In addition to establishing a tacit understanding with his teammates, Chen Yan must also adapt to FIBA rules as soon as possible.
Compared with NBA, FIBA has many differences.
The game time of FIBA is 10 minutes in a single quarter, and the game time of NBA is 12 minutes.
The FIBA court standard is 28x15 meters, while the NBA court standard is 28.65x15.24 meters.
The NBA three-point line standard is about 7.25 meters (top of the arc), but the international basketball standard is 6.75 meters (top of the arc), so for those NBA stars who compete in the international arena, when they shoot three-pointers in the international arena, it is like
A long two-point shot is about the same.
Fiba's game ball is composed of 12 pieces of synthetic leather, while NBA's ball is composed of 8 pieces of leather. Fiba's game ball weighs 567~652 grams, while NBA's ball is about 624 grams.
The size of the penalty area in international arenas and NBA arenas is also different.
The size of the FIBA standard court penalty area is 4.9 meters x 5.8 meters, so the NBA is 4.88 meters x 5.8 meters.
Of course, the biggest difference between FIBA and NBA is the rules.
The NBA has defensive three seconds but FIBA does not. The so-called defensive three seconds refers to when a defensive player stands in the three-second zone to defend. If the referee determines that he "did not defend any specific offensive player", then
The defensive player cannot stand in the three-second zone for more than three seconds. If he continues to stand in the three-second zone, it will be regarded as a "defensive three-second violation."
The reason why NBA set up "defensive three seconds" is for the enjoyment of the game. Otherwise, if a bunch of big men are stuck in the paint and can't break through, and there won't be exciting dunks, will anyone watch this ball?
FIBA doesn't care about so much. On the one hand, they are more traditional and emphasize competitiveness. On the other hand, this is also the way for international teams to fight against the United States.
The monsters in the United States have excellent skills and incredible physical fitness. If there is no big man guarding the basket for a long time, they will probably be attacked 1v1 by them. At that time, the game will become an exhibition match for the American team.
To be honest, whether he defended for three seconds or not has little impact on Chen Yan, because a large proportion of his scoring comes from three-pointers and high-post jump shots after pick-and-rolls.
After entering the international arena, what Chen Yan has to do is to further increase this shot ratio.
But for some tank-type players whose shots are unstable and usually rely on their bodies to grind in, this rule is undoubtedly fatal.
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After a 10-hour long flight, Chen Yan finally landed at the Capital International Airport.
The staff of the Basketball Association were ready to pick up the plane early, but what Chen Yan saw when he got off the plane was not the staff who came to pick him up, but a crowd of fans!
Chen Yan was initially planning to sign autographs and take photos with the fans, but after signing a few, he realized something was wrong.
There were more and more fans around him, swarming around him like a tide. There was almost no room to walk, let alone signing autographs!
Chen Yan and his parents could only stumble forward with the help of staff and security personnel.
"mvp!!"
At this time, I don’t know which fan shouted such a sentence.
This cry also triggered a chain effect.
"mvp!!!"
"mvp!!!"
"mvp!!!"
The roaring like a tsunami almost brought down the roof of the airport!
This is the first time Chen Yan has returned to China after joining the NBA. He did not expect that the fans would be so enthusiastic.
This caused Chen Yan to encounter various "double-teams" even outside the court!
Just when he left the airport, Chen Yan encountered the fans' crazy "full-court press"!
The opponents who "pressed" him included 6- and 7-year-old children as well as a lot of elderly people. They almost used all their strength to pursue Chen Yan.
The order at the airport seemed a bit chaotic in front of the madness of the fans.
Although the fans who gathered around did not get autographs or photos, most of them were not disappointed.
"Signing autographs for everyone? It's impossible. You won't be able to sign them all until the opening of the Olympic Games!" a fan said in an interview with reporters.
"Chen Yan is my idol. I came here just to take a look at him. As for taking photos and signing autographs, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"The airport is a public place. If you sign one by one, it will be chaotic, and Chen Yan won't be able to sign."
Although the fans expressed their understanding to Chen Yan, they were very honest physically and kept attacking Chen Yan.
In order to avoid being chased by fans, Chen Yan simply chose to leave the airport through the "back door".
But what he never expected was that Chen Yan avoided the fans, but not the airport staff.
