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Chapter 217: Defend Spanoulis

"Coach, leave Spanoulis to me!"

Although Du Zhe's voice is not loud, it is very important in the team.

He doesn't care if it's a European Kobe or not, and now even the real Kobe will go around when he sees him, let alone a mere European Kobe.

Du Zhe now has absolute confidence in his own strength. He wants to continue to hone himself and improve his strength by playing against the strong players of each team.

"Du, are you here to guard Spanoulis?"

"ok, I get it……"

Deng Huade's tone was a little hesitant, but he still agreed.

The reason for hesitating is because Du Zhe is the absolute offensive strength of the national team, and it is obviously not a wise choice to consume each other with the opponent.

In other words, Deng Huade wants Du Zhe to save a little energy on the defensive end so that he can increase his efforts on the offensive end.

However, Du Zhe's approach undoubtedly greatly improved the team's morale.

When the other Huaguo players saw the core of their team and regarded the opponent's leading player as nothing, they suddenly felt a little bit better in their hearts.

Based on this, Deng Huade did not reject Du Zhe's request.

Originally, he didn't have much hope for defeating the Greek wax team, so it's better to fight hard and boost morale.

Even if you lose, you have to lose standing and let the fans see the fighting spirit and tenacity of this team.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little more tragic.

"Okay, Du, let you lead the defense of Spanoulis, so I will hand over Zisis to you, Liu!" Huade Deng quickly made adjustments.

Today, the Greek team has a three-back lineup, but the three defenders are all tall defenders with a height of over 1 meters. No matter who they play against, Liu Wei suffers from a physical disadvantage.

Now that Du Zhe took the initiative to lead the defense against the strongest Spanoulis, among the three defenders in Naxiwa's starting lineup, Zisis, the least famous, was naturally handed over to Liu Wei.

Zisis, who is 1 meters tall, is a combo guard. He joined the professional basketball field at the age of 96 and is now a veteran with ten years of game experience.

Zisis became famous at a young age and won the European Youth Player of the Year honor at the age of 22. He currently plays for the Siena team in Serie A.

He showed extremely high offensive efficiency in the team last season. Although he averaged only 9 points per game, the sum of the three shooting percentages reached the club's standard of 190. He is definitely a shooting master.

Using Liu Wei to deal with Zisis is Deng Huade's helpless choice. After all, compared with Spanoulis and another defender, Zisis is already the weakest one.

After listening to Deng Huade's arrangement, Liu Wei nodded solemnly.

Du Zhe has already taken the initiative to take the lead, so he can only try his best to win this game.

And the other defender Sun Yue defends is not far behind in terms of fame and strength even if he is compared with Spanoris.

The defender is none other than Spanoulis' team-mate Diamantidis at the club.

Diamantidis is a 30-year-old veteran. He is 1 meters tall and currently plays for the Greek Liga giants Panathinaikos.

As a heavy point guard, Diamantidis' offensive power is slightly weaker, but he is superior in all-round skills.

Unlike Spanoulis, Diamantidis is more inclined to create scoring opportunities for his teammates on the offensive end, but when his teammates can't score, he also has the strength to stand up.

Diamantidis' passing may be a little lacking in creativity, but he can always deliver the ball to his teammates in the safest way at the right time.

Reasonable is a label of Diamantidis.

And his other label is hard work.

Wearing many honors such as the assist leader of the Greek League, multiple league MVPs, and Mr. European Basketball, Diamantidis never plays big names on the court, and is dedicated to every game.

Especially on the defensive end, his rich experience, excellent physique and meticulous attitude earned him the nickname "Octopus" and made him the honor of the best defensive player in the UEFA Super League for four times.

However, Sun Yue has the advantage in height, so if you play against him, at least you won't suffer too much.

And the starting insiders sent by the national team are also unreserved, and the United Arab Emirates and Big Zhi joined forces to play.

For Greece, the two inside players are Kostas Chatsaris and Ioannis Brusis.

Among them, Chatsaris can be regarded as an inside blue-collar. His offensive skills are average, but his ability to protect rebounds is not bad.

Brucesi is a typical European insider with delicate skills.

Although he is 2 meters tall, he has a good pass, and his coping ability is quite good among inside players.

In addition, Bruces' range also covers the entire court, from the basket to beyond the three-point line, he can shoot.

