basketball hero

Chapter 293

In mid-August, all members of the Chinese men's basketball team participating in the Turkey World Championships took a plane from BJ to Turkey.In this World Championships, Istanbul will be the main battlefield, while the group stage will be held in four arenas in four major cities in Turkey.As the Chinese team in Group C, they will compete in the group stage at the Ankara Stadium.

Since there are 6 teams in each group, they must squeeze into the top four to have a chance to advance to the knockout rounds.The overall strength of Group C where the Chinese team is located is not weak. Not to mention the host Turkey team, it has the right time, place and people. It has current NBA players such as Turkoglu and Ilyasova. It is the favorite to win the World Championships. One; the Greek team was the runner-up of the last World Championships, and the personnel of this competition has changed. Under the leadership of Spanoulis, their goal is not only to qualify for the group; In this competition, the 8 main players headed by Kirilenko are all absent, and they are the most elusive team in this group; the Puerto Rico team with Arroyo and Barea has always been a very strong South American team. In the 6 Athens Olympic Games, they had a big victory over the American "Dream Team Four"; the Cote d'Ivoire team was the weakest team on paper in this group. The last time they entered the World Championships, it dates back to the 2004s , but the excellent physical fitness of the African teams still leaves them with a lot of uncertainty.

In the group stage, the 24 teams in the final stage of the World Championships were divided into four groups by lottery, and a group cycle was carried out within the group. Among the six teams in each group, the top four teams with the best records qualify, and a point system is adopted. According to FIBA ​​regulations, 6 points are awarded for a win, 2 point for a loss, and 1 points for abstention or disqualification.

Therefore, if the Chinese national team wants to qualify, theoretically they must defeat 2 teams, so as to ensure that they can qualify for the group.The current strength of the Chinese national team may be at a disadvantage in the face of the host Turkey team and the old European team Greece, but in the face of the lack of major generals in Russia, the new African army Côte d'Ivoire and Puerto Rico, they should all have the determination and courage to defeat their opponents .In particular, Côte d'Ivoire must be taken down.

The new head coach of the Chinese team, Deng Huade, is a foreign coach who is very good at mobilizing the emotions of the players. With his encouragement, the new players who were not confident at first became full of confidence.Ying Xiong had a good first impression of the new coach, at least his attitude was fine. As for skills, tactics and on-the-spot command, it needs to be tested in practice.

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Facing such a powerful opponent in the first game is a more severe test for the Chinese men's basketball team, which is in the alternation of old and new and has a disorganized lineup.Needless to say the strength of the Greek team, Jonas is the mentor of many main players of the Chinese team in front of him, so he naturally knows them very well.So before the game even started, the Chinese team was at a disadvantage to some extent.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Chinese national team is: center-Wang Zhizhi, power forward-Yi Jianlian, small forward-Ying Xiong, shooting guard-Sun Yue, point guard-Liu Wei.

Ying Xiong has played as the sixth substitute since last year's Asian Championships. This World Championships is his first starting position in the national team.Due to Zhu Fangyu's absence, he was placed at the small forward position by head coach Deng Huade.For Ying Xiong, who can play multiple positions, playing small forward does not require too many adjustments. During his two seasons in the NBA, he often switched back and forth between small forward and shooting guard.

The starting lineup of the Greek team is: Spanoulis, Borossis, Diamantidis, Chacharis, Zisis.

For China's new head coach Deng Huade, if he can win a victory against the Greek team coached by former head coach Jonas, it will be of great significance for him to secure this position.The dialogue between the current and former is the best opportunity to reflect his coaching ability.And having Ying Xiong and Yi Jianlian, two active NBA players, is the source of his self-confidence.

But in fact, the Chinese men's basketball team has played against Greece 5 times in the World Series, with a record of 1 win and 4 losses.The only time they won was already 24 years ago, when the Chinese men's basketball team beat the Greek team 112:111 thrillingly.

For the Greek team, they couldn't beat their own team when the Chinese team had Yao Ming, let alone without Yao Ming now, could it just rely on Ying Xiong and Yi Jianlian, who are still not famous in the NBA?

Since the group match was held in the third country, there were not many fans of the two teams at the scene.For the local Turkish fans, most of their attention was attracted by the home team Turkey and the American "Dream Nine Team". Not many fans came to watch a match between Greece and China.So the huge venue was a little empty, which made the game look a little deserted.

But desertion is not all a bad thing, at least let the opposing sides have less interference from fans, less on-site pressure, and can focus more on the game.

At the beginning of the game, the Greek team entered the state earlier, and Borosis and Zisis hit consecutive three-pointers.The Chinese national team is a bit slow, and Ying Xiong did not enter the attack mode at the beginning of the game. The ball is mainly concentrated in the hands of Liu Wei and Sun Yue.

As soon as the game was played 6-0 against the opponent, the head coach Deng Huade on the sidelines was emotional, his mouth opened and closed, his face was flushed, and he kept saying something.Regarding the English he spoke excitedly, except for Ying Xiong and others who played in the NBA in the United States, the rest of the Chinese substitute players were stunned.

The Greek team is a typical European team's style of play. The big men can play both inside and outside, with comprehensive skills.In Europe, many inside players now have excellent outside shooting ability, and they play very smoothly with outside shots or inside cuts after pick-and-rolls.Some are more comprehensive, and also have an excellent ability to support the ball.The European basketball style is more holistic, the offense is very integrated, and the ball transfer is quite in place.

Moreover, the strength of European players is their advantage, which is more obvious in the confrontation with the Chinese team.Compared with the European whites in terms of strength, East Asian yellow races are inherently different.But in terms of flexibility, people of the yellow race are significantly better.

The Chinese team has already missed three offenses. Liu Wei dribbled the ball and handed it to Ying Xiong instead of Sun Yue.He has been the starting point guard of the men's basketball team for many years not because of Yao Ming's relationship. Although he has benefited from the lack of talent in the men's basketball team's point guard, his excellent overall ability and shrewdness in dealing with people are also important reasons for his current status in the world.

(End of this chapter)