super heavy artillery

Chapter 745

Taking the inside line as the core is the basic tactical thinking that the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team has always adhered to in this World Cup.Judging from the lineup configuration of the entire team, although there are enough backcourt players, the center lineup of Yi Jianlian + Zhou Qi + Wang Zhelin is still more reassuring.

Deep-rooted beliefs are hard to change.The Celestial defenders have proved with their actual actions that big players are more suitable for this sport.Before An Luo, almost all the players who could go out were big men; those who could gain a foothold in the higher-level professional leagues in the world basketball were all big players; Among the players who have made a name for themselves, they are all big players.Even An Luo, no one was optimistic about him at first.

This makes China's basketball always develop in a fixed direction.Everyone is more willing to believe in those big inside players. Whether it is defense or offense, they all think that these players will have more advantages.Even when the Tianchao men's basketball team had an NBA Finals MVP like An Luo, no one would regard him as the core of the system.He is just a firefighter in this Tianchao men's basketball team. On both ends of the offense and defense, he will be remembered by everyone when there is a problem.

Of course, from the standpoint of more people, the ability of a player still cannot be compared with a team with good chemistry.Especially in the circle of international basketball, the team is always more important than the individual.

But now, the Tianchao men's basketball system can no longer exert its due capabilities.Their defense can't limit the offense of the Russian men's basketball team at all.The inside twin tower tactics they are proud of, under the blow of one three-pointer after another, seemed pale and weak.If you pull it out, the opponent will shoot in; if you don't pull it out, the opponent's three-pointer will be so powerful.Such a game is very difficult to play!Moreover, this is not the first time that the Tianchao men's basketball team has encountered such a situation!Last time, under An Luo's counterattack, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Polish men's basketball team.But Li Nan didn't want to rely on An Luo to solve the problem every time.As a relatively conservative head coach, he always believes that team basketball is a better concept than superstar basketball.

Therefore, during the timeout, Li Nan emphasized more on the team's inside combination.He is still trying to figure out how to make his Twin Towers perform better in the game, both on the defensive end and the offensive end.

After the timeout ended, the Tianchao men's basketball team continued to attack.Guo Ailun and Zhou Qi played a pick-and-roll, and with the latter's cover, they successfully broke through the defense of the Russian men's basketball team.At the same time, Zhou Qi seized the opportunity of the opponent's defense change and decisively followed.He rushed straight up, this was a tactic he was very familiar with, so there was no need to hesitate.

Guo Ailun also played decisively.He brought the opponent's center player deep into the penalty area, then threw the ball in front of the basket, and completed a very beautiful alley-oop with Zhou Qi.

This dunk can be regarded as a boost to the Tianchao men's basketball team.In the next few minutes, the two big men, Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin, took turns to create damage in the penalty area, and the offense of the Tianchao men's basketball team became smoother.

However, the situation of the game has not changed substantially.The Celestial Men’s Basketball Team still couldn’t restrain the outside attack of the Russian Men’s Basketball Team. Although the shooting percentages of Kvostov and Kuragin became normal, they became more sensitive to opportunities and made more decisive shots. The number of times increases accordingly.

An Luo could only sit on the bench and watch his teammates struggle to close the score, and then was pulled away by the opponent.In the first quarter, he still only played 6 minutes, and in the last few minutes, Li Nan arranged for him to rest off the court.In fact, An Luo felt that he was not tired at all!But the head coach had to listen.

In the second quarter, An Luo got a chance to perform for a while.Li Nan's use of An Luo has always been to not use it if he can.An Luo didn't understand the reason, but this feeling made An Luo very uneasy.He didn't come to the national team to be gilded, he wanted to help the team defeat one opponent after another, and he was willing to play 40 minutes in every game.

An Luo didn't play much time on the court, and he didn't get much possession of the ball!Whether it is Guo Ailun or Zhao Jiwei, in Li Nan's tactics, they spend more time giving the ball to the penalty area.In many cases, An Luo got a good position through his running position, but the ball ended up in the hands of those big players.This made An Luo start to miss the days of playing in Oklahoma. With Westbrook, he never lacked shooting opportunities.He is very unhappy!However, he won't complain.I was originally a "transfer student", and it is normal for the head coach to not trust me.However, he was still secretly ruthless in his heart, and he must seize the opportunity to perform well. It would be best to play a few more games like the one with the Polish team before, and stand up and lead the team to defeat the opponent at a critical moment.

An Luo was not the only one who was unhappy, but Yi Jianlian, who basically played and rested at the same time as him, was also unhappy.As the core figure of the Tianchao men's basketball team, he really needs the heavyweight result of the top eight in the World Cup!Although he once led the team to win the Asian Games championship, compared with his predecessors, he seems too weak.Now, the situation of the game has not changed for the better, and he is quite anxious.Of course, he played hard and played well.He was overwhelmed at the basket, and the inside players of the Russian men's basketball team could not cause him too much trouble.So far, he has scored 19 points!However, no matter how good he performed, his teammates still couldn't give him enough help.Facing the more powerful Russian men's basketball team, Yi Jianlian is also powerless.

Li Nan is also very unhappy now.The performance of the players was far from what he expected, and the well-arranged tactics did not produce good results.In the first half of the game, he tried to change the lineup several times, but nothing worked.His twin-tower tactic cannot be said to have failed completely, but it was definitely not considered a success.Relying on the performance of several big men, his team was able to stabilize the situation.During the period from the second half of the first game to the end of the second quarter, the Tianchao men's basketball team did not allow the Russian men's basketball team to widen the point difference.They bit the score very tightly, but they were still unable to open a more favorable situation.The physical exertion of several big men is extremely high, coupled with the fact that the game time is getting less and less, the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for the Tianchao men's basketball team.

(End of this chapter)