Vol 5 Chapter 409: Revenge of the Dream Nine Team

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In the other semi-final that ended earlier, the US team easily defeated Lithuania. Durant scored 38 points and ruled the entire game. The strong European team Lithuania had no fight back in front of the US team.
Prior to this, the Mengjiu team was considered the weakest dream team, but now it seems that this dream team is not as people think. At least so far, there is no team that can threaten To the overlord position of the Dream Nine team.
On the stage of the World Championships, the United States team has not tasted the taste of the World Championships for 16 years. In 1994, the Dream 2 team easily won the Canadian World Championship. In the 1998 World Championship, because of the NBA lockout, the US team did not form a dream team, nor did any NBA player participate in the World Championship. So that year the US team did not win the World Championship.
In the 2002 U.S. World Championships, the Dream Five team only played in the sixth place. The Dream Six team lost the Athens Olympics championship. The Dream Seven team lost to Greece in the Japan World Championship and the Dream Eight team suffered. In Zhang Guan's lore, it can be said that after 1994, the US team won only one world championship at the Sydney Olympics.
Although this dream team is composed of young people, it does not affect their desire for championship at all. They are very eager to bring a championship back to the United States.
"Boys, our opponent in the final is the Chinese team!"
This is Shashevsky's opening remarks.
"The Chinese team, great!" Curry said excitedly, looking at Zhang Guan as an idol. He couldn't wait to start the game as soon as possible.
However, no one cares about Curry. In the Dream Nine team, there are as many as four point guards. Curry, who played only one year in the NBA, is exactly the fourth one. Before him there were Billups, Ross and Westbrook, so now Curry can only be regarded as a water dispenser manager in the Dream Nine team.
Curry sat down awkwardly, and Shashevski continued: "I think you all know that two years ago, we lost to the Chinese team and also lost the Olympic champion. Two years later, I No longer thinking of revenge all the time, and finally, our opportunity is here! The opportunity for the dream team to wash away shame comes!"
"Do you remember? Before the expedition, we were called the weakest dream team in history. Everyone thought that the road ahead was full of thorns, and everyone thought that our road was tortuous. But we used Strength tells the world that we are the strongest! No matter what kind of opponent, we will win like a crush, including the next Chinese team!"
"Compared with two years ago, the Chinese team is stronger, Yao Heyi, you should be familiar with them, the existence of the two of them makes the Chinese team have the strongest inside combination in the World Championships, especially Yao, although I do not know him now How is the recovery, but as long as he appears on the court, it is an existence that we cannot solve. This has been verified many times on the NBA court."
Shashevsky said, looking at his disciples, his expression was increasingly helpless, because none of the twelve people in the Meng Jiu team could resist Dayao.
In the previous Dream Eight team, there are somehow Howard and Boozer, and the real center of the Dream Nine team is only one Tyson Chandler, one that has been beaten by Yao in the NBA.
For Chandler, Dayao can be said to be a shadow in his heart. The two met for the first time on the 1998 American Amateur Sports Federation National Tour, when Dayao was 18 and Chandler was 16, and then Chandler was completely exploded. After entering the NBA, Dayao's high-precision high shot accuracy and 10 cm height advantage can only make Chandler look sighed. Every time the Hornets (now the Pelicans) meet the Rockets, Chandler has to rely on the help of other players to deal with Dayao. Although Chandler's stats when facing Dayao are notable, it is true that he can't prevent Dayao.
Chandler on the spot can average 10 points per game, but the Dream Nine team does not lack offensive people, and does not need Chandler to provide firepower. They need the defense of Chandler. When Chandler defense is not reliable. At the time, it was really difficult to give Shashevsky a reason to activate him.
In addition to Chandler, the big men of the Meng Jiu team also have a Kevin Love.
After playing for two seasons, Love has already had the stats of brushing data. The average of 14+11 per game looks very dazzling, but at this time, Love's defensive level is terrible. A second-year player expecting him to defend Dayao is undoubtedly a dream.
