Chapter 417: The Completely Different Chinese Men's Basketball Team
Of course, Love just said hello briefly. Although the two teams are not assigned to the same group, they are potential opponents after all. Even because the Chinese men's basketball team won the previous Men's Basketball World Cup, they have already been beaten by the American men's basketball team.
The basketball team is regarded as one of the biggest opponents on the road to winning the Olympic Games, and it pays more attention to it than teams such as France, Spain and Australia.
It was impossible for Love to completely ignore the thoughts of his teammates and coaches, so he just said hello and left.
The torturous opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics is finally over. Two days later, the men's basketball group stage officially begins.
The opponent in the first match of the Chinese Men's Basketball Group Stage was Argentina, the strongest among the opponents in the same group.
Although they have not won any substantive honors in recent years, and the team's core player Manu Ginobili has retired, leaving only the aging Luis Scola, the strength of Argentina, a traditional world powerhouse, still cannot be underestimated. In the latest
still ranks among the top five in the world rankings.
But what they faced was the Chinese men's basketball team, currently ranked second in the world.
The Chinese men's basketball team is actually ranked second in the world. The reason why it is ranked as high as second is mainly due to the points gained from winning the silver medal at the Rio Olympics and winning the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup. Based on the real situation of the Chinese men's basketball team
With such strength, it is impossible to be ranked second in the world. Even if Wang Feng is removed, it would be a bit difficult for the Chinese men's basketball team to be ranked among the top 20 in the world.
Just one player can raise a team's world ranking by nearly twenty places. This is Wang Feng's current influence.
Anyone with normal intelligence will know very well that when facing the Chinese men's basketball team, the most important issue is how to limit Wang Feng's performance.
Once Wang Feng performs abnormally, the Chinese men's basketball team will not be a concern at all.
This is what the Argentine men's basketball team does.
From the beginning of the game, they launched a targeted defense against Wang Feng.
The zone defense and a 2-meter-tall forward player followed closely throughout the game, neither giving Wang Feng a chance to shoot from outside nor allowing Wang Feng to break through with the ball and reach the basket to cause damage.
For this reason, it doesn't matter even if you let go of some other players of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team. Anyway, with the level of those players, the damage they can create is limited... That's how it should be.
"Guo Ailun! After receiving the pass from Wang Feng, he took an open three-point shot! Hit!" In the CCTV sports studio, Director Yu's passionate commentary continued. "Today, the overall touch of the Chinese men's basketball team seems to be very good. As long as
Basically, the opponent can seize the open opportunities! This is the third three-pointer Guo Ailun has hit in the first quarter!"
"Of course, Wang Feng contributed a lot to the reason why Guo Ailun and others were able to get so many open opportunities. In this game, the Argentine men's basketball team used every possible means to target Wang Feng, but Wang Feng had to face multiple double-teams.
Being able to accurately pass the basketball to an open teammate despite the circumstances is the contribution of a top perimeter player to a team."
Of course, the instructor Yu and the audience in front of the TV didn't know that, let alone the open pass, the reason why the other players of the Hua Guo Men's Basketball Team felt so good was entirely due to Wang Feng's badge gain.
Adding ten cents to a playmaker can instantly increase a player's shooting percentage to an extremely terrifying level. Plus, if the player is still open, if he can't even make a shot like this, then don't play professional basketball anymore and find someone else.
It is better to work safely in the factory.
The Chinese men's basketball team has flourished a lot and has extremely high offensive efficiency, which directly frustrates the Argentinian men's basketball team. Moreover, they are not only frustrated on the defensive end, they also suffer setbacks on the offensive end.
Wang Feng redeemed two badges. The playmaker increased the offensive capabilities of his teammates, while the defensive core increased the defensive attributes of his teammates.
Multiple abilities are all +4, which slightly increases the collective defensive intensity of the Chinese men's basketball players.
The most important thing is that the defensive core badge that has reached the Purple Hall of Fame level allows Wang Feng to directly see the opponent's potential shooting percentage on the court.
In each round, with just a glance, Wang Feng could tell who among the five opponents had a better touch, and he would personally mark the opponent.
Although Wang Feng himself cannot get the ability bonus of the Defensive Core Badge, his defensive ability is already at the top level in the world both inside and outside. Even the top stars in the NBA are helpless when faced with it, let alone the Argentinian man.
Most players like the Basketball Team are NBA substitutes or at the European League level.
