Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

After the Chinese men's basketball team substituted Zhou An, Zhuang Yu thought that it would have a good effect. After all, at this time the Angola team had gradually replaced their starting lineup with a substitute lineup.

At this time, Zhou An became the absolute strong point on the field. Logically, he could definitely suppress the Angola team and quickly widen the score gap.

But the result was different from what he expected.

In the two minutes after Zhou An came on, the Chinese men's basketball team actually fell into a disadvantage.

It was not until two minutes later that Zhou An began to ask for the ball frequently and play one-on-one, which helped the Chinese men's basketball team turn the situation around.

"Why is this happening?" Xiao Qingyang frowned, puzzled.

Yao Ming's face twitched, and Zhuang Yu's tone was already a little impatient: "The play is too stereotyped and too simple. Zhou An is obviously stronger, but the ball can't be passed to him. What are our guards doing? They don't pass the ball when they should, and they keep passing it back and forth when they shouldn't. Several people keep running back and forth outside the three-point line, you pass to me, I pass to you, and no one dares to shoot a three-pointer. What's the point other than wasting offensive time?"

"They don't really think they can score by just passing the ball twice like this?"

"Do you have to wait until Zhou An is firmly positioned in the low post before you think of passing the ball? Even if that's the case, you still have to pass it well."

As he spoke, Zhuang Yu shook his head, feeling speechless.

I really don’t know how to complain.

With Zhou An's current strength, although we dare not say that he is stronger than Yi Jianlian, he is at least not much different, and he is definitely stronger than Zhou Qi.

At this time, the Chinese men's basketball team only needs a guard who can pass the ball well and get the ball to Zhou An in time, and the rest will be very simple.

However, no one can do just this.

Look at how they play. After the guard pushes the ball to the frontcourt, he does not pass it to Zhou An immediately, but calls for a pick-and-roll outside the three-point line, asking Zhou An to come up and screen for the guard. But the problem is that after the pick-and-roll, the guard does not have a strong enough finishing ability, and finally has to pass the ball to Zhou An.

In that case, why should you let others screen for you?

The key is that even if Zhou An comes up for a pick-and-roll and cuts into the inside, the guards on the Chinese men's basketball team will not be able to get the ball to him in the first place.

One is that they don’t dare to pass the ball for fear of mistakes.

The other is that the pass is not good and the level is not high enough.

But the opportunity on the field was fleeting, and if he hesitated for a moment, Zhou An would not be able to catch the ball.

This greatly limited Zhou An's performance. It was obvious that as long as the ball was in the right position, Zhou An would definitely be able to break through Angola's inside line with his personal ability.

However, the Chinese men's basketball team was unable to get the ball to the right position, and even forced Zhou An to come out and get the ball, and then start the attack with the ball from outside the three-point line. Although he has the attributes of a space-type inside player, it is still okay to play like this, but it is not efficient enough.

It is obvious that he could get the ball in the low post and score simply by shooting high, but he forced an inside player to attack with the ball outside the three-point line.

Zhuang Yu didn't know what to say after seeing this.

"Our players are still not good enough in terms of technical level and personal ability." Yao Ming explained with a sigh.

He invited Zhuang Yu here today in the hope that Zhuang Yu could give him some opinions and suggestions, which could also be regarded as helping the national team to fill in the gaps.

Of course, when it comes to competition experience, Yao Ming himself is a veteran, far more experienced than Zhuang Yu.

But it’s the same level as basketball.

Sometimes you can't look at age and experience. As the saying goes, those who have achieved something are the first. If you haven't reached a certain level, your vision is limited. Zhuang Yu has reached the world's top level, even higher than Yao Ming at his peak, so his vision and understanding of basketball are unmatched by others.

But he didn't expect that Zhuang Yu would keep complaining after only watching for a few minutes, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"That's not the problem."

Zhuang Yu shook his head. He had no concerns about Yao Ming and said directly, "The player's technical level and personal ability are indeed an important factor. But basketball is a team sport. Since it is a team sport, personal ability is only a part of the factor. In certain situations, teamwork is even more important than personal ability."

"Our players lack sufficient individual scoring ability. These are indeed problems, and they cannot be solved in a short time. So what we need to do at this time is to maximize our strengths and avoid weaknesses, give full play to everyone's strengths, hide their shortcomings, integrate them in a reasonable way, and play the role of the team."

Yao Ming couldn't help but nodded.

Xiao Qingyang next to him was also listening with great interest, staring at Zhuang Yu without blinking, and didn't even bother to watch the game on the field.

Zhuang Yu said: "Let me give you an example. Our guards have limited ability. Their outside shooting is not accurate enough, their breakthroughs are not sharp enough, and their passes are not smart enough. So why do we let them hold the ball for a long time?"

"In traditional basketball, inside players are required to hold the ball as little as possible and pass the ball to the guards."

"But times have changed. Look at how many space-type centers there are in the NBA now. There are also many centers who can attack with the ball, and they can attack with the ball a lot. For example, Joel Embiid of the 76ers and Nikola Jokic of the Nuggets."

"The playing styles of these two players are completely different from the traditional inside players in the past, and Jokic has become an organizing inside player."

"I've heard of point guards and point forwards, but when have you ever heard of point center?"

“But he just showed up.”

"Everything happens for a reason. Now that centers like Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic have appeared, and in the NBA, the highest level of basketball in the world, it means that times have changed."

“So, should we make some changes as well?”

The two listened and nodded.

But then Xiao Qingyang frowned and asked, "I don't think that's right. Zhuang Yu, of course you're right, but that's from your perspective. You're a top NBA star and one of the best players on the planet. So in your opinion, it's completely understandable that Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic play like that. But for us, our level is far from that level, so it's almost impossible to play like them."

"Oh, Lao Xiao, you have learned to think." Zhuang Yu joked.

Xiao Qingyang rolled his eyes. What do you mean I have learned to think? Didn’t I ever use my brain before?

Zhuang Yu explained: "Xiao, you are right. There is indeed a big gap between our players and Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. It is impossible to play like them. Even Zhou An can't do it. What I want to say is that we don't need them to play like Embiid and Jokic. What we need to learn is not their personal abilities and playing methods, but newer basketball concepts."