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Chapter 158 I will personally organize the funeral for American basketball ( words updated, begging for monthly subscription)

Qin Yue was busy returning to China to prepare for the Olympics.

At the same time, Mullin used the team's mini-mid-level exception, completely alleviating the concerns of Matt Barnes, who will become a free agent this summer.

Barnes is eager to stay in Oakland and continue to assist Qin Yue.

then
Qin Yue asked Mullin to tell the team owner Cohan and let him handle it himself.

But in addition to satisfying Qin Yue.
What else could Cohan do?
Today, Qin Yue is above the entire team and even his own boss.

As long as he wants it, the team must satisfy him.

but
As Cohan prepared to sell the team ahead of schedule, he found that he was not as reluctant as before about spending money on the team.
after all
Since Cohan is not prepared to wait until the Warriors' market value reaches its peak before selling the team, why should he care about making some small investment in the team?

This is very simple logic.

As long as Cohan sells the team quickly and decisively enough, this Warriors team that is destined to burn money will have nothing to do with him.

After figuring this out, Cohan felt much better.

Barnes, who signed a new contract with the Warriors, once again strengthened his determination to stick with Qin Yue in the future.

In Barnes' view, Qin Yue, who can choose to directly challenge the team owner for his teammates, is simply the perfect leader in his mind.

Although Barnes' playing time will be significantly reduced in the new season as Gerald Wallace returns from injury, as a role player, Barnes has always had a clear positioning for himself.

Playing time? Tactical position?
That's not something Barnes should be thinking about.

What Barnes needs to consider is whoever gives him the job, and who he will be loyal to.

In Barnes' eyes, since Qin Yue had given him this job, the rest of his life would naturally belong only to Qin Yue.

"Matt, I need to find some NBA players to practice with. Are you free to come to China?"

"I'll book a flight right now!"

Completed contract extension with Barnes.

Stimulated by last season's defeat, Mullin, who always felt that the Warriors' lineup was not strong enough, selected Anthony Morrow, who was destined to be with the Warriors, from a group of undrafted players.

Morrow, who was elected North Carolina Basketball Player of the Year in 2004 and played against Qin Yue in college, is a player whose draft stock was affected because he played too long in college.

In fact, it is impossible for Qin Yue to remember the detailed information of every player.
So when Qin Yue learned that Morrow signed with the Warriors as an undrafted draft pick, Qin Yue thought he had heard it wrong.

"Are you sure you signed Anthony Morrow from Georgia Tech? How could he not be selected?"

On the phone, Qin Yue asked Mu Lin with an unbelievable look on his face.

You know, as a college teammate of Jarrett Jack and Will Bynum, Morrow was the top shooter in the ACC league in Qin Yue's college memories.

However, it is what it is.

As Jack and Bynum successively entered the NBA
Morrow, who needed to rely on his teammates to pass the ball to unleash his shooting talent on the court, has since lost two of his top college guard teammates, and as a result, many of his weaknesses have been exposed.

For example, his personal ball-handling offense is not outstanding even in college basketball.

For example, its defense can even be beaten by some unknown opponents in college basketball.

In short, Morrow's four-year college career can only be described as no progress.
Therefore, if he doesn’t lose the election, who will?
Qin Yue didn't know that before he traveled through time, Morrow also entered the NBA as an undrafted player, so he was extremely surprised that this sharpshooter who had left a deep impression on him in college was not selected.

However, Qin Yue, who didn't know how Morrow entered the NBA, knew better than anyone that Morrow was a top shooter with a career three-point shooting percentage of over 40%.

Especially in the aspect of catching the ball and shooting, Morrow can almost be said to have it given to him.

There is no doubt that Chris Mullin used his intuition as a legendary shooter to pick up a dusty pearl for the Warriors in the free agent market this summer.

Morrow's joining the team will undoubtedly greatly enhance the Warriors' outside firepower in the new season.

Maybe Morrow is not as well-known as other players in the free agent market, but he is definitely the type that best suits the Warriors.

and
Morrow, who played four full years in college, is still a player who can fight immediately.

As for the fact that Morrow joined the team, Jack and Bynum, who have already gone to China to serve as sparring partners for the men's basketball team, are also very happy.

Three former Georgia Tech players will be reunited for the new season.