The current core scoring point of the Argentine men's basketball team is Thunder forward Gabriel Deck. During the 19th Men's Basketball World Cup, Deck was the main scoring point of the Argentine men's basketball team. He has excellent offensive ability and has great skills.
Accurate three-point long-range shooting ability.
But when facing Wang Feng, Deke was obviously more than one and a half points behind.
Not to mention being intimidated by Wang Feng's signature defensive badge, even if Wang Feng only used the golden all-star level death coil to press closely, he could easily make Dyke panic, and even his dribbling movements were completely deformed.
The two sides are not at the same level at all. The Argentina men's basketball team tried to use pick-and-roll screens for Dyke to avoid Wang Feng, but under the purple pick-and-roll dodger badge, ordinary pick-and-roll screens had no effect at all.
"Damn..." Seeing the situation where the court was completely passive and the score was constantly being stretched, the head coach of the Argentine men's basketball team couldn't help but cursed secretly.
The situation completely exceeded his expectations. When did the Chinese men's basketball team become so strong? In the Men's Basketball World Cup two years ago, they were just a team that relied on Wang Feng's personal ability. Once Wang Feng was gone,
Useless.
The current situation has left him unable to think of any good countermeasures for a while, and even calling two timeouts failed to restore the situation.
In the first quarter of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team led by 4 points at 20:16. In the second quarter, it went even further, at 22:15. At the end of the half, the two teams were 42:32, with a point difference of 10 points.
The Chinese fans were all stunned and ecstatic.
In the first half, Wang Feng basically didn't take many shots. He only passed the ball and assisted. Ah Lian, Guo Ailun, Zhou Qi and others all scored and performed well.
Among them, Guo Ailun's performance is the most outstanding.
Guo Ailun himself is one of the most reliable shooters from the outside in the Chinese men's basketball team. Now with the blessing of Wang Feng's two purple Hall of Fame badges, Wang Feng estimates that Guo Ailun's three-pointers should have exceeded 80 with the blessing of the badges.
He definitely has a good hit rate when he is open.
He hit three three-pointers in the first quarter, two more in the second quarter, and five three-pointers in the half, scoring 17 points. He was the highest-scoring player on the team.
It was so smooth that Guo Ailun was a little overwhelmed. When he was surrounded by his teammates during the halftime break, he had a look of surprise on his face.
"Well done!"
"Your touch is so good today! Just keep working hard and win this game!"
Surrounded by his teammates, Guo Ailun remained calm.
"What are you talking about! How am I so good? Brother Feng's passing is obviously awesome! All the three-pointers I made were assisted by Brother Feng. Who can't make a completely open shot? Brother Feng is the most awesome.
It was because he was able to accurately deliver the ball to me despite being double-teamed by the opponent. The force and angle were almost perfect. I feel that the improvement in shooting feel is directly related to Brother Feng’s passing!”
Guo Ailun's shameless lick successfully earned the looks of contempt from his teammates.
Although they all understand that Guo Ailun's ability to get so many outside shots is entirely due to Wang Feng, but he also attributes his good touch to Wang Feng. Isn't this going too far?
I'm afraid no one would have thought that Guo Ailun's feeling was true. Without the blessing of Wang Feng's ten-cent badge, Guo Ailun would not have been so popular even if he was in an open position and was affected by the game and pressure.
Feel.
Faced with Guo Ailun's praise, Wang Feng showed very calmly. He just smiled and said: "The game is not over yet. In the second half of the game, the Argentine men's basketball team will definitely launch a fierce counterattack. We must withstand it with all our strength and hold on to the hard-won victory."
leading score.”
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Just as Wang Feng said, at the beginning of the third quarter, the Argentine men's basketball team regained its strength and launched an aggressive attack on the Chinese men's basketball team's defense.
Under the complicated passing, cutting and running, the defense of the Chinese men's basketball team will always be torn open by the opponent, resulting in air cuts or open balls from the outside.
The Argentine men's basketball team's scoring began to gradually pick up and improve, and the score was caught up little by little.
This passive situation made the Chinese fans in front of the TV sweat in their hearts.
After all, they are the top players in the world, but the gap in overall strength level of the Chinese men's basketball team is still too big.
But at this time, Wang Feng began to step up and increase the firepower output on the offensive end.
As soon as Wang Feng took action, the situation immediately changed.
Because of the defensive strategy of the Argentine men's basketball team, Wang Feng had never had a good offensive opportunity before... but that was only when Wang Feng was alone.
