Chapter 511 International arena, still taking off (too late)
On August 25, after nearly half a month of running in Madrid, Spain, the then head coach of the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team Gong Luming officially announced the 12-man roster for the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team to participate in the Basketball World Cup in Spain.
The 12-man roster of the Tianchao Men’s Basketball Team is as follows:
Point guard: Guo Ailun, Liu Xiaoyu, Sun Yue
Shooting guard: Ding Yanyuhang, Zhao Tailong
Small forward: Zhou Peng, Gu Quan
Power forward: Yi Jianlian, Li Xiaoxu,
Center: Wang Zelin, Zhou Qi, Li Muhao
This lineup is actually the men's basketball national team from the 2014 Incheon Asian Games that Wang Zelin remembers. In that Asian Games, the Chinese men's basketball team finally tied for fifth place.
The worst result in the Asian competition since participating in the international competition for the first time in 2018.
There is one change in this list, and that is Sun Yue.
After his own efforts, Sun Dasheng, who has never been able to participate in the national team again after 13 years, successfully joined the men's basketball team this time.
Although Sun Yue is no longer the Sun Dasheng who stepped on the colorful auspicious clouds to give World of Warcraft a nail in the 2008 Olympics, but after Wang Zelin used the system to survey it, he sadly discovered that the former is still one of the defenders among the outside players of the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team.
the best……
When I think about my helpers in the next World Cup, except for the eldest brother Yi Jianlian, who is more reliable, the rest are really not good.
In Wang Zelin's view, if this men's basketball team wants to win, it relies heavily on its own performance.
Just like in the 2008 Olympics, Thigh is still the center. The difference is that it was Yao Ming then and now it is Wang Zelin.
What's even more terrible is that the higher-ups have said that their goal this year is to maintain 8 versus 4. Netizens are also very excited and have raised the flag of 8 versus 4.
I really don’t know how brave those people are to give such an indicator. Don’t you have an idea of the strength of this men’s basketball team now?
The reason is that, in fact, there is such public opinion outside that is closely related to Wang Zelin.
As the first Chinese MVP in NBA history
FMVP winner, after this season, the domestic basketball community unanimously believes that Wang Zelin's current strength has surpassed that of Yao Yao.
With Yao Yao here, the national team could compete with the world's top teams. There is no reason why they should set their goals so low now that Wang Zelin is stronger.
Wang expressed his deep concern over this!
He really wanted to ask: Who did Yao lead? He led the golden generation of the 2008 men's basketball team!
Who are these people in my batch? Let me lead them! The old ones are too old and the young ones are too young. How can this be done?
I won’t talk about the substitute lineup, but let’s talk about the lineup first.
Not surprisingly, the Chinese men's basketball team for this World Cup will be Guo Ailun, Ding Yanyuhang, Zhou Peng, Yi Jianlian, and Wang Zelin.
Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyuhang are still young and have not reached their peak period; veteran Zhou Peng has to step up.
Because after Wang Qi and Zhu Ba retired one after another, Zhou Peng became the best choice for the national team's small forward position.
Fortunately, Yi Jianlian is as strong as ever on the international stage. After an NBA season, compared with last year's Asian Championship, Yi Jianlian's comprehensive rating in the international arena has increased by 2 points, reaching 92!
Finally, coupled with Wang Zelin, a unicorn under the basket with a rating of 98 in international competitions, there should be no big problem if he works hard and ranks among the top eight.
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On the 27th, the media day of the Tianchao Men’s Basketball National Team arrived. After a busy day, on the 28th, Wang Zelin and the national team delegation participated in the opening ceremony of the Basketball World Cup held at the Madrid Autonomous Region Sports Center.
Wang Zelin is very excited every time he represents his country, especially in international competitions like the Basketball World Cup.
At this moment, when he entered the venue and heard the cheers of many compatriots who had come from far away from home, he gradually understood why Yao always returned to every national team game regardless of injury, because...
He loves this country so deeply!
"Maybe we have to change our goals."
Wang Zelin took a deep breath to control his excitement.
"Um...Brother Wang? What goal do you want to change? Didn't we just agree to stay in the top 8?"
Hearing this, Zhou Qi behind him took courage and asked Wang Zelin.
Turning to look at Zhou Qi, Wang Zelin let out a long sigh, and then said to Zhou Qi:
"Um... Xiaoqi, it's too small, the layout is too small, we have to take a longer view."
Zhou Qi: "..."
He wanted to ask clearly, but found that Wang Zelin had already entered the venue.
Wang Zelin's parents also came to watch the entrance ceremony. When Wang Zelin was the first to enter the stadium holding the national flag, the organizer Spain also gave Wang Zelin's family a big-screen shot.
From the media day on the 27th to the opening ceremony on the 28th, the two days were extremely busy, but Wang Zelin could not hide his excitement.
After the last day of preparations on the 29th, on the 30th, the first match day of the Basketball World Cup in Spain has arrived...
On the 30th, in Madrid, Spain, at 2 pm local time, the Tianchao Men’s Basketball Team ushered in their first opponent in the Group D group stage of this World Cup Men’s Basketball Tournament...
