Chapter 451
James' best and most lethal move is to rely on his weight and explosiveness to break through and hit the basket to cause damage.
But such a move can do little with the opponent always having two big men on the inside, and although he also has the ability to make three-pointers from the outside, he is a clear difference in consistency with the other members of the U.S. team competing at the Olympics this time.
Thompson, Irving, George, Durant...... These are some of the most accurate players in their outside shooting.
Wang Xiao can probably imagine that without James's existence, these people will get more balls and opportunities, and they can also hit more three-point shots on the outside, although Spain can build a defensive line on the inside by relying on their height, but there is no way to expand the defensive range beyond the three-point line, which is one of the reasons why the United States team won more easily in another time and space.
It's not that James isn't strong enough, it's just that under the rules of international basketball, he has become a burden to this team at certain times.
There are only two ways to solve this situation.
The first is to replace James off the court with an outside player who is better at shooting threes than he does.
The second is to change the lineup and let James play the one-star tactics he is most accustomed to.
In Wang Xiao's view, neither of these options is the best solution for the current American team.
First of all, the first one is unlikely, not to mention whether James will accept the position of substitute, even Lao K does not have the courage to let James, one of the strongest on the team, squat on the court.
As for the second option, it is even more ridiculous, if the first plan is to offend James, then the second plan is to offend other stars besides James.
Looking at the entire American Dream Team, which player is not the star of their respective teams? Even if you James have a lot of fans and strong strength, it doesn't mean that I am willing to be a fixed shooter for you, right?
And take 10,000 steps back and say, even if everyone is willing to be a tool for James for the sake of victory, this set of tactics is still flawed, that is, the inside line.
Shooting four stars means that all four players except James have good shooting ability, which means sacrificing offensive and defensive ability on the inside in order to improve their shooting ability.
There is no perfect thing in the world, and there is no such thing in the league that while the mid- and long-distance shooting is stable, the physical fitness is still the top, and it can resist Hao Peng's interior existence.
Maybe a few years later the pinnacle of Anthony. Davis can barely count half.
The reason why it is half instead of one is mainly because Davis's outside projection ability is not stable, and although Brother Thick Mei has been selected for the best defensive team, the weight is there, and it is difficult to say whether he can resist Hao Peng, who weighs more than 20 pounds of him.
What's more, Hao Peng is not even afraid of Dunn, the best defensive player, let alone Brother Thick Eyebrows.
All in all, the current American team does not have the conditions to be able to form a star, and it is difficult to have the courage to press James to death on the bench, which means that this defect cannot be repaired, even a legendary coach like Lao K can only create more convenience for James in tactical running positions as much as possible.
If Wang Xiao can grasp this in the next match against the United States, then the certainty of winning the game will be even greater.
Of course, before that, Wang Xiao and his Huaxia men's basketball team still need to solve the opponent in the next semifinals.
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An hour after the match between the United States and Spain, the semifinals between the Chinese men's basketball team and the French men's basketball team began on the same court.
In fact, there is no suspense in this game, Gobert can't prevent Hao Peng, and the outside line of the French team can't compete with the three top NBA outside players of the Chinese men's basketball team.
At the beginning of the game, Jeremy Lin had the upper hand in Parker's matchup, forcing various breakthroughs to the inside.
There is nothing Parker can do about it, and at the age of 34, he has begun to lose the speed and explosiveness that he relied on to survive in his youth, which can be very fatal for a guard who relies on speed to win.
In the group stage, Jeremy Lin can easily prevent Parker in one-on-one defense, and at the same time, he can easily break him in one-on-one offense, how can Wang Xiao not arrange some targeted play?
In the first quarter of the game, the main tactic of the Chinese men's basketball team was to let Jeremy Lin play alone, except for Hao Peng, who is not good at medium and long-distance shooting, and did some linkage with Jeremy Lin on the inside, the other players became a fixed battery at the fixed position on the outside.
Cheng Jie, Wang Meng, Yi Jianlian, the existence of these three fixed batteries makes the French team completely afraid to use zone joint defense, after all, compared to attack, Jeremy Lin is more frightening than the open vision and accurate passing.
In the first quarter of the game, Jeremy Lin shot 4 of 7, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, 3 of 5 two-point shots, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
By the end of the second quarter, Jeremy Lin's personal data had become 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and the difference between the two teams had also reached more than 10 points.
In the second quarter, the French team made a change of defense, which successfully reduced Lin's scoring efficiency, but Lin can still help the team with assists.
At the same time, Hao Peng and Cheng Jie also began to exert their efforts one after another.
In the second quarter, Hao Peng scored 12 points, and in the third quarter, Cheng Jie made three three-pointers in a single game and scored 10 points.
The play of the two directly led to a further collapse on the French side.
By the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two teams had reached more than 20 points, and the overall situation had been decided.
In the fourth quarter, there were no waves, and the French team tried to chase the score, but the team did not have a strong scoring point to score consecutive points, so they could only watch the game pass little by little.
At the end of the game, it also represents another history for the Chinese men's basketball team, reaching the final of the men's basketball event for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, and then winning or losing will have a medal guaranteed.
France, who lost the match, will play three or four qualifiers against Spain, the loser of the other semi-final, to decide the bronze medal.
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When the game ended, Wang Xiao's phone was blown up.
Many people called Wang Xiao to congratulate him, including Wang Xiao's family, senior leaders of the Basketball Association, and major media.
Wang Xiao led the Chinese men's basketball team to set a new record with an understatement, and in Huaxia, the miracle he created has begun to make a sensation across the country.