Coach Lee

Chapter 445 I Disagree!

Before the start of the quarter-finals, the media began to predict the places for the quarter-finals.

Don Jievic, the head coach of the European champion Italy team, was the head coach who led the Yugoslavia team to create glory in the early [-]s.

The head coach from Bosnia and Herzegovina made a high-profile prediction: "Australia has 3 NBA players! They play fiercely, they like physical contact, and they will take advantage of the hosts to reach the semifinals."

The Australian team has center Longley who is playing for the Phoenix Suns. This is a champion center with 76 NBA championship rings!In addition, Australia also has NBA player Chris Anstey, who is now playing for the Bulls, and Mark Blanco, a former NBA [-]ers player who is now playing for the Sydney Kings.

Australian locals are naturally very happy.

But, not long after, a big mouth popped out.

The head coach of the New Zealand team who has already been out, Crawhan, boldly predicted: "The Chinese team is a dark horse. Under the leadership of FMVP, the Chinese team will definitely reach the semi-finals as a dark horse. Australia was not in the four-nation competition. The opponents of the Chinese team are the same now, and there will be no change. Although Australia has Langley, Anstey, and Mark Blanco who play in the NBA, they are not enough to look at in front of the all-conquering FMVP. .Australia wants to win unless it resorts to some dishonorable means."

This guy Crohan really dares to say anything.Before boasting to defeat the Chinese team, but now they have changed the subject.He wanted to brag about the Chinese team, which also proved that he was not wronged, and of course, it was even more flattering.

A reporter asked Crohan this big mouth, "Longley is a big center for the championship, why are you so unfavorable about Australia?"

"I don't know if you still remember. In the fourth game between the 97ers and the Bulls in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs of the 98-76 season, Longley was directly dunked by Li Xuexuan. At that time, Langley was dunked stupidly. After that It also became muddled."

Crohan directly dug up the old stories, and he did not forget to give Li Nan a lift, "Lee is the next Jordan, and he has the ability to change the game. Such a Langley is not enough to watch."

Locals in Australia also hate this big mouth.

"Hmph! It's just a friendly match, it's not worth mentioning."

"We will definitely give the Chinese team a hard blow, just wait and see."

"We are the strongest team outside the Dream Four."

The Australians seem to have forgotten that they are only the No.2 in Group B, and they are overwhelmed by Russia.

Soon, the day of the quarter-finals on the 27th will come.

More than 2 spectators filled the stands to the brim.

It's just that they came happily, but they went back disheveled.

89-84
Li Nan scored 40 points, leading the Chinese team to defeat the host Australia by 5 points and advance to the semi-finals.

After the game, the big-mouthed Crohan appeared again.

"Look, let me just say it. China's Li is really good, right? 40 points, this is the highest individual score in a single game in this Olympic Games. Australia's defense is completely vulnerable. Li is now Michael Jordan. Only a team as good as China can beat us in New Zealand."

After mentioning such a long paragraph, Crohan's goal was also pointed out at the end, the New Zealand team is not weak!
After that, in the other three games, the US team beat Canada 110-88, Lithuania beat Russia 87-86, and France beat Argentina 80-67.

Crohan was even more straightforward: "Why did New Zealand fail in the group stage? It's because Group A is too strong. If we were in Group B, we would also be able to appear in the group."

All four teams in Group A advanced to the semi-finals, and all four teams in Group B were eliminated.

Crohan is right, Group A is really strong.

The Australians can't blame others. If they want to blame, they can only blame their own national team for being too rubbish.

The quarter-finals are over, and the semi-final matches are also coming out:
Team China vs Team USA

Lithuania vs France

"Is the long-awaited Sino-US war finally coming?"

"I think the Chinese team will choose to give up the opportunity to play against the US team, and will fight for a medal with another group of winners."

"Is this too much? What's so good about such a game?"

"Nonsense! The Chinese team didn't let Li play in the group stage because Li was injured and his ankle was in training. Well, well, I can't make it up."

When everyone was discussing, in the Olympic Village, in a meeting room.

Sure enough, some people guessed it right, and the coaching staff really wanted to "let" the game away.

"No, I don't agree!"

Li Nan stood up straight away.

"Let's go" in the group stage, just endure the humiliation and bear the burden, but in this semi-final, no matter what you say, you can't let it go!
"Coach, why do we come to the Olympics? To win? To win medals?"

Li Nan's questions made everyone wonder, isn't he coming to the Olympics just to win medals and win glory for the country?There is nothing wrong with it.

"No! No! It's not like this! We come to the Olympic Games to make ourselves taller, faster, and stronger! This time, we give up this game, even if we get the bronze medal, what about the next time? ? Next time, we meet the US team again, and we give up? Then we will never stand on the highest podium! We may succeed in winning the medal in this Olympic Games, but we have lost the future!"

Li Nan said a lot of things in one breath, and he couldn't care so much about whether the logic was logical or not.Anyway, what he meant was that this game must be played!

Director Jiang stared quietly, without saying anything.

At this time, someone stood up again, "I agree!"

Wang Dazhi!
In the last game, Li Nan didn't play, and Wang Dazhi only played for more than ten minutes, so he wasn't happy at all!This time, he didn't let anything go!

"I agree too!"

Liu Yudong also stood up afterwards, this is the statement of the old Bayi team!
"I agree too!"

Then, more people stood up and stood on Li Nan's side one after another.

Even Guo Shiqiang, who was promoted under Jiang's guidance, also stood on the player's side.

Director Jiang propped his chin with his left hand, and scanned the crowd in front of him.

The authority of the head coach has been challenged, and this is not the first time he has faced it.

Director Jiang looked at the group of people, old and young, and their unspeakable fighting spirit.
He meditated again.

To be honest, he didn't want to be so aggrieved, but this time, the men's basketball team has a task.They were assigned a task of fighting for cards. If they couldn't complete it, then he, the head coach, would definitely bid farewell.

However, looking at these people in front of him, looking at this group of high-spirited boys, Director Jiang was moved.

The scene was very quiet, no one spoke, and the atmosphere did not dare to breathe.

Just when the players thought they would be deadlocked to the end, or were reprimanded by Director Jiang, Director Jiang suddenly spoke,

"Okay! Since you are so persistent, then my old man will go all out!"

(End of this chapter)