In order to prevent Qin Yue from forgetting Morrow, Jack deliberately said: "Believe me, Boss, even if we compete on the three-point line of the NBA, Anthony can easily beat anyone on our team."

On the side, Bynum, who had just finished torturing Liu Wei and Chen Jianghua and was usually only responsible for guarding the water dispenser in the Warriors, also echoed: "Anthony is an out-and-out killer. If you give him a chance, he will definitely prove himself."

Hearing this, Qin Yue, who knew that Jack and Bynum wanted to help their old teammates leave a good impression on him, joked, "If Anthony is not as good as you say, then I will definitely trade him to Minnesota myself."

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The Warriors have successfully completed their reinforcement work this summer.

In every position, this Warriors team aiming to return to the top can only be described as full of talent.

After several warm-up matches
The Chinese men's basketball team's roster for the Olympics has also been basically finalized.

It is worth mentioning that.
In the warm-up match with the US men's basketball team before the Olympics, Qin Yue, who knew that the US men's basketball team was still further selecting the roster, not only missed the game with Yao Ming due to "injury", but also Qin Yue specifically instructed Jonas:
"We must not use a zone defense in the game, just let them play."

"Why?"

“Because we have no obligation to remind this American team that they need to bring more pitchers.”

In August, the U.S. team, which had won a series of warm-up matches, officially confirmed the team's roster for the Olympics:
Center: Howard, Bosh.

Forwards: James, Anthony, Boozer, Prince.

Guards: Kobe, Wade, Paul, Kidd, Reed, Deron.

How to describe the final 12-man roster of this dream team?
Although the American media's evaluation of this "redemption team" is star-studded.

But in Qin Yue's eyes, this American team has problems everywhere.

Since there is also a seniority-based system within the American men's basketball team, players like Reed, Deron, Prince, Boozer and others are destined to have difficulty being reused.

then
After excluding these marginal players, you will find that except for Anthony, the players on this American men's basketball team will basically be severely weakened under FIBA rules.

Especially the inside line of this American men's basketball team.

Previously, Qin Yue had taken Al Jefferson with him to avoid the US men's basketball team realizing that they needed to bring him to restrain Yao Ming.
As his appearance brought a huge butterfly effect to the basketball world of this time and space, Qin Yue was really worried that the US men's basketball team would change their personnel choices.

But now.
Looking at the inside line of this American team, Qin Yue just wanted to say
If he and his brother Yao can't destroy the restricted area of this dream team
Then he will take his brother Yao to dig coal!

Under FIBA rules, once Howard encounters a foul crisis, Qin Yue doesn't even know who else can protect the rim on the American men's basketball team.

As for the ultimate weapon of the American men's basketball team in the FIBA arena - full-court press?
Excuse me.
As early as the 06 World Championships, the Chinese men's basketball team had mastered the trick of dealing with full-court press.

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Shortly after the US men's basketball team announced its roster, the Chinese men's basketball team also officially announced its Olympic roster.

Center: Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian.

Forwards: Qin Yue, Zhu Fangyu, Du Feng, Wang Lei.

Guards: Liu Wei, Sun Yue, Wang Shipeng, Li Nan, Chen Jianghua.

For this Chinese team with two FMVPs, two active NBA players, and one former NBA player
After the Chinese men's basketball team announced its roster, ESPN expressed concern: "The U.S. team must not take the Olympics lightly. In the previous warm-up matches, we all knew that the Chinese team did not give its all."

Before the Olympic basketball games officially started, the Chinese men's basketball team's odds of winning the championship were second only to those of the United States.

just
The warnings from the American media did not seem to be taken seriously by these superstars.

Just as Qin Yue remembered, James is currently busy promoting the Beats headphones in which he and several other people in the rap circle own shares.

Before the Olympic Games, in order to prevent teammates from getting bored during the long journey
James, who has always been considerate, specially gave a pair of Beats headphones to each of his teammates on the US men's basketball team.

And as the Dream Team attended various events, these oversized headphones immediately attracted the attention of fans.

There is no doubt that this is a model in the history of commercial marketing.

Because unlike Nike and Coca-Cola, Beats headphones did not spend a huge amount of money to become a sponsor of the International Olympic Committee, but relied on the goodwill of James to give gifts to his teammates.
The entire Dream Team became their walking billboards during the Olympics.

