Guoshu basketball

Chapter 207 Chinese Men's Basketball Training
Accompanied by Nike staff, Pelinka and others, Li Du took Preti back to China.

The people sent by Nike to pick up the plane were waiting at BJ International Airport early on. Li Du and the others were arranged in the hotel as soon as they got off the plane.This is a routine job, and there is nothing to say at first, but what Li Du didn't expect was that the driver who came to pick him up turned out to be his fan.

The driver knew so much about Li Du's information and experiences, and even knew that he and Priti fell in love at first sight and got married in India according to local customs!Pelinka lamented that Chinese fans may be the most enthusiastic fans in the world.

After Li Du gave the driver a signed basketball, he checked into the hotel under the arrangement of Nike.After returning to the hotel, Li Du called Yao Ming: "Brother Yao, I'm in BJ, staying at..."

Yao Ming asked Li Du if he needed jet lag, and after getting the answer that Li Du didn't need it, he immediately arranged a car to pick Li Du to the national team training hall.

After hanging up the phone, Li Du asked Pelinka, "Robert, I'm going to the training hall of the Chinese men's basketball team today. Do you need to accompany Nike?"

Pelinka said with a smile: "Li, it's fine for you and Priti to go. You are their invited guests, so there is no problem. Others can't get in. China is much better than the United States in terms of security work."

Li Du nodded, and took a rest with Priti. After lunch, he followed the people sent by Yao Ming to the training hall.

After getting in the car, they stopped and walked for a long time before arriving at the training hall of the Chinese men's basketball team. To Li Du's surprise, it was located in a military zone!
Yao Ming was already waiting at the training entrance. After Li Du got off the car, Yao Ming greeted him in English: "It's finally your turn, Li! Come on, come in and have a look, and help us guide!"

Li Du replied in Chinese: "Brother Yao, you don't need to use English when you return to China. Brother Yao's kindness is hard to repay, and I'm just here to play, not to mention any guidance."

Yao Ming chuckled, took Li Du and Preti to the training hall, and said as he walked, "Xiao Du, how does it feel to be back?"

"Very good!" Li Du said honestly: "Everyone here speaks Chinese, and I feel very cordial when I listen to anyone speaking now!"

Yao Ming nodded, "Only those who have lived abroad for many years can understand how good China is." After feeling this sentence, Yao Ming changed the subject and said, "Xiao Du, I won't be too verbose, let's get down to business. .On behalf of the Chinese Basketball Association, I sincerely invite you to serve as the special assistant of the Chinese men's basketball team. Please help us see where we can improve. How about it?"

Yao Ming mentioned this matter to Li Du last season, but Li Du never agreed or refused, so he just dragged it on. Now that he has returned to China, Yao Ming brought up the old matter again. He also knew that he could not delay any longer, so he said : "Brother Yao, I'd better take a look first. Guoshu is different from basketball, and I'm not sure. And I don't know what the domestic players look like, so I'll take a look first and then make a decision."

After talking, the two walked into the training hall. After Yao Ming introduced Li Du to head coach Yunus, he continued to participate in the training.

Jonas is known as the "European Caesar" and is a very strong coach, but he is very polite to Li Du.Nothing else, because Li Du is not his subordinate, and Li Du himself is strong, and he can be regarded as an inspirational model in the NBA. Li Du himself has nothing to criticize.

Jonas asked two assistant coaches to lead the national team members to do basic training first, and then said to Li Du: "Li, I have watched your game. You are very strong and play very smart. Yao admires you very much. By the way, I also hope that you can help me see how strong these players are now. Is it possible?"

Li Du nodded, and then took Priti to the sidelines to watch the training of the national team.But after watching a section or so, Priti started to yawn, and Li Du also had a bored expression.

Li Du said to Yunus: "Coach Yunus, do they usually train like this?"

Yunus nodded. He also knew what Li Du wanted to say, and sighed: "There is no way, they are all strong in China. If you want to combine them, I am afraid that no one can do it except Yao. I can only let them try to do some small coordination, and the overall strategy can only rely on Yao."

Li Du watched a quarter of the game from the sidelines and found that this internal training almost did not defend directly, and everyone focused on scoring.

Compared to the inside of the Lakers, even the training games are similar to the official games, Li Du thinks this kind of game is very boring, no wonder even Priti started to yawn.

The training match could be stopped at any time. After a few balls, Yao Ming walked up to Li Du and sat down, asking Li Du, "Xiao Du, what do you think?"

Li Du supported his head with one hand, pointed casually at Preti next to him, and said, "Brother Yao, just look at my wife and she will know that this kind of training match is really boring!"

Yao Ming laughed: "I know, I know, you are famous for your defense, you are the best defensive player in the world, naturally you attach great importance to defense!"

"That's not it!" Li Du said seriously to Yao Ming: "Brother Yao, you know, I just played to repay Kobe at the beginning, and I will do whatever he wants me to do. I started out as a defender, which just shows that the NBA In fact, it is very defensive! Think about it, the team that can reach the finals does not pay attention to defense?"

Yao Ming said: "Yes, offense wins the game, and defense wins the championship. I heard this sentence when I first entered the NBA. But our team now requires everyone to defend desperately, so what should we do when we attack? The defensive end consumes too much If you have more physical strength, your offensive shooting percentage will be greatly affected."

Li Du spread his hands, "That's the question you have to consider! To be honest, I just watched a game, and their offense is only average. If they don't fight defense, I'm afraid it will be very dangerous! Moreover, even if the Chinese male The basketball offense is very good, in terms of offensive strength, I am afraid that no team can compare with this year's US team, right?"

Yao Ming couldn't help nodding his head. After losing in the 2006 World Championships, the U.S. national men's basketball team finally began to face up to the world basketball. Even in the face of the Dream Team 8 of the year, they will not fall behind!

When Li Du and Yao Ming were talking on the sidelines, a strong wind came, and Li Du felt a warning sign, and instinctively raised his hand to block it.

With a bang, Li Du had an extra basketball in his hand. Someone just hit him with a basketball!As soon as Li Du looked up, he saw a slender player standing on the field, it was Sun Yue.

(End of this chapter)