China is mad

Somewhere, Jack Bauer is saying "I told u so", I really don't want to be the kind of person who says (or writes ) "this damn chinese are craazy", so, I'm saying (or writing ) this people from China are insane. We are receiving some bad impressions from China's "official spokespersons" lately. I haven't said or write anything about the Yi thing, because I know where's going to end. This is why, Chinese Basketball Program, "regimen" is more of a appropriate word here, recruit kids with potential before they hit puberty and invest on them with one goal and one goal only, to develop a superarmy of basketball players that take control of the basketball Olympus.

They want their supersoldeirs to develop their arms and tactics in the fieriest battle camps, but don't be fooled, they don't have the control of their own fates, they must be grateful and dedicate their lives to the greater good... their country. When chinese players get to the NBA, China expects his superplayers to have significant playing time, you know, in order to develop their arms and control our Olympus. Also, once they are there, the should became a global icon (whatchout Lebron!) and all the money that comes along (I don't know if that money goes to the superplayer or the supercountry, if anybody knows, please let me know).

Once the season ends, their asses must get back to China, we have seen how Yao offseason revolves around the Chinese basketball program, the kid doesn't get any rest, unless China says so. The Wan Zhizhi history is another perfect example of this, he refused to go back and fight with his nation's basketball troop and was labeled as a "immature ingrate" and was banned from the China national team for 5 years, and this is not a good thing, neither for him nor for his family.

Said that, who controls Yi is China and China alone, the NBA rights belong to the Bucks, but the human being belongs to China, there's no debate here who has the upper hand, if they can't force a trade Yi would not play a NBA game for a long time. What's the solution here, you ask?. It could be:

1. The Bucks trade Yi to Golden State and everybody is happy
2. Take some 10 million of Chinese people, move them to Wisconsin, gave them high acquisitive power and Bucks' season tickets

Right now, I don't know which one is more unlikely.


Let's said China officials are not that bad, they are just taking care of their "investment", but then another story comes along, apparently Yao was having too much fun getting married, living his life and immature and ingrate stuff like that, hurting China in the process:

"No matter how lofty public welfare activities are, they can't be allowed to take first place in a player's life,'' the China Sports Daily, a federation-owned newspaper, said in an article appearing Tuesday. "No matter how sweet personal life is, it can't be compared to the exultation of capturing glory for one's nation,'

First of all, I love the phrase "the exultation of capturing glory", it will become my new personal battle cry when going clubbing.

You might think that "it's really sick how this guys are being treated, they are not free, the have not decision power over his personal life..etc..etc." But they do have the option, just ask the Zhizhi dude, but in that culture they live their lives following an honor code and being "immature ingrate" it's way worst for them than for any of us, it's like punching your sweet caring grandma; the option is there and the opportunity might arise, but nobody is going to do it... I hope...