You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 634 Keep working hard!keep it up!
The game of FIBA ​​is not as easy as it appears on the surface.

The double-digit victory over Spain created a virtual illusion for the world. It seemed that the Chinese team not only wanted to hit the quarterfinals, but also hit the highest podium.

On the night of Spain's defeat, what they said most was: "We miscalculated the strength of the opponent. This is a well-deserved defeat."

The subtext of this sentence is that they did not take the Chinese team seriously, so they lost the game.

When you lose, saying such words will undoubtedly arouse the disgust of the fans. There may be nothing wrong with Spain’s excuses for themselves, but on the night of the loss, the biggest opponent known as the defending team of the US team actually lost to the top eight.

Spain was ridiculed for several days, and another strong team in the group of the Chinese team proved that the Spaniard's arrogance may be essentially correct.

The second opponent of the Chinese Olympic men's basketball team is Russia.

Compared with Lithuania, the traditional European tyrants who dominate the Chinese team, Russia is not so smooth and comprehensive, but more aggressive and vicious.They're a little bit French, which is very much in line with the American style.

In 2007, they miraculously won the European Championship, relying on the high-level support of the two NBA strikers, AK47 and Kayapa, and the assault of American naturalized guard JR Holden.

This year, Russia is still surrounded by AK47, surrounded by NBA players such as Kayappa and Mozkov, plus big guys like Cowen and Antonov, as well as Sheved, who is known as the best No. [-] of the younger generation in Europe. He will go to the Timberwolves to play next season.

Russia has a clear role in tactical regulation and is not better than European teams, but they pay more attention to the defensive end than other European teams, they are rougher, tougher, leaner and more American-in other words, harder to chew.

They can keep all players present two meters away at all times.

The Chinese team is already the team with the tallest average height and physique in the Olympics, while Russia, on par with them, is superior in confrontation ability, athletic talent, skills and tactics.

Throughout the game, Space Yi did not have the bravery against the Spanish insider.

There was none of the teamwork that Chinese fans wanted to see. The Chinese team had 8 assists and 14 turnovers.

In contrast to Russia, the audience made 10 turnovers and 17 assists.

They obviously did not cooperate as well as the European teams, but they played 17 assists against the Chinese team.

The scoring of the Chinese team relies heavily on the performance of the stars.

After Space Yi was locked up, the outside line became the shining point of the Chinese team.

There may be old Chinese fans who will laugh happily. Since Wang Zhizhi blocked Cover Hill in Atlanta in 1996, the Chinese team has started a mode in which the center dominates the game.

The once proud super wing group has become a functional 3D in order to match the performance of the giants.

To make matters worse, with Yao Huang's retirement, the Chinese team that wants to transform looks around. Except for Sun Yue, who has been unable to play regular games all year round, the small forwards trained by the CBA are all functional 3D who can't even handle the ball.

CBA teams no longer cultivate star flanks, because of the influx of high-level foreign players, that is, it is difficult for domestic players who are far behind in combat power and talent to seize power.

Instead of laboriously cultivating domestic players, it is better to introduce super foreign aid at a high price.

If Wei Xia had not been naturalized, with Space Yi as the core, what awaited the Chinese team tonight would be an unsightly defeat.

But even with Wei Xia, under the all-round gap, his personal ability can only help the team bite the game.

The misfired inside line made the Chinese team lose its fulcrum inside, and even the rebounds were not guaranteed.

Wang Shipeng called the pick-and-roll to play a three-pointer, and Chen Jianghua singled out with the ball from the outside.

Wesha's takeovers in the third and fourth quarters.

Except for Wei Xia, the offense of others is unsustainable.

Russia's defense has long been famous and need not be repeated.Everyone is tall, fast-paced, tough enough; the base is solid, and the steps are fine-grained. AK47, Kayappa, and Sheved all have the ability to assist in defense like a vacuum cleaner.

When the Chinese players are singled out, it is difficult to get rid of; transfer the weak side, and the ball is copied by the barbed wire; singled out to the wing, it is equal to asking for double teams.

Being choked to death by Russia's defense is not a shame. In the 2007 European Championship final, Spain was killed by Russia at its peak. Last year's European Championship loss to France was only a loss to Parker's unparalleled drift car + the European dream team of the French team consisting of all NBA players.

What really dwarfs China is Russia's high and low pass and cut offense.

