Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Although Zhou An's brain works slower, it doesn't mean he is stupid. He is just younger, so he thinks less.

He quickly realized what was happening, scratched his head and said, "I also think six games will be enough. The Cavaliers' lineup is no match for Zhuang and his team. This year, Zhuang and his team have a high chance of winning the championship. Just thinking about it makes me excited."

He said with some regret, sighed and said: "It's a pity that I can't go to the scene."

Since Zhou An is a national team player, he was also called up by the national team this time.

There are no Olympics this year, nor major competitions like the Basketball World Cup, but there is still the Asian Games.

This Asian Games will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from late August to early September, but the Chinese men's basketball team has already begun preparations.

This time, the Chinese men's basketball team will recruit two teams, one is the men's basketball red team and the other is the blue team. The two teams will participate in some competitions respectively, train and play separately, which means competing with each other. Finally, the two teams will merge to select the men's basketball lineup for the Jakarta Asian Games.

Zhou An was recruited into the blue team.

So he needs to go to the training base of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team-Blue Team, train with his teammates, and prepare for the next few games.

The team will have a lot of players during the training phase, estimated to be as many as 30.

During the training process, there will be constant screening and elimination, and the number of people will gradually decrease, and in the end there will be about 14 people left.

Of course, for Zhou An there is no problem in making the final roster, it is basically a done deal.

After all, he has represented the national team in the World Series before, and now he has entered the NBA and is an NBA player.

With his strength and current status, it is obviously impossible for him to be eliminated in the selection.

However, participating in training is still necessary, it is an attitude.

Because he had to attend the men's basketball training camp, he couldn't go to watch the Lakers vs. Cavaliers finals. He felt a little regretful and said to Xiao Qingyang, "Although I can't go, you can go. I asked Brother Ming, he wants to go too. You can go with him and help me cheer for Brother Zhuang."

Xiao Qingyang nodded and agreed: "I will ask Brother Ming about the specific schedule later."

Yao Ming had said before that if the Lakers made it to the finals, he would go to the scene to cheer for Zhuang Yu, but it was impossible for him to go to every game.

Now that he is the master of Lanxie, he has a lot of things to do.

For example, this time the Chinese men's basketball team was divided into the red and blue teams for training and competition respectively, and he, as the head coach, also had to attend some games.

Fortunately, he doesn't have to attend every game, and he just sits on the sidelines during the games, so there is no need to keep an eye on him during training.

Xiao Qingyang can go at any time, but it depends on Yao Ming's schedule.

“&&&&&…”

Just at this moment, the phone rang.

Hearing the phone ring, Zhou An looked at Xiao Qingyang. Xiao Qingyang rolled his eyes and said, "Don't look at me. It's your call. I never bring my phone to training."

"Oh."

Zhou An reacted, stood up and took out his cell phone from his bag. He pressed the answer button, raised his eyebrows at first, then smiled and replied: "Okay, no need to relay it, Xiao Qingyang is by my side now, I'll give him the phone."

As he said this, he waved at Xiao Qingyang.

Xiao Qingyang was a little surprised, but he still came to Zhou An. Zhou An handed the phone to Xiao Qingyang and whispered, "It's for you."

Find me?

Who is looking for me?

Xiao Qingyang picked up the phone and answered it. Then he heard a familiar voice. It was Yao Ming: "Xiao Xiao, are you training? Why don't you bring your phone?"

"Brother Ming, yes, I didn't bring my phone with me during training." Xiao Qingyang asked quickly, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Originally someone else should have notified you, but your phone was unreachable. I guessed you were with Zhou An, and it turned out to be true." Yao Ming said, "It's like this, the men's basketball red team wants to recruit you to the training camp, are you willing?"

what?

There was a buzzing sound in Xiao Qingyang's mind, and he was unable to react. The men's basketball red team recruited him to the training camp. This... doesn't this mean that he has a chance to join the national team?

Although they only entered the training camp, there were more than 30 people in it, and they still needed to compete and be selected to enter the final red team official list. And even if they were on the big list, they were only on the red team, which did not mean they could enter the real Chinese men's basketball national team.

When the red and blue teams merge, more than half of the people will be eliminated, and only those remaining can be considered true members of the Chinese men's basketball national team.

But entering the training camp itself is a hurdle.

Except for a few people, such as Yi Jianlian, Zhou An, and Zhou Qi, who are sure to enter the Chinese men's basketball national team, everyone else needs to go through selection and elimination. They may be eliminated, or they may eventually enter the Chinese men's basketball national team.

Xiao Qingyang is not afraid of competition. What he wants is an opportunity, an opportunity to participate in the competition and strive to enter the national team.

