Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 604 World Basketball
Although Rodman's knot was untied, it also made Rodman's mentality never return to the past.When Rodman came to the training camp again, people still felt his difference.

This difference is not about mentality or spirit, but about his hair, which he actually dyed red.

There was a touch of red shining on his head, which made the people in the training camp stunned. Perhaps, in everyone's opinion, the green one was in line with his temperament.

Looking at everyone's eyes, Rodman didn't feel uncomfortable at all. On the contrary, he wished everyone could see his red hair.

That thrilling coquettish energy can be smelled a kilometer away.

However, although his appearance has changed, his ability on the court has not changed. He is still full of energy and ubiquitous.

Seeing this scene, everyone was relieved. After all, as long as he plays well, no one else matters.

In this way, Rodman's joining did not break the excitement of the training camp, and the entire training camp was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Although among them, Starks and Payton are still at odds, and others often ask for leave, among which Rodman asks for the most, but all this is moving forward with the passage of time.

In a blink of an eye, the time came to mid-August. When Li Weisi's training camp was coming to an end, the 8th FIBA ​​World Championship officially started in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina in South America.

The U.S. team, which did not learn from the previous year's Olympics, continued to underestimate European basketball. This time, Alonzo Mourning, Kenny Anderson, Billy Owens and other college players were sent to the game.

And their biggest opponent is the unprecedentedly powerful Yugoslavia team led by Petrovic, Divac and Kukoc.

In this way, the two teams met in the semifinals.

After a year of training in the Warriors, Petrovic and Divac improved rapidly, and they were not at a disadvantage against the US team. In the end, they beat the US team 104:91 and successfully advanced to the finals.

Now the Quanmi fans completely quit. The Olympic Games and the World Championships all fell to the semi-finals, which seriously hurt the proud hearts of the fans.

Taking this opportunity, the NBA finally found an opportunity to seize the control of the American Basketball Association from the NCAA-based amateur basketball forces, and brought Dave Gavita, the then CEO of the Celtics and chairman of the Hall of Fame, to As the spokesperson of the NBA's overall interests, he was promoted to the chairman of the Olympic selection committee.

As early as last year, the National Basketball Federation (FIBA) had changed the original competition rules to allow American professional players to participate in FIBA ​​events.

At this point, everything is ready and it is only due to the east wind. The US Basketball Association finally has the opportunity to select NBA players and enter the national team. It is foreseeable how exciting the 1992 Olympic Games will be!
At this time, the Yugoslavia team obviously didn't know what kind of monster they had unleashed for the International Basketball League. After defeating the US team, they successfully entered the finals.

In the finals, they faced their old opponents, the last Olympic champions, led by Sabonis and Matthew Leonis. The Soviet team was another Warriors derby match. At 92:75, Yugoslavia had the last laugh with a huge difference of 17 points and successfully won the title of world champion.

In addition, due to Petrovic's outstanding performance, he was also the MVP of this World Championship, and he was in the limelight for a while.

However, after the game, a fan waving a Croatian flag rushed onto the pitch and was shoved away by Divac.

At this time, Yugoslavia was already in a precarious state, and Croatia, Slovenia and other regions all wanted independence.

And the player holding the Croatian flag at this time is provocative.

In doing so, Divac was also regarded by the people of Yugoslavia, where Serbia is the main body, as a hero for maintaining national unity.

But at the same time, he also became a villain in the hearts of Croatian fans and alienated his Croatian teammates and friends, including his best brother Petrovic and his younger brother Kukoc.

Even after the game, the two people who usually walked with him stopped paying attention to him.

The entire team did not have the joy of winning the championship at all.

In addition, in addition to the Yugoslavia team, the Huaxia team also participated in this World Championships this year, but unfortunately their performance was not good.

Although Song Tao's contract with the Eagles expires this year, there will be no NBA team to renew his contract, but his strength is placed in the national team, and he is definitely No.1.

However, the team is in a period of failure. The old players have aged, but the young players have not yet grown up. Young players such as Gong Xiaobin, Ma Jian, Shan Tao and others are participating in the competition for the first time. It seems that Obviously very immature.

So the team played very hard.

In the group stage, Spain, Brazil, and Italy all lost by a large margin. Although Song Tao performed well in the three games, it was not enough to save the team.

Fortunately, in the 9th to 16th group stage, although they still lost to Spain, they defeated Egypt and Venezuela, and finally achieved 11th place.

Although it cannot be compared with No.88, which set a record in 8, it is still much better than the 14th place in the original time and space.

In addition, in this competition, the young players of the national team still showed their talents and attracted the attention of many American scouts. The basketball exchange activities that had been hit before finally showed signs of breaking the ice.

Especially Ma Jian, he received the appreciation of the coaches of Delaware State University and UCLA as early as last year, and put a full scholarship in front of him.

This moved Ma Jian, who had always dreamed of entering the NBA, but when Song Tao helped him contact Frank, he learned that the academic qualifications of domestic sports schools are not recognized by the US education system, and it is very likely that he will not get the full amount. The scholarship, which made Ma Jian's heart suddenly cold.

But this didn't extinguish his fiery dreams. Song Tao suggested that he learn English well during training, otherwise, if he goes to the United States, he won't even be able to communicate, so there's no point in playing basketball!
Ma Jian accepted it humbly, and began to learn English while training.

With the end of this World Championships, Frank also keenly realized that the young domestic players who had participated in West's rookie training camp had begun to grow up, and they needed to receive more professional training. The professor's domestic branch got in touch, hoping to formulate a plan in line with the national conditions to help these young players grow better.

Of course, Li Weisi still needs to lead the way.

　Regarding whether Li Weisi can enter the dream team, I have some hesitation in my heart, so I ask everyone for their opinions and see if you want to see Li Weisi enter the dream team?
　　
　
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