basketball hero

Chapter 248 Host VS Defending Champion
The Iranian team is the defending champion of this year's Asian Championships. It has active NBA player Haddadi and has a tough style of play. It is the biggest competitor of the host Chinese team to win the championship.

Speaking of the core of the Iranian team, Haddadi, like Ying Xiong, landed in the NBA in 2008.As the first Iranian athlete to enter the NBA, Haddadi officially signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on August 2008, 8 and became an official NBA player.Ying Xiong knew that the Grizzlies had Haddadi, but when the two teams met, they had no chance to compete because they were both "water dispenser players" in their respective teams.

Haddadi has a height of 218cm and a weight of more than 120kg, which belongs to the standard big center.As a big center, he has excellent inside footsteps, soft and precise shooting touch, comprehensive skills, can support and screen, and has excellent rebounds and blocks.In the whole of Asia, at the center position, no one can stabilize him except Yao Ming.

As for why such an excellent Haddadi failed to get a place in the NBA, in Ying Xiong's view, the NBA does not pay attention to Asian players. It is more because Haddadi's own advantages cannot be fully utilized in the NBA, while the shortcomings are magnified for the sake.In Asia, there are very few insiders who can defend Haddadi one-on-one, allowing him to attack the opponent's insider in the low post, causing fouls or scoring directly.If the opponent double-teams, his excellent passing ability and court vision can distribute the ball to open teammates, thus revitalizing the entire team's offense.But in the NBA, even the Grizzlies can't give him so many offensive roles, making it difficult for him to have the opportunity to take advantage of his inside offense and support.Moreover, facing NBA-level insiders, he has no advantage in one-on-one situations, because the opponent is too fast and his body is too good.In this way, on the offensive end, he cannot become a part of the team's tactics.On the defensive end, he moved slightly slowly, and he was too disadvantaged when facing NBA-level guards in big defenses and small defenses.Even against big men, he doesn't have obvious advantages in rebounding and blocking shots.So it's no longer surprising that he didn't do well in the NBA.

If a skilled insider like Haddadi can't give full play to his own characteristics, then in the NBA, his left and right are not even as good as those basketball leaders with rough skills but outstanding physical fitness.This is the cruelty of the NBA. Big men who can thrive under FIBA ​​rules may not necessarily gain a foothold here.As the top 3 centers in Asia, Haddadi's life in the NBA is indeed very difficult.

For the Chinese team, after losing Yao Ming, how to defend Haddadi is the biggest issue against the Iranian team.Against other opponents in the Asian Championships, they all have a height advantage, can hold high and play high, and can control fast with high height.But facing the Iranian team with a height of 218cm Haddadi, the height advantage will no longer exist.

Of course, the strength on paper is still dominated by the Chinese team.There is only one active NBA player on the opponent team, while the own team has 3 active NBA players and 1 former NBA player.Not to mention it is still a home game, the previous game basically defeated the opponent by a big score, and the main rotation players are very physically fit.The only bad news is that Liu Wei, the team's main point guard, injured his waist in the last game, and it is doubtful to play in this game.

For domestic fans, even if the Iranian team is the defending champion and they have Haddadi, they are nothing to be afraid of.What's so great about having Haddadi?We have the United Arab Emirates, we have the Big Zhi, and we are not in vain on the inside.Not to mention that we still have two NBA players, Ying Xiong and Sun Yue, on the perimeter!
As the most watched and also the most important game of this year's Asian Championships, the tickets for this game have already been sold out.Everyone is waiting for this "peak battle", will the Iranian team successfully defend the title, or will the Chinese team be crowned at home?
At 8:16 on the evening of August 21th, the final showdown of this Tianjin Men's Basketball Asian Championship will be held in Tianjin Gymnasium. The two participating teams are the host Chinese team and the defending champion Iran team.

The game started at 9 pm, but enthusiastic fans were already waiting outside the arena.The heat of summer can't stop the enthusiasm of the fans to support the home team. The fans of the Chinese team firmly believe that their home team can win the Asian Championship trophy here.

Sun Jing also came to watch this game, this is an agreement between her and Ying Xiong, and it is also a way to support her sweetheart.Along with her were Yingxiong's best friend Li Jianwu and mentor Shao Ziqiang, as well as Song Bingning from the former Yuezhou No. [-] Middle School basketball team.

Tickets for the final match were very tight, but Ying Xiong managed to get tickets for Sun Jing and the others, and it was in a good position in the front rows.

Among the three, Li Jianwu is the most excited. This is his first time in Tianjin and his first time watching a basketball game of this level live.For him, watching a game of the Chinese national team is his wish, and he is of course very happy that it has come true.Not to mention that my best friend is also playing in the men's basketball team.

Ying Xiong paid all the expenses for Li Jianwu and others on this trip, which made Li Jianwu, who often spends his pocket money on food, even happier. For him, coming here to watch a game is almost like a vacation.

Before the game started, the arena was instantly full after the fans entered the arena.The enthusiasm of the fans seemed to burst the roof of the arena.

Sun Jing and others greeted Ying Xiong who was practicing shooting on the sidelines. Ying Xiong naturally saw them and smiled at them.

Guo Shiqiang, the coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, has a more serious expression. He is under a lot of pressure, very high.Unlike the players, as the head coach, if the team loses the game, he is the first responsible person, and it is inevitable to bear the consequences of the game loss.He knows very well that even if the opponent is the defending champion, the home team must win.For the Chinese team, within Asia, it cannot lose to any opponent.

Facing a game that must be won, as the head coach, one can imagine the pressure.After all, the opponent is powerful, but Yao Ming is not on his side.Not to mention that a decisive battle is not a good thing for the dominant side. In competitive sports, anything can happen.

Before the game started, the fans were already shouting Ying Xiong's name.Since his outstanding individual performance in the last game, his popularity seems to have grown again. Not only the fans at the scene, but also on the Internet, he is also the most discussed player in this game.

Ying Xiong was very happy about the fans' love, but he didn't get carried away.He knows very well that the most important game is just around the corner, and what needs to be done most at this time is to stay calm and try to help the team win the game.Otherwise, the previous efforts will be in vain. It is meaningless to abuse those weak teams for a few points. It is more important to be able to have the last laugh in the dialogue between the strong and the strong.Otherwise, people will only be dubbed "bullying the weak and fearing the hard".

(End of this chapter)