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Chapter 342 Why don't you come to the Cavaliers, the team boss is yours

The Chinese team's defensive formation suddenly shrank, catching the Italian team off guard. The Italian team was flanked and made a mistake. Lu Yu stole the basketball, dribbled wildly, and made a layup before the opponent could react.

"Beautiful! Lu Yu stole the ball very cleanly, but it's a pity that he chose a layup in the end..." Sun Yiping said excitedly.

How dare Lu Yu dunk? Harris said he would dunk without extra points.

The Italian team did not call a timeout. They thought it was just an accident. Although their coach felt vaguely uneasy, at least the Italian team still had a 3-point lead.

3 points...actually sometimes it's the same as nothing.

The Italian team missed another shot. After breaking through, the throw hit the front of the basket. Yao Ming directly collected the rebound, then swung his hand, and the basketball flew out like a missile.

Lu Yu didn't look back. When he ran to the three-point line, he twisted his body and received Yao Ming's pass.

Italian defender Basile, who is also their most stable shooter, is standing in the penalty area. He wants to prevent Lu Yu from making a layup. The scene of Lu Yu taking off and dunking in one step from the free throw line in the last game impressed him deeply.

But unexpectedly, Lu Yu just stood outside the three-point line, glanced at the basket, raised his hand and shot.

Whoosh!

Hit a three-pointer to tie the score!

Basile was stunned: "Are you using my best scoring method to hit me?"

Lu Yu didn't know that he had so many mental activities. His three-point shooting was simply because he didn't have a suitable teammate to pass the ball to, so he just shot it casually.

At this time, the Italian team could only call a timeout.

After the timeout, they obviously increased their outside shots, but the players rushed in for a whole game and forced them to shoot three-pointers, which was a bit awkward.

There is only Basile, he is a purely convulsive shooter, and he is the most accurate player in Italy.

When he hit a three-pointer from outside, he glanced at the scoreboard.

At 54:61, the Italian team fell behind by 7 points.

If it weren't for his three-pointer, the point difference at this time would have been in double digits.

In the next round, just as he was about to shoot a three-pointer, he found No. 10 Lu Yu of the Chinese team standing in front of him, almost face-to-face defense, which made him very uncomfortable and could only pass the ball out.

In the stands, LeBron James stood up and said, "Let's go..."

Carmelo Anthony was speechless: "The game isn't over yet?"

James shook his head and said: "It's over. The Italian team has no chance to come back. Lu Yu will not give them a chance to come back."

Wade said nothing, glanced at the court, and then stood up.

"Hey, you two wait for me..." Anthony chased after him.

Not long after they left, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

After the match between the Chinese team and the Italian team, the interview area was packed. Su Qun, as the exclusive interview reporter for Lu Yu and Yao Ming's NBA, did not get any special treatment at the Olympics. He could only squeeze in the interview area with other reporters to wait for the Chinese men's basketball team.

s arrival.

After a while, Harris appeared in the interview area with Lu Yu and Yao Ming.

Harris's face was red. If the Chinese men's basketball team had only nominally locked in the top eight spots, today it was officially confirmed to advance to the top eight. This can be regarded as completing the task assigned to him by the Chinese Basketball Association.

Before the interview, he also made an exception and told reporters: "You can ask whatever you want in today's interview, and I will answer whatever I can answer."

You must know that before this, reporters had a hard time getting a word out of Harris.

Reporter: "First of all, congratulations to the Chinese team for locking the top eight spot in advance. If they can win the next game against Serbia and Montenegro, the Chinese team will be able to qualify as first in the group for the first time in history. Is Coach Harris confident?

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If the Chinese team can beat Serbia and Montenegro again, it will win all five games in the group. Even if Spain plays New Zealand in the next game, if they win, they will only have four wins and one loss. The only game they lose is to China.

If Argentina beats Italy, the Chinese team will be ranked third in the group, and Italy will be eliminated together with New Zealand.

Harris said seriously: "I am very happy to appear first in the group, but we will not consider this now, at least until we win Serbia and Montenegro, this is not something I can consider."

The reporters in the audience were in an uproar.

It seems that the Chinese team intends to continue to win.

Do you really want to qualify as the first in the group?

"However, at the same time as our game with Serbia and Montenegro, there is also a game between Argentina and Italy, so whether Serbia and Montenegro can advance to the quarterfinals is not up to us."

