Chapter 515 [Sense of accomplishment, very metaphysical]
In a parallel world, in the final, the Yugoslavia team showed the world their strong strength in European basketball, defeating the Russian team 64-62 to win the fourth world championship.
The outstanding performance of the young players made people forget about the absence of veterans such as Divac. Bodiloga, who performed well, finally won the MVP.
Yang Jian's joining the Chinese national team triggered a huge butterfly effect, and he had the last laugh.
If they had just entered the first round of the knockout round and met Yugoslavia, it would be difficult for the Chinese team to win or even a sure defeat. But at the end of the game, the Yugoslav players were exhausted, and they had no way of guarding against Yang Jian when he charged forward.
During the attack, the Yugoslav players could not get up quickly and fell into position slowly. This relieved the defensive pressure of the Chinese team to a certain extent, and the role players could often take a breather.
The Yugoslavia team played similarly to the Russian team, and lost in similar ways. Yang Jian was defeated by Yang Jian's speed.
Yang Jian made 17 of 27 shots, 8 of 14 three-pointers, 10 of 10 free throws, and scored 52 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals. Compared with him, Bodiloga's 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists were nothing at all.
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The Yugoslav players were all convinced and actually gave up the game five minutes early. Similar to the feelings of many NBA players, they felt that defending Yang Jian was a kind of torture.
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Yang Jian led the Chinese men's basketball team to create history. This is the first time that the Chinese team has won the world championship in a major ball event, and it is also the first Asian team to win the world championship in a major ball event."
Various sports receive different levels of attention. For example, football and basketball are "big balls", while table tennis and badminton are "small balls". Winning 10 championships in small-ball events may not necessarily bring as much attention to the players as in big-ball events.
Get a championship.
Sun Zhengping said: "Because of Yang Jian, basketball is already the largest sport in China."
In China, basketball is more popular than football, and the gap is huge. In the past, people would scold Chinese football players, but now fewer people scold them, and they don't pay attention at all.
Zhang Liji said with a smile: "Yang Jian led the team to win this championship, basically locking in the number one athlete in Chinese history."
Sun Zhengping said: "It would be even better if he could lead the Chinese men's basketball team to win the Olympic gold medal. It will definitely be much more difficult to win the Olympics. The US team has no stars participating in this World Championship."
Regardless of the gold content, this championship trophy is real. Everyone in the Chinese team was so excited that they almost went crazy and rushed to the court to celebrate.
Before the expedition, no one thought that they would have the last laugh. They would be permanently recorded in the annals of history if they took advantage of Yang Jian.
Yang Jian was the number one contributor to the championship. He was thrown up by his teammates and played a few trapezes. He was also very excited and filled with a sense of accomplishment. Because it was more difficult for him to lead the Chinese team to win the world championship than to lead the Sonics to win the NBA championship.
Much more.
In the national team, Yang Jian is full of firepower and gives his best in every game. If he doesn't go all out to score, defend, and drive his teammates, he can't win. It's impossible to let go. He has nothing to do with his opponent for a while.
benefit.
In the international arena, Yang Jian truly realized how strong he is. No one in the world has a better leadership ability than him. There has never been one before, and there will never be anyone in the future.
He completed the plan ahead of schedule and won the championship before Yao Ming even entered the national team. As for winning the Olympics, he knew it would be difficult, and the plan was still to compete for the championship at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Coincidentally, that Olympics was also held in Greece.
This seems to be his blessed place, very metaphysical.
After the game, Yang Jian was elected as the MVP of this World Championship without any suspense. The Olympics does not select MVPs, the World Championships does. Yang Jian scored 50 points twice in 7 games, and only scored less than 30 points in one game, showing his outstanding performance.
Terrible dominance.
Yang Jian was interviewed by the media at the press conference and talked about his feelings.
"I think this championship is mainly due to luck. The United States did not send a dream team. If I faced a group of NBA All-Stars, it would be really difficult to win. The opponents I faced this time were not that strong. The Yugoslavia team
It’s not the strongest lineup either.”
He also stated one thing again. "It is easier for me to score in the international arena than in the NBA. The players I play against are not as physically fit as NBA players, and the defensive confrontation is not as strong."
The reporter asked: "The NBA is on lockdown. If a new labor agreement cannot be reached for a season, will you consider playing in Europe?"
Yang Jian shook his head. "No, if I take a long vacation, I want to do something else. When I return to the United States, I will start shooting a new movie. I have been waiting for a long time, and I just happen to be free this time."
In his opinion, going to Europe to play basketball is just because he is full.
The salary of European stars is not very high, and it is incomparable with NBA stars. And even if he wins the league championship of a certain European country, it will not have much commemorative significance. The UEFA Champions League will not be available until 2000, and now it is
Leagues in various countries are not very competitive.
Yang Jian also praised his teammates on the national team and believed that their strength is not weak.
"I know some people say that I led the team to victory with one on five, but this is not true. My teammates did a good job in catching and shooting, with a stable shooting percentage, and everyone also defended hard. It's really all about myself.
You can’t win the game.”
When his teammates praised Yang Jian, some of them were almost incoherent, thinking that he could do anything.
The players forgot to praise and thank the coach.
This is very embarrassing. When the media reported the game, they did not mention the head coach of the Chinese team, as if winning had nothing to do with him. Everyone knows that the main tactic of the Chinese team is to pass the ball to Yang Jian, who is the coach on the field.
On the same day, Yang Jian flew back to Beijing with the team.
This time he showed the championship trophy and gold medal with his teammates, tv5 exclusive interview.
After winning the World Championships, the members became national heroes. In the Football World Cup in June this year, the Chinese men's football team was eliminated from the top 10 games in Asia and missed the World Cup. The performance of the men's basketball team inspired all fans.
In recent years, many Chinese football fans have switched to watching basketball. Only those with a bit of masochistic tendencies still cheer for the men's football team, hoping that they can rise.
Yang Jian didn't have many thoughts in the talk show and was the calmest among all the players.
His performance made people feel more high-profile, and he looked like someone who had seen the world. People couldn't even think of this kind of thing before. In 1994, the men's basketball team reached the quarterfinals and was called the golden generation.
The reason he has few thoughts is because Yang Jian knows that winning the championship will happen sooner or later.
His biggest feeling is: "I want to go home and buy a new cabinet to place the two newly won trophies. The awards I have won in the past three years have already filled a cabinet."
The host asked: "How many awards have you won in total?"
"I haven't counted them recently, but there are a lot anyway. The NBA regular season player of the month award has a trophy, and I have many of those trophies. Three All-Star Game mvp trophies, three FMVPs, two regular season mvp. Scoring champion,
The assists leader, the steal leader. The total must be more than 20."
This is not bragging, Yang Jian has received more personal honors now than many ordinary stars in their lifetime. Most stars cannot win regular season MVP or FMVP, and Ewing, who was the most popular player in the labor negotiations, does not.
The host asked: "Which trophies do you like best?"
"I like the gold medal in this world championship the most, it has special meaning. The second one is the 1997 MTV Movie Award for Best Screen Partner, which I got when I was filming "Fifty First Dates". There is also the award for my guest appearance in "Friends".
Rice Award for Best Supporting Actor. I also like these two trophies because things are rare and valuable."
The host asked: "What is your next plan?"
"Filming and singing. Buy a few more cabinets and have a special room to store trophies. In addition to basketball awards, I also hope to win Oscars and Grammys. The more trophies the better."
The host and the men's basketball teammates all laughed. "Are you confident of winning the Oscar?"