The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 244 The top four are revealed

The list of top eight for the World Championships has been released.

Dragon Country, Japan, Spain, and Serbia and Montenegro from Group AB, and the United States, Argentina, Canada, and Brazil from Group CD.

Among them, Dragon Kingdom, Japan, the United States and Argentina have all won 4 games and ranked first in the group. They will face the third and fourth place from the two groups two days later on June 6.

Dragon Country VS Brazil, Japan VS Canada, United States VS Serbia and Montenegro, Argentina VS Spain.

The two days of the 25th and 26th will be the first round of ranking matches from 9 to 16, which will also give the top eight a rest.

——Historic breakthrough, World Championship quarterfinals!

——Friendship across borders, Kenshin Himura and the strongest man in 60 billion!

——With help from Imperial East, Japan reaches the quarterfinals!

The scene of Lin Dong and Sakuragi Hanamichi whispering to each other on the court became the headlines of all Japanese newspapers and media the next day.

Frankly speaking, Japan was able to reach the quarterfinals of the World Championships. Although it was only a youth event, this really surprised everyone, including the Japanese themselves.

The whole country was in jubilation and was simply going crazy.

The scene where Lin Dong gave guidance to Sakuragi Hanamichi at the last moment has also been regarded as an object of god-like worship by many Japanese fans.

He is handsome, plays well, and takes care of the national treasure Sakuragi. He is simply the god of Asia, the light of basketball, and a good big brother forever. This is what you look for in a boss!

But a new problem has also been placed in front of the Japanese national youth team, that is, Fujima's ankle has been injured and it has been determined that he will not be able to play. The elbow that Fukatsu received not only lost his teeth, but also suffered a moderate concussion. , requiring hospitalization.

The 12-man roster suddenly lost two people, and it is still the most critical point guard position. Judging from the performance in the previous games, although Mu Shenyi's performance in the team game was obviously better than Fujima and Fukatsu Kazunari, But in the international arena, the advantage of physical strength is no longer, and its role and effectiveness are not as good as Fujima and Fukatsu Kazunari.

Japan is in desperate need of a point guard.

After a day of urgent communication with FIBA, and taking into account its host status, FIBA ​​temporarily gave Japan a chartered free agent quota, allowing them to add one person to the team.

So during the two days of waiting, the eyes of all Japanese fans were focused on the best point guards in college basketball.

But in the end, this spot was taken away by a professional player.

At the beginning of the year, he announced that he would take a break from school and join Akira Sendō of Shibuya Sun Rock.

As a team that was just bought by the Mitsui Group, it has been an evergreen tree in the Japanese professional league. After the Mitsui Group took over, a large amount of money poured in, which also made Shibuya Sun Rocks in this year's professional league. Just won the championship title.

But as a backup point guard on that professional team, this kid who didn't even finish high school, really has that ability?

Japanese fans expressed concern...

In two days, the first round ranking match of 9-16 was in full swing, and the attention of various countries and media was naturally different.

The media of the lower-ranked countries are focusing on their respective ranking matches, while the people in Japan are worried about the substitute defender.

The Internet in the United States is also very lively. In addition to paying attention to the U19 World Championships and the NBA Draft, more and more people are still obsessed with the betting dispute between Payton's trumpet and a certain "rich man" in California. The American people also like gossip. Yes, the excitement of watching this gossip seems to be much more exciting than watching the basketball game itself.

The Korean media was already busy turning its attention back to China when the groups for the Losers Ranking Tournament were announced.

South Korea faced Slovenia, a strong team in Group C who was also eliminated. They were sent to the loser group, which means they were really unlucky. When they played Canada in the group stage, they all felt cold. I heard that the main center forward had eaten raw fish the day before. The movie caused me to have vomiting and diarrhea, and my legs felt weak the next day. This gave Canada an advantage. Otherwise, they would probably have no problem winning Canada.