All the reporters in the audience burst into laughter, because if Argentina beat Italy, Serbia and Montenegro would advance to the quarterfinals regardless of the final outcome between China and Serbia and Montenegro.

But if Argentina loses to Italy, Serbia and Montenegro must win against the Chinese team.

Serbia and Montenegro are quite miserable. Whether they can advance to the quarterfinals depends entirely on whether the Chinese and Argentine teams give them face.

If Serbia and Montenegro beat China, the outcome between Argentina and Italy will be irrelevant. If Serbia and Montenegro loses against China, Argentina must beat Italy if they want to advance to the quarterfinals.

Su Qun finally seized the opportunity to ask questions and quickly asked: "Hello Yao Ming, the Chinese team has advanced to the quarterfinals. When are you going to shave your beard?"

"I want to keep it for a while. I think this beard can bring us good luck." Yao Ming touched the stubble on his chin and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to be able to shave off my beard so soon. I originally had it.

I thought I would wait a little longer and see who of my new teammates could use their heads after I go to the United States... There are quite a few players on the Warriors who have shaved their heads..."

Yao Ming, who felt happy after winning the game, naturally started joking.

"I think the Warriors players may not be short of beards." Harris said at this time: "But I know Coach Van Gundy, and I think he needs your beard more."

He was talking about the second oldest member of the Van Gundy family, the guy who bowed to him.

Harris' humor poured down like cold water.

Lu Yu pursed his lips and smiled. In their previous lives, Yao Ming and Van Gundy had a master-disciple relationship, but this time their career trajectories may not necessarily intersect.

In fact, in his previous life, many fans believed that the main reason why Yao Ming retired early was that Van Gundy Jr. chose to let Yao Ming gain weight.

This put too much weight on Yao Ming's already fragile knees, which led to Yao Ming being plagued by injuries.

Lu Yu agreed with this statement.

But having said that, Lu Yu believes that another factor is the key to Yao Ming's early retirement, and that is the intensive competition. In the years when Yao Ming was still healthy, when the NBA season ended, NBA players would choose to take care of themselves

body of.

But Yao Ming couldn't do this at the time, because after he finished playing in the NBA, he would immediately return to China, put on the national team jersey, and continue to participate in various large and small events. Even the Asian Championships

Yao Ming has to participate in such an event.

Just imagine, you have just played dozens of games in the NBA and then returned to China to continue participating in various competitions.

And whether he is in the NBA or the national team, Yao Ming is the absolute main force, and his workload is high every game.

This kind of intensity, not to mention the physical fitness of us yellow people, would probably be quite strenuous even if we really call players like James Durant over.

After all, machines need to be maintained, not to mention the athletes' bodies.

"Looking forward to the good luck brought by your beard, let us wish the Chinese men's basketball team can win against Serbia and Montenegro!" Su Qun smiled awkwardly: "However, although Serbia and Montenegro have lost three games this year, their team strength cannot be underestimated.

Look, are we confident that we can win against Serbia and Montenegro?"

"Of course Serbia and Montenegro are strong, but... we are stronger." Lu Yu sat aside and took over the topic at the right time and replied: "In fact, all the media have always believed that the Chinese men's basketball team still has the image of a weak Asian team in the past, but since last year

Since the beginning of the World Championships, we have shown a level that is beyond that of many European and American teams. In these games, we have defeated Spain, Italy, New Zealand, and Argentina, which is enough to prove that we have the strength to compete with these world's top teams.

By chance, maybe our entire Chinese basketball team is not that strong, but as long as we keep working hard, I believe that one day, even without Yao Ming, Lu Yu, and Wang Zhizhi, the Chinese men’s basketball team will still be the strongest basketball team in the world.

One of the strongest countries."

Su Qun was stunned, and all the reporters in the audience were stunned. Lu Yu's words were a bit exaggerated, because everyone knew that the reason why the Chinese men's basketball team was able to achieve its current results was mainly because of Yao Ming and Lu Yu.

With the strong combination of one inside and one outside, without Yao Ming and Lu Yu, the Chinese men's basketball team might be a third-rate team.

But Su Qun saw the serious look in Lu Yu's eyes, and he knew that Lu Yu really thought this way.

Lu Yu's words had not yet finished.

