Chapter 347: Wang Feng is the God of Basketball in the International Competition?
In this crucial quarter-finals, Wang Feng's personal data is not particularly outstanding, with 29 points in the game, and the shooting rate is only about 45%, which is already a failure compared with his usual performance.
But on the defensive end, Wang Feng is like a needle, and the upper and lower halves are aimed at the two cores of Serbia inside and outside at the same time, whether it is Jokic or Bogdanovic, they were successfully limited by Wang Feng, resulting in Serbia being seriously affected on the offensive end.
Serbia, which averaged 115 points per game in the group, only scored 87 points in this quarter-finals, which shows how exaggerated Wang Feng's contribution on the defensive end is!
Moreover, it is very strange to describe a player who scored 29 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in the quasi-triple-double data with a non-outstanding performance, and the so-called not particularly outstanding is only relative to Wang Feng's previous performance in the group stage.
The Chinese men's basketball team eliminated Serbia, a historic breakthrough, and reached the semifinals of the men's basketball World Cup for the first time.
As soon as the results of the game were announced, they immediately caused national celebrations, especially this time the host of the Men's Basketball World Cup was Huaguo, which made countless Chinese fans extremely proud.
At the same time, the biggest upset in the men's basketball World Cup broke out.
The invincible United States men's basketball team faced the French team on the quarterfinals stage, but lost 79:89, was upset, and missed the semifinals.
The defeat of the United States men's basketball team is both unexpected and reasonable, and the poor lineup makes the United States men's basketball team itself not too competitive, and the whole team only has Kemba. How could Walker and Middleton, two All-Stars, dominate the game?
Losing the game made Popovich, who was the head coach of the men's national basketball team at the time, quite helpless and said bluntly.
"The loss of the men's basketball World Cup will make the United States men's basketball team pay attention to the international arena again, and when the Tokyo Olympics happens, we will meet the challenge with a better lineup and a more positive attitude."
This is already very clear, you young people don't talk about martial arts, and take advantage of the fact that none of our stars are participating in the competition to sneak up on me, an old man, well, next time I will take a dream team of all-stars to teach you a good lesson.
On the other hand, winning the United States team made the French men's basketball team represented by Gobert and Batum ecstatic, and at this moment they felt as if they had reached the podium of the men's basketball World Cup champion.
After all, the last team that could beat the United States men's basketball team in the men's basketball World Cup was traced back to 06.
Even such a difficult mountain has been climbed, and what strong enemy will stand in front of them next? Huaguo men's basketball team? In the past few decades, the French men's basketball team has never regarded the Chinese men's basketball team as a fierce rival.
With two-time best defensive player Gobert inside and Batum who is also good at defense, the French men's basketball team is full of confidence in the Chinese men's basketball team!
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Then, on September 13, in the capital Wukesong Gymnasium, Wang Feng neatly cut 47 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, leading the Chinese men's basketball team to defeat the French men's basketball team 93-80, telling the French men's basketball team how stupid it is to rely on Gobert, who won the best defensive player in the NBA, to limit himself.
Throughout the game, the French men's basketball team was completely unable to prevent Wang Feng's offense, Batum was tall and long-armed, good at defensive shooting, but his pace was a little slow, and the forward players who followed the same position on weekdays were barely enough, but there was no way to deal with Wang Feng, who had the first step master and broke through faster than many guards.
Wang Feng, who frequently breaks through with the ball, chooses to attack the frame every time, and is not afraid to guard Gobert under the basket throughout the whole process.
In the first few minutes, with his amazing reach and excellent defensive awareness, Gobert did succeed in reducing Wang's shooting percentage from the frame.
However, the good times did not last long, and in the first quarter of the game, Gobert was fouled twice because of Wang Feng's frequent attacks on the frame.
The rules of international basketball have one less foul opportunity than the NBA, and the two fouls made Gobert begin to restrain himself on the defensive end, especially when he found out that Wang Feng actually ran for him every time, and he didn't dare to make any big defensive moves.
While Wang Feng was broken through on the defensive end, the French men's basketball team also had serious problems on the offensive end.
The lineup of the French men's basketball team itself is not good at scoring, and the main way to score is to rely on blocking and passing.
