NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 191 Are they worthy of being called the Dream Team?

In the next offensive round of the Dream Team, Ray Allen got the chance to make a shot.

The ball flew towards the basket along the trajectory, and ended up collapsing into the basket and bouncing high.

As the basketball fell, Yao Ming jumped up and caught the ball directly.

Mourning was dumbfounded, how dare he catch this kind of ball?Isn't this an obvious interference with the ball?

"Jump the ball!"

"Jump the ball!"

Mourning shouted directly.

As a result, the referee just frowned and looked at him, without any intention of blowing the whistle.

FIBA is much more lenient in whistleblowing than the NBA in terms of interference balls. As long as half of the basketball is outside the cylinder above the basket, it will not be whistled for interference balls.

Yao Ming played in the FIBA ​​competition system, even the current CBA also adopts the FIBA ​​competition system, so he clearly knew that he could grab the ball by himself.

And how did Mourning know this? Although the Dream Team would invite FIBA ​​rule experts to explain the rules to these stars during training camps, they hardly listened carefully.

Seeing that his yelling didn't have any effect, Mourning's temper also came up, and he rushed to the referee and began to criticize.

Tang Shuai looked very worried, did you, Mourning, not be able to distinguish the situation?This is not the NBA, but the Olympic Games.

Compete with the referee?Then there are good fruits to eat?

In the NBA arena, when there are some controversial penalties, the leading stars in the team will go to the referee to argue. This has become an unspoken rule.

Although it is unlikely that the referee will change the penalty, it may allow the referee to make up for it in subsequent blowing penalties.

But now in the Olympic Games, the referee is not Stern's domestic slave. Who cares whether you are a star or not, if you dare to challenge the authority of the referee, you will be directly charged with a technical foul.

"Doo beep!" The referee directly rewarded Mourning with a technical foul.

In FIBA, technical fouls are also included in the total number of personal fouls, which means that Mourning has already suffered two personal fouls not long after the opening, and he has only three fouls left when he leaves the field with five fouls.

Kumbu shook his head as he watched. NBA stars think highly of themselves. They think they are the best players on the planet, and everyone should revolve around them.

This kind of arrogant thought will make them suffer a lot sooner or later.

Mourning was called a technical foul, and the ball came to the Tianchao team again. This time, Hu Weidong succeeded in the mid-range shot with the help of the UAE's pick-and-roll.

Not long after the opening, the Dream Team played in a mess, like a group of headless chickens, while the Tianchao team formed a sharp contrast, with a clear rhythm, both offensive and defensive.

In fact, this has nothing to do with Kumbu's training. The main reason is that these players adapt to the FIBA ​​arena and often train together. The cooperation between teammates is obviously much tacit than that of the dream team.

After holding a large advantage, the Tianchao team played more and more confidently, as if the dream team was not that strong.

In 1992, the dream team players in that Olympic Games were regarded as gods by other national team players, and they couldn't even have the courage to challenge them.

In just eight years, more and more teams have the opportunity to pull the dream team down from the altar.

Tang Shuai hurriedly called a timeout, replaced Mourning and Kidd, and replaced them with Raheem and McDyess.

He adopted a very bold strategy. He didn't let the point guard go directly on the court, and let Ray Allen, Carter, and Raheem shoot from the outside.

Faced with Tang Shuai's change of formation, Kong Bu had no choice but to remain unchanged. He wanted to change his formation, but unfortunately the only players he could play were these five players.

Tang Shuai's change had a good effect. Because the three-point line is short, the shooting of the Dream Team is very threatening, especially Ray Allen and Carter. They are both good at shooting three-pointers. After two quarters, the score gradually Pulled back by the dream team.

At the end of the first half, the Dream Team trailed by only three points at halftime.

Even if the point difference is only three points, fans all over the world were shocked, because this is the first time in the history of the Dream Team that the first half fell behind the opponent.

In the previous games, no matter how they played, the team that took the lead in the first half must be the Dream Team.

