God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 583 Strive for No. [-]
The players of the Chinese team all plan to stay and watch the last game of the day between the United States and Spain, but the coaching staff does not have so much free time. They have to come up with a strategy to see whether the last group match is desperate or strategic give up.After leaving a few staff members with the team, Jonas took all the members of the coaching staff back to the hotel for a meeting.

Now that the Chinese team has qualified, the only difference is the final ranking. Although we are not sure whether we can beat Greece, we still have to show our attitude. Besides, judging from the performance of the previous few games, the Chinese team may not be able to win if they go all out. Lost to this European powerhouse.So the team's strategy is very important, which largely determines how far the team can go in the end.

Chang Wei believes that there must be many people who chose to give up strategically in their previous lives, because at that time the Chinese men's basketball team only defeated Angola and Germany, and they were basically locked in the fourth place in the group, and even if they went all out, they would not be the opponent of Greece.But this time everyone's goal is obviously higher. Since there is a chance to get the second place in the group, why do you want to get the third place in the group?

At the meeting, all members of the coaching staff reached a consensus in almost no time. In the last group match, they must try their best to win Greece and qualify as the second place in the group.Of course, this is largely due to the current situation in Group A. Lithuania and Argentina are almost locked in the top two of the group. Neither of them is easy to deal with, while Croatia and Australia, which are competing for third and fourth places, are relatively It's a little weaker. It's better to play against them than to face Argentina, right?
The rules of the Olympic men’s basketball event are as follows: Group A and Group B each have 6 teams, and the top four of the two groups will advance to the quarterfinals. Two vs. Group B is third, Group A is third vs. Group B is second, Group A is fourth vs. Group B is first.If China falls to No.3, it will have to compete with Lithuania or Argentina.Although Chang Wei has great confidence in the team, he is currently unable to challenge these two top teams. It is better to squeeze the persimmon.

In order to be able to defeat Greece, Jonas did not cancel the training the next morning. The national players also knew what the coaching staff thought. Everyone has no objection to this. As players, they must strive to win with all their strength. If they can win, they must not lose. .This time, under Chang Wei's suggestion, Jonas focused on training the perimeter defense. The number one Greek star, Spanoulis, is not a vegetarian. Even though he didn't do well in the NBA, he is definitely a man-blocker in the European arena. It is impossible to block and kill the Buddha without watching him.

As for the small Greek shark Skesenitis, Jonas believes that Yao Ming can handle him.Although Yao Ming may not be an opponent with physical strength, as a tall and technical insider, it is no problem to hit his opponent with a mid-range shot.

This time Yunast deliberately asked Sun Yue to defend Spanoulis, and Zhu Fangyu was responsible for the defense. He is very confident in Sun Yue's physical fitness. This is a guy who can beat James, and he is taller than Spann. Norris also has certain advantages.

But after the game started, Jonas realized that he thought things too simply. After all, Spanoulis is the king of Europe. Although Sun Yue can be compared with him in terms of physical hardware, he is still far behind in terms of technology.Spanoulis didn't even let his teammates go to the high position to cover himself, and directly broke through Sun Yue's defense with several fake moves in a row.

This made Jonas feel very embarrassed. The consecutive defeats of Spain, Angola and Germany made the whole team full of confidence, including of course his head coach.Originally, Jonas thought that the players under his command could already wrestle with strong teams, but Spanoulis's toughness was beyond his imagination, and he wasted a season in the NBA without compromising his strength.

The only thing that makes Jonas feel gratified is that the Chinese team still has a certain advantage in the interior.Skesenitis was not considered the main scoring point for Greece. Occasionally, there were several singles with the ball and he still couldn't escape Yao Ming's interference.Although he was inferior to his opponent in weight and strength, Yao Ming cleverly took advantage of his height and had a huge impact on Skesenitis on the defensive end.On the other hand, Shark himself couldn't stop Yao Ming's offense at all. The latter frequently pulled to the free throw line to shoot, and his shooting percentage was frighteningly high. He could only watch Yao Ming send the ball in again and again. basket.

Thanks to Yao Ming's outstanding performance, the Chinese men's basketball team was able to draw 23 with Greece at the end of the first quarter.But this is not what Jonas wants to see. He decided to give it a go in the second quarter and let Sun Yue and Zhu Fangyu double-team Spanoulis. Attack against attack, let's see who can last till the end.

If it was the previous life, China's double team might have been a piece of cake for Spanoulis, but now he has to be prepared, and his shooting is not as easy as before.The Chinese team took the opportunity to open the score, but Greece is indeed a strong team. They gritted their teeth and insisted that they did not allow the Chinese men's basketball team to open the point difference to double digits, but this is already very good.

Greece is obviously unwilling to accept the result of losing. Spanoulis seemed to wake up in the second half, and the double team of the Chinese team could not trap him.Jonas simply sent players with strong scoring ability to fight against Greece. The only good news is that Greece is responsible for scoring except for Spanoulis. There is only one Brocis, and the number of scoring points is not as good as that of China. The men's basketball team, more importantly, they can't take advantage of the interior, so naturally they can't grab more rebounds.

Spanoulis' almost one-man combat style showed signs of decline in the fourth quarter. His shooting percentage dropped rapidly, and his teammates couldn't grab offensive rebounds. He could only watch helplessly as the Chinese players continued to gallop across the court.Although the other Greek players wanted to help, they were powerless. In the end, they could only accept the fact that they lost 72 to 77. They were squeezed to the third place in Group B by the Chinese team, which also meant that they had to face the second place in Group A. For a strong team, this is not good news.

This game was the first game on the afternoon of August 8th, and it was also the first game of Group B on this day. After them, Spain and the United States defeated their opponents without bloodshed. In the end, the United States ranked first in Group B , China is second, Spain is third, and Greece is fourth; as for Group A, Lithuania is first, Argentina is second, Croatia is third, and Australia is fourth. That is to say, in the first game of the quarter-finals, China will face Croatia, the Eastern European team.

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