East University n’s Basketball Team lost in the finals to Persia in 2009, marking the first ti since 1975 that they had been defeated in the Asian Championships.
Now, it was not just a matter of losing gas, but they had lost in the quarterfinals, not even making it into the top four.
This was not only an ugly loss, but more importantly, it directly resulted in East University n’s Basketball Team losing the qualification to participate in the first n’s World Cup in 2014.
If previously losing to Iran was only sowhat shocking to the fans, now it was absolutely devastating.
This huge bla certainly affected many.
First and foremost was the head coach, Yanakis.
Criticism heavily targeted him, saying he did not understand the local players, and his tactics did not match the player’s skills; he was not living up to his reputation as the legendary coach who led the Greek national team to the top four in the 1998 World Championship and blocked the United States Dream Team in the 2006 World Championship.
But obviously, such a significant bla could not be shouldered by a foreign head coach alone.
And the players representing East University n’s Basketball Team were the ones whom you would count on to continue participating in international gas; it was not fair to bla them excessively.
So naturally, Hansen beca the perfect scapegoat.
So dostic dia began condemning Hansen, stating he had never played a single ga for the national team, yet with the support of East University fans, he entered the all-stars and achieved his current success.
If Hansen had played for the national team over the years, maybe the results would not have been stellar, but the team would not have steadily plumted into the abyss.
Especially this year; if Hansen were to play, the team definitely wouldn’t have lost this World Cup qualification.
Moreover, in the reports, they started comparing Yao Ming and Hansen. Yao Ming, at the risk of ending his career, once represented the national team, but Hansen was unwilling even to participate in the Asian Championship while in good health.
So even brought up Hansen’s trash talk against Green in last season’s playoffs.
"You should learn Chinese, because you’re about to go play in the East University CBA."
Others can look down on the CBA, but Hansen, as a mber of East University, how could he disrespect his own country’s basketball league?
Earlier, Hansen led the Grizzlies to defeat the Heat and secure a consecutive championship, sparking a frenzy among dostic fans.
East University not only won the NBA championship but also secured a consecutive one, sothing unthinkable before now happened before their eyes, making Hansen a godlike figure to basketball fans.
However, the appearance of these articles left many fans perplexed, as this godlike figure had never served in the national team.
At this point, fans were split into two factions.
One faction believed Hansen initially wanted to play for the national team, but the basketball association ssed it up, and then, the association and detractors used Hansen as a scapegoat for the team’s failures each ti, making anyone reluctant to play for the national team.
The other faction believed no matter what, playing for the national team was the responsibility of an East University individual, and Hansen was just selfishly considering himself, not taking on the responsibilities he should have, such a star not only unworthy of their adoration but should even be more severely criticized.
This caused Hansen’s negative popularity to skyrocket.
It was at this ti that Yao Ming visited Hansen in mphis.
Hansen invited him to dine at his own Chinese restaurant.
Similar to what Yao Ming had done in Houston, this was also part of Hansen’s business plans in mphis.
Except there were far fewer Chinese in mphis than in Houston, and the food here was not Aricanized, so it essentially acted as Hansen’s private restaurant.
Yao Ming visiting Hansen at this ti clearly had a significant purpose.
"To be honest, I thought we might lose to Iran again this year, but I never expected to lose the World Cup qualification," Yao Ming couldn’t help but express as he sat down.
The qualification for this period’s World Cup was different from before Hansen’s ti-transgression; there were a total of 24 spots, besides the host nation and the Olympics champion, 22 spots were allocated based on the strength of each continent.
Asia still hadn’t rged with Oceania at this ti, having three spots total; the only theory was that the n’s team could not beat Iran.
Even if they had bad luck and t Iran in the semifinals, losing there, as long as they won the third or fourth place ga, they could still obtain the qualification.
Who could have imagined East University n’s Basketball Team would prove everyone wrong in the end?
"I’m not that surprised," Hansen, as a transmigrator, was quite familiar with the infamous "Manila Disaster."
Changing coaches just before the ga, Yanakis had been coaching for less than three months before the team lost; could you really expect him to lead the team to success under such circumstances?
Basketball gas are not just playing gas.
Moreover, just in the selection phase, the basketball association was already making it difficult for Yanakis.
As head coach, Yanakis couldn’t even pick the players he wanted.
Yanakis’s strict training demands caused significant complaints among the team mbers, with discord between officers and soldiers even before the ga started.
Under such conditions, even without theorizing that the players wanted to overthrow Yanakis, losing was expected.
"Those people really are too much, bringing you out to take the bla at this ti," Yao Ming first voiced his disapproval for how Hansen was treated, then he suggested,
"I think if possible, it would be best for you to participate in the Asian Championship in 2015; winning the championship would be easy for you, and that would silence the doubters."
Yao Ming didn’t finish his words completely; it wasn’t just about silencing the doubters, Hansen could even beco a hero who saved the n’s basketball team.
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