Vol 5 Chapter 173: Awards

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The time of the game is the afternoon in the country, but it is early morning in the United States on the other side of the earth. For the American people, the early morning is obviously not the prime time to watch the game, not to mention the opponent is the Chinese men's basketball team. In the eyes of Americans, the result of this game is already doomed, and the US team will inevitably have a crushing advantage Get the final victory. Because of this, there are not many American spectators who can stay up late to watch the game.
But the game still needs to be broadcast, and considering the presence of Yao in the Chinese team, espn also invited the former coach of the Rockets Van Gundy as a guest speaker.
Van Gundy has not continued his coaching career since he was sacked by the Houston Rockets last year. Instead, he has been active in various venues as a guest speaker. Van Gundy, who is more conservative in his coaching style, is a very talkative person. In addition to his professionalism as an nba senior coach, he has become a famous commentator.
The American men's basketball team lost the game, and it was not tasteful for an American, and Van Gundy did the same, but as an explanation, he had to continue talking about it.
"Mr. Fan Gandi, why do you think our American men’s basketball team will lose to the Chinese men’s basketball team in this game? We must know that we are clearly superior in strength. Our game time is in the afternoon in the country, and on the other side of the earth. The United States is early morning. For the American people, early morning is obviously not the prime time to watch the game, not to mention the opponent is the Chinese men's basketball team. In the eyes of Americans, the outcome of this game is already destined, the American team will inevitably The crushing advantage won the final victory. Because of this, there are not many American spectators who can stay up late to watch the game.
But the game still needs to be broadcast, and considering the presence of Yao in the Chinese team, espn also invited the former coach of the Rockets Van Gundy as a guest speaker.
Van Gundy has not continued his coaching career since he was sacked by the Houston Rockets last year. Instead, he has been active in various venues as a guest speaker. Van Gundy, who is more conservative in his coaching style, is a very talkative person. In addition to his professionalism as a senior nba coach, he has become a famous commentator.
The American men’s basketball team lost the game, and it’s an American who doesn’t think it’s tasteful, and Van Gundy does the same, but he has to continue talking about it.
"Mr. Fan Gandi, why do you think our American men’s basketball team will lose to the Chinese men’s basketball team in this game? We have to know that we are clearly superior in strength. What do we do that is not good enough? Is our tactics appearing? What's the problem?" the commentator asked.
This question is actually a question that is not easy to answer positively for Van Gundy. He used to be a basketball coach. He pointed out another coach's tactical command as a coach, and the other party is still famous as Shashevsky. Coach, that is definitely inappropriate. However, Van Gundy was also a very smart person. Instead of talking about Shashevsky's tactical arrangements, he replied in a lighter manner:
"I think the only problem we have is that there is no problem with tactical arrangements against our enemies. With our strength, any tactics can win, but we lost, we did not lose to the Chinese team, we lost to ourselves , We are too weak to the enemy"
I have to say that Van Gundy's speech was very artistic, and he made a good excuse. Obviously, he lost to the Chinese team, but in Van Gundy's mouth it became "lost to himself". Presumably many American audiences will listen to this and they will feel a lot better.
Just listening to Van Gundy then said: "In the first half of the game, we obviously did not take it seriously. After all, the opponent is the host. We have to take care of their face, otherwise we can get a 30-point lead in the first half. There won’t be anything going on."
"And in the second half of the game, Zhang Guan became the winning point of the Chinese team. Zhang Guan showed his top personal ability in the game. I mentioned that his style of play may be very suitable for survival in nba. Another point I want to say is Zhang The luck of the crown is really very good, especially in the final lore, he actually shot Zhang Guan as a player who will only break through and not shoot. Even his free throw percentage has only just passed half, but He hit a three-point lore. Obviously, this is a manifestation of luck." Van Gundy said with a show of helplessness: "With the strength of China, even if we underestimate the enemy, we can win. Yes, we could have won this game, but we lost a little bit of luck. So I think it’s better to say that the Chinese team’s luck is better than we underestimate the enemy.
