Hu Jinqiu's tears, Sun Minghui's roar, and that long season

In 2011, 14-year-old Hu Jinqiu grew to 2.04 meters, which made many scouts pay attention to the Xinjiang teenager. In 2012, Miao Shoushou, the current general manager of Zhejiang Fangxingdu (Zhejiang Guangsha), went to Xinjiang to inspect Hu Jinqiu, and then invited him to join the Guangsha youth team.

And in the same year, Hu Jinqiu's high school entrance examination score reached 692 points, third in the whole grade, and Tsinghua High School gave him an admission promise.

Fifteen-year-old Hu Jinqiu and her mother got tangled up on a bench at the entrance of Tsinghua High School.

To go to the professional team or to go to a prestigious school to continue his studies, Hu Jinqiu was undecided.

A coin tossed into the air ultimately decides his fate.

Afterwards, Hu Jinqiu recalled that at that moment it was as if he had grown up, he didn't want his parents to suffer anymore, he wanted to go to the professional team, play famous, and give his family a better life.

"My mom really cried that day. Watching her cry, I was so distressed, I cried too. We both cried across from each other on the bench. I will never forget that scene for the rest of my life. ”

13 years have passed, when the whistle of the final finals sounded, everyone rushed to the center of the field, surrounded the players of Zhejiang Fangxingdu, Hu Jinqiu in the hustle and bustle of the crowd, tears could not stop pouring out of his eyes.

I don't know if at that moment he will recall the 15-year-old boy who cried bitterly with his mother on the bench.

In 2008, when Sun Minghui, who was just beginning to show his basketball talent, chose his future, he casually told his parents to go to Zhejiang. Just because he lost a hat when he was playing in Hangzhou when he was a child, he was deeply impressed by this place.

The hand of fate gently pushed the two young people from all over the world together, and achieved the domestic dual-core of today's Guangsha.

Before becoming a finalist player, Sun Minghui also had an experience of being looked down upon. In 2017, he won the championship of the slam dunk contest at the All-Star Game and the MVP of the Star Rui competition, but the label given to him by the outside world is still the same: dunk general.

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In the following two seasons, Sun Minghui continued to polish his skills in the rotation lineup, not only improving his scoring methods, but also surprising people in tandem with the team and the defensive end. In the 19-20 season, Sun Minghui finally ushered in an explosion, his average points per game increased to 16.9 points, while he had 4 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 3 steals, all of which were career highs. At the same time, he also won the season's regular season assist and steal king, as well as the Most Improved Player award and the best domestic player team.

Honors poured in, and Sun Minghui completed his transformation and became the core of the team's backcourt.

What awaits him next is the grinding of the playoffs.

Out, elimination, starting all over again, and repeating.

In 2022, after losing to Liaoning in the second finals and being swept 4-0 in a row, Sun Minghui wrote on social media

"I have unwillingness, I have pain, but I have no regrets. I'll get back what I lost."

The last match of that year's finals was April 26, Sun Minghui's birthday.

"This birthday is unforgettable for me."

In 2018, Guangsha reached the finals for the first time, and Sun Minghui was only a bench player, only starting 3 games in the whole season, and the average points per game were still in single digits. Four years later, Sun Minghui has grown into the core of the team, but because Zhao Yanhao and Hu Jinqiu were reimbursed for the season ahead of schedule, he became the only domestic offensive core of the team, and wanting to take revenge on Liaoning, which is in full swing, has become a luxury.

For the past three years, he has been waiting for a chance to return to the finals.

Until this season, Guangsha returned to the first place in the regular season, and under the condition of ensuring the health of the main team, the team regained the hope of competing for the championship.

After the twists and turns of the G5 defeat, they finally seized the opportunity at the home stadium of the Beijing team and won the coveted championship.

With a fractured bone in his left leg and a ligament injury in his right foot, Sun Minghui turned over the mountain in his heart.

In Hangzhou, he can no longer find the hat he lost as a child, but in the past 17 years, after 516 regular season games, 70 playoffs, and 3 finals, he has won a championship hat that symbolizes the highest honor.

On his birthday night 3 years ago, the promise he wrote down by himself was finally fulfilled. Take back what you lost.

In fact, next to Hu Jinqiu and Sun Minghui, there is also Zhao Yanhao. He became famous at a young age, the Asian Youth Championship, the World Youth Championship steal king, the MVP of the Star Rui Competition, and was selected for the men's basketball team at the age of 19. At that time, Zhao Yanhao was a well-deserved new star in the backfield of Zhejiang Guangsha team. However, the ensuing ankle fractures, knee injuries, back injuries, finger injuries, intracranial hemorrhages after a brain impact, and frequent injuries quickly brought his career to the bottom, and it was rumored that he would say goodbye to professional basketball again.

In the 21-22 season, Zhao Yanhao's role changed, from starter to substitute, becoming the team's strongest sixth man on the bench, averaging 16.9 points per game in the regular season. This season, he continues to shine in the rotation lineup, contributing to the team's championship contention.

The 15-16 season is the first season in which Hu Jinqiu, Sun Minghui, and Zhao Yanhao play together, and the media gave him the nickname "Guangsha Three Youths". Now ten years have passed, and this domestic trio, which was pinned on by Zhejiang fans back then, has finally reached the top of the league. Behind Sun Minghui and Hu Jinqiu in the spotlight, Zhao Yanhao's efforts are also worthy of respect.

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At the post-game press conference for winning the championship, Sun Minghui was like a child who got a new toy, constantly looking at the champion Baoding from different angles. Wang Bo carefully rubbed the champion with his hand when the team members answered questions.

The moment when dreams come true is always so wonderful.

This year is the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Zhejiang Guangsha Club, and the 20-year championship road, whether it is the players, coaches, or investors of the club, it is a long season.

Under the honor of the champion, there is every concrete fate, each with its own sadness and twists and turns.

Look ahead, don't look back. Every setback on the road is a step for them to pass the road to the championship.

After the semi-final elimination of Liaoning, Sun Minghui said that each team has its own era.

Belongs to the era of Zhejiang Guangsha, is it coming?