Then they met the strong team Brazil in the quarter-finals and lost by only 1 point. Then their center said domineeringly at the press conference that he had fully recovered and would be at 120% in the loser qualifying match. Recover the lost honor...

Is this a der?

The choice of the Korean media is undoubtedly the right one. This means that whoever likes to report on the U19 will report on it. They are not interested anyway.

As for the Dragon Kingdom.

In addition to CCTV5, many domestic media have also mentioned this U19 in the news. Some sports weeklies have also begun to report on the game. The popularity is still brewing, but after all, the country is too big, and it is necessary to operate a news. It is very popular, but it is not like Japan and South Korea where a few news can be understood by the whole people with a little publicity, so Lin Dong's popularity has always been only tepid.

Most people already know that the National Youth League has produced a very powerful guy named Lin Dong, who is worthy of celebration, praise and encouragement. However, most people think that it will take time to test how powerful he is and how high he can go in the future.

More importantly, it is because the current Chinese people are almost completely distracted by two major sports events.

The first is the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. This is a real national concern. Now it is entering a critical moment. The results will be announced on July 7, which is only half a month away.

Another major event is that the NBA draft is approaching in the past few days. Yao's participation in the draft has also diverted the attention of many domestic sports fans. The draft on the 29th is just after the quarter-finals of the U19 World Championship.

There is an open tryout in Chicago, and all kinds of tidbits have now been released.

It is said that Dayao performed outstandingly in the trial training camp, and he was almost a one-man show. When he was divided into teams, whichever team he was on basically won. Ledu almost exploded into slag.

Averaged 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks per game, a solid rookie figure.

Now many NBA teams have expressed full interest in him, and the most eye-catching one is undoubtedly the Washington Wizards.

According to the draft template for Dayao given by some scouts, most of them have identified Dayao as Olajuwon.

As we all know, Jordan is one of the shareholders of the Washington Wizards, who hold the No. 1 pick this year. As early as the offseason, there were rumors that Michael Jordan would come back for the second time and would choose the Washington Wizards. The Wizards' draft may largely depend on Jordan's wishes, and it is also well-known that Jordan has answered in public more than once that the draft template for his most ideal partner is Olajuwon...

Domestic fans couldn't help but start to fantasize.

Will Dayao win the No. 1 pick? And then Michael Jordan + Dayao?

Frankly speaking, what a dream combination this is for Dragon Kingdom fans!

Domestic fans are paying attention to this now. Everyone is nervously staring at the draft on the 29th, which is no less enthusiastic than the current domestic enthusiasm for the Olympic bid on July 7th.

One is the Yao draft and the other is the Olympic bid. They are both close to the date. It is reasonable that Lin Dong is not popular.

Director Hou from CCTV is not in a hurry. He is optimistic that this National Youth Team can go to the end. With the current strength of the National Youth Team, the quarter-finals and semi-finals are not a concern. The real and suspenseful thing should be the finals and For the matchup between the United States, although the results of the Olympic bid have not yet come out by then, the Yao Yao draft has ended, and this period of time has been slowly brewing, and by then there will be a relatively big explosion.

Fame and ratings will be there!

The quarter-finals on the 28th really confirmed Director Hou’s speculation.

27号时，美国率先以108:89大胜塞黑，勒布朗继续拿下高效的36分16篮板以及8个助攻，将林东在面对塞黑时的数据给比了下去。

In another game in the afternoon, Spain also unexpectedly beat Argentina, which was considered a strong rival, with 114:78.

Frankly speaking, by this time everyone could see that the strengths of Group AB and Group CD were relatively balanced, but also unbalanced.

The balance lies in the average world rankings of the eight teams, while the imbalance lies in the strength of the top four.

In Group CD, Argentina, which had won all four games, met Spain, which lost to Dragon Country and only beat Serbia and Montenegro by 1 point. The strength gap between the two teams was obvious. Regardless of the team's overall cooperation or personal ability, Spain almost won completely. .

And this also gave the Japanese a new hope.

Canada is weaker than Argentina. Does Japan also have a chance to defeat it?

