On August 1st, Zhang Lili and Su Qun came to him and told him that the World Championships was about to begin.
The quadrennial Men's Basketball World Championship will be held in Canada from August 4th to 14th.
Zhang Liandao said regretfully: "These NBA stars are going to participate in the World Championships this time. The media calls them the Dream Team. O'Neal and Mourning are among them. It would be great if you could participate."
Lao Wang smiled and said: "No, even if I join the national team in the future, I will only play in the Olympics and not the World Championships."
Zhang Lili and Su Qun were startled and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
On the 4th, the 12th Men’s Basketball World Championship kicked off in Toronto.
16 teams participated and were divided into four groups. The top two teams in each group entered the knockout rounds. Country Z was divided into one group with the United States, Brazil, and Spain.
Needless to say, the strength of the Dream Team 2. Brazil is the champion of South America and Spain is fifth in the European Championship. They are not weak. If the men's basketball team wants to make it out of the group stage, it must eliminate these two countries, so there is a lot of pressure.
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In the first game against Brazil, the game went into the last ten seconds and was still two points behind. In the end, Zheng Wu was calm and hit a two-pointer, dragging the game into overtime.
In overtime, Hu Weidong broke out and scored 10 points alone. He defeated Brazil with a score of 97:93 and won the first group match.
On the 6th, fight against the United States.
Playing against the second dream team is undoubtedly very stressful. This is the first time for the men's basketball team to play against the dream team.
Before playing, the men's basketball team came to the player tunnel in advance to wait.
Liu Yumin personally serves as the team leader, Jiang Xinquan is the head coach, and the two of them and several other coaches and staff are also waiting on the side.
When it was time to play, Dream Team 2 and the rest had not arrived yet, so the staff of the organizing committee had no choice but to arrange for Team Z to go out first.
After five or six minutes, a group of senior players from the second Dream Team arrived belatedly and appeared on stage to the cheers of the Canadians.
There is usually a greeting session between the two teams before the start of the game. Team Z took the initiative to say hello. The guys from Dream Team 2 who had their eyes high above their heads responded lukewarmly and ignored some of them.
People like Rain Man Kemp, who has a bad relationship with Wang Tiejun, have a very bad attitude towards the men's basketball team.
The game then started. Under the tight defense of the American team, the men's basketball team immediately fell into a passive position and made frequent mistakes, giving the Dream Team a lot of fast break opportunities.
The external situation is unfavorable, and the internal situation is also weak.
"Bang!"
Rain Man Kemp, the originator of the Beast style, bombed Team Z's basket again and again, never getting tired of it.
"Bang!"
The same goes for the monster O'Neal. On both offense and defense, he completely dominated the two penalty areas and turned Shantao into a scumbag.
"well!"
Zhang Lili, the commentator, kept sighing in his heart. If Wang Tiejun was here, even if he couldn't guard against these two guys, he could still explode each other, and the scene wouldn't be so embarrassing.
After one game, 132:77, the men's basketball team lost to the Dream Team 2 by a full 55 points, which can be called a bloodbath.
Hu Weidong, who played well in the last game, only scored 8 points in this game, and the main center Shan Tao only scored 11 points.
Sitting next to the bench, Director of the Basketball Department Liu Yumin watched with his own eyes a behemoth and a wild beast smashing the men's basketball penalty area into rubbish. He wanted to call Wang Tiejun into the national team more and more.
After the game, she found Zhang Lili.
"Lao Zhang, are you familiar with the center and power forward of the US team? CCTV has not broadcast their games, so I don't know them. How do they compare with Wang Tiejun in terms of strength?" she asked.
Zhang Liji immediately said: "That center is called Shaquille O'Neal, nicknamed Big Shark. He is the person most likely to become the fourth super center in the NBA.
This time he also led the team to the NBA playoffs, but was swept in the first round. But there is no doubt about his strength. He is first-class. His offensive and defensive strength is even higher than Wang Tiejun's, and will definitely not be higher than Wang Tiejun's.
under."
"How much better than Wang Tiejun?"
Liu Yumin did not doubt what Zhang Lili said. O'Neal's performance just now was indeed powerful. He could run as fast as a defender, was frighteningly flexible, and his explosive power was extremely terrifying. At first glance, he was a man of extreme talent.