Gobert was not the core of the offense when he was in the NBA, aside from the play on the defensive end, he was no different from Capela on the offensive end, and even because of his slow pace, his ability to eat cakes was not as good as Capela's flexible footsteps, and his movement speed was one of the best in the interior.
In this case, the Huaguo men's basketball team takes Wang Feng as the core of the outside defense and builds a complete outside defense system.
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"Sing high! The Chinese men's basketball team eliminated the French team and advanced to the finals! Will face off against the Spanish men's basketball team! ”
"Aiming for the championship! The men's basketball players continue to make history and unite to climb the peak! ”
The major domestic media began to spare no effort to build momentum for the Chinese men's basketball team, analyzing what to do to win the matchup with the Spanish men's basketball team.
But to tell the truth, before the start of the men's basketball World Cup, although many people expect the Chinese men's basketball team to create a miracle like the Rio Olympics, but not many people really think that the Chinese men's basketball team has a chance to stand out in front of so many strong opponents.
Compared with the world's top teams such as France, Serbia, Argentina, etc., the gap in the overall strength of the Chinese men's basketball team is still too obvious.
It is somewhat unrealistic for Wang Feng to rely on Wang Feng alone to close this gap.
Who would have thought that Wang Feng would really stand up!
Against Argentina, he scored 58 points in a single game, breaking the personal single-game scoring record for the Men's Basketball World Cup.
Against Serbia, he single-handedly limited both Jokic and Bogdanovic.
Against the French men's basketball team, he once again cut a super triple-double of 47+14+12, and it seems that no one on this earth can restrain Wang Feng.
Although the Spanish men's basketball team is the strongest opponent that the Chinese men's basketball team has encountered so far on the stage of the men's basketball World Cup, it is difficult for the Argentine, Serbian and French men's basketball teams to do what they have not been able to do.
Coach Popovich, who has ended the men's basketball World Cup journey ahead of schedule and led the United States men's basketball team to the seventh place "good result", talked about Wang Feng of the Chinese men's basketball team in an interview.
"We have to admit that Wang Feng is a player whose style is very suitable for the rules of international basketball, and he has a stable three-point shooting ability that almost covers half of the court, and can very well break the joint defense that often occurs in international basketball."
"At the same time, Wang Feng's body is strong, explosive, full of impact, he can stop and jump after breaking through, he can force the frame, and the offensive means are rich and diverse, no matter what kind of defensive tactics the opponent uses, he can find shortcomings and flaws to break it."
"While there is no solution on the offensive end, Wang Feng on the defensive end is also an outside defensive core that is fully adapted to the joint defense system, with excellent foot movement and excellent defensive outside shooting effect, but whenever facing his defense, most outside players will lose their accuracy when shooting, and even if he enters the interior line, Wang Feng's defense is completely top-notch, and it is not so easy to score in front of him."
"What surprised me the most was the abundant physical fitness and talent of Wang Feng in this Olympic Games, he played almost the whole game in every game, and he didn't feel tired at all at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and in terms of passing assists, it can be clearly seen that Wang Feng's progress is not such a skill in the NBA, which undoubtedly makes him more difficult."
"About Wang Feng, my conclusion is that if the basketball god of the NBA is Jordan, then the basketball god in international basketball competitions is Wang Feng! His dominance was unprecedented! ”
Old man Popovich praised Wang Feng, and he was about to blow to the sky.
On the one hand, he did state the fact that in the history of international basketball, there are few players like Wang Feng who can raise the ceiling of a team's strength to this level by himself.
On the other hand, Popovich is so aggressive that he also wants to divert firepower.
The United States men's basketball team won the seventh place in the men's basketball World Cup, and it is about to be sprayed with doubts in China.
Fans of the United States don't care how bad your lineup is, if you lose, you lose, especially the seventh place is too ugly.
Even in the worst 02 World Championships, the United States men's basketball team is only sixth, good guys, this is a new record.
Old man Popovich is really helpless, so he can only find ways to change the topic, stop scolding, stop scolding, hurry up and think of a way, otherwise in the Tokyo Olympics two years later, it will be the turn of the United States men's basketball team to have a headache How to deal with Wang Feng.
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On September 15, in the final of the Men's Basketball World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team played against the Spanish men's basketball team.
