Basketball starts with breathing

Human experience is limited, so the level of human cognition is also limited.

If it was Lu Yu from the previous life, he would definitely tell himself that he has already locked in the top eight in the Olympic Games, so why do the next two group matches still play?

It's definitely about staying fit.

Fight for a medal.

But now Lu Yu has stood at the highest point of the world basketball.

Lu Yu's vision has changed, especially after playing with so many European and American teams, Lu Yu does have a lot of feelings. He wants to give some suggestions to the basketball association, but he knows that these suggestions will not necessarily be seen by the leaders, and they may not necessarily be seen. It will be pushed, and it may not be feasible if pushed... In any case, Lu Yu wants to give it a try by himself.

A few decades ago, European teams didn't actually have much at stake, but why did their strength improve so much?
The most important point is that they play a lot of high-level games.

Fighting and fighting, they found that they had become a strong team, and they began to challenge the American team. The American team and the European team were about the same strength, and they turned their attention to the United States.

This is the secret of the rise of European and American basketball.

They don't care to play against Asian teams at all. Even if they are sent, they are basically the second team, because their second team is playing against the first team of the Asian team, so it is possible to have a little training value.

We talked too much about the combination of sports and education, and too much about the level of youth training.

Of course, these are not useless, but no matter how good a teenager is, if you don't have enough experience in high-level competitions at all stages of your growth, you will be nothing in the end.

Lu Yu liked Guanggong University in his previous life. The reason why Guanggong University is so powerful must be the influence of the local wildball culture on the team.

Why are Yao Ming and the UAE so powerful?
If they hadn't gone to the NBA, they wouldn't have been at this level.

Why is neon football so good?Because their players play for European clubs.

It takes time to build a sound basketball youth training system and a complete basketball league system.

Chinese basketball has been shouting for many years, and Lu Yu has heard too many different voices, especially the combination of sports and education, which has been said for too long.

For Chinese basketball, the most realistic problem is that players are too comfortable.

Now that he has reached the quarterfinals, Lu Yu doesn't want the players to be at ease. He wants more players to compete with strong European teams, because this kind of training opportunity is rare.

Lu Yu and Harris reached a consensus on this point.

Harris is only the head coach, and Lu Yu represents a generation of Chinese players. Although he does not agree with this approach, he would not have achieved this result without Lu Yu.

Moreover, from the bottom of his heart, he also agreed with Lu Yu's idea.

So the two ended up making some sort of undisclosed deal.

Then the two began to discuss tactics against Italy.

"Since they like to shoot three-pointers, we just don't let him shoot and let them shoot in." Lu Yu said with a smile.

"You mean, bite the pitcher beyond the three-point line and give it a shot?" Harris was stunned.

"Yes, maybe they can score at the beginning, but they will find that they are not used to it, because this is not their usual game style..." Lu Yu said with a smile: "But we must protect the rebounds and be ready to play at any time. counterattack."

Harris frowned: "You are taking a risk, the American team's style of play is not suitable for the Chinese team!"

The US team that Harris said is not the current US team, but the legendary dream team.

"No, this is different from the Dream Team." Lu Yu shook his head: "In terms of personal ability, our players do not have the singles ability of the American players, and it is an instinctive reaction for the American team to block the opponent's perimeter. They won’t let their opponents have a chance to score if they go inside, we are different, we have expanded our defense, and will inevitably lose some inside points…”

"It's too risky, I don't agree." Harris refused: "This kind of play is equivalent to giving the opponent an inside score."

"But you didn't care about winning or losing the game, didn't you?" Lu Yu said sharply.

"..." Harris.

"Since you don't care about winning or losing, why give it a try?" Lu Yu continued.

Harris shrugged helplessly. He was just arguing with Lu Yu about tactics, but he forgot that he didn't intend to win the game.

"And I didn't plan to let go of the inside defense all the time." Lu Yu smiled.

"Huh? What are you going to do?" Harris suddenly felt that Lu Yu was more like a team coach, but he could also see Lu Yu's distinctive character from Lu Yu's tactical arrangement.

