Chapter 298: Influence (1st Update)
299。 Influence
In some occasions, sports competitions represent a very significant significance, such as the Olympic Games, the men's basketball event has always been one of the most concerned events by sports fans, especially this Olympic Games is held in Beijing, and the opening game of the Chinese men's basketball team is still the strongest dream team in the world, this game is of great significance.
For this game, the whole world was surprised, no one expected that the Chinese men's basketball team would be so strong, and it would force the elite dream team to the last moment.
Rod Thorne is one of the representatives, he is the president of the United States Basketball Association, as early as the era of the Dream Team, he has joined the team of the United States team, witnessing the Dream Team in the world basketball world, yesterday's example made him unable to believe his eyes, because the Dream Eight was still behind in the middle of the second quarter with the Chinese team, and until the end of the third quarter, their team failed to pull the score to double digits!
At 12 o'clock that night, the midnight news of CCTV News Channel immediately broadcast the game between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Dream Team, and praised the performance of the Chinese men's basketball players, saying that they played an exemplary role for the Olympic team.
At the same time, after the game, not only the players, but also the ball used for the game has also attracted attention, and the Chinese Olympic Organizing Committee attaches great importance to this game, and they will store the game ball after the game, write the number and send it to the Olympic Museum for storage. It is important to know that it is rare for the Olympic Organizing Committee to officially store the balls used in the competition, which also shows that the Chinese organizers attach great importance to this game.
In fact, the collection of match balls after major matches is a common international symbol of the importance of friendship between the two sides.
After this game, the Chinese men's basketball team directly became famous internationally, which is a real battle to become famous, everyone in the Chinese men's basketball team has received unprecedented attention, especially Yao Ming and Chamberlain, the two cores, the former has always represented the Chinese men's basketball team, and the latter's performance in this game has done everything a player can do.
In an interview with Yu Jia after the competition, he said: "Yao Ming has built a bridge for all of us, we have all seen that Yao is a big man, he runs the field, takes deep breaths frequently, and every step is more difficult than others, I admire his sense of responsibility very much, if it were me, I am afraid I would not go out for the country after being injured like him, because it is too difficult, for Yao, the sense of responsibility for the motherland has become a very important part of his life, This immensely impresses me. ”
Kobe Bryant is not false, the reason why Chamberlain recognizes Yao Ming as the core of the team and the status of the big brother is not how good his skills are, but Yao Ming's huge contribution in this regard, which can be called the top example in the international basketball world.
Since entering the NBA, Yao Ming has been running between the NBA and the Chinese national men's basketball team, which has made him pay a great price for his health, and his feet, legs and toes have been injured, which makes people feel distressed to watch. Even so, Yao Ming still insists that it is his greatest honor to be able to serve his country, which has to be admired. In the first game of the Olympic Games against the U.S. men's basketball team, Yao Ming did what he should have done and what he could do for his country.
History has not treated Yao Ming badly, in such an important game with the American men's basketball team, he even shot a three-pointer, and it was this three-pointer that kicked off the war.
Even Paul said in an interview: "I feel honored to be able to experience this game here, and when Yao Ming shot that three-pointer, I felt like I had turned the first page of a history book here." ”
Yao Ming's 40+ single-game has brought his reputation to a new peak, no one has ever scored so many points, and he has proved with facts and actions that he is worthy of the honor of being the best offensive center in the world.
The reason why I want to say that he is the best offensive center, not the best center, is because there is also a Chamberlain.
Chamberlain played 44 minutes and only had a four-minute break in the fourth quarter, which was also the four minutes that decided the outcome of the game, and it was then that the Dragons were completely defeated by the Dream Team.
He scored 18 points, 24 rebounds, and 11 blocks in this game, which is even more dazzling than Yao Ming's 40+ in a single game, because he became the first player in Olympic men's basketball history to score a triple-double, and he has a terrifying 12 frontcourt rebounds in his 24 rebounds, and his frontcourt rebounds have also set a record.
After playing a game, the other players of the men's basketball team were immediately convinced by Chamberlain, not because of how much better their ability was than themselves, but because of their different attitudes, Chamberlain's efforts at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends played a benchmarking role for them. People are like this, when there is a little gap between a person and another person, he will envy and hate that person, but when the gap between another person and him is very big, he will directly worship this person.
Chamberlain now has such a position in the men's basketball team.
In addition to Chamberlain, Yao Ming grabbed 9 rebounds, all defensive rebounds, Wang Zhizhi had 6 accounts, all defensive rebounds, and offensive rebounds have always been dominated by Chamberlain!
