Chapter 62: Geng Xiangzhi

Li Zheng still passed the ball to Li Changgeng, and Li Changgeng controlled the ball outside the three-point line. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info a defender in Turkey pressed the defense, and no one stepped forward to wrap it. Wrapping up opponents outside the three-point line can create a huge gap for the interior defense, especially if the opponent is not only a three-point shooter but also a master of passing.

Alone? Li Changgeng, who was in possession of the ball, pouted, and the figure that suddenly accelerated after the two dribbles of "pop, pop" had already rushed past the defenders, and the Turkish players assisted in the defense, "Bang!" After hitting the ground, the basketball bounced in front of Song Liu Ming, with his back to the basket and single, Song Liu Ming threw the ball into the basket with an easy hook shot - a standard center move!

Song Liuming's basket action is wonderful, but it was Li Changgeng's wonderful pass that caused this goal. On the field, you can see it in front of the TV!

"Pretty ......" the cheers continued, "It's so good, it's a great break, it's even better to pass, it's a beautiful ball." Li Changgeng, who made this goal, is so good that I really can't tell that he is only a sixteen-year-old boy. It's so remarkable......" The narrator's applause finally had a bit of a flavor of words. On TV, the sixteen-year-old boy was indeed too good.

However, they still did not understand the specific tactics of the youth team on the field.

The game on the field was not temporarily stopped by the cheers of the commentators. After the Turkish attack was successful, the offense and defense were again shifted. It's still positional offense and defense. This time it's not just the Chinese fans in front of the TV who are wide-eyed. The Chinese team played wonderful attacks again and again, and the Chinese fans on the pitch were also looking forward to it.

Li Zheng controlled the ball, and Turkey went around to defend Li Changgeng to block the passing route that Li Zheng gave him. "Whoosh!" The ball was passed to Sima Shenji, and Sima Shenji, who was moving quickly under his feet, did not stop the basketball in his hand, and the ball was immediately passed to others, and the entire youth team was moving rapidly. With a quick pass, the basketball moved much faster than the Turkish defenders. Accurate and fast passing kept the Turkish defenders moving, leaving them exhausted. As soon as there is a gap, the pass will follow. Since all five players on the court have the ability to shoot and score, the Turkish players do not dare to completely open their positions even if they want to defend with the ball. Such a pass did not last too many times, and the basketball was handed over to Li Changgeng. Song Liuming, who was defended by the opponent's center under the basket, suddenly gave up his position and covered Li Zhenhua at the same time. Li Zhenhua only had a basket left in front of him. "Smack!" The basketball immediately arrived, "Whew! "The sound of wiping nets into the basket.

It only took a dozen seconds for the entire offense to go from the backcourt to the basket and send it to the basket. Smooth, fast, effective and exciting, the endless cheers on the sidelines can be seen how wonderful this ball is. From passing, running, pick-and-roll, to the final shot, even the most uninitiated fan can feel the fluidity.

Easily, the basketball was sent into the opponent's basket.

"It's so beautiful!" The commentator cheered with a roaring voice, "Today's performance of the Chinese youth team is really beautiful, this goal just now is definitely the most exciting goal of the Chinese team in the position attack in the past ten years, and it is definitely the result of tactical cooperation." Fast, accurate and flexible, how many years have I not seen the Chinese team perform like this in the World Series. It's so beautiful! ”

Yes, how many years have I not seen the Chinese team perform like this in the World Series?

Historically, Chinese basketball has been unique in the world with its "fast, accurate, and flexible" style, relying on such a traditional Chinese team to reach the world's top eight. However, in the past ten years, under the worship of China's NBA, Chinese basketball has erected the banner of "learning NBA". It takes at least twenty years to develop a good defender, and in two or three years, a good center can be produced. In the face of quick success, the concept of "basketball is a sport for long people" has quickly become popular in Chinese basketball. Under this guiding ideology, China has cultivated three centers to enter the NBA, and even created an NBA champion. However, in the past two or two decades, the Chinese team has only achieved a miserable record. Due to the increase in tall centers at all levels, the team relies too much on the inside line in the style of play, and is mechanical and rigid in the rhythm and routines of offensive and defensive conversion, the pace of tall players slows down the speed of the whole team, and the traditional style of active running and "fast and accurate" is decreasing day by day, and the Chinese team has become a team with only weaknesses and no characteristics. Anyone outside of Asia who meets the Chinese team can win by a few points. Stumbling into the quarterfinals of the Rio Olympics is the only consolation for the Chinese team in 20 years.

The rise of European basketball has made the world look sideways, and Chinese basketball, which is powerless in the face of European-style opponents, finally realized that maybe European basketball is more suitable for us.

