Legendary star

Chapter 602

"The U.S. team is really strong today!" Jiang Quan, who had been standing on the sidelines with his arms crossed since the start of the game, gradually calmed down as the game progressed. The targeted arrangements now seem to be all working. Not only that, but judging from the situation on the field, the players of the American men's basketball team on the field also feel very average. As long as it continues like this, the Huaguo men's basketball team is today It is really possible to beat the US team.

"Director Jiang, it looks like our tactics have succeeded." The assistant coach standing beside Jiang Quan pulled his tie a little excitedly, and then said something to Jiang Quan.

The American men's basketball team exposed many problems in the first four games. First of all, due to the different basketball rules, the American men's basketball team's offensive ability under the basket was greatly weakened. Although Tim Duncan is very strong, he still does well under the basket. It’s not like O’Neal, with two or three people hanging to dunk, Tim Duncan is also a little bit helpless under the basket with a lot of people. In addition, Tim Duncan is not the core of the American men’s basketball team’s tactics, so He was like being shackled, unable to exert his full ability on the offensive end.

In addition to the inability to open the inside line, the American men's basketball team also has a very fatal weakness, that is, the lack of three-point shooters. The three-point line in the international arena is much shorter than that in the NBA. Under the rules of international basketball, an excellent three-pointer Point shooters are far more threatening than a breakthrough player, and the American team brought to Athens by Larry Brown is a large group of breakthrough perimeter players, and these perimeter players who are used to NBA rules There is no chance to play in front of the "stand-up" inside line who doesn't need to consider the three-second defense and reasonable collision.

Due to the two huge flaws exposed by the American men's basketball team in the front, Jiang Quan deployed a three-inner lineup in today's game, playing a 2-3 defense on the defensive end, firmly shrinking the basket, and lacking three-pointers The capable American men's basketball team can only bite the bullet and hit the basket. Allen Iverson and Steve Marbury took turns to break through, but they couldn't make the basket when they broke through. No, so in the first quarter, the basket of the Huaguo men's basketball team was smashed by the US men's basketball team.

The embarrassing situation faced by the American men's basketball team, the Huaguo men's basketball team will naturally have to face it. Under the rules of international basketball, as long as Tim Duncan takes a position under the basket on the defensive end, it is one man who is in control. There is no need to think about defending for three seconds, and there is no need to think about reasonable collisions. None of the three insiders of the Huaguo men's basketball team on the field is Duncan's opponent, and Meng Xu, who is the core of the Huaguo men's basketball offensive, is also very self-aware. He never broke through to the basket once, and always made a fuss about the medium and long distances.

It's just that compared with the American men's basketball team, the Huaguo men's basketball team's three-point shooting ability is more than two grades better. Meng Xu's three-point shooting ability is known to everyone on the earth, so Meng Xu has been the focus of the American men's basketball team from the beginning of the game. The object of care, as long as Meng Xu holds the ball, is the double team of Steve Marbury and Richard Jefferson, but even so, Meng Xu still made two three-pointers in the first quarter , although Meng Xu's 5-of-2 field-goal percentage can only be considered qualified, but compared to the 4-of-0 three-point field goal percentage of the American men's basketball team in the first quarter, it is simply a difference. , and in addition to Meng Xu, the shooting guard Li Nan of the Huaguo Men's Basketball Team also made two three-pointers in the first quarter of the game, hitting 4 three-pointers in a single quarter, which made the Huaguo Men's Basketball team in the first quarter. The scene was not dominant, but at the end of the first quarter, the US men's basketball team led the US men's basketball team by 24 points 21 to 3.

"Director Jiang, let me continue to play in the second quarter!" After the first quarter, Meng Xu, who had just left the field, told Jiang Quan, the head coach of the Huaguo Men's Basketball Team, that he didn't need to rest and could play in the second quarter. Continue to play in the game.

