the double champion, was 21 points behind Huaqiao University in the quarter-finals, but they still recovered the score and completed an incredible reversal.
But this game was not even the most surprising one of the top 8 and 4 matchups.
Just as people were looking forward to another "Wudaokou" Derby in the final, Ningbo University appeared on the stage.
Official CUBA poster after Ningbo University defeated Shantou University in the 1/8 final.
In front of Ning University, three consecutive defending champions, Peking University, all the spotlights on their opponents.
In the history of the 22nd CUBA, Ningbo University's background and achievements are hard to say. From the outside, they appeared in the top 8 list this time, and they almost touched the ceiling.
Before the game, most people firmly believed that Ningda University seemed to be just a stepping stone for Peking University's four consecutive championships.
The Ning University students did not believe it.
They want to extract their teeth, just like the teenagers in Xiangbei High School.
The two groups of young people who are not optimistic about it, in a different dimension of time and space, almost staged the same script.
Xiangbei defeated Shanwang Gonggao, and Ningbo University, which used only 6 rotations and almost everyone in the starting player, also overthrew the CUBA "Emperor" Peking University.
After defeating Peking University, the protagonist of the CUBA official poster is still Ningbo University.
In the game, a 23-year-old man named Wu Xingrui, brave as Sakuragi as strong as Rukawa, scored 20 points with anger.
Almost all the key balls at the critical moment were thrown into the basket by him.
The initiative is in the hands of Ningbo University from beginning to end. The hour hand is still moving, and Peking University cannot find a way to stop the enemy.
The brilliance of the four crowns, pressed the pause button when the final whistle sounded.
Five days before the game started, the CBA held the 2020 draft in Quanzhou.
Peking University twin stars Zhu Mingzhen and Zhang Ning were selected second and eighth in the ranking respectively.
When the CUBA journey is over, waiting for the two brothers will be a broader arena.
For Wu Xingrui, the No. 7 player of Ningbo University who also signed up for the election, he could only accept the cruel ending of being excluded from the hustle and bustle of the scene.
At the draft conference, Wu Xingrui's accidental loss was indeed unexpected.
Wu Xingrui is unfortunate. No matter how hard he works, it will be Zhu Mingzhen and Zhang Ning who are on the opposite side, not him, who will appear on the CBA stage in the future.
Wu Xingrui was lucky again, because he waited for the opportunity to rectify his name, and then took it seriously.
The encounter between Ningbo University and Peking University is not only about the fate of the two school basketball teams, but also a revenge for losing the draft.
Wu Xingrui did it. He helped the home team Ningbo University complete a historic breakthrough-before that, they had never broken into the top 4 in the country.
And the following story seems to have been arranged in secret.
In the semifinals, Ningbo University lost to Central South University by two points and missed the final.
After that, they won three or four finals and ended up in third place.
Ningbo University, which entered the semifinals, has already made history.
In fact, it is already very good, for Ningbo University.
But when you see them celebrating after defeating Peking University, you must also want to make this wonderful enough journey lead to higher and farther places.
In them, you can easily capture the power that is different from the professional arena, as well as-vitality, passion, focus, no turning back...
After Ningbo University won, the whole team embraced and celebrated.
In fact, Chinese campus basketball has never been the darling of the top of public opinion, and not all those who participated in the game have the fighting spirit of Ningbo University.
Prior to this, the league also imposed disqualification penalties on two teams that played negatively. Ironically, the so-called negative game was precisely because one of them wanted to "avoid" Peking University.
CUBA had previously caused heated discussions due to the negative game between the two teams.
But in the end, the University Basketball League still ushered in an event that has attracted much attention in the history of the competition, precisely because the Ningxia University, Peking University, Tsinghua University and other schools are earnestly pursuing honor.
Even as Takehiko Inoue said, youth is destined to be imperfect, and the people in it, as long as they run with all their strength on the road to the end, those regrets can also have no regrets in the future.
This is the end of Wu Xingrui's college career.
After stopping in the top eight, Xiangbei High School, which temporarily lost Akagi Goken, Rukawa Kaede, and Sakuragi Flower Road, has actually been greatly reduced in strength, but what about?
The summer passed, Captain Miyagi Yoshida still made a bold statement at the orientation party.
Ningbo University is also facing similar problems. Wu Xingrui, the team history scoring champion who contributed 847 points in 49 games, ended his five-year CUBA career.
But next year, Ningbo University will definitely return to the battlefield with full arrogance.
Because one Wu Xingrui left, others would stand up.
And if Ningbo University has gone through a trajectory of northern Hunan, there will also be the next one, and even many "North Hunan" colleges and universities, will emerge on campus stadiums in China.
Before the extreme night of Chinese basketball, they may be the only ray of dawn.
(Author Wang Sishuo)