NBA peak

Chapter 358 Basic Situation of the World Cup

The Chinese team was assigned to Group A, which can be said to have drawn a top lottery.

The opponents in Group A are generally not strong. Venezuela and Côte d'Ivoire are facing severe tests due to the backup problem of the Basketball Association.

According to the results expected by the fans, the possibility of the Chinese team defeating Côte d'Ivoire and Venezuela is relatively high.

Among the four teams, Poland is the only one that is close to the strength of the Chinese team. Because Gortat and Lampe, who played in the NBA, did not go out with the team, their strength is not complete.

The trend of China's promotion to the top 16 can be said to be very obvious! (Reality is a slap in the face TT)

The rest of the groups are grouped roughly as follows:
Group B (Wuhan) Argentina, Russia, South Korea, Nigeria

Group C (Guangzhou) Spain, Puerto Rico, Iran, Tunisia
Group D (Foshan) Serbia, Italy, Philippines, Angola
Group E (Shanghai) United States, Türkiye, Czech Republic, Japan

Group F (Nanjing) Greece, Brazil, Montenegro, New Zealand
Group G (Shenzhen) France, Dominica, Germany, Jordan

Group H (Dongguan) Lithuania, Australia, Canada, Senegal

According to the schedule of the World Cup, Group A of the Chinese men's basketball team will start in BJ Wukesong Stadium.

Time passed day by day, and Ge Feng's relationship with the national team became more and more mature.

Ge Feng is a very smart player. He is very familiar with the head coach's tactical arrangements and the technical style of his teammates very quickly.

What kind of style of play the Chinese team likes to use, and the style of play of the Chinese players, Ge Feng memorized it in less than a month.

In order to demonstrate the strength of the host, the men's basketball team has done a lot of preparations this year.

One week before the start of the game, the Chinese Basketball Association invited nearly [-] overseas teams to accompany the Chinese men's basketball team in the trial.

The men's basketball team is fully prepared for this World Cup.

Originally, the absence of Ding Yanyu and Zhou Peng would more or less have a great impact on the Chinese team's striker.

But Ge Feng's joining the Chinese team not only solved the problem of no one available on the front line, but also Ge ​​Feng's stealing, organization and mid-range shooting ability are more stable than the two veterans.

What Ge Feng brought to this Chinese team is definitely a qualitative change.

During the training match, the Chinese team achieved more wins than losses.

Now the Chinese team is very confident. They even have the confidence to defeat Poland, which is the strongest in the same group, and get a complete victory in Group A.

If all three games in Group A are won, the Chinese team will qualify as the top seed and enter the round of 16.

After entering the top 16, the Chinese team in Group A will be divided into Group I at the same time as the two teams that advanced from Group B to compete for the qualification for the top 8.

The outcome of Group A is very important, because the grouping of the top 16 is not a random grouping, but a merger with points.

If the Chinese team and the Polish team are promoted in Group A, then the two teams that win in Group A will directly take advantage of Group A and win by default in the merged Group I.

The top two teams in Group I advance to the quarterfinals.

This result is directly linked to the results of Group A, so the performance of the Chinese team in Group A is very important.

The best result in the history of the Chinese team is the top 8.

Based on China's situation this year, as long as Group A can win 3 games, according to the scoring rules, the Chinese team only needs to win one victory in Group I of the top 16 to advance to the top 8, tying the best record in history.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Under the leadership of Ge Feng and Yi Jianlian, the Chinese team is likely to return to the peak of the men's basketball team in 2008.

Of course, all of this has to be successfully passed Group A before we can continue talking. If you can't even make it through the first round, then it's useless to talk about it.

China's first opponent is Côte d'Ivoire.

Côte d'Ivoire has the title of African elephant. They mainly rely on their physical fitness and personal technical advantages, and focus on personal offense.

Relatively speaking, Côte d'Ivoire's overall defense will be lacking.

Côte d'Ivoire has a very deep relationship with China. Many of their national team players play in our CBA.

Ramizana, who played in Shandong Gold, nicknamed "African Kobe", scored 2010 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks on his own in 5, helping Côte d'Ivoire reach the top 16.

Dion Thompson, who played in Liaoning, once led Liaoning to the finals, but eventually lost to the Guangzhou team led by Yi Jianlian.

Judging from the personnel structure announced by Côte d'Ivoire this year, Côte d'Ivoire plans to play around the inside.

Their center forward is positioned at the bull's horns, and as the axis, they play relatively simple passes and cuts and back runs.

The 32-year-old veteran Diabate led the team and averaged 4.2 assists per game in the African World Preliminaries, ranking first in the African region.

With a height of 2.11, the 38-year-old Cohen is the core of Côte d'Ivoire's inside line.

According to data recorded by RealGM, Côte d'Ivoire made less than [-]% of its three-pointers.

The characteristics of internal strength and external weakness have greatly weakened the possibility of Côte d'Ivoire's tactics.

The Chinese team shrinks and protects rebounds more, which is the tactic that Li Nan has trained the most in preparation for Côte d'Ivoire.

On the defensive end, Yi Jianlian, Zhou Qi, and Ren Junfei all have good advantages in protecting the frame.

On the offensive end, Ge Feng's footwork and Yi Jianlian's low-post efficiency are the most reliable nuclear weapons of the Chinese team.

As mentioned earlier, Côte d'Ivoire's overall defensive ability is not strong.

As long as the Chinese team plays more cooperation between the striker and the center, such as Yi Jianlian in the low post and Guo Ailun and Ge Feng on the outside, it can destroy the integrity of Côte d'Ivoire and complete the end.

On the back line, if Guo Ailun and Zhao Rui can create more offensive space through breakthroughs, the men's basketball team will win more easily.

Both Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi have the two-way ability to shoot outside and cut inside to attack the basket after the pick-and-roll, and both have the ability to be pivots at the elbow.

Once the height of the inside line on the opposite side is pulled out, it is the best time for Guo Ailun and Zhao Jiwei to flex their muscles.

Côte d'Ivoire has not participated in the World Series since entering the top 10 in 16.

The Chinese team took advantage of the right time, place and people in this game.

In the first game against Côte d'Ivoire, the Chinese team must not only win, but also win as much as possible to strive for a greater point advantage.

Time flies, and a month and a half has passed by.

On August 8, the first match between China and Côte d'Ivoire was officially determined to be held at the Cadillac Center in BJ Wukesong.

At this time, the NBA Draft has ended early.

The NBA's free market in July has been open for almost two months.

As the two biggest fish in the free market this year, the dynamics of Durant and Big Eyebrows are still the topics that fans are most concerned about.

The Grizzlies, Eagles, and Cavaliers have gradually withdrawn from the competition for Durant.

These three teams have completed repairs to the team one after another last month, and the remaining salary space is no longer enough to pay the remuneration demanded by Durant's team.

Durant's next home is locked on the Nets and Raptors.

Raptors general manager Ujiri and Durant don't know how to chat.

Looking at Adu's recent range of activities, he seems to be very tempted by the Raptors who have won two consecutive championships.

(End of this chapter)