After experiencing the tragedy of Rio, people of insight in China have appealed: it is time to recognize yourself, it is impossible to achieve a historical breakthrough in Chinese basketball by relying solely on an elder, and it is time for Chinese basketball to change.

In this case, Chinese basketball aimed at the New York Sword Le team and Geng Xiangzhi, who coached the New York Sword Le team.

Six years ago, Geng Xiangzhi led the New York Sword Le team from the second division to the NBDL, and won the championship in the same year.

In addition to his achievements, there is another reason why Geng Xiangzhi is given the ticket: his Sword Le team is the only team in the league to adopt a holistic style of play, which is very similar to the style of European basketball.

Whether it is really possible, no one in Chinese basketball is sure. But no matter what, you have to give him a chance, right? This World Youth Championships is an exam for Geng Xiangzhi. World Junior Championship quarterfinals? The youth team has not been in the top 10 in the world for more than a decade, and anyone can see how harsh such conditions are. But surprisingly, Geng Xiangzhi agreed to it, on the condition that he had absolute strength in all matters of the national youth team.

After being appointed as the head coach of the national youth team, Geng Xiangzhi began to carry out drastic reforms in the national youth team. first turned away the "twin towers" that were not in good shape, and then summoned Li Zheng, Sima Shenji, Song Liuming, these new players, a series of actions stirred up a series of waves, and finally the sixteen-year-old Li Changgeng as the main force caused an uproar. The World Youth Championships have not started, and no one knows whether Geng Xiangzhi's national youth team will be able to achieve a breakthrough in history, but it is definitely the most criticized national youth team in Chinese history.

In the last game against the Chinese team, Song Liuming's performance let the media and fans know why Geng Xiangzhi would use him instead of the "Twin Towers". At this point, there is no doubt about Geng Xiangzhi's decision. Fans are only left with surprises for Song Liuming and Li Changgeng.

But bigger is now the bigger surprise. On the court, the stormy attack of the Chinese youth team trained by Geng Xiangzhi completely destroyed the defense of Turkey, and the combination of inside and outside blossomed in all directions, and the basketball was sent to the opponent's basket again and again. Actively scrambling, moving quickly, and assisting in defense, the defense of the youth team is not an iron wall but also a mobile Great Wall. Turkey's shooting rate of less than 40 per cent is enough to illustrate the strength of the youth team's defense.

can see talents with a discerning eye, and can use talents appropriately, for Geng Xiangzhi, fans are all happy and convinced at this time.

In fact, although Geng Xiangzhi's national youth team on the field at this moment is also an overall style of play, it is not completely European style, and in terms of tactics, it reproduces more of the "fast and accurate" style of the Chinese team back then. With the core of the defender with outstanding individual ability, based on the fast and active running cooperation of the whole team, the combination of internal and external is in full bloom. The attacking strength of the team composed of five goalscorers is absolutely amazing, and the performance of the youth team on the field at this moment is absolutely convincing. There is no such thing as "all-offense and all-defense" on the basketball court, but the attack of the youth team at the moment can be described as an all-out offense.

Geng Xiangzhi, a combination of traditional Chinese and European-style tactics, completed this set of theories many years ago, but now Li Changgeng has a chance to show it, for other reasons, the staffing of this set of tactics is really harsh. At least in the eyes of China at the moment, a little harsh. Now in this national youth team, Song Liuming, who has a tough style, is the cornerstone of the interior defense; Li Zhenhua can pass on and invest, and his existence is an important connection between the inside and outside lines; Sima Shenji is the sharpest blade of the national youth team and the main scorer of the national youth team; The importance of Li Zheng, the first organizational defender, is self-evident. But among them, Li Changgeng, a swinging talent who wanders between defenders and forwards, is the most important chess piece. In Geng Xiangzhi's set of tactics, Li Changgeng is not only a stable firepower point, Geng Xiangzhi values his strong impact on the inside line and excellent passing organization ability. It can be said that he is the core player of Geng Xiangzhi's tactics. Sima Shenji, Li Zheng, Song Liuming and Li Zhenhua are all players who can be replaced, but Li Changgeng, replacing him means that the tactics have changed.

Possessing the singles ability of a small forward, the playmaking ability of a point guard, and the accurate shooting ability of a shooting guard are a must for players in this position. It may sound really harsh, but it's actually a playmaker with excellent attacking power. With the development of modern basketball, the boundaries between various positions on the court are increasingly blurred, and there are not many monsters like Magic Johnson who can play from point guard to center, but there are not a few people who swing between forward and guard. It is only in China that such a player is so rare. In the more than ten years when the concept of "basketball is a sport for long people" has ruled, Chinese basketball, which is eager for quick success, has completely ignored the cultivation of guards. Among the young players, there are very few excellent defenders like Li Zheng.