Basketball is a sport for five people. Since the Argentine men's basketball team can use multiple double-teaming tactics against Wang Feng, why can't Wang Feng call on his teammates for help?
The two inside players of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, Ah Lian and Zhou Qi, began to frequently pull out from the outside to cover Wang Feng in pick-and-rolls. Wang Feng looked at the gap at the moment of the pick-and-roll screen and shot with lightning speed.
"brush!"
The defenders of the Argentine men's basketball team didn't even have time to bypass the pick-and-roll and step forward to defend. They watched the basketball fly toward the basket and then brush the net into the frame.
On the sidelines, the American men's basketball team, which had finished the first round of Group A and easily defeated its opponents to win its first victory, was watching the showdown.
When he saw Wang Feng hit a long-range three-pointer, the Warriors' Green couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Wang Feng... his three-pointers are becoming more and more fierce. There is almost no flaw in the long-range three-pointer after the pick-and-roll just now. His movements are as if they were carved from the same mold...
No, his shooting speed seems to be a little faster than Stephen!"
Although Wang Feng has won the three-point shooting crown for many consecutive years and defeated Curry and Thompson more than once in the three-point contest, in the eyes of Green of the Warriors, Wang Feng’s three-point shooting ability has never been recognized. After all, compared to Curry, he often
Encountered strict defense, Wang Feng's shooting space is really much better.
With a height of 2.01 meters and super lethality when holding the ball, Wang Feng has a higher three-point shooting percentage than Curry. If Wang Feng faced the exact same environment as Curry,
Green feels that he can never compare to Curry.
But there is one thing Green has to admit.
Looking at the entire league, apart from Curry, there is no one who can compete with Wang Feng in the three-point field, and neither does Thompson.
"If you want to easily deal with the Chinese team, you'd better think carefully about how to deal with Wang Feng's pick-and-roll three-point shot."
Green's words seemed to speak to the hearts of all members of the American men's basketball team.
Their consensus with the Argentine men's basketball team is surprisingly consistent.
The only real threat to the Chinese men's basketball team is Wang Feng. As long as Wang Feng can be restrained, they can easily defeat their opponents.
It's a pity that the Argentine men's basketball team understands this truth, but fails to do it.
After three consecutive pick-and-roll three-pointers, Wang Feng hit two of them and directly scored 6 points, helping the Chinese men's basketball team stabilize the dangerous score crisis.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the Argentine men's basketball team immediately adjusted its defensive strategy and tried to move forward in a pick-and-roll, denying Wang Feng room to shoot.
But this move will reveal even bigger flaws.
As soon as they moved forward, the pick-and-roll player immediately moved down and ran towards the basket.
The Argentine men's basketball team tried to go forward to avoid the pick-and-roll, but it was already too late to turn back and chase the pick-and-roll player.
Wang Feng threw the basketball towards the basket. Zhou Qi jumped up high, caught the basketball in the air, and completed the alley-oop with a powerful two-handed dunk!
"Beautiful dunk! Wang Feng and Zhou Qi's aerial connection, the opponent can't stop them at all!"
Director Yu's excited voice fully aroused the emotions of the fans in front of the TV.
So cool! So cool!
When did watching the Chinese men’s basketball team become so enjoyable?
In their memories, the Chinese men's basketball team will always have the same three-pointer. The defender dribbles the ball hard through the half court, and then looks for the inside player who is sitting inside, and drills deep into the inside.
As a country rich in inside players, it has been a habit for decades to focus on slow-paced center tactics.
But all this began to change qualitatively with the arrival of Wang Feng.
Since the Rio Olympics, Wang Feng has become the core of the Chinese men's basketball team's offense. The team's offense began to shift from inside to outside, or in other words, it was initiated by Wang Feng.
What fans have seen more often before is Wang Feng's extremely exciting personal offensive show, which is simple, direct, and efficient, and just looks reassuring.
And with the start of the Tokyo Olympics, everyone was surprised to find that not only Wang Feng, but the entire Chinese men's basketball team seemed to have been completely transformed. The offense was very smooth and determined, and it was still able to face a world-leading team like Argentina with ease.
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And it was Wang Feng who brought all this to the Chinese men's basketball team.
In less than three quarters, Wang Feng's assists in a single game have already reached double figures. After delivering this alley-oop to Zhou Qi, he has already reached 13 assists!