Originally, James also gave Qin Yue a few pairs of headphones.

But as someone who had experienced it, Qin Yue was really not interested in this kind of non-mainstream headphones, so he handed them over to Evans.

In Qin Yue's opinion, if he accidentally broke the gifts given by his good brothers, wouldn't it seem that he was very disrespectful to James?

So, Qin Yue decided to keep all the headphones that James gave him as treasures.

And this was obviously beyond James' expectations.

Because James' original intention was to use Qin Yue, the flag of the league, as a billboard. How could he have imagined that Qin Yue would attach so much importance to this gift?
"Brother, you don't have to worry about damaging the headphones. If you want, I can give you a few more pairs."

"No, Brown. These are gifts from you. They must be locked in my treasure chest forever to show how much I value you."

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James is busy selling headphones.

Anthony, who was already eager to compete during the friendly matches in Asia, would take Wade, Howard and others with him to visit female athletes in other events to exchange experiences whenever he had time.

This is the current situation of the US men's basketball team before the Olympics.

The defeat in three consecutive competitions obviously did not make them realize that they had lost their former dominance.

Even before the opening ceremony, a bet about the opening game was started within the US men's basketball team.

Because Kobe told the US men's basketball team that in the opening game against the Chinese men's basketball team, everyone must be careful of his Lakers teammate who is extremely good at blocking shots.
Therefore, the players of the US team who were deeply skeptical about this immediately stated that they must slap Kobe in the face by dunking on Sun Yue in the opening game.

"Kobe is so old and confused that he actually told us to be careful of a player who can't even play in the NBA."

"Wake up, the only people worth paying attention to in this Chinese team are Messiah and 'Big-Yao'.

As for the others? Don’t forget, they lost to us by 50 points in the warm-up match.”

"No matter how strong Messiah and 'Big-Yao' are, they can't make up for this 50-point gap, and this year we are sending out the strongest lineup!"

When arrogance and conceit appeared on the faces of every teammate, Kobe and Kidd, who chose to accept the call-up of the American Basketball Association just to complete their redemption, immediately showed a look of worry.

But even so.
Kidd and Kobe can't change this situation.

Because the American team, which claims to have sent out the strongest lineup this year, has indeed proved in previous warm-up matches that they have strength that is superior to other teams.

For now, put your worries aside.

2008:8 pm, August 8, 8.

With the drum formation consisting of 2008 people starting to beat drums, witnessed by more than 9 spectators and hundreds of millions of sports fans around the world,
Relived the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In a trance, I found that a few tears fell from the corners of my eyes for no reason.

Long before the start of the Olympics, it had been determined according to convention that members of the Chinese men's basketball team would continue to serve as flag bearers, but this time the traditional mindset was broken.

Bird's Nest National Stadium.

When the two giants Qin Yue and Yao Ming walked side by side in the passage holding flags, the CCTV commentator said excitedly: "The team coming towards us now is the People's Republic of China, and the flag bearers are two famous basketball players of our country, Qin Yue and Yao Ming."

At this moment, Qin Yue’s mood is destined to be difficult to describe in words.

And what about Yao Ming?

When Yao Ming accidentally touched his big hands several times, Qin Yue had already discovered that Yao Ming was more nervous than him.

After the grand opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Qin Yue was still unable to calm down even until late at night.

If.
In Oakland, the madness of Warriors fans gave Qin Yue a sense of belonging and identity that made him want to make the Warriors his own team.

After attending the opening ceremony as a flag bearer at the doorstep, recalling the cheers from all directions during the opening ceremony, what Qin Yue gained was the one he was destined to never get in the NBA.
Feeling like home.

Qin Yue could not forget this wonderful and unique feeling until he woke up the next day.

Moreover, Qin Yue, who had been holding back for a whole year, could confirm that.
After attending the opening ceremony, his heart, which wanted to shatter the dream of redemption of American basketball, began to beat wildly.

Opening the window, taking a deep breath of fresh air, and looking at the day on the calendar with a deep gaze, Qin Yue knew it very well.
That day will be the funeral of American basketball.

And this funeral can only and must be organized by him personally!

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