Harris directly poured cold water on him again: "I think Lu Yu is still too idealistic. In fact, the Chinese men's basketball team has many shortcomings..."

Barabara...

Su Qun quickly wrote down the shortcomings raised by Harris. He looked at the manuscript in the notebook with satisfaction. Lu Yu's words expressed his expectations for the Chinese men's basketball team, but what Harris said was that the Chinese men's basketball team needed to improve.

As a reporter, especially a Chinese reporter, he has the obligation to tell all those who care about the Chinese men's basketball team.

The main questions raised by Harris include the following.

First, there is the physical problem of Chinese players.

There is indeed a certain gap between the physical fitness of Asian players compared to European and American players, but this gap is not as big as we imagined.

Our training is not as systematic and scientific as in European and American countries.

The professionalism of players needs to be improved.

Second, Chinese players are not fast enough and often make mistakes due to hesitation.

Of course, the players he mentioned did not include Lu Yu.

The third and most critical issue is that when Yao Ming and Lu Yu are not around, other players are not playing confidently.

Harris even made his request: "Can Chinese players tell themselves that I am the best when Yao Ming and Lu Yu are not around?"

It seems a bit inappropriate to raise these issues at this time, but fortunately, it is said when the game is won, so it will not seem so harsh, and Harris has mentioned these issues more than once in the national team.

Pass.

Lu Yu's conversation before the game in Italy inspired him even more. He felt that his trip as head coach might not be just to win the game.

Maybe it can take Chinese basketball to a new level.

This is what a head coach should really pursue.

Harris also often pulls out Wang Zhizhi to set an example for all players.

Among so many players, Wang Zhizhi is considered a veteran in the team. In terms of seniority, only Battelle can be on an equal footing with him. However, Wang Zhizhi is the one who trains the hardest and most conscientiously every day, especially the most basic things. He is always the best at what he does.

one.

It's just that at this time, is it appropriate to always pour cold water on...

What a stubborn old man.

The next day is the women's basketball game, and the Chinese men's basketball team has a day off.

On this day, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to the American women's basketball team and was already determined to miss the quarterfinals. Therefore, the Chinese men's basketball team became the only star of Chinese basketball.

Lu Yu was dragged out by Carmelo Anthony at noon. It happened to be a day off, so Lu Yu asked for leave from Harris. When he got there, he saw that Carmelo Anthony and others were going to play a one-on-one match.

There are Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Okafor who was just selected by the Bobcats this year...

Unlike Lu Yu, several of them sat through the bench and were driven crazy these days.

James also sent a recruitment message to Lu Yu: "Lu, I heard that you want to leave the Bulls. How about you come to the Cavaliers? The team boss is yours, and I will follow your lead from now on."

Lu Yu just smiled.

Just kidding, you probably told Wade the same thing in your previous life, right?

As a result, you beat the Mavericks and you scored 7 points in a single game in the fucking finals. Are you sorry?

The next year, Wade gave the boss to you, and you worked hard to win the championship and achieve your own fame for a lifetime, while Wade became the sword-carrying guard who assisted the new king in ascending to the throne.

You know, before you came here, Wade had already won the championship and was FMVP, okay?

Carmelo Anthony understood clearly: "How can Lu go to the Cavaliers? He is already invincible in the East. What he wants to do now is to conquer the West. Lu, come to the Nuggets. Let me help you conquer the world. Let's build it together."

How about a Denver dynasty?"

If possible, Lu Yu could really consider going to the Nuggets.

After all, Anthony has never won a championship in his life. Even at the end of his career, he still sticks to the basketball court. This makes Lu Yu admire him.

It would be a good choice to bring Anthony a championship early in his career.

It's a pity that Lu Yu had already made a decision before that.

What he has to wait for now is for Mavericks owner Cuban to make a decision. However, Cuban seems to be still hesitant and has not reached a deal with the Bulls.

Lu Yu knew that the day when the results would come out was not far away.

The night is getting darker, the men's basketball players in the Chinese Men's Basketball Dormitory have gone to bed, and the lights in the dormitory are slowly extinguished one by one.

Lu Yu was also sent back by Anthony. It was the team's rule not to go out privately at night.

When I walked to the stairs, I suddenly saw a generous figure sitting on the steps of the stairs.

Is it...Bartelle?

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