After the start of the second half, facing Tang Shuai, he still continued to use the shooting lineup. Kumbu simply let the players on the field give it a go.

Since the inside line has an advantage, then seize this advantage and amplify this advantage.

A strange landscape has formed on the court. The Dream Team is not like in the past, rushing to the basket and dunking. Most of the offensive end is floating on the outside to shoot.

The Tianchao team swarmed into the penalty area, and every offensive round was resolved under the basket.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the difference between the two sides was very tight.

In terms of shooting percentage, the Tianchao team is still higher. After all, their shooting percentage at the basket must be higher, and they also have an advantage on the rebounding end.

However, the dream team made a lot of three-pointers, relying on three-pointers to bite the score.

NBA fans have a feeling of unreality. When did NBA stars play in the Olympics and need to rely on three-pointers to win?
Compared with the Dream Team, it seems that the Celestial Dynasty Team is more like the Dream Team.

With 1 minute left in the game, the Tianchao team led by three points, but Ray Allen's outside three-pointer directly smoothed the point difference, and the two sides returned to the same starting line in the end.

Ah Lian attacked with the ball and missed a shot near the free throw line. The rebound was snatched by the bus, and then he passed it to Dazhi who came over from an air cut, and Dazhi scored two points with a throw.

The Chinese team led by two points with 37 seconds left in the game.

Turning around, Ray Allen missed a three-pointer, Garnett grabbed the rebound that collapsed, played a second offense alone, and evened the score.

There are only 19 seconds left in the game.

In the offensive round of the Celestial Dynasty team, Kumbu called a timeout and arranged the last offensive tactic.

FIBA's rules on off-ball fouls are the same as the current NBA. In the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, fouls on off-ball players are not allowed. However, in a few days, the NBA may introduce restrictions on hacking sharks. According to the tactical rules, fouls on players without the ball are not allowed in the last 2 minutes of each quarter.

In fact, even if he can foul players without the ball, Tang Shuai can't use foul tactics.

On the one hand, they have not yet reached that desperate situation. After all, the two sides are only tied, and it is not that the Tianchao team is in the lead.

On the other hand, none of the Chinese players on the court is short of free throws. If they use foul tactics rashly, they may be self-defeating. They would have scored overtime, but they would lose the game if they were fouled.

So Tang Shuai's best solution at the moment is to change to a strong defensive lineup, defend the last round, let the game enter overtime, and they still have a chance to win this group match.

After UAE took control of the ball to the frontcourt, this time it did not rush towards the penalty area rashly.

When he saw that there were five or six seconds left in the time, he moved.

The moment he started, Yao Ming, who had been under the basket for the entire game, also moved.

Ah Lian rushed towards the penalty area, while Yao Ming ran towards the outside.

The moment the two met, Ah Lian gave the ball to Yao Ming who was next to him, and the latter turned around and made a mid-range shot.

"Shh!"

Accurately hit the half-block basket.

With less than three seconds left in the game, Yao Ming's two-pointer was considered a game-killer.

Next, Tang Shuai seemed to hold back, but unfortunately, in less than three seconds, he couldn't organize a decent attack round at all.

In the end, the dream team lost to the Chinese team by two points.

Kumbu clenched his fists and shouted excitedly. Before the game, he imagined that he would win the Dream Team, but when this moment really came, he still couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart.

This is the dream team, which has always been regarded as a god-like dream team by the national teams of various countries. Tonight, I led the Celestial Dynasty team to defeat it.

The Tu-Australian fans at the scene looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling like they had just watched a sci-fi game.

Dream team lost?
Although they only won by seven points in the group match against Lithuania, it is obvious that they lack dominance.

But no one expected that the first loss in the history of the Dream Team would come so quickly.

At the same time, everyone felt that everything was reasonable, and the lineup of this Celestial Dynasty team was too extravagant.

The coach who leads the team is Konbu. Even black fans can only criticize Konbu from his style of conduct. It is impossible for anyone to be qualified to question Konbu's ability to lead the team.

