762 Semi-finals: China vs France
Harden's words were recognized by coach Popovich.
Against any other team in the world, the American team basically suppressed them in all five points.
Only when facing China, they were at a disadvantage in terms of shooting guard.
The current lineup of the United States has Harden playing shooting guard.
Even when he was in peak form, he would still be at a disadvantage against the current Wang Yi, not to mention that his condition has declined slightly now.
However, in the other four positions, they completely suppressed the Chinese team.
Point guard Curry;
small forward Durant;
Power forward Zion;
Center Towns.
Although this kind of lineup is not as luxurious and dreamy as the previous dream team, in the current world basketball world, it is also a well-deserved number one.
There is no problem in using a lineup like theirs to crush the other positions of the Huaxia team.
But Gregg Popovich still reminded all players: "But you still have to be careful. Even if we suppress other points, Wang Yi is likely to explode."
He was giving the players a heads up.
When it comes to the U.S. team's paper strength, it is well-deserved number one in any World Series.
But why has the U.S. team always lost championships in recent years?
Firstly, because the basketball level of other countries has indeed improved, the gap with the American team is no longer that big.
Secondly, the American team is too arrogant.
Their players always underestimate their opponents when facing them.
And everyone thinks that they are NBA players and can definitely compete in the international arena.
Therefore, there is always a tendency for team members to fight alone.
The result is always losing to the opponent's overall battle.
And Popovich will never allow his players to make such mistakes.
Half an hour after the U.S. team used up the conference room, the French players also held a meeting in this conference room.
After the Chinese team defeated Slovenia, the Chinese team will face the French team in the semi-finals the night after tomorrow.
Among all the teams, except for the American team, the French team has a luxurious lineup.
They have the NBA's best defensive player Gobert.
And Batum and Fournier.
And 5 of their lineup are active players.
There are also three players who have played in the NBA.
So they are seen as the only team that can compete with the United States for the championship.
Although Wang Yi exists in the Huaxia team, basketball is a sport for five people after all.
No matter how outstanding Wang Yi's personal ability is, the level of China's other four positions is very average.
If they want to defeat the French team, it may be no less difficult than Wang Yi leading the Kings to win the championship.
France coach Vincent said to the players:
"You also watched the game just now. Is there anything you want to say?"
In fact, they also went to watch the game just now.
This game will determine whether they will play against China or Slovenia next, so they naturally have to pay attention. However, the place where they sit is in the corner, and the lights rarely hit them, so few spectators at the scene notice it.
their arrival.
As the leader of the French team, Gobert was the first to speak: "It's difficult."
"What I mean is that our next game against China will be very difficult. Although our other four positions have a big advantage against China, at the shooting guard point, Wang Yi will
Take a greater advantage."
Fournier, the shooting guard of the French team, felt a little sad when he heard this.
He also averaged 18 points per game at his peak in the NBA.
I think it's pretty good already.
The difference between him and those MVP-level players is less than 10 points.
But compared with Wang Yi's average of more than 40 points per game, it is really far behind.
Coupled with Wang Yi's explosive performance during this year's playoffs.
When he faced Wang Yi, he basically could only be crushed.
When Gobert said this, all the other players on the French team fell silent.
Even their head coach Vincent remained silent.
They faced the Chinese team at the other four points. Although they had an advantage, their advantage was not as big as that of the American team.
Therefore, they are not very confident against the Chinese team.
However, silence at this time is obviously very detrimental to the team, so coach Vincent has to say a few words even if he has no other choice.
It's okay to be casual.
"Actually, we have the strong point of Gobert inside. He is the NBA's top inside frame protector. With him here, Wang Yi cannot wreak havoc in the inside like he did against Slovenia."
"So we have to strangle Wang Yi's inside line on the defensive end. As for the outside line, we still use the double-team strategy. There are two people, and there is always one person next to him who is ready to defend. FIBA's three-point line is much shorter than that of the NBA.
, the distance between each point on the perimeter is also shorter than in NBA, so even if three people double-team Wang Yi and let him pass the ball, it will be less difficult for others to rotate than in NBA."
"So we have a relatively high degree of certainty in this game."
"The most important thing is that Wang Yi's three-point shot in the last game was too exaggerated. I don't believe that he will be so exaggerated in two consecutive three-pointers."
Fournier also boosted the team's morale at this time.
"One thing the coach didn't mention is that the Huaxia team has no experience in the semifinals. The defensive intensity in the semifinals is far from comparable to the quarter-finals. No one in Huaxia has experienced this. So we can rely on our rich experience
experience to defeat them.”
Through discussions among the players, they finally analyzed the various possibilities for them to defeat the Chinese team. They found that no matter from any aspect, the possibility of them defeating the Chinese team was very high.
Of course, the premise is that they must be careful and not take it lightly.
As for the Chinese team, coach Du Feng also led the students to study the French team's playing style.
Frankly speaking, he felt that the outcome of the Chinese team's match against the French team might be a 40-60 draw.
China is fourth, France is sixth.
But as the head coach, he can't say.
What he has to do now is to find ways to improve the morale of the players as soon as possible. He knows that the game between the two sides is 4-6, and the players naturally know it, so how to inspire the players' fighting spirit in this situation and let them go on the field to fight hard?
Fight hard, this is what he has to do.
At this discussion, Wang Yi put forward a point of view: "Just attack from the outside."
"Our outside shooting percentage is much higher than that of the French team. And I have a super long three-point range, which can stretch their line very long, so that others have more opportunities. Although Gobert protects the rim
He's very capable, but he can't guard the perimeter."
Chapter completed!