ATPnovel Chapter 238: No Underdogs in Europe
Chapter 238: No Underdogs in Europe
Chapter 238: No Underdogs in Europe
According to a report from the famous European basketball website "TALKBASKET", the Greek men's basketball team officially announced their 17-man championship squad today. Did not participate in the current national men's basketball team for the second consecutive year, but the guard Vasaris Spanoulis who played for the Houston Rockets in the past and the famous guard Dimatris Dia who once defeated the United States in the 06 World Championships Mantidis continued to lead the team as a leader of the team.
Known as the little shark of Greece, Sisophoklis Scorsenitis was also able to continue to be selected.It is worth mentioning that after Utah Jazz center Kostas Kofos decided to stay in the United States and not participate in the national team's World Championships, this Greek men's basketball team no longer has any active NBA players in the lineup. They are still regarded as one of the strong teams in this World Championship.
Before the start of the current World Championships, there were news that the core members of the national teams had withdrawn from the team, and Greece was no exception.
Papalukas, who shined in the 06 World Championships, was once again absent from the Greek team, while Dimatris Maveiroydis and Mehhals Pileknos were also surprisingly absent Among the 17-man roster.
After Kovers, who played for the Jazz, stated that he would continue to stay in the United States for training in response to the new season, and rejected the invitation of the Greek men's basketball team, they also formally formed a team that does not have an active NBA player but has high expectations World powerhouse.
In this World Championships where several well-known strong teams have confirmed that many stars are missing, Greece will still be regarded as one of the favorites to win the championship. They are expected to achieve or even surpass the runner-up of the previous World Championships.
Su Yi has a certain estimate of the Greek team's starting lineup.
The center position is estimated to be the 2.06m, 156kg Sisophokris Scossenitis, nicknamed "Greek Little Shark", has the same strength and tonnage as O'Neill, and his huge butt makes his back singles unmanned Can prevent.
However, compared with the real O'Neal, his disadvantage is that he is technically rough, he has no mid-range shot at all, and once he is double-teamed, he basically cannot pass the ball out.
The power forward position is Antonis Fortsis, a tall striker with a height of 2.09m, which definitely has a height advantage.However, there is still a gap of 4 centimeters compared with the Chinese team's Alian, so it is estimated that they will be completely abused by Alian.
The player at the small forward position is unknown, named Kostas Kamakoglu, who is a role player.
The star at the shooting guard position is the absolute core and leader of this Greek team, the octopus man Dimitris Diamantidis.This 1.98m guard has an advantage in height among guards. He has comprehensive skills and is a left-handed player. He also has the unique skill of catching the ball with one hand and shooting three-pointers from long distances. It is so accurate and scary.
The most admirable thing about Octopus Man is his defensive ability and ability to organize and connect.This basketball superstar who dominates the Greek and European basketball circles is definitely a severe challenge for Sun Yue.
As for the point guard, the enemy Su Yi will face is Vasaris Spanoulis, a cold-blooded pitcher known as "European Kobe".Whether it's a breakthrough layup, a mid-range shot, a long-range three-point shot, or a free throw, except for the dunk, this European Mr. Kobe is extremely good at every offensive technique, which makes it difficult for opponents to grasp his next offensive routine.However, in addition to giving him an unsolvable offensive talent, God also deprived him of his defensive talent.The huge disadvantage in physical fitness makes this European Kobe a big colander on the defensive end, and he is asked by many opponents.
This made Su Yi very happy. It can be seen that Su Yi's arrangement of playing point guard will definitely catch the Greek men's basketball team by surprise, and then Kobe in Europe will be killed by Su Yi.
Therefore, in the last few days, Su Yi spent a lot of time training his strength and speed.Su Yi knows that as long as he maintains a crushing advantage in these two areas, the Chinese team's offensive end can definitely beat the Greek team.
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Three days passed in a blink of an eye.
As early as yesterday, all members of the Chinese team had arrived in Turkey by plane.
Ankara Stadium, this is the competition venue of Group C. China, Turkey, Greece, Russia, Puerto Rico, and Côte d'Ivoire are assigned to Group C.
And today is the day when the Chinese team played against the Greek team.
From a historical point of view, the Greek team has participated in the World Basketball Championship 21 times and won 2 championships, 1 runner-up and 1 third runner-up. In terms of past performance, it is definitely better than the Chinese team.Moreover, in the last World Championships, the Chinese team led by Yao Ming was in their hands.
