The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Similarly, they created the history of the national team just like they played against France before.

After the game, the boys of the Chinese team were very excited when they received the award.

Although they are the defending Olympic champions, they all know that there is a lot of luck involved.

Faced with the US team this time, their instincts are still guilty.

But consecutive defeats of France and Canada, which are also at the same championship level, have greatly improved their self-confidence.

Also including Tang Tian's.

The power of golden skills is even more imba than he imagined.

Not to mention opening the situation in a stalemate situation like the game just now, even if you are behind, you can catch up, and 5 minutes is long enough.

With this miraculous skill, no matter how strong the US team is, it can wrestle with it.

The Four Nations Tournament is the most important warm-up match for the Chinese team before the World Cup, and the opponents in the subsequent warm-up matches are slightly weaker.

This is also a planned arrangement. On the one hand, it is to reduce injuries, and on the other hand, it is to further consolidate the self-confidence established before.

As these warm-up matches continued, the team's rotation lineup gradually took shape, and some people left the national team one after another.

Sun Minghui and Zhao Jiwei on the back line were the first to leave the team.

It's not that they are bad, but that when staffing around Tang Tian, ​​their functionality is not that strong.

There are still 17 people left on the 15-man roster, and the next thing to cut is the back line and the inside line.

Li Chunjiang also pulled Tang Tian to chat about the final layoffs.

The practice of the national team is to make a decision at the buzzer at the last moment, but this time they don't want to do that.

On the one hand, it is almost unnecessary to play the warm-up match, and on the other hand, making a big list early can stabilize the morale of the army earlier.

"In terms of insiders, my idea is to cut Daqiu. His confrontation is a problem."

Li Chunjiang gritted his teeth and said.

He was the head coach of the Zhejiang Guangsha team before, and Hu Jinqiu was his direct disciple.

This choice is also reluctant to give up.

Tang Tian nodded. Li Chunjiang is still very courageous as the head coach.

"Then Kelan and Xiao Zhang choose one, and there is a high probability that they will be the 12th person if they stay."

Li Chunjiang continued.

There is still a gap between the abilities of the two of them on the big list, but it is necessary to keep both of them.

Kolan Bek's training is the hardest for the team, and he can drive the enthusiasm of the team.

This is the same in the game, shouting from the sidelines, encouraging teammates, he is the most active one.

For Zhang Zhenlin, he has excellent physical talent, and is young and of real age. Taking him is tantamount to taking care of young players.

"My personal preference is Crane, the results of this World Cup will be very important to us."

Tang Tian expressed his thoughts.

A very important reason for the poor record of the Men's Basketball World Cup in history is that it has not paid enough attention, and there are problems from coaching to training.

It is important for newcomers to participate in the competition, but in fact, the national team is young as a whole, and no one knows what may happen in the competition.

Li Chunjiang nodded, what Tang Tian said made sense.

After the striker and inside line are selected, the back line is next.

After Tang Tian played the No. [-] position, the back line seemed a bit bloated, especially the No. [-] position.

For the second position, after so many games, Ding Yanyuhang and Wu Qian are basically in rotation.

The final layoff was actually a choice between Guo Ailun and Fang Shuo.

Guo Ailun performed well until Tang Tian and Ding Yan Yuhang came back.

But later, because Tang Tian and Ding Yanyuhang were able to attack with the ball, his value gradually weakened.

Fang Shuo's performance has also fluctuated, and he can stay because he has more baskets than Zhao Jiwei and Sun Minghui.

The defenders of the Chinese team have always been relatively poor. If it weren't for Tang Tian's ability to play from 1 to 3, Li Chunjiang would probably have a headache.

"I personally prefer Guo Ailun. His breakthrough has a tactical effect on the team during the substitute period."

Li Chunjiang made the same choice as before.

Tang Tian didn't express his opinion directly this time.

After thinking about it, he shook his head.

"Fang Shuo's psychological quality is very tough, and he will not be soft when fighting tough battles. Guo's projection has not improved, and he is targeted for breakthroughs and cannot play a role."

Tang Tian analyzed it with a professional eye.

At the beginning, he was very stable with three-pointers in the Spurs, but he could only do tactical points. In basketball games, sudden shots are always combined.

Only good at one thing unless you reach S level, otherwise you can be targeted to death.

Li Chunjiang was a little surprised by Tang Tian's choice, but finally nodded.

Hu Jinqiu, Zhang Zhenlin, and Guo Ailun became the last batch of layoffs for the national team, and the 12-man squad was also released.

Defenders: Tang Tian, ​​Ding Yanyuhang, Wu Qian, Fang Shuo

Forwards: Abdul Saramu, Zhai Xiaochuan, Zhou Peng, Kolan Bek

Insiders: Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhelin, Shen Zijie, Ren Junfei

The Chinese team set a 12-man squad early, which is abnormal.

All other countries are still on track.

Among these countries, the most attention-grabbing is naturally the US team.

The 35-man roster released at the beginning almost included the strongest players in all positions in the United States. If the best 12 players are really selected, the strength of the US team will be very terrifying.

But at this time, someone announced their withdrawal.

James was the first to withdraw, and his reason was to better prepare for the new season.