Lu Yu is a person who likes to take a slanted sword, and he gave Lu Yu this evaluation in his heart.

To put it bluntly, he just likes to trick people, and one set is connected to another, and even talking makes you unknowingly fall into his trap, just like now, even after a long time, Harris will understand Lu The rest is what he said.

"I hope you can give me some right to command on the spot. When I change my tactics, please don't call a timeout to replace me..." Lu Yu finally said the purpose of this visit.

He wants to teach these national teammates how to play.

He was afraid that Harris, a stubborn old man, could command his teammates, but if Harris got angry and replaced him just after the command, he would be busy.

So he said so much to Harris in order to get Harris to give him certain authority and explain things clearly before the game.

Harris thought for a long time, tapping his fingers on the table, and finally said helplessly: "Okay, I promise you."

……

On August 8, the men's basketball group stage of the Athens Olympic Games continued.

Before the Chinese men's basketball team played, Spain beat Serbia and Montenegro unsurprisingly, and Argentina also easily won New Zealand.

In this case, Spain has become the first team other than China to win three games, and New Zealand, Serbia and Montenegro have a record of one win and three losses.

New Zealand is out of play. Their next opponent is Spain, and they have basically decided to be out.

The players from Serbia and Montenegro did not leave the court after the game. They set their sights on the Chinese men's basketball team on the court. As long as the Chinese men's basketball team can win against Italy,
By virtue of the fact that Serbia and Montenegro won Italy before, Serbia and Montenegro will also advance.

The premise is that the Chinese team to win!

Therefore, all their players stayed on the field to watch the Chinese team's game, and they were also afraid that the Chinese team would lose the game by throwing water.

If the Chinese team loses, they must also win the next game to appear.

But how can the Chinese team win so easily?
So as long as the Chinese team wins the Italian game, they will lose to the Chinese team even in the next game, but they can still appear by virtue of the win-loss relationship with Italy.

Now the Serbia and Montenegro team can't wait to give gifts to the Chinese team, so that the Chinese team must not release water.

The Chinese team faces the second-to-last opponent in the group, the Italian team!
In fact, the Chinese team once won against Italy at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, and it would be able to win because the Chinese men's basketball team was really strong that year.

It is a pity that the Chinese men's basketball team in the Sydney Olympic Games did not qualify for the group.

In the Sydney Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team was finally reversed by France and unfortunately lost the game, and France finally won the Olympic runner-up, but China defeated New Zealand and Italy, and Lithuania, the third runner-up, was a small loss. Unfortunately, the group did not qualify because of the outcome.

If it weren't for being overturned by France, it is estimated that the Chinese men's basketball team that year would probably achieve a historic breakthrough, and maybe there is a chance to enter the semi-finals.

Of course, the current teammates generally don't mention this, but to embarrass Guo Shiqiang...

Lu Yu felt that they could win against Italy in the Sydney Olympics, why should they give up now? You must know that the Italian team at the Sydney Olympics had just won the UEFA Champions League, and the current team relies on their exhausted striker - Basile .

The Chinese team's lineup is Liu Wei, Lu Yu, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming.

The only change in the lineup is that Zhu Fangyu replaced Li Nan, because Zhu Fangyu's defensive ability on the flanks is better.

It was also because Lu Yu wanted to train Zhu Fangyu.

At the beginning of the game, Italy scored six points in a row. They also wanted to relive the shame of losing to the Chinese team in 2000. The attacking firepower was very fierce. After finding that the defense of the Chinese men's basketball team was almost close to the three-point line, they decisively chose to break through.

Due to the difference in physical quality, the Chinese men's basketball team was obviously a beat slower when it came to defensive breakthroughs.

At the most critical time, the Chinese team, which usually competes with European and American teams through rotation defense, gave up the rotation at this time. As long as Italy can break through, they will never switch defenses...

All the Italian fans present applauded excitedly. Even the coaches and players of the Italian team didn't realize that this was a trick Lu Yu gave him. They were just thinking,

The Chinese men's basketball team...

Doesn't it look good?

There were three tall, dark-skinned men in the last row of the stands, and if anyone could see their faces now through the wide-brimmed hats held down on their heads, their faces would be familiar to everyone.

