Sure enough, as predicted before the Games, in the semi-finals of the National Games, Guangdong The men's basketball team defeated Hubei men's basketball team 109-80 to reach the final.
This is a game without suspense, but also a game with high attention, because Hubei team has Tang Jie , Guangdong team has Hu Mingxuan 。
When Tang Jie met Hu Mingxuan, when "Tang Shen" met "Pepper Boy", and when CBA free player vs MVP of the finals, the two major flow responsibilities and their different football styles brought 1+1>2 attention.
In fact, Tang Jie's first meeting with Hu Mingxuan was not his opponent, but his teammates.
At the end of 2015, the Chinese U18 men's basketball team assembled to prepare for the Asian Youth Championship held in the summer of 2016 Fan Bin Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan were invited under his command, and the two people with different personalities started the only unforgettable cooperation journey so far.
"He is very introverted and a bit shy," said Tang Jie, referring to his first impression of Hu Mingxuan. "After getting familiar with him, he felt very cheerful."
"He (Tang Jie) was very cheerful, smiling and had a very good personality," Hu Mingxuan recalled.
Fan Bin, who was born in the Bayi Men's Basketball Team, is a famous "devil" coach in China's basketball world. He runs the army strictly, trains heavily and buckles carefully. Being strict, strict and strict is the deepest impression many players have on Fan Bin's coaching.
"At that time, Director Fan always said that our team had first-class centers and vanguards, and that Hu Mingxuan and I were fifth rate guards," said Tang Jie, "but I am very grateful to him now. Without him, I would not be where I am today."
"Tutor Fan was very strict with small details, and sometimes he felt that he was making a big deal out of a molehill," Hu Mingxuan recalled. "Looking back now, it is these small energy savings that have greatly improved me."
In Fan Bin's ranting and even scolding, Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan stuck to the end and were selected into the list of 12 people in the Asian Youth Championship, and both served as team leaders.
In the group game of the Asian Championships, the Chinese U18 men's basketball team played smoothly, winning the first place in Group A for five consecutive victories. It seemed that it was a natural thing to defend the championship again. Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan at that time would not know that they would be the fifth worst in history.
On July 30, 2016, in the quarter final, the Chinese U18 men's basketball team lost 59-62 to the host and the final champion Iran U18 men's basketball team. Tang Jie, who made the final attack and lost the three-point equaliser, was accused and abused by netizens after the game.
"Never forget!" After many years, Tang Jie still remembered the game. The introverted Hu Mingxuan kept the pain in his heart, and both of them were looking forward to proving themselves again.
What neither of them expected was that this Asian Youth Championship was their last cooperation in the international arena.
In addition to the intersection of the Asian Youth Games, Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan have a clear basketball path, which can even be said to go in the opposite direction.
Tang Jie was born in Yueyang, Hunan Province on March 16, 1999, when Hu Mingxuan, who had just turned one Xinjiang Urumqi began to learn to walk at home.
"I didn't like basketball at the beginning. I liked playing when I was a child. I cried when I first went (to play)!" Tang Jie recalled.
"My father likes playing basketball very much. I remember that when I was young, I often played basketball with my father. He also developed my interest in basketball. We often watched NBA together, and gradually I also liked basketball." Hu Mingxuan recalled his childhood life.
In 2005, the 7-year-old Hu Mingxuan was sent to the Little Flying Tiger Training Camp by his father; Five years later, 12-year-old Hu Mingxuan was Du Feng I brought it to Guangdong and joined Guangdong Hongyuan Youth Team to start my basketball career.
Like most children, Tang Jie chose to go to school and study. At the same time, he gradually became fond of basketball. In junior high school, Tang Jie entered Hunan Geological Middle School, one of the two most famous local basketball schools, and began to dominate junior high school basketball.
In 2012, Tang Jie, who was 13 years old, was not willing to stay in school to "abuse food". He made a bold choice rarely seen by his peers - he found the contact information of Ma Yuenan, the then Nanjing Army men's basketball coach, through the Internet, and offered himself by telephone. As a result, he succeeded.
In 2014, after only two years in Hunan Geological Middle School, Tang Jie, 15 years old, joined the South Men's Basketball Youth Team and then transferred to the training base at Beijing The August 1st Team of the Communist Party of China met an important mentor of his career - Fan Bin.
Also in 2014, 16 year old Hu Mingxuan was recruited by Fan Bin National Youth Team 。 This is also the first time that Hu Mingxuan entered the national team. One year later, Hu Mingxuan and Tang Jie met in the national youth team and experienced an unforgettable failure in the second year's Asian Youth Championship.
Fifth in the Asian Youth Championship, the National Youth Team that failed to win the U19 World Youth Championship the next year was disbanded. The 12 members of the team went their separate ways. The basketball path of Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan became more and more open after the only intersection.
In 2017, Hu Mingxuan began to play in the CBA of the 17-18 season on behalf of Guangdong team, and was selected into the Chinese men's basketball red team in October. On September 17, 2018, he was transferred to the Chinese men's basketball team and played in the men's basketball world preliminary.
After leaving the National Youth Team, Tang Jie registered with the Youth Team of the NBL Nanjing Military Region. In 2017, Tang Jie went to Fujian The team tested and passed the team's assessment. "We have to sign a contract with Fujian, but the new policy requires us to play in the youth team for two years before entering the first team."
