Lou Yandong Throws His Sneakers In Dongguan.

For the Shandong fans, the end of the 2007 - 2008 season means the temporary end of a glorious journey, but for Shandong veteran Lou Yandong, this is the end of a career. He decided resolutely to retire at the moment when the team said goodbye to the playoffs.

Farewell game, he threw his shoes in Tangxia in January 20th, for Lou Yan Dong is an unforgettable day. In a small town in Guangdong, Tangxia, and Dongguan's third playoffs in the new century, he scored 38 points and 52 seconds, scored 4 4 points, won 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 caps and 1 steals, and contributed 16 points to the Shandong golden men's basketball team.

This is the last 16 points he made for his hometown team, and this is his last professional game.

On the second day, the team returned to Ji'nan. Lou Yan Dong threw his sneakers in Tangxia. He would forget the last regret. "I will not fight. I will not fight."

With that wrinkled smile, Lou Yandong, 34, announced his "hanging boots" in this way.

"Please give us some time and space for the young gold men's basketball team. Last season we went to the regular season fifth. We played the regular season third this season. We all know the conditions and difficulties of our team. I am proud of my coach and teammates. I am also glad to make a contribution to the home team in these two seasons."

Looking back on the two seasons together with Shandong gold, Lou Yan Dong was filled with emotion: "this team has won the respect of the Chinese basketball world, and this team has put forth hope.

Although I retired, I will always stand with this team and cheer for my coach and teammates.

Lao Lou retired...

Really?

Old Lou retired...

Really? "

This is the first reaction of Ye Peng, general manager of Shandong golden basketball club. After hearing the news, he was very surprised: "too bad, he can still fight!"

For Lou Yandong, Ye Peng gave a high evaluation: "Gong guidance attaches great importance to Lao Lou. He once called on young players to learn from Lou Yan Dong more than once.

In these two seasons, Lao Lou showed the quality of an old player and made great contributions to Shandong men's basketball team and CBA.

No matter training or competition, Lao Lou is very earnest and hardworking. He can stabilize the three points of the army's heart at the critical moment. The long shot is the characteristic of the gold men's basketball team. As an old member, he played the role of big brother in the team. His prestige in the team is very high. He is also very enthusiastic and often helps the coaching team to do the ideological work of his teammates.

However, Ye Peng decided to retire from Lao Lou: "maybe this is his own idea. He can still fight."

As a good friend of Lou Yandong, golden man basketball captain Hou Bing has been psychologically prepared for the retirement of Lao Lou, but when the day came, he still couldn't accept it. "It's a bit reluctant. We used to be friends. We fought side by side in the past two years and fought together. Our friendship is deeper."

However, he expressed his understanding of Lao Lou's retirement: "Lou GE's condition is fine. He chose to retire not because of technology, but the main reason might be his age.

With the increase of age, physical recovery is a problem. It is even more painful for him to get hurt. His body may not be able to eat.

In any case, Lou Ge is our teammates. We worked together for two unforgettable two seasons. The three point long shots and stable play at the crucial moment are examples of young players' learning and we will always be friends.

Wang Gang and Sun Jie, the two "little ones", gave high praise to Lao Lou in the same position: "Lou Ge is our example both in the field and on the field. He is an example for us to learn. We must repay Lou GE's expectations with better results."

Wang Gang said emotionally, "I really don't want Lou Ge to leave. He has become my model in the two seasons. You see, he has so many critical moments.

Regardless of training or competition, Lou's professional attitude towards basketball is worth learning.

Perhaps because of the age factor, he chose to leave, where we can only sincerely bless him, and hope that he has a good end result.

As a coach, Gong Xiaobin has always used Lou Dong as a "killer weapon". He also attached great importance to Lao Lou's character: "during the two seasons, Lou Yandong made a great contribution to the young Shandong gold men's basketball team. His experience and dedication and the play of key moments led to the gold men's basketball team. I also repeatedly stressed that young players should learn from Lou Yandong.

On behalf of the Shandong golden men's basketball team, I would like to thank Lou Yandong for playing the role of an old player. He also won the respect of the team.