Shashevsky also felt that both Chandler and Love were unreliable, so in the Dream Nine team, the starting center was Odom.
Now Odom is the best sixth man in the NBA. He only married Kardashian at the end of last year. He has not been abolished. As a forward player, Odom also has the ability to guest center and shooting guard. , Rebounds, assists, steals, Odom's statistics are very good. So Odom gained Shashefsky's trust and became the starting center of the Dream Nine team. With Odom's physical fitness, facing those European team centers, although they can't take advantage of it, they can't suffer a big loss. Odom can still cope with the center position even if someone is assisting in defense.
But now facing Yao, the situation is completely different, Shashevsky can no longer put Odom in the center position.
Use Odom to defend against Dayao, someone once tried this trick, that is "Jen Master" Phil Jackson. At that time, the Lakers starting center Bynum could not prevent Dayao, so the Zen Master asked Odom to play the center, and the result was of course very unsatisfactory.
Chandler, Love and Odom could not be used, and Shashevsky suddenly fell into the dilemma that no one was available, which was also the first headache for Shashevsky.
And the second headache for Shashevsky was of course Zhang Guan.
"Zhang Guan will not only break through, but also shoot!" Shashevsky sighed involuntarily.
The guards in the Dream Nine team are Ross, Westbrook, Curry, Eric Gordon and Billups. However, the top four defenses are not reliable. After only playing one year in the NBA, Curry is obviously the worst defense. Gordon's defense level is also terrible. Ross and Westbrook have shown the potential of superstars, but the two have only played in the NBA for two years. The defensive ability of sophomores is qualified, and it is far from good.
The only thing Shashevsky can count on is Billups.
Billups has made the best defensive second team in the NBA anyway, and is more reliable than the young superstars in defense. For this reason, after Shashevsky's Dream Nine, Billups has always occupied a starting position.
"Let Billups defend the Champions League?" Shashevsky still had some guilty conscience. He recalled that in the Olympics two years ago, Kobe failed to stop Zhang Guan's offensive pace. On the defensive ability, Kobe was farther away. Stronger than Billups, so Billups alone wants to defend Zhang Guan, it seems to be a fool.
"The Chinese team's striker strength is relatively average, it is not possible, let Iguodala help defense! Two people defend one, you can always defend it!" Shashevsky thought silently.
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"Dream Nine's tactics are strange. Their lineup has abandoned the center to a certain extent. In the previous few games, their starting players were Odom, Durant, Iguodala, Ross and Bi. Lupus. There are no centers at all in this lineup, and even a pure power forward cannot be found." Coach Deng Huad continued: "However, the effect of this lineup is very good."
"Odom is only 2 meters 08, maybe not yet, I really did not expect him to become the tallest person in the US team." Wang Shipeng said.
"The highest is Durant, but the guy didn't admit that he had seven feet!" Zhang Guan said.
"Indeed, I think Durant is not shorter than me." Allianz said here and laughed: "I remember standing with him when taking photos in the rookie season. Durant is almost tall with me, I think The only place where I am taller than him is longer hair."
"Really? Durant is almost as tall as you? That can play center. But his skills are so good!" Zhou Peng stared in surprise.
"So he can be the core of the Dream Nine team! The technique of the guard, the body of the forward, the height of the center, this is Durant!" Deng Huad then added: "Our number one strong enemy in the Dream Nine team!"
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In the Dream Nine team, there are only three All-Star players, Billups, Durant and Ross, of course, this refers to 2010, not the future. In addition to them, the other life savers are Wei Shao, Rudy Gay, Iguodala, Granger, Curry, Eric Gordon, Love, Odom and Chandler.
Prior to the Mengjiu team's expedition, professionals listed three major issues.
The first is the team's internal emptiness. Only one Tyson Chandler is a pure center, which is even worse than the previous Dream Eight team.
