Chapter 554 [Small Shark or Big Elephant]
At 3:30 in the afternoon, a qualifying match was held first, which was a good start for the final.
Spain beat Germany to finish fifth.
In fact, neither of the opponents is interested in qualifying. It is meaningless to fight for fifth place, at most it is more bonuses. European countries are not short of that kind of money, and they don't care about this ranking.
Spain has become the most unlucky team this year. Paul Gasol fractured his left foot during the game, which may affect his new season in the NBA.
Before the start of the game, Wang Jun received a special greeting from Bradley Cooper in the locker room.
The way this unreliable third-rate actor cheers is a bit unique. "Wang, you must lead the team to win Greece. I invested 200,000 dollars in the final to buy you to win the championship! You must win! Otherwise, I will have to work in a nightclub, like Channing Tatum..."
Americans rarely save money. This is Cooper's entire net worth.
Wang Jun asked, "Isn't he an actor?"
"Tatum was a stripper before he came into showbiz," Cooper explained.
Wang Jun was quite speechless, said "goodbye" and hung up the phone.
It is a big taboo for players to gamble, and once it is exposed, they will die, so Wang Jun has never studied it, and it feels strange enough for people he knows to bet on him.
In fact, there are people who gamble in any major game. This is inevitable, and the NBA is no exception. It's just that the league's supervision is relatively strong now, and no one from the gambling syndicate has approached Wang Jun.
Yunus arranges tactics. "At the beginning, the ball was thrown to Yao Ming in the low post. Wang Zhonglu went to the bottom line on the right side without the ball, and was on the side with Zhu Fangyu. He had a chance to play by himself. If the opponent shrinks or double-teams, then distribute the ball to the outside."
Yao Ming performed very well on the field, and Jonas was full of confidence in him. His opponent, Vasileatis, was only 205cm tall, and he claimed to have a strong defensive ability. That was aimed at the outside line, not against Yao Ming. As long as Yao Ming can gain the upper hand, the game will be very easy to play.
It is difficult for a person whose strength cannot withstand Yao Ming to disrupt his offensive rhythm. In the warm-up match between the two sides. Yao Ming showed a clear advantage.
On the other side, Yi Jianlian screened for Liu Wei, allowing him to pass the ball more calmly.
Greece still uses the zone defense tactics against Mengqi to strictly prevent outside shots and breakthroughs. The coach's thinking is normal. Even the U.S. team was defeated, and this tactic should work for the Chinese team.
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
After the start of the game, Yao Ming turned from a low position and made two consecutive shots.
Singled out and invincible, Greece's outside shot missed under interference.
Round three. The Chinese team grabbed the rebound and counterattacked. Wang Jun received the ball in the frontcourt, made an emergency stop from outside the three-point line and retreated. He faced Diamantidis with a jumper and hit a three-pointer.
Diamantidis was elected the best defensive player in the European League last season. He is 198cm tall and weighs 100kg. He is nicknamed "Octopus Man".
This is not to say that he looks like an octopus, but that he is good at close defense and not afraid of confrontation.
However, his physical fitness is not very outstanding. The speed is not too fast, it is a weakened version of Artest, this weakness was caught by Wang Jun, relying on agility to create shooting space.
In Greece's attack, Papalukas passed Liu Wei, which attracted the Chinese team to shrink and split the ball outside. Power forward Fortis missed a three-pointer, and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound.
The Chinese team fought back again, and Wang Jun broke through to attract the defense and passed to Zhu Fangyu. The latter also scored a three-pointer relying on his height advantage.
4 of 4, 10 to 0 start, the Chinese team beat Greece.
After the Greek team defeated Dream 7, everyone felt that the team's defense was perfect. But the Chinese team's style of play is not the same as that of Mengqi. It is not as good as Mengqi than defending China. But looking at the inside offense, Dream 7 is just average.
Mengqi can only rely on personal ability and outside attack, so he was restrained by Greece.