When Russia won the European Championship in 2007, it started a set of quasi-Princeton routines: AK47 and Kayapa, two three-headed and six-armed jack-of-all-trades strikers, supported at high positions, like Weber + Divac; the naturalized foreign aid Holden is similar to Bibby in 2002.At that time, Russia's high-low connection and wing-side penetration had already taken shape.

Kayapa didn't shoot many shots, but assisted as many as 6 times. AK47 frequently appears near the bottom line, cutting out the gap, and catching the ball is an opportunity; and this year Russia has an extra option. After Shved’s high pick-and-roll, Cowen, AK47, Mozkov, and Kayapa can all cut inside or find opportunities on the bottom line.

Mozkov's first goal on the court was to cut out of the penalty area and pass the ball from the baseline to the free throw line.More than 60% of Russia's scoring comes from self-help, and the core is to continuously block the ball from the top of the three-point arc to the free throw line and send it inside the penalty area.

Russia was able to rush down 12 offensive rebounds, which is actually related to their interspersed back and forth. As we all know, it is very convenient to grab offensive rebounds after long inside wandering disrupts the opponent's defensive matchup. AK47 knows it best.Because the Jazz he played for in the NBA played this system.

In terms of lineup, Russia does not have as many gorgeous and diverse offensive weapons as Spain. Their offense penetrated the Chinese team.

Endless blocking, walking, positioning, passing and receiving.

Conversely, the outside pass of the Chinese team also plays the role of diversion.There are occasional picks and cuts on the strong and weak sides, but basically it is a screen on the weak side, a shooter cuts out, receives the strong side to transfer the ball, and turns around for three threats-not opportunities.However, there are very few chances of penetrating through the high and low positions, quickly cutting out the bottom line, and relying on blocking.

Tactics can't be opened, only personal ability can be used.

The time for Wei Xia to take over the game was still a step late. Although he scored 39 points, the Chinese team lost to Russia by 8 points.

"This game will allow Wish to see the vastness of the world. Success in the NBA does not mean success on the world stage. Otherwise, the US team will not lose."

FIBA headlined the next day with China's loss to Russia.

Because after the Chinese team defeated Spain, the fans were shocked, and the loss to Russia seemed to be their due strength.

"Every game needs to go all out."

"This game won't bother us."

"We will look forward, as we did the day before yesterday."

Although the Chinese team's group is not as devilish as it was at home four years ago, it doesn't have a real easy opponent.

Spain and Russia are the old sufferers of the Chinese team.

Their record of one win and one loss has greatly exceeded the expectations of the fans.

But if you want to advance to the knockout rounds, you need to win another game or two.

The men's basketball competition consists of two groups, with a total of 12 teams, and each group has four teams that can enter the quarterfinals.After defeating Spain, the Chinese team has entered the knockout round with one foot.

After they lost to Russia, Spain's "Marca" began to speculate that Spain deliberately lost to China in order to avoid the US team before the final.

But they can't explain why it has to be the Chinese team anyway.

Since you want to lose, you can definitely lose to a stronger opponent.

I would like to ask, is it a shame to lose to teams such as Russia and Brazil, or to lose to the Chinese team?
The former is a top eight team, while the latter is basically a crouching dragon and phoenix who competes with Tunisia in another group, who is the last and who is the last.

After Wei Xia joined, the Chinese team is not considered to be a strong team in the top eight levels of the Olympic Games, because except for Wei Xia, the other players are really average.

In any case, they still need to win another game.

The third opponent in the group stage, Brazil.

Wei Xia learned the lesson of the previous game, fired from the beginning, and asked Deng Huade not to replace him.

Deng Huade originally wanted him to play the whole game, but he asked for it, and Deng Huade couldn't ask for it.

In the third quarter, Tai Yi's injury cast a shadow over the Chinese team.

The game thus deviated from the preset route and got farther and farther away.

Even though Wei Xia scored 43 points, facing the dilemma of being infinitely grabbed offensive rebounds by the opponent in the fourth quarter, the Chinese team lost a game with a slight difference.

90 is better than 92
Wei Xia, who played the whole game, was unable to win. Some people worried that he would be disappointed.

They think too much. In the past few years with the 76ers, he has played too many games where he went all out and lost.

Anyway, this is not the end, there are still two group matches, keep working hard!keep it up!
That's what he thinks.

(End of this chapter)