Geng Xiangzhi once wanted to make Li Zheng and Sima Shenji the core defenders in his tactics, and after two years of putting them in the youth team, Geng Xiangzhi knew that he had failed. Sima Shenji's desire to shoot is much higher than the consciousness of passing, and although Li Zheng's organizational ability and shooting ability are good, he lacks the impact on the inside. Looking at this Chinese football world again, Geng Xiangzhi did not find a young player who met the requirements in his heart. Just when Geng Xiangzhi was discouraged and disappointed, Li Changgeng, who came back in the league, made his eyes shine, isn't this the player he is looking for? Balanced offense and defense, well-rounded technique, speed and impact, although the height is a little shorter for the time being, but the excellent bounce is enough to make up for it. It's just tailor-made for your own tactics! But Geng Xiangzhi, who calmed down after the excitement, smiled dumbly, with a sixteen-year-old boy as the tactical core, he was really crazy. Although he said this to himself, such thoughts seemed to take root in Geng Xiangzhi's mind. When Li Changgeng was summoned to the U20 national youth team, looking at Li Changgeng's increasingly perfect football skills, Geng Xiangzhi could no longer convince himself to give up, and if he was crazy, he would be crazy!

In the game, Li Changgeng's tactical core position is embodied in: in addition to Li Zheng, a point guard, he is the player with the most touches on the court and the longest possession time. All the players on the field follow this principle when passing the ball: the first priority of passing the ball is Li Chang Gung, and as long as he has a space, the ball must be passed to him. During Li Changgeng's time of possession of the ball, he can do tactical coordination, or he can fight alone, he can pass the ball and score by himself, Geng Xiangzhi did not give him any restrictions. Giving Li Changgeng such freedom with Geng Xiangzhi's professionalism is definitely not blind laissez-faire. He is convinced that Li Changgeng's ability to read the game has surpassed Li Zheng, and he will see it better than anyone else in the game when to pass the ball and when to break through.

On the court, Li Changgeng's performance did not disappoint Geng Xiangzhi, and the youth team with him as the core destroyed Turkey's defense again and again, and the young players were always able to shoot easily in the gap. In the face of an unguarded basket, the shooting percentage of the youth team will not be worse than that of any team.

With the sixteen-year-old defender at the core, the Turkish coach finally saw it clearly.

Now that the game has been played, not only the Turkish coach has seen it clearly, but also the TV broadcast consultant has finally seen it clearly.

"With sixteen-year-old Li Changgeng as the tactical core!" An exclamation shocked all the fans.

This can't be blamed for their clumsiness, for more than ten years, China's national teams at all levels have taken the inside center as the tactical core, and Geng Xiangzhi's style of play has completely subverted the experience of the past ten years. With sixteen-year-old Li Changgeng as the core, it is a fantasy joke, and no one will believe such a thing.

But that's what happened, and it worked better than ever. Destroying, indestructible, mercuryy, blooming on all sides, combining inside and outside, flexible and flexible, you can use any word to describe the attack of the youth team on the field.

As long as you can win, the fans don't care what tactics you use, and reviewing the tactical gains and losses is the loser's approach. Now Chinese fans are only cheering loudly. The voices of the two commentators on the TV were getting louder and louder.

What the Chinese themselves did not think of, the Turkish coach is even less likely to think of. Before the World Youth Championships, the national youth team had been engaged in closed training and did not conduct any warm-up games, and the opponent had no way to investigate. Until the last game against the Chinese team, the Chinese team was still following the old tactics of the past ten years, focusing all opponents' attention on Song Liuming on the inside.

The tactical change was from today's game, and Turkey was completely caught off guard. In fact, even if the tactics of the Chinese youth team were known in advance, Turkey might not take it seriously. Turkey was losing ground on the pitch, and the Turkish coach on the sidelines naturally couldn't let the situation worsen. After using up the only timeout left in the first half, Turkey adjusted their tactics.

Any tactic has weaknesses and can be cracked. Geng Xiangzhi's tactics are no exception, but apparently Turkey today has not yet found a way to crack it. After readjusting the tactics, the game situation remained unchanged, and the rhythm continued to be controlled by the youth team. At the end of the first half, the youth team stretched the difference between the two sides to 15 points.

In the second half, Turkey still had not found a way to effectively restrain it, and the game continued to be controlled by the Chinese youth team, and the score continued to expand at the end of the third quarter. When the sixth minute of the fourth quarter, the 25-point margin announced that the rest of the time would be garbage time. The youth team replaced five main players. The substitute players still did not give the match, and the momentum of the Chinese youth team finally ended the game with a huge advantage of 20 points.

Defeat Turkey! The biggest opponent on the way to the quarterfinals was defeated by us! The news of the victory spread in an instant on the other side of the globe in China.

