Coach Lee

Chapter 437 Who Is This Big Man?
July passed quickly, and Li Nan's vacation was over. He had to return to the national team, but Lin Yue returned half a month earlier.

In late June, the men's basketball national team had actually begun to assemble. Li Nan had special care so he had such a long vacation.After all, he just finished the NBA Finals and was injured before, so he must have the necessary rest.

For more than a month, the Chinese national team has been training in Europe.In the World Series in the past few years, the Chinese team has ranked quite high, and it is already a team that cannot be ignored.There are no rivals in Asia, and only in Europe can we get better training.

Chinese team 78-89 Spain

Chinese team 70-84 Yugoslavia
Chinese team 72-88 France
Chinese team 70-63 Croatia
Although most of the series of warm-up matches were lost, the Chinese team did not lose momentum at all.All four games showed the blood of the Chinese!Let the Europeans know that Chinese basketball is not to be underestimated now.

In the absence of Li Nan, Wang Dazhi is the absolute core of the team.

In these 4 games, Wang Dazhi's performance was still very good.

With an average of 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 2.0 blocks per game, many European media called Wang Dazhi an "Asian magician".

Of course, the most outstanding performance of the Chinese team is the tallest Yao Liang.

Yao Liang is now the starting center of the Chinese team. He averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds in four games. He is the most reliable inside scoring point for the Chinese team.

Due to the outstanding performance of several big men, China Heights, composed of Yao Liang, Wang Dazhi, and Bart, is also called the "moving Great Wall" by some media.

And now, the Chinese team has returned to China for a few days to recuperate, and Li Nan is also officially returning.

This Chinese team also officially confirmed the list of 12 people, Guo Shiqiang, Li Nan, Zhang Jinsong, Wang Dazhi, Yao Liang, Bart, Liu Yudong, Hu Weidong, Zheng Wu, Li Xiaoyong, Sun Jun, Li Yu.The head coach is Jiang Xinquan.

After several days of joint training, the Chinese team also set off for Australia soon.

There will be a four-nation competition in Sydney, with Australia, Italy, Greece and China participating.

Sydney is located on the southeastern coast of Australia.

More than 200 years ago, here was a wasteland. After two centuries of hard development and management, it has become the most prosperous modern and international city in Australia. It is known as "New York in the Southern Hemisphere" and one of the most livable cities in the world.

There are many tourist attractions in Sydney, such as Circular Quay, Hyde Park, St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney Harbor Bridge, Queen Victoria Building, and Sydney Opera House.

However, these Li Nans have no time to appreciate, while some people are having fun.

"Lee, let me tell you, it's really fun here"

Frank King appeared in Sydney, and also appeared beside Li Nan, constantly tempting Li Nan.Talking about where there is something fun and where there is something delicious.

Li Nan "rebuked" him severely, "Get out, don't bother me, I'm going to fight for the gold medal this year."

"Hahaha, gold medal? Hahaha, Li, don't even think about it. You can't beat the US team. They have gathered a lot of troops this year."

Indeed, after losing the World Championships two years ago, the U.S. team has made a real move this time.With many NBA stars joining the team, this dream fourth team is not easy.

Frank King continued to urge "Lee, stop practicing, come and play with me."

"Go, go, go find your good friend Mark, I don't have time to talk to you."

Mark is Mark Blanco, a teammate of the former 76ers, now a player of the Sydney Kings, and a member of Australia's current national team.However, Mark can only be a substitute, because Australia has the former Bulls champion center Luke Longley.

"Hey~ I think so too, but that guy is more diligent than you in training. He's training every time he calls. It's really weird."

"Hen~Frank, you are too naive. If Mark is really training, you can go to the nearby training hall to find out."

Clapping his hands with a "snap", Frank King suddenly came to his senses, "I was talking about why you didn't play with me on the ground, you were hiding from me! Okay! You Mark! You cheapskate, Grandet!"

Frank King leaves angrily
However, Li Nan didn't expect that just after he got rid of the annoying Frank Jin, he ran into Lao Liumang again.

"Old man, what are you doing here?"

"Travel."

Michael Jordan talked about traveling, but his eyes were on the players of the Chinese team on the training ground.

"Hey, Lee, who is that big guy number 13?"

Isn't the number 13 Yao Liang?
At this time, Yao Liang is already the absolute core of the Shanghai team.After several years of systematic training in the LYN training camp and the baptism of the CBA arena, Yao Liang now has exquisite skills at the basket, flexible footwork, accurate shooting, wide vision, and good pass.

It is natural for Jordan to be attracted.

"He, Yao Liang!"

When he said Yao Liang's name, Li Nan was full of pride.

To be honest, playing with Yao Liang on the court is very comfortable.In many cases, as long as you give the ball in, the attack is basically over, and you can easily retreat.

"How? Our big man is great, isn't he?"

"Hmm~"

Jordan's "um" was a bit long, but at the end he said,

"It's very common. There are many people on our side who can do such movements."

"Oh~ is that so?"

Li Nan smiled openly, not believing the old guy's nonsense.

Dude, you wish your eyes would grow on Yao Liang's body.

Li Nan believes that as long as his eyes are not blind, everyone can see that Yao Liang is different.

"Li, your opponent is not weak, can you do it?" Jordan suddenly said.

Indeed, the strength of the three opponents in the four-nation competition is really not weak.

Italy is the champion of the European Championship, Greece is the strongest team in Europe, and Australia is known as the strongest team outside the US team.

However, they can be strong, but the Chinese team is not weak.

"You'll know when you hit it."

In the next few days, the Four Nations Tournament began.

Jordan would come to the game every day. He not only watched the game, but also recorded it with a video recorder in his hand.

On the first match day, the Chinese team 84-78 Australia
As soon as it came up, the Chinese team "upset" defeated Australia and defeated "the strongest team other than the US team".

The Australian media collectively said, "Lee is the MVP of this year's NBA Finals. It's normal that we can't stop him."

The meaning between the lines is that the Chinese team just relied on Li Nan's outbreak to win the game by luck.

In fact, Li Nan only played 20 minutes in this game and scored 20 points.

On the second match day, the Chinese team defeated the Greek team 89-86, and Italy defeated Australia 92-83 on the other side, giving the host a sap again.

The Australian media quickly found an excuse, "Italy is the European champion!"

On the third match day, the Chinese team defeated Italy 83-85 and the Greek team defeated Australia 76-73.

Italy narrowly defeated the Chinese team and thus won the four-nation championship with three victories. The Chinese team came second with two wins and one loss, the Greek team came third, and Australia, which lost all four games, ranked last.

The Australian media said: "This is just a friendly match! Wait until the Olympics, we will definitely reach the finals. Our opponents will always be the Dream Four."

This is Australia, the host country.

(End of this chapter)