He looked at social media and discovered that there were many comments, but their attitudes were quite different from what he had anticipated.
In summary, their view was that even with Hansen joining, they couldn't break history since Yao Ming couldn't play; and without Hansen, East University could still advance from the group stage.
It was really something... not even Hansen could refute it.
East University Men's Basketball Team's best performance in the World Championship was in 1994 when they were grouped in a so-called "Group of Death" with the United States, Brazil, and Spain.
However, the "Golden Generation of '94" first won against Brazil, then pulled off a comeback win against Spain, advancing to the quarterfinals as the second team in the group.
So "breaking history" naturally referred to reaching the semifinals.
