Chapter 347: Is Wang Feng the God of Basketball in International Competitions?
In this crucial quarter-final, Wang Feng's personal statistics were not particularly outstanding. He scored 29 points in the game and his shooting percentage was only about 45%. Compared with his usual performance, it was already considered unsatisfactory.
But on the defensive end, Wang Feng is like a pinnacle, marking Serbia's two cores inside and outside in the upper and lower halves at the same time. Whether it is Jokic or Bogdanovic, Wang Feng has successfully restricted them, causing Serbia to lose control on the offensive end.
been seriously affected.
Serbia, which averaged 115 points per game in the group stage, only scored 87 points in the quarter-finals. You can see how exaggerated Wang Feng's contribution on the defensive end was!
Moreover, it is very strange to describe a player who scored 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists as a near-triple-double by saying his performance was not particularly outstanding. The so-called not outstanding performance is only relative to Wang Feng's previous performance in the group stage.
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The Chinese men's basketball team defeated Serbia, making a historic breakthrough and reaching the semi-finals of the Men's Basketball World Cup for the first time.
As soon as the results of the game were announced, it immediately aroused celebrations across the country, especially as the host of the Men's Basketball World Cup this time was China, which made countless Chinese fans feel extremely proud.
At the same time, the biggest upset in the Men's Basketball World Cup broke out.
The arrogant American men's basketball team faced the French team in the quarter-finals, but lost 79:89. It was an upset and missed the semi-finals.
The defeat of the American men's basketball team was both unexpected and reasonable. The extremely poor lineup made the American men's basketball team not very competitive. The only two players on the team were Kemba Walker and Middleton.
How can an All-Star player dominate the game?
Losing the game made Popovich, then the head coach of the U.S. men's national basketball team, quite helpless and said bluntly.
"The defeat of the Men's Basketball World Cup will make the American men's basketball team pay more attention to the international arena. At the Tokyo Olympics, we will meet the challenge with a better lineup and a more positive attitude."
This has been made very clear. You young people don’t have martial ethics and you want to take advantage of the gap when our stars are not participating in the competition to sneak attack on me, an old man. Well, next time I will bring a dream team of all-stars.
The team will teach you a lesson.
On the other hand, winning against the United States made the French men's basketball team, represented by Gobert and Batum, ecstatic. At this moment, they felt as if they had stepped onto the podium of the Men's Basketball World Cup championship.
After all, the last team that could defeat the American men's basketball team in the Men's Basketball World Cup was back in 2006.
Even after climbing such a difficult mountain, what other strong enemy will stand in front of them next? The Chinese men's basketball team? In the past few decades, the French men's basketball team has never regarded the Chinese men's basketball team as a strong opponent.
With two-time Defensive Player of the Year Gobert inside and Batum who is also good at defense outside, the French men's basketball team is full of confidence in facing the Chinese men's basketball team!
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Then, on September 13, at the Wukesong Gymnasium in the capital, Wang Feng scored 47 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, leading the Chinese men's basketball team to a 93:80 victory over the French men's basketball team. He told the French men's basketball team,
How foolish it is to limit yourself by relying on Gobert, who won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
Throughout the game, the French men's basketball team was completely unable to defend against Wang Feng's attack. Batum is tall and long-armed, and is good at defensive shooting, but his steps are a bit slow. He is barely enough to follow forward players in the same position on weekdays, but against the possessor
The master of the first step, Wang Feng, who breaks through with the ball faster than many defenders, has absolutely nothing to do.
Wang Feng, who frequently breaks through with the ball, chooses to attack the frame without hesitation every time, and is not afraid of Gobert who is guarding the basket the whole time.
In the first few minutes, relying on his amazing wingspan and excellent defensive awareness, Gobert did successfully reduce Wang Feng's shooting rate from the frame.
However, the good times did not last long. In the first quarter of the game, Gobert was fouled twice because of Wang Feng's frequent attacks on the frame.
International basketball rules have one less opportunity for fouls than the NBA. Two fouls made Gobert start to restrain his hands on the defensive end. Especially when he discovered that Wang Feng actually ran towards him every time, he did not dare to do anything.
Big defensive move.
While the defensive end was broken by Wang Feng, on the offensive end, the French men's basketball team also had serious problems.
The French men's basketball team itself is not good at scoring. The main way to score is to rely on pick-and-roll passes.
