Chapter 604: Biggest favorite

This summer passed very quickly, and it came to August in a blink of an eye.
The 2002 World Championships will soon be held in Indianapolis, USA.
The 16 teams that entered the World Championships have also announced their lists.
The Chinese men's basketball team is led by Wang Fei this time. The 12-man roster is:
Liu Wei, Li Nan, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Dazhi, Yao Liang, Bart, Liu Yudong, Hu Weidong, Gong Xiaobin, Guo Shiqiang, Du Feng, Xue Yuyang
Gong Xiaobin, the most handsome male basketball player in the past, is now the oldest member of the team. At 33, he is also the only one born in the 60s.
The backbone is Li Nan and Wang Dazhi, who are born in the 70s.
What is very different this time is that the number of post-80s has increased a lot.
Yao Liang, Liu Wei, etc., there are as many as five people.
It is an honor that Xue Yuyang, Zhu Fangyu, Liu Wei and Du Feng were selected for the first time in the national team.
After a summer of hard work, Xue Yuyang and Zhu Fangyu finally got rid of the title of the National Youth Team and became glorious and authentic national players. Obviously they are all NBA players, and they went to participate in those U20 games. They really refused.
Such a Chinese team has 8 people playing in the NBA. In addition to Li Nan and others, Du Feng and Liu Wei also successfully entered the NBA team this summer. Liu Wei entered the Wizards, Du Feng entered the Raptors.
Three consecutive FMVP, two consecutive MVP, Li Nan's strength may not be ranked the most in the NBA, but his results are real. With such a person leading the team, the strength of the Chinese team can be imagined.
In addition to Li Nan, there is also Yao Liang, the champion who won the championship at the beginning of the league. This is a guy who can compete with O'Neal and his strength cannot be underestimated. Wang Dazhi is known as an Asian magician power forward, with very delicate skills; Zhu Fangyu’s Cavaliers have mediocre results, but he is considered a sharpshooter who is expected to catch up with Li Nan; the other four also have their own characteristics. .
In addition to these 8 people, there are 4 veterans in the Chinese team, all of whom are celebrities in the CBA, who are already famous.
Also because of this, the strength of the Chinese team is also ranked first in the team. In various predictions, the Chinese team ranked fourth.
This is a slightly lower predicted ranking.
The three teams ahead of the Chinese team are the United States, Yugoslavia, and Argentina.
Yugoslavia sent famous players such as Bodiloga, Peja, Divac, Gulovic, etc., and their strength was impressive. They were champions in the last competition, and this time they are also considered favorites to win. They were ranked second.
Argentina sent a lineup of Ginobili, Fabrizio Oberto, Scola, and Skokocini. The demon star Ginobili is a hot superstar in Argentina, plus veteran Obote and young teenagers. Scola and others, they are also eyeing this year's championship. They were ranked third.
Ranked first is the US team.
Since the 2000 Sydney Olympics won the title, American players have become arrogant again. Many big-name celebrities rejected the call for the national team. Their reason was to prepare for the next season to defeat Jordan, the first man in history.
This time, the team sent by the US team is certainly not as star-studded as the Sydney Olympics.
Of course, the team they sent is not bad at all.
Coach: George Karl (Head coach of the Bucks)
Point guards: Andre Miller, Byron Davis, Jay Williams
Shooting guards: Michael Finley, Reggie Miller
Small forwards: Sean Marion, Paul Pierce
Power forwards: Nick Collison, Antonio Davis
Centers: Jermaine O'Neal, Rick LaFrentz, Elton Brand, Ben Wallace
Andre Miller is Zhu Fangyu's teammate. He is the NBA assists leader in the 01-02 season. He averaged 16.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 10.9 assists in the Cavaliers. As a commander, he is an elite level!
"Beard" Byron Davis was in the New Orleans Hornets. Last season he averaged 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists. He was selected to the All-Star team for the first time in his career!
There is also a point guard named Jay Williams. He is the second pick in this year's draft. He was selected by the Bulls in the second overall pick. His talent is very recognized.
With Michael Finley in, the Spurs played a beautiful season, averaging 26.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He played MVP-level performance and is very good.
Reggie Miller is the most famous shooter in NBA history. Of course, he is now an old man.
Marion averaged 19.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game last season. He is young and aggressive.
Pierce can be regarded as the leader of this dream team. He averaged 28.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game last season. He also had 1.88 steals and 1.05 blocks on the defensive end. He is now the top small forward in the NBA!
Nick Collison is now a student at the University of Kansas, and was recruited by the US men's basketball team because of his outstanding performance.
Antonio Davis is Carter's right-hand man in the Raptors. He is a very good defensive blue-collar player and protects the rebounds very well.
Jermaine O'Neal is known as the league's first power forward, averaging 19 points and 10.5 rebounds per game with the Pacers.
Lafrenz is a role player who was traded three times in the 01-02 season and was still selected for the US men's basketball team.
Captain Elton Brand averaged 18.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in the Clippers, which is good.
Ben Wallace is the best defensive player and his defensive strength should not be underestimated.
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The American media referred to these players as the "Dream Five".
Before the game started, they were already on top. Analyze where the opponent is not good, and where the opponent is bad. After analysis, there is only one result, and that is: the dream team championship.
However, on the day of the draw ceremony on August 15th, when many representatives of other national teams were interviewed, they said something surprising ~ EbookFREE.me~ A reporter interviewed Bodi Loga of Yugoslavia.
"Who is the opponent that Yugoslavia fears most?"
The reporter was already waiting for Body Loga's answer, and she had even figured out how to proceed.
However, Bodilloga’s answer is;
"The Chinese team and the Argentine team, of course, and the German team. Dirk is too fierce."
Body Loga's answer really surprised her, "Huh? Why is there no American team?"
"Why is there an American team? Is this American team great?"
"The lineup of the Dream Five team is so good, they are the biggest champions, how can they not be good?" The female reporter said as it should be.
"Hehe~" Body Loga smiled, noncommittal.
The female reporter did not believe in evil, and then asked a few more people.
Nowitzki of the German team: "The Chinese team, Yugoslavia."
Nash of the Canadian team: "The Chinese team."
Argentina's Ginobili: "The Chinese team, Yugoslavia, the American team."
Finally, there was an answer that included the American team, and the female reporter also asked specifically.
"What if you choose one of the three teams? Did you choose Mei,"
Ginobili returned without hesitation; "The Chinese team!"
"Uh, uh, ok, thank you for accepting my interview."
At this point in the interview, the female reporter couldn't ask anymore.
She doesn't understand. Where is the Chinese team?
The Chinese team's lineup is just looking scary. Without Li, who will the Chinese team win? King? Yao? Zhu?
No way! They can't!
She also hurriedly went back to write the press release, the headline was already conceived-
"The biggest favorite in the eyes of international stars: the Chinese team!"