There is no doubt that this is a strong opponent, but at the same time, in Wang Feng's view, although the Spanish men's basketball team is stronger than Serbia, Argentina and other teams, it also has shortcomings.
The current Spanish men's basketball team, the core of the inside and outside is Mark. Gasol and Ricky. Rubio, supplemented by NBA-level players such as Fernandez, belongs to the overall strength of the team with outstanding characteristics.
But in fact, before the start of the men's basketball World Cup, the Spanish men's basketball team was also not favored to win the championship.
The core of the team for many years is Paul. Gasol retired, and two NBA-level players, Yinbaka and Mirotic, were not included in the Spanish men's basketball squad due to FIBA's restrictions on the number of naturalized players.
At this stage, the Spanish men's basketball team has an aging lineup, slow speed, and many shortcomings.
However, entering the World Cup game, the aging Spanish men's basketball team has shown tacit cooperation, focusing on the outside core Rubio and the inside core Gasol, the Spanish men's basketball team's tactical characteristics are distinct, resulting in the opponent even if they know their tactics.
Especially Gasol Jr., although he is at the end of his career in the NBA, and his personal data and playing time have begun to shrink, but in the international arena, he is like an all-round fighter.
Gasol Jr., who has won the best defensive player on the defensive end, can protect the penalty area of the Spanish men's basketball team like France's Gobert.
On the offensive end, Gasol Jr., who is a heavy center, can also attack the basket like Jokic, and even pass the ball to his teammates like Jokic and provide assists as a big man inside player.
It's really interesting, just because of the subtle differences in the rules, Gasol, who is nearing retirement in the NBA, can become a combination of Jokic and Gobert.
But in the face of the Spanish men's basketball team, Wang Feng did not consume Spain's inner core Gasol like he did against Serbia.
On the contrary, as soon as the final began, Wang Feng set his sights on Rubio.
Wang Feng, who is 2.01 meters tall, went to defend Rubio, who was 1.88 meters, which was somewhat a bully, but Wang Feng didn't care.
As the point guard of the Spanish men's basketball team, Rubio is the brain and engine of the team, and many times the Spanish men's basketball team's offense is started by Rubio, and he is no less important than Gasol Jr.
Then, Rubio was scrapped.
Rubio, who is mainly known for his speed and skill, was powerless to resist in the face of Wang Feng's golden death entanglement badge.
Rubio, who was once known as the golden boy, was also one of the most favored among the high-quality guards in 09, with a draft pick even higher than Curry, and he was also far ahead of a group of point guards in the same class, such as Jennings, Ty. Lawson,Zhu. Holiday, Jeff. Teague et al.
However, Rubio, who has high hopes, has worked hard in the NBA for several years, and is only slightly better than Jennings.
"The First Evolution"
Rubio, who averaged 11.1 points and 7.6 assists per game in his career, disappointed many people.
With a lack of consistent shooting percentage and a lack of physical ability, Rubio might not have been able to establish himself in the competitive NBA if it weren't for his excellent skills and ball quotient support.
Until now, Rubio, who is approaching the age of 30, has still not developed a consistent mid- and long-range shooting.
With Wang Feng's defensive ability, it is not too easy to defend Rubio, and it doesn't even take a little effort at all.
In the case of Rubio being crushed to death, the Spanish men's basketball team can only rely on Marc. Gasol.
Gasol Jr. did not disappoint the Spanish men's basketball team, holding the ball inside and attacking the basket, passing the ball to assist his teammates to score under the basket, and the efficiency was good.
However, on the side of the Spanish men's basketball team, they never imagined that on the side of the Chinese men's basketball team, in addition to Wang Feng, there was another character who was tough with little Gasol.
The UAE stepped up at this time!
In the first quarter of the game, the UAE was directly opposite Gasol Jr. on the inside, and the two came to an exchange explosion.
Gasol had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 4-of-8 shooting, while UAE shot 2-of-6 but had 2 fouls, 4-of-4 free throws, and one of the 2 shots he hit was a three-pointer, and he also scored 9 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter.
In this game, the UAE really fought hard, although in the first few games, you can see that he is going all out, but it is definitely not as intuitive as this final!