Four Hundred and Thirty-Eight: Fan Xijiao's Killing of the Chicken to Scare the Monkey

86:68.

The Chinese team won.

There was not much suspense. Although Puerto Rico had a very tense match with the Dream Team in the group stage, they seemed very sad when facing the Chinese team.

Fan Xi played very rogue in the international arena. He pushed directly from the top of the arc of the three-point line. Basically, no guard could hold him back. When he changed direction halfway, the defender had to form a double-team.

At this time, Fan Xi had two choices. Pass the ball to the highest point of their restricted area. Yao Ming, who was stationed under the basket, could directly attack the basket as long as he received the basketball.

Or, Fan Xi could pass it to the perimeter.

The guards brought by the Chinese team this year all have shooting ability.

Coupled with Fan Xi's own offensive ability, as well as Wang Zhizhi or Yi Jianlian at the power forward position, the Chinese team's attack made the opponent speechless.

It's just very cool.

A bulldozer that is almost impossible to defend. This bulldozer also refuses the top ball control and passing skills in history. His offense is also above the standard. At the same time, when he jumps up, the defenders who are more than two meters tall dare not defend him at all.

How to play with him?

For the first time, the FIBA ​​system feels that it has been played. Fan Xi's style of play is bullying.

Generally speaking, FIBA ​​is not very friendly to point guards. Only super centers and wing scorers, especially tall shooters, are happy.

However, Fan Xi changed basketball.

Yao Ming proved that he is the best center in the FIBA ​​system with his performance in the group stage. His height of 2.29 meters is a headache just standing in the paint area, not to mention that he has a soft touch, flexibility and speed that do not match his body size.

Puerto Rico was killed like this.

The Chinese team undoubtedly reached the semi-finals.

The opponent in the semi-finals is Greece.

Greece is the host team this year. They will naturally get some care. Their leader is Spanoulis, known as the king of Europe.

Spanoulis is very famous in Europe. He should land in the NBA in the near future, but it is difficult for his playing style to have a certain future if he does not modify it in time.

Fan Xi seems to have a natural immunity to the King of Europe.

The last King of Europe was completely defeated by him.

So, Spanoulis also learned from others' lessons. He didn't want to be jumped over by Fan Xi, and he didn't want to be repeatedly knocked down by Fan Xi, leaving a faint heart, and never recovered from returning to Europe.

Spanoulis said very politely before the game: "We are here to learn from the Chinese team. Jack Fan has always been my idol. He is the strongest among all non-American players. In fact, he is also the strongest basketball player in the world in my mind."

Don't hit a smiling person, the King of Europe took the initiative to "admit defeat".

Fan Xi was also very polite.

Before the game started, he greeted Spanoulis who took the initiative to run over to say hello, and even signed an autograph for him.

However, after the game started, the boos from the fans offended Fan Xi.

Especially, when the young Yi Jianlian was knocked over by the Greek center during a layup and showed off his muscles, the whole audience laughed, and Fan Xi felt seriously violated.

He walked over and pulled Yi Jianlian up.

And walked to the referee with a calm expression and said to him: "If you don't blow a foul of this scale, I hope you can keep it up."

Fan Xi spoke very politely.

However, the referee obviously felt an unusual atmosphere.

And the commentators familiar with Fan Xi have already announced on TV: the No. 5 player of the Greek team is finished. Jack Fan will not be polite to him, just wait and see!

This is Kenny Smith speaking on TNT.

Charles Barkley did not come to comment on the Olympics, but Kenny Smith, who came to comment, played the role that Barkley should have very well.

Smith hated Fan Xi very much, but he was definitely the commentator who knew Fan Xi best besides Barkley.

Sure enough, the next round.

Player No. 5 Shortsanitis received a pass from Spanoulis in the paint area. Facing an open space, he quickly rushed to the restricted area and jumped up. Just as he slammed the basketball into the basket, a terrifying black shadow shrouded his head.

It was like a dark cloud over the city!

Shortsanitis was immediately terrified, but soon Fan Xi suppressed him head on... Bang!

