Junior Basketball says

Chapter 284
Although Xu Hao had a good chat with Rubio at the dinner table, when he stepped on the court, he looked at each other like he was looking at a dead person.In Xu Hao's eyes, off-court friendship is friendship, and on the court even brothers can't let it go.Besides, with the strength of Rubio and Spain, if he puts some water, then the Chinese men's basketball team will almost have to admit defeat.

Deng Huade also placed high hopes on Xu Hao.He is very clear that Rubio is the engine of Spain's tactical system. This guy has made a lot of progress compared to two years ago. When Gasol did not play, Spain's field commander is him, and his teammates are only responsible. Fill in the gaps for him.Being able to restrain Rubio means reducing Spain's strength by at least [-]%.And Xu Hao has shown a strong defense before, so it is perfect for him to limit Rubio.

But Juan thinks so too, and he also knows the importance of Xu Hao to the Chinese men's basketball team.Rubio is young, but has a lot of experience, and he also performs well on the defensive end. He is Spain's important outside gate.In Juan's tactical manual, Rubio is fully capable of taking on the heavy responsibility of outside defense, and it is just right to defend Xu Hao.

So from the beginning of the game, these two supernovas collided without giving in. No matter which side attacked with the ball, the other side would always wave their hands to let the teammates pull away, and they had to play one-on-one with each other.The two coaches, Deng Huade and Juan, are also sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. They are full of confidence in their players and believe that they will definitely be able to take advantage of the field.

It didn't take long for Rubio to see that something was amiss.In fact, his hardware is still very good. The height of 1.93 meters is a giant in the first position, but he has not lost his speed because of his height. At the same time, he has a very broad view of the overall situation and passing vision.However, when facing Xu Hao, Rubio always felt restrained and completely unable to do whatever he wanted.

In the past year, while playing for Barcelona, ​​Rubio has also been paying attention to the Timberwolves on the other side of the ocean. After all, he has made up his mind to report to Minnesota after the contract ends.He naturally saw all of Xu Hao's performance, and he didn't think Xu Hao was an easy guy to deal with, but now it seemed that he still underestimated his opponent.

What Rubio didn't know was that Xu Hao had already learned about his technical characteristics through the system, so he could naturally make targeted deployments.Rubio's organizational ability is of course very strong, and his sense of smell on the defensive end is also very good, but his biggest problem lies in his shooting and finishing ability. In other words, he is a purely pass-first point guard, and scoring is not his strength.

That being the case, what Xu Hao has to do is very simple.When Rubio held the ball, he commanded his teammates to block every passing route, and he himself was always on guard against Rubio's pass, just to force him to attack.And when Rubio needs to attack with the ball himself, he is confused. This is not the way he is used to helping the team.

What's even more deceitful is that due to the existence of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, Spain has no advantage in rebounding, and at most it is [-]-[-].It's okay for Rubio to hit the iron once or twice. Is it because he is afraid that he will not lose defensive rebounds by playing a few more times?But Rubio also has troubles, he wants to pass the ball, but someone needs to be able to catch the ball in the open!

Juan, who was stunned on the sidelines, had to call a timeout to rearrange his tactics.Of course, he will not replace Rubio. It is good for his growth to keep Rubio on the court at this time.This is the demeanor of Spain's strong team. It doesn't matter even if they lose to their opponents in a game. As long as the young people can grow, they will be the final winners.

Since there is no plan to replace the point guard, let someone else take on the heavy responsibility of organizing the offense.Xu Hao went to match Rubio, which meant that Liu Wei, the starting point guard of the Chinese team, had to match Ruhr. The latter's physical fitness was not worse than Rubio's, so it was no problem for him to organize the offense.Besides, isn't there Gasol Jr. on the field?Although he is not as versatile as his elder brother, he has also practiced high-level support skills, which gives the team double insurance.

As for Rubio, of course it is impossible for Juan to use him as a scorer. With Rubio's scoring ability, it would be good to make an empty cut layup from the bottom line.In Juan's view, Rubio can be a good setter. When Ruhr attracts the defense, he can pass the ball to him, and he can pass it to other teammates. This should solve the previous problem.

I have to say that Juan is indeed an experienced head coach. He let Ruhr control the ball and caught the Chinese men's basketball team off guard.Liu Wei is indeed rich in experience, but he failed to take any advantage in the matchup, and was repeatedly bullied by the opponent's physical advantage. Xu Hao could only continue to help Liu Wei at the right time, which naturally put pressure on Rubio. It's much smaller.

After returning from the timeout, Spain quickly recovered its disadvantage and began to play back and forth with the Chinese team.The fans on the sidelines naturally applauded them loudly. This kind of evenly matched game is what they want to see the most, and there is no point in abusing food.Well, but well, the abuse of the US team is still worth watching, after all, they are the top stars in the world.

However, Rubio has nothing to do with Xu Hao on the defensive end. The latter's ability to force shots is very good, and his shooting range is as far as two steps beyond the three-point line. This is also a shooting technique he has practiced in the NBA.Rubio does not have an advantage in both height and jumping. When he can't take advantage of Xu Hao's dribble to complete the steal, it is even more difficult to stop Xu Hao's ultra-long shot.

With Xu Hao's three three-pointers from the outside, the Chinese team led Spain 3-32 at the end of the first quarter. This 27-minute game also made the fans at the scene and in front of the TV excited to watch.Especially the Chinese fans, they thought that defeating Argentina was already very impressive, but they didn't expect that they would still have the opportunity to defeat Spain, which is so awesome.After all, Spain is a behemoth second only to the United States. If they defeat them, it will really be a series in their lifetime.

At the same time, Xu Hao's personal data also crushed Rubio. He played 8 minutes and 27 seconds, scored 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, as well as 2 steals and 1 block.The latter only scored 6 points and 2 assists, and made 2 turnovers. Although this performance is not bad for Rubio, it is a bit shabby compared with Xu Hao.

Juan's face looked a little solemn. It seemed that letting Rubio restrict Xu Hao would not work. It was time to think of other ways.There are not many others in the Spanish men's basketball team. There are a lot of defenders. How can Xu Hao hold up alone?
(End of this chapter)