Chapter 143 Staying in the Olympic Village
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After more than two hours of rest at noon, Sun Yi recovered a lot of energy. After washing up briefly, he walked to the training hall with Sun Yue.
Along the way, the two met a lot of teammates from the national team, and many of them would take the initiative to come over to say hello to the new members of the team. But the bright-minded Sun Yi could feel that the enthusiasm on the surface could not hide their indifferent eyes.
Sun Yue, who was born in 85, consciously took on the role of the eldest brother. "Xiao Yi, don't care. Actually, everyone has been looking forward to you joining us. ”
He was not wrong about this. Many media outlets have been circulating since the end of last year that this basketball talent has been selected for the national team. Until the beginning of May, when the training roster was announced, there was still no name for this guy.
Looking at the teammates who got along with him day and night, they were eliminated one by one, and many of the main players couldn't bear it. Everyone was training for this Olympic competition, and they were really doing their best. The most regrettable thing is Zhang Qingpeng, the main guard of the Liao Provincial Basketball Team, who was unfortunately out of the game when the final list was announced. After two months of living and training together, everyone has become familiar with this humorous Northeast man. It's a pity that he wants to make way for the new basketball star who has just attracted the attention of all Chinese people in this year's NBA draft.
In this situation and context, the attitude of these teammates is not difficult to understand.
However, basketball still has to rely on strength to speak. As long as you can show the ability to be superior, I believe that the attitude of my teammates will definitely change.
Sun Yi looked at the dilapidated locker room in the training hall and shook his head helplessly. I'm afraid it's not even as good as the locker room at Timotai High School, and the flickering ceiling fan overhead feels like it can fall off at any moment. The smell of tobacco is easily reminiscent of a scene of spitting clouds and mist.
"We have been in this training base for many years, so many of the facilities are relatively old. Get used to it, just get used to it! It's a bittersweet memory. Sun Yue, who has been training and competing in the United States for a long time, seems to be able to understand the feelings of this little brother very well.
"Brother Sun, how can I smell a smell of smoke, is it ......?"
"Shh Sun Yue looked around vigilantly, and after finding that there was no one else, she whispered: "Smoking, whoever smokes, everyone knows what's going on, just don't see it." ”
"But I don't want to smoke second-hand smoke!"
"Patience is over, when you have the prestige of Dazhi and Brother Yao, it's not too late."
"Then Brother Yao doesn't care?"
"Hey, hey! Shanghai Ning, all fine. ”
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Since the two came early, they changed into training jerseys and went straight to the court.
The training hall the size of four standard basketball courts is indeed a bit too big for the current Chinese men's basketball team.
After Sun Yi took off his coat, he began to jog and stretch his joints on the edge of the court. And her roommate Sun Yue directly took a basketball and began to shoot XJB outside the three-point line.
According to Sun Yi's observation, after many players come in, they will hold the basketball like Sun Yue and throw away their breath with laughter and laughter. I rub! This TM is the quality of Chinese professional players! Smoking, not warming up,!
The last two people to come in were the team's big brothers, Dazhi and Da Yao. The two veterans jogged around the training hall......
With the arrival of head coach Younas, the team's afternoon training officially began. After introducing the new member Sun Yi to everyone, the three assistant coaches El, Guo Shiqiang, and Nielsen Jr. explained the tactics to be practiced in the afternoon for the guards, forwards, and centers respectively......
Before Sun Yi's arrival, the characteristics of the national team were obvious, a typical inside-line team style of play. The pace is slow, and the board is eye-catching. Due to the limited attacking ability and playmaking ability of the outside players, the main tactics are the misplaced singles after the inside players block and dismantle, and the inside pass and inside cooperation after the high post strategy.
Tactical training like this is not very intense. It just gave the newcomers of the national team who have not trained against the national team for a few months, a good adaptation process.
It is said that organizing defenders needs to accumulate time and the precipitation of games to achieve great success, which is not wrong at all. Sun Yi's organizational skills have been tempered by Duke University in the past two years, and there has been significant improvement. As he gained more experience, his ability to read the game on the pitch got better and better.
Although his style of play is a little frizzy in the eyes of some people, he is definitely a qualified organizer in this Chinese men's basketball team.
The 24-minute internal confrontation match, as a means of testing the results of tactical training, became the last training item of this afternoon.
When the coaching staff finished assigning the two teams, some of the players began to complain quietly.
"Damn, I have to run laps again today."
