Chapter 141: Boss Yao's Welcome
Back in China, Li Qiang came to the national team after resting for a period of time to adjust to the time difference.
He was warmly welcomed by all the team members. You must know that the last time he played the Asian Championships to bully small countries, Li Qiang made a lot of efforts. After the run-in of the last Asian Championships, all the players of the national team have become familiar with Li Qiang. However, all the players were still deeply impressed by Li Qiang's incredible skills and physical fitness. Li Qiang is the well-deserved boss of the Chinese national team!
"Boss Yao, you're doing well! All of them have become the head coach of the national team! Li Qiang patted Yao Ming on the shoulder, the giant who was on the verge of retirement when Li Qiang first entered the NBA. Li Qiang also met Yao Ming when he was playing against the Rockets. Unexpectedly, a few years later, Yao Ming actually became the assistant head coach of the Chinese national team.
"Haha, Xiaoqiang, how can you compare to you, you are really in the United States now, and you have realized the dream I have always wanted to achieve but can't do! Let the names of the Chinese reverberate in the temple of world basketball! ”
"Haha, it's okay~~~ Recently, Brother Xiang has been deeply involved in the scandal of divorce. . . That Ge Tian is too green tea... ”
"Well, yes, sports celebrities like us, after making a name for themselves, you can't just focus on your own results. If the PR is not done well, it is also a failure. Xiaoqiang, I suggest you go and form a PR team. In this way, no matter what happens in the future, you will have a professional team to give advice for your public relations image, and you will be able to make a choice with ease, and there will be no bad things like Brother Xiang 08. ”
Li Qiang was very grateful to Boss Yao for his heartfelt concern, and said, "Okay! Boss Yao! Thanks for the suggestion! I would seriously consider it! ”
"By the way, have you paid attention to the big giant Zhang Guangming who came to the NBA draft?" Li Qiang asked casually.
"I think it's a good seedling! Aside from you pervert, I've never seen a big yellow man with his height and physical fitness. In the NBA, you have to carry him more! Yao Ming said.
"Haha, okay, how many points do you think I should cut on his head the next time we meet? 40 or 50? Li Qiang said half-jokingly. Like Jordan, after having absolute strength, I think it is very interesting and fun to bully newcomers.
"Haha, whatever you want, but if he has any difficulties, he still has to help, and overseas Chinese have to help each other."
"Of course." Li Qiang replied, "By the way, do you think Zhang Guangming's strength can enter the national team?" “
"Hey" Boss Yao showed a wry smile, "Zhang Guangming's strength is very strong, the MVP of the CBA." However, as you know, the seniority of our national team is too serious, the old people occupy the position and do not leave, and the newcomers naturally can't go up. With his strength, it is unrealistic not to let him enter the national team. But when he came, he could only sit up from the bench. “
"Okay, okay", Yao Ming's expression was serious, "Let's get ready to start training in the team."
Li Qiang, who has adapted to the rhythm and intensity of NBA games, feels that the training of the Chinese national team is too unchallenging. The five starters led by Li Qiang played an internal confrontation with the other five substitutes. After just 3 minutes of play, Yao Ming was suspended, because the gap between the two teams was too great, and the score was completely one-sided.
So Yao Ming arranged for Li Qiang to exchange places with a substitute, and began to lead the substitute team to fight with the main forces. As a result, the score was still one-sided, but this time it was on the side of the substitutes...
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The intra-team competition ended with this very disparity in scores. Li Qiang easily scored 64 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 10 blocks and 8 steals alone. The offense or assist initiated by Li Qiang alone accounted for 2/3 of the points of the substitute team. And Li Qiang feels that the national team's awareness of protecting the ball is too weak. When playing in the NBA, all teams know the significance of Li Qiang's big killer on the court for tactics, not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end. For example, when attacking, try to bypass Li Qiang's half to avoid being tackled when passing. Keep at least three to four meters away from Li Qiang when shooting, and it is easy to cover within this distance. And if Li Qiang defends under the basket, don't rush into the inside, otherwise the small throw on the inside line will be easily covered.
The players of the Chinese national team obviously did not know enough about this, and the main players were swaggering and slow passing under Li Qiang's nose and was broken. shot in front of Li Qiang, but was confiscated by Li Qiang directly jumping into the air. Especially the point guard, if Li Qiang stepped forward to grab, the ball could hardly be passed out, and Li Qiang directly stealed the fast attack...
If it weren't for this shameful result of 10 blocks and 8 steals, the national main team would not have been beaten like this... Eighty points is quite possible. Defeating the substitute team with Li Qiang is unlikely...
The national main team has almost no experience in how to defend Li Qiang's breakthrough and super three-pointer. And other teams in the NBA have already spent countless hours developing tactics specifically designed to limit Li Qiang. As a result, Li Qiang felt that he had "almost no defense" when he played just now, and Li Qiang, who scored 64 points, only took up a mere 28 shots, including 14 of 19 three-point shots and 6 of 9 two-point shots.
Li Qiang almost kept floating outside to shoot three-pointers, one shot at a time, occasionally went in to dunk a basket or something, and those who couldn't shoot were basically fouled. And the main players of the Chinese national team can't prevent Li Qiang no matter what... It seems that Li Qiang can always find a gap and shoot comfortably in the vacant position.
After so many factors, it boils down to one point, and Li Qiang's strategic role is not taken seriously. It's no surprise that the result was more than twice the score of the humiliating score. If there is an official game with a tactical arrangement specifically for Li Qiang, even if Li Qiang is on the bench, it will be difficult to open up the main team by more than 30 points.
In other words, even if Li Qiang is on the bench team, he will be abused against the American team. Almost every time, the Dream Team was able to beat twice the score difference of the Chinese team.
In other words, if the dream team is not prepared to face the national team substitute team with Li Qiang, it is also possible to be killed!
However, the Dream Team will obviously study Li Qiang, the league's most terrifying super killer at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, under the rules of the international competition, and study it in as much detail as possible. However, if Li Qiang leads the main Chinese team, it will still be much stronger than leading the substitute team, although the strength on the surface is far from the opponent of the dream team. But if you work well together, it's entirely possible to kill the Dream Team!
In the game just now, Zhang Guangming also showed his dominance on the inside at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Although the offensive skills are still rough on the offensive end, the height and weight are not covered. On the defensive end, his height advantage is even greater, and he has simply turned the rebound into a forbidden area, resulting in the main players not being able to attack. The substitute team was able to abuse the main team, in addition to Li Qiang's contributions, Zhang Guangming contributed a lot.
From Li Qiang's point of view, Zhang Guangming's strength can sit in the second place in the national team. Although it is not as strong as Yao Ming in the interior back then, the interior offensive skills are still very bad, and there are almost no mid-range shots. But if it comes out of the NBA over time, it will quickly surpass Yao Ming back then.