MTL - NBA Backer King-Chapter 639 Great Wall Era

  Chapter 639 The Great Wall Era

   On the morning of the 14th, the Spanish men's basketball team held an internal meeting to discuss how to play the first group match.

  "Although the media is not optimistic about us, the strength of the Chinese team is indeed very strong, but we are not weak. We must go all out for this game!"

   "No, I think we should give up strategically. There is no need to fight with the Chinese team. We should focus on the next group stage. The schedule is very tight and precious physical energy cannot be wasted meaninglessly."

  "I also think we should give up. They have six NBA players, including old K, who is the number one player in the basketball world. Paul is not his opponent. We really don't need to fight recklessly. The priority is to preserve our strength."

  "I suggest to play the first half with all your strength. If it doesn't work, give up in the second half."

   "That's a good idea, I agree."

  After a lot of quarreling, they finally decided to play a fight in the first half, and give up if it doesn't work.

  After the decision of the Basketball Association and the coaching staff was communicated to the Spanish men's basketball team, Gasol's group was both frustrated and angry, and they still had a strong refusal to admit defeat.

  The strength of this group of people is very strong. They are all capable players in the European basketball world. The goal of this Olympic Games is the gold medal. Now this strategy for the first match really hurt their morale.

Gasol said: "Everyone, be rational. Our opponent is the Chinese team, the old K's team. It is not the first time for many of you to play against him. He also played in the last Olympic Games. He has I don’t need to say how strong it is, everyone will follow the above decision, play hard in the first half, if we have a chance, we will fight hard, if there is no chance, giving up in the second half is the most rational decision.”

Everyone was chattering, although they refused to admit defeat, but the strength of the Chinese team is not based on words. The two Olympic Games have one bronze and one silver, and there are six NBA players. Can only agree with the above decision.

  At this time, the Chinese men's basketball team is also holding a tactical meeting to prepare for the first game.

Jiang Shuai emphasized the tactical issue, which is actually very simple. There are two big centers in the team, Wang Tiejun and Dayao. This is the biggest advantage. It is the traditional center style of play, positional warfare, mainly inside offense, and opportunities to play. Defensive counterattack.

With Pharaoh's seniority in the national team, it is equivalent to half a coach. After the head coach explained the tactics, he stood up and shouted: "Brothers, we must go all out in the first game and try to beat them at halftime. Gasol That’s all, I crushed him with one hand, don’t you think so?”

   "Brother, you can fight as you say."

   "Brother, you have the final say."

  Dayao and Dazhi agreed one after another.

   "Be humble, Tie Jun, don't be careless!"

Liu Yumin has a headache. Most of these national teams are from the Tiejun training camp, and half of them have been brought to the NBA by Wang Tiejun. The prestige of their leaders and coaches has been severely weakened. The national team has almost become Wang Tiejun's voice. They're almost becoming kings.

Well, to be honest, Liu Yumin is actually not angry, because she was supported by Wang Tiejun to reach her current position. In the eyes of some people, even the leaders of the General Administration, she is a member of Wang Tiejun's faction , is also a member of the Royal Army.

Outside the room, there was a group of people standing. The head of the Olympic delegation, Yuan, stood in the back. In front, there were two bigger leaders, namely Liu Qi, the chairman of the Capital Olympic Committee, and Wang Qishan, the executive chairman, who came to mobilize the men's basketball team before the battle. of.

  The sound insulation effect of the door was very poor. After hearing the sound inside, Head Yuan and a group of leaders of the General Administration looked at each other, and looked anxiously at the two big leaders in front.

   "It seems that our boys have high morale and confidence!"

   "Our pre-war mobilization is a bit redundant!"

   The two big leaders have never seen any scene, but it's nothing, with a smile on their faces.

  15th, at 2:30 pm local time, the Chinese team played against Spain.

The men's basketball group match was held in the indoor basketball stadium in Helinicu. There were many promotional photos of FIBA ​​on and off the court, and many famous international basketball players were among them. Lao Wang was undoubtedly the most important. His The photo is the largest, the location is the best, and the absolute C position.

