China.
Somewhere in Yanjing, an important meeting was being held in the conference room of the senior management of the Basketball Association. All those attending the meeting were top men's basketball officials from the national team, and sitting at the top was Xin Guotao, the top leader of the men's basketball team at this time.
Since he was in charge of the World Cup and achieved relatively good results, Xin Guotao's prestige in the national team has gradually stabilized.
"The General Administration of Sports had a meeting with me. We only have one thing to do this summer, and that is to ensure that the team performs well in the Asian Cup qualifiers for men's basketball... There are not many strong teams participating in the Asian Cup. , the only real threats to us are the teams from East Asia, as well as Australia and New Zealand who crossed over from Oceania..."
"Except for them, no other Asian team can pose a threat to us. Therefore, the instruction of the General Administration of Sports is that we must finish in the top three in Asia... If possible, it is best to attack the second place." ....”
"We used to be the Asian champions and the strongest in Asia. Now Australia and New Zealand are really difficult to fight, so we will try to kill at least one... In short, this time, the worst is third, and the best is Can hit the first place..."
After Xin Guotao finished speaking, the people below also began to discuss in low voices.
Soon, someone from the national team raised their hands to speak.
"Competitions within Asia are not difficult. If I don't think so, we will use domestic coaches this time. Otherwise, if we hire a foreign coach, who can withstand an annual salary of tens of millions?"
"It's not like we can win the championship with these tens of millions. It's completely unnecessary... It's better to save the province's money. Anyway, as long as we get the top three in the Asian Cup, we will definitely be able to enter... ..”
"The coach's problem is not big. The main thing is that we should call Zhao Feiyang back. After all, he plays in the NBA. With him here, his results will definitely not be too bad..."
"What are you calling him for? A guy who plays in the NBA always thinks he is great and wants to challenge our majesty? Players like this have to deal with it... From what I see, there is no need to call this guy back. This time we can simply Just don’t let him go, deliberately tarnish his face and give him a blow..."
"That's right, such a rare opportunity, if I don't give this guy a beating, he always thinks that the national team can't change without him..."
Everyone started talking about it.
In particular, the selection of the head coach and whether to invite Zhao Feiyang have become the topics that attract the most attention.
After a period of discussion, the top brass of the national team finally made a bold decision.
"Let's not look for domestic coaches first. Let's try to find the foreign coaches who lead the CBA team... The CBA team can lead them, but can't they lead the national team?"
"I won't invite Zhao Feiyang for now. Anyway, I'm just playing against Asian teams. It doesn't make a big difference if he is with him or not... This player really needs to be beaten. It seems like this is an appropriate time... ..”
At the same time, Zhao Feiyang, who is far away in the United States, has officially entered the offseason.
After finishing the entire season, he took his girlfriend Jiang Qiuyue to Miami for vacation to experience the leisure and comfort on the beach.
On the way to Miami, Zhao Feiyang also paid close attention to domestic news.
He knew early on that after the end of this season, the national team would compete in the Men's Basketball Asian Cup qualifiers.
This is of course a big deal for the national team. Although the Asian teams are not too strong and not many can defeat the Chinese men's basketball team, after all, there are two guys with abnormal strength, Australia and New Zealand, how to defeat them? They are still within the consideration range of the China Men's Basketball Team.
Therefore, Zhao Feiyang has been waiting for the call-up order for the national team.
No matter what the attitude of the Basketball Association is, he very much hopes to help the national team play games. There are so many Chinese fans full of hope every year. If they are disappointed because of his absence, this will make Zhao Feiyang feel guilty.
However, after he arrived in Miami, there was still no news from the national team.
In the past, the national team sent people to contact him in advance, but this time, the national team seemed to have forgotten that he was an NBA player. There was no news at all, and no one from the national team contacted him. Mention this.
At first, Zhao Feiyang didn't feel anything wrong and continued to relax on the beach in Miami, enjoying the beach and summer evening breeze with Chris Bosh and other former teammates.
But half a month later, in China, the Basketball Association announced that the national team selection had officially begun, but still no one contacted him.
This made Zhao Feiyang unable to help but feel confused.
"what is happening?"
"Is it because the national team doesn't need me?"
Zhao Feiyang continued to wait while taking a vacation, but he still failed to wait for news about the national team. One and a half months later, the national team announced that the selection was officially over and the team roster was officially released.
In China, at a press conference held by the national men's basketball team, Xin Guotao, as the leader, stood up to express his position on the matter.
"This time we found a head coach in the CBA, Coach Chris Gore. His ability is obvious to all. We invited him this time because we hope he can lead the men's basketball team to achieve outstanding results... .”
"We have also selected 12 outstanding players, including veteran national team players like Yi Jianlian, as well as some newcomers to the national team... No matter what, I hope these 12 players can unite , to help the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team achieve more ideals and goals..."
Xin Guotao's words also allowed the outside world to finally understand the situation of the China Men's Basketball Team.
Although reporters had heard about it for a long time, they were still very curious about one thing when Xin Guotao announced it.
A reporter stood up and asked a question.
"Excuse me, why didn't the national team recruit Zhao Feiyang? His season in the NBA is over, and now he has time to return to China to help the national team play games... Is it because the national team didn't recruit him? Or is it because Zhao Feiyang didn't recruit him? Are you willing to come back?"
Xin Guotao could have deceived the reporter's inquiry, but I don't know what he was thinking. After a moment of silence, he suddenly spoke out some real thoughts.
"We have also discussed specifically about this Asian Cup. In fact, there are not many teams that can defeat the China Men's Basketball Team... It is of course good for Zhao Feiyang to join the team, but the national team cannot always rely on he......"
"For the healthy development of the team, we did not invite him this time... The game is a game for a group of people, not a game for one person. The national team is a collective, and it will not be incapable of changing just because there is no one person. Go down..."
Xin Guotao's last words were quickly grasped by reporters, and he happened to have no intention of explaining. So, after the press conference, many reporters began to create gimmicks with various exaggerated headlines, all of which were about Zhao Feiyang and the national team.
