Chapter 654 [Every ball must be fought, deliberately showing weakness]
After the timeout, Yang Jian looked very serious and did not celebrate with his teammates. He knew it was not the time to celebrate yet.
There is a problem in the Chinese men's basketball team that has not been solved, and that is the problem of physical strength. No matter when Yao Ming and others were at their peak or in this period, the Chinese men's basketball team often starts with an early start, and then is reversed by the opponent due to physical reasons.
Even without Yang Jian, the Chinese men's basketball team has defeated some strong international teams and played back and forth with the Dream Team many times.
It has to be said that physical problems are definitely a common problem for Chinese male basketball players. The confrontational nature of the domestic league is very different from that of the NBA. When the game enters a high-intensity transition between offense and defense, if the players do not exercise enough, they will suffer from fatigue in the later stages.
This cannot be changed overnight unless CBA players consciously practice hard.
The job of the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team is very simple. He just emphasizes passing the ball to Yang Jian. This is also the way the Chinese men's basketball team allocates physical strength. Others on the offensive end do not consume much energy and put more energy on the defensive end.
The game continued, and the Chinese team maintained a double-digit lead.
The U.S. team strengthened its defense against Yang Jian. As soon as he reached the three-point line and received the ball, he double-teamed him. Yang Jian shot from the outside, attracting double-teams and passing the ball, and also assisted his teammates in scoring.
After 10 minutes, Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi came off the court to take a rest. The Chinese team's interior defense suddenly had a problem. The partnership of Battelle and Liu Yudong could not defend the penalty area well.
Moreover, the Chinese team must let Liu Yudong and Battelle play together to enhance mobility. If Battelle forms a twin tower with the other two big men, serious problems will arise in the defense. It has been tried many times in previous games.
Battle is overly strong, with a height of 211cm and a weight of 130 kilograms. He is now a square man, and he may be better at pulling trees than playing basketball...
On the defensive end, Battle can only huddle under the basket. American players can easily get past him outside the penalty area. In the international arena, the pace of offense and defense transitions is much faster than in the CBA, and his defensive loopholes will be infinitely magnified.
Liu Yudong has good mobility when playing power forward, but he is a floor player with a height of 198cm and is very poor at interfering with shooting. He also has defensive holes and is also a square person with a square face.
At this time, the Chinese team could only attack, playing a triangle offense. Yang Jian gave Battle a lob in the low post.
Battelle does have two tools for attacking in the low post. He can beat spring man McDyess, Garnett, and Raheem from behind. Unfortunately, only two minutes later, Tomjanovich replaced "Kidney Fighter" Aaron.
Zo Mourning used his muscles to resist Battle.
The Chinese team has a way to adjust on the offensive end. Battelle and Yang Jian play pick-and-roll offense, and the others open up the outside. But the team can only play positional warfare. The gain outweighs the loss by relying on only two people on fast breaks, and there is no such thing as a quickie.
Originally, the team had Gong Xiaobin, who was faster and 202cm tall, playing power forward and captain of the men's basketball team. But before Yang Jian returned to China, Gong Xiaobin was fired by the head coach, which caused a huge sensation.
When Yang Jian found out, he didn't raise any objections. He didn't understand the grievances of these people in China and it was hard to talk about it. I heard that this was related to Gong Xiaobin's falling in love during training and his poor training attitude. For Yang Jian, who has been exposed to constant scandals, this is really embarrassing.
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Without Gong Xiaobin, there are indeed too few people available at position 4. In previous games when Wang Zhizhi was troubled by fouls, Li Nan even played as a power forward.
At the end of the first half, the Chinese team led by 14 points and the situation was excellent.
However, with 8 minutes and 18 seconds left in the second half, the American team relied on a three-pointer by Alan Houston to equalize the score. 86 to 86.
Han Qiaosheng explained depressedly: "The Chinese team had a defensive problem in the second half. No one interfered with the shot just now. It shouldn't be. In the group stage, the Chinese team also led in the first half, but it was reversed in the second half. The players can't just rely on Yang Jian
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After the physical strength of the Chinese team's inside players declined, the shortcomings of guarding the pick-and-roll became more and more obvious. Fortunately, the American team did not have many outside shooters, and the two small point guards who could shoot three-pointers did not play much, otherwise the Chinese team would definitely not be able to defend it.
