Chapter 813 Ready, before the competition
Xie Hou, who has not touched the ball for half a month, has recovered rapidly.
After all, he just finished the finals, and his feelings and adaptability to the game are very good.
Yesterday, I made the old captain Li Ran mutter roughly: "These DNMD three-pointers are really one by one, right? I'll give you the ball, I'll step back and stand in the last shift of nmb!"
At the end of the training match, Li Ran scored a three-pointer and kicked the ball into the air on the spot, muttering arrogantly: "You guys need me so much!"
This man just said he was going to retreat, but now he said that others need him?
Li Ran’s role in the national team is invisible.
He was like Reggie Miller, who was still on the Pacers. He knew that Xie Hou was the core, but in the locker room, on the court, and on the training ground, he had the greatest voice. No matter how awesome Xie Hou was, he had to prick up his ears and listen.
Miller retreated and the Pacers were gone. Claire suggested that Xie Hou be the captain, forcing him to supervise himself and take the lead.
Li Ran and Wang Zhizhi are the remains of the 1996 Golden Generation.
He is older than Wang Zhizhi, and he will be quit after the Beijing Olympics. This is really his last squad.
Xie Hou's condition is getting better and better.
On the third day of the training match, in less than 20 minutes of the match, he scored 40 points by himself, and Sun Yue won 10 of his 12 assists.
"Brother Monkey, this state feels like reversing the sun." Sun Yue shouted.
"Don't say that, it's almost there." Thank you for being "humble" so much that Li Ran wanted to use a military punch to him, "It's probably recovered by 10%.
"Stop flattering!" In order to kill him, Li Ran proposed to shoot with a bet of 10,000 yuan.
Xie Hou followed, hit 100% strongly.
Li Ran returned another 100% hit rate.
Both sides played, and Xie Hou's stability was better than Li Ran.
In the extra game, Li Ran once again 100%, Xie Hou lost a goal.
"Who is bullshit? This is your role model! Also, I treat you tonight, no one can run away!" Li Ran muttered, holding the banknotes filled in by Xie Hou in his hand and was proudly holding.
Xie Hou once again became the sacrifice for the elder brother to establish his authority.
Two days later, the men's basketball team ushered in the last round of warm-up match before the opening of the Olympics in Beijing.
The only opponent in the warm-up match is one team that has Olympic Games missions.
There are four opponents in total, France is the strongest, followed by New Zealand, Slovenia, Türkiye and Iran.
Compared with the other three European teams, Iran seems to be a weak chicken. The golden generation of Iran, led by Hadadi, also defeated the Asian champions after the Chinese team secured the Olympic qualification early, and won the only Olympic direct ticket in Asia.
The first warm-up match against Slovenia.
They can't play in the Olympics, and they also want to train young people in this warm-up match. All the main players are not there, and they are led by this year's second round pick Dragic.
In this game, Xie Hou played 21 minutes, easily scored 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
Wang Zhizhi and Space Yi are the protagonists. The two teamed up to dominate the penalty area. The future NBA All-Star Dragic played against the Chinese team for the first time, and the memories left behind were bitter.
With a 21-point advantage, the Chinese team beat Slovenia.
After the game, Yunas was asked again about Yao Ming's comeback time.
"He has resumed training, but is not sure when he will come back. What is certain is that he will make a debut in this round of warm-up matches."
The Chinese team participated in a cup competition.
First play five group matches, then participate in the knockout round, and the finals, with a total of seven games.
This is also Yao Guang's last chance to find his form before the main competition.
One day later, the Chinese team faced the weakest Iran.
Haddadi and Zombie King Jaber have great potential to make Iran a world-class team.
Haddadi has mature combat power, while Jabel is highly expected by his terrible physical condition (220 cm high, 247 cm wingspan, yes, 247 cm).
The fans were not prepared at all, and Yunas let Yao Yun come back in the game against Iran.
If you don’t play formal games for many days, you will be in a state of uproar as soon as you come back.
In less than three quarters, Haddadi and Jabel both committed six crimes.
Xie Hou only played for 19 minutes, and the data of 883 is as uncommon as the ancient version of Yang Guo.
Yao Yun made a comeback and scored 29 points and 7 rebounds, making Iran's double towers doubt their lives.
When the media asked Yunas if he was satisfied with Yao Yun's performance, he shook his head and said, "No, this is not his best condition."
Yao Yun's condition is far from the top, and the warm-up matches are one after another.
The next night, the third cup match against Türkiye.
Although Türkiye is not qualified to play in the Olympics, they have dispatched all the main players.
It is important to know that there are no weak teams in Europe, so as long as the European team is dispatched by all the main players, they should not be underestimated. Xie Hou finally played for 30 minutes, and the fans were excited. He defended both ends of the offense and defense, making Tekoglu breathless.
He was like a transcendent existence, leading the team to defeat the opponent in the fourth quarter.
The Chinese team defeated his opponent by 14 points, and Xie Hou freely scored 32 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. After the game, most of the Turkish players asked him to sign.
The fourth battle against New Zealand.
New Zealand and Australia are just around the corner. Due to Australia's strength, unless their basketball players can usher in an explosion, it will be difficult to qualify for the World Championship. In this warm-up match, they also dispatched all the main players, hoping to get exercise.