Gobert was not an offensive core when he was in the NBA. Putting aside his defensive performance, he is no different from Capela on the offensive end. Even because of his slow pace, his ability to eat cakes is not as flexible as his feet. His movement speed is one of the best in the paint.
Capella.
In this case, the Chinese men's basketball team built a complete perimeter defense system with Wang Feng as the core of perimeter defense. The perimeter player of the French men's basketball team had a hot touch and performed well, so Wang Feng would immediately go over to defend in a targeted manner.
Under the effect of the purple defensive shock badge, the results can be imagined.
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"Singing and advancing! The Chinese men's basketball team eliminated the French team and advanced to the finals! It will face off against the Spanish men's basketball team!"
"Aiming to win the championship! The men's basketball players continue to create history and are united to reach new heights!"
Major domestic media began to spare no effort to build momentum for the Chinese men's basketball team, analyzing how to easily win against the Spanish men's basketball team.
But to be honest, before the start of the Men's Basketball World Cup, although many people expected the Chinese men's basketball team to create a miracle like the Rio Olympics, not many people really thought that the Chinese men's basketball team had a chance to compete with so many strong players.
Can stand out in front of the enemy.
Compared with the world's top teams such as France, Serbia, and Argentina, the gap in the overall strength of the Chinese men's basketball team is still too obvious.
It is somewhat unrealistic for Wang Feng alone to close this gap.
Who would have thought that Wang Feng would actually become angry!
Scored 58 points in a single game against Argentina, breaking the Men's Basketball World Cup personal single-game scoring record.
Against Serbia, he single-handedly restricted the performance of both Jokic and Bogdanovic.
Against the French men's basketball team, he once again scored a super triple-double of 47+14+12. It seems that no one on this earth can limit Wang Feng.
Although the Spanish men's basketball team is the strongest opponent that the Chinese men's basketball team has encountered so far on the Men's Basketball World Cup stage, it is difficult for them to do what the Argentine, Serbian and French men's basketball teams have not been able to do.
Coach Popovich, who has ended the Men's Basketball World Cup ahead of schedule and led the United States Men's Basketball Team to a "good result" of seventh place, talked about Wang Feng of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team in an interview.
"We must admit that Wang Feng is a player whose style is very suitable for the rules of international basketball games. He has a stable three-point shooting ability that almost covers half the court, and can very well break the zone defense that often occurs in international basketball."
"At the same time, Wang Feng is physically strong, explosive and full of impact. He can make emergency jump shots after breaking through, and he can forcefully attack the frame. He has rich and diverse offensive methods. No matter what defensive tactics the opponent uses, he can find shortcomings and loopholes.
It breaks."
"While he has no solution on the offensive end, Wang Feng on the defensive end is also a core perimeter defender who is fully adapted to the zone defense system. He has excellent footwork and is very effective in defending outside shots. However, when faced with his defense, most outside players will lose their accuracy when shooting.
And even when he gets inside, Wang Feng's defense is completely top-notch, and it's not easy to score in front of him."
"What surprised me the most was Wang Feng's abundant physical fitness and talent in passing and assisting in this Olympics. He played almost the entire game in every game, and he was able to control both offense and defense without feeling any discomfort at all.
We are tired, and in terms of passing and assists, we can clearly see Wang Feng’s improvement. He does not have such skills in the NBA, which undoubtedly makes him more difficult to deal with.”
"About Wang Feng, my conclusion is that if the god of basketball in the NBA is Jordan, then the god of basketball in international basketball competitions is Wang Feng! The dominance he has shown is unprecedented!"
Mr. Popovich praised Wang Feng so much that it almost reached the sky.
On the one hand, he did elaborate on the fact that in the history of international basketball, there are few players like Wang Feng who can single-handedly raise the upper limit of a team's strength to such an extent.
On the other hand, Popovich was trying to divert the fire by bragging about Wang Feng so fiercely.
The U.S. men's basketball team finished seventh in the Men's Basketball World Cup, and has been criticized domestically to the point of doubting its life.
American fans, no matter how bad your lineup is, if you lose, you lose, especially seventh place is really ugly.
Even in the worst 2002 World Championships, the American men's basketball team only ranked sixth. Good guy, this is considered a new record.
Mr. Popovich is really helpless and can only try to change the subject. Stop scolding, stop scolding, and think of a solution quickly. Otherwise, in two years' time at the Tokyo Olympics, it will be the American men's basketball team's turn to have a headache about how to deal with Wang Feng.