  The bright five-star red flags are flying everywhere in the Heli Niku Stadium.

  Chairman Cheng of FIBA, Chairman of Athens Olympic Committee, Executive Chairman of Capital Olympic Committee Wang Qishan, Chairman of Capital Olympic Committee Liu Qi, Head Yuan, President of Spanish Olympic Committee and others all sat on the rostrum.

  The expressions of several leaders on the Chinese side are very relaxed. On the contrary, the expressions of several leaders on the Spanish side are relatively serious.

  Many national team men's basketball teams appeared in the auditorium, including several teams from the A-level, such as Argentina and Italy, and even the US team from the B-level.

  Dabao, Qianxi, and two bodyguard sisters were all sitting in the front row on the sidelines, and the four of them were holding a big five-star red flag.

  At ten past two o'clock, when it was time to play, Pharaoh and his teammates came to the player tunnel, just as the Spanish men's basketball team also arrived.

   "Old K, hello."

   Gasol greeted him from a distance.

   "Hey, Paul."

  Old Wang responded.

   "Wang, Yao."

   After approaching, Gasol greeted again.

   "Hello, Paul." Dazhi and Dayao respectively nodded in response.

  As far as seniority and age are older, Dayao and Gasol are the same age, but Dayao advanced alliance, seniority is also older.

   Then Zhu Fangyu and the others greeted Gasol.

   "Dad, Dad, I'm here."

  When the two teams came out, seeing Lao Wang, Dabao jumped up and down, yelling.

"uncle."

  Cissy also shouted obediently.

   "Well, be good."

  Old Wang came over and touched the heads of the two.

  At two thirty, the game begins.

  Since the 2000 Olympic Games, the international basketball game has been changed from the first half to four quarters, each ten minutes, and the rules are moving closer to the NBA.

  Ten minutes later, the first quarter ended, at 25:15, the Chinese team led by 10 points in a single quarter.

   Lao Wang is in the low position, Dayao is in the high position, and the two play the double tower tactics of high and low positions.

  Old Wang Xiong dominated the basket, played 8 minutes, made 4 of 4 shots in a single quarter, made 2 of 3 free throws, scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 1 foul.

  Dayao played 6 minutes in the first quarter and scored 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block.

   On the defensive end, he also sits at the basket, and Dayao goes to follow Gasol.

   Gasol was unlucky, he couldn’t get in the basket at all, tried twice, missed once, was blocked once, pulled out and Yao was able to keep up, made 1 of 5 shots in a single quarter, and only scored 2 points.

   Fortunately, everyone in Spain is very strong. He can't score, but others can score. He made three three-pointers, which didn't make the scene ugly.

   After one quarter, Pharaoh was a little dissatisfied. He only led by 10 points. How could he blow up his opponent at halftime?

  The second quarter kicked off, and old coach Jiang dispatched an all-NBA lineup of Wang Tiejun, Dayao, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, and Sun Le.

   Lao Wang has strengthened his defense, not only in the penalty area, but also in the outside line, often defending to the three-point line.

  The three-point line in international basketball games is closer than the NBA, which is very beneficial to his defense. In the second quarter, he sent 3 big blocks and 1 steal, and two of them rushed to the three-point line.

  After sealing off the penalty area and strengthening the defense of the outside line, Spain could not play a low attack, the outside attack was also severely hindered, and the rebounds were out of control.

At the same time, on the offensive end, Lao Wang and Dayao played low-post double-tower tactics. He scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and sent 3 assists in a single quarter. Dayao played 8 minutes in a single quarter and scored 12 points with shots and penalties With 3 rebounds and 2 assists, the two teamed up to blast Spain's penalty area.

  After the first half, Spain only scored 10 points in the second quarter, 54:25. The Chinese team led by 29 points, doubling the score.

  Spain has been called a strong team in Europe in the past two years. Even the media who are optimistic about the Chinese team are a little surprised at halftime.

   In the second half, Spain withdrew some of the main players according to the previously formulated strategy.