On the morning of the 28th, under the leadership of Lin Dong, Longguo was as strong as ever, defeating Brazil 96:85. The entire team of 12 players rotated, including the youngest Chen Jianghua, who also got a full 3 minutes of playing time.

This score was unanimously believed by all parties to be the result of Dragon Kingdom's military training.

If the Dragon Country had shocked all media when it defeated Spain in its first game, then its performance at this moment has really made all media feel unsurprising.

It can be seen that everyone in Longguo, except Lin Dong, has become more and more confident as they play. It is not just the skills that determine everything on the court, but the players' self-confidence also determines their own performance, their own upper limit and their own ability to a large extent. The ownership of victory and defeat.

If the Dragon Kingdom when it played Spain could be evaluated as 9 points by all parties, then the current Dragon Kingdom feels like it has reached 9.5 points.

The strength of this young team from the Dragon Country has long been ingrained in everyone's mind, and it has been equated with the American team. Even in the eyes of Spain, who are not afraid of the United States, they feel that the Dragon Country is even stronger. First line, because they always have a guy who gives all young teams a headache.

Maybe everyone has top-notch talents, but this guy named Lin Dong seems to have been born with several years more cultivation than other young people. Not only is his style of play and sense of maturity excellent, but his mentality is also very calm. He doesn't look like a teenager at all. Perhaps only in the truly adult basketball world can someone be able to end and restrict him.

In the semi-finals, compared to Spain's bloodbath against Argentina, what was even more surprising was the match between Japan and Canada.

Japan's previous victory over France was considered by all parties to be due to the absence of France's main force and lack of offensive means. However, Canada did not lack major generals. On the contrary, Japan injured two main point guards in advance.

But considering the defensive capabilities that Japan has shown, considering Spain's victory over Argentina, Group AB itself is a monster room and other factors.

All parties' opinions on this game were that Japan would lose by a small score. However, they did not expect that the newly added point guard Akira Sendō, who was licensed by FIBA, actually performed in the game beyond everyone's expectations. .

This guy's abilities in all aspects are just mediocre in everyone's eyes, mediocre ball control, mediocre speed, mediocre scoring ability, mediocre defensive ability... Of course, the level of 'mediocre' is not outstanding enough but not bad either. type.

But his basketball vision and passing imagination are really amazing.

With his addition, Shigehiro Mori was able to eat his cake and eat it under the basket. In addition, after entering the quarterfinals, the whole team has no psychological burden. Rukawa Kaede, Jun Tsuchiya and others also flourished frequently on the outside and performed well. Sakuragi Hanamichi's defensive ability has further improved. This guy is now getting more and more experienced in defense. He was stunned to defend Canada's main power forward who previously averaged 20 points per game to only 5 points!

At 82:79, Japan narrowly defeated Canada and stumbled all the way into the semi-finals of the World Championships.

Frankly speaking, the Japanese people are numb and don’t know how to celebrate anymore, other than to be crazy or crazy.

From the beginning, I felt that winning one or two games in the group stage was worthy of celebration. Later, I reached the quarterfinals and then the semifinals. This...

At this point, the top four lists have all been released, and all the CD groups except the United States have failed.

Dragon Kingdom, United States, Japan, Spain.

Next there will be another three days of ranking competition to determine the second round rankings for 9th to 16th place, and the first round rankings for 5th to 8th place.

The semi-finals will start in 3 days, with the Dragon Kingdom playing Spain again, the United States VS Japan!

　To be honest, I thought it was a bit exaggerated to write about Japan reaching the semi-finals. If we beat France, which had just lost the sports car and Pietrus, I could not find any reason to weaken Canada if we beat Canada... At the beginning I want Japan to be in the quarter-finals, but the plot requires Japan to play the United States, and the schedule is still not well thought out, so.

　　After all, he is a slam dunk figure, so give him some face, brothers.

　　The next chapter will be very quick. I will finish the remaining transitional plot and start playing LeBron tomorrow.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)