At the same time, Zhang Guan was enjoying the "small stove" given by Coach Younas.

"He's the opponent you're going to face in the next game." Coach Younas pointed to one of the athletes on the screen and continued: "Sarunas Jascovisius, he has a nickname and is called 'King of Europe'!" ”

Zhang Guan frowned slightly, he found that his opponents in every game seemed to be very good, Papalukas, who had the strongest point guard outside the NBA, and today there is another "European king".

Just listen to Younas continue to introduce: "Jascovisius is the soul of this Lithuanian team, he is 1.93 meters tall, weighs 90 kilograms, is a point guard, he studied high school and college in the United States, after graduating from college, he gave up the NBA draft and returned to Europe to develop. In the 2004 Olympic Games, Jascovisius led the team to defeat the Dream Six 94-90 in the group stage, and in the final bronze medal match, Lithuania faced the Dream Six again, and Jascovisius also almost completed the stunner. ”

Zhang Guan nodded, he remembered the Athens Olympics four years ago, he went out to buy lottery tickets on the way back, and discussed the Dream Six team with the members of the men's basketball team. The U.S. team didn't have as many big-name players as the current Dream Eight team, but they had a more reasonable player set-up, but they lost to Argentina in the semi-finals.

Coach Younas continued: "Jasco Visius also played in the NBA, he joined the Indiana Pacers in 2005, but at that time, shortly after the Auburn Hills Palace fight, the chaotic Pacers did not let Jascovisius play at his true level, and then he joined the Golden State Warriors and helped the Golden State Warriors complete the 'Black Eight Miracle'. But overall, he, like many European point guards, doesn't fit into the NBA's rhythm. ”

"Not for the pace of the NBA? Lack of physical confrontation? Zhang Guan asked.

"Almost, Jasco Vitius isn't very fast, which makes him unable to adapt to the NBA's man-to-man defense system, but he plays very well in the joint defense system, which is a characteristic of many European point guards." Younas spoke.

Zhang Guan said he understood. European basketball pays attention to all kinds of joint defense, and a large part of the defensive system in the NBA is man-to-man defense, and there are more help defenses than joint defenses, which makes many European stars unable to adapt to the defensive rhythm of the NBA, and is often regarded as a defensive hole that is the focus of opponents.

However, in various defense systems, these European stars are extremely strong, and even the black muscle stick in the United States is difficult to take advantage of the European defense system.

"The other thing you have to note is that Jasco Visius has a very good three-point shooting. In fact, many traditional European teams are not very good at shooting three-pointers, but Lithuania is an exception, they are probably the best team in Europe to shoot three-pointers, and their team, whether it is inside or outside, even if it is a center, can also shoot three-pointers, so you have to pay attention when defending. ”

Zhang Guan nodded again, he remembered Ilgoskas, a big man of 2.21 meters, but with the ability to shoot three-point shots.

Coach Younas thought for a moment and continued: "The Lithuanian team can be said to be a model of team basketball, but this year's Lithuanian team lacks three big players, Ilgoskas, Masiyanska and Sangueira, and the strength of the team has been affected to a certain extent. Especially without Ilgoskas, it has been difficult for their interior players to limit Da Yao, so in this game, Da Yao will still be our main point of attack. Considering the level of the Lithuanian team's joint defense, your breakthrough may not be able to achieve the best effect, so in the game, try to share the ball with Da Yao. ”

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At the same time, in the training room of the Lithuanian team, the coach of the Lithuanian team, Slylica, was also playing a video of the match between the Chinese team and the Croatian team.

"What do you think of Zhang Guan's breakthrough?" Coach Slalica paused the frame and asked Jascovy Hughes across the street.

"It's very sharp, even in the NBA, it's a top-level breakthrough." Jascovysius spoke.

"You're right, as a track and field athlete, Zhang Guan's physical fitness should be stronger than that of a basketball player, so he can use this kind of world-class breakthrough. And that's exactly what this Chinese team has changed. In the past, the point guard of the Chinese team was their weakness, and the appearance of Zhang Guan obviously made up for this weakness, his speed is fast enough, his body is strong enough, his confrontation ability is strong, and he has a world-class breakthrough. Full-court pressing is no longer useful for the Chinese team. Slelica took a deep breath and continued: "Speaking of which, I really admire my teacher Younas, who was able to let Zhang Guan play basketball and bring this Chinese team to the final four of the Olympic Games. But I'm not worried about Zhang Guan's breakthrough, I trust your defense! ”

Lithuania's joint defense can be said to be the best in the world, they are very good at defending opponents' breakthroughs, when in the Athens Olympics, the United States team had Iverson, James and Wade, all first-class breakthroughs, but in the face of the Lithuanian team's joint defense system, it suffered a big loss. Especially the young James and Wade, who were repeatedly blocked by the Lithuanian team after they broke through after playing, and then were directly pressed on the bench by the coach.

So when Zhang Guan showed a world-class breakthrough, the Lithuanian team didn't have any worries, they were very confident in their joint defense system.

Coach Slelica looked at his players and continued: "In addition, through the observation of these games, I found that as long as Zhang Guan launched a breakthrough, he would be the last person to end the attack, Zhang Guan's passes were not much, but more in the positional battle to pass the ball to Da Yao, so Zhang Guan's assist data is not good." In other words, he is a guard who is good at scoring but not good at passing, which is very similar to many American guards. Another point is that Zhang Guan didn't score a single time by shooting, and his free throw percentage was around 50%, so I can be sure that Zhang Guan can't shoot. ”

Coach Slalica spread his hands as he spoke, "I think you all understand this. You're going to be up against a pure breaker, and a very fast breaker. He can't pass, he can't shoot, so in the game, we can let him break through, but we can't let him go to the basket. As long as he can limit Zhang Guan's layup, he will not have any means of scoring, and he will not even be able to pass the ball! I'm looking forward to hearing the referee blow the whistle for a three-second violation. ”

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On August 22, at Wukesong Gymnasium, the semifinals of the Olympic men's basketball team officially began. (To be continued.) )