Chapter 433: A Leader Who Keeps Improving
At halftime, Greg Seg once again held the NBC logo microphone for an interview, and this time the interview subject was Ma Jian. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"Greg, so you're here to pay me back?" Ma Jian said with a smile.
According to the bet, the Tianchao men's basketball team only lost one copy of the Dream Eight team last time, so SEG should indeed lose 20 meters to Ma Jian.
"No problem, your Andrew Jackson (20m dollar bill avatar) will be in place in no time. Saige said with a smile, "Then let's talk about the current Celestial Empire men's basketball team, what kind of challenge do you think the Celestial Empire men's basketball team will bring to the United States men's basketball team in the finals the day after tomorrow?"
Ma Jian said: "First of all, you are happy a little too early, the United States men's basketball team may not be able to pass the Spanish level, and secondly, you are too optimistic about the Celestial Empire VS Greece game, in my opinion, the Celestial Empire men's basketball team has not completely won this game." ā
Seg said with a little doubt: "You are not optimistic about your national team qualifying?"
Ma Jian said with a smile: "No, I think the Celestial Empire men's basketball team still has a good chance of reaching the finals, but the Greek men's basketball team will definitely not rest on its laurels, and their counterattack in the second half will definitely exceed people's expectations." ā
Seg then asked, "Why do you say that?"
Ma Jiandao: "It is a good choice to use Kraft Nguyen to block Papalukas, the core of the Greek team, but I think Papalukas, as the former king of Europe, is very likely to rebound in the second half. ā
Saige asked again: "So what about the next game between Spain and the United States men's basketball team?"
Ma Jian said: "Of course, I am more optimistic about the promotion of the United States men's basketball team, but the Spanish team is not without opportunities. ā
Saige shook his head and said, "Do you have to choose one?"
"Of course, it's still the United States team, because they are the strongest team in this Olympics, provided they are not held back by the opponent's joint defense. ā
Saige finally dragged the question back to the original point: "If the Celestial Empire men's basketball team and the United States men's basketball team really meet in the finals the day after tomorrow, who do you like to win the championship?"
Ma Jian thought for a while and said: "Although I really want to say that my motherland can win the championship, reason tells me that the United States men's basketball team has a better chance, but this premise is ...... under normal circumstances."
Of course, an old Jianghu like Saige could hear the off-string sound in this, and he said with a smile: "So, the Celestial Empire men's basketball team has also prepared an off-board move?"
Ma Jian laughed and said, "You came up with it yourself, I didn't say that." I'd like to talk about the X-factor on the court, the super rookie who just won the FMVP trophy - Kraft Nguyen. ā
Since the time for the interview was up, the two ended the interview with the prompting of the director.
But Ma Jian's words made Saige very worried.
That's right, no matter how you look at it, the Celestial Empire men's basketball team is not enough to subvert the overall advantage of the United States men's basketball team. But Ruan Erniu suddenly exploded?
This is a guy who can't be deduced by common sense. Although various media in the United States have repeatedly raised their evaluations of him, the fact is that this superstar from the Celestial Empire has broken people's perception again and again.
In the past 07-08 season, people talked about a season, the rise of the Green Army, the Lakers robbery, and the yellow-green peak battle were almost all set as the big drama of the finals.
But the result?
Ruan Erniu was stunned to take a team that couldn't even enter the playoffs last year, and went all the way through the playoffs, getting rid of the Pistons, Celtics, Lakers and other giants, and finally won the O'Brien Cup.
The youngest FMVP in history seems to have proved with his actual actions that no matter whether there is a story in this world or not, if there is such a story, then he must be the son of the era and the absolute final winner.
Of course, SEG also interviewed the Dream Eight team.
In this team that calls itself the redemption team, there is no shortage of people who are full of praise for Ruan Erniu.
Joe Johnson naturally needless to say, as Erniu's teammate, he once said: "Kraft is the kind of player who is improving all the time.
When he first joined the Eagles, when we were going head-to-head, he was very average and I could often use all kinds of offensive skills against him.
But one season later, when we went head-to-head again, he was able to use his body wisely, limit me, and he himself was almost omnipotent on the offensive end.
To be honest, I've never seen such a rapid growth monster in my basketball career. He's the kind of being that will surprise you if you don't pay attention for a while. ā
James said, "I envy him, yes, I envy him very much. In his first season, he was able to lead the team to a championship and win the FMVP, and he was already a superstar, man, a sophomore superstar. ā
Kobe, who just lost in the finals, also said sincerely when evaluating Ruan Erniu's opponent: "Of course I'm frustrated that I didn't win the championship, but Kraft Nguyen's performance is indisputable, he is a natural leader, and his performance is phenomenal." ā
A player who can be admired by opponents must be a historical superstar.
But at the beginning of the second half against Greece, Nguyen Erniu was in trouble defensively.
Papalukas, who had been silent for the entire first half, finally began to fight back.
Regarding Papalukas, Dong Qiudi of the Celestial Dynasty has many different opinions, some people think that he can only dominate in Europe, and some people think that if he goes to the NBA at a young age, he can also become a top point guard.
From Ruan Erniu's own point of view, this guy has every possibility of gaining a foothold in the NBA, and it can even be said that he is the kind of European player who will definitely gain a foothold in the NBA.
The reason is very simple, just two points: first, he has excellent individual defense and help defense ability, and second, his organizational skills are also top-notch.
These two points are very similar to Jason Kidd of the United States team, maybe Kidd is a little faster, but Papalukas's speed is also not slow in his peak, and his rhythm is quite good.
In the third quarter of the game, Papalukas, who gradually adapted to Erniu's defense, used the change of rhythm to shake off Ruan Erniu's defense many times and passed exquisite passes.
Players such as Diamantidis and Spanoulis scored consecutive points with his passing, and the Greek men's basketball team caught up.
In the second half of the third quarter, the men's basketball team of the Celestial Empire was once again exposed to the opponent's lack of physical strength.
Liu Wei, Zhu Fangyu, and Yao Ming made mistakes one after another, and were continuously counterattacked by their opponents.
If it weren't for Ruan Erniu's personal ability to turn the tide many times, the Celestial Empire men's basketball team would definitely collapse in the third quarter.
Rao is so, by the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams has come to 72:70, and the Celestial Empire men's basketball team only has a 2-point advantage.
With the 14-point advantage eroded to just two, Younas' anger can be imagined.
This game was really inexplicable, with a lot of leads, and the Celestial Empire men's basketball team was a little unable to find the north.
Ruan Erniu took the towel, wiped it on his face indiscriminately, and threw it on the player's bench.
He walked up to his teammates and said, "It's not time to get discouraged yet. We were two points ahead and we didn't lose the game.
Everyone calmed down, in the last quarter, we still have to fight for every ball, and the Greeks will be in a hurry, they are not without weaknesses.
When there is an open space, we must shoot resolutely, and even if we don't score, we will try to grab the rebound.
If we win the opponent, we will have at least one silver medal, and when we see the sisters of the women's basketball team in the future, it is good to say hello to the brothers, right?"