no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 137 Isn't this prettier than the NBA?

Of course, those are not things that he can participate in at this stage, and more needs to be promoted by Yao Ming.

But at least, he and Yao Mingjia now can make things develop in this direction.

Time came to mid-August in a blink of an eye, and Xu Yong participated in the European training with the men's basketball team.

6 games, 3 wins and 3 losses, half and half record.

The warm-up match is more about running in and screening the list, and there are many strong teams in Europe, this result is actually acceptable.

At least here in Xu Yong, he already thinks it's pretty good.

Without him, because before he was reborn, the men's basketball team was completely rotten.

Especially when Yi Jianlian's last fig leaf was torn off, there was no lower limit for highlighting one, and he couldn't even enter the Olympics.

After the training session, the 12-man roster for the men's basketball team was also finalized.

Defenders: Xu Yong, Sun Yue, Liu Wei, Guo Ailun
Forwards: Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, Zhou Peng, Ding Jinhui
Insiders: Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Su Wei

This is a list very close to the 08 Olympic list.

And it is worth mentioning that because the tragedy of the Asian Championships in 09 did not happen in history, many people had some slight changes in their careers.

Among them, Zhu Fangyu did not miss this World Championship due to injury.

This is very important. For so many years, Zhu Fangyu has always been the most stable three-pointer in the men's basketball team.

The men's basketball team went directly to Türkiye after finishing the training.

On their way there, FIBA ​​announced the strength list before the start of the World Championships.

In this list, the US team is still at the top of the list without any suspense.

Although Kobe, Wade, James, Howard, Anthony, Paul and other core members of the Dream Eight team were all absent, the United States is now in an era of talents. This time they sent a young lineup with Durant as the core. It is still the undisputed number one.

Dream Nine team roster: Durant, Rondo, Billups, Westbrook, Gay, Iguodala, Granger, Curry, Eric Gordon, Love, Odom , Tyson Chandler.

In a slightly different place from the history that Xu Yong knew, Rose gave up joining the Dream Nine team this year.

The reason is also very simple. In the two rounds of high-intensity playoffs last season, he was too obviously targeted, and he was determined to improve his shooting.

At this time, he is sweating in Chicago.

After the U.S. team, Spain, Lithuania, Greece, Argentina, Turkey, Slovenia, and China ranked 2-8.

That's right, the Chinese team is favored by FIBA ​​in this World Championship.

On the one hand, this is because of the achievements of the men's basketball team in the 08 Olympic Games. On the other hand, the more important thing is the existence of Yao Ming and Xu Yong.

Yao Ming's ability to play is the basic set of the Chinese men's basketball team, and Xu Yong's sudden emergence is the possibility of the upper limit of the men's basketball team.

When this list came out, there was only one feeling in the fans' minds: After waiting for so many years, it is considered a chance to experience the feeling of being a "great power"!

It can be said that this prediction list has fully filled the expectations of domestic fans.

Of course, this also put tremendous pressure on the men's basketball team.

You must know that although FIBA's analysis is correct, the Chinese team has been assigned to a death group this year.

The United States, Russia, Australia, Puerto Rico, and Côte d'Ivoire, among them, Russia and Australia are ranked behind China, ranking 9th and 10th, and Puerto Rico is also ranked 15th.

It can be said that, except for the warmth sent by the African brothers, no game is easy.

Not to mention, just like the 08 Olympics, the Chinese team's opponent in the first game is the Dream Nine team.

This kind of schedule is the most torturous. If you fight hard, it will consume a lot of money; if you don’t fight hard, you might not be able to recover from the whole World Championship if you let go of the first game.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the match day of the World Championships.

Because the host Turkey did not have any games on the first day of the game, the US team was scheduled for this prime time game.

Of course, the Chinese team obviously did not follow suit.

In fact, China has a huge Chinese market, and the Chinese men's basketball team is strong this year. With NBA stars from all over the world choosing to retire, this is the best game to draw attention to the World Championships.

Of course, there is another point. The Bulls had a lot of fans last season. There are still two months before the start of the new season. They also want to see in advance what the combination of Xu Yong and Yao Ming can do.

In fact, FIBA's calculations were very successful. Although there was a time difference, the ratings of this game were still explosive.

China's time difference is five hours faster than Turkey's, and it's two or three o'clock at night.

But you have to know that in this kind of focus game, domestic basketball fans show the enthusiasm of football fans watching the World Cup every minute.

Why two or three o'clock in the morning, without going to work, isn't that the best time to watch the game?
And it's not just the live TV broadcast, more than half of the audience who came to watch the game were Chinese fans.

