Yang Yi's mouth really has no lower limit.
But he also really understands traffic. He was obviously playing in the World Championships, but he suddenly brought the topic to the NBA next season.
Although the Bulls' lineup looks as good as the Heat's, it's a bit too dark for you to judge in advance that someone can't make it out of the Eastern Conference.
Let’s not talk about other things. As for the lineup of the Big Three, if they don’t win the championship for two consecutive years, they may break up early.
It's fun to be together at the peak, but the road ahead is also very difficult.
But no matter how absurd what Yang Yi said sounds, at least now, in this arena, Xu Yong and Durant are staged a scoring battle.
After the first quarter, Durant and Xu Yong both scored 14 points. Not only did they play well, but their hands were also very hot.
Under their leadership, the two teams tied 28 to 24 in the first quarter, with the Chinese team taking the lead.
In a 10-minute game, this is already a very high score.
But for the Chinese team, their challenge has just begun.
The strongest point of the American team is not their starting lineup. Especially with the development of world basketball, even the Dream Eight team has difficulty in opening the score in the first quarter in many games.
Their strongest point is rotation.
The feeling of five All-Stars taking a break and being replaced by five All-Stars is the opponent's most desperate moment.
The Mengba team won many games, that is, they won in the transition period between the substitutes. Wade was brought up for various breakthroughs, and the Mengba team directly led the Mengba team in scoring.
Therefore, in order to prevent the score from being opened too early, most opponents can only extend the main presence time.
But if you can withstand the first half, you will have no energy left in the second half.
This is also why fans always felt that the men's basketball team was not physically fit enough.
That's not a disadvantage of the yellow race, it's simply a lack of substitute strength.
So at the beginning of the second quarter, Xu Yong found Deng Huade.
"I don't need a break."
Xu Yong's words made the famous American coach stunned.
"Are you serious?" Deng Huade confirmed after coming back to his senses.
You must know that Xu Yong played a lot on the offensive end in the first quarter, which consumed a lot of physical energy.
Xu Yong nodded seriously.
He originally thought that FIBA competitions were more intense, and although they were shorter, they would consume a lot of physical energy.
However, after feeling it for just one session, he realized that the effect of his physical training over the years was still very effective.
And he was only on the court for 40 minutes, not attacking for 40 minutes. When he was not holding the ball, he was on the court to contain the situation and ran two without the ball to look for opportunities.
There are many things worth learning from James, and [court rest] is one of them.
"If there is really a physical problem, coach you can call a timeout to give me a rest." Seeing that Deng Huade had not yet agreed, Xu Yong said with a smile.
Deng Huade was amused and nodded.
Xu Yong has already proven himself in the NBA during his rookie season. Having said that, he must be aware of it.
The game started immediately in the second quarter, and Thibodeau took a call.
It was Forman who called him, and the Bulls finally settled on a key reinforcement player, O'Neal Jr.
A two-year, 10 million contract with a player option in the second year.
O'Neal Jr. actually only turned 32 in October this year, and he still averaged 13.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game with the Heat last season, and his shooting percentage was a career-high 52.9%.
However, he has two big problems. One is his performance in the playoffs last season. As the team's second-leading scorer, he averaged only 4.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game against Perkins' defense. The rate is directly stretched to 20%.
Bunchy Wells, for example, achieved his worth in one round of the playoffs, and he has achieved his worth in one round of the playoffs.
Of course, the second is the biggest problem. Since suffering a knee injury in the 2004-05 season, he has basically missed some games due to injury every season. Especially after entering the 2007-08 season, he can only play about half of the games.
Although he played the most 70 games with the Heat in recent years last season, no one knows how much impact his injuries will have.
These two issues also contributed to his value in this year's free market.
After hanging up the phone, Thibodeau couldn't help but smile.
Yao Ming, O'Neal, O'Neal Jr., including Gibson who is already on the team, and another insider Asik who he came to Turkey to inspect this time.
Next season he will obviously play one senior and four juniors, but Foreman has managed to recruit so many inside players, and they have tonnage (O'Neal), flexibility and defense (O'Neal Jr.), traditional center (Asik), and space inside players (O'Neal). Gibson), in all styles.
However, he can actually understand that the main problem is that Yao Ming has injury risks, and it is necessary to sign more insiders to reduce his consumption in the regular season.
Yao Ming.
