For mainland basketball to develop, it is still necessary to lower the threshold of the sport and diversify the selection. There are suitable seedlings that need to be nurtured in many ways. Talented players at the grassroots level should have the opportunity to shine. Today, secondary school leagues and university leagues are generally concentrated in first- and second-tier cities and provincial capitals. Talented players from counties, towns and villages are rare. It has been seen. The good thing is that now with short video platforms, many talented players can use the power of the masses to become popular and be seen by professionals. The BA village in Guizhou was first posted online by Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which attracted media attention, and now Yao Ming. Yao Ming is the chairman of the mainland's Basketball Association, and being noticed by Yao Ming is the same as receiving the most attention. I believe that in such a big land on the mainland, there are not only village buses like Guizhou, but there will be more in the future.
Because that's how basketball should be. Why is e-sports so hot now, because the threshold is low, everyone has a computer and a cell phone and can come at any time. How engaging. I'm sure there are a lot of people who love basketball, but there are far fewer people who can play basketball on a regular basis. Time problems, physical problems, venue problems, personnel problems. There are too many factors. As a person who travels to Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan to take pictures all the time, the basketball atmosphere in Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan provinces is actually super good. If you go to various villages in Guizhou and Yunnan, you will find that every village has a basketball court, good or bad. Yes, almost everyone, young and old, plays on the court.
We are also a township that has a variety of tournaments throughout the year, some organized by units, some by companies, and some by villagers on their own initiative. Whenever there is a game, it takes place in the evening, and young and old bring their benches to watch the game. Some don't even know what game they're playing or who's playing against whom, but they just love to watch and cheer every time a goal is scored.
The basketball atmosphere hasn't been very good in the last two years from what I remember. I remember it being pretty good when I was a kid I remember when I was a kid, playing hard at half court because there was only one court and once you lost, you had to wait over an hour to get on the court. The court was filled with people playing from morning to night. It's been popularized over the past two years, but communication tools are becoming more and more popular and people can take videos and post them online. A better basketball atmosphere does not help mainland basketball. This is because mainland basketball players basically go through youth training. The clubs nurture them from a young age, and most of the youth training clubs select people through acquaintances or the descendants of famous sportsmen. For example, the familiar Guo Allen and Zhang Zhenlin, like Chairman Yao's father, are also basketball players. Yi Jianlian's parents were also professional athletes.
As a result, relationships and background play a big part in playing professionally on the mainland. Only a few 300 personnel can play the professional game. The strength of the three-white personnel to play the professional game is really outstanding, otherwise it is really hard to find. Compared to basketball powerhouses like the US and Europe, there are a lot of ghetto guys. They can play professionally entirely in the US. The mature basketball system in Europe allows you to play as long as you have the strength. Relationships and backgrounds mean very little. Some of them are troublesome at times. For example, LeBron, Wade, Garnett, Butler, Iverson, etc. were all from broken homes and grew up in the ghetto. And when these guys were brought to us, they were basically dirtbags on the court and couldn't play professionally.
And for the last two years, the CBA has continued to lose money due to viruses and somewhat questionable rules and restrictions. Players are underpaid and free. Many famous college players would rather play wild card than play professionally. After all, being an internet celebrity is better than being a professional. Players make more money and are more famous. The villages and towns themselves are lonely and have a lot of free time, and there is a lack of popular programs, except for square dancing. And basketball may just fill that void. As for village basketball, I personally think it's still good to let it develop freely and not disturb it too much. Once this weak root comes in, it will turn sour. For example, after your state became popular, many netball players passed away. Just two days ago, there was a conflict with the netroots players and players from where they came from.
Why Muraba is so popular is because these events are close to ordinary people. The famous NBA is far away in America. How many people can go to the United States to watch a game in their lifetime. In the CBA, the mainland basketball league, teams are concentrated in the south, with relatively few teams in the north. Qingdao, Guangdong and Zhejiang have a few teams, and Jiangsu and Shanghai are also in the south.
The most populous province, Henan, has no CBA teams, nor do Anhui, Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai or Tibet. This has led to a lack of opportunities for many basketball lovers to watch basketball games up close. As a Shanxi native, I rarely go to my hometown in Shanxi. I live in the Xinghualing district and the home court is in the Shanxi Sports Center in the south. After watching a game for over an hour, it's hard to get motivated to go to a live game without a big game.
I'm sure there are a few fans like me who pay to suffer. Better turn on CCTV5 and watch it live. But your state's country BA gets everyone involved, and the players in attendance are all fighting and working hard for their hometown's camp of honor. Compared to commercial basketball leagues, your state's Country BA brings basketball back to its original state. Exercise. The prizes are also very grounded, cows, sheep, chickens and ducks, all perfect for villagers. What's more, you can go out just by watching this game. You don't have to watch the game, you don't have to check tickets to get in, as long as you have a heart for basketball.
This may not have much direct significance to the performance of mainland basketball, but it means a lot to the game itself. Often watch the Philippine Wild play on the B site, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of hooting and hollering. It's funny. It was a joke before, but it was very moving to watch. First of all, the people are really playing with discipline, not randomness. Then, the conditions were really bad, not bad. Sometimes there was a basketball hoop on the floor, and the floor was crooked, so "home court advantage" was a real advantage, not a joke. People, sometimes in flip-flops, sometimes barefoot. Can you believe a barefoot pull-up jumper? Finally, they can play for profit. Betting on soccer is definitely illegal here, but legal there. So it's still a small industry and you can get by playing soccer. It shocked me to see that. Then I saw BA in the village and thought it was the same. We're in a much better position than they are, we don't need to gamble to support ourselves, we have a huge audience and we can spread the word online. It's the right way to do it.