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Chapter 216 The Opening Battle Begins

On August 8, the Chinese men’s basketball team arrived in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, where the World Championships will be held.

A total of 24 teams participated in this World Championship, divided into four groups with 6 teams in each.

The top four teams in each group advance to the top 16.

The goal of the Chinese men's basketball team in this competition is to advance to the top 16, which was also their result in the last competition.

But since Du Zhe came to compete, he naturally wanted to make a breakthrough.

Before the game starts, in addition to routine training, the national team will also gather together to listen to the coaching staff analyze several future opponents.

The Chinese men's basketball team was placed in Group C at this World Championships. Before Du Zhe joined, the national team's strength was not superior to that of several opponents.

Of course, this is normal. Although the national team is the hegemon in Asia, when looking at the world of basketball, it is not that strong.

This time the grouping is divided into six tiers from weak to strong based on past performance, and the Chinese men's basketball team is ranked in the fifth tier.

As for the teams in the 1st to 4th positions in the same group, they are Greece, Turkey, Botany and Screw Country.

And Du Zhe re-ranked these teams based on his own impression.

The most advantageous team in Group C is undoubtedly the host Turkey team. They have many NBA players and have home court advantage. The referee's whistle will undoubtedly be directed towards them. It can be said that the location, people and people are all on their side.

The Screw Country and Greece Country are the second echelon of the group, and both teams are European powerhouses.

Among them, the Greek Men's Basketball Team was the runner-up in the last World Championship and is currently ranked fourth in the world. Looking at the European continent, it is only one step behind Xibanya. It is definitely a difficult opponent.

The screw men's basketball team is currently in a low period, and its star player, "AK47" Kirilenko, who is currently playing for the Jazz, is also unable to play due to injury, and it seems to be a little weaker.

But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. For the national team, if there is no Du Zhe, it is almost impossible to eat a piece of meat on the screw men's basketball team.

In fact, the national team basically does not have much hope in defeating these three opponents. The real focus is still on the other two opponents.

One is the opponent Porto Lige in the last warm-up match. Originally, the national team was not very confident in defeating them.

But after Du Zhe led the team to a great victory in the warm-up match, Boduolige has become a must-have for the national team, even if the opponent is a third-tier team.

Another opponent that must be defeated is the Ivory Coast from Africa.

This African runner-up team is relatively weak. According to the division of this World Championships, it belongs to the sixth team.

The national team is currently only focusing on the group, with the main goal of striving to qualify.

However, Du Zhe, who set his target farther away, checked the situation of the adjacent group——Group D by the way.

The six teams in Group D are Litao Bowl, West Banya, Gaul, New Zealand Blue, Maple Leaf Country and Lebanon.

In terms of strength, the top two teams are undoubtedly the Li Tao Bowl and Xiban Ya teams.

These two teams are both traditional strong teams, and the Chinese men's basketball team has not taken advantage of these two teams in the World Series.

Du Zhe was not confident in winning against the Xi and Li teams.

So if you want to go further, it's best to gain some momentum and win a few more games in the group stage.

Fortunately, Du Zhe knew that although this national team only won one group match in the previous life, the few games they lost were not ugly.

Except for the game against Turkey, the men's basketball team lost points in several other games within single digits, and many of them had many comeback opportunities. It can be said that they all died standing.

With this foundation, Du Zhe feels that this national team still has a chance to give it a try.

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On August 8, the World Championships group stage officially started.

In Ankara, the capital of Turkey, the Chinese men's basketball team faced its opening match against the Greek team.

As the runner-up of the last World Championships, the Greek team of the golden generation is at its peak, so naturally they will not pay attention to the Huaguo Men's Basketball Team, a mere fifth-tier team.

I think back in the 08 Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team had the right time, place, and people, and there was nothing they could do to defeat them, let alone now?

Compared with that match, although the Huaguo men's basketball team has more Du Zhe, the NBA's FMVP, it also lacks the absolute strength of Dayao, the insider.

Under the ebb and flow, the Huaguo men's basketball team is at best a little better than before, and it is absolutely impossible to be their opponent of the Xilu team.

On the sidelines, Huaguo men's basketball coach Deng Huade is making final tactical arrangements.

It is said to be a tactical arrangement, but it is actually more about mobilization.

"Boys, I don't care if Xiwa is the last runner-up or the second in Europe, and I don't want to hear about their deeds that beat the dream team!"

"I only know that they are the opponents we have to beat now!"

"Perhaps you are still thinking of giving up strategically and saving your energy to fight more confident opponents?"

"But in the team I lead, I don't want to hear the words give up!"

Although Deng Huade's words were inspiring, it was difficult to see relaxed expressions on the faces of most national team players.

The Greek team in front of me looks really strong.

Huaguo players are most familiar with, undoubtedly, Dayao's former teammate Vasilis Spanoulis.

Although Spanoulis was not successful in his NBA career, after returning to Europe, he proved himself again, and he is still a terrible killer under the FIBA ​​rules.

In the Greek giants Panathinaikos team, Spanoulis is the absolute core and the boss of the former Serbian small forward Tabek.

In last year's Europa League, he led the team to defeat CSKA Moscow and won the championship. He also won the MVP of the finals.

Spanoulis is extremely fast and good at breakthroughs, coupled with his dribbling skills that reach the level of human-ball integration, which often makes the players who defend him suffer.

Breaking through and causing damage is Spanoulis' best offensive method. If it is combined with the center's pick-and-roll, it will be a nightmare for all defensive players.

Because in addition to breaking through, Spanoulis also often makes people lose sight of one thing and lose another, and is hard to guard against with his impeccable and versatile passes.

In addition, after coming to the international arena, his three-point shooting that was criticized in the NBA has also improved a lot.

With the three-point line shortened by half a meter, Spanoulis' shooting percentage has skyrocketed. Although it is still very unstable, it can at least maintain a shooting percentage above [-]%, which is much better than the less than [-]% during the NBA period.

Of course, no one is perfect. Although Spanoulis is very sharp on the offensive end, but limited by his physical fitness, he can easily become a target on the defensive end.

Despite this, Spanoulis still earned the nickname "European Kobe" due to his strong offensive strength.

It can be said that just how to deal with Spanoulis has given the Chinese defenders a headache.

(End of this chapter)