Zhang Lili said: "His athleticism is much better than Wang Tiejun's, but Tiejun also has his strong points, and O'Neal can't guard him. The two of them are actually competing against each other.
However, Wang Tiejun's style of play is too physical, so the number of attacks is limited and his scoring ability is not as good."
After talking about O'Neal, he introduced the situation of Rainman Kemp, and then said: "This star suffered a lot at the hands of the Tiejun, and his ribs were broken. If the Tiejun were on the court today, he would not dare to be so presumptuous.
Even O'Neal has suffered losses in front of the Tiejun. He has been dunked by the Tiejun several times and often knocked over by the Tiejun. Of course, he has also knocked over the Tiejun several times."
Liu Yumin nodded, not knowing what he was thinking, and said nothing.
Zhang Lili opened his mouth, wanting to ask about the current situation, but it was difficult to speak.
He met with Wang Tiejun before coming here this time. He knew that Wang Tiejun's attitude was not something that the national team could just call upon, and it was already very difficult to operate now.
Liu Yumin was thinking about this, and now she desperately wanted to call Wang Tiejun into the national team before the 1996 Olympics.
Zhang Li thought for a while and then said: "Liu Chu, you also know what Wang Tiejun means. He will not agree unless his problem is solved.
Moreover, even if that thing is accomplished, he will only play in the Olympics and not other competitions."
Liu Yumin was startled and felt a little upset.
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On August 10th, in the capital, Wang Tiejun put Feihong on a plane. The latter will study abroad at the University of California, Los Angeles for three years.
Before leaving, he gave Yu Feihong a Citibank check for US$200,000, which the latter exchanged in RMB. According to the official exchange rate, he gave him not a penny less.
Yu Feihong comes from a very good family. He started filming at the age of 16. The cost of studying abroad is not a problem. He is not willing to spend his money and he is very independent.
The relationship between the two has developed further, at least they no longer say stupid things like saying that the other is a brother. However, the distance between them and some other reasons have been blocking their further development.
A few days later, the 12th World Championship ended. Dream Team 2 easily won the championship with its super strength, beating its opponents by an average of 37.7 points per game, continuing the glory of Dream Team 1.
The men's basketball team of country Z also achieved a breakthrough in history, reaching the top eight in the world and achieving eighth place in the world.
This generation of men's basketball team is also called the 1994 golden generation by domestic media. Hu Weidong and others stole the show.
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On August 25, Wang Tiejun completed 50 days of speed training, and his speed increased to level 77, reaching his ceiling.
Ten days later, he completed two months of jumping training, and his bounce was raised to the ceiling of level 74. His bounce height was level 73/level 73, and his bullet speed was level 75/level 75. It could no longer be improved.
The improvement of these two qualities has also led to corresponding improvements in some technologies.
At the end of September, the 80-day balance training was completed and it reached the ceiling of level 87.
Ten days later, on October 5th, all other trainings were completed one by one.
As his weight reached 129 kilograms, his strength also reached level 98.
Through training, his physical fitness increased by 3 levels as scheduled. With 100 medicinal baths, his potential increased by another level, now reaching level 99/101.
With a physical fitness level of 99, he estimated that he was at the top level in the league, because the level 110 set by the system was for the entire human race, not just the NBA.
Coordination has been improved by 5 levels and is now level 90/91.
In terms of resistance to injury and illness, it is now at level 93/101, and each level increases by one level through medicated oil massage.
In terms of rebounding, it has been improved by 3 levels through training, and the improvement of athletic quality has been improved by 1 level accordingly. By doing this, it has been improved by 4 levels in three months, and now it has reached level 98.
The system prompts that he has mastered all rebounding skills. This skill has reached his ceiling and cannot be improved through systematic training. If he wants to improve, his athletic quality needs to be improved to the next level.
The shot blocking has been improved by 5 levels through training, and the improvement of athletic quality has been improved by 2 levels. A total of 7 levels have been improved, and it is now level 89.
Single defense has been upgraded by 4 levels in total, now reaching level 91.
The assist defense has been improved by 8 levels through training, and another 2 levels due to the improvement of athletic quality. It has been improved by 10 levels in total, and is now level 81.
In addition, the explosive power has been increased from level 77/85 to level 80/86, each increased by three levels and one level.