Most of them are local Chinese, and the rest are from China to support the Chinese men's basketball team.

The level of Chinese basketball may be difficult to become the number one in the world, but the enthusiasm of the fans is definitely the number one in the world.

Don't you see, before Xu Yong was born again, the men's basketball team was like that. When he went abroad to play in the World Series, it didn't matter which country you were, all away games became home games.

When the men's basketball players came out of the player tunnel and saw so many familiar faces, their adrenaline surged and they felt more pressure on their bodies.

During the warm-up, most of the players' bodies were a little tight.

After the warm-up was over, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

Team USA: Westbrook, Billups, Iguodala, Durant, Tyson Chandler;

Chinese team: Sun Yue, Xu Yong, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian, Yao Ming.

The game started immediately, and the fans started to make their debut amidst the cheers of the fans.

The shots are also continuously given to the starting players of the two sides. The shots of Yao Ming and Xu Yong of the Chinese team are the most.

Yao Ming's expression was very serious, completely different from his relaxed look in the NBA, and he even took a deep breath before going on the court.

Xu Yong seemed much more relaxed, and even moved his body on the sidelines.

But at this time, when the camera accidentally scanned the auditorium, some fans found an unexpected figure.

That was new Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau.

Without saying hello in advance, Thibodeau ran to Turkey silently.

The game started immediately, and Yao Ming and Chandler jumped the ball in the middle circle.

"beep!"

With a whistle, Yao Ming returned the ball to the Chinese team's half, officially kicking off the game.

It's time to introduce Deng Huade, the head coach of this men's basketball team.

This coach from the American basketball coaching system was hacked by the media because of Yang Yi's "high school student level" back then.

He doesn't know tactics, and only knows how to fight chicken blood. This is basically his personal label.

But in fact, if you are a foreign teacher who is out of stock, how can you twist the Chinese men's basketball team, which is dominated by CBA players and has many factions, into a single rope?

You are just an American, not a dollar or a beautiful woman!
You must know that at that time, there was no Yao Ming to help the coach to control the field.

Deng Huade's tactics are somewhat similar to Thibodeau's to some extent, relying on zone defense's defensive counterattack tactics.

In his playbook, the opening game is to test your three-pointer feel with a 2-3 zone defense. If you can shoot accurately, then switch directly to a 3-2 zone defense.

Because of the advantage of the Chinese team in the interior, whether it is a fast break after protecting the rebound or guarding the penalty area, they can play the advantage of zone defense.

As for the positional battle, it relies on the star's singles ability to break through in singles and cooperate with the weak side to play three-point opportunities.

So at the beginning of this wave of Chinese teams, Yao Ming singled Chandler in the low post.

Yao Ming easily defeated Chandler before the draft, and said that "Chandler made me sure for the first time that I can play in the NBA".

The US team obviously knows this too, and Iguodala has already shrunk the defense in advance.

But at this moment, the weak side played a small match, and Zhu Fangyu took advantage of the screen to get a chance.

Yao Ming quickly threw out the pass. Princeton played more, and his passing level improved a lot.

Zhu Fangyu catches the ball and makes a quick three-pointer.

There are actually quite a few accurate outside shots in China, but what makes Zhu Fangyu special is that he shoots fast enough, which is a qualitative change for shooters.

Zhu Fangyu made a three-pointer before Durant's defense interference.

The trajectory of the ball is very positive, and the spin of the ball is also very good.

"when!"

However, the ball hit the back edge of the basket and popped out, and the ball was not able to be shot.

As seen at the beginning, the Chinese team is a bit tight, which is reflected in the shooting will be a bit hard.

Chandler protected the defensive rebound, and the US team pushed back.

But the Chinese team retreated very quickly, especially Xu Yong, who basically blocked Westbrook who was the most forward in the first place, and did not allow him to increase his speed.

Like he’d told Kobe before, learning doggy footwork combined with Kobe’s understanding of the game took his understanding of the game up a notch.

In the positional battle of the US team, Westbrook directly hit Sun Yue with the ball.

At this time, you discovered that Coach K and Deng Huade's tactical system is very similar, both are defensive counterattacks and star blasts.

They all came out of one system, so it’s no wonder it doesn’t look like that.

The only difference is that coach Ren K is coaching the dream team, while Deng Huade is leading the Chinese men's basketball team.

Sun Yue's defense is in place. Although he failed to stay in the NBA, he is now at the peak of his career.

It's just that Westbrook was so explosive that he broke through near the paint area and threw him away, and then jumped up and flew to the basket.

Yao Ming was stuck to death by Chandler at this time, and it was too late to rush over to defend.