And Du Zhe was familiar with Brucesi in his previous life.

At the end of his career, this player also came to China to seek gold, playing for the Guangsha team of the CBA.

In the two seasons he played in the CBA, Brusis was criticized by fans.

On the one hand, his style of play is soft, a high center, but he always likes to shoot from the outside.

It's fine if he likes to shoot three-pointers. The key is that his efficiency is not high. As an insider, his shooting percentage in the second season was only 43%.

On the other hand, in addition to his performance, his professional attitude reflected on the court also chilled the fans.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Brusis basically has no hard work at all. He is afraid of injury and dare not fight. He is absolutely useless on the court.

And these are not the most serious things. The most criticized thing is Brusis' temper.

It's fine for him to do nothing, but the key is that his temper in CBA is ridiculous. Basically, he has to say a few words to his teammates in every round to show that he is different.

The most outrageous thing is that sometimes he will even miss his defender because he is busy blaming his teammates.

At that time, everyone called Guangsha's two foreign aids "brainless" and "unhappy".

Among them, the "brainless" one is the young foreigner Fordson who only knows how to take the ball hard, and the "unhappy" one is naturally the talkative Brusis.

In the warm-up match between Greece and Serbia a few days ago, the reason why the two teams were able to fight so fiercely was largely due to Brusis's mouth.

Serbian center Kostic, who kept talking about him, finally couldn't bear it anymore, picked up his chair and gave him a fatal blow, pushing the whole game to a climax.

Looking at Brusis, who still had a few stitches on his head, Du Zhe didn't feel any sympathy in his heart. Instead, he felt a little secretly happy.

However, although Brusis suffered a head injury, it actually did not affect his performance much.

Moreover, Du Zhe also knew that this person's strength in the international arena is definitely not comparable to that in the CBA.

On the other side, Greek team coach Jonas is also making pre-match tactical arrangements.

On the offensive end, the national team has a mature system, and there are several passers on the field, so he does not need to arrange the offensive rotation.

But on the defensive end, Du Zhe's presence really troubled him.

At first, when he heard the news that Du Zhe had landed in the NBA, Yunus just smiled disdainfully.

As the former head coach of the Huaguo men's basketball team, Du Zhe knows his character and level best.

At the beginning, things were indeed as he expected. Du Zhe, who relied on his physical fitness to dominate the country, did not care about him after he went to the NBA.

After Du Zhe went to play in the Development League, he no longer paid attention to this young player who had played for him.

But when the time came to 2010, Yunus could always see Du Zhe's name in the media.

Looking at the content of the report, he couldn't believe his eyes.

He suspected that either his old eyes were dim and he misread the content of the report.

Or a player with the same name as Du Zhe turned out to be born.

It wasn't until he saw the photos and videos that Yunus woke up from his dream. It turned out that the young player who seemed like an undercover player in the 08 Olympics had now truly transformed into an NBA-level player.

Later, Du Zhe led his team to win the championship and won the FMVP, which even shocked Yunus.

Of course, apart from being surprised, he also had a trace of regret.

If Du Zhe could have such a level during his coaching period, then the Huaguo men's basketball team can definitely go further in the 08 Olympic Games, at least there is no problem in reaching the semi-finals.

Although Yunus and Du Zhe had some disputes when they were coaching the Chinese men's basketball team, it was just to win. In the final analysis, there was no deep hatred between the two.

It's just that each is their own master now. As the coach of the Xiwa men's basketball team, Yunas must find a way to prevent Du Zhe from scoring.

This important task naturally falls on Diamantidis, who has the strongest defensive ability.

The only problem is that although Diamantidis is not too small for a defender, he still doesn't look good enough to face Du Zhe.

Yunus, who was worried, arranged for Zisis to help defend on the outside, and Chatsaris was ready to defend on the inside at any time.

Even with the triple barrier in place, Jonas still feels uneasy.

He had heard the rumors about Du Zhe chopping melons and vegetables in the warm-up match, and he had also studied the video of Du Zhe in the finals. He knew that it was as difficult as heaven to defend against this new FMVP.

However, although Yunus thinks that it is difficult for his team to defend against Du Zhe, he is still very confident in winning the game.