A team that ranked last in the league has turned into a dynasty in three years. Kumbu is a living myth in the coaching industry.

The four towers in the team seem to be brave and extraordinary. The key is that the styles of the four people are all different, each has its own characteristics, and each of them can perfectly play their role.

On the other hand, the Dream Team does not bring players with the highest combat power in the league, and the lineup configuration is not enough to match the FIBA ​​rules, especially in the interior. Mourning's role on the FIBA ​​stage may not be as good as Brad- miller.

The Celestial Dynasty team seems to be strong enough, with strong soldiers and strong horses, but the Dream team does not seem to be strong enough, at least it is much worse than Dream [-], Dream [-] and Dream [-], so it seems reasonable to lose.

This group match directly caused a bloodbath in the basketball world.

Mourning directly became the target of public criticism on Laomei's side, and was sprayed bloody.

He played for three minutes in the first quarter, with a defensive foul and a technical foul. After the second quarter, he got two fouls in less than half a quarter.

Played 8 minutes in the first half, holding four fouls.

FIBA has a total of five fouls and is about to leave the field. How dare Tang Shuai put him on the field.

He was brought back into the game late in the third quarter.

After playing, he became more cautious, but once a beastly center like him is cautious and dare not exert his strength, then what is the use of staying on the court.

To put it bluntly, even if he is pulled out to do a pick-and-roll, people will dislike him for being too short.

He didn't foul again in the third quarter and a half, but it didn't play any role. After playing for 5 minutes in the fourth quarter, he finally got his fifth foul and got relief.

Not only is he deeply troubled by fouls, but his personal data is also a bit eye-catching. He scored a total of 6 points, 6 rebounds, 5 fouls and 3 turnovers.

Such stats are simply unacceptable for an NBA's best first-team center.

Experts and fans from all walks of life blamed Mourning for the loss.

In fact, Mourning is not wronged. If he can spend more energy on the rules of the game and train more during the training camp, this situation will not be like this.

But as a top NBA star, how can he look up to other countries' national teams, thinking that he can beat everything by playing casually.

The dream team in previous years was indeed like this. The coach didn't even need to call a timeout. Any player could play on the field, and they could play whatever they wanted, and they wouldn't lose anyway.

But after all, this year is different from previous years. Even if there is no strong Chinese team, Lithuania alone is enough for them to drink a pot.

But to say that Mourning took all the blame, that's not enough. Mourning is not the only player who performed poorly in the dream team. For example, Kidd played with little presence, zero participation on the offensive end, and no defensive end Can limit the United Arab Emirates.

"We are too arrogant. We obviously have the best players, why don't we send them to the Olympics?"

"The Olympics is a war without gunpowder. We have the most powerful weapons, but we don't use them, which leads us to lose the war."

"Why doesn't O'Neal Duncan go to the Olympics? Why doesn't Kobe McGrady go?"

"Sent Wen Baker to the Olympics? Who is he? If I remember correctly, is he now so fat that he can't even touch the basket?"

"It deserves the loss. Before this lineup started playing, I felt that there was no way to win the championship. They looked down on players from other countries too much."

"The only good news is that we only lost two points. If we play well in the next final, we still have a chance to win the championship."

The old American fans couldn't sit still and accused the dream team one after another.

Now that the Dream Team lost in the group stage, the situation is almost equivalent to the situation where the Chinese table tennis team participated in the Olympics and didn't even win the bronze medal. It's no wonder the fans are not in a hurry.

At the same time, some Chinese fans are very ashamed. They suspected that Kumbu put UAE in the Olympic roster for the purpose of satisfying his own self-interest.

When they saw Ah Lian being so brave, they felt that they were judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

In fact, if they knew the current net worth of Kongbu, they would definitely not have such an idea. The CBA team in Kongbu's hands can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket in terms of his total net worth.

Comb called Barkley back the next evening.