In terms of offensive ability, the low-post basket has been upgraded from level 70 to level 72, the level 28 low-post turnaround jump shot has been upgraded to level 35, the level 55 rebound shot has been upgraded to level 58, the level 65 jump shot has been upgraded to level 66, and other high-level skills have been upgraded.
There is no change, and neither is the overall offensive strength.
In addition, there are four data that have been improved. He has never paid attention to these four data and does not know when they were improved.
The level 65 organization has been upgraded to level 70, the level 70 cover and coordination has been upgraded to level 85, the level 80 ball receiving and distribution has been upgraded to level 85, and the level 85 fast break has been upgraded to level 95.
According to analysis, the improvement in these four items should be due to the accumulation of game experience in the past two seasons.
Looking at my information, I feel that it has improved a lot.
However, improving offensive strength requires a large amount of points to optimize and synthesize these high-level technologies.
The defense is still a little weak, especially the assist defense, and it is necessary to continue to improve.
"The system will redeem a training card for assisting defense, single defense and blocking shots."
Without so many points for optimization and synthesis, he could only improve through training. He still had 800 points and redeemed three more training cards to prepare for training in the new season.
The three trainings are still three months. Single defense and blocking will each be improved by 3 levels. The assist defense level is low and will improve quickly, but this time it is not level 8, but level 7.
The system prompts that level 88 assist defense is the ceiling that his physical fitness can support, unless his quality is improved again.
On October 10th, he said goodbye to his family, flew to the United States, and landed in Los Angeles.
Liu Changfeng and his wife Tian Xiaofen followed him to the United States, this time not as his personal masseur, but as the Suns' masseur.
He often gives massages to Kevin Johnson and others, and the Suns officially decided to hire him as the team's masseur, with an annual salary of $45,000 and working hours for the entire season.
The number of people on a team is fixed, including the masseur. The Suns didn't hire him last season because there was no room for him. This time, they deliberately left a seat vacant so they had the opportunity to hire him.
In this way, Lao Wang can save some expenses.
When they arrived in Los Angeles, Hawksman picked them up. Lao Wang asked Liu Changfeng and his wife to go to Phoenix first, and he planned to visit Yu Feihong and spend a few days in Los Angeles.
"Less than, I'm here."
Driving Hawksman's car to UCLA, he made a phone call to Yu Feihong.
"Old K, I haven't seen you for two months, why are you so old again?" Yu Feihong said in surprise when he saw Lao Wang.
"To gain weight, I need more tonnage and strength to gain a greater advantage in the penalty area." He said with a smile.
"Be careful of getting hurt," Yu Feihong warned.
He stayed in Los Angeles until the 15th before leaving.
In the past few days, Yu Feihong and I have been shopping around Los Angeles.
In his relationship with Yu Feihong, he is very cautious and does not have the mentality of having fun with those female stars and models in Hollywood.
Yu Feihong also has her own ideas. She has a very independent personality. Even if she can get together with Wang Tiejun, she will not be attached to him.
However, she also understands that since the two have different professions and are so far apart, there will be huge obstacles if they want to come together.
Unless one of the two can sacrifice his career, it will be difficult for them to really come together, because for a lover or a couple, distance cannot produce beauty.
The reason why I decided to study in the United States was that I had a long-standing plan, and I also wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to Wang Tiejun to see if there could be a change.
This change is mainly from her side. She can be sure that Wang Tiejun will not give up his NBA career because of her.
If anyone has to sacrifice, it can only be myself.
Lao Wang spent more than one million US dollars to buy a villa in a wealthy area on the outskirts of Los Angeles, put a Mercedes-Benz SUV there, and gave a set of keys to Yu Feihong.
Yu Feihong has an independent personality, and the same goes for her finances. She doesn't spend his money. She usually treats guests when she goes out to play, but she didn't refuse this time because she knows that it's actually very unsafe here in the United States, especially at night. She can't go out in the school building.
It's not much better, and it's very expensive. It's safer to live in a wealthy area.
The two spent a few days together in Los Angeles, and their relationship made progress. They both have very straightforward personalities. They felt that the time had come, so they officially established a relationship.
On the afternoon of the 15th, Wang Tiejun returned to Phoenix, and Liu Changfeng came to pick him up.
Liu Changfeng had already moved away and brought his wife over. He definitely could no longer live with Wang Tiejun. The couple rented a house by themselves and started running their own little nest.