Once upon a time, it was his dream to become a professional player.

Later he succeeded and became a professional player, and his dream became to join the national team, but he knew very well that it would be difficult, extremely difficult.

How many players are there in CBA, and how many of them can join the national team?

What's more, he is not a genuine player, but came from CUBA. Compared with those who came from the youth training, his innate background is a little worse, and he is still so young...

But suddenly, an opportunity appeared before him.

I am actually going to be recruited into the national training team!

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Xiao Qingyang's mind. For a moment, he stood there in a daze, completely dumbfounded.

Seeing him like this, Zhou An nudged him with his elbow and reminded him in a low voice: "Brother Ming is still waiting for your answer."

Xiao Qingyang reacted, suppressed his excitement, and replied: "Yes, I am willing."

Yao Ming's gentle voice came from the other end: "Okay, wait a minute, someone will contact you to handle the relevant procedures. I originally wanted to take you to cheer for Zhuang Yu, haha, now it seems that you can't leave. It's okay, I will pass on Zhuang Yu's message."

Xiao Qingyang said: "Thank you, Brother Ming."

"No need to thank me, this is what you earned with your hard work and performance. Come on, perform well in the Red Team. With your ability, you have a good chance of making the final list."

"Yes, I will try my best." Xiao Qingyang nodded heavily, clenching his fists, and the excitement in his heart was difficult to suppress.

After hanging up the phone, he looked at Zhou An, opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a while because he was too excited.

Ha ha......

Zhou An laughed and gave Xiao Qingyang a hug: "Old Xiao, congratulations, you have also entered the national team."

Xiao Qingyang said shyly: "It's still early, I just joined the training team. Unlike you, you have already been confirmed to be on the big list. It's a pity that Zhuang Yu is unwilling, otherwise..."

Zhou An didn't finish the sentence and had no way to respond, so he had to stop there.

......

Los Angeles, USA.

The first game of the finals was yesterday.

Coach Scott and several assistant coaches arrived at the gym early this morning, and they still had a lot of things to do.

When we arrived at the conference room, we first did a video analysis, then reviewed the first game, and then discussed together how to play the second game.

After some analysis, smiles appeared on their faces.

Coach Scott said: "We have the advantage in terms of lineup. We need to do two things well in the next game."

The three teaching assistants perked up and listened carefully.

"First, in terms of defense against James, we will double-team him in the next game, right from the start."

"Second, seize the opportunity of the rotation lineup. The opponent does not have the Big Three, and J.R. Smith, Hood and other players are limited in strength. Our rotation lineup has an advantage. We must seize this opportunity and convert it into a score advantage as much as possible."

After the first game, they clearly felt that the Cavaliers were easier to play against than the Warriors. At least the Cavaliers didn't have the Big Three and the terrifying three-point shot.

The only tricky thing is James.

too strong!

In the previous Western Conference Finals against the Warriors, Curry and Durant played very well, but they were still far behind James.

Of course, we are talking about the playoffs and the current games.

Whether it's scoring, rebounding, assists, or even defense, James' performance is better and more comprehensive than Curry and Durant.

Such a hexagonal warrior makes the Lakers have to be wary.

"Coach Scott is right. We need to double-team James. The other players on the Cavaliers are limited in strength. As long as we can limit James, we will have won half the battle."

"I think the rotation lineup can use more other players, such as Zubac and Tyreke Evans. They are not needed on offense, but they can still play a role on defense."

"We also need to pay attention to our offense, because the opponent will definitely make targeted arrangements in the next game. When the players are not in good offensive form, the Cavaliers will definitely focus on defense..."

Several teaching assistants spoke up and expressed their opinions.

Coach Scott nodded repeatedly after listening to this. He was a little worried before, but after the first game, he was full of confidence.

......

In the hotel, coach Tyronn Lue was also meeting with several assistant coaches.

The natural topic of discussion is why we lost the first game and how to play the second game?

The first one is very simple. The reason for the loss is that the team’s role players did not perform well, such as JR Smith.

The second one was a bit troublesome. After discussing for a long time, several people could not come up with a feasible solution. The lineup was indeed not as balanced as the Lakers.

Of course, in the previous three rounds of playoffs, there were opponents with more balanced lineups than the Cavaliers. The reason why the Cavaliers were able to win was that the opponent did not have a superstar like James, and at most was just a star player.

In today's league, the real superstars are naturally James, Durant and Curry. These three have already proven themselves.

Next are Zhuang Yu, Harden and Westbrook.

In fact, in terms of personal performance, Zhuang Yu, Harden, and Westbrook are better than James, Kudu, at least in the past two seasons. But compared with James, Kudu, they have a big disadvantage, that is, they have never won a championship.