Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 356 Fighting Filipino Team
"Big Zhi, you don't need to be too nervous. Through this game, I believe everyone has also seen some changes you have brought to the national men's basketball team, especially in terms of rebound control and interior defense. More and better shooting opportunities.

Over the years, the shortcomings of the national men's basketball team have always been in the interior. Although there are many excellent shooters in the exterior, it is difficult to make further progress because of the mediocre interior strength. At the same time, we also understand that your scoring ability is also at the top of the NBA. , but the current national team obviously needs your rebounds and assists more. Will this affect your normal performance? "

Xu Jicheng is worthy of being a senior reporter, and the questions he raised can be described as "sharp to the point", directly poking at Zhou Yu's sensitive area of ​​heart.

In fact, through this field, Zhou Yu also saw that all the national men's basketball players have good shooting skills, and obviously need his rebounding support rather than scoring.

Once Zhou Yu mentions shooting three-pointers from the outside, rebounding becomes a problem. Whether it is Gong Xiaobin, Liu Yudong or Wu Naiqun, their rebounding skills are more than one grade behind him.

And once Zhou Yu concentrates on rebounding on the inside, his offensive firepower will be greatly limited. After all, most of his scoring methods come from mid-range and long-range shooting. Strong inside is not his strong point, and he is more likely to get injured.

"As long as it is beneficial to the national team, I can do anything. As for my personal performance, it is far less powerful than everyone's overall performance, and it can even be ignored."

Zhou Yu thought for a moment, and then gave another brilliant answer.

"Well done, Big Zhi, it seems that Coach Gong Luming and Coach Wang Fei have the right vision. Recalling you to the national team in time is a very wise and correct decision."

Xu Jicheng couldn't help praising him.

Afterwards, Zhang Weiping and Su Qun also stepped down from the commentary booth and took a group photo with Zhou Yu and Xu Jicheng.

Zhou Yu suddenly felt very excited. You must know that the three people taking pictures with him are all the most important media people in the basketball world.

After the first round of the Asian Championships, in addition to the Chinese team's big victory over the Indian team, the other three seeded teams performed well. The South Korean team in Group B beat Kazakhstan with "98:71", and Iran in Group C. The Japanese team beat the Uzbekistan team with "96:73", and the Japanese team in Group D defeated the Syrian team with "86:75".

The opponent of the Chinese team in the second round of the group stage is the Philippine team. The strength of the Philippine team is slightly stronger than that of the Indian team, and it can barely be regarded as a second-rate team in Asia.

Compared with the Indian team, although the Filipino players are not tall, they are very flexible, their fast breaks are sharp, and their shots are more accurate. However, their shortcomings are also obvious, that is, the lack of height inside.

Therefore, before the game, Gong Luming specifically emphasized to Zhou Yu about the shortcomings of the Philippine team, asking him to strengthen the inside attack, and let the whole team slow down the offensive rhythm, and play positional battles with the opponent.

In this game, Zhou Yu shined brilliantly. In the first quarter, he used his powerful back-hitting technique to blow up the Philippine team in one fell swoop, scoring 16 points. The Chinese team also led the Philippine team by as many as 26:16. 10 points.

In the second quarter, the Philippine team obviously absorbed the lessons of the first quarter and made a crazy double-team defense against Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was not greedy, and passed the ball in time. As a result, the Chinese team was surrounded by outsiders. Li Xiaoyong and Hu Weidong's three-pointers seemed to be equipped with scopes, and they frequently pierced the Philippine team's basket.

After the second quarter, the score between the two sides became "61:46", and the Chinese team led the Philippine team by as many as 15 points.

Although the Philippine team was not completely defeated, it was obviously weak. They could only silently pray that the Chinese team's hand feeling suddenly declined and they missed shots repeatedly.

In the third quarter, Gong Luming replaced with an all-substitute lineup. Since Wu Naiqun and Liu Yudong on the inside lacked sufficient dominance and restraint, Ah Dijiang, Wu Qinglong and Li Nan on the outside had to strengthen their breakthroughs with the ball.