——Angola men’s basketball team
The Angola national basketball team is a powerful basketball team on the African continent. It has never fallen out of the top three in the African Championship rankings.
In the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, the Chinese team and the Angola team have played against each other 9 times, and the Chinese team has a slight advantage with 5 wins and 4 losses.
Among them, in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2008 Kyoto Olympics, the Chinese team defeated Angola by a huge score. These two became China's classic events.
By the way, the members of Group D of the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team are: Lithuania Men’s Basketball Team, Angola Men’s Basketball Team, Slovenia Men’s Basketball Team, Mexico Men’s Basketball Team, Kangaroos Men’s Basketball Team and China Men’s Basketball Team.
The American men's basketball team, which has dominated the world of men's basketball for a long time, is placed in Group C. Other opponents in Group C include the Finnish men's basketball team, the New Zealand men's basketball team, the Ukrainian men's basketball team, the Dominican men's basketball team and the Turkish men's basketball team.
basket.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In comparison, Group D has more ruthless people.
Group D includes Slovenia, Lithuania, and the Kangaroo Country, all of which are powerful basketball teams in the world.
According to the rules of the schedule, in the group stage, the 24 teams in the finals of this World Cup were divided into 4 groups by drawing lots. Within the groups, a single round-robin group was first conducted. The top 4 teams of the 6 teams in each group appeared to take the next round.
Ranking based on points system.
According to FIBA regulations, two points for winning a game and one point for losing a game and 0 points for forfeiting or being disqualified.
Before the game, China, Slovenia, Lithuania and Kangaroo Country were considered by the outside world to be the four teams with the highest chances of appearing in Group D.
Back to business.
As soon as the players from both sides entered the stadium, Mingas, the core of the Angola men's basketball team, saw Wang Zelin and felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
In contrast, the atmosphere of the Tianchao men's basketball team is more relaxed. Because their opponent tonight does not have any active NBA players on the team.
On the other hand, the Tianchao men's basketball team not only has the NBA's current number one center Wang Zelin guarding the basket, but also Yi Jianlian, who has often averaged 20.10 points per game in international competitions for many years. The latter is also currently playing for an NBA team.
Speaking of which, the current situation of the Angola national team is quite similar to that of the Chinese men's basketball team in the past time and space, because the core players of the two teams have long been aging, but there has been no future star in the national team to inherit their mantles.
During the entrance ceremony of the two teams on the court, Wang Zelin's appearance immediately set off the whole stadium.
After the entrance ceremony, the rosters of the two Tianan teams tonight were also shown on the big screen:
Tianchao team: Guo Ailun, Ding Yanyuhang, Zhou Peng, Yi Jianlian, Wang Zelin.
As soon as the two teams came on the field, there were screams of exclamation.
Because when the two teams stood together, the Angola team's inside combination was too short.
Standing in front of Wang Zelin, Joyim, who is 2.09 meters tall, is very different in terms of body shape and height.
The power forward Mingas is only 1.98 meters tall, and the player he has to face is Yi Jianlian who is 2.13 meters tall...
On the sidelines, just after the players from the two teams were preparing, a familiar voice sounded from the sidelines.
you do not say……
Teacher Yu Jia’s voice is hard to imagine if you are not familiar with it.
For this Basketball World Cup in Spain, Chaotingdai sent a commentary team of 11 people, many of whom Wang Zelin knew.
For example, Teacher Yu Jia, Wei Ping Bryant, Yang Jian, Yang Yi and others.
"As you can see, the person preparing to jump ball with Angola center Joim in the center of the court is No. 20 Wang Zelin, who is also the star of this year's NBA championship team, the Portland Trail Blazers!"
"On the court, wearing the No. 9 jersey is my country's famous basketball player Yi Jianlian, who currently also plays for the Portland Trail Blazers!"
Snapped--!
On the court, there is no suspense.
Joyim tried his best, but when he met Wang Zelin, who was taller and stronger than him, he would have to accept it even if he jumped out of this link.
As soon as I landed, it was so late and so fast...
While the players of the Angola team were still retreating step by step, Guo Ailun, in the backcourt of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, had already sent a long pass forward that quickly reached half court!
On the field, the players of the Angola team were instantly petrified!
Because they didn't understand at all, who was Guo Ailun passing the ball to?
Besides, according to their understanding, can Guo Ailun be able to do this kind of sex work?
Oh, since you don’t understand it, let’s look back...
Open your eyes wide and feel the speed from heaven!
boom--!
Wang Zelin, No. 20 of the Tianchao team, strode in. After taking off, he slammed the ball into the basket. At this moment, whether it was on the scene or in front of the TV...
Countless friends were shocked!
In the stands, the members of the American men's basketball team who came to watch the game looked at the figure dominating the basket, screaming and shouting in unison, with all kinds of exaggerated expressions at their fingertips.
Curry, a primary school student, put his head in his hands, stood up and shouted: "Wang, one more dunk! I am your biggest fan, I love you to death!"