"I have played in the youth team for so many years, I would rather play NBL and join the CBA through draft." Tang Jie's choice made him play NBL in Wuhan Contemporary for two years.
In the past two years, Tang Jie galloped in the NBL arena, led the team to double win Anhui Wenyi in the 2019 regular season, and scored a career high 32 points against Guangxi in the playoffs.
In the past two years, the young partners of the National Youth Team have all entered the CBA, and Tang Jie sincerely envies them, especially Hu Mingxuan. On May 3, 2019, the Guangdong men's basketball team swept Xinjiang men's basketball team 4-0, and the sophomore Hu Mingxuan won the first championship.
Two months later, at the 2019 CBA draft conference, Tang Jie was selected by Fujian Team on the 13th. "Tang Shen" was called out, and the ridicule of "Tang Shen, the eternal hero" was gradually shouted by fans.
If you want to ask Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan what they have in common, the answer is one word - fast. The same fast, Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan deduce almost the opposite effect.
Tang Jie's label is the grounding effect of "fast+error", and Hu Mingxuan's label is a high-level performance of "fast+killing".
For Tang Jie, quickness is the original sin. Almost all the hot online search videos of Tang Jie are mistakes related to quickness. Although he also has a rod to pay tribute to Iverson and many amazing performances to quickly break through the opponent's defense line, what is hotly discussed by the fans is still the embarrassing moment of mistakes, and then come again with a sigh of "Tang Shen, forever outstanding".
In social media, Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan are top "traffic responsibility" among CBA players. On station B, a video called "Tang Jie's Five Best Balls: Real Perpetual Motion Machines" has a broadcast volume of more than 600000. In contrast, Du Feng, the coach of the national team, has barely surpassed the popular collection of "celebrity quotes" with a broadcast volume of more than 800000.
For Hu Mingxuan, quickness is his winning weapon, but not the only one; Hu Mingxuan's fast attacks were a fatal blow to the enemy, which also attracted fans' heartfelt cheers.
Hu Mingxuan, 23, has numerous fans because of his strength and super appearance; Hu Mingxuan has always ranked the first CBA player in the microblog chat list. Zhao Rui once teased the female fans at Hongyuan's training gate, who are all fans of Hu Mingxuan.
In every fast break, Tang Jie tried his best to be the best of himself, but sometimes he was mentioned again and again by the fans when he did not do well. In fact, Tang Jie has made a lot of progress.
In every fast break, Hu Mingxuan also devoted himself to making contributions to the team. His hard work made the fans cry and his mother cry.
Hu Mingxuan said, "Nobody in CBA is faster than Tang Jie." Tang Jie said, "I know sometimes I need to step on the brake."
In the two seasons of CBA, Tang Jie used fast to bring waves of traffic to social media. When he signed up for the NBA draft, he failed to win the CBA, which also attracted many fans' ridicule.
In the four seasons of CBA, Hu Mingxuan, who has grown rapidly, has won the best newcomer, the best sixth person, the MVP of the finals and three championship rings.
After breaking up from Guoqing, Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan never teamed up again. In March 2021, Tang Jie was selected into the All Star Southern District Starry Team, and Hu Mingxuan was included in the starting list of the Southern District race.
In the two CBA seasons in which Tang Jie played, he and Hu Mingxuan had always been rivals. They had fought five times in total, and the data and scenes were completely inferior. The Fujian team was 0-5.
Tang Jie averaged 22.4 minutes in the game, getting 5.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 3.4 turnovers, 1.2 steals; Hu Mingxuan averaged 23.8 minutes in the game, getting 15.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.2 turnovers and 1.4 steals.
In terms of "fast", Tang Jie averaged 2.6 points, accounting for 33% of the total points; Hu Mingxuan averaged 4.6 points per game, accounting for 30% of the total score.
In the preliminary round of the National Games in May this year, Hubei team lost 74-97 to Guangdong. Tang Jie got the highest 21 points and Hu Mingxuan got 10 points.
In the semi-final of the National Games, Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan stood opposite each other again. Due to the difference in strength between the two teams and their positions, there were not many opportunities for them to compete directly,
In this game, Tang Jie showed some restraint and put more energy into the organization. After a quick breakthrough, he no longer forced a layup, but chose teammates. He sent nine assists in the first three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Tang Jie opened the attack mode again, and scored 23 points in a single quarter.
Tang Jie, who played for 40 minutes, made 16 of 24 shots and scored 35 points. Although he lost the game, his performance is worthy of recognition. Hu Mingxuan only played for 18 minutes and got 12 points and 5 rebounds. Obviously, Hu Mingxuan wants to save his physical strength for tomorrow's final.
After the game, Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan hugged and condoled each other. One day later, when the song ended, Tang Jie and Hu Mingxuan went their separate ways.
Next month, Hu Mingxuan will once again embark on the journey of the new CBA season and launch an attack on his fourth CBA championship; Tang Jie, the unemployed, waited for the opening of the CBA window at the beginning of next year before taking up his post.
In the four games of the National Games, Tang Jie averaged 23 points, ranking second only to Aaron Guo Wu Qian Ranked second, with 5.5 assists, ranking second. Aaron Guo, Zhao Jiwei, Zhao Rui and other top defenders are behind him. Does anyone laugh at him for not being worthy of CBA?
"I'm proud of Tang Jie's performance at the National Games," said Hu Mingxuan. "He will come back soon."
"I believe in myself, always!" said Tang Jie.
