In 1969, when Jabbar entered the League, if Russell hadn't left, he would've been beaten badly by Jabbar.
Similarly, in 1989, when Jabbar retired and O'Neal subsequently entered the League, a wave of super centers were maturing, and by then he was already being beaten badly.
Gan Guoyang was not being beaten badly; on both ends of the floor he could still suppress players at his position around the League, but winning a championship really wasn't that easy anymore.
In the 2003–2004 season, Sam Cassell signed with the Timberwolves and formed a three-headed monster with Garnett and Spreewell, taking the top seed in the Western Conference.
The fourth-seeded Glory battled them for seven games, and in Game 7 Gan Guoyang hit a game-winning three to knock out the Timberwolves and advance to the Western Conference Finals.
But in the Western Conference Finals, they ran into a more mature Kobe and Little O'Neal.