Although Yao Ming is very strong, what he is most afraid of is a short, sturdy defensive player with "chassis skills" like the Greek Sharks, so of course the Chinese team can only win the game.
However, this year's Chinese team has Su Yi and Ah Lian joining, and many stars who can play in the Greek team have not joined. This is a good opportunity for the Chinese team to avenge their shame.
The bus of the Chinese national team arrived at the stadium on time. Su Yi looked at the huge cylindrical Ankara Stadium, and the excitement in his heart was beyond words.
Su Yi has a basketball dream.As for the specific terms of the dream, the first is to dominate the NBA, and the second is to win more gold medals for the country.A whole year of training and competition gave Su Yi a huge improvement in strength. He began to look forward to the duel with Kobe Bryant in Europe and defeat this arrogant Greek team.
Walking into the stadium, Su Yi saw the enthusiastic Turkish fans, shouting loudly, and he didn't know which side he was cheering for.
With excitement and fanaticism on his face, Su Yi stood up and waited for the start of the game.
"beep!"
The whistle sounded to start the game.
Yao Ming used his super height and jumping ability to win the jump ball without any surprise.
What surprised everyone in the Greek team was that the Chinese team's No. [-] player was not Liu Wei, but Su Yi!
The super rookie who reached the NBA Finals!
European Kobe's face was full of embarrassment.
He knew that he would definitely not be able to guard against Su Yi.
With his physical fitness, he was like a paper man when facing Su Yi.
Not to mention Su Yi, even if Liu Wei played, he couldn't completely restrain him.
Fortunately, among the insiders of the Greek team, the Greek Sharks can restrain Yao Ming very well by virtue of their black and hard characteristics.However, they imagined that in the previous competition, an easy victory was impossible.
In the NBA playoffs, a genius with 37 points in a single quarter, although Kobe in Europe is confident that he can make up for lost points on the offensive end, he will also fall into a passive position.
European Kobe looked back at the coach of the Greek team, and then saw the coach's indifferent expression, and felt relieved.
The Greek team may want to observe first.
After all, they had never seen Su Yi's performance in the NBA.Once Su Yi's strength is confirmed, the octopus man can switch positions with Kobe Bryant in Europe. The defense between them is very different.Restricting Su Yi with the octopus man will still have some effect.
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Su Yi dribbled the ball steadily, and Kobe's defense in Europe was almost non-existent. After reaching the frontcourt of the Greek team, Su Yi suddenly started, like an angry lion, easily entered the interior.
Even though the European Kobe could keep up in terms of speed, he was elbowed by Su Yi and pushed aside.The gap in strength between him and Su Yi is too great.
European Kobe complained in his heart: "This yellow man has strength and resistance that surpass blacks. How did he train?"
Su Yi passed the "European Kobe" Spann, took another step and then stopped suddenly. At this time, the power forward of the Greek team, Fortiss, swooped in.
However, before the opponent came to assist in the defense, Su Yi had already used his left foot as the axis, and flexibly and swiftly made a turnaround jump shot to the right, which not only opened up the distance with Ford again, but also created an open opportunity. The basketball is projected.
Give Super Su a chance to open up, so what else can he say, he will definitely lose points.
"Shh!"
The basketball is firmly drilled into the net.
Su Yi used this goal to tell the arrogant Greek team that the Chinese team with Su Yi in it is definitely not what it was last time.In addition to Yao Ming, the Chinese team also has Su Yi!
The head coach of the Greek team hesitated for a moment, but he still held back and did not call a timeout.
The game had just started, and although Span couldn't defend against Su Yi, he still couldn't defend against Sun Yue.Since Su Yi is a rookie who has only entered the professional basketball world for just a year, it makes sense for him to let Span guard him.
Dayao walked up to Su Yi's side and patted him on the shoulder. He knew that this World Championship was definitely not just a competition for him to fight alone.With Su Yi's help, he will definitely be able to defeat the Greek team.
Although the little Greek shark is still so difficult to deal with, the clever Dayao has already thought of a way to deal with it.Since he has a huge advantage in height, it is better to simply stand close to the basket, and then use the advantage of height to eat this 2.06m small shark raw.
The gap of 15 centimeters gives Dayao a huge advantage in the basket.