For Greece to enter the finals, scoring inside is also a key factor in winning. Vasileatis singled out Yao Ming but it is wishful thinking, and he can only pull out the pick-and-roll. Try to get Yao Ming out of the basket.
China's defense relies on rotation on the periphery, and Yao Ming also defends when the ball reaches the bottom line. Greece's shooting rate is not high.
In order to guard against Yao Ming, Greece made a substitution in 6 minutes. Vasireatis goes off, and Sofkris, nicknamed "Little Shark", enters the field.
This is a black fat man with a height of 206cm and a weight of 156kg. How can this be a small shark? It's just a giant elephant!
He can withstand anyone, and he can also rely on tonnage to attack and attract double-teams when attacking.
Yao Ming played against the "Little Sharks", and he was not so comfortable playing, and his rhythm would be disrupted under close defense. Greece took the opportunity to chase 7 points in a row, and Jonas requested a timeout.
17 to 18, Greece went ahead by one point.
Yu Jia said anxiously: "The new black center forward is stronger than Yao Ming. He has a good defensive effect and has opened up the offensive end. Seeing how the Chinese team adjusts, I think it's time for Wang Jun to attack. Now Wang Jun only has 3 points, Yao Ming scored 8 points."
Zhang Li sighed: "Wang Jun only took two shots today, and he needs to score from the outside."
Wang Jun just waited for the coach to arrange. This "little shark" looked like he was poor at defending against pick-and-rolls. Even if he was all muscular, the burden of more than 300 kilograms was no joke. How could he defend against defenders?
Jonas also saw the weakness, and arranged for Yao Ming to go out for pick-and-rolls, role players to pull away, and attack from the outside.
Yi Jianlian, who didn't show much, went off, and Du Feng came on. Greece's No. 4 position is not strong, so don't worry about losing out in the confrontation, and there is an extra three-pointer on the field.
After the timeout, Yao Ming went to cover Wang Jun from beyond the three-point line. He caught the ball and moved laterally to get rid of Diamantidis. 20 to 18.
With Yi Jianlian, the peripheral defense rotated faster, and the "Little Shark"'s cover didn't work, and he was directly emptied on the periphery. His shooting is not as reliable as the replaced Vasileades.
He didn't wait for his teammates to respond, passed a few times, and Papa Lucas missed a jumper.
In the positional battle of the Chinese team, after Wang Jun picked and rolled, he jumped away from the two and rushed into the basket, attracting the small sharks to defend, and the ball was distributed to the left corner. Du Feng didn't waste the opportunity to open a three-pointer, and hit it again! 23 to 18.
Yu Jia shouted: "The Chinese team has regained the advantage, beautiful."
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "This is the right way to fight, use mobility to pull out the opponent's fat man."
Greece's offense, passing the ball back and forth from the outside, has never had a good chance. Small forward Kakiokis missed a jumper.
Yao Ming took the rebound, and the Chinese team fell to the ground again, playing calmly.
Yao Ming covered for Wang Jun, and Du Feng ran up the line. In this way, "Little Shark" could only switch to the pick-and-roll in the middle.
He stood near the penalty area and wanted to wait for his opponent to attack. Wang Jun took a step sideways, and made a three-pointer from the middle without any pressure, and went into the net hollowly. 26 to 18.
After scoring three three-pointers in a row, Greek coach Yannakis was forced to request a timeout.
The slow rotation of the center is not an incurable weakness, but "Little Shark" is too reluctant to defend against Wang Jun. His mobility is acceptable, compared with the inside line, not the guard.
Spain VS China, only allowed Gasol to play for 3 minutes, and the "Little Shark" faced the same problem.
The timeout ended and another center, Paduporos, came on. Height 210CM, weight 108 kg.
"Little Shark" will lose if he continues to play the game. When he played against the United States, he could only substitute for a while because of his poor mobility. If he doesn't lose weight, he is destined not to play in the NBA.
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