Junior Basketball says

Chapter 261
In order to give the players time to adapt, three days before the start of the game, Deng Huade took the national team to Ankara, the city where they will compete in the group stage.This time, the four groups competed in four cities in Turkey. Except for China, Group C is in Ankara, Group A is in Kayseri, Group B is in Istanbul, and Group D is in Izmir.

Ankara is a very interesting place. Perhaps most foreigners only remember the Turkish city of Istanbul so that they think it is the capital of Turkey, but in fact Istanbul is only the ancient capital of Turkey. Their official capital is Ankara, which is the second largest in the country. A big city is also the center of politics, economy, culture, transportation and trade.

Deng Huade took his team members to Ankara to stay in advance. It is very foresight. The temperature difference between day and night in Turkey is not small in summer.When I first came to Ankara, several team members were not acclimatized to the environment. Fortunately, the team doctor was very helpful, and they recovered quickly after taking the medicine.

Xu Hao didn't feel any discomfort at all. He was already in good physical condition, and his resistance was naturally relatively strong. Adapting to the climate in Turkey was not as difficult as he imagined. He even had time to take a stroll near the hotel.

Of course, this only took up a small part of his time, and his focus was still on preparing for the battle.He still has a lot of time to wander around Ankara, but if he packs his bags and goes home in despair, Xu Hao feels that he may not be in the mood to wander around.

In this World Championships, China and Russia, Puerto Rico, Côte d'Ivoire, Greece and the host Turkey are in the same group. Except for Côte d'Ivoire, which is relatively easy to deal with, the other teams are not good at it.According to the schedule, Xu Hao and the others will play on the first day of the game against Greece, a European powerhouse that has risen rapidly in recent years.

Most of the players in this Greek men's basketball team come from domestic giants Panathinaikos, but there are also players from other leagues, such as Khaki Augustus who plays for Barcelona and Papalokas of CSKA Moscow.

But everyone knows who the core of this team is. Yao Ming's teammate in the Rockets, Spanoulis, who is known as the king of Europe, is the most famous and powerful player in the Greek men's basketball team. Soul character.In addition, Shortsanidis, a short insider who plays for Olympiacos, is also not to be underestimated. He is 2.06 meters tall but weighs 147 kilograms. He is known as the Greek Shark. His tonnage is his most reliable weapon in the inside .

In the few days before the official start of the game, almost all the tactical training arranged by Deng Huade was aimed at Greece. He hoped to build up the confidence of the players by defeating this European strong team, although he knew it was difficult to do. of.

Deng Huade does not think that the so-called Greek shark Shortsanidis can cause any trouble for the Chinese men's basketball team. After all, he has Yao Ming as a big killer under his command. The latter not only has enough tonnage, but also completely crushes it in terms of height and technology Overwhelming Short Thanidis, he basically doesn't need to worry about the inside line.But for the outside line, Deng Huade has no confidence.

He admitted that Xu Hao's three-point shooting and offensive organizing abilities were very good, and it could be seen from the team training that he also had some deficiencies in defense, but this time Xu Hao's opponent was Spanoulis.Even if the latter didn't make a name for himself with the Rockets, the guard known as the King of Europe still has strong strength, and Xu Hao is still too green in front of him.

After thinking about it, Deng Huade felt that he should relieve a little pressure on Xu Hao. Although he valued this young man very much, it is not advisable to encourage the young man to grow up. He cannot put heavy pressure on Xu Hao when the other party participates in the World Series for the first time. .So Deng Huade simply arranged for Sun Yue and Xu Hao to start together and let him defend Spanoulis.

When Deng Huade announced the starting list for this game, no one raised any objections. Although in their opinion, Wang Shipeng is more suitable as the team's starting shooting guard, the coach must have his reasons for such an arrangement.And Deng Huade obviously didn't want to hide it from everyone. He said: "The reason why I didn't let Wang Shipeng start is mainly to limit Spanoulis. In this respect, Sun Yue has stronger physical fitness and also has an advantage in height. I believe it will work."

This explanation made everyone feel relieved, including Wang Shipeng. He must admit that Sun Yue's defensive ability surpassed him. Since the head coach hopes that someone can limit Spanoulis, it is undoubtedly a better choice for Sun Yue to start.As for Xu Hao, who is the team's starting point guard, everyone has no idea. They think Xu Hao is qualified to be the starting point guard.

The night before the game, Xu Hao suddenly received a text message from Yao Ming asking him to come to the coffee shop of the hotel.Xu Hao felt very strange, what the hell is drinking coffee at this time?The game time is 4 pm the next day. Don't you worry about not being able to sleep at night and affecting your state when you drink coffee now?Full of doubts, Xu Hao put on a jersey and went downstairs.

When he came to the coffee shop, he was surprised to find that Sun Yue and Deng Huade were also there. Xu Hao was startled by such a staffing arrangement. This was not a time for late-night chatting, but obviously a small-scale discussion for tomorrow's game.

Seeing Xu Hao coming, Deng Huade asked him to sit down, then turned to Yao Ming and said: "Yao, you are Spanoulis' teammate in the Rockets, and you should be familiar with him, so why don't you tell Sun and Chris about it?" How to defend?"

Yao Ming didn't refuse either. Although Spanoulis was his teammate in Houston, but now this is a national team level game, of course he has to introduce it to his little brothers.He cleared his throat and said slowly: "Spanolis is perfect on the offensive end. Although he doesn't adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, he can score in almost all ways except dunks. But he is not A scorer who only shows his fangs when it matters most."

"The most important thing for us is to cut his passing lanes. Spahn's passing is a master class, even if there is only a slight gap, he can get the ball accurately into the hands of his teammates, and the opponent does not need to do too much. A lot of adjustments. As a European guard, Spann likes to play pick-and-rolls with big men inside, which is something we have to pay attention to."

After hearing Yao Ming's introduction, Xu Hao's expression was a little strange. Isn't this his characteristic?This also makes him more interested in the upcoming game and Spanoulis, and he can't wait to face the king of Europe.

(End of this chapter)