In the Sapporo basketball gym and locker room, Lin Yu silently changed his equipment.
A pair of Lin Crazy's custom-made Under Armor basketball shoes, with leggings specially added because of a hip injury, and a red wristband symbolizing luck.
Of course, there is also the No. 7 jersey he wears in the national team.
After changing into one suit, Lin Yu suddenly became a different person.
Dayao also came over at this time: "Lao You just told me that he asked us to play more pick-and-rolls."
The pick-and-roll between Lin Yu and Dayao should be the most efficient offensive cooperation the men's basketball team can produce now, but Lin Yu has a few words to say.
"There's no problem with pick-and-rolls, but Brother Yao, you have to move quickly after the pick-and-roll, otherwise the effect won't be that good."
Dayao smiled and patted Lin Yu: "You guys, do you think my submission is too slow?"
Lin Yu replied quietly with a yes.
Dayao continued to smile and said: "Okay, I'll try to go as fast as possible. You should know that my body can't go that fast even if I want to."
Lin Yu took a look at Dayao's body, emmm... his weight has increased a lot compared to previous seasons.
"Brother Yao, have you been gaining weight?"
Dayao nodded: "Well, Jeff Van Gundy's request, he wants to make me a heavy center."
Lin Yu immediately shook his head: "Brother Yao, it's not me who said that when it comes to gaining weight, you have to do it in moderation and not go too far."
"What do you mean?" Dayao was a little confused.
"If you gain too much weight, can your body handle it? To be honest, Brother Yao, I have seen too many examples of repeated injuries due to excessive weight gain."
"Especially with a body like yours, once you get injured, it's very difficult to lose weight. An injury may ruin your career."
During the period from 2006 to the advent of the small ball era, weight gain was too popular in the NBA. Both guards and insiders were gaining weight crazily to strengthen their confrontation capabilities.
What these weight gains bring are various major injuries such as stress fractures, ligament tears, and Achilles tendon rupture.
One of the representatives is Dayao. Due to weight gain, Dayao's body was overwhelmed and he suffered continuous stress fractures, which forced Dayao to leave the basketball court early before reaching his peak.
Lin Yu decided to take this opportunity to remind Dayao.
Dayao obviously heard what Lin Yu said. He frowned and seemed to be lost in thought.
Before the game started, Yunus made some brief arrangements.
Because the men's basketball team lacks a truly capable point guard, Yunus demanded: "We have to give the ball to Lin and let him control the rhythm of the game. Yao must often appear in the high post. You have to do various things with Lin."
With our cooperation, we must rely on high-post pick-and-roll cooperation to tear apart the opponent's zone defense!"
Yunus previously coached European clubs and he has a deep understanding of European teams.
Compared with the Chinese men's basketball team, the European team's advantage is strict tactical discipline and strong tactical literacy. The men's basketball team cannot compare with them. The only advantage of the men's basketball team is Lin Yu and Dayao, the two big killers of fiba. So
If the men's basketball team wants to win the game, it must rely on Lin Yu and Dayao.
In other words, this game will be a confrontation between individuals and teams. If the Chinese team wants to win, it depends on the performance of Lin Yu and Dayao.
The arena in Sapporo is not big and can only seat more than 7,000 people. However, the attendance rate for this game was very high and it was almost full.
Because the distance is not far, a large number of domestic fans traveled to Japan. Almost half of the people sitting on the sidelines were fans from China. They turned this arena into their home stadium.
When Lin Yu came out, the audience cheered. He saw domestic fans waving national flags on both sides of the stands, and some fans had national flags painted on their faces.
They cheered and shouted, making this small arena suddenly become extremely popular.
"This is CCTV 5. The first round of the 2006 Men's Basketball World Championship. The match between the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and the Italian Men's Basketball Team is about to begin. I am the host Yu Jia, and the person sitting next to me is Director Zhang Weiping..."
The game is about to start, and Yangwu has also started broadcasting the game.
"Coach Zhang, tell me what you think of this game. What do you think of Italy's strength? What is the chance of the men's basketball team winning this game?"
Yu Jia threw the question to Director Zhang, and Director Zhang’s answer was as always: “Italy has always been a powerhouse in Europe, and their strength is not weak, but this year’s Chinese men’s basketball team is not worse than them at all. We have Dayao, we have
There is also Dayu, and who does Italy have? They only have one Andrea Bargnani."
"So, the men's basketball team has a great chance of winning this game, and we also need a good start!"
"Let's talk about Lin Yu again. He made great progress in the NBA last season. Because he didn't play in the Stankovic Cup, everyone still doesn't know his strength. Domestic fans are looking forward to him and Dayao.
Partner, how far do you think his partnership with Dayao can go?"
"They are very likely to be an ok combination in the fiba arena." I don't want to brag or be negative, Coach Zhang has his unique bragging skills.
Just like this saying about the ok combination in the fiba arena, if domestic fans think about it carefully, it is really true.
Yao Ming has always been a big shark in the international arena, and Lin Yu can barely be regarded as Kobe Bryant in the international arena. It is not far-fetched to say that they are an ok combination.
On the court, the game was about to start, and Yunus quickly gave the starting lineup of the men's basketball team for this game.
"We saw the starting players of the men's basketball team. The point guard is Liu Wei. His starting position will help Dayao. After all, he and Dayao are old partners. The shooting guard is Lin Yu. There is no doubt that the small forward is
Zhu Fangyu is the strongest small forward in the country, and the power forward is Yi Jianlian. This is an unexpected formation. Why didn’t Yunus use Yunus?"
"Finally, the center is Yao Ming, there is no doubt about it."
The starting lineup of the Italian national team also appeared. Their point guard is Daniel Caballero, who was talking a lot before the game. The shooting guard is Marco Belinelli, a young man who Lin Yu noticed, and the small forward Tommaso Fandong.
Nigeria, power forward Andre Bargnani, center Paulo Barrera.
Yao Ming faced off against the 2.16-meter-tall Paulo Barrera. During the jump ball, Yao overwhelmed his opponent and got the basketball first without any suspense.
"The game has started. The Chinese team has got the ball right at the beginning. Let's see who the ball will be given to."
Lin Yu passed by Marco Belinelli and quickly received the ball.
"Sure enough, the ball was given to Lin Yu. Let's see what he will do with the ball."
Lin Yu has never played fiba basketball. He is not very familiar with the rules and the opponent's defense, but for the first ball in the game, he simply summoned Yao Ming's pick-and-roll.
The huge Yao Ming stepped sideways to block, and Lin Yu immediately gained a very considerable space.
Then he jumped out and hit a long two-pointer before Marco Belinelli's defense was in place.
The basketball passed over Paul Barrera's head, and with a swish sound, it successfully got into the net frame!
"Lin Yu scored a mid-range shot! The ball was just a screen from Dayao, and Lin Yu took the shot directly. The touch was so soft!"
Deafening cheers rang out in the Sapporo Arena. With his first goal in the international arena, Lin Yu did not disappoint those who supported him!