Several ground staff and flight attendants who had just gotten off the plane were very excited when they saw Chen Yan!
In desperation, Chen Yan had no choice but to take photos with the staff and sign autographs.
Several flight attendants were very close to each other when taking a group photo, and some even secretly asked Chen Yan for his contact information.
Chen Yan's charm is not only on the court, a big boy like him, who is 190cm tall and well-dressed, is eye-catching wherever he goes.
Of course, Chen Yan's fame and money-making ability are his biggest plus points.
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Early the next morning, Chen Yan rushed to the national team training hall without stopping.
He can't wait to join his teammates on the national team!
"Chen Yan, welcome to join the national team!"
In the training hall, Dayao took the lead in applauding to welcome Chen Yan.
Dayao is the boss and the absolute core of this team, and his statement is very important.
"Chen Yan, I've finally waited for you!" Director Du said with a smile.
"Xiao Chen, let's go drink and have skewers together when we have time!" Zhu Ba patted Chen Yan and said.
Teammates stepped forward to express their welcome to Chen Yan. Ah Lian came up and gave Chen Yan a gentle fist bump: "Finally I'm on the same team with you, haha."
"Didn't we play as a team in the rookie game?" Chen Yan immediately slapped him in the face.
Ah Lian scratched his head: "Sorry, I only played a few minutes in the rookie game and almost forgot about it."
Chen Yan patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, you will play for a long time in this national team, come on!
Ah Lian nodded: "Well, let's work together!"
Ah Lian is the player Chen Yan is most familiar with in the national team besides Dayao. The two of them had a lot of private exchanges when they were in the United States, so they are not strangers to each other.
The people who are most familiar with Chen Yan on this training ground are Dayao and Arab League, but the one who is smiling the most at this moment is the Chinese men's basketball coach Yunus who is smiling happily.
He looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally the player he looked forward to most came to him!
Yunus has been paying attention to Chen Yan's movements since he joined the NBA. The biggest headache for Yunus in coaching this national team is the position of the back line. It has insufficient impact, insufficient shooting, slow transition speed, and poor passing skills.
This is the long-standing root cause of the problem for Chinese men's basketball guards.
But the arrival of Chen Yan can be said to have perfectly made up for these shortcomings.
Yunus didn't say much. After a simple warm-up, he divided the players into two groups to compete.
Yunus watched Chen Yan play in the summer league, but it was already a year ago. Chen Yan has improved a lot this year. Yunus wanted to see his growth with his own eyes.
Yunus divided the 12 national team players Dayao, Dazhi, Ah Lian, Wang 7, Zhu 9, Chen Yan, Li Nan, Liu Wei, Sun Dasheng, Du Feng, Wang Lei and Zhang Qingpeng into two groups.
Chen Yan's rebirth also changed the fate of some players. Yunus did not recruit his former disciple Hua Zai.
Hua Tsai's biggest advantage is his speed and impact, but these two attributes are considered disadvantages compared to Chen Yan. In addition, Hua Tsai has no competition experience, so there is no need to bring him along.
The 5v5 intra-team training match will begin soon.
In the first offensive round after the jump ball, Chen Yan took two steps outside the three-point line to catch the ball and throw it directly.
"Whoa!"
Before anyone could react, the ball had already entered the net.
Looking at Chen Yan's expression again, he looked like he was playing.
Dayao looked at Chen Yan and smiled: "It feels good!"
Chen Yan spread his hands and said, "Just take it easy when you come up. Let's throw a warm hand at a distance first."
These words immediately stunned Wang Qi and Zhu Ba next to them.
Both of them are famous shooters in the national team, but I have never seen one with such a hot hand.
Chen Yan is not pretending, the FIBA three-point line is shorter than the NBA, so in the NBA, the shot from this distance is at best one step outside the three-point line, which is really not that far for him.
As the training match progressed, Chen Yan could clearly feel that the national team's defenders were competing with him.
Chen Yan, who is also of yellow race, just won the championship with the world's top team and won the FMVP, enjoying everyone's applause and praise.
They want to prove themselves by defeating Chen Yan in a training match.
The most obvious player among them is Sun Dasheng.
Sun Dasheng has static and dynamic talents that are envied by all outside players. In addition, he received an invitation from the Lakers last year and is preparing to log in to the NBA this season. From the bottom of his heart, he believes that he can do better than Chen Yan, but he is less.