In the new season, he will play the third position again, and weight loss is a must, so it is expected that he will not play.

The surprise was Davis, who sprained his ankle during team training. To be on the safe side, he also announced his withdrawal.

However, some people withdrew, and naturally some people announced their participation.

Curry, Harden, Leonard, Durant, and Thompson have all announced that they will participate.

The strength of this US team is still very terrifying.

As time goes by, the 12-man rosters of various countries have been released one after another.

Cameroon led by Embiid and Siakam, Lithuania led by Valanciunas, Australia led by Simmons and Mills;

The Greek team is led by Antetokounmpo, the French team is led by Fournier and Gobert, and Slovenia is led by Doncic and Dragic;

The Spanish team is led by Gasol Jr. and Rubio, Serbia is led by Jokic and Bogdan, and the Canadian team is led by Wiggins and Murray;

The US team also announced their final 12-man roster at this time.

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Guards: Curry, Harden, Lillard, Thompson, DeRozan

Forwards: Durant, Leonard, George, Harrison Barnes

Inside: Drummond, Glynn Draymond, Myles Turner

The 12-man lineup is star-studded, and what's more worth mentioning is that this is the second time George has played for the US team since his last serious injury to the national team.

"It was an accident and it won't happen again. I look forward to bringing back the world championship for Team USA."

George said this in an interview before the expedition.

This passage boosted the morale of the US team and made the American fans excited.

George's play is not only a demonstration of the strength of the US team, but also a manifestation of the patriotic education they have been promoting.

It is no exaggeration to say that this US team may not be the strongest in history, but the national attention and expectations for them are the highest in history.

More than ever, they look forward to the national team regaining the world championship and recreating the glory of the dream team.

But the expectations are far more than American fans. Judging from the squads of the World Cup, every country is like this.

Although this is only the World Cup, its starlight is not inferior to the Olympics.

Part of the reason for this is that the US team lost the 2016 Olympics, part of the reason is Tang Tian's retirement, and part of the reason is that FIBA ​​moved the World Cup to August.

Under the influence of many factors, the popularity of this World Cup far exceeds that of Spain's first one.

On August 8, Beijing time, the Men's Basketball World Cup officially opened at the Water Cube Stadium.

Kung Fu superstar Jackie Chan, world-class pianist Lang Lang, and other stars presented gifts for the opening ceremony.

Fiba officials and representatives from various countries also attended the opening ceremony.

The chairman also presided over the opening ceremony, which coincides with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. This Basketball World Cup is of great significance.

To put it bluntly, if the Chinese team can reproduce the glory of the Rio Olympics and win the Men's Basketball World Cup as the host, it will definitely be the best gift for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

At the end of the opening ceremony, Yao Ming, chairman of the Basketball Association, came out holding the World Cup championship trophy.

His face was beaming.

In the past few years, the Chinese men's basketball team has gone from the draft to the basketball school, liberalized the foreign aid system, and Tang Tian's existence has inspired more people to devote themselves to basketball.

China's basketball population is showing a blowout development.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the Men's Basketball World Cup can win the championship at home, then the influence of basketball in China will reach an unprecedented level.

A piece of prosperity.

After the opening ceremony, the game will start the next day.

The Chinese men's basketball team will also usher in Argentina's first opponent in the World Cup on this day.

The situation of the Argentine team and the Brazilian team is very similar. The former golden generation has retired one after another, and Ginobili has become the chairman of the Argentine Basketball Association.

The old and the new are alternating, and the young and the old are not connected. In the eyes of most fans, the Argentine and Brazilian teams are training for this World Cup.

Fans are also full of expectations for the Chinese team to win the World Cup for the first time.

The Chinese team's match was scheduled for the evening, and earlier, five matches were played in the other groups.

This also includes Poland and Nigeria who are in Group A with the Chinese team. The match between the two teams will be held in the afternoon.

Poland returned to the World Cup after 52 years. Although the starlight is relatively weak, it ranks 18th in the ranking given by FIBA.

Nigeria sits in 11th place with multiple NBA players.

Coupled with the 8th-ranked Argentina team, the group that the Chinese team is in is not the top lottery group that many fans think.

In the afternoon game, the coaching staff and players of the Chinese men's basketball team came to the sidelines to watch the game.

After the game started, the two teams soon fell into a fierce battle.

Nigeria's players are obviously stronger, but the coordination between them is very poor.

This is also a characteristic of African basketball. Although their skills have improved, it will take time for the overall basketball level to improve.

On the other hand, for the Polish team, the basketball style of the European team is fully displayed, and the tacit understanding on both ends of the offense and defense is very good.

The performance of the team's number one star Ponitka is also very eye-catching.

This shooting guard who was selected to the Nike World Basketball Summit with Guo Ailun in 2011 and led the Polish youth team to the U17 finals, although not playing in the NBA, is one of the best guards outside the NBA.

After halftime, with the overall tactical quality, the Polish team unexpectedly led the Nigerian team with a score of 43 to 32.

Bonitka scored 15 points and his shooting percentage was as high as 70%.

There are no underdogs in the World Cup, and there are no underdogs in Europe.