Wang Zelin's thoughts were put aside for the time being. After an upset victory over the Lithuanian men's basketball team and reaching the semi-finals, the French men's basketball team couldn't help but celebrate after the game.
However, there was a tremor during the celebration, and after the short-term joy, all that was left was emptiness!
There is one thing to say. With the strength of the French team this year, it has reached the semi-finals for the first time. It has achieved its goal ahead of schedule. Logically speaking, regardless of whether it can win or not, the French men's basketball team will live up to the expectations of the French people.
However, how can it be so easy to be satisfied as a professional athlete, especially when you are wearing the national flag and fighting in the field? Who has not had a little fantasy in his heart?
While the players were celebrating wildly, France coach Ricky Davis had a sad face and his mind was occupied with how to deal with his opponents in the semi-finals.
Poor French team, you said that they worked hard to break out of the group of death as fourth place, and then upset Lithuania in the quarterfinals, and then they got a spot in the Olympic semifinals.
Is it easy to come?
In order to have some remaining illusions and hopes in his heart, when French team coach Ricky Davis learned that they would face the Chinese men's basketball team in the Olympic semi-finals, the nearly sixty-year-old man immediately launched his own plan.
With connections, I asked in the European coaching circle how to deal with Wang Zelin...
Unfortunately, on the other end of the phone, without exception, all Davis got was the reply: "It's better to save your energy and compete for the bronze medal."
Damn Fuck!
Are all of them so realistic?
If it doesn't work, just give him a few words of chicken soup to adjust his mentality!
In the end, he went to Tony Parker's room and asked the latter to ask Sima Wei, his mentor in the NBA, about how to deal with Wang Zelin.
"..."
San Antonio, after hearing the disciple's inquiry, Sima Weiwei was silent for a while.
Fuck!
If I had a way to deal with that kid, the Spurs would have won three consecutive NBA championships in the past three years.
Who is Wang Zelin? Didn’t you count to 13? Is he someone you can deal with?
Of course, as one of the best coaches in the NBA and a contemporary famous coach in the world, Sima Wei would not say such a big deal. He considered it carefully and replied slowly:
"Believe in yourselves, you can do it!"
Well, the hot chicken soup is here, isn't it? This is a typical false statement, just talking about ideals, courage and dreams, and choosing to turn a blind eye to actual problems.
To use a popular phrase in the future to describe it is: Putting aside the facts, let alone the French team defeating the Chinese team, even if you win the championship, there is still a certain hope!
Parker looked depressed after hearing this... Of course he heard the subtext of his mentor, who was not optimistic about the French team winning the semi-finals.
Well, Parker, who has witnessed Wang Zelin ascending to the throne for three consecutive years in the NBA, does not think that the French team will be Wang Zelin's opponent.
It's just that... in the eyes of the French media, the French team, which has Parker, Batum, Diaw, Gobert and other NBA players, can still compete with the China Men's Basketball Team.
What?
You said we were beaten for 49 points last time!
Sorry, after being exaggerated by many French media, in the eyes of many French fans, that game was just an accident.
After all, no one expected at the time that after Wang Zelin changed to playing the main control position at the first position, the effect would be so significant, even to the extent of being unbelievable.
A large number of people feel that Wang Zelin's playing the one position is actually a secret weapon of the Chinese men's basketball team. It was only after losing to the Dream Team in the first game of the group stage that they had no choice but to use the secret weapon in advance.
The French team was very unlucky and became the top enemy of the Chinese team's new tactics.
Judging from that game, it does make sense.
If the French team had not been fooled at the beginning, they would not have lost by 49 points, let alone Wang Zelin's record-breaking 65 points!
Parker: "You bunch of stupid media, you know how to stir up trouble all day long, and it's not you who are going to get beaten!"
Parker was of course unhappy because he was given a bunch of high hats for no apparent reason. After all, he was the one who got beaten up on the field, and the bastard media were only responsible for watching the show!
Time flies to the 20th, and the opening game of the semi-finals is about to begin.
"We will go all out in the next games, and we are confident that we will not lose to any team in terms of mental will..."
In the interview before the game, Parker showed his high emotional intelligence and humility.
And what he said is that he will not lose to any team in terms of spirit and will. As for losing in terms of score... then it is just a loss. What else can it do?
Having led the team this year, Parker can say that with a clear conscience.
A reporter from French national television immediately laughed and said: "Tony, you don't have to be too humble! After the last disastrous defeat, you must have found the key to victory. Don't worry, French fans including me will support you silently behind you."
Yours."
Parker: "..."
What the hell is the key to victory? Why did I never know!
"The Chinese team was the third runner-up in the last World Cup. Wang Zelin is currently the most powerful basketball player in the world. We will do our best..."
Parker then said sincerely that it was a vaccination for French fans in advance. He didn't want to be scolded so badly after losing.
"Tony, you are our pride, go and prove to the world that you are the god of basketball in the eyes of all French fans! Under your leadership, we will definitely create miracles!" the French national TV reporter continued.
Parker: "..."
God, please spare me. Where do these people get their confidence from? Our old arms and legs really can’t carry them!
WDNMD!!!
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After an interview, Parker, who was inexplicably being praised by his own people, completely lost his mentality.
Being stabbed in the back by one of his own was undoubtedly the most disturbing thing, causing him to be in a state of confusion during shooting training, which worried the team doctors and coaches on the sidelines.
At 14:00 in the afternoon, still at the Carioca Stadium, the Chinese men’s basketball team ushered in the quarter-finals of the Olympic men’s group stage, a contest with the French men’s basketball team.
This is a height that has never been reached by basketball players in previous generations. The court stage has also given enough cards. In addition to the ace combination of Yu Jia and Zhang Lili for on-site commentary, there are also two special guests.
The foreign war hero of the golden generation of the men's basketball team in 1994, Hu Weidong, who was regarded as the "Celestial Jordan", and the golden generation of the men's basketball team in 2008, the first yellow legend to enter the NBA as the number one pick - Yao Ming!
Two golden era legends in the history of men's basketball gathered together today. After a few polite words, both of them turned their eyes to No. 20 of the Tianchao team who was warming up on the court.
The torch of the Chinese men's basketball team has been passed down from generation to generation, reaching its historical peak in the hands of the 1994 golden generation and the 2008 golden generation. However, their previous best result in the World Series was only eighth place.
Fortunately, the responsibility of history has been passed on to the generation of men's basketball players headed by Wang Zelin. From the bronze medal in the World Cup in Spain two years ago to the semi-finals of this year's Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team finally ushered in a historic breakthrough.
In this year's Olympic Games, the men's basketball team successfully fulfilled its previous promise: this time, it is no longer a foil!