Coach Lee

Chapter 602 The biggest favorite to win the championship (16)

This summer passed quickly, and it was August in a blink of an eye.

The 02 World Championships will soon be held in Indianapolis, USA.

The 16 teams that entered the World Championships also announced their rosters successively.

The Chinese men's basketball team is led by Wang Fei this time. The 12-man roster is:
Liu Wei, Li Nan, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Dazhi, Yao Liang, Bart, Liu Yudong, Hu Weidong, Gong Xiaobin, Guo Shiqiang, Du Feng, Xue Yuyang
Gong Xiaobin, the most handsome man in the men's basketball team in the past, is now the oldest member of the team. At 33 years old, he is also the only one born in the 60s.

The backbone is Li Nan and Wang Dazhi, the post-70s who are in their prime.

What is very different this time is that the number of post-80s has increased a lot.

Yao Liang, Liu Wei, etc., there are as many as 5 people.

It is a great honor that Xue Yuyang, Zhu Fangyu, Liu Wei and Du Feng were selected for the national team for the first time.

After a summer of hard work, Xue Yuyang and Zhu Fangyu finally got rid of the title of the national youth team and became honorable and genuine national players.Obviously they are all NBA players, but they still want to participate in those U20 games. They really refuse in their hearts.

Such a Chinese team has 8 players playing in the NBA. In addition to Li Nan and the others, Du Feng and Liu Wei also successfully entered the NBA team this summer.Liu Wei entered the Wizards, and Du Feng entered the Raptors.

Three consecutive FMVPs, two consecutive MVPs, Li Nan's strength may not be ranked the best in the NBA by the world, but his results are real.With such a person leading the team, the strength of the Chinese team can be imagined.

In addition to Li Nan, there is also the No. [-] pick Lang Yaoliang who won the championship when he first entered the league. This guy can compete with O'Neal, and his strength should not be underestimated.Wang Dazhi, who is known as an Asian magician power forward, is very delicate and skilled; Zhu Fangyu's Cavaliers team has average results, but he is considered to be a sharpshooter who is expected to catch up with Li Nan; the other four also have their own characteristics. .

In addition to these 8 people, there are 4 veterans in the Chinese team, all of whom are famous players in the CBA and have long been famous.

Because of this, the strength of the Chinese team is also ranked among the first-tier teams.In various predictions, the Chinese team ranked No.4.

This is a slightly lower predicted ranking.

The three teams in front of the Chinese team are the United States, Yugoslavia, and Argentina.

Yugoslavia has sent famous players such as Bodi Loga, Peja, Divac, Gulovic, etc., and their strength is not bad.They were the champions in the last competition, and they are also considered to be the favorites this time.They were ranked second.

Argentina sent a lineup of Ginobili, Fabricio Oberto, Luis Scola, and Scoccini. The monster star Ginobili is a hot superstar in Argentina, plus the veteran Obote and the young teenager Scola and others, they are also eyeing this year's championship.They were ranked third.

First up is the US team.

Since winning the Sydney Olympic Games in 00, American players have become arrogant again.Many big-name stars have rejected the call-up of the national team. Their reason is to prepare for defeating the No.1 Jordan in history next season.

This time, the team sent by the US team is certainly not as star-studded as the Sydney Olympics.

Of course, the team they sent was not bad at all.

Coach: George Karl (Bucks head coach)
Point Guard: Andre Miller, Baron Davis, Jay Williams
Shooting guards: Michael Finley, Reggie Miller
Small Forwards: Shawn Marion, Paul Pierce

Power forwards: Nick Collison, Antonio Davis

Centers: Jermaine O'Neal, Rick LaFrentz, Elton Brand, Ben Wallace

Andre Miller is Zhu Fangyu's teammate. He is the NBA assist leader in the 01-02 season. He averaged 16.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 10.9 assists per game in the Cavaliers. As a commander, he is at an elite level!

"Bearded" Baron Davis was in the New Orleans Hornets. Last season, he averaged 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game. He was selected to the All-Star team for the first time in his career!
There is also a point guard named Jay Williams. He is the second pick in this year's draft. He was selected by the Bulls with the second pick, and his talent is very recognized.

With Michael Finley in, the Spurs played a beautiful season, averaging 26.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He played an MVP-level performance with good strength.

Reggie Miller is the most famous shooter in NBA history, of course, he is an old man now.

Marion averaged 19.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game last season, young and aggressive.

Pierce can be regarded as the leader of this dream team. Last season, he averaged 28.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He also had 1.88 steals and 1.05 blocks on the defensive end. He is now the top small forward in the NBA!

Nick Collison is now a student at the University of Kansas, and was recruited to the national team by the US men's basketball team because of his outstanding performance.

Antonio Davis is Carter's right-hand man in the Raptors. He is a very good defensive blue-collar player and protects rebounds very well.

Jermaine O'Neal is known as the league's number one power forward, averaging 19 points and 10.5 rebounds per game for the Pacers.

LaFrentz is a role player. He was traded three times in the 01-02 season and was selected into the US men's basketball team.

Captain Elton Brand averaged 18.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game for the Clippers, which is good.

Ben Wallace is the best defensive player, and his defensive strength should not be underestimated.

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The American media called these players the "Dream Five Team."

When the game has not yet started, they are already high above.Analyze what is bad about this opponent, and what is bad about that opponent.After analysis, analysis, there is only one result, and that is: the championship of the dream team.

However, on the day of the draw ceremony on August 8, many representatives of other national teams said something surprising when they were interviewed.

A reporter interviewed Bodi Loga of Yugoslavia,
"Who is the opponent Yugoslavia fears most?"

The reporter was already waiting for Bodi Loga's answer, and she had even figured out how to proceed.

However, Bodi Loga's answer was;
"The Chinese team and the Argentine team, of course, and the German team, that guy Dirk is too fierce."

Bodi Loga's answer really surprised her, "Huh? Why is there no US team?"

"Why is there an American team? Is this American team very good?"

"Dream Five's lineup is so good, they are the biggest favorites to win the championship, how can they not be good?" The female reporter said as it should.

"Hehe~" Bodi Loga smiled, noncommittal.

The female reporter did not believe in evil, and then asked a few more people.

Germany's Nowitzki: "China, Yugoslavia."

Nash of the Canadian team: "The Chinese team."

Ginobili of Argentina: "Team China, Yugoslavia, Team USA."

Finally, there was an answer that included the US team, and the female reporter also asked specifically,

"Then how about choosing one of these three teams? Did you choose Mei?"

Ginobili returned without hesitation; "Team China!"

"Uh, uh, okay, thanks for doing the interview."

At this point in the interview, the female reporter couldn't ask any more questions.

She didn't understand, what is so good about the Chinese team?
The lineup of the Chinese team just looks scary. If Li is removed, who will the Chinese team rely on to win?king?Yao?Zhu?
no!They can't!
She also hurried back to write the press release, the title has already been thought out——

"The biggest favorite to win the championship in the eyes of all international stars: the Chinese team!"

(End of this chapter)