In the final analysis, basketball is a five-person sport, and this Xilu team is far ahead of the Huaguo men's basketball team from the start to the bench. Du Zhe alone has no hope of changing his life against the sky.

At the beginning of the game, the United Arab Emirates and Brusis had a jump ball. The United Arab Emirates successfully won the ball, and the national team launched the first-round attack.

After several passes, the UAE made a jump shot in the middle distance, but unfortunately it was blocked by Chatsaris, and the national team's first attack failed.

The Greek team seized the opportunity to counterattack. Center Brusis fired from the outside and hit a three-pointer, scoring the first goal of the game.

But looking back, Du Zhe immediately retaliated. After the pick-and-roll, Chatsaris, who used his speed to switch defenses, scored "3+1" after shaking the opponent, and completed a strong response with a four-pointer.

Just this one goal made Yunus sweat slightly on his forehead. In the days when he was coaching the Huaguo men's basketball team, he had never seen such an unreasonable player from beyond the three-point line.

Looking back, Spanoulis wanted to use the pick-and-roll to make a breakthrough, but Du Zhe, who had been prepared for a long time, refused to let go. He would rather give up some space for the opponent to shoot than block the breakthrough route.

Not to be outdone, Spanoulis pulled one on the outside.

Although Du Zhe's defense did not completely interfere with the opponent, fortunately, Spanoulis himself was very weak in three-pointers. He was not in a hot state yet, so there was no surprise in the first attack.

The inside Bruceis didn't intend to get in position and grab the rebound. He returned to defense while talking non-stop.

UAE easily protected the rebound.

The Huaguo men's basketball team took the opportunity to push forward and counterattack. Taking advantage of the opponent's unstable foothold, Du Zhe went straight to the basket and completed a dunk.

Du Zhe scored six points in a row in the opening game, catching the Greek team by surprise.

However, as a strong European team, although the Greek wax team was not flustered, they still organized a counterattack step by step.

Zisis scored a three-pointer to tie the two teams at 6:6.

Subsequently, Du Zhe used the pick-and-roll tactics with the United Arab Emirates and Big Zhi to continuously create opportunities.

Driven by him, Ah Lian and Dazhi also frequently got good shots and caused damage inside.

Especially the Arab League, he has completely gained the upper hand in the confrontation with Xiwa's inside line, not only scoring, but also doing a very good job in protecting the frame and rebounding.

Spanoulis was marked to death by Du Zhe, and Bruces is a space-type insider, which made the Greek team rely on three-pointers to a very serious level in today's game.

The first quarter lasted 8 minutes, and more than half of their shots were completed from outside the three-point line.

However, the overall efficiency of the Greek wax team is not low, scoring five three-pointers so far.

But the national team did not give up too much. Du Zhe scored 2 three-pointers from the outside alone, plus a dunk from the inside, he scored 8 points alone.

Since Alian and Dazhi are both on the field, the national team is not at a disadvantage in the interior, so he does not occupy too much possession of the ball.

At present, the country is temporarily leading by one point at 18:17.

The Huaguo men's basketball team, which played in the fifth gear, has been unable to establish a lead for a long time. This makes the Greek team, which is aiming to win today, unavoidably a little impatient.

Spanoulis has only scored two points through free throws so far today. Facing Du Zhe's defense, he could not find a chance to break through. He had no touch outside the three-point line and felt like he was in prison.

The Greek wax team replaced Spanoulis for the first time and adjusted.

The substitute was 21-year-old Nicholas Calathes.

For the Huaguo men's basketball team, Dazhi will also be replaced and Ding Jinhui will play.

Liu Wei and Sun Yue rested, and Yu Shulong and Wang Qi came on stage.

In the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, the Greek team, eager to overtake, strengthened their defensive strength.

Started a half-court high-intensity defense against the Huaguo point guard holding the ball.

Yu Shulong, who participated in an international competition for the first time, had never seen such a formation before. Facing the opponent's biting defense, he lost his position in an instant.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Du Zhe immediately prepared to return to the field to respond, but it was too late.

Yu Shulong was in a hurry and was cut off directly. Xi Wa took advantage of the situation to complete a fast break and counterattack.

Du Zhe wiped his sweat while serving the ball.

He knew that he wanted to win this game, but it seemed that it was not as easy as he imagined.

(End of this chapter)