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Chapter 242【Building Momentum】

[Chapter [-] Building Momentum]

Before Xu Xuezhi led the U[-] Chinese team to Japan under the banner of the "national team", everyone including the Chinese media believed that reaching the semi-finals was the ultimate goal of the team. "Win the championship" shouted by the players was once regarded as a joke.

But after the three group matches, fans in China began to look forward to it.

Against Chinese Taipei: [-]:[-]!

Against Saudi Arabia: [-]:[-]!

Against the Philippines: [-]:[-]!

In the three group matches, the Chinese team performed better every game. They won each game by a big score. Not only Xu Xuezhi showed a very high level of coaching, but even the Chinese team members are in good condition no.

After entering the quarter-finals, the Chinese team faced Kuwait, who was second in Group A. Judging from the performance of the two teams in the group stage, the strengths of the two teams were not on the same level at all. thing.

In fact, the Chinese team did show their strength in the quarter-finals after a three-day rest. Wang Zhen commanded the entire army and Song Feng served as the vanguard. After the start, they have been at a disadvantage, but the Chinese team firmly controlled the rhythm and advantages of the game, and finally defeated their opponents [-]:[-] and broke into the semi-finals.

In fact, in the face of the powerful U15 Chinese team, the Kuwait team only resisted for [-] minutes.

After the game, the domineering Chinese team did not hide anything, and directly aimed at the champion of this year's Asian Championships.

For a while, the Chinese domestic media exclaimed that the current U[-] Chinese team will form the most powerful national team in the history of Chinese basketball together with overseas players such as Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian in the World Championships next year. He doesn't hesitate to call these children of the national team who have not yet reached the age of [-] the "platinum generation" of Chinese basketball!
The work of the Chinese Basketball Association has been fully affirmed by the "uncrowned kings".

The sports media of other countries in the Asian region have reported that as the U[-] Chinese team represents the national team to participate in the current Asian Championships, the journey is getting smoother and smoother. Judging from their strength, Chinese basketball is not only the leader in today's Asian Championships. The undisputed leader in the basketball world, even in the next ten years, Chinese basketball will hold the position of the leader in the Asian basketball world. Basketballs from other countries, in front of such a powerful Chinese basketball team, cannot have any chance at all.

No matter how the outside world comments, the Chinese team, Japan team, South Korean team and Iran team that have reached the semi-finals of this year's Asian Championships still have to fight in the semi-finals.

On September [-], the Chinese team faced the South Korean team in the semifinals.

In the game, the Koreans are still full of tenacity, but the basketball game can not only be won by relying on that kind of hard work. The famous saying "In a basketball game, there are no accidents" should be a dream for everyone who likes to dream. mindful.

The Chinese team, which has been adjusted to the best condition, exerted great pressure on the Koreans after the opening. Song Feng, Hu Shuai, and Sun Li threw a three-pointer one by one after the opening, and directly hit a [-] :[-]'s small climax, after which Xu Xuezhi dispatched troops and generals, changed to a steady inside attack to hold the advantage, and steadily expanded his own advantage step by step.

After halftime, the Chinese team led the opponent by [-] points [-]:[-].

With such an advantage, if they can't win the game, it will be a miracle created by the Korean team.

However, under Wang Zhen's calculation, the Chinese team, which mainly attacked the inside, caused four fouls by four inside players in the South Korean team in the first half. In the second half of the game, the South Korean team only fought the Chinese team for 5 minutes. , and three inside players fouled out five times.

The South Korean team, which had collapsed inside, could no longer resist, and once again bowed down in front of the Chinese team.

The Chinese team entered the final after defeating South Korea with a score of [-]:[-].

On September [-], the final was played between the Chinese team and the host Japanese team.

In the semi-finals, the Japanese team, which had a chance to beat the Iranian team by virtue of their home court advantage, was completely suppressed in front of the almost crazy Chinese team. No matter what tactics they used, they could not stop the Chinese team's attack. When defending, they The center even lost to No. 1.9 Song Feng, who was only [-] meters tall, in rebounding.

On the other hand, the Chinese team, under the psychological effect of "hashing the Japanese", every player is like a mad tiger, and they will counterattack when they seize the opportunity. , you will never let the basketball leave your palm before it enters the basket.

The Chinese team, which was much stronger than the Japanese team, insisted on leading by a score of [-]:[-] in the first half, and continued to wield the butcher's knife in the second half. When the game ended, the score of the two sides had become [-]: [-], winning by as many as [-] points!

This final not only made the Chinese team the champion, but also created the game with the largest point difference in this competition. In the history of Asian basketball, only the Chinese team's [-]:[-] game can even be tied.

After the game, according to statistics, the captain of the Chinese team, Wang Zhen, who has never scored much, actually scored eight points in this game.

The Chinese team, which returned to China with the Asian Championship title, was warmly welcomed by domestic fans and the media, and Xu Xuezhi also led the team to accept media interviews in the conference room arranged at the airport.

This interview was communicated by Li Yuan with Xu Xuezhi the night after winning the championship.

During the interview, Xu Xuezhi highly praised the young generation of Chinese basketball, and reaffirmed the achievements of the "Platinum Generation".

"Everyone knows that our lineup for the Asian Championships this time has all selected young players under the age of [-]. The reason for this is of course that we are based on the idea of ​​training and we can win the Asian Championships." The result of the championship is beyond our expectations, but it also proves that Chinese basketball has developed to this day, and we no longer have any opponents in Asian basketball."