A platform.
Chen Yan thinks this is a very normal mentality, and he doesn't mind teaching these national team teammates a lesson.
He had just experienced a fierce playoffs, so the so-called intensity of his teammates was nothing to Chen Yan.
During a transition between offense and defense, Chen Yan got the rebound and drove straight from the backcourt into the penalty area!
It's time to break a sweat!
At this time, Sun Dasheng was chasing after Chen Yan.
Chasing and blocking shots is his specialty.
Chen Yan felt that there was someone behind him, but he didn't take it seriously and just lit up and took off!
Just as Sun Dasheng was about to jump, Chen Yan was already playing.
"Clang!"
Chen Yan ended the round with a heavy dunk, and Sun Dasheng had no choice but to serve as Chen Yan's background for a while.
The two of them are not on the same level in terms of bounce and speed.
Even James couldn't cover Chen Yan with this kind of pursuit block, let alone Sun Dasheng.
Sun Dasheng was still unconvinced and pressed directly against Chen Yan in the next defensive round.
This kind of close pressing is useful for domestic defenders, but for Chen Yan it is not only ineffective but also full of loopholes.
The closer you stick, the greater the chance of being passed by!
One step beyond the top of the three-point arc, Chen Yan made an emergency stop and suddenly leaned over to accelerate.
The next moment, Chen Yan suddenly pulled back his crotch!
An emergency stop came back, directly disrupting Sun Dasheng's defensive steps!
Just when Sun Dasheng adjusted his focus and prepared to keep up, Chen Yan quickly dropped the ball and made a quick move!
Sun Dasheng's steps suddenly turned into a mess, and his center of gravity was distracted by Chen Yan.
"Bang!"
As soon as the soles of his feet were touched with oil, Sun Dasheng fell directly to the ground.
This fall made Sun Dasheng feel that he was completely humiliated. When he fell to the ground, Sun Dasheng pulled Chen Yan's calf with his hand.
The assistant coach immediately stopped the game. It was obvious that Sun Dasheng's action was not a basketball action.
Chen Yan smiled and shook his head and walked away.
If he were in the NBA, he might just serve him directly with Yanquan.
But this is the national team, and he doesn't want to disrupt the harmony within the team as the big battle is about to begin.
Yunus also saw that Sun Dasheng was anxious and immediately replaced him. This move was a kind of protection for Sun Dasheng and Chen Yan.
But Sun Dasheng didn't think so, and he had a fierce quarrel with Yunus on the sidelines!
Sun Dasheng had some disagreements with Yunus, but now their conflict has completely erupted!
Just as he was about to slam the door and leave, a deep voice suddenly came from behind: "If you dare to walk out of this door, I will prevent you from competing in the Olympics!"
The great sage looked back and saw that the speaker was none other than Dayao.
After the Great Sage hesitated at the door for a while, he chose to return to the training ground obediently.
Sun Dasheng is also a player with a strong sense of collective honor. He also knew that he was just impulsive and immediately apologized to Yunus and Chen Yan after the training match.
Some players are born with self-discipline, and some players need to be pushed. Sun Dasheng is such a player. He is very talented, but he needs a heavyweight player to suppress him and restrain him, so that he can exert his greatest strength.
Yao is such a person in the national team.
Dayao's angry rebuke not only woke up Sun Dasheng, but also reminded the Chinese players present that everyone must unite as a result of the impending war!
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After two days of training together, Chen Yan made his debut for the national team.
At 7:30 pm on June 22, the Chinese men’s basketball team vs. the Lithuanian men’s basketball team.
This game is just a warm-up match. Chen Yan still has to adapt to the rules. The venue and the game ball are the main ones.
In 25 minutes of playing time, he efficiently scored 20 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.
The Chinese men's basketball team also defeated its opponent 95-81 without any blood.
In the next month, the Chinese men's basketball team will have 8 more such warm-up games.
Chen Yan is basically in a state of using competition as a substitute for training, relying on warm-up matches to gradually establish a tacit understanding with his teammates.
Chen Yan did not play too much time in these warm-up matches. Yunus did not let the players play with all their strength. The purpose of the warm-up matches was to allow the players to adjust their status and adjust the lineup, and not to let the main players play for too long.