king of defenders

Chapter 680 Stankovic Cup
On July 7, the 5 Stankovic Intercontinental Cup officially started.

The Chinese team also ushered in their first opponent Nigeria.

This time, the Sri Lanka Cup was held in BJ, China, and a total of four teams were invited to participate, namely China, Nigeria, Argentina, and France.

The Sri Lankan Cup will be held over four days, from July 7th to July 5th.The four participating teams first play a round-robin match, ranked according to the points, and the top two teams will have a championship battle. The winner will win the championship, and the loser will be the runner-up.The teams ranked third and fourth in points will also play a game to determine the final ranking of third and fourth.

The competition system of the Sri Lanka Cup is very simple, but the schedule is very tight. It will be finished within four days, with only one day rest in between. Therefore, how to allocate physical fitness for each team seems to be a test.

BJ, Olympic Sports Center.

The game is about to start, and there are thousands of Chinese fans in the auditorium.

This is relatively rare. In the past, the number of people watching a game of the Sri Lanka Cup was only a few hundred people. Even in the finals, it was rare to reach a thousand people. After all, the weight of the Sri Lanka Cup is not too heavy.

"Zhou Qi, Yi Jianlian, Ding Yanyuhang, Li Gen, Meng Yun, you guys are starting." Gong Luming spread out the tactical board to make the tactical layout before the battle. He drew a few times on the tactical board, and then told: " Just play according to our tactics, Nigeria's strength is not particularly strong, but it is not weak, we cannot take it lightly."

"Yes."

"clear."

Several people responded.

Not far away, the head coach of the Nigeria team is also making arrangements.

In fact, the main thing is how to defend Meng Yun. This is the biggest problem for the Nigerian team. They are most worried about Meng Yun, but they can't find anyone who can match Meng Yun. They can only rely on the team and tactics.

"We have to be confident, the opponent is just one more Meng Yun, it's not a big deal." The coach of the Nigeria team encouraged the players, "Basketball is a team sport, as long as we play the strength of the team, Meng Yun alone is not to be feared. Well, remember what I said, go."

The flute sounded, and the game officially started.

The Chinese team got the ball, Meng Yun advanced to the frontcourt, the Nigerian defender came forward, and other people were also targeting Meng Yun, including the inside players, who were obviously ready to assist and supplement defense at all times.

"Tactical No. 1."

Meng Yun made a gesture, and the players of the Chinese team began to move. Zhou Qi stepped forward to help Meng Yun pick and roll. Meng Yun shook off the defender and moved to the right to attract the defense. Then he passed the ball back to Zhou Qi. Zhou Qi wanted to shoot with his left hand. The opponent's center had to rush to the free throw line, but the inside line was empty. Yi Jianlian slipped over from the left baseline, Zhou Qi scored the ball, and Yi Jianlian dunked the ball.

With a bang, the Chinese team went down first.

"Well, the execution was good this time." Gong Luming nodded secretly.

During this period of time, he specially formulated several tactics around the team's starting lineup, named after Arabic numerals, No. [-] Tactic, No. [-] Tactic, No. [-] Tactic and so on.
The No. 1 tactic was played just now, relying on the cooperation of Meng Yun and Zhou Qi to attract the opponent's inside players. Yi Jianlian cut from the baseline, Zhou Qi passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, and Yi Jianlian directly attacked the frame.

The tactics are not complicated, but they are very effective. First of all, Meng Yun’s deterrence is very strong, and secondly, the free throw line position is also Zhou Qi’s relatively good scoring point, and the opponent will not let it go.

If he really let go, then Zhou Qi would not pass the ball, but shoot himself.

"Good pass." Yi Jianlian shouted at Zhou Qi while running back. In the past, there were too few opportunities for such an empty cut to catch the ball and directly attack the basket.

"It's mainly because Meng Yun attracted most of the opponent's defense." Zhou Qi said modestly.

The nba draft ended, and Zhou Qi was selected by the Rockets. Although the pick was not high, Zhou Qi was not discouraged. He is indeed more mature than before.

Nigeria fought back.

This time the Nigerian team scored successfully and rewritten the score to 2:2, but soon the Chinese team responded with color. Ding Yanyuhang received a pass from Meng Yun and scored a layup, which also caused a foul by the opponent and played a 2+1 .

"Good job." Li Gen said with a smile.

"En." Ding Yan Yuhang sullenly, eyes sharp.

In the next few minutes, Meng Yun only made one shot, and scored a layup in a quick counterattack. The rest of the time he organized the offense and created scoring opportunities for his teammates.After a few minutes, Meng Yun only scored 2 points, but had 4 assists and 2 rebounds. Although he scored few points, his role was indispensable.

Li Nan smiled and said with a chuckle: "Nigeria is too afraid of Meng Yun. They only want to guard Meng Yun, but it's useless. Prevent Meng Yun from scoring, but he can't prevent him from passing the ball."

Gong Luming also laughed and said, "It's not that Meng Yun they defended can't score, it's just that Meng Yun doesn't want to score. With Meng Yun around, our offense is much smoother."

Even if Meng Yun doesn't score, he still plays an irreplaceable role. His breakthroughs and passes can all help the Chinese team. With him on the court, the Chinese team can play more smoothly and confidently.

Yes, Meng Yun can play more confidently in the Chinese team.

This is the same as when Yao Ming was there, because the players have the bottom line in their hearts.

"beep"

In the 4th minute of the first quarter, the Nigerian team requested a timeout.

The coach of the Nigerian team was already a little panicked. He said a few minutes ago that "basketball is a team sport, and Meng Yun alone is nothing to be afraid of." But now Meng Yun has not really started scoring, and the Nigerian team is already 7 points behind.

"We have to change our strategy." The coach of the Nigeria team said unwillingly: "We can't focus on Meng Yun alone. Others must also defend well."

After the timeout ended, the Nigerian team changed their strategy.

Seeing this, Meng Yun sneered secretly and switched to scoring mode. In a one-on-one situation, Meng Yun was completely unstoppable against Nigerian defenders. He was passed by frequently, and then he could only watch Meng Yun score.

After Meng Yun scored two goals in a row, the Nigerian coach's face turned dark. He hesitated whether to call a timeout and make adjustments, but how should he adjust?
In the end, the Nigeria coach did not call a timeout.

On the court, the Chinese team has always had the upper hand and has been pressing down on Nigeria.

Even though Gong Luming replaced the main players one after another and replaced them with substitute players, the situation did not change. The Chinese team still had the upper hand. By the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team led by 13 points.

"Even without Meng Yun, our strength is about the same as that of Nigeria." Gong Luming smiled and said to himself: "With Meng Yun, our strength will be further improved, and the Nigerian team will no longer be our opponent."

Facts have proved that strategies and tactics can only work miraculously when the strength is equal, and when the strength gap is too large, strategies and tactics are not very effective.

(End of this chapter)