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For the next ball, Span, who was simmering with anger, was like a loach, running various positions in the frontcourt of the Chinese team.
However, a physical monster like Su Yi didn't give his opponent a chance.
Su Yi knew very well that Kobe Bryant in Europe had amazing catch and long-range shooting skills, and it was impossible to give Spann a chance to catch the ball.
In desperation, the octopus man had no choice but to hand the ball to the little shark inside.
The little shark punched Yao Ming on the back, punched twice in the back, and really beat Dayao in the confrontation, and then pushed back harder with his big butt, as if he was about to squeeze into the basket and eat Yao Ming raw.
Su Yi immediately abandoned Span, turned around and flew in the direction of the little shark.
The little shark immediately became alert. Before he was ready to pass the ball, Su Yi and Yao Ming had already double-teamed him.
Su Yi knew that, based on previous knowledge, the passing of the Greek Shark was very bad, especially when he was double-teamed, he could hardly pass the ball.
The facts were exactly as Su Yi thought.
After trying a few passes, the little shark found that his intention to pass the ball was completely seen through by Su Yi. Seeing the game time approaching, the little shark finally became a little flustered. He saw an opportunity for Su Yi to let go of the ball on purpose, and the ball Violently passed in the direction of Spann.
"Snapped!"
Su Yi cut off the pass one step ahead, and then threw it towards the frontcourt.
Mr. Zhu Fangyu, the best golfer in China, has already predicted that Su Yi's steal will be successful, and has already rushed to the frontcourt of the Greek team. At this moment, he has already entered the opponent's penalty area by himself, steadily relying on the long pass of the ball , and then flew up, smashing the basketball into the basket with all his right arm.
"Boom!"
This goal played the prestige and morale of the Chinese team, and the Turkish fans cheered.For them, who are in two states in Europe and Asia, it is really hard to say which team they prefer.However, the Chinese team's goal was really wonderful, and it was really hard for the fans not to cheer.
In the auditorium, there was a young man with a fierce appearance, his strong body was like a monster in the world.
Yes, this is the young "stepping brother", a future master-level stepping technique, successfully defeated all the stars, and finally won the championship trophy.
"Hmph! If I were on the court, I would definitely turn the situation around. Su Yi, Zhu Fangyu, I will remember you guys. When I grow up, I hope you guys won't have retired. Let's play a good game, and I will let you Know my iron-blooded elbow!" The young Antetokounmpo's face became more and more fierce, exuding a murderous look all over his body, and the situation of the Greek team made him deeply worried.
However, the players of the Chinese team obviously did not notice Brother Antetokounmpo. They had quickly returned to the defense in a very disciplined manner.
This year's Chinese team is indeed very strong.
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In the next round, the Greek team, which has almost no chance, can only rely on Octopus Man's singles.
Coincidentally, he was facing Sun Yue, who had excellent wingspan and physical fitness.
Sun Dasheng is a 2.05m guard. For a 1.96m small guard like Octopus Man, even if Octopus Man has a wingspan of 2.16m, Sun Yue's wingspan is also very good.
Sun Yue is a basketball genius who is enough to gain a foothold in the basketball world by relying on physical talent alone, even if he doesn't practice skills.
Therefore, after several attempts, the octopus man finally tossed the basketball towards the hoop at the end of the offensive round.
"Boom!"
Sure enough, the basketball was ruthlessly rejected by the basket.
And this rebound made Dayao, who had already judged the landing point, take off the defensive rebound, and then a long pass was passed to the frontcourt of the Greek team.
This time it was Su Yi who rushed to the front.
Su Yi was the first to enter the frontcourt of the Greek team, and then took off at the free throw line. His body soared in the air and rushed to the basket, and then pressed the basketball hard into the basket with both hands.
"Boom!"
The Turkish fans in the auditorium were stunned.
They have only heard that Jordan can jump and dunk from the free throw line. Who is this yellow man who can do this kind of miracle.
After Su Yi landed, he let out a roar, and his muscles tensed up like a giant steel beast. The morale of the Chinese team was immediately boosted.
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In just a few minutes of the opening, the Chinese team used two defensive counterattacks to successfully beat the Greek team to a 4:0 spurt.
The Greek coach suppressed his anger, did not call a timeout, and the game continued.
However, all the Chinese team players are very enthusiastic. They know the strength of their team, and they are bound to win this game.
(End of this chapter)