But at the moment Westbrook shot, a figure was in place to help defend.

"boom!"

A direct slap slapped Westbrook's shot onto the backboard, and even sent Westbrook flying out of the baseline!
Yi Jianlian!
Yi Jianlian has just finished his third season in the NBA. After gaining weight last season, he surrendered 12 points and 7 rebounds in the Nets.

He's also at the peak of his career, the peak at that.

So look at the starting lineup of the Chinese team again, and you will find one thing, that is, the starting defensive strength of this men's basketball team is the highest in history!

Yao Ming turned around to protect the defensive rebound, and the Chinese team counterattacked the Dream Team's defensive counterattack.

The U.S. team's retreat was obviously not keeping up.

Although the talent is outstanding, this American team is too young, and its tactical quality is obviously weaker than that of the Dream Eight team.

The pass from Yao Ming went directly to Xu Yong, and Xu Yong ran with the ball.

Needless to say, he played in the national team this time as a warm-up for next season.

Iguodala chased after Xu Yong.

The two rushed to the front court one after the other, and also jumped up one after the other.

"Oh!"

Xu Yong was violent and sadistic with both hands, and directly smashed the ball into the basket.

Iguodala's block missed the ball and hit Xu Yong's hand directly.

The sideline referee whistled for Iguodala's thugs.

This is a 2+1!

The Chinese fans at the scene burst into high spirits instantly.

Come, come, Xu Yongmao, who can only be seen on TV broadcasts, is now in front of their eyes!

The corners of the mouths of some spectators even raised involuntarily: Heh, my fast break dunk by Xu Yong was beyond the reach of James, and you Iguodala is really bad.

Xu Yong adjusted his breathing and made an extra penalty.

3:0.

The Chinese team took the lead.

Westbrook continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt. This time Durant pulled out to play the pick-and-roll, a small cooperation between the two Thunder players.

Westbrook used the pick-and-roll to rush in, and Durant also bounced out to catch the ball.

But just when Westbrook turned his head to pass the ball, he suddenly found that there was an extra person on his passing route, Xu Yong.

At just a moment ago, Xu Yong gave up his defensive target and passed through Durant's cover like a piece of paper.

Westbrook is not a good organizer. When he saw Xu Yong, he didn't look for the person Xu Yong should have defended, but turned his head and punched the frame with all his strength.

Yi Jianlian has defensive confrontation, but the speed is obviously not enough. Westbrook made a low-handed layup after striding away.

This time, Yao Ming shrank to the basket.

"boom!"

A direct slap slapped Westbrook's shot out of the court.

Pity me, Dawei Shao, just finished eating Cantonese hot pot, and immediately tried Yao's hot pot again.

This time, Coach K directly stood up from the bench.

Obviously, the two opening defenses of the Chinese team exceeded his expectations.

It's not just two blocks, it's more off-ball movement and physical confrontation, all of which have shown a very high level.

There were even more cheers at the scene.

In the 08 Olympic Games, the Chinese team played evenly with the Mengba team in the first quarter, and the fans were excited to see it.

The result is better now. At the 10 World Championships, the opening game was directly hammered by the US team!
Two years later, because of Xu Yong's sudden emergence, and because Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue ushered in their respective peaks, the strength of the men's basketball team has obviously improved to a higher level.

As for the US team, basically none of the big names came, and the decline in strength was visible to the naked eye.

This wave ebbs and flows, according to Director Zhang's words, that's really reasonable.

And from the expressions of the Chinese team players on the court, it can be seen that with the consecutive successful defenses and Xu Yong's dunk, the nerves that had been tense due to pressure were obviously relaxed.

After all, these people on the field were all those who experienced the 08 Olympic Games.

The United States team's frontcourt sideline ball, Durant's shot through the screen was blocked by Yao Ming and failed to hit.

Xu Yong appeared exactly where the basketball landed, jumped high and protected the defensive rebound.

The Chinese team once again played a defensive counterattack.

This time the U.S. team retreated relatively quickly, and the Chinese team did not get a direct chance to score.

However, when both sides slowed down and advanced to the frontcourt, Zhu Fangyu who followed up received Xu Yong's pass and directly chose to chase the three-pointer.

Still a textbook three-point shot.

"Shh!"

The difference is that this shot choice was too sudden, and Iguodala, who was facing up on the US team, didn't react, Zhu Fangyu directly raised the knife and hit the basket!
6 is better than 0!

The Chinese team beat the dream team at the start!
　My son's fever has not subsided, so try not to affect the update. In addition, I won't write too much about the World Championships, at most two games, and the rest will be skipped, and it will be refreshing
　　
　
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