I'm really good at shooting.

Except that McGrady couldn't come due to injury, this is the strongest lineup that the US men's basketball team can send.

This lineup cannot be described as terrifying, it is simply invincible.

And this time the lineup is reasonable and cannot be more reasonable, and it is even a bit targeted.

Let's talk about the core first. In addition to Kobe, who has the strongest personal strength, James, who just won the first championship in his career, these two are the absolute core.

Let's talk about immediate combat power, Anthony, Wade, Paul, Howard, these are all players who played the peak performance of their careers last season.

Then let's talk about the inside configuration, Howard, Garnett, Bosh, which are completely sufficient in the international arena.

Let's talk about functional players, Prince is a defensive leader, and Ray Allen is an off-ball shooter.

Even on a spiritual level, Iverson has just completed self-salvation in the NBA. Now that he is in the Olympic Games, he has to redeem for Athens in 2004, and then Garnett, whose domestic reputation has plummeted because of his feud with Sun Hao, he also needs Redeem yourself at the Olympics.

It is no exaggeration to say that this dream team has no chance of losing!

Before the start of the Olympic Games, fiba, as in the past, gave each team a score of individual ability and team ability.

The score of the US team is directly 99 points!

This is also the highest score ever scored since FIBA ​​started this scoring system.

In the case of a full score of 100, I did not give 100, simply because there is a little room for improvement.

After all, who knows whether the US team will send a stronger lineup in the next Olympics, such as Durant, who has already developed by then.

And after the U.S. team officially announced the 12-man roster, the U.S. also gave this team, which is no longer a dream team, an extremely appropriate name:

The Avengers!

Marvel launched the first "Iron Man 5" in the universe movie series in May this year, which detonated the world.

While fans are looking forward to the sequel, they are also looking forward to other movies in this series.

Those movies will definitely take time.

But for the US men's basketball team, it was staged in advance!

Then let's talk about the Chinese men's basketball team.

The reason why it is said that the focus of the Olympic Games is the battle of China is because the Chinese team also has an overall rating of 92 points in the FIBA ​​score this time.

This score is higher than that of the US team in the last Olympic Games.

Take a look at the 12-man roster of the Chinese team.

Yao Ming, Sun Hao, Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue, Battelle, Wang Shipeng, Du Feng, Li Nan, Liu Wei, Chen Jianghua.

In this list, Yao Ming got a high score of 96 points, which is at the same level as Kobe.

Although Sun Hao has not played an official game for more than a year, he still has a score of 93, plus Yi Jianlian with 86.

It is not surprising that the Chinese men's basketball team has received such a high overall rating.

In addition, the Spanish team also has a rating of 89 points.

It can be said that this Olympic Games is a pinnacle of world basketball.

The United States sent the strongest lineup in history, and the basketball levels of China and Spain have also developed to their respective peaks.

It's not even just these three teams, because the number of overseas players in the NBA continues to increase, and the basketball level of the entire world has developed to a peak.

For basketball fans, this Olympic Games is definitely an unprecedented feast.

"Let me be the standard bearer?"

On this day, after hearing what Li Yuanwei said to him, Sun Hao was completely surprised.

Obviously Yao Ming is more suitable for this job!

"Well, the decision has been made above. Although you haven't played a professional game for more than a year, you must be the standard bearer."

"Let Dayao go, he..."

"No, you are more suitable."

Before he finished speaking, Yao Ming immediately waved his hand from the side.

"……All right."

In the end, there was no other way, Sun Hao had no choice but to accept the job of the standard bearer.

But this is not a bad thing, it should be a great honor to be more accurate.

Time flies, half a month later.

On August 2008, 8, at 8 o'clock in the evening, the world's attention.

In the Bird's Nest Stadium, more than 9 spectators from all over the world were seated, as well as dignitaries from various countries.

This grand scene is rare in history and is also a symbol of China's economic prosperity and development.

In Beijing in August, the temperature is still very high, but it can't stop the enthusiasm of the fans at all.

Before the opening ceremony started, there were already various cheers at the scene.

The countdown composed of drums and lights, like a stimulant, has ignited the emotions of the audience step by step.

With the countdown of the flickering figures, the scene was full of excitement.

All over the country, I don't know how many people organized to watch the opening ceremony.

Sun Hao held the flag on the sidelines, feeling the atmosphere, and his adrenaline soared.

Drums thump, the lion wakes up from his dream.

How magnificent China is!

After the countdown ended, not only the Bird's Nest, but the whole of Beijing began to set off fireworks regularly and rhythmically.

"The five-star red flag flutters in the wind..."

When the fireworks fell and the lights were focused on the stage, the little girl began to sing "Ode to the Motherland" with an ethereal and pure voice.

When the singing reached its climax, the scene was already a chorus of tens of thousands of people.

At this moment, Sun Hao was firm in his heart.