"Who's to say it's not, how can we win in this group!"
Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, Liu Wei, the main players of the national team, were divided together by Younas. The lineup on the other side is, Chen Jianghua, Sun Yue, Li Nan, Du Feng, Wang Zhizhi. Sun Yi and Wang Lei watched the game from the sidelines as substitutes.
Although, it's just an ordinary group match. But the players of both teams can be point and not be ambiguous. You went back and forth on the field, and the fight was very intense.
Under the blow of the obvious inside advantage of the main side, the substitute team began to retreat. Especially the young player Chen Jianghua, the official age is one year younger than Sun Yi's 'star of hope', and his thin body is not up to the defensive task on the outside.
Looking at this confrontation match that was about to lose its training value, Younas replaced this wind-chasing boy who 'fed Yao Ming' with Sun Yi.
Liu Wei, who had been playing with ease just now, was suddenly forced to scramble by the tough defensive style of the NBA Tanhua Show on the other side.
"Coach, foul. That kid, foul! Under the intense physical contact, Liu Wei lost control of the ball slightly, and was instantly broken by the kid with long broken hair. Yao Ming, who was a little embarrassed, had to appeal to Coach Guo Shiqiang, who served as the referee.
Boom! A tomahawk dunk with perfect height and strength made many teammates marvel at the rookie's explosive physicality.
With Sun Yi on the court, the substitute team suddenly firmly suppressed the outside line of the main force. Yao Ming, who has often been in a good position in the low post, can't wait for the ball to come.
The scene of the 2006 World Championships seems to be playing out again.
The main side struggled to find good scoring opportunities due to poor organization, and the attack often ended in iron. And the substitute team, under the impetus of Sun Yi, launched a wave of fast attacks.
Yao Ming, who had just recovered from injury, followed him a few times and made the scene of bending over and supporting his knees that he could often see on the NBA court. Even Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu, the outer golden partners of the Guangdong Provincial Basketball Team, are like dehydrated dead dogs, one by one, they keep opening their mouths and panting. Only Yi Jianlian, who has good athletic ability, can barely play at such a fast pace.
At the end of the first quarter, the substitute side, who had fallen behind in the score, took the lead.
In the second quarter of the game, the coaching staff made another adjustment to the personnel. Sun Yi, Sun Yue, and veteran Li Nan, who performed well in the fast attack, made a reversal with Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, and Zhu Fangyu.
"Hey! I've always felt as if I've seen you somewhere, not in the media. Da Yao, who was about to play again, bowed his head and said to the newcomers of the national team.
Sun Yi stroked the broken hair on his head embarrassedly, but he didn't expect that after so long, Da Yao still had an impression of himself. "Brother Yao, do you remember going to Chicago in '02, when a Chinese boy was cheering for you at halftime."
A big 'embarrassment' word appeared on the face of the national team leader, "Oh! I think back then, you were wearing my No. 11 jersey with the Rockets, right? Yao Ming, who has a good memory, finally remembered the scene of meeting the guy in front of him for the first time on the other side of the ocean.
As the second quarter of the confrontation game began immediately, the two gathered their emotions and prepared to go back to training.
Younas, who was sitting on the sidelines, was squinting slightly, carefully observing the basketball genius he had threatened with his resignation. It's really a perfect addition to this team, Sun Yi, who had just completed a classic blocking and dismantling tactic with Yao Ming, made a direct emergency stop near the free throw line, and the ball hit two points steadily.
This is the fifth time that the two have played a pick-and-roll cooperation, especially the Tanhua Xiu, who has just signed with the Knicks, whether it is passing or individual offense, he has just the right grasp.
Although he was assigned to the main side, Sun Yi was still used to launching a fast attack whenever he had the opportunity. Moreover, it is much more powerful than just now. Because, Yi Jianlian, who has excellent running ability, seems to like this hearty way of attacking very much, and will spare no effort to participate in it every time. As the saying goes, a big one is a fast attack, and a top two.
With the experience of Yao Ming, the second section is much smarter. Every time he breaks fast, he doesn't get past half of the court much. Because most of the time, before he could get past the three-point line, his teammates had already completed the fast-break score and ran back to the half court with a joke.
Looking at the young guy who was affectionately hugged by the veteran Li Nan, Yao Ming couldn't help but feel worthwhile for his adventurous decision to make an early comeback. His biggest dream is to lead the national team to new heights. Judging by today's training, with the arrival of that new player in the national team, that hope is almost within reach......
