Standing pretty old

Chapter 432 The Leader Who Keeps Making Progress

During the intermission, Greg Sager conducted an interview again holding the NBC logo microphone, and this time the subject of the interview was Ma Jian.

"Greg, so you're here to pay me back?" Ma Jian laughed.

According to the bet, the Tianchao men's basketball team only lost to the Mengba team last time, so Saige should indeed lose 20 yuan to Ma Jian.

"No problem, your Andrew Jackson (20-meter banknote headshot) will be in place soon." Saiger said with a smile, "Then let's talk about the current Chinese men's basketball team. Among them, what kind of challenges will the Chinese men's basketball team bring to the American men's basketball team?"

Ma Jian said: "First of all, you are too happy too early, the American men's basketball team may not be able to pass the Spanish level, and secondly, you are too optimistic about the match between China VS Greece. In my opinion, the Chinese men's basketball team has not yet Totally win this game."

Saige said with a little doubt: "You don't think your national team will advance?"

Ma Jian said with a smile: "No, I think the Chinese men's basketball team is still very likely to enter the finals, but the Greek men's basketball team will definitely not catch it without a fight. Their counterattack in the second half will definitely exceed people's expectations."

Sager then asked, "Why do you say that?"

Ma Jiandao: "Using Kraft Nguyen to block Papa Lucas, the core of the Greek team, is certainly a good choice, but I think Papa Lucas, as the former king of Europe, is very likely to usher in a rebound in the second half. "

Saiger asked again: "Then what about the next match between Spain and the American men's basketball team?"

Ma Jian said: "Of course I am more optimistic about the promotion of the American men's basketball team, but the Spanish team is not without a chance."

Saige shook his head and said, "Do you have to choose one?"

"Of course it's still the US team, because they are the strongest team in this Olympic Games, provided they won't be held back by the opponent's zone defense."

Saige finally dragged the question back to the original point: "If the Chinese men's basketball team and the American men's basketball team really meet in the finals the day after tomorrow, who do you think will win the championship?"

After thinking about it, Ma Jian said: "Although I really want to say that my country can win the championship, my reason tells me that the American men's basketball team has a better chance. However, this premise is under normal circumstances..."

Of course, an old Jianghu like Saige can hear the implication. He said with a smile: "So, the Tianchao men's basketball team has prepared an off-the-ball move?"

Ma Jian laughed and said: "You came up with this yourself, I didn't say that. What I want to talk about is the X factor on the court, the super rookie who just won the FMVP trophy - Kraft Ruan .”

Since the interview time was up, the two ended the interview at the prompt of the director.

But Ma Jian's words made Saige very worried.

That's right, no matter how you look at it, the Tianchao men's basketball team is not enough to overturn the overall advantage of the American men's basketball team.But Ruan Erniu suddenly exploded?
This is a guy who can't be deduced by common sense at all.Although various media in the United States have repeatedly raised their evaluation of him, the fact is that this superstar from China has broken people's perception time and time again.

In the 07-08 season that just passed, people talked about it for a season. The rise of the Celtics, the robbery of the Lakers, and the battle between the yellow and green peaks were almost all defaulted as the big drama of the finals.

But the result?

Ruan Erniu led a team that couldn't even make it to the playoffs last year. They went all the way through the playoffs, knocked out the Pistons, Celtics, Lakers and other powerful players, and finally won the O'Brien Cup.

The youngest FMVP in history seems to use his actual actions to prove that no matter whether there is a predetermined story in this world, if there is such a story, then he must be the son of the predetermined era and the absolute final winner.

Of course, Saige also interviewed the Dream Eight team.

In this self-proclaimed team of redemption, there is no shortage of people who are full of praise for Ruan Erniu.

Needless to say, Joe Johnson, as Er Niu's teammate, once said: "Kraft is the kind of player who is always improving.

When he first entered the Eagles, when we were playing one-on-one, his personal skills were very average, and I could often use various offensive skills to deal with him.

But one season later, when we played one-on-one again, he was able to use his body reasonably, restricting me, and he himself became almost an omnipotent presence on the offensive end.

To be honest, I have never seen such a rapidly growing monster in my basketball career.He is the kind of existence that will surprise you if you don't pay attention for a while. "

James said this: "I envy him, yes, I envy him very much. He can lead the team to the championship in the first season and win the FMVP. He is already a superstar, man, a second-year superstar."

Kobe, who just lost in the finals, also said sincerely when evaluating Ruan Erniu's opponent: "Of course I am frustrated that I didn't win the championship, but Kraft Ruan's performance is undisputed. He is a natural leader. , his performance was phenomenal."

A player who can make opponents admire must be a historical superstar.

But at the start of the second half against the Greek team, Ruan Erniu encountered trouble on the defensive end.

Papa Lucas, who had been silent throughout the first half, finally started to fight back.

Regarding Papa Lucas, Dong Qiudi has many different opinions. Some people think that he can only dominate in Europe, while others think that if he went to the NBA when he was young, he can also become a top point guard. .

From Ruan Erniu's own point of view, this guy has the possibility of gaining a foothold in the NBA. It can even be said that he is the kind of European player who can definitely gain a foothold in the NBA.

The reason is very simple, just two points: [-]. He has excellent single-defense and cooperative defense capabilities; [-]. His organizational skills are also top-notch.

These two points are very similar to Jason Kidd of the American team. Maybe Kidd's speed is a little faster, but Papa Lucas's speed is not slow at the peak, and his sense of rhythm is quite good.

In the third quarter of the game, Papalucas, who gradually adapted to Erniu's defense, used rhythm changes to get rid of Ruan Erniu's defense many times, and made exquisite passes.

Diamantidis, Spanoulis and other players relied on his passing to score consecutive points, and the Greek men's basketball team caught up.

In the second half of the third quarter, the Tianchao men's basketball team once again exposed their lack of physical strength to their opponents.

Liu Wei, Zhu Fangyu, and Yao Ming made mistakes one after another and were hit by opponents in succession.

If Ruan Erniu hadn't used his personal ability to turn the tide many times, the Tianchao men's basketball team would definitely collapse in the third quarter.

Even so, by the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams had reached 72:70, and the Tianchao men's basketball team had only a 2-point advantage left.

The 14-point advantage was eroded to only 2 points, and Yunas's anger can be imagined.

This game was really inexplicable, leading a lot, and the Tianchao men's basketball team was a little bit lost.

Ruan Erniu took the towel, wiped it on his face indiscriminately, and threw it on the bench.

He walked up to his teammates and said: "It's not time to get discouraged. We're two points ahead and we haven't lost the game.

Everyone calm down. In the last quarter of the game, we still have to fight for every ball. The Greeks are also anxious. They are not without weaknesses.

If there is an open space, we must make a decisive shot. Even if we don't score, we will desperately grab rebounds.

If we win the opponent, we will have at least one silver medal. When we see the sisters of the women's basketball team in the future, it's easy to say hello, right? "

(End of this chapter)