Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 16 Group Three
Del Harris arranged the starting lineup for the opening game: Liu Wei at No. 1, Su Wan at No. 2, Zhu Fangyu at No. 3, Du Feng at No. 4, and Yao Ming at No. 5.

When Battelle saw that he was being substituted for a junior, he became a little upset again. His face was gloomy the whole day, just like the Bull Demon King in A Chinese Odyssey.

But what made him most depressed was that he was unwilling to be a substitute for Yao Ming, but when he met Yao Ming in training games, he was no match for him and was always the one being beaten.

what?
You ask why you are still not convinced since you are not as strong as Yao Ming?
Because he has an NBA championship ring!

Moreover, Tim Duncan told Popovich that although he did not play, he played an important role in the playoffs. If he had not played the role of "Shaquille O'Neal" in the training game, the Spurs would not be able to play this training game at all. No, it would be impossible to find a way to limit Shaquille O'Neal so smoothly.

He plays such an important role in the Spurs, so how could he come back to play as a substitute for a junior like you?

This start should be his!

The saying "ambitions are high as the sky, but life is thin as paper" probably refers to this kind of people.

The first battle is against the strong enemy Spain.

But in the expected list, this game is a game that the Chinese men's basketball team needs to try to win.

To advance to the top 8 in the Olympics, you must win 2 games in the group stage. However, Group A, where the Chinese men's basketball team is located, can be described as the "group of death": Italy and Argentina have defeated the "Dream Five"; Serbia and Montenegro are the champions of the 02 World Championships; except for New Zealand, the "experienced baby", Spain, which ranked fifth in the 02 World Championships, has become the weakest opponent in Group A in comparison.

However, Su Wan remembered very clearly that Spain, which seemed to be the easiest team to deal with in Group A except New Zealand, eventually became the leader of Group A.

Argentina, the final gold medalist of this Olympics, did not have a good record in Group A, with only 3 wins and 2 losses. In the match against Serbia and Montenegro, they also relied on Ginobili's magical buzzer-beater, and won by 1 point, just like the Chinese men's basketball team.

Their transformation begins in the knockout rounds.

Therefore, in the early stage, defeating Argentina is a more realistic idea than defeating Spain.

Not to mention, in the past, the Chinese men's basketball team had defeated Argentina in international competitions. ——If it were 20 years later, it would be unthinkable to defeat Argentina in an international competition.

Of course, this is also Su Wan's idea. Games are played one by one. It is not Su Wan's style to think that it is okay to lose to Spain before the game is over. After playing 6 games in the summer league, Su Wan found that he was very competitive on the court.

This probably has something to do with his personality.

When he was a "corporate slave" before traveling through time, if Party A was not satisfied with his proposal, he would immediately revise the manuscript and send it to Party A. If Party A was not satisfied, he would not sleep. If he did not sleep, he would also keep Party A awake until Party A agreed to his proposal.

The same is true now, even though Spain was originally first in the group.

Su Wan also wanted to let them see how many holes the "Great Wall Cannon" could make in their bodies.

Calderon greeted Suwan from a distance during warm-up before the game. In the past month, they have met several times in the cafeteria of the "Olympic Village". Suwan doesn't like to attend drinking parties, so he often invites him to eat together. The relationship between the two is better than before. However, he is not the starting point guard of Spain today.

The Spanish point guard was Navarro, who later became the starting player of the Grizzlies.

His characteristics are similar to Calderon's. The only difference is that he dares to take action at critical moments and has a "big heart".

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides fought back and forth, with the score taking turns leading.

The Chinese men's basketball team's combat effectiveness in the first quarter was absolutely top-notch. Even when facing the top "Dream Team 8", they were able to fight back and forth.

The same is true when facing Spain now.

It was not until the end of the first half that Spain established a 7-point advantage.

Yao Ming had 8 points and 4 rebounds in the first half.

Pau Gasol had 14 points and 5 rebounds, and also gave him a block.

In the future, "Jiasao" was known as "Dayao's Nemesis" in international competitions. But in fact, this was related to his partner. He had "heavy tank" type teammates in the national team to help him resist Yao, and his outside teammates would also help to shrink the double team when Yao got the ball.

All he has to do is to assist from the side and complete the defensive block.

This is his comfort zone.

He's similar on offense, using his mobility to play against Yao Ming.

If Yao Ming of the national team had an inside partner who could shoot three-pointers, do you think he would still be able to play so comfortably?

Su Wan didn't perform well in the first half. He only scored 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

He was very satisfied with his performance.

After all, this is the first time he has produced these numbers without relying on "The zone" mode.

Spain is a country where racial discrimination is prevalent, and Calderón and Pau Gasol are the minority. They would not do racial discrimination on such a stage, but Suwan's "fxxk you" directly made the opposing players enthusiastically show their "Spanish tongue flick".

Therefore, he could have turned on “The zone” mode a long time ago.

But he knew very well that with Yao Ming around, he could completely "slack off" in the first half.