Thibodeau looked at the Chinese team's bench.
He doesn't care about other people, but Yao Ming, this is the second time the two have cooperated. With the lessons learned from the Rockets period, he will definitely be more careful in using Yao Ming this time.
At this moment, he saw the lineup of the Chinese team. Xu Yongyong rested?
He was stunned for a moment, then felt inexplicably ecstatic.
In the past two months since he arrived at the Bulls, the most important thing he has done is to study the video of the Bulls' game last season.
Ross and Xu Yong are naturally the ones he focuses on.
Even though he knew Rose's breakthrough well as an opponent, the more he watched it, the more he liked it. To say it was a scalpel would be an understatement.
According to Xu Yong, what matters most to him is his versatility, his stable playing style with and without the ball, and his great potential as a super player.
However, he didn't feel much when watching the video before, but when he saw Xu Yong resting, he suddenly realized that Xu Yong played the most minutes for the Bulls last season, and he played in all 82 games.
Good boy, I love you like this!
In the blink of an eye, the half-time game ended, the score on the field was 51 to 50, and the Chinese team ended the half with a 1-point lead!
Somewhat similar to 2008, the Chinese team and the American team were evenly matched at halftime, and even led by score.
But the difference is that the Chinese team did not do this by beating up the main players (except Xu Yong).
One thing that has been overlooked is that among the starting five of the men's basketball team in 2008, Liu Wei and Wang Shipeng were both substitutes this time. Coupled with Wang Zhizhi on the inside, the substitute strength of this men's basketball team is also quite strong.
Especially Wang Shipeng, his personal condition is very good, and his outside shooting is very stable despite his somewhat convulsive nature.
The fans who also watched this half were excited, and the ratings soared again.
This is the first time that Chinese fans feel that the Chinese team really has a chance to win.
After a short intermission, the two sides returned to the field.
The US team has made adjustments to the starting lineup, including Billups, Iguodala, Durant, Odom, and Chandler.
The change in this lineup compared to the effective lineup in the first half was that Billups replaced Rondo.
Billups is also good at organizing and controlling the field. The key is that he has shooting.
And in the first round of the second half, the entire US team was creating opportunities for Durant.
Durant finally caught the ball and successfully reached the basket, causing a defensive foul on Yi Jianlian.
Durant's two free throw opportunities, Xu Yong, who was standing outside the three-point line, turned to look at the US team's bench.
Coach K is still very good.
In fact, the American team did not play well in the first half. The main problem was that they did not clearly define the core of their offense.
Durant felt so hot in the first quarter, but basically didn't take any shots in the second quarter.
This is actually not surprising. Not only is Lao K not clear about the focus of his offense, but even the rest of the American team has not yet realized who is the boss.
After all, everyone is young and plays a core role in their respective teams. Why should I attack you?
But obviously, Old K made this clear in the midfield.
This is undoubtedly bad news for the Chinese team, because Xu Yong knows how terrifying Durant, who is full of firepower, can be in the FIBA arena.
"Uh-huh!"
Durant's first free throw was a solid hit.
It was at this time that Xu Yong found Sun Yue and told him about the defense change.
Sun Yue nodded without thinking too much.
Tonight's defensive confidence in Durant's defense was devastating.
The defensive methods he relies on to survive are completely ineffective in front of Durant, and he almost has doubts about not guarding him.
Now that Xu Yong has taken the initiative to change, he has no reason to refuse.
Durant also scored his second free throw, and the U.S. team took the lead 52-51.
In the Chinese team's offense, Yao Ming scored a goal in the low post against Chandler, and the Chinese team took the lead again.
After the first half, the Chinese team shot accurately from outside, but the American team did not dare to double-team Yao Ming at will.
The two sides took the lead alternately in the second half, and the game was about to get intense.
Billups advanced to the frontcourt to hold the ball. It was at this time that he noticed the Chinese team's defense change.
Having played in the NBA, Billups naturally has a certain impression of Xu Yong's defense, especially what he showed in the series against the Cavaliers. He has strong confrontation, good predictions, and one-on-one defense is elite level. of.
So he quickly signaled a tactical movement to create an opportunity for Durant to shoot without the ball.
Chandler was the first wall to block Durant, but as soon as he stood up, he found that Xu Yong turned sideways and passed him.