Although the Huaguo men's basketball team is now leading the score, everyone knows the advantage of the American men's basketball team, that is, the gap between the strength of the main lineup is very small, and even the substitute lineup is comparable. There is no way for all the teams to achieve the strength of the substitutes and the main force. There are many teams that can compete with the main lineup of the American men's basketball team without losing the wind, but there are no teams that can block the reserve lineup of the American men's basketball team with the substitute lineup. Therefore, although the Huaguo men's basketball team is still ahead of the US men's basketball team by 3 points, when the two teams switch to a rotation lineup at the beginning of the second quarter, it is estimated that the US team will be able to equalize or even overtake within a few minutes. The score was over, so in order to win today's game, Meng Xu decided to give up the rest and continue to play in the second quarter, even playing the whole game.

"Is your physical strength okay?" As an old coach, Jiang Quan is naturally aware of the gap between the Huaguo men's basketball team and the US men's basketball team. , will certainly be able to make up for the strength gap between the two sides to a large extent, but Jiang Quan is also a little worried about Meng Xu's physical strength. Although the time of international competitions is not as long as that of NBA, a game still has 40 minutes. Without rest, it will definitely affect the knockout match two days later.

"I'm in good shape now, even playing 50 minutes is fine." Meng Xu has Chamberlain's stamina skills. Let alone playing 40 minutes in a game, even if he plays back-to-back for 40+ minutes, Meng Xu's physical strength will not be enough. Have any questions.

"Well then, you will lead the bench lineup for the second quarter." After confirming that Meng Xu was fine, Jiang Quan nodded towards Meng Xu, and then began to arrange the lineup for the second quarter.

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"LeBron, Carmelo, this is not the NBA, you have to stick it tighter." After the game restarted, after seeing Meng Xu continue to play, Larry Brown instructed the substitute LeBron James and Carmelo-Anthony, the two "Meng Xu successors", double-teamed Meng Xu, but these two little guys, perhaps because they were overshadowed by Meng Xu in the game against the Pacers, defended Meng Xu. Xu was always very cautious. Whether it was James or Anthony, they kept a certain distance from Meng Xu to prevent Meng Xu from speeding up and passing them. Although this level of double-teaming could limit Meng Xu's breakthrough , but there was no way to put pressure on Meng Xu's advance with the ball.

"Don't think about fooling me." After hearing Meng Xu's words, James and Anthony had such an idea almost at the same time. This guy must be fooling me again. In the regular season last season, James and Anthony The Pacers have played against Meng Xu several times. As an "old-timer", Meng Xu taught James and Anthony by precept and example in the game, personally instructing them how to defend themselves and how to get rid of their own defense, but James and Anthony sadly urged I found out that as long as I defend Meng Xu according to the strategy guided by Meng Xu, then Meng Xu will definitely adjust his offensive action in the next round. After being deceived again and again, James and Anthony no longer believe in Meng Xu This is a "big liar", so when Meng Xu just said that he should stick a little closer when defending, James and Anthony subconsciously wondered at the same time whether Meng Xu had another conspiracy.

"If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer in front of your eyes!" After seeing that James and Anthony were unmoved, Meng Xu shook his head helplessly, then moved two steps horizontally, and rushed to the position more than one meter away from the three-point line. Stop dry and pull out your hand, you guard me so loosely, I can't do anything if I don't shoot!

"LeBron, stick tighter!" Seeing Meng Xu taking the shot calmly under the double-teaming of James and Anthony, Larry Brown on the sidelines immediately became anxious and yelled at James on the court. Xu is the offensive core of the Huaguo men's basketball team and the most threatening player of the Huaguo men's basketball team. Therefore, Larry Brown would rather empty the No. 2 position of the Huaguo men's basketball team and double-team defense against Meng Xu. Before the start, Larry Brown kept emphasizing the oppressive nature of defense against several players who might face off against Meng Xu. , but it was obviously different from his own arrangement.

"Tell you to stick tighter, tighter, but you don't listen." After the shot was made, Meng Xu looked helplessly at James and Anthony in front of him.

(End of this chapter)