Chapter 602 [Shocking Opening, Brutal First Battle]

Yang Rui brought a team of all-stars to China and was treated differently from other athletes. They stayed at the Wangfujing Hotel instead of the Olympic Village. No one finds it strange, after all, there are so many big names, worth hundreds of millions at every turn.

Many people came to China for the first time and were full of curiosity. They proposed to go shopping together and experience the local customs.

Kobe, James, Wade and others all went there, and they were blocked by fans not long after they left.

China attaches great importance to this Olympic Games and has hired many people to maintain public security. Those in red are supervisors, those in blue are volunteers, and those in yellow are administrators, but they can't stop the crazy fans at all. As soon as the volunteers saw the big names, they rushed forward, frightening the stars.

The fans speak average English, and most of them can only simply say "take pictures" and "sign autographs." They don't know how to express themselves, but they really enjoy it.

Kobe was the most popular. He was worried that he would be kidnapped. Even if he was not kidnapped, his hand would cramp as he signed the autograph, so he decided to escape to the hotel, with hundreds of people chasing behind him. It was really a spectacle.

Yang Rui has long known how crazy Chinese fans are, so when he stays in the hotel and plays video games, he will bring bodyguards with him even when he goes out.

On August 8, the Beijing Olympic Games officially opened.

In his previous life, Yang Rui watched the opening ceremony on TV. In this life, watching it live, his senses were completely different, and he was even more shocked and moved. This is an opening ceremony that can be recorded in the history of the Olympic Games, and other countries cannot compare it at all.

The commentators on TV stations from various countries were also stunned and full of praise.

A Japanese commentator said: "Zhong G is really the best at training lolita!"

A British commentator said: "There is trouble in London now!"

The American commentator seemed to like making jokes about Bush: "I think if he hadn't considered people's feelings, Bush might have put on jeans and drank beer from a big cup."

When it came to Tai Chi, the New Zealand commentator introduced: "Tai Chi is a type of Chinese martial art, imitating fish, imitating birds, and sometimes imitating the fluctuations of water."

The French commentator sighed: "As expected of China's most famous director who directed "Farewell My Concubine", he spent three years directing the opening ceremony!"?

"Prince of Gymnastics" Li Ning lit the torch after "flying lightly" over the Bird's Nest, which is undoubtedly the most popular ignition idea in most people's minds.

It is said that at first Li Ning ran out of the scroll, showing that ancient China was at the forefront of the world, then it became slower and slower, showing that modern China fell behind the Eastern and Western powers, and finally lit the torch, showing the great idea of ​​perishing together.

Just an opening ceremony, the Beijing Olympics is already half successful.

The basketball game begins, the opening match is China VS the United States.

The style of play arranged by Yang Rui is very simple, small ball tactics, one big player leads four small ones, even the center is not big.

Yang Rui didn't consider the star reputation issue at all. Kidd and Paul came on the bench at No. 1, Billups started, and the other four were Kobe, Joe Johnson, James, and Stoudemire.

In Yang Rui's previous life, coach K asked Kidd, Kobe, James, Anthony and Howard to start.

That year, Kidd started every game and was praised by many fans because he had never lost in international competitions.

Yes, it's still those old-fashioned descriptions, "Kidd's role cannot be reflected by data" and so on.

But everyone who watched the game knows that the starting attack power of the Dream 8 team was average at that time. Kidd was unable to make three-pointers and could not open up space. As a result, the opponent could shrink and defend the penalty area. They played half of the first quarter and fell behind 7-8. Chinese team.

The match against China was a microcosm of Kidd's game in the Olympics. His role was to dribble the ball across half court, then stand on the outside waiting for opportunities to shoot, and then return to defense after attacking.

In the Olympic Games, Kidd averaged 17 minutes per game and could contribute a stable 1.6 points and 2 assists, ranking 12th among the 12 members of the Dream Team 8. Of course, you can't deny his greatness, because his scoring efficiency is better than Ronaldo and Messi.