This made him doubt his life on the spot: When did I become such a badass in pick-and-roll?
Odom was the second pick-and-roll, and he didn't expect Xu Yong to bypass Chandler's pick-and-roll so quickly.
But he noticed Xu Yong's footsteps.
It's not because he defends well, but because he is Kobe's teammate!
Although he didn't understand the little dog's gait, he had never eaten pork and watched pigs running around every day, so he would definitely be able to tell it right away.
So he waited until Xu Yong was approaching before setting up a pick-and-roll wall.
But he still didn't block Xu Yong's pace, because when Xu Yong faced his sudden pick-and-roll, he made a "change of direction" directly in front of him.
The small steps passed by, causing him to subconsciously move his steps to cover for the second time.
But sorry, this is not Golden State. The referee's whistle sounded immediately, blowing Odom's mobile screen.
Durant received the ball and was about to take a shot. When he heard the whistle, he turned around and saw the referee's gesture, and put down the ball helplessly.
Odom immediately stretched out his hand to indicate that it was his problem.
A moving screen is a type of offensive foul, an exchange of possessions.
Yao Ming continued to catch the ball in the low post, but Chandler still failed to guard Yao Ming in a one-on-one situation, and ended up getting a defensive foul.
The one who has the best one-on-one defense against Yao Ming is Garnett. In addition to his size, he also has strong defensive aggression and quick reaction speed.
Gasol did a good job in this regard, so they were able to limit Yao Ming well.
As for those like Howard and Chandler who like to have a straight and thick black body, they are really toys that Yao Ming has at his fingertips.
The American team advanced to the frontcourt and continued to play tactics for Durant.
But this time, Billups didn't find a chance to pass to Durant.
It was still a pick-and-roll with two doors. This time Odom did not move the pick-and-roll. The result was that Xu Yong really passed through the two doors like a piece of paper as Kobe described.
Because of his rebirth, Xu Yong's talent for learning basketball skills is also very high.
In contrast, Harden needed to slowly digest the game advice Kobe gave Harden through formal game practice, but Xu Yong picked up these things very quickly.
Durant tried to catch the ball with his back to Xu Yong, but Xu Yong went straight forward and stretched out his long arms not giving him a chance.
To be honest, it is difficult for Xu Yong to guard Durant in one-on-one situations.
You must know that although Durant has just finished his third season in his career, he has already averaged 30 points per game and won the scoring title. Moreover, he averaged only 20.3 shots per game and averaged less than 40 minutes per game. This is Very scary data.
What's more terrifying than the data is his scoring method. He is a top-notch style of play both without and with the ball. It cannot be restricted by shrinking or flanking.
If not for someone as smart as Stern, why would he have been regarded as the next candidate for the league's successor before he even finished his third season?
Especially since this is still a FIBA arena, his shooting ability will be further amplified.
This year in history, he participated in an international competition for the first time and averaged 22.8 points per game! Not only is the Mengjiu team the only one to score 20 points, but it is also the only one to score in double figures.
FIBA Jordan, is his reputation in vain.
Therefore, the defensive method used by Xu Yong is the defensive method of his future teammate, Tony Allen, known as the "Durant Terminator".
The most important thing is to limit him from catching the ball as much as possible.
This is easier said than done, after all, Durant has long arms and legs and moves quickly.
But Xu Yong did really well because of his sufficient size and the puppy steps taught by Kobe Bryant.
Durant couldn't catch the ball, and the U.S. team's attack time was running out. Billups finally shot a cold arrow from the top of the key.
However, Sun Yue, who was on guard against him, was able to show off his talent. He hit the ball directly from the sky.
The ball finally fell into the hands of Yi Jianlian, and the Chinese team once again launched a defensive counterattack. After blocking the shot, Sun Yue rushed out like a rabbit, caught the ball and scored a fast break layup.
57 to 52, the Chinese team once again widened the point difference to 5 points!
The fans at the scene were already excited.
Zhang Weiping on the other side of the commentary box pursed his lips excitedly, fearing that he couldn't help but blurt out the next second.
But, it’s really exciting!
Usually in the third quarter, that's when the American team goes all out to defeat its opponents.
But not only was the Chinese team not pulled apart tonight, it actually opened up the score!
Beat the dream team?
Right before your eyes!
The good news is that during the two days when I was sick, because there was no update, the total number of orders was already 4,000.
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