No matter how strong the US team is this year, he will make the five-star red flag rise at his doorstep!

After the song ended, the scene entered the official opening ceremony.

The opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games are different, but the same thing is that they all reflect the culture of their respective countries.

As one of the four ancient civilizations, what China wants to embody is naturally the 5000-year-old Chinese civilization.

From the beginning to the end, the historical and cultural heritage is enough to make people stunned.

After the performance of the opening ceremony was over, it was followed by the entrance ceremony of the national teams.

The Chinese team is in a relatively middle position.

When Sun Hao entered the arena holding the flag and the scene was shot, the cheers on the scene erupted instantly, and then resounded through the sky.

Not everyone will go to the NBA draft. For many people, this is the first time they have seen Sun Hao himself after more than a year.

There was no need to hide the excitement.

And even those basketball fans who have watched the draft are inexplicably excited when they see Sun Hao.

Because after just over a month, Sun Hao's fat body due to retirement has completely disappeared.

Now he doesn't look much different from his pre-retirement figure!

Sure enough, NBA players are not ordinary people.

The camera at the scene has never been willing to leave, and the cheers at the scene have not fallen.

Just like Yao Ming thinks that Sun Hao is more suitable to be the standard bearer than him, even if Sun Hao retires, he is still the most influential Chinese!

On the second day after the opening ceremony, various events of the Olympic Games also started one after another.

There was no men's basketball game on the first day, but only on the second morning.

The Chinese team also ushered in the first opponent in the group stage, the US team, at 8 o'clock prime time that night.

You read that right, China and the United States are in the same group, and the first day is the battle between China and the United States!

Chapter 572

Some people will definitely be surprised when they see this. Why did the Chinese team and the US team, the two strongest teams in the Olympic Games, meet in the group stage?

This has to start with Sun Hao's retirement.

Because Sun Hao retired and he was not sure when he would come back, the Chinese team did not include him in the earliest roster.

Therefore, the assessment of the strength of the Chinese team was not as good as that of the Spanish team at that time, and it was on the same level as Greece and Lithuania.

At that time, the rules of the lottery required a balance of strength, and at the same time, all continents tried to avoid fighting with each other.

So when grouping, it is naturally possible to have such a situation.

Well, at this time, I have to talk about the grouping situation and competition system of this year's Olympic Games.

A total of 12 teams were divided into two groups, a round robin within the group, and the top four in the group entered the quarterfinals.

Then, according to the rules of A1VSB4, the top four will be determined, and then the final champion will be determined by similar rules.

Then look at the grouping situation:

Group A: Spain, Argentina, Lithuania, Russia, Croatia, Iran

Group B: United States, Greece, China, Australia, Germany, Angola

The grouping and schedule were announced a month before the start of the Games.

This is also the reason why Sun Hao returned to China so early.

Because the very beginning... is the hardest battle to fight!

Although the group stage is not a knockout match, even if the Chinese team loses, it will not affect the final promotion.

But if you want to win the Olympic Games this year, it is impossible to avoid the US team.

Therefore, this match is a process in which the two sides test each other out; at the same time, the side that wins will definitely establish an advantage psychologically.

Or to put it another way, the outcome of this game does not determine too many things, but it will determine many things.

Not only the men's basketball team attaches great importance to it, but fans also call for it from various organizations before the game.

As a result, on the night of the game, Wukesong Stadium was almost entirely filled with domestic fans.

Many of the tickets of those foreign fans were almost all bought by domestic fans at high prices through various channels.

By looking at the leopard, at this time, you have already seen the wealth and strong purchasing power of the Chinese people.

Moreover, the regular [-] seats at the venue were simply not enough, and in the end the venue added [-] seats.

The 2-person arena has the same number of seats as most NBA-level arenas.

Moreover, the Wukesong Stadium is a basketball venue specially built for the Olympic Games, and its funnel-shaped four-sided screen is exactly the same as that of the NBA.

Coupled with the NBA's scoring system, as well as advanced lighting and sound, and even live footage.

This is an NBA level arena.

It’s a cliché at this time, let’s talk about the impact of competition venues on live broadcasts.

Many people will say that there is a big sensory gap between the CBA and the NBA live broadcast, but when it comes to the scene, the CBA is just as exciting.

The root cause lies in these hardware facilities.

When you watch the basketball games during the Beijing Olympics, or even the games of the Beijing team, the feeling is different.

To be more extreme, even if you watch the variety show "This is Slam Dunk", the visual effect is better than CBA, and this is the reason.

But you have to know that the investment in such a venue is huge. Wukesong spent a total of 7 million yuan, which is still the price in 08.

Not to mention national construction, if this is enterprise construction, the cost will only be much higher.

Speaking of the game, when the two teams from China and the United States entered the arena to warm up, there were cheers one after another.

That's some of the difference between the Olympics and the NBA game.