On August 27, the men's basketball world championship held in Turkey has begun with gunsmoke, and there are few drawers.

The Men's Basketball World Championship was supposed to be a major international event in the World Sports Championships, second only to the Olympic Games and the World Cup, but it had the taste of chicken ribs. Not to mention that Kobe, James and other NBA superstars collectively "quit", Yao Ming, Zhou Xuan, Parker, Ginobili, Nowitzki and other core players of national teams will not participate in the game for various reasons. The World Championships, which have always been a gathering place for football stars, suddenly have no focus.

Without stars, there is no motivation to attract. Today, in order to save their stars from playing in the best condition for the new season, the NBA teams that have recruited the best players in the world have advised international players not to participate in the World Championships, so as not to affect the overall pace of the club due to injury.

The World Championships are being seriously challenged, survival is at stake, and all the World Championships can offer is patriotic fervor and a desire to win compared to the lucrative salary rewards offered by the clubs.

The U.S. team is full of young players, and the biggest name is only Durant. And the Chinese team was even worse, the fans' wishes were disappointed, Zhou Xuan would not play, and Yao Ming also rested.

China lost to Greece, then narrowly defeated Ivory Coast, then Puerto Rico, Russia and Turkey. The record is one win and four losses. Miraculously, in the final round of the group stage, Ivory Coast defeated Puerto Rico 88-79. In this way, the Chinese team advanced to the round of 16 after calculating the small score, and lost to Lithuania in the 1/8 finals.

In the end, the men's basketball team only finished 16th. This also created the worst record of the Chinese team since the World Championships in 1978. The only bright spot is that Yi Jianlian averages 10 per game. 2 rebounds won the rebounding king of this World Championships.

Kolo? Moretz started school in September, went home after school, and was happy every day. Friends have come to play and are very satisfied with the environment of the apartment.

In addition to going to school, Chloe has another piece of good news, the great director Martin? Scorsese invited her to participate in the 3D film Hugo? Cabritt", do the female number one Isabela. This role is a change of drama for her.

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, the film is a magical children's movie. The team behind the scenes is quite strong and can be called Oscar-level, and most of them have worked with Scorsese many times, including director of photography Robert ? Richardson, art director Dante? Ferretti, costume designer Sandy? Powell, editor Selma? Skunmaker and casting director Allen? Lewis et al.

This kind of big-budget film was something that Koloe had not participated in before, and immediately agreed that the film would be filmed in London. So on September 6, Chloe flew to London with the crew.

Zhou Xuan is alone again in New York. Mitchell? Butler came over for a few days and was relieved to see that there was nothing wrong with his leg. Mitchell suggested that he should focus on passing the ball first in the new season and not break through too much inside, but his injury is still a bit of a concern.

Zhou Xuan practiced shooting more, saying that he would play more counterattacks in the new season, and slowly adapt to the positional offense.

September 24 was media day, and D'Antoni, Mullin and a few of the spotlight stars showed up in the Madison Garden media room from 1 to 3 p.m. to be bombarded by the media in order.

Zhou Xuan led the Knicks players to participate and was interviewed during the media day.

Zhou Xuan smiled: "I'm back, and now my knee is very healthy, please rest assured." I haven't played for the Knicks yet, so I'm looking forward to it. I'm sure we're strong and we're going to make the playoffs this season. ”

The group photos of Zhou Xuan, Stoudamire, Pekovic, Gallinari, and Matthews can also give a glimpse of who the Knicks will be the key players in the new season.

D'Antoni is very much looking forward to the five of them and is likely to start the new season. Matthews is the most questioned, Azubuike is a starter in the Warriors, but Matthews is poached with a high salary, and Knicks management wants him to play a corresponding value.

Zhou Xuan and Stadameyer will be absolute trump cards, a team cannot do without a leader and core, and their combination is also very attractive.

The reporter interviewed Xiao Si and asked him if he had the confidence to play well without Nash.

"It's a bit of a shame not to be able to partner with Steve, but Zhou Xuan is no worse than any guard, and we're going to definitely bring the Knicks to the playoffs," Stoudamire said. ”

"Are you just aiming for the playoffs?" Another reporter asked. This is the kind of fault finding. If you boast about Haikou and don't play well in the new season, you may be caught by reporters with pigtails and sneered.

Stoudmayre is very experienced, and he can't talk nonsense, he smiled: "The Knicks are a brand new team, my teammates and I are not familiar with it yet, maybe it will take some time to run in, we dare not say that we played a particularly good record in the first season, so let's think about the playoffs for the time being." What the ultimate goal is, wait until the playoffs go. ”

Pekovic was also asked about a sensitive topic, whether he would play as a starter.