The fans were excited, and the Chinese news media was boiling. That night, the machines of all the major newspapers were running through the night. The next day, the front page of various newspapers was full of news about the victory of the Chinese youth team.

From the first defeat to China to the defeat of the Turkish team by a big score, the youth team has made a 180-degree change in just two days. Victory, and such a joyful victory. Although it is not yet final in the quarterfinals, the dawn has already appeared. And the process of winning is more exciting than the result of winning.

This game gave people a glimpse of a brand-new youth team. A game gave fans a glimpse of the hope of Chinese basketball.

The hotel where the youth team stayed was bustling with reporters interviewing reporters. The spotlight flickered, the camera was pointed at the press conference table, and everyone was anxiously waiting for the heroes of the game to arrive.

The door opened, and in came the leader of the national youth team. After a warm speech, the smiling team leader conveyed Geng Xiangzhi's words to reporters: The team is resting and preparing for tomorrow's game, and will not accept any interviews for the time being, and will talk about it tomorrow after the Angolan game.

It's closed training again! Although the reporters were dissatisfied, the wording in the newspaper this time was no longer "pretending to be mysterious" or anything like that, but enthusiastic praise one after another.

The next day, the battle of China against Angola.

Angola lost to China and Turkey in the first two games, and there is little hope of qualifying from the group. If they can beat China, China beat Turkey, and the three teams in the group have two losses and one win, they still have a theoretical possibility. Faced with an opponent who was once evenly matched with him, Angola had high morale and vowed to work miracles.

The miracle did not happen, and the youth team quickly crushed Angola's hopes with a powerful offensive. In the first quarter of the game, the youth team led by ten points. At the end of the first half, the Chinese youth team extended the score to 19 points, and when the third quarter ended, Angola completely lost confidence. In this quarter, the youth team played a score of 30:10, expanding the gap to 39 points in one fell swoop. In the remaining fourth quarter, the youth team, which was all substitutes, still controlled the game.

The whistle blew and the youth team won the final victory.

Turkey was defeated due to the first match between Turkey and the Chinese team, which directly announced that the Chinese youth team entered the quarterfinals as the second team in the group!

We're in the quarterfinals, we're in the quarterfinals. When the news reached China, the entire Chinese basketball community rejoiced, and what seemed unimaginable a month ago was now so easily realized. Geng Xiangzhi, the previously criticized coach, single-handedly created this miracle. abandon the twin towers and replace them with the nameless Song Liu Ming; Against public opinion, a sixteen-year-old college student was recruited as the main player; Closed-door training, without arranging a warm-up game, all Geng Xiangzhi's actions can be called rebellious and willful. Now it looks like they are all the last surprise soldiers. In the end, with the sixteen-year-old Li Changgeng as the tactical core, it was even more shocking.

Within a month, the Chinese youth team was promoted to the level of the world's top eight, Geng Xiangzhi can be described as magical. In fact, after the Chinese youth team's victory over Turkey, the media's name for Geng Xiangzhi has become "magical Geng Xiangzhi".

It's in the quarterfinals, and it's definitely not the kind of stumbling you did at the Rio Olympics. Winning 59 points in both games, it was definitely two beautiful wins.

Under the leadership of Geng Xiangzhi, the youth team also played beautiful basketball.

The so-called beautiful basketball, in addition to the final victory, is also a smooth and exciting game process to be called beautiful. In both games, each of the five players in the youth team performed well, and each of them scored in double figures. The Chinese youth team, which pursues an overall style of play, not only reproduces the tradition of the Chinese team's "fast and accurate", but also has made historic progress in tactics. The victory of the national youth team can be regarded as the victory of Geng Xiangzhi's tactics!

The victory of the two games not only allowed the Chinese youth team to advance to the quarterfinals in history, but also let the fans see the hope of Chinese basketball. Geng Xiangzhi, the head coach, is naturally one, and Song Liuming's performance was recognized by the fans in the first game against the Chinese team; Sima Shenji, Li Zheng, and Li Zhenhua's performances are also absolutely outstanding, but they are already famous, and they are not new discoveries. In the two games, the biggest discovery of fans and media about this national youth team is Li Changgeng in the defender position!

Lightning-fast starts and stops, dribbling with ease, and finding attack routes without the cover of teammates are the performances of Li Changgeng when he was singles. In the limited time and the second room, quickly find the opponent's defensive gap and accurately send the ball into the blind spot of the defender, which is the performance of Li Changgeng when he makes a pass. Able to attack and defend, be able to score by himself, and be able to create points for the team, Li Changgeng fully embodies the potential of a super defender. The lack of talent in the guard position has always been the biggest reason limiting the good results of Chinese basketball, and the birth of Li Changgeng's Heng Xiaoer has undoubtedly given Chinese fans great hope