Now Chamberlain is already a fan idol of the whole people, and even those street uncles and aunts who don't know basketball know that China has a very good 'Z', and this letter has become the representative of Chamberlain, and even the CCTV news broadcast on the evening of the next day also reported on this game, and interpreted Chamberlain's code name 'Z':
"Among the twenty-six letters, Z is ranked in the last one, but this is not the worst, according to Chinese tradition, the more backward the more the highlight of the formation, Z represents Chamberlain's status in the basketball world, he will become the hegemon in the world of basketball."
Fans can't complain about this, but there is some truth, after all, several strong players in the Chinese men's basketball team such as Yao Ming is 'Y', Wang Zhizhi starts with the letter 'W', and they are relatively low in alphabetical order, and their strength is also relatively strong, but the fans are speechless that Yi Jianlian's letter is also 'Y'.
Yi Jianlian's performance made fans very dissatisfied, and even some experts in the United States began to ridicule him, including many Milwaukee media, the most representative of which is ESPN.
After the game, ESPN expert Chris Sheridan wrote a satirical article about the UAE, ridiculing the latter for still hitting the rookie wall, saying: "It's all mysterious Chinese rookies, but Z and Yi are in huge contrast, and the San Franciscans are going to die of excitement because these lucky guys got the big man who is probably the best in the rookie." And what about the Milwaukees? They were unlucky, their carefully selected little baby only scored 2 points on 1 of 5 shots yesterday! Did he hit the rookie wall? Oh God, if that's the case, he'll be bleeding from the rookie wall. ”
Except for Yi Jianlian, everyone in the men's basketball team has been well received, even Chen Jianghua, who didn't score a point, only sent two assists and made two turnovers. Of course, it's not how bad Yi Jianlian is, after all, Nelson Jr. didn't set tactics for him, and he couldn't exert his power, but the fans had high expectations for him, he was an NBA player, and last year's draft was still a lottery show, which is really sorry for his value.
Many people call Nelson Jr. 'the most suitable foreign coach to run the Chinese men's basketball team', firstly, he is the assistant coach of the Warriors and has a close relationship with Chamberlain;
Nelson Jr. received a large number of interview invitations after the game, and the reporter asked him what tactics he designed for the current men's basketball team.
Tactics? Little Nelson is really a little unsure, does he dare to design tactics? It is a big taboo to change the generals in the field, if you change the tactics again, then the players don't even have a little run-in?
Nelson Jr. has an advantage, that is, he is very self-aware, he knows that his ability is not as good as Younas, let alone his crazy dad, all he can do is to consult these two people, and then enlighten them according to the players' emotions, now Nelson Jr. is more like a psychological counselor, not a manager, but he is loved by the players, and that is enough, the players are willing to fight according to his command.
Of course, the real situation Nelson Jr. must not say, he introduced: "We all know that the United States team is a strong team, and my father and Lao K are good friends, I know that he has some habits, such as I know that he will make tactical arrangements for our situation, and they have formulated defensive methods for Yao Ming and Chamberlain, so that they focus on guarding our inner line, and our outer line will have a chance." It's a pity that the outside line didn't play very well, but I know that we will meet in the finals, and I think the outside lads will play at that time."
For Yao Ming and Chamberlain in the opening three points and also hit, the reporter was also very regretful, asking if this was a tactical arrangement, Nelson Jr. explained: "In the beginning of the game, our players shot some three-pointers, but this is their on-the-spot play, which is good, but we need to pay more attention to the inside, because we have the world's best interior combination, if we don't use it, God will feel pity." Seriously, we're playing the USA this time, it's a team that's so flexible, I didn't have a specific tactic, I just let the lads play the way they wanted, and they did a great job. ”
Losing the first game, the morale of the Chinese men's basketball team will inevitably be affected, which is what the media and fans are worried about, and little Nelson shook his head with a smile: "You don't know Z, the more he is frustrated, the more courageous he becomes, and failure will only motivate him to work harder in the future!" Besides, what do you think I should do to encourage the Chinese team? I think it boosts morale if they can meet in the final. But the truth is that the game is full of variables, basketball is round, and it is unrealistic to only look at the sky at a high level, which will make it difficult for us to even qualify from the group. What we have to do is to play well in the next games, you see, our outside players are a little bit hesitant, so I don't care about the semi-finals and the finals, I care about the next game. ”
He summed up the characteristics of the Chinese team he led in one sentence, saying: "We must look up at the starry sky, but we must also step on the earth!" ”
In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team played a majestic game, and the Spanish media no longer dared to despise the Chinese team as before, and many fans were asking: In the next game, who will win the Chinese men's basketball team and the Spanish men's basketball team?