American men's basketball station.
Colangelo, the American men's basketball team leader, smiled and said to the next big players, "Gentlemen, your first game is coming soon. I wish you victory in advance. At the same time, I have to remind you, everyone, your opponent is the host, so I hope you can give the host some face during the game, and sometimes you can relax properly. Well, I won't disturb you anymore and remember to enjoy the game!"
Colangelo retired to the side, and the coaching staff of the US team stepped forward, and the coach of the Dream Team Shashevsky said, "About your opponent, the Chinese team, we have also seen their game. I know a little bit about them. The presence of Yao in the Chinese team is their strongest point. Yi Jianlin and Yao have played many times in the NBA, and they are certainly more familiar with us. Also, they have had an insider who played in the NBA roughly with rookie Allianz, which means that China's inside strength is NBA level."
Speaking of the Yi Jianlin, everyone looked to Michael Reed. Reed is now the leader of the Milwaukee Bucks, and can also be said to be the leader of the Yi Jianlin.
Shashevski continued, "The Chinese team also has a few good point guard, but their physical talent is more general, and they are not good at physical strength. I think as long as they give them more defensive pressure They will make mistakes. In general, our strength is stronger than our opponents. There is no doubt that we win. The question is how many points we will win. You can use this game as an NBA All-Star game. "
Everyone laughed. The purpose of the All-Star Game is to have fun. Except for the occasional players who will finally play the game to compete for the All-Star MVP, other players come to brush their sense of presence.
"In the end, I had to mention someone." Shashevsky said, "That's Zhang Guan."
"Zhang Guan? I've heard this name." Boozer whispered.
"It's the track and field athlete, the fastest person in the world," Delong reminded.
"It turned out to be him! I had a relationship with him at the last Nike event!" James said.
"Hey, Zhang Guan's girlfriend is Sharapova. She's a hot girl! Blonde girl!" Howard snapped his eyes.
"What did the coach mention, Zhang Guan? He is a track and field athlete, is he coming to play basketball?" Paul asked in a low voice.
"Did you not pay attention to this year's NBA draft? I remembered the news a few days ago that Zhang Guan participated in this year's NBA draft and was selected by the Lakers in the second round of 58." Anthony said, while looked at Kobe.
"Oh, 58th, I don't care about anything other than the champion." Howard shook his head, and everyone also had an expression that didn't understand. These superstars will not pay attention to an NBA No. 58 rookie, even if this rookie is Zhang Guan.
"Oh, haha, the fastest man in the world!" Bosh said to Wade with a face grabbing expression, "You're careful if Zhang Guan comes to play basketball, your name is Flash. But it's about to let the name go!"
The atmosphere of the American team has always been relatively active, and there is no shortage of people who can be funny in this dream team. Since the players are superstars in the NBA, Shashevsky cannot be like managing college student players.
After the discussion of several big stars, Shashevsky said, "You are right, that is Zhang Guan, the king of track and field, the holder of many track and field world records, the fastest person in the world! He is now playing basketball!"
"Oh..." everyone exclaimed, and some people even made a very exaggerated expression.
"For Zhang Guan, I don't have any information at hand. We don't know what he is good at. We don't know his technical characteristics. We don't even know what position he plays. But according to Zhang Guan's performance in track and field events, our coaching staff made a few basic judgments." Shashevsky took out the book and continued, "First of all, Zhang Guan's official height is 6.3 feet, which should be the height after wearing shoes. According to this height, it very possible to play in the first and second positions, but it does not rule out the possibility of him appearing in the third position."
As Shashefsky spoke, he looked at several defenders and reminded them to pay attention. Then Shashefsky looked at the notebook in his hand and said, "The official weight of Zhang Guan is 214 pounds. According to the height and weight data, Zhang Guan is very similar to Dwyane (Wade), and Zhang Guan's speed is also very fast. This should not be questioned."
Everyone nodded, but from the perspective of Zhang Guan's height and weight data, it is indeed similar to Wade. Everyone understands the meaning behind this. Wade's physical confrontation ability is ranked at the forefront in the NBA, which means Zhang Guan's physical resistance is also very strong.
"Zhang Guan's weight data should not be very accurate. I met him. In-person, he looks thinner than Dwyane." James said.
"Don't forget that Zhang Guan is a track and field athlete," Bryant said. "The muscle density of track and field athletes is originally higher and looks thinner, but when it comes to explosiveness, track and field athletes are stronger than us."
"Kobe, Zhang Guan hasn't signed a contract with the Lakers yet, why are you speaking for him so soon!" Howard said.
"Kobe is right, this is the second point I want to say." Shashevsky continued, "Zhang Guan is different from the Asian players we think. The Asian players we think are either too thin, Lack of confrontation ability, or despite the weight, but lost flexibility. At that time, Zhang Guan was more like our American player, with a strong body, excellent confrontation ability, fast speed, and strong explosiveness. Zhang Guan also won in tennis, so the flexibility of the body and the flexibility of movement is better than our ordinary American players."
This time everyone's expression finally got serious. The most powerful thing about American players is undoubtedly physical talent. Americans also value muscle sticks. An opponent with excellent physical talent will attract everyone's attention.
"The third point I want to talk about is the choice of playstyle." Shashevski continued, "We don't know what technique Zhang Guan is good at, but after analysis by our coaching staff, we prefer Zhang Guan to choose a fast breakthrough score. Speed is undoubtedly Zhang Guan's biggest advantage. Once he is on the court, he should pay attention to his rapid breakthrough. I just want to say that Zhang Guan's physical talent is great. When one defense is one, we may be in the physical confrontation which is not cheap, so it requires the assistance of other players."
Shashevsky spoke while looking at Howard and Prince. In this dream team, Bosh and Boozer are not the kind of defensive insider. The only inside defenders that Shashevsky can count on are Howard and Prince, both of whom are good or bad. All entered the NBA's second-best defensive second team this year. Both the one-on-one defensive ability and the assisted defense ability are among the best in the NBA.
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Shashevsky emphasized several more points and then disbanded the team, and the players began to prepare for the upcoming game.
"Mike, are we a little bit worried?" Shashevski turned his head and asked D'Antoni around him.
D'Antoni is not only the head coach of the Suns but also one of the assistant coaches of this Dream Team.
He saw D'Antoni smiled slightly and said, "I'm looking forward to Zhang Guan's performance. He is the fastest athlete in the world. That is what I dreamed of. If he can follow me, it will suit my running and tactics! "