"LeBron, the Chinese team's defense is not very good, I'm afraid they have to lose..." Carmelo Anthony laughed.

LeBron James bit his fingernails and said, "Have you played against Lu for so long, have you beaten him once? Dwyane just got away with winning a game last season. He must be playing tricks on the Italian team."

"Yes, he is the MVP!" Wade agreed.

After a while, the Italian team was caught in constant singles. Whoever got the ball's first reaction was no longer to pass the ball, run, and cut to shoot. Because of the exhaustion of running, the opponent did not give the opportunity to shoot from the outside at all. It's easier to score a breakthrough.

The main players of the team chose the singles method one after another. When the coach saw that the scoring efficiency was higher, he did not call a timeout, but chose to acquiesce to this style of play.

James Anthony and Wade looked at each other with a smile that had seen through everything in their eyes.

Although Italy made it easier to score, the score was not pulled away, and the Chinese team had been clinging to the score.

Lu Yu did not exert his strength to play. After the opening, he passed the ball more for Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi. For Yao Ming, as long as the opponent does not attack, he has the ability to put the ball into the basket. Wang Zhizhi likes to play with Lu Yu. Yu cooperated and naturally knew when to throw and when to pass after receiving Lu Yu's ball.

The Italian team originally thought that they could use a wave of offense to completely open the score. Who knew that after playing for so long, the difference was not even five points.

After the intermission, the Italian team still did not notice the abnormality. They believed that the Chinese team must understand the power of Italy's three-pointers, so they thought that they could win the game by preventing the perimeter, but the Chinese team's defensive ability seemed to be too poor.

This allowed the Italian team to play a breakthrough ability that they had never played before.

Although the Italian head coach was a little puzzled, the situation of the game was here. If the Chinese team hadn't relied on Yao Ming's offensive ability in the interior, they would have been drawn away long ago.

As for that No. 10 Lu Yu?
After the last game against Argentina, there was news that he was not physically fit. Now it seems that he was affected and did not play well in the first half.

The third quarter begins.

After just a few minutes of playing, the three people in the stands chatted again.

"It is estimated that Lu Yu will start to close the net." James narrowed his eyes.

"Hey, poor Italian team." Anthony sympathetically glanced at the Italian team that was playing very hard on the court.

Wade rolled his eyes at him: "We were all overwhelmed by him last season. You should sympathize with yourself more..."

During this time, the Chinese team scored the highest score was not Yao Ming, but Zhu Fangyu.

The Italian team gradually began to double-team Yao Ming, so Yao Ming chose to pass the ball to the perimeter. Lu Yu himself did not throw the ball, but threw the ball directly to Zhu Fangyu, who was already open.

He feels pretty good this time.

As soon as Lu Yu saw this situation, he passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu more diligently. Anyway, they all scored, and whoever scored different, Yao Ming knew that as long as he was attacked, Zhu Fangyu would definitely be the first one he looked for.

Zhu Fangyu voted hi.

Sun Yiping said in the broadcast booth: "The Chinese team played well during this period, and they relied on Zhu Fangyu's three-pointer to hold the score tightly. The only thing that worries me is our defense. Yu may really have physical problems as reported in the previous report, and he hasn't played well in this game so far."

Lu Yu's performance is actually not bad, he has 7 assists, but the score is a little less, only 5 points.

Mainly in the middle two quarters of the rotation phase, many young players played for a while longer, otherwise they would have turned the tables long ago.

The young players headed by Yi Jianlian were suffocated on the bench. They were alive and well, and they actually played evenly with the Italian team.

"In the third quarter of the game, the Chinese team still fought against the opponent after the halftime break. Harris is a bit dangerous to do so. You must know that the physical strength of Chinese players has always been a problem. When physical strength declines, The shooting percentage will naturally drop, so will the Chinese team still be able to grab the score at that time?" Sun Yiping said.

However, the Chinese men's basketball team no longer has to worry about performance, so there is not much anxiety in his words.

As soon as the words fell, the situation on the court suddenly changed.