king of defenders

Chapter 720 It's all inflated!
No one blamed the Chinese team for losing to the U.S. team in the semi-finals. Where is the strength of the U.S. team? The Chinese team only lost by a dozen points, which is already very good.

Even some international media are praising the Chinese team.

The team appeared, reached the semi-finals, and lost only a dozen points against the US team. Very good.

Of course, in the group stage, the Chinese team played against the US team did not count. In that game, the Chinese team gave up strategically.But this time is different. After finally reaching the semi-finals, even if the opponent is the US team, the Chinese team has no reason to give up strategically.

When it comes to this point, if you can't win, you have to fight, even though you still lose in the end.

On August 8, the third and fourth ranking match, the Chinese team played against Australia.

Although everyone said that "Meng Yun is swollen", but when it came to the third and fourth ranking matches, all the players of the Chinese team were as if they had been beaten with blood. A medal is nothing compared to that.

If you can win a medal in the Olympics, even if it is only a bronze medal, it will be the same as the lore that Guo Ailun hit, and you can brag for a lifetime.

However, Australia's strength is really strong, all members are healthy, there are no injuries, and there are many NBA players.

The Chinese team played against Australia in the Group A group stage. That time, the Chinese team knew that there was still some gap between the overall strength and Australia. Australia's lineup is good, with a balanced internal and external. Helpless, this is an overall gap that cannot be made up by Meng Yun.

Even if the Chinese team created miracles this time and broke out incredible fighting power, they still failed to beat Australia in the end and missed the medal.

"It's a pity." Meng Yun regretted.

Today he scored 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists. The score is not small, but it is not too much. The main reason is that the opponent's defense is very strong. It is not just against Meng Yun. Many people on the Chinese team are very annoyed. , The overall shooting percentage is not high, so Meng Yun got 7 rebounds but only 4 assists.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the Chinese team has no power to fight back. The final score was 82:89, and the Chinese team lost by 7 points, which is not too much.

Yao Ming walked over, patted Meng Yun on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't be too harsh on yourself, our overall strength is indeed a bit behind the opponent's. It is already very good to be able to reach the semi-finals this time. The rise of Chinese basketball is not something that happens overnight. , it’s impossible to accomplish all in one battle. Come on, come back next time.”

Meng Yun nodded, still a little disappointed: "There is a long way to go."

A long way to go!
Yao Ming said this sentence, and Gong Luming also said that for the Chinese team, there is indeed a long way to go. The rise of basketball does not depend on a certain person, nor does it happen overnight. The cultivation of players and the growth of players are all necessary. Time.But the next Olympic Games will be four years away, how strong will the Chinese team be by then?

Even if it is a long way to go, it is not without hope.

This time, the Chinese team's ability to reach the semi-finals is a clear proof. Even if they failed to get No.3 in the end, they still gained a lot.

The Chinese men's basketball game is over, and the women's basketball game is also over. They didn't wait for other teams, and returned home together after meeting.

On the plane, a group of female basketball players were chattering around Meng Yun, which made Guo Ailun very upset, and he was not interested in the women's basketball players. Anyway, we can be regarded as handsome guys, and I made a priceless three-pointer. Just being left out in the cold, do you think it's appropriate?

Li Gen pouted at Guo Ailun, sneered and said, "You really think you are the Child of Destiny? Meng Yuncai, he is an NBA player, are you?"

Guo Ailun was upset: "I'm not now, but I will be in two years. I will definitely enter the NBA in two years. But you, I think there is no hope in this life. Returning LeBron to China, I will blush for you."

"Are you looking for a draw?"

"Come on, I'll fuck you with one hand."

"Come on"

Seeing the two fighting again, everyone couldn't help laughing.

Ding Yanyuhang took a deep look at Guo Ailun. He could tell that Guo Ailun and Li Gen were joking, but the phrase "I will definitely enter the NBA in two years" was not a joke, he really wanted to enter the NBA.

Now there are several young people in the team, Meng Yun is already an NBA player, and Zhou Qi has also been selected by the Rockets. Although it seems that he may not go there, he can be regarded as a quasi-NBA player. Even Guo Ailun is determined to enter the NBA. You can't fall behind others, don't care if you can make a personal appearance in the NBA, you have to go for it anyway.

Next to him, Wang Zhelin and Zou Yuchen were also discussing in low voices. Wang Zhelin was born in 94 and is only 22 years old now. There were rumors that he could enter the NBA. Although it was dismissed later, it seems that he really fell in love with him now. , a little closer to Guo Ailun, and also want to go to the NBA.Zou Yuchen was born in 96, only 20 years old, about the same age as Meng Yun, and still has great potential. Just now, he was chatting with Wang Zhelin about participating in the draft.

Li Gen scanned around and suddenly felt a little emotional. After playing the Olympics, everyone seemed to have changed. Zhou Qi, Guo Ailun, Ding Yanyuhang, Wang Zhelin, and Zou Yuchen all seemed to want to enter the NBA.

Alas, it swelled!

I don’t know if I still have a chance to enter the NBA, I guess it’s unlikely, because I’m a little older.
Li Gen looked at the few people with a melancholy face, and couldn't help sighing: "It's better to be young."

Yi Jianlian was speechless, you seem to be from 88, you are one year younger than me, you suddenly said that, it made me feel old, am I old?

After returning home, the national team held a press conference, and then Gong Luming announced that the players could go home, but if they wanted to, they could report to the training base the day after tomorrow and participate in a training camp.

The Olympics are over and there is still a training camp?
Gong Luming explained with a smile: "Although we made it to the semi-finals this time, we lost to Australia in the last three or four competitions, only 7 points away. It is a pity. If we work harder, we will become stronger , Wait until the next Olympic Games, maybe there will be a chance to compete for a medal."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, Li Gen rolled his eyes, speechless, even the coach was inflated - this time he reached the semi-finals, next time he will win a medal.

Two days later, the players gathered at the training base, and all but one or two of them arrived.

Originally, the Olympic Games were over, and the players should relax, but most of them still came, Guo Ailun, Wang Zhelin, Ding Yanyuhang, Zou Yuchen, Zhou Qi, Zhao Jiwei and several other young people.

Because Meng Yun was there, he didn't leave, and they all came for Meng Yun.

Everyone has felt it in the past two months. Training and competing with Meng Yun is a kind of exercise for them. After two months, everyone has improved.

Moreover, several young players now have aspirations to enter the NBA, and they all want to spend more time training with Meng Yun, and learn from them by the way, maybe they will be useful in the future.

(End of this chapter)