His reply was: "It all depends on the coach's arrangement, and I hope to be a starter. ”

He was inevitably compared to Mozgov, who competed in the World Championships. Anyone who has seen Russia's 83-78 win over Slovenia will be conquered by Mozgov's performance.

Mozgov averaged 12 points per game at the World Championships, but he averaged 15 per game in two games where he played less than 15 minutes. 8 points 5. 5 rebounds, which is definitely the performance of a world-class center. Slovenia's Brezek has many years of NBA experience, but he only scored 7 points and 5 rebounds against Mozgov and was blown away.

Pekovic and Mozgov are not the same style, in contrast, the Serb is more aggressive, and Mozgov is the typical European inside, on the softer side. In the World Championships, he faced Odom and was bullied by the latter.

Matthews' confidence is the most surprising. 'I'm good at starting, I'm a firm believer in that. I'm going to let the management know that I'm worthy of what they're offering me this season. Maybe some people don't believe in my strength, but I'm always improving. Nobody knows this, and I don't think anyone will. No one was in the gym with me all summer except my trainer. ”

Everyone thinks that this guy doesn't know how to do it, and the reporters are ready to write more, and if he doesn't play well in the new season, they just wait to see him lively.

"I'm going to help the team with my shots, I've got great teammates this year, and the thought of having Zhou Xuan pass the ball to me, I really wish the regular season started tomorrow, but that's too rush," Gallinari said. ”

The reporter asked: "How long do you think it will take you to fully run in?" ”

"It should be soon, probably a ...... Haluha, I'm lucky to be paired with this kind of top defender, I've followed him in the last two years, he's been very friendly with us and I think he's still above Nash. And he's only 21 years old, which is wonderful. "Gallinari behaved like a fan of Zhou Xuan.

Last season, Gallinari was no worse, he became the NBA's top shooter, making 186 three-pointers last season, second in the league and second in Knicks history.

Zhou Xuan also talked about Gallinari. "I think he's going to be an All-Star in the future, and with that big shot, it's going to be easy, and he can help me and Amaré open up space."

The reporter asked: "What do you think the Knicks can do in the new season?" ”

"Allow me not to say it now, wait and see when the playoffs come, there's no point in talking about it now, like when I first joined the Warriors, no one believed that we could make the playoffs, we were outside the 20th of the power rankings. The outside world does not evaluate us much better now than then. ”

The implication of Zhou Xuan's words is that the Knicks will definitely be able to enter the playoffs. He doesn't think it's big talk. With him, Stoudeyer, and Gallinari, it's not weak, not to mention pitchers such as Matthews, Mason, and Anderson.

After the interview, it was still early. Zhou Xuan stopped the four teammates and asked, "Everyone, are you interested in finding a place to drink something, let's talk?" Now let's work together. ”

"Okay, where to go?" Stoadeyer has a great affection for China and Zhou Xuan, and he mentioned this many times in interviews.

Others didn't say no. Zhou Xuan chose a high-end café and found a private room, where he could eat Western food at night.

They ordered drinks, coffee, and none of them drank. Drinking alcohol is a bad habit for athletes, and although the team will not ban it, most people will consciously avoid it.

The topic of course revolves around basketball. Zhou Xuan saluted everyone with a cup of coffee and said: "The five of us should be the team's starters in the new season, and we have a happy cooperation." Amare, Danilo, Wesley, I know your strength very well, although I haven't seen Nicola play yet, I believe it's not bad. Let's go for the championship this season! ”

All four of them were stunned.

Zhou Xuan observed the reactions of the four people, and Stadamire burst out laughing. He played for many seasons and had great teammates with the Suns, never even making it to the Finals. The main reason he came to the Knicks was to give a lot of money, and he didn't believe that the current lineup could win the championship at all. Xindao: I'm rubbing, this season's impact on the championship, just rely on the two of us and these newcomers? Just kidding.

Pekovic shook his head slightly, and Zhou Xuan guessed what he was thinking in his heart, "This guy is not the same as I imagined, after all, he is a young man, and he doesn't speak through his brain" or something like that. In short, I don't think I can win the championship.

Gallinari smiled slightly, his expression flat, and he looked like he was getting by. In two seasons with the Knicks, he lost a lot of games and won too little, and his heart was running low.

Only Matthews, with a frenzied glint in his eyes, seemed to be eager to play now, clenched his fists and responded: "That's right, we're fighting with the Heat this season!" Stephen, I've seen your game, and although I didn't play against each other last season, I'm sure a miracle will happen with you. ”

Zhou Xuan didn't say nonsense, he directly clapped his hands with Matthews, and then said to the other three: "Three, cheer up." I know you think it's almost impossible, but since it's a competition, we should always be the first! You can't do it, but you have to give it your best and trust me, we're going to be strong this season. ”