It's a pity that the Philippine team's perimeter defense is tenacious enough, and the zone defense cooperates tacitly. The Chinese team's perimeter breakthrough has been repeatedly frustrated. In desperation, they can only choose to hold the ball and make a strong shot from the perimeter, or hand the ball to the interior for processing.

As a result, the Chinese team's internal and external lines have become out of touch, and they have fallen into a "single fight" situation.

The prayers of the Philippine team played a role. The shooting percentage of the Chinese team plummeted. The Philippine team took the opportunity to play a fast-break counterattack, using the speed and impact of the small players to frequently succeed in fast-break layups.

The difference between the two sides quickly narrowed, and the Philippine team had a great potential to come from behind.

Facing the unfavorable situation, Gong Luming couldn't help but turn his attention to Zhou Yu. Obviously, he couldn't sit still anymore, and planned to send Zhou Yu on the field in advance to stabilize the situation on the field.

It's just that before Gong Luming sends Zhou Yu on the field, he has to pass Wang Fei's test in advance. Although he is the head coach of the national team, he still has scruples about Wang Fei's stubborn temper. Wang Fei's proud disciple.

"Old Wang, the current situation is not very good. Can you send Dazhi to the field early to keep the lead of the Chinese team, and then quickly replace him to rest."

Gong Luming turned his head to look at Wang Fei, and said cautiously.

Wang Fei frowned, turned to look at Zhou Yu, and said firmly:
"No, Dazhi's physical exertion is too great, he needs to take a good rest, if he switches to the field early, it will be counterproductive."

What Wang Fei said was correct. Although the first two quarters only lasted 10 minutes, it was a bit difficult for Zhou Yu. It was really uncomfortable to fight the hard top in the interior, and it was normal to exhaust the energy quickly.

Gong Luming didn't say any more, and turned his eyes to the field, watching the game patiently.

Under the strong counterattack of the Philippine team, the Chinese team's offense still did not improve. In the middle of the third quarter, the Philippine team actually overtook the Chinese team by two points at "68:66".

Due to the rapid change of the situation, everyone was caught off guard. Gong Luming was so anxious that he frequently made "stomp on cigarette butts" with his feet. Although he shouted "defense" at the players on the field many times, the players were obviously The rhythm was disrupted by the fast break of the Philippine team, and it was difficult to get back to the state as soon as possible.

Zhou Yu saw Gong Luming's anxiety and helplessness. The Philippine team was obviously playing crazy. Not only did they have a sharp fast break, but their outside shooting accuracy also increased sharply. If this continues, the consequences will be disastrous.

In the next second, he got up and walked towards Gong Luming, and asked him to fight:

"Coach, can I be allowed to play early?"

Gong Luming naturally wanted what he wanted, but the moment he turned his head to look at Wang Fei, he froze quickly.

"Big Zhi, do you think that with your height, you can adapt to the fast break of the Philippines when your physical strength has not yet fully recovered, and can you withstand repeated back and forth runs?"

Wang Fei asked with a serious face.

Zhou Yu naturally knew in his heart that the reason why Wang Fei asked this was out of concern for him, but in the current situation, if he did not appear on the stage, it would be difficult for others to recover from the decline.

"Coach, it's okay. Although my physical strength has not fully recovered, I am sure that I can still deal with the Philippine team."

Zhou Yu said confidently.

Wang Fei turned his head and saw Gong Luming's expectant eyes, thinking, after all, he is the head coach and he is an assistant coach, it seems that it is not a good face to always refute him, besides, looking at Wang Zhizhi's firm eyes, it does not seem like It's bragging rights.

"Okay, Da Zhi, I agree with you to play, but I don't know if Coach Gong will agree."

Wang Fei nodded and said.

"Big Zhi, your courage is commendable. You can play early, but if you are exhausted, I will replace you immediately. When the time comes, don't have any objections to me."

Gong Luming cleared his throat and said.

"Don't worry, no, thank you two coaches."

Zhou Yu immediately said happily.

(End of this chapter)