Conquering the NBA: Chasing My Olympic Dream

[Not an invincible power fantasy + a nostalgic story. Please don't flame if it's not your thing. Thanks for your support!]

That year, the national men's basketball team brought us one surprise after another at the 2008 Olympics. They went toe to toe with the Dream Team for a half and nearly defeated the Spanish squad, giving us so much to cheer about.

But they could only make it to the quarterfinals.

We thought it was the beginning of a golden age, but it became the start of the decline.

Countless fans across China could only sigh with regret.

That year, the Red Rockets led by the Yao-McGrady duo racked up 22 consecutive wins, reigniting countless teams' love of basketball. But injuries once again kept them from winning a championship. The Yao-McGrady Rockets, which carried so many memories of our basketball-loving youth, came to an end.

Many Rockets fans were heartbroken.

That year, the Denver Nuggets, armed with the golden backcourt duo of “The Answer” Allen Iverson and “The Melo” Carmelo Anthony, swept through the league with their dazzling offense. But their playoff run ended all too soon, and they never lifted the O'Brien Trophy. The golden duo went their separate ways, and Iverson lost his last chance at a championship.

Even now, countless Iverson fans still can't get over it.

That year, the young buzz-cut “Windy City Rose,” Derrick Rose, burst onto the scene and became the youngest MVP in NBA history. We eagerly awaited the Rose's full bloom, but a sudden injury struck before it could blossom, and the Rose withered.

Many Rose fans were left with a bitter sense of what might have been...

Fortunately,

He Yu transmigrated back to 2008 and gained the support of a System. From then on, he began his journey to become a master and make sure our youth was free of regrets.