The small point guard restrained the Chinese team's twin-tower tactics. In order to defend the penalty area, the Chinese team could only weaken its defense against the pick-and-roll attack. However, Tomjanovich was not so domineering that he could ignore the defense and attack with the Chinese team throughout the court.
The main reason is that Tang Shuai is afraid that Yang Jian will score a super high score. If he scores 50 against the Dream Team 4, everyone will lose face. If the American team does not double-team during the group stage, Yang Jian is capable of scoring 50.
The opponent's smaller defender throws casually on the counterattack.
The Chinese team attacked, and Guo Shiqiang dribbled the ball across half court to organize. Yang Jian ran up the line from the right baseline under the cover of Yao Ming, and received the pass.
This is a tactic that the team focuses on practicing. If the American inside players do not switch defenses, Yang Jian relies on his speed to get rid of the outside defenders and may get a chance to catch the ball and shoot.
Garnett immediately defended, keeping a distance to prevent breakthroughs and interfere with shooting. After Yang Jian feinted, he dribbled the ball to the center and changed direction. Garnett blocked the pursuing Alan Houston, and used his speed to gain some space to pass the ball.
Passed to Yao Ming on a cut.
Yao Ming caught the ball and bumped into Mourning who was defending. He didn't force the ball and passed it to Liu Yudong on the left baseline.
Liu Yudong could still play some role as a substitute, and his shooting was accurate. The American players were slow to change positions, and Liu Yudong easily hit the mid-range shot. 88 to 86.
It was Yao Ming who assisted, but the most critical thing was Yang Jian's pass. Yao Ming did not pass the ball and the 208cm Mourning also had a clear height advantage.
When the American team attacked, Yang Jian continued to defend Kidd and helped his teammates defend at any time. The American players passed the ball several times from the outside, and Carter faced Sun Jun's defense on the right and broke through with the ball.
Sun Jun's movement speed was average, but Carter changed direction in the middle and bumped into Yang Jian, who was assisting in defense, forming a double-team. Carter feinted when he combined the ball and took a step to the right to pass the ball to Mourning.
I found that the restricted area was full of people.
Yao Ming can cover most of the penalty area by himself, Liu Yudong just needs to work hard to get in position and don't let anyone catch the ball easily.
Seeing that the ball could not be passed to the basket, Carter immediately came up with a double attack and chose to jump up and pass the ball to the left, hoping to find teammates on the outside. He passed the ball too hastily and did not observe his position well. Guo Shiqiang was stuck at 50 degrees.
Route took down the basketball with both hands.
Guo Shiqiang took advantage of the situation and went on a fast break, dribbling the ball across half court and passing it to Yang Jian, who was sprinting in the middle. Yang Jian made a sudden change to the ball and carried Kidd toward the basket, causing Kidd to foul.
Yang Jian made two free throws and roared back to defend. 90 to 86.
Now he wants to add a mid-range buff to himself every round and shout when he scores, no matter what method he uses to score.
Han Qiaosheng lamented: "Yang Jian has now scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals. Now every ball must be competed, it depends on his performance."
The US team attacked. Kidd brought the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Garnett. Garnett held the ball on the left and hit Liu Yudong hard. Liu Yudong staggered and then turned over and shot a jumper. The referee blew the whistle.
The ball hits someone.
The U.S. team made another low-level mistake. Garnett wanted to show off his toughness. Liu Yudong was very smart to defend in this way. In fact, the hit was not very hard, but he was half a head shorter than Garnett. He deliberately
Showing weakness can lead to fouls.
Guo Shiqiang dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Yang Jian. Yang Jian took the ball in the middle and waited for everyone to pull away.
Yang Jian faced Alan Houston and dribbled the ball from the outside, and Carter double-teamed him. Yang Jian passed the ball to Sun Jun on the left, who caught the ball and hit a three-pointer! 93 to 86.
Tomjanovich requested a timeout and realized that double-teaming Yang Jian would not work. Although the Chinese team's role players were not athletic, they shot accurately.
This is the specialty of Chinese players. Their basic skills are very solid, especially those who have competed in three Olympic Games. In 1992, 22-year-old Sun Jun participated in the Olympics for the first time and won the Olympic men's basketball team's scoring title with an average of 16.1 points per game.
If the Chinese team wants to win, it cannot rely solely on Yang Jian's performance. His teammates have always been reliable in catching and shooting. In the 1998 World Championships, they won the 1998 World Championships by using more outside shots.