Point guard Bodiloga is 2.05 meters tall, shooting guard Pavlovich is 2.10 meters tall, small forward Radmanovic is 2.08 meters tall, power forward Milicic is 2.16 meters tall, and center Kristi
Qi is 2.13 meters tall. This is a completely long team, and it is also the strangest lineup in this Olympic Games. If Argentina sticks to the regular lineup, it will be difficult to achieve anything.
FIBA's three-point line is small, resulting in extremely crowded half-court. There are five long men guarding it, making it difficult to break through. Shooting three-pointers from the outside is even more stressful, facing a player who is more than 10 centimeters taller than you.
, even if the shot is not blocked, it will have a great psychological impact.
This long-man tactic is the tactic that Serbian and Montenegro coach Pesic is best at. Although there were no Milicic and Krstic in the 2002 World Championships, the team had genuine defenders Jaric who was 2.01 meters tall and 2.08 meters tall.
With small forward Stojakovic and 2.16-meter center Divac, the lineup is even stronger.
The timeout of the Argentina team was just to let the players calm down, and then continue with this small lineup, because the biggest flaw of the Serbian and Montenegrin teams is the lack of mobility, and the Argentina team must insist on playing fast and slow.
In fact, although the game looked lively, the Serbian and Montenegrin teams were only one point ahead of the Argentinian team. The Argentine team began to pass the ball quickly after taking the field.
After receiving the ball, Ginobili dribbled away Bodilloga and immediately made a mid-range shot, which hit the ball hollow.
Looking back here, the Argentina team still adhered to the tactics at the beginning of the second half. They pressed hard and forced Bodiloga to make a mistake. After Delfino stole the ball, the other four Serbian and Montenegrin teams were still in the other half.
, could only watch helplessly as Delfino ended the attack with a dunk.
In just two minutes, the Argentina team hit a 10-3 spurt and took the lead again.
Coach Pesic called a timeout and yelled at the players: "Our attack starting point is Bodiloga, but that doesn't mean you just need to position yourself. They want to completely strangle us at the attack point."
To attack and resolve the battle in front of the half-court position, then we need internal and external connections. Milicic is responsible for serving. After passing the ball to Bodiloga, he responds nearby. Radmanovic is at the three-point line.
Position support, Pavlovich is ready to move quickly..."
Returning to the game again, just as the coach arranged, Milicic handed the ball to Bodilloga at the bottom line. The Argentina team once again asked Sanchez and Ginobili to defend, and Bodilloga handed the ball to
Milicic, Scola, who was opposite him, wanted to delay, but Milicic changed hands and dribbled and left him behind. Although Scola was smaller than Milicic, his physical talent was really good.
He was very average. He was far inferior to Milicic in terms of running and jumping quality and flexibility. He immediately threw him aside when he accelerated backwards. After there was no obstacle in front of him, he handed the ball to Radmanovic.
Demanovic pretended to steal a three-pointer, Nocchioni stepped forward to block the shot, and Delfino also went to defend, but what they didn't expect was that Radmanovic passed the ball to the other side.
Pavlovich, Pavlovich caught the ball next to Sanchez who had just chased back and strode forward. With the inside empty, he made a light layup to recover the two points.
The Argentina team's full-court press disrupted Serbia and Montenegro's offensive tactics, but if they can get the ball out quickly, it disrupts their defensive tactics. Moreover, the full-court pressing defense tests the players' physical strength.
Yes, after being broken by Serbia and Montenegro several times in full-court press defense, the physical strength of the Argentine team players has dropped sharply. Ginobili, Delfino and Nochioni can barely keep up with the rhythm.
Chez and Scola could no longer hold on. Milicic, who faced Scola, just made a simple breakthrough and he couldn't keep up. Milicic was still very confident in the unguarded shot.
Made two mid-range shots.
"Whoa!" Krstic made another three-pointer. Serbia and Montenegro had overtaken the Argentina team by 8 points. The Argentine team coach could no longer sit still and called a timeout.
When the Argentine team came on the court again, it was already a full substitute lineup, with all five main players off the field. If the substitutes could not score points, the main players would never come up again.
Coach Pesic did not adjust his tactics, but hoped that the main players would open up the score advantage before they ran out of energy. Although the Argentine team's substitute lineup was not bad and was led by captain Oberto, they lost Ginobi.
After taking advantage of this weapon, the Argentina team immediately transformed from a super first-class team to a quasi-first-class team.
The Serbian and Montenegrin teams had no sympathy for the disarmed Argentina team, because if this point difference remained until the last five minutes of the game, all their main players would be on the field, and then the man like a poisonous snake would deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.
Inside, Milicic and Krstic have an obvious height advantage. On the outside, the three accurate three-point shooters kept shooting from outside the three-point line. When the shot failed, Serbian and Montenegro scrambled inside to fight for the frontcourt.
In terms of rebounds, even protecting backcourt rebounds has become a problem for the Argentine team.
The game ended, Serbia and Montenegro won with a score of 96 to 81.
For Serbia and Montenegro: Milicic had 21 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Bodilloga had 28 points and 5 assists, and Radmanovic had 17 points;
For Argentina: Ginobili had 19 points and 4 assists, Scola had 17 points and 3 rebounds, and Delfino had 10 points and 4 steals.
After the game, Argentina head coach Hernandez said: "It is normal for us to lose to Serbia and Montenegro. They were the champions of the last World Championship. Although several champions are not here, they are still better than us. Today
The responsibility for the defeat lies with me. I was not well prepared for their tactical changes, and I did not have any special drills before the game against taller lineups. And I must admit that I did not study Milicic carefully before the game.
I think Oberto’s experience can freeze him, but sometimes the light of talent cannot be blocked. In addition, I did not let the main players appear in advance because I felt that if we win this game, it will be miserable.
If you want to win, it is better to preserve your strength and win all the games that you should win, and you will naturally have a good group ranking.
"Serbia and Montenegro defeated Argentina in a big way. Milicic, the second place player in 2003, shined in Athens with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. The competition for the strongest player in the 2003 generation continues to the Athens Olympics."
——"DIME"
"Who is Milicic? I only know the rookies last year who participated in the Rookie Challenge. The rest, I have no interest in. I respect all opponents, but I really have never heard of him."
——LeBron James
"In the Serbian and Montenegrin team's first Olympic game, Prince Milicic of Detroit scored 21 points to lead Serbia and Montenegro to a victory. The Detroit Pistons have another strong chance to defend their title."
——"Detroit Free Press"
This group of media is too realistic. They used to be called "Human Victory Cigars", but now they are called "Prince of Detroit". Speaking of blue-collar workers in Detroit, my treatment as a prince is probably the same as that of a beggar gang leader. Milicic thought to himself
After the war, I should go out and relax. In my previous life, I didn't like going to nightclubs, but after being reborn in the body of the playboy Milicic, it seemed that Li Xiao was also changed by him.
"Excuse me sir, where do you want to go?"
"I'm very happy today! Take me to the best nightclub here!" He said and handed the driver a dollar bill.
The driver smiled knowingly and drove the car carrying Milicic and Kostic towards the bustling city center...