   Lao Wang and Dayao didn't play in the second half and didn't play for a minute.

   At the end, 95:58, the Chinese team won a big victory.

  After the game, the men's basketball teams in Group A including Argentina and Italy left the arena with serious expressions.

  The same is true for the U.S. team in Group B. Duncan and the others know very well that in the interior, they will be at an absolute disadvantage just like Spain.

  Larry Brown had just lost to the Suns where Lao Wang belonged in the finals, and it is very likely that he will face the Chinese team led by Lao Wang in the Olympics. Now seeing the performance of the Chinese team, his face is also very ugly.

  In the finals, the double Wallace was blown away by old K, and now the Dream Six team in his hands doesn't even have a serious center forward, just two power forwards, how can they reach the joint team of old K and Yao?

   "The Chinese men's basketball team is aiming for the gold medal!"

   "China* is invincible on the domestic front, completely destroying the Spanish restricted area!"

   "The world basketball world ushers in the era of the Great Wall of China!"

   "Who is stronger and who is weaker between China's NBA Legion and Dream Six?"

   Soon, the world's media widely reported yesterday's game, and reports about the Chinese men's basketball team flooded the Internet.

  The major gaming companies responded super fast, and immediately adjusted down the betting rate of the Chinese team.

   This night, the Dream Six team will have its first game against Puerto Rico. As a result, the expected performance of the Dream Six team was disappointing.

  In the first quarter, at 20:21, the Dream Six team fell behind by one point.

   In the second quarter, the Dream Six team only scored 7 points and fell behind by 22 points at halftime.

  In the end, the Dream Six team lost to a small country in the Caribbean with a score of 73:92.

  However, the main ethnic group in this small country is Hispanic descendants. The Chinese team beat Spain, and the U.S. team lost to Puerto Rico, a small country of Hispanic descent. This contrast is too strong.

   "The aura of the dream team is completely shattered, and the Chinese men's basketball team is the dream team."

   "Dream Team Six has a hard time getting out of the group stage!"

  Suddenly, the entire network began to mock Team Dream Six.

  At the same time, many big-name NBA players who refused to join the national team, such as O'Neal, Kobe, Pierce, and Mubombo, have been criticized by many Americans and many American media.

  Next, the strong morale and strength of the Chinese team defeated New Zealand, Argentina, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and broke out of the group stage with a record of five wins and five wins.

The Dream Six team, after losing to Puerto Rico, made a small victory over the host Greece, then Australia, and then lost to Lithuania, and finally beat Angola with 3 wins and 2 losses in the group stage. group stage.

  In the end, China, Spain, Italy, and Argentina will qualify in Group A, and Lithuania, Greece, Puerto Rico, and the United States will qualify in Group B.

  The next quarter-finals will be China against the United States, Spain against Puerto Rico, Italy against Greece, and Argentina against Lithuania.

  For the quarter-finals between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Dream Six team, it is very interesting.

  Major gaming companies have launched their own handicap. As a more professional industry than professional media, their handicap has received great attention from many media and countless basketball fans.

  In the hotel where the Dream Six team stayed, Marion and a large group of members of the American men's basketball team gathered together to discuss how to place bets.

   "Have you seen that almost all bookmakers are not optimistic about us and give us higher odds, which is too much." Marbury said.

   "Yes, I think they underestimated us, we must respond." Iverson nodded.

   Sean Marion said thoughtfully: "I suggest you support us with practical actions, for example, place a big bet on ourselves?"

   Marbury and Iverson glanced at each other, and at the same time lowered their heads to read the newspaper, but neither responded to Marion's words.

  Marion smiled and said: "I'm going to place a bet."

   "Sean, who are you going to buy?" Stoudemire asked with concern.

   "Of course it is the Chinese team. The major gaming companies are most optimistic about them. Who else can it be?" Marion said.

  The others looked at each other, but no one refuted Marion's words.

   James, Wade, Anthony and the rookies are even more at a loss. They don't understand, the game hasn't been played yet, why do these veterans admit defeat?

