Chapter 150: The Eve Final
"Youth Storm" This is the summary speech of the "Sports Weekly" continuous report on the Chinese national youth team, no matter whether the US youth team can win the World Youth Championship in the end, it will not affect the success of the national youth team.
The basketball storm they set off in Latvia has made the basketball fever boil again on the land of China, and today's Sino-US war, CCTV Sports Channel has also purchased the broadcast rights, which means that this game will appear in real time in front of hundreds of millions of viewers in China.
However, before the big game, the players of the national youth team politely refused the interview requests of various media, and only the head coach Wang Huaiyu accepted an exclusive interview with the CCTV sports channel.
In the streets and alleys, major online media, TV and radio stations are also talking about this "Sino-US war".
However, internationally, many foreign mainstream media believe that the chances of winning the Chinese national youth team are not high, especially the American media do not think that this grassroots Chinese national youth team can defeat the talented American youth team.
Even some American media couldn't wait to publish the article "Champion in Hand" after learning that the Chinese youth team had reached the finals.
In fact, the handicap of the major betting sites are also more optimistic about the U.S. youth team, the average winning odds of the U.S. youth team in the early game is 1.25, far lower than the Knicks' 4.01, and other companies in unibet, centrebet and 888sport generally offer less than 1.25 winning odds for the U.S. youth team, and are almost unanimously optimistic about the success of the U.S. youth team in the World Youth Championship.
The domestic media is divided into two factions, the mainstream media represented by "experts" believe that the Chinese national youth team still has many shortcomings, and it is not surprising that it has lost, and the national youth team still needs to focus on learning.
The fans on the Internet were much more enthusiastic and shouted that they would carry out the upset to the end. Many sharp netizens even pointed out that the overall strength of the U.S. youth team is indeed strong, but what can the U.S. youth team do to stop the tall and strong, and they are full of expectations for this "Sino-American" battle.
At the pre-match press conference, Paul Hewitt, head coach of the U.S. youth team, maintained his usual sharp style: "First of all, congratulations to the Chinese team for reaching the final of the World Youth Championships, but the final championship must belong to the U.S. team."
Not to be outdone, coach Wang Huaiyu of the Chinese national youth team responded: "We will do our best to confront and stop the American team, and strive to defeat them, anything can happen in the arena."
Compared with the restraint of the coaches, the representatives of the players on both sides spoke more intensely, and Tim Hardaway of the American youth team vowed to bring the championship trophy and MVP back to the United States.
When the reporter told Tim Hardaway that the tall and strong Chinese team sitting next to him was better than him in terms of statistics, Tim Hardaway dismissively said that only the winner deserves to be called MVP.
The reporters immediately pointed their cameras at the tall man sitting next to him, expecting his response.
Gao Dazhuang smiled and immediately answered in English: "That's right, only the winner deserves to be called MVP, and the Chinese team is about to become that winner."
"See you on the court" The two of them were full of gunpowder.
Latvia, Lille National Stadium, the World Junior Championship final is about to begin.
"How? Nervous, aren't you?" Wang Zhelin asked excitedly as he looked around at the full stadium.
"Okay," Tall replied with a smile as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Damn, don't pretend, I saw that your boss is also here" Wang Zhelin said that the boss is Yao Ming of the Shanghai Sharks basketball team, this time in the World Youth Championships, the Chinese youth team has achieved unimaginable results, and also attracted basketball association officials and many celebrities to come to cheer.
Yao Ming had already arrived at the hotel last night and had a brief meeting with Gao Dazhuang, that is, some words of encouragement, looking forward to his good performance.
"Don't you have to behave well," said the tall and strong confidently.
"But Da Zhuang, you played so well in the World Youth Championships, you will definitely be able to occupy a main position in the CBA when you go back," Wang Zhelin said enviously.
"I think Da Zhuang can participate in the NBA draft, didn't Da Zhuang also blow up NBA rookies at the World Youth Championships?" Zhai Xiaochuan stepped aside and said with a smile.
"That's it, I think Da Zhuang is much stronger than the guys in the U.S. Youth Team," Xing Zhiqiang patted his tall and strong shoulder and said.
"Haha, we all know Da Zhuang's strength, but this game is very important" Guo Allen, the captain of the national youth team, gathered the players together and said: "The first time we met them in this World Youth Championships, we were inexperienced and too immature, so we let Da Zhuang fight with them alone, which led to the final defeat, but this time, we will fight with them under the leadership of Da Zhuang."
"Captain, any victory is inseparable from the efforts of each of us" Gao Dazhuang's inner happiness is not that his teammates have recognized his core position, but that he is proud of the harmony of all the players, it can be expected that this national youth team will become a legend in the Chinese basketball world in the future, and the members of this national youth team will also become the leaders of the Chinese basketball world in the future.
"Then let's get up and create this miracle," Allen Guo said as he looked at his teammates with anticipation.
Coach Wang Huaiyu of the national youth team smiled and watched the players joke and encourage each other, through the tempering of the World Youth Championships, this young team has a strong cohesion, and the core players of the team are tall and strong, and they continue to maintain rapid progress.
At this time, the morale of the whole team of the national youth team was high.
The referee motioned for players from both sides to enter the field.
"Come on, don't have any pressure," Coach Wang Huaiyu kept encouraging the players before they came on the field.
"Don't worry, Wang Tou" dares to joke with the coach so easily, naturally he is tall and strong.
The starting line-up of the two sides is also the same as when the two teams met for the first time.
The Chinese national youth team starts: point guard Guo Allen, scoring guard Gao Dazhuang, small forward Xing Zhiqiang, power forward Zhai Xiaochuan, center Wang Zhelin.
U.S. youth team starters: point guard Tim Hardaway, shooting guard Jermie Lamb, small forward Doug McDermott, power forward Kaye Marshall, center Meyers Leonard.
"Come on" The Chinese team's first five tigers walked slowly into the court, and the tall and strong seemed to raise a finger to the south stands.
"No. 14 Gao Dazhuang is greeting the audience who support the Chinese team, this player is what we have watched grow up step by step, and now Gao Dazhuang is becoming more and more leader-like" Yang Yi who spoke was Yang Yi, who was in charge of CCTV's commentary for the game, and he was partnered with Su Qun, another well-known CCTV commentator.
But in fact, Yang Yi thought too much, and this move of being tall and strong was just to express his gratitude to the beautiful Yang Ling who went to Latvia to cheer for him.
Yang Ling had arrived in Latvia last night, but due to the discipline of the team, Gao Dazhuang did not meet with him, and Gao Dazhuang knew that Yang Ling was sitting in this area through information, so he raised his hand before the opening.
"Chinese still don't play basketball" Just when the tall and strong just took the position, a shrill voice came from the side, and the tall and strong looked up and saw that it was the American youth team guard Jerm Lamb who spoke.
"Hopefully, you'll be able to say that after the game," Gao Dazhuang replied with a sneer.
"The United States is not going to lose, especially against China," Jermie Lamb vowed to.
"If your defense were as hard as your mouth, your coach would have liked you more," the tall and strong shot back.