In the face of numerous media, Xu Xuezhi's eyes showed a burst of confidence: "I personally believe that the time for Chinese basketball to hit the world's basketball world has come! And the strength and achievements of our country's young players can be seen by everyone. The second Asian Championships is very clear. Even if our results in the World Championships next year are not ideal, Chinese basketball, which does not need to worry about reserve talents, can still try to surpass the top eight in the world in the days to come. This achievement! Here, I sincerely thank the Chinese Basketball Association for the work it has done in these years. It is precisely because of the series of measures taken by the Basketball Association to send players to play in the NBA and vigorously develop domestic leagues at all levels that the Chinese basketball world is today. We have so many excellent players and reserve a lot of talents! It’s time for Chinese basketball to look further ahead!”

Although Xu Xuezhi's words were a bit sensational, they were all true, which made the reporters very excited.

Yes!

What else is interesting about Chinese basketball in Asia?
Our U[-] national team can dominate the Asian Championships. How can we have any opponents in the Asian basketball world?
Going all out to compete in the world basketball world is what the Chinese team should consider now!

Moreover, it seems that what Director Xu said is very reasonable. The Chinese Basketball Association has really made great achievements in its work in recent years. There are not only NBA players like Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, but also Wang Zhen and Song Feng. NCAA player, and Sun Yue has also received the attention of the Los Angeles Lakers. If there is no accident, Sun Yue will become Kobe's teammate next season.

Chinese basketball should indeed have a higher goal.

In fact, the reason why Xu Xuezhi is so high-profile is that he was instructed by the Chinese Basketball Association in advance. The victory of the Asian Championships has made the Chinese Basketball Association realize that Chinese basketball has an opportunity to "take off" and arm Chinese players psychologically. , this work must be done in advance.

Therefore, the Chinese Basketball Association planned to use the media to start building momentum, and Xu Xuezhi, who led the team to the Olympics and brought back the Asian Championship trophy, is naturally the best candidate for the mouthpiece of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Next, Wang Zhen and Song Feng were also interviewed by reporters. These two are not professional players yet, but they already have a very high reputation among the people, and they led the team to take home the Asian Championships as the captain and deputy captain The reporters were quite curious about the boy who won the championship.

Song Feng's arrogance remained the same, and he directly gave the reporters the answer they wanted: "Our opponent is really too weak. If we don't go to the world basketball world and let those world-class teams test our strength, I really can't imagine it. There is no other team in Asia that can compete with us."

As the strongest firepower of the Chinese team in the Asian Championships, Song Feng completed the task well with an average of [-] points per game, which also included the snow in the first game and the suspension in the second game.

However, Wang Zhen's answer was obviously more modest and cautious: "First of all, based on our results in the Asian Championships this time, within ten years in the Asian basketball world, our Chinese team will definitely have no opponents, but Chinese basketball still has no opponents." We need to develop, we need to find a target as a reference, so we can only look at the world's top teams such as the United States, Argentina, Lithuania, and Spain. But personally, I think the first thing I need to do is to help The University of Minnesota basketball team has achieved good results in the NCAA tournament."

Next, the boys of the Chinese team were interviewed for a long time or a short time, and those who had been interviewed began to sign autographs for the fans who rushed to the scene.

It took more than two hours for Xu Xuezhi to leave the Capital Airport with the team.

After returning to the Chinese Basketball Association, Zhang Qiang, Li Yuan, An Youli and a series of leaders of the basketball association personally hosted a celebration banquet for the national team, and everyone drank happily.

After the meal, Xu Xuezhi announced the disbandment of this national team.

The next day, all those who had clubs returned to the club, and Wang Zhen and Song Feng also went home to see their parents, but Mu Qi, Xiu Li, and Wang Liguo were "harassed" to varying degrees.

One by one, all the clubs that took a fancy to them came to them.

The three boys have long discovered the huge gap between the so-called CUBA, CHBL league and CBA in the national team. The love for basketball and the desire to improve their strength have prompted the three boys to embark on the road of professional basketball. .

After Wang Zhen and Song Feng stayed at home with their parents for a few days, brothers Yu Yingying, Xiu Yulan, Liu Wen, and Liu Wu all rushed over.

Due to the celebrity effect of Wang Zhen and Song Feng, Liu Wen has already completed the formalities for Yu Yingying and Liu Wu to study abroad during the national team's Asian Championships, and the University of Minnesota also had two transfers from Smith. In the next semester, Yu Yingying and Liu Wu will go to the United States to study with them.

A group of young people enjoyed the leisurely vacation and took the time to go to Yougao.

Liu Song, who has been promoted to vice-principal, and Yang Wei, the current head coach of the Yougao basketball team, looked at the students who had achieved results, and they were also emotional for a while. Just two years ago, Wang Zhen and Song Feng were just basketball players in Yougao. As for a player of the Chinese team, they won the Asian Championships for the Chinese team in a blink of an eye.

During this period of time, the media have hyped up Chinese basketball one after another. Taking advantage of the excitement of winning the Asian Championships, they insisted on promoting Chinese basketball to a very high level, and at the same time made the face of the Chinese Basketball Association brighter. few.

The happy and leisurely time always flies by quickly. More than half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and the school in the United States was about to start, so the group bid farewell to their relatives in China and flew to the United States again.

(End of this chapter)