In the 20 year, he started in Ji'nan, retired in Ji'nan, "in 1988, I left home in Ji'nan worker's new village, to the Ji'nan Sports Industry Brigade, and joined the Ji men's basketball team. This is the beginning of my basketball dream. I am glad to be able to fight at home.

20 years later, I officially pferred from the army, and I officially retired.

20 years of military service and 20 years of playing ball is a wonderful time that I can't forget in my whole life. "

In those days, the 14 year old ignorant teenager had already entered middle age. In the golden men's basketball team, the same year old striker became "Lao Lou", and he also won the position of "Lao Lou, we feel relieved" in the team.

For Lao Lou, he was most happy that he spent the last two years of his career in his hometown team.

In the 1993 season, Lao Lou once won third of the national basketball league matches under the leadership of Zhang Bin and other coaches. That is also the best result of this glorious army.

In 1994, Ji Jun men's basketball team also entered the national basketball top eight competition.

However, with the beginning of the CBA professional league, with the introduction of market and foreign aid, the military men's basketball team has been greatly affected by the special system of the army. After the CBA struggles, the withdrawal of the men's basketball team and the long march to Qingdao are even more helpless.

Lou Yandong was very impressed: "when the news of the withdrawal came down, we all cried." Ji men's basketball team is a team with glorious history and glorious tradition, but unfortunately, it has not been able to continue to develop. "

Later, Lou Yan Dong became the prodigal son of the basketball world. He once played in Shanghai Eastern men's basketball team, and also played basketball in Shougang, Beijing. After that, he also went to Henan raptors.

In 2006, Lou Yan Dong came to Shandong gold as a temporary pfer player. At that time, he was very excited. "After so many years, this is my first time to fight for my hometown team. This feeling is so cool!"

Lou Yandong is a native born Jinan. "I grew up near the workers' new village. Ji'nan is my hometown where I live and I am very familiar with Ji'nan."

Lou Yandong said.

In the end, he returned to his hometown to play for the local team in Shandong.

"Lou Yan Dong was very excited when he learned that he could join the golden men's basketball team in Shandong, which had a sense of" falling back to the roots "for him.

Lou Yandong, the wife of Wu Hao, who has just pferred from work to Ji'nan, made such confession on behalf of him.

But at the end of the 2007 - 2008 season in Shandong, the 34 year old chose to retire on the 20th anniversary day of his career. He was so determined that the Shandong fans and his coaches and teammates were a bit reluctant.

Wife: he realized the desire to go home to play basketball as a member of the Yuan Ji women's basketball team. Lou Yandong's wife, Wu Hao, was very aware of her husband's difficulty. "He really doesn't want to leave, but he has realized the desire to go home to play, and we support his decision."

Yesterday morning, Lao Lou was accompanied by the daughter of a first-year student, playing the whole morning. "The child met her father, and she also had a holiday. On the two days, she decided with her father where to go and where to go." Wu Hao said, "the boy has now been a loyal fan of the gold men's basketball team, and she's very proud of every gold medal at home."

In fact, Wu Hao and his relatives and friends are proud of it. "When he signed a contract with Shandong gold in the first year, our family was very happy. Finally, he could go back to his hometown to play basketball.

In 2002, he had been treated for a year with the operation of the left leg meniscus, and in second years he moved to Shanghai East.

At that time, we told him how good you were to be able to play in the Shandong men's basketball team.

At that time, we felt that the Shandong men's basketball team was its own team, and now it is our own team. We are the men's basketball team of Shandong.

Lou Yandong is a very serious person. He has a lot of pressure to play in his hometown. Because playing here is different from playing with other teams. He is worried that he will not live up to Gong Xiaobin's great expectations.

He once said to me: "if my age is not effective in the team, it's a shame!"

Because of this, Lou Yan Dong worked harder and more seriously, and to our relief, he and Shandong gold men's basketball team were successful. He also won applause from his hometown.

Leave or stay?

Lao Lou chose the former. For the Shandong fans and his teammates and friends, we respect Lao Lou's choice and send him our sincere blessing. At the same time, we hope to see Lao Lou walking better and better in the new life.