At the end of the training, Sun Yi could clearly feel the enthusiasm of his teammates and a little more sincerity.
In the vast majority of team sports, a sense of competition is essential for success. Every team member wants the team to get better results. The addition of new members will make some players in the same position feel nervous, anxious, and worried, which will generally translate into indifference, disgust, and rejection of others. However, as the new members show great personal ability, these performances immediately change to enthusiastic, affectionate, and deferential behavior.
Sun Yi is now being wrapped up in that last transformation, and most importantly, the team's boss Yao Ming showed the meaning of 'I've covered this kid' during training.
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The New York Knicks, a team of NBL and free agents, are playing in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
These undrafted players who dreamed of one day carp jumping the dragon goal, today, they have turned their attention to the stands behind the bench.
A peerless beauty with long hair was sitting quietly, her rose-red hair draped casually over her shoulders, her watery eyes were charming, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned red lips, which seemed to send a silent invitation to everyone. Even if she sits there, her fiery figure and seductive curves will be involuntarily imprinted in the mind of every energetic guy.
Helen, who has just signed a contract with the American Cable TV Group. Donati has become the New York Knicks' team reporter for the new season. The girl automatically ignored the aggressive gaze that shot at her, but her mind was thinking about the big Chinese boy on the other side of the ocean, thinking about it for a long time......
Helen, who just graduated from Columbia University's School of Journalism this year, has been interning at ESPN Sports Television for the second half of her senior year. Smart and diligent, she quickly won the favor of the personnel department. Just when all her colleagues thought that they would be able to spend their days with this beautiful and intelligent stunner for the rest of their lives, the girl made a decision that surprised everyone.
Giving up the comfortable job at ESPN and instead pitching a job as a reporter for the New York Knicks to the American cable conglomerate, which has limited influence.
NBA team reporters, this all-day job, except for not playing, other trips are almost exactly the same as every NBA player. The only difference is that the players work hard, but they are paid millions of dollars, while the reporters who accompany the team generally have less than six figures a year. This job that many male compatriots shy away from, a delicate big girl even took the initiative to find it.
At that time, the interviewer for Helen was a professional woman in her forties, and judging from the well-maintained skin and slightly rich figure of the other party, this was a typical office white-collar worker.
When the HR supervisor saw the applicant's appearance clearly, he opened his mouth in surprise without any image. Although she immediately realized that she was wrong, she still threw the question 'why did you choose this career' to the candidate.
"I've been a Knicks fan since I was a kid." Helen's answer, there is nothing to find fault with.
The interviewer, who gradually came out of the shock, showed her professional side, and began to ask questions about the Knicks' history, background, honors, legendary players, fan base, etc. All of them were well-prepared high-achieving students of Columbia University's School of Journalism, and they easily coped with the past.
No surprises, Helen. Donati sat in the stands.
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On July 17, 2008, the last important warm-up event before the Chinese men's basketball Olympic Games, the Stankovic Cup, was held in the Huanglong Gymnasium in Hangzhou. Also participating in the event are Russia, Serbia and Angola.
In the first game, the Chinese team defeated Serbia 96-72, and Yi Jianlian, who scored 23 points and 11 boards, became the biggest contributor to the victory in this game. Although his skills under the basket are average, his good mid-range shot and aggressive fast-break involvement make him the top scorer on both teams.
Sun Yi, who played 14 minutes, kicked off his national team debut with a relatively uneventful result of 10 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
In the second match against Angola, the Chinese team fell into a hard battle. The score of the two sides did not open until the last moment, and Yao Ming played the role of the anchor. He scored five points on consecutive free throws under the basket. In the end, the Chinese team narrowly defeated the opponent 74-72.
In this game, Sun Yi simply only played 4 minutes and got 2 points and 1 assist.
In the final match against Russia, the newcomer to the national team appeared in the team's starting list for the first time, and the Chinese team defeated the opponent 72-50. Sun Yi, who had a smooth hand, scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists on 6-of-9 shooting, plus 4 steals and 2 blocks. You know, this was when he only played 20 minutes.
Although in these three warm-up games, because of the playing time, Sun Yi's data is not conspicuous. But if you have the heart, you will find that the success rate of his and Yao Ming's blocking and dismantling cooperation is very high, almost one hit accurately.
After the end of this game, the Chinese men's basketball team boarded a flight to the capital. Because, on July 27, they will officially settle in the Olympic Village in the capital. (To be continued.) )