am i proud?

Chapter 69 The Call of the National Team (today's first update)
After putting away the luggage in the hotel room, Su Qun poured a glass of water for Wang Dalin, and then told the reason for his visit.

It turned out that he came to Miami not only to interview Wang Dalin again, but also brought him a call-up order for the Chinese men's basketball team.

On July 7 this year, the 20st Asian Men's Basketball Championship will be held in Shanghai, China. At that time, 21 Asian teams will fight each other to compete for the honor of the Asian champion.

Because the domestic CBA league has ended in March, the Chinese men's basketball team has begun to assemble. Now there are 3 players in place, including Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming, Bateer, Gong Xiaobin, Li Nan, Hu Weidong, Li Xiaoyong, Liu Yudong, Zhang Jinsong and Fan Bin, and there are still 10 places left to be full.

According to their positions, these two should be a small forward and a shooting guard. Among them, the candidate for shooting guard has basically been decided, which is Zhang Cheng of Jiangsu Nangang Team.

(Old Wang: This gentleman must enter the national team. How can this Asian Championship be exciting without him? Fans and friends who know it, please don’t spoil it!)

The candidate for the small forward is still undecided, and the head coach Wang Fei has different opinions from the basketball management center.

The basketball management center suggested that Zhang Wenqi, the main forward of the Shanghai men's basketball team, be called into the national team, while coach Wang Fei hoped to call Wang Dalin back.

Just a year ago, Wang Dalin was only a small player in the domestic basketball world. How can a mere MVP of the National High School Basketball Competition be compared with many domestic professional players?
But in just one year, Wang Dalin has already soared into the sky. He is just a rookie in the United States, but he is very famous in China. After all, he is the No.1 Chinese basketball player in the NBA!

However, since he has not entered the system in China, the basketball management center's attitude towards him is somewhat ambiguous.

On the one hand, they must recognize Wang Dalin's strength, on the other hand, they are worried that players like Wang Dalin who are not in the system will not accept discipline and find it difficult to integrate into the national team.

After all, I have been "wild" in the United States for a year...

The Chinese men's basketball team is the absolute hegemon in Asia. Since China sent a team to participate in the Men's Basketball Asian Championships in 1975, China has won 13 championships in the 11th Asian Championships.

It can be said that during this period, the overwhelming advantage of the Chinese men's basketball team in Asia can even wrestle with Guoping. They are all absolute "big devils"!
Although they did not win the Asian Championships in 1985 and 1997, the situation is more like a tiger taking a nap and being picked up by a monkey. In terms of strength, the Chinese men's basketball team must be the strongest.

(Philippines: Wow, Lao Wang, how dare you call us monkeys!)
(Korea: We are not monkey Smecta, we are stick Smecta!)

The Chinese men's basketball team has such a glorious history. Naturally, it is not only because the players are superior in strength. They will conduct very difficult closed training before each competition.

This year's closed training will officially start after Labor Day, with a total training time of 50 days, and then the men's basketball team will play two warm-up games with Australia and New Zealand in early July.

Wang Dalin still has to compete in the NBA playoffs. It is uncertain when all the games of this season will be over. If the Heat advance all the way to the finals, it will be at least mid-June.

From the perspective of time, even if Wang Dalin joins the national team, it is almost impossible for him to participate in this closed training camp... After the season is over, he must take a little rest, right?

NBA teams have to play 82 games every year in the regular season alone, and there may be another ten or eight games in the playoffs. How many games does the CBA play in a season?
Therefore, it is conservatively estimated that Wang Dalin will report to the national team in early June at the earliest. If the Heat really want to go far in the playoffs, he may not be able to report to the national team until early July.

This is also one of the main reasons why the basketball management center is unwilling to call him into the team.

However, coach Wang Fei was very persistent, so in the end the basketball management center agreed with coach Wang Fei and issued the call-up order to Wang Dalin.

Wang Dalin felt extremely honored to be selected for the Chinese men's basketball team, and he was in a good mood. He immediately said that he would treat Su Qun to have a seafood dinner with the most Miami characteristics at noon!
Due to strict self-discipline on weekdays, Wang Dalin has never patronized the most famous seafood restaurant in Miami, and he is completely like a foreigner, so he had to call his best friend Eddie House.

House has long been a "head snake" in Miami, and he knows those well-known restaurants well, so he took them to a seafood restaurant called "Rustic Inn".

This restaurant has a long history. It is said that it has been in business for nearly a hundred years. It is well-known locally in Florida, but it is a bit far from downtown Miami.

Wang Dalin and the others didn't think it was too far away, so they drove there.

When the seafood feast was served, the three of them felt that the trip was worthwhile. Just seeing this table of seafood delicacies with excellent appearance, what are they afraid of going far away?

Boston lobster, king crab, Rockefeller oysters, salmon sashimi... The three of Wang Dalin had a great time eating, and the three of them ate 780 US dollars for one meal!

This is 2001!
$780 can cover a month’s rent for an average house in Miami!
Wang Dalin could only comfort himself silently in his heart... "Oh, since you are inviting Brother Su, you should have a good meal!"

(Eddie House: Soulless! Can I just fry steak?)

Back in Miami in the afternoon, Wang Dalin brought Su Qun to his home and accepted Su Qun's exclusive interview at home.

"Brother Su, being selected into the Chinese men's basketball team has been my dream since I was a child. Now that my dream has come true, I feel very happy and honored!" After the interview, Wang Dalin patted his chest and said to Su Qun, "Please help me tell Wang Fei's guidance that as soon as the Heat's playoffs are over, I will report back to China as soon as possible!"

Su Qun waved his hand and said, "Director Wang Fei asked me to tell you before I came: you have to play well in the playoffs and don't think too much. It's no big deal if you can't keep up with the closed training camp, as long as you can report back before the warm-up match on July 7st!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "No problem!"

He knows that the possibility of the Heat reaching the finals this year is very slim. Even if the original history is changed and they don't lose to the Hornets in the first round, it will be bad luck if they meet the Bucks in the second round.

During the regular season, the Heat were a bit of an imaginary Bucks. Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson and Sam Cassell were not good at it. Once they hit the ball smoothly, they scored a lot. Even with such a tough defense as the Heat, it is difficult to limit them.

Even if they win the Bucks, what if they meet the 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals?

The 76ers this season can be said to be the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, none of them!

Since Larry Brown asked Iverson to play shooting guard, the "answer" has exploded like a fish in water, and his powerful attack power is simply terrifying.

And with strong defensive players like "Uncle Mu", Ratliff and Snow, their defensive strength is also extraordinary... To put it bluntly, it is stronger than the Heat's defense!
If Riley hadn't always instilled the concept of "defense first" in the team, the Heat's defensive level this season is estimated to have dropped sharply.

If Mourning suddenly returns to the state of last season, the Heat's inside defense can compete with the 76ers, but Mourning is no longer at his peak after all.

As for perimeter defense...that's not good enough.

Fortunately, now that the team has an extra Wang Dalin, their offensive power has obviously improved, so they are not hopeless...

(End of this chapter)