Fan Xi pressed the basketball hard on the backboard with both hands, and Shortsanitis was directly knocked out of bounds.

Fan Xi grabbed the basketball and ran away without any hesitation.

He ran towards the Greek team's half court. Stan Norris tried to block Fan Xi at the top of the three-point arc, but was knocked away directly. He watched Fan Xi step on the iron hoof to invade the gate, and then flew into the sky and roared down... Boom!

Double-handed dunk.

The Greek basket was screaming.

The home court was silent.

Fan Xi jumped off the basket and walked towards the half court with an expressionless face.

Just like a knight who "kills one person every ten steps and leaves in a huff".

The Greek team seemed to be frightened.

Especially the No. 5 player, who entered a long period of dormancy.

Fan Xi's reputation in international competitions is much more fierce than in the NBA.

No one wants to provoke him, and no one wants to be his prey.

The Greek team is still chasing victory, but their No. 5 player soon sat back on the bench.

Greece's technical and tactical level may not be better than Puerto Rico, but their home court advantage is a key. Stan Norris is not a false name as the king of Europe. He has a cleverness when holding the ball.

After the third quarter, the Chinese team was only 5 points ahead.

However, after entering the fourth quarter, Yao Ming began to show his strength. Yao Ming scored 6 points in the paint area, and then Fan Xi assisted Zhu Fangyu and Wang Zhizhi to hit 3 points respectively.

The game lost suspense.

The Greek team lost so cleanly.

The rest depends on who can enter the finals between Argentina and the Dream Team.

The game between Argentina and the Dream Team 6 was held later, in the same stadium.

So, after the game and the interview, Fan Xi sat alone on the bench of the Dream Team.

He sat behind Larry Brown.

He has a close relationship with the Dream Team. Although he is the biggest opponent of the Dream Team, he is also his best friend.

Larry Brown even said to Fan Xi before the game started: "It's not a good thing that you can enter the finals so easily."

Larry Brown is a good person, but he is too rigid and doesn't know how to change his words.

He means well.

But it sounds weird.

So, Fan Xi said half jokingly and half seriously: In fact, it may not be the case. We won all the way to the playoffs this year easily. 16:0, it doesn't necessarily need any training.

At that time, the old man's face was quite uncomfortable.

To describe it with the words often used: blue, purple, white.

Allen Iverson made a round and said to Jack, just shut up.

Fan Xi immediately stopped talking.

Gu Cun

The Dream Team has indeed had a lot of twists and turns this year, and these superstars are really very strong.

However, their playing style is too free and easy, which is not quite the same as FIBA.

Even Duncan didn't adapt well.

The most important thing is that Larry Brown is a rigid head coach, and he always asks these superstars to do things they don't like to do.

They are not Ben Wallace or Hamilton.

To be honest, if the Pistons were brought over to play in the Olympics, they would definitely perform better.

Unfortunately, they cannot be replaced.

The game started.

The Dream Team 6 consists of Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett, and Tim Duncan.

This is a pure NBA top-salary lineup. The annual salary of any one of them can exceed that of the entire Argentine team.

However, the golden generation of Argentina is good at cooperation. They grew up together in the training camp since childhood, and now is the time when they are at their strongest as individuals and as a team.

Although Ginobili is a little brother in the San Antonio Spurs, his enchanting skills in the national team really surprised the big guys of the Dream Team.

"It's a pity that there is only one basketball."

Fan Xi sighed in his heart.

He looked at the big guys of the Dream Team being manipulated by the Argentine Eagles, and he felt particularly emotional.

This is a competition between personal ability and teamwork.

Larry Brown didn't come up with a real offensive system, and what he said didn't work. It was originally a temporary team.

Maybe when playing against Van Xi, these guys will unite closely for revenge. But when playing against Argentina, they are still used to ending in their own comfortable way.

The game often goes from Iverson to Marbury, McGrady to Carter... The cooperation is just pick-and-roll, with a cut at most.

Van Xi was drowsy watching, which was not much different from playing in the All-Star Game.

After the first half, Argentina was leading by 3 points.