His task is to take over the offensive responsibility in the second half, especially in the third quarter, so that Yao Ming can rest more and retain enough energy to play in the fourth quarter.

There is only one factor that affects Yao Ming to become the top inside player:
His physical fitness.

Moreover, slacking off in the first half also has strategic significance.

In the second half, Spain's defensive deployment was almost all aimed at Yao Ming, and Su Wan, who turned on the "The Zone" mode, caught them off guard. With 15 points in a single quarter, he not only led the team to catch up with the deficit, but also allowed Harris to replace Yao Ming with confidence.

Yao Ming only played on the court for less than 7 minutes in the entire third quarter.

Sitting on the bench and watching the team catch up, not to mention in the CBA, it was a rare thing in the Rockets last season. I didn't expect to see it in the national team. It made Ya laugh and became a "classic emoticon package".

When Su Wan left the court at the end of the third quarter, he walked up to Su Wan and gave him a head pat enthusiastically.

In the fourth quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team entered the "inside and outside dual-core" driving stage. Yao Ming's active pick-and-roll made it easier for Su Wan to break through the Spanish outside defense.

The Spanish inside line, which has not yet had Marc Gasol join, almost relies on Marc Gasol alone to protect the rim.

The exhaustion on the defensive end also affected his offensive state.

At the last critical moment, Pau Gasol made a fatal mistake in passing the ball, which was directly intercepted by Suwan. ——This was Pau Gasol's first appearance in the Olympics.

In the classic "Liu-Yao connection" in the frontcourt, Yao Ming dunked with both hands, widening the score difference to 4 points and securing the victory.

The Chinese men's basketball team defeated Spain 71-67 in the opening match.

大姚全场砍下18分9篮板，华夏男篮最耀眼的仔当属苏万，上半场仅仅4分2篮板1助攻的他下半场豪取20分4篮板3助攻2抢断。

Facing an interview with domestic reporters after the game, Su Wan said: "Foreign media call Yao Ming the mobile Great Wall. If that's the case, then I am a mortar on the Great Wall!"

The name of "Great Wall Cannon" spread quickly.

They then defeated New Zealand and secured their place in the group stage.

They subsequently lost to Argentina and Italy.

After defeating Spain, Suwan also wanted to beat Argentina, which was not in such good form in the group stage.

As a result, he found out that he was too naive.

Facing the American "muscle sticks", even if Su Wan turned on the "The zone" mode, the speed of chasing points could not keep up with the physical energy consumed by the other players of the Chinese men's basketball team. Zhu Fangyu, who usually has a big grin, even breathed with a "pain mask" in the fourth quarter. He was completely beaten by Nocioni.

But this is normal. The "locomotive" is the man who dunked on Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan in the 1999 Copa America qualifiers. Later, he entered the NBA and performed dunks many times. He is a real macho man.

In addition to Zhu Fangyu being beaten, Du Feng at the fourth position was also beaten by his opponent.

Du Feng during this period was actually quite strong. He was the original MVP of the 04 CBA Finals, averaging 25.4 points and 11.4 rebounds per game.

Unfortunately, he met the "Diamond" Scola.

Du Feng can run and jump, but his thin body makes him a nemesis when facing the "floor flow". Just like Howard meeting Yao Ming. Although it was not so exaggerated on the field, he did play without any temper. Looking at him like this, Su Wan really wanted to rush over and say to him: "Be tougher, Afeng, be tougher!"

After the game, the Hong Kong and Taiwan media called this game "GD basketball fans' nightmare!"

The loss to Italy was a similar process.

Europe's "muscle sticks" consume a lot of energy, and they are extremely familiar with FIFA basketball. Their experience and patience are unmatched by the Chinese men's basketball team.

In the end, just like before, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Serbia and Montenegro and ended their group stage journey with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses.

This result means they won one more game than they originally expected.

Then something interesting happened:

Spain's final result in the group stage of this Olympics was 5 wins and losses, ranking first in the group.

But in fact, their wins over Argentina and Italy were not big.

The most crucial point is that most of the core players of this Spanish men's basketball team are playing in an international competition for the first time, including Pau Gasol!
For a team with so many new players, momentum is very important.

After losing the opening game to the Chinese men's basketball team, their momentum was obviously affected, and they lost the second game to Italy, a team that had already had a hard time winning.

As a result, even if Spain won all the subsequent games, they would only have a record of 3 wins and 2 losses.

Because they lost to the Chinese men's basketball team.

and so……

Italy with 4 wins and 1 loss became the first, and Argentina with 3 wins and 2 losses, which defeated the Chinese men's basketball team, ranked second in the group. The Chinese men's basketball team sat in third place in the group!

Not to mention foreign media, even domestic media did not expect this result. This year's Chinese men's basketball team can not only break out of the "group of death", but also get rid of the bottom position.

They are called the biggest "dark horse" in this year's Olympic men's basketball.

Corresponding to this is the biggest "dog" of this season.

It’s none other than America’s “Dream Six”!
Come and get some tickets, brothers.

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