"God, Kong, you finally called me back."

"I thought you were hiding from me on purpose, and didn't want to have anything to do with an old bone like me."

Barkley was ecstatic after receiving the call from Combu. Since Combu called, it means that he is interested in recruiting himself into the team.

"Charles, I'm currently leading the team to the Olympics, you should know."

"Of course I know, God, the whole of America is talking about the Olympics now, Kong, you did a great job, those bastards don't deserve the name of the Dream Team."

"Can their lineup be considered a dream? Their best players are not worthy of coming to the bench for us."

Barkley said disdainfully.

He is qualified to say such arrogant words. The dream team he joined back then cannot describe their strength in words.

Black and white double evil bird Bird and Magic Johnson, the former was the best small forward in NBA history before James came out, and the latter was the best point guard in NBA history.

In fact, it can be called the best in NBA history, and it can also be called the best in basketball history in many cases.

Two of the four major centers came. At that time, there was no such thing as a four major center.

Dameng is a Nigerian citizen. Apart from him, Admiral and Ewing have joined the Dream Team, which means that the strongest center forward in the United States has come.

On the fourth position are Karl Malone and Barkley, both of whom are considered uncrowned kings and the most powerful forwards in the league at the time.

Players at the level of Pippen and Stockton can only play off the bench.

In the second position is Jordan and Drexler the glider.

The ones with a slightly lower grade may be Chris Mullin and Laettner, but these two are white, and their selection will make the Dream Team look less black.

If there are not all blacks, only Big Bird and Stockton are white.

And even Mullin and Laettner are not unknown. Mullin's level in the league at that time must be higher than the current Carter.

And Laettner is a college student, he just got the NCAA's Most Valuable Player.

So Barkley said that this dream team is rubbish and not worthy of being called a dream team. He does have such qualifications.

"Charles, your big mouth is still so poisonous." Kongbu said speechlessly.

"The two of us fell in love with each other. Rudy said it's a pity that the two of us didn't cooperate once. In fact, I think so too."

"Kong, although I am old, you have to believe that my remaining combat power is definitely stronger than that Ratliff of your 76ers."

"And the 76ers are my home team. I believe I still have some die-hard fans in Philadelphia."

Barkley said confidently.

Comb believes this. Ratliff's defense is worse than the current Barkley, but his rebounding and offense are definitely not as good as Barkley.

The most important thing is that if something happens and Barkley can stand up, no one will buy his status.

"Okay, Charles, I officially invite you to join the Philadelphia 76ers."

"In terms of the contract, I can give you $500 million a year, but you have to promise me one condition."

Kong Bu said in a deep voice.

After chatting with Tang Shuai for a while last night, Kong Bu actually became more aware of the problems with his 76ers lineup.

I think when he built the Raptors lineup, he recruited a lot of strong men who could fight, so that his players would not be bullied by those old ghosts.

Now this 76ers lineup is too soft, there is no one who can play.

After carefully sorting out the lineup, Combe made up his mind to recruit Barkley, not only Barkley, but also Oakley.

Under normal circumstances, Oakley has played for the Raptors in recent years.

But Combe has come through time, the Raptors are a dynasty team, and Oakley definitely has no chance to join the Raptors.

"What condition? Just mention it." Barkley was extremely satisfied with this one-year contract of 500 million US dollars.

What he is most afraid of is that Kong Bu is only willing to give him a basic salary.

He's not really short of money now, but if he only gets a basic salary, then he will be regarded by the outside world as the kind of mixed champion veteran.

Now with a good contract, he can be regarded as the core force of the team.

"Help me recruit Charles Oakley, we need him!" Combe said slowly.

Barkley was dumbfounded. He wondered if Combe had gone crazy. How did he come up with this kind of thing for himself?

Who in the world doesn't know that he and Oakley are incompatible?If you want to say that the pair of enemies who have fought the most in NBA history, it must be Charles Oakley and Charles Barkley.

The two met and fought almost once.

(End of this chapter)