Larry Brown was shouting on the bench, patting the tactical board to show his style of the Detroit Tyrant.

However, few of these superstars really obeyed him.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Tracy McGrady became the main attacking point.

However, McGrady is really...uncomfortable in the international arena. You say he sticks to the ball, a little, but not that sticky. You said he broke through, but he really couldn't, because the defense of FIBA ​​is more brutal than that of NBA, and they won't show any mercy to these NBA superstars.

So, he just kept pulling up.

At the beginning, it was pretty good, but it was broken later.

But he didn't cooperate much.

Larry Brown stood up angrily and asked him and Duncan to cover.

The effect was minimal.

Kevin Garnett was sitting next to him, and he saw Fan Xi looking at the court with a smile on his face.

So he asked him: "Jack, don't you want to play the finals with us?"

"Of course. Argentina looks better than you." Fan Xi said with a smile.

Kevin Garnett immediately used the method of provoking: "You are not such a person, Jack. If you win the gold medal without defeating the Dream Team, you will be restless when you go back."

"I know you too well, Jack. Give us some ideas, we are obviously much stronger than them..." Garnett said sincerely.

He hoped that Fan Xi would give some tips as a bystander.

Garnett is indeed a person who has been following Fan Xi's buttocks since he was a child. Fan Xi really hopes that the Dream Team will win, because only by defeating the Dream Team can he have enough sense of accomplishment.

Although, this may bring trouble to others.

But what is there to be afraid of?

Fanci said: "If I were the head coach, I would just throw Tracy McGrady down and tell him that you will never play again. And I would also announce his evil deeds on the court to the media and let him His reputation was ruined and he was accused of disrespecting the country’s honor.”

"That way other players won't dare to do it."

As soon as Fan Xi said this.

Kevin Garnett was completely stunned: It's so poisonous.

If Larry Brown accepts this suggestion, other players will never dare to play randomly. Although professional players do not make a living by playing for the national team, if their reputation is bad, their careers will be greatly affected.

Originally, competing in the Olympics was a way to put money on your face, but if you do this... hiss!

Garnett took a breath and quickly reached out his hand to stop Fan Xi from talking.

Little did I know Larry Brown listened.

If it were any other head coach, Old K or Jackson, not even Chuck Daly or Popovich, would not do this.

But Larry Brown is different. This guy has always been a loner. He never cares about other people's opinions. He is known for his strict military management and is completely inhumane.

So, he stood up with a loud sound, beep!

Request a pause.

Then, as the players walked off.

Larry Brown bluntly killed the chicken and warned the monkey. "Tracy, from now on, you are suspended. You repeatedly disobey the coach's instructions and insist on forcing singles. You discredit the jersey you are wearing. I am ashamed to have a player like you."

Maddie was completely stunned?

He looked at Larry Brown in surprise. He had never been like this before.

However, Larry Brown's more determined voice said: "You can leave the team and return to the United States now, and I will inform the media of your actions."

"Anyone of you who wants to leave can leave now. Even if they all leave, I will call on those who truly love the country and honor to come onto the court and defend the dignity of our world leader."

Larry Brown said eloquently.

Fan Xi looked stunned from behind.

Who would have thought that Larry Brown would do something even more incredible: "Tracy, I order you to take off your jersey and leave the field now!!!"

Maddie was completely shocked, right? As for that?

The other players were silent. They didn't expect Larry Brown to be so faceless.

This is all a dead end.

Moreover, he stands on the commanding heights of morality, and justice is all on his side. No one dares to be stubborn with him.

Under his pressure, Tracy McGrady turned and left. However, he did not take off his jersey. This was probably his last sign of stubbornness.

Maddie is gone.

He became the chicken that was killed.

Garnett now regrets why he wanted to talk to Fan Xi.

He felt that he had harmed Maddie.

But at the same time, he felt that the team would definitely change after doing so.

And sure enough, when Larry Brown redesigned the tactics and asked the players to actively run without the ball, in conjunction with Duncan's core play style, Meng Liu took on a completely new look.

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