Wang Tiejun already owned three vehicles and didn't need so many, so he gave his old pickup truck to Liu Changfeng.
The next day, he went to the housekeeping service center to register and hired a cleaning worker.
He doesn't like other people living in his home, and he doesn't plan to hire a chef. The restaurant outside is not far away and he can cook it himself, and the workers are also part-time workers.
When the Suns were playing preseason games, a bunch of rookies and substitutes were playing, and none of the main players were going.
In the next two days, Kevin Johnson and Dan Marley also returned to Phoenix. At noon on the 18th, the three of them found a cafeteria to get together.
"Old K, are you so strong? Have you gained weight again?"
"What's the tonnage now?"
When they met, Kevin Johnson and Dan Marley were a little surprised. He smiled and said: "At 129 kilograms, my mobility has not weakened, and some qualities have improved. However, my athletic qualities have almost reached their limit. From now on, I will only
We can improve our skills to improve our strength.”
"That's pretty strong, right? In the playoffs, your speed won't be slow, and ordinary power forwards won't be faster than you either." Dan Marley said.
Lao Wang looked at the two of them. Kevin Johnson was obviously not as good as last season and his muscles were a little looser than before. The same was true for Dan Marley. He sighed inwardly that the condition of these two old teammates this season was worrying.
Dan Marley is a shooting guard who mainly focuses on jump shots, and his situation may be a little better. Judging from his physical condition, the Lightning, who mainly focuses on breakthroughs, will drop a notch this season.
"Old K, there are some changes in the lineup this season. Several people have left," Kevin Johnson said.
"I haven't gone to the headquarters yet, so I don't know the situation. Do you know?" he asked.
Kevin Johnson said: "Oliver Miller went to the Pistons, Ceballos went to the Lakers. In addition, Danny Manning joined us as a free agent, but only signed a one-year contract."
"He won't stay with the Eagle?" Lao Wang asked.
"The Eagles want young people to rebuild. He doesn't have many opportunities. It just so happened that his contract ended and he chose to leave." Kevin Johnson said.
Lao Wang was stunned. Are the Clippers and Hawks crazy?
Before last year's All-Star Game, the Clippers and the Hawks completed a deal. The Clippers used Danny Manning's two protected first-round picks to trade the Hawks' human movie star Wilkins. Because these two stars are elite players.
The deal caused a sensation in the league at the time.
Then after last season, Wilkins immediately announced that he would not renew his contract with the Clippers, and now Danny Manning has also left the Hawks. Aren't these two teams a piece of cake? The Hawks also lost two protected first-round picks.
, the Clippers didn’t even drop a fart.
"Old K, what are your thoughts on the new season?" Dan Marley asked.
Lao Wang stopped his knife and fork, thought for a while and said: "Our main opponent in the new season is the Mosaic team. We lost to them last time. I don't want to lose again this time. If we lose again, we will get used to it. We can't lose again.
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Kevin Johnson opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but nothing came out.
He is about to turn 29 and has rested for a few months. He knows in his mind that his state in the new season will definitely not be as good as last season. He feels that he has passed his peak period. If the team wants to compete for the championship again, this
He will be under a lot of pressure during the season.
Last season he averaged close to 37 minutes per game. This season he hopes to keep his playing time under 30 minutes. If it is any longer, his body may not be able to handle it.
In fact, he really doesn't want to leave the Suns. Although he is not a rookie with the Suns, he was traded to the Suns in his rookie season. The Suns are his home team. He has been playing here and he really wants to stay here forever.
It's just that Old K has become the core of the team. If he can't keep up with such a young core at his age, the team will probably trade him to equip Old K with more suitable teammates.
Therefore, if he wants to stay with the Suns, he must continue to work hard with Old K without any slack.
If Lao K could just muddle along, he would be more comfortable and retire after a few more years, but Lao K is obviously not the case.
In this case, he must be mentally prepared to be traded, or the team finds a younger number one position and he enters the substitute lineup.
Dan Malley has the same thoughts as Kevin Johnson. He is one year older than the Lightning, almost 30 years old, and has passed his physical peak. Now it is time to rely on experience to play.
Moreover, he is a rookie of the Suns. He has been here since he entered the league, and he does not want to leave.