The second is the team’s shortage of shooters. Ross, Gordon and Guy all rely on breakthroughs to run across the NBA. The young Wei Shao and Curry are not as perverted as the future, even Durant. , Is also regarded as a "blacksmith" who often strikes iron.
The third point is that the players are too young. The veterans are only Billups and Odom, and the average age of the team is only 25 years old. Durant, Westbrook, Curry, Ross, Love are all only 22 years old. Such a young team gives the impression of lack of experience.
Whether it is the domestic US media or the international media, the low dream nine team is generally viewed. The media believe that a Dream Nine team that lacks inside and mainly scores through breakthrough ability cannot cope with the defense of European teams; and young players can't do the kind of tacit understanding of the traditional European strong teams. Even in the game, the Dream Nine team The rating is only B.
The score B is of course not the second grade. There are B+, A-, A and A+ on B. The equal score of B can only be regarded as the fifth grade. From this score, it can also reflect that everyone is not optimistic about the Mengjiu team.
However, Durant devoted a "killing" performance. Under his leadership, this most dream team in history has also become the most underestimated dream team in history.
The Mengjiu team is indeed very young, but it represents the strongest talent in the world at that time. The learning ability of young players is much better than that of old players. Participating in the competition can also allow young players to grow quickly. For example, the young people in the Chinese team can be greatly improved through one game. The top talented young people in the US team have grown faster. So the Meng Jiu team played better and better, and became stronger and stronger.
The "Cohesion" of this Dream Nine team is also very good, because there are no superstars in the team, the sharing of ball rights is more smooth, and the cooperation between players is also more tacit. In the previous Dream Eight team, although Kobe is the boss, but James may not be convinced by his mouth. Between James and Anthony, they must be dissatisfied with each other. Everyone wants the ball, plus Paul, Wade and Deron, these three people need the ball, so the ball rights distribution of the Dream Eight team is very important. The headache thing. The Mengjiu team does not have this problem. Players are willing to share the ball rights, making the Mengjiu team's offense more fluid.
On the defensive side, the Mengjiu team also relies more on the team than on individual abilities. The United States has always disdain to use joint defense tactics, because the player's personal ability is too strong, one defense one can easily get opponents. However, the Mengjiu team began to use joint defense tactics, coupled with excellent physical talent, even if there is no center, it makes the Mengjiu team's defense almost impeccable.
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The Americans didn’t pay much attention to the World Championships. First, because there are no superstars in the Dream Nine team, the attraction to the audience is greatly reduced. Second, because the American team has not won the World Championship for many consecutive times. People have no expectations about this; the third reason is that in addition to basketball, Americans have many other sports to pay attention to, which also diverts a lot of viewing groups.
However, after the final opponent was determined, the American media was suddenly excited, and the topic of the World Championships also appeared in the major sections of the major media.
revenge! The word display is the subject of news media hype. Two years ago at the Olympics, the Dream Eight team composed of a group of NBA superstars was killed by the Chinese team at the last moment. Now the young Dream Nine team wants to avenge their predecessors!
Revenge is always the favorite topic of people. In Europe, from the best-selling "Count of Monte Cristo" to the gods of "Hamlet", it is all about revenge as the main theme. Compared with the Eastern classics, they are not so subtle, and their revenge is more direct. When the storyteller tells that Wu Erlang took the sword and slaughtered Pan Jinlian, there was always a sound of applause. Even in the contemporary era, the phrase "do not bully the young and poor" carries the ardent expectations of countless readers for the moment of revenge.
The vengeance of the American team, this gimmick is attractive enough, and it quickly mobilized the attention of Americans. Fans all over the world remembered that two years ago, on the last day of the Olympics, the Chinese team had an incredible victory over the powerful Dream Eight team. Under Zhang Guan’s lore, a shocked Kobe became the background. The scene was An eternal attraction in the history of basketball.
Two years later, the two teams met again. Zhang Guan is still the absolute core of the Chinese team, but the twelve players of the US team have become another face.
Can the Dream Nine Team avenge their predecessors?
Everyone is looking forward to... (to be continued.)