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On September 15, in the Men’s Basketball World Cup final, the Chinese men’s basketball team faced the Spanish men’s basketball team.
There is no doubt that this is a strong enemy, but at the same time, in Wang Feng's view, although the Spanish men's basketball team is stronger than Serbia, Argentina and other teams, it also has shortcomings.
The current Spanish men's basketball team has Marc Gasol and Ricky Rubio as its internal and external core respectively, and is supplemented by NBA-level players such as Fernandez. It is a team with strong overall strength and outstanding characteristics.
But in fact, before the start of the Men's Basketball World Cup, the Spanish men's basketball team was not expected to win the championship.
Pau Gasol, the team's core player for many years, has retired. Yin Baka and Mirotic, two NBA-level players, were not able to enter the Spanish men's basketball team due to the International Basketball Association's restrictions on the number of naturalized players.
At this stage, the Spanish men's basketball team has an aging lineup, slow speed, and many shortcomings.
However, entering the World Cup, the aging Spanish men's basketball team has shown a tacit cooperation. Centering around Rubio, the outside core, and Gasol, the inside core, the Spanish men's basketball team has distinctive tactics, which makes it impossible for opponents to do anything even if they know their tactics.
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Especially Gasol, although he is already at the end of his career in the NBA and his personal statistics and playing time have begun to shrink, in the international arena, he is like an all-around warrior.
On the defensive end, Gasol, who has won the Defensive Player of the Year award, can protect the penalty area of the Spanish men's basketball team like Gobert of the French team.
On the offensive end, Gasol, who is a heavy center, can also attack the basket like Jokic, and can even pass the ball as a big inside player to support his teammates and provide assists like Jokic.
This is really interesting. Just because of slight differences in rules, Gasol, who is about to retire in the NBA, can become a combination of Jokic and Gobert.
But facing the Spanish men's basketball team, Wang Feng did not consume Spain's inside core Gasol like he did against Serbia.
On the contrary, from the beginning of the final, Wang Feng was eyeing Rubio.
Wang Feng, who is 2.01 meters tall, defends Rubio, who is 1.88 meters tall. It feels a bit like bullying, but Wang Feng doesn't care.
As the point guard of the Spanish men's basketball team, Rubio is the brain and engine of the team. In many cases, the Spanish men's basketball team's offense is initiated by Rubio. His importance is no less important than Gasol.
Then, Rubio was deposed.
Rubio, who is mainly known for his speed and skill, was unable to resist the entanglement of Wang Feng's golden death coil badge.
Rubio, who was once known as the golden boy, was also the most promising among the high-quality guards in 2009. His draft pick was even higher than Curry, and he was also far ahead of all the point guards in the same class.
, such as Jennings, Ty Lawson, Jrue Holiday, Jeff Teague and others.
However, Rubio, who had high hopes, was only slightly better than Jennings after years of hard work in the NBA.
Rubio, who averaged 11.1 points and 7.6 assists per game in his career, has disappointed many people.
His shooting percentage is not stable enough, and his body lacks sufficient confrontation ability. If it were not for his excellent skills and golf intelligence support, Rubio may not be able to gain a foothold in the highly competitive NBA.
Until now, Rubio, who is nearly 30 years old, still has not developed a stable mid-to-long-range shooting.
With Wang Feng's defensive ability, defending Rubio is not too easy or even takes no effort at all.
With Rubio being pinned to death, the Spanish men's basketball team can only rely on Marc Gasol.
Gasol did not disappoint the Spanish men's basketball team. He held the ball inside and attacked the basket, passing the ball to assist his teammates in cutting the basket and scoring, which was very efficient.
However, the Spanish men's basketball team never expected that in the Chinese men's basketball team, besides Wang Feng, there would be another character who could compete with Gasol.
Arab League stood up at this time!
In the first quarter of the game, the UAE faced off directly with Gasol in the paint, and the two exchanged blows.
Gasol made 4 of 8 shots and scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Although the United Arab Emirates made 2 of 6 shots, he committed 2 fouls and made 4 of 4 free throws. One of the two shots he made was a three-pointer.
He also scored 9 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter.
In this game, Arab League really fought hard. Although it can be seen that he went all out in the previous games, it is definitely not as intuitive as this final!