Basketball K God

Chapter 237 Türkiye World Championships

After renewing his contract with a sports drink company, Xie Kai filmed an advertisement.In the ad, he appears as a player for the Grizzlies, giving full play to his presence as a yellow-skinned, dark-eyed Chinese basketball player.

Xie Kai's popularity in the United States is very high. Except for Yao Ming, no Chinese athlete can match him.And his healthy image and handsome appearance have also been favored by many businessmen.

After dealing with the affairs in the United States, Xie Kai returned to China non-stop to continue to participate in the training camp.It's not that he has nothing to do in the United States, but some things can be handled by his agent.He didn't want to leave a bad impression on his teammates and leaders of the national team.One's own image is very important. How difficult it is to establish a good image, but it is really easy to destroy it.

Not counting thank you, this summer, the Grizzlies did a pretty good job of signing.In the draft in June, they got high guard Greivis Vazquez from the University of Maryland with the 6th pick in the first round; in July, they got the defensive champion with a total value of 28 million US dollars in three years Tony Allen; Just the day before yesterday, they used a low price of 7 US dollars for one year to sign point guard Axi Law, the 3th pick in the first round of 970.

Of course, they also left Tinsley, Steven Hunter and others, but they didn't hurt their bones, and the players who left were all marginal figures, which did not affect the overall strength of the team.

After the transfer matter was settled, Xie Kai also focused his attention on the Turkish Men's Basketball World Championships in the near future.

In mid-August, all members of the Chinese men's basketball team participating in the Turkey World Championships took a plane from BJ to the destination Turkey.

In this World Championships, Istanbul, Turkey will be the main battlefield, while the group stage will be held in four arenas in four major cities in Turkey.The Chinese men's basketball team in Group C will compete in the group stage at the Ankara Stadium.

This is Xie Kai's first time to represent the national team in an international competition, and it is also his first time to participate in an official FIBA ​​game.You must know that there are many differences between FIBA ​​rules and NBA or NCAA rules. The most significant difference is that there is no "defensive 3 seconds" in FIBA ​​rules.

There is no defense for 3 seconds, which means that the big man can always shrink under the basket to protect the basket. In this way, players who mainly attack the basket will be relatively uncomfortable.Under this rule, all kinds of zone defenses are popular, and it is common for many NBA players to struggle or not adapt to this kind of game.

Compared with the NBA's emphasis on the individual abilities of stars, the international arena puts more emphasis on the overall.Of course, a strong whole is made up of many powerful individuals, so if players are too weak, they cannot form a strong whole.

According to the rules, there are 6 teams in each group, so they must squeeze into the top four to have a chance to advance to the knockout round.Although Group C where the Chinese men's basketball team is located can't be called the death group, its strength is not weak, and it really takes hard work to qualify.Not to mention the host team, Turkey. The Greek team was the runner-up of the last World Championships. The Puerto Rico team with Arroyo and Barea has always been a very strong South American team. Their strength is also unpredictable.

The 24 teams in the final stage of the World Championships were divided into 4 groups by lottery in the group stage, and a group cycle was carried out within the group. Among the 6 teams in each group, the top four teams with the best records qualify, and the point system is adopted. For qualifying, according to FIBA ​​regulations, 2 points are awarded for winning a game, 1 point for losing a game, and 0 points for abstention or disqualification.

Therefore, for the Chinese men's basketball team, if they want to qualify, they must defeat two teams in theory, so as to ensure that they can qualify for the group.As for Côte d'Ivoire, Russia and Puerto Rico, at least two of these three teams must be defeated.As for the host team Turkey and the European powerhouse Greece, they are trying to win.

Since the result of this men's basketball World Championships does not affect the Chinese men's basketball team to get tickets for the 2012 London Olympics, but the men's basketball team with Xie Kai and Yi Jianlian definitely does not want to fail in the group stage.

On the plane to Turkey, Yi Jianlian sat next to Xie Kai. He asked with a smile in Mandarin with a Cantonese accent, "Is this your first time to play an international competition?"

Xie Kai nodded and responded with a smile: "Brother Lian, what do you think is the biggest difference between international competitions and NBA competitions?"

Yi Jianlian was silent for a while, and then replied: "Maybe there is a difference in the rules, because I play inside, so what I feel the most is that there is no defense for 3 seconds, and the rules for interference with the ball are also different. Like you play guard, NBA 3 You may not be used to the longer points. Also, everyone will play a lot of zone defense!"

Xie Kai said: "The league rarely appears in NBA games."

Yi Jianlian said with a smile: "In the NBA, there are many false zone defenses."

Because of Xie Kai's arrival, the pressure on Yi Jianlian has been reduced a lot. Others may have no idea of ​​Xie Kai's strength, but he has played against each other in the NBA. Although the two are not playing in the same position, he has witnessed each other. strength.

During this period of training, Xie Kai played very tolerantly even in the team match, and he didn't have to show off. Yi Jianlian knew very well that he was playing in a controlled manner, and he really let go. In this Chinese men's team In the basket, no one can restrain him.

The coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, Deng Huade, is a fat man from the United States. He is a coach who is very good at mobilizing the emotions of the players. Let alone his coaching ability, it needs to be verified through actual combat, but his organizational and coordination ability alone is of course Nothing to say!
The Chinese men's basketball team stayed in a 5-star hotel in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and then began to adjust the time difference to adapt to the local climate and environment.

Turkey is a country between Asia and Europe. For the men's basketball players from China, it is not as hard to adjust the time difference as going to the United States, and they adapt quickly.

The first match of the Chinese men's basketball team is very strong, the Greek team from Europe.

This Greek men's basketball team has some connections with the Chinese men's basketball team. Their head coach Jonas used to coach in China. He is the mentor of many main players of this Chinese men's basketball team and knows them very well.

However, the Chinese men's basketball team also has back players. It is true that Yunas knows Sun Yue and others, but he does not know Xie Kai.His understanding of Xie Kai is probably through the video data.In this way, Xie Kai has the opportunity to become the X factor of the team.

(End of this chapter)