Van Gundy's remarks are obviously very marketable in the United States. The American team lost to themselves, not to the Chinese team; the Chinese team won not because of strength, but because of good luck. Let the self-esteem of Americans be beaten up again.
Van Gundy took a breath. He was born in the coaching family. His father and brother were both basketball coaches. He started his coaching career in 1985. Assistant coaches of Nielsen and others, and as the head coach for more than 10 years, once led the New York Knicks to the NBA Finals. With his curriculum vitae and vocational education experience, how could he believe what he "lost to himself" and what he believed that "the opponent is lucky" just what he just said, even he himself did not believe it, that is, the ordinary people who flicker in the United States. Because he has to say that, sitting in the position of commentary guest, of course, he has to find a reasonable explanation for the loss of the American men's basketball team, and this explanation sounds like it must be able to make the American audience sound happy.
To make the American audience happy, Van Gundy obviously did it, and he did a very good job. He will be a boastful person who can change the law, which is also a big reason for his enthusiasm in basketball commentary. However, the self-confidence that the American audience has just picked up again was dispelled again by the following award ceremony.
Because their president is awarding the American men's basketball team.
Looking at the row of neatly arranged silver medals, President Xiao Bu now feels hot on his face.
I am the President of the United States, the most prominent person in the world, but I can only award a silver medal
Standing opposite is our American men’s basketball team, the team with the strongest players in the world’s strongest basketball country, but only wins the silver medal
The first article made President Xiao Bu feel embarrassing, and the second article also made President Xiao Bu feel embarrassing. What is even more abominable is that these two articles are now added together. The sense of humiliation this brought to President Xiao Bu was obviously one plus one is greater than two.
At this time, President Xiao Bu regretted very much. He thought he had nothing to do and asked what to give the award for the American men's basketball team. Wasn't he finding himself ashamed?
President Xiao Bu didn't really want to be the guest of honor, but he had already spoken, and if he didn't come, it would be even more embarrassing. After all, his position is there. If he puts it in a feudal society, his words are equivalent to the decree. What he said is what he said, and there is no joke. If he repents, he must come to the door to confirm the official history. .
Although it is not a feudal society now, the identity of President Xiao Bu is based on Jun Wuxi, and the words spoken in front of the comrade and the chairman of the FIBA, it would be even more shameful if he repented.
Anyway, it’s embarrassing, so stick it on your head
President Xiao Bu is also a person who has seen the world after storms and waves. After eight years of the president's down, he has not learned anything else, and his face must have been thickened. What's more, it's just a bit shameful now. It's much more embarrassing to think about when shoes were thrown back then.
"Yes, I still have a worse time." President Xiao Bu comforted himself constantly. He picked up the silver medal and hung it on Kobe's neck.
"Look, is that President Xiao Bu going to award him?" said an American audience who was still in front of the TV.
"God, our president came to the stage to give awards personally, and he only gave silver medals. So who will award the gold medals and who has a higher status than our president?" This is the voice of another American audience in front of the TV.
"Isn't the President of the United Nations awarding a gold medal? What is the President of the United Nations? How can it be comparable to the status of our President?" the American audience told the truth. The president of the United Nations is so pale and weak compared to President Xiao Bu who has waged two wars.
But now, this president, who is more powerful than the president of the United Nations, can only give the second place a silver medal.
On the podium.
This is not the first time Kobe has seen President Bob, NBA has a tradition. The team that won the NBA championship will be received by the President, so Kobe has also seen President Bob many times. In addition to him, Wade had also seen President Xiao Bu.
But this time, Bryant did not receive the euphoria when he was received at the White House, because he only got a silver medal.
President Xiao Bu gave a silver medal to the players with a smile, and he couldn't wait to leave, then the comrade was happily awarded a gold medal to the national team players. The joyous celebration at the scene made President Xiao Bu feel embarrassed.
"This awards ceremony, this Olympics," President Xiao Bu continued to curse. To be continued.