  The women's quarter-finals are on the 25th, the men's quarter-finals are on the 26th, and the quarter-finals between the Chinese team and the Dream Six team are on the 26th at 9:30 p.m.

   At noon on the 24th, after lunch, Lao Wang and Dayao went to watch the women's basketball game.

  The Chinese women's basketball team has finished the group stage, ranked fifth in the group, but failed to qualify. Today, they will compete for the fifth place in the other group and compete for the ninth place.

   "Dayao, how is your talk with Ye Li going? How about I introduce some foreign girls to you? They are all serious female athletes." After leaving the door, Old Wang asked casually.

   "Brother, don't hurt me, I'm getting married soon." Dayao hurriedly said.

   "Haha..." Dazhi waited for a group of people to laugh.

   "Dayao, tell me the truth. After staying in the United States for so many years, have you ever met a foreign girl?" Lao Wang teased in a low voice.

   "Brother, I'm leaving first."

  This topic is too lethal, and Dayao immediately ran away with his head in his arms.

"Ha ha…"

   Lao Wang and others laughed loudly behind.

  In the end, the women's basketball team won the game and won the ninth place in the Olympic Games.

   On the afternoon of the 25th, Jordan appeared in Athens.

  As one of the most famous figures in the world of basketball, he has received the attention of the media, and he was surrounded by the media before leaving the airport.

   "Michael, do you think Team Dream Six can beat the Chinese team tomorrow?" A reporter asked.

   "I don't want to hit them, but in fact, I can't see the hope of winning." Jordan said bluntly.

   "Can you tell me the reason?" The reporter asked.

Jordan sarcastically said: "First of all, there is no real center, not a single one. Okafor, the rookie who hasn't played in the NBA for a day, doesn't count. He can't even hit an arm of old K. Do you think Duncan and Stoudemire, Bruce Zell and the others, can they beat Old K and Yao?

   And there is no point guard, and the outside line is all a group of assaulters. When picking these people, is it to let them rush in and get blocked? "

   "Michael, who do you think should be picked?" A reporter asked.

  Jordan shook his head and said: "We can't find a good center, O'Neal won't play for the national team, and he can't beat Old K either.

  So I pessimistically believe that before the old K really gets old, the world basketball will be dominated by the Chinese team. "

   "Are you so optimistic about the Chinese team?" A reporter asked in surprise.

"No, I just think that no one can deal with Old K. And beside him there are a large group of NBA players such as Yao. Teaming up will blow up any team's inside line. On the defensive end, if you don't defend for three seconds, as long as old K and Yao are in the penalty area, who can get in?" Jordan said.

   "So do you think this situation will continue until the next BJ Olympics?" A reporter asked.

"If old K gets old, the strength of the Chinese team will definitely drop by two levels. Although it may still be a world-class strong team, it is impossible to have the strength to win the championship. And if old K can still win the championship after four years To maintain a considerable state, then I can only say that four years later, it will still be the same." Jordan said cautiously.

   On the 26th, at one o'clock in the afternoon, the first men's basketball quarter-final match started. As a result, Spain eliminated Puerto Rico and became the first men's basketball team to reach the semi-finals.

   At 9:30 p.m., the second men's basketball quarter game, the Chinese team vs. the US team.

In the locker room of the Chinese team, Lao Wang gave the last advice before going on the field: "Remember, whether it is Iverson or Marbury, they both play very independently. They can't pass the ball until the end, and they all They are good at breakthroughs, but the baskets are average, and the outside lines of other American teams are the same, so when they break through, they immediately shrink their defenses and must be fast!"

   "Understood, brother." Everyone said.

  He warned Wang Shipeng and Liu Wei: "Be careful of their backcourt pressing. Iverson's risky steals are still a bit threatening, so pay attention to ball protection and response, and transfer the ball in time."

   "I know, brother." Several people responded quickly.

  Old Wang nodded. He was not very worried about this issue. After all, Liu Wei and Wang Shipeng were also trained by him. They both played in the NCAA for two or three years, and they were tempered in major European leagues. Their strengths are not bad.

  (end of this chapter)