Judging from Xie Hou's playing time, they are a weak team.
Xie Hou only played for 22 minutes and efficiently scored 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Yao Yun showed his strength again in the game against New Zealand, scoring 22 points and 16 rebounds. His comprehensive low-post offense made the opponent unable to defend. The weight he gained during his recovery made it more difficult for him to defend.
Wang Zhizhi spent a year on magic and maintained his condition very well. With Yao, he made the New Zealanders know who is so cold that he is in a high place.
"The weakness of this lineup is defense. If Xie Hou is added, his sweeping ability on the defensive end can maximize the power of the Yuzhi combination."
Experts from all walks of life want to see the starting effect of Xie Hou, Yao Xu, and Wang Zhizhi. Yunas prefers the starting effect of Space Yi. He is not as good as Lao Wang's offensive skills, but has unique athletic ability in the inside of China, which is enough to make up for the defects of Wang's movement ability. With Xie Hou's sweep, the Chinese team's defense is like a wall of iron under the fiba system, and no one can break it.
New Zealand suffered a crushing defeat.
If they came to train the main force, the purpose would definitely not be achieved. The Chinese team's brilliance towards them has affected their self-confidence.
In the fifth game of the group stage, the game against France was the most intense.
The French team, with NBA players gathering, was so out of the blue at last year's European Championships and missed the direct access to the Beijing Olympics.
He performed poorly in the qualifying round and lost the qualification to advance to the Olympics in the end.
They attached great importance to this warm-up match, with Parker and others leading the team, and the Pacers' selection rookie Nicholas Batum this year.
It is such a team that won all four warm-up matches before, and it seemed like they were infuriating all the players to the Chinese team.
After all, they are world champions, and their excitement can be imagined.
The Chinese team does not want to win as much as they want.
The French team, who was in great shape, brought the Chinese fans on the scene back to the humiliating era when they were slaughtered by European and American powers for tens of minutes.
In the second half, Xie Hou led the team to counterattack.
Just like Zhu Xing in the SD broke out in the second half, but the pit dug up ahead was too big, and even if he scored 36 points in the first half, it would be difficult to defeat the game.
The Chinese team lost 9 points.
"This failure came just right, and we were not qualified to be proud and complacent," Yunas told the media. "If we can't keep our hearts in mind, we will suffer more losses in the Olympics."
In the knockout stage, the Chinese team will play against Türkiye again.
After losing one game, everyone became much more awake and fought steadily against Türkiye. Xie Hou once again showed the dominant suppression.
Türkiye lost 19 points.
In the final, I will fight against France again. Yunas said harshly before the game: "If you can't beat it, don't go to the Olympic Village, as it will be embarrassing to go."
The Chinese team's anger was burning, the world champion two years ago and the Olympic champion four years ago, they were regarded as thorns in their eyes by all the strong teams. The French's attitude towards them is a portrayal of the European powers.
They seem to have achieved success by Xie Hou and Yao Ming's emergence. This is true, but this is the essence of basketball.
In the 5-player sports, 2 people are surprisingly strong and can rewrite the situation.
What's more, today's Chinese team has three more NBA players than the World Championships two years ago and the Olympics four years ago?
Yao Xu ruled the penalty area, Xie Hou cleared the ball from the outside, and joined forces with Sun Yue to fight against Space Yishang. The French could no longer cast the previous hot touch. Once they did not enter, Xie Hou's rotation and counterattack would be their nightmare that they could not be able to dissolve.
At halftime, the Chinese team led by 20 points.
At the end of the third quarter, the lead expanded to 28 points.
They rushed for a 30-point victory, but the French did not surrender.
"The French on the field are so tough that it is unbelievable." Fiba broadcast the warm-up match live, and the commentary was so dark that it makes people feel distressed for Gaul. "If they had such a fighting will in World War II, why would the Germans be so rampant?"
The commentator spoke "Ru Hair", but the Chinese team took practical actions to "Ru Hair".
Their morale collapsed and their resistance was lost in the fourth quarter.
With a 34-point victory, the Chinese team took advantage of the previous shame and ended the last warm-up match before the opening of the Olympics with the Cup championship.
After the game, Yunas nodded with satisfaction: "I am satisfied with the results, with the performance of the players, with our condition, and they did my arrangement excellently. I think we are ready to go to the Olympic Village."
Next, the Chinese team conducted another 10 days of closed training.
Within these 10 days, Yunas set a 12-man roster. The national team players who were just one shot and were eliminated by buzzer were sad.
Yao Xu asked the team leader to ask their team members to have a meal outside, which was also a little comfort to those guys who had been in vain for half a year with the national team training. This was a breakup meal.
The team leader is worried that the players will eat unclean food or meat outside, and no one will be able to take responsibility if there is any problem.
Yao Yun was not talking enough by himself, and Xie Hou also made the same request, so they reluctantly agreed.
One day, 15 players in the national team training camp, 12 regular selections, and 3 players who were eliminated by buzzer, had a meal together.
At the dinner table, Yao Gui promised them that even for them and those brothers who left the national team early, they would also achieve a good result.
After all, people are emotional. They are empty-handed in half a year of training and are missing the local Olympics, which only once in their life. Yao Yu's speech made them both touched and sad, and the eyes of several big men suddenly turned red.
Chapter completed!