Yang Rui is a coach who loves offense. He will not let Kidd play the starting point guard.

He doesn't even plan to let Kidd play point guard. Looking back at the 2010 World Championships, veteran Billups, who is also the mascot, can contribute 10 points and 3 assists per game. It is now 2008, and Billups is still at his peak!

In the past life, many people boasted that Old K was good at employing people, taking Kidd as an example. Fortunately, the U.S. team won. If it had not won, Old K's starting selection would definitely be said to be a tactical mistake. Yang Rui is not that timid when he has to defend despite having super powerful attack power that his opponents can't defend against.

Now that three players have been replaced in the starting lineup, the Dream 8 team's formation has been completely expanded.

Kobe and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll, and they met Yao Ming in a mismatch. This matchup was difficult to defend. Joe Johnson, James, and Billups were able to shoot three-pointers, and the Chinese team's formation couldn't shrink too much.

As soon as the Chinese team contracted, bad things happened. Joe Johnson and Billups both hit three-pointers. James also broke through to attract defense assists and Stoudemire cut with both hands to dunk and score. The point difference quickly widened.

Coming off the bench in the second quarter, Yang Rui sent in a two-guard combination of Paul and Kidd. The other three were Wade, Anthony, and Howard. The tactics were run and gun.

The Chinese team could not withstand it at all, and the American team counterattacked too quickly.

When defending, the Dream Team 8 continues to man-to-man, with Paul manning the point guard and Kidd responsible for the No. 2 position. His body will not be forced to eat.

After grabbing the backcourt rebound, Kidd was responsible for passing the ball. At least three people went on the fast break, and they would challenge each other if they had the chance.

Wade and Anthony suddenly appeared, and Wang Shipeng and Wang Zhizhi couldn't guard them at all. Especially when Anthony played Wang Zhizhi in singles, he was clearly out of position, and there was nothing he could do about Da Zhi's center-level lateral speed.

In order to attack, the Chinese team did not dare to let Yao Ming rest for too long, but once the twin towers were used inside, the defensive end was a big hole.

After the positional battle, Paul and Howard played a pick-and-roll. One had a sharp breakthrough, and the other could make quick air cuts. The two of them were separated from the outside and waited for opportunities to shoot. Wade could make air cuts on the wing at any time.

At this time, Paul's strengths came into play again. What he was best at in the Hornets was playing pick-and-rolls with West and Chandler. As long as the opponent's inside line is attracted to him, he will rush to the penalty area with the ball and throw the ball into the sky to make an alley-oop.

Chandler had a career-high 11.8 points and 11.7 rebounds last season, shooting 62.3% from the field, and his goals were basically dunks.

Now Howard is better than Chandler in terms of cutting speed and jumping ability. The Chinese team still has to switch defenses inside and huddle near the penalty area because Paul's emergency stop and mid-range shot are very accurate.

In the second half, the situation was still one-sided. Only when Kobe was on the court, the Chinese team felt more relaxed because Kobe was so tough.

Somehow, Kobe seemed like a different person after leaving the United States. He couldn't find the target on his jump shot and only hit 1 ball in 7 three-point attempts.

Maybe he didn't catch the jet lag. It was six o'clock in the morning in Los Angeles when he played the game in China. At this time, he should have just finished training and was relaxing. Or maybe Kobe found that there were many Chinese players present and didn't want to win against China. There were too many teams, so I let it go on purpose.

Yang Rui didn't want to win too much against China, so he didn't replace Kobe Bryant. Anyway, he was already far ahead. He could win in any game, so let the players play freely.

Wade and James were a bit disrespectful and scored a lot of points. Prince, who came off the bench, also hit a three-pointer.

In the end, the U.S. team beat the Chinese team by 45 points. Yao Ming was so depressed that he was listless when shaking hands with his opponent.

This is really not because the Chinese team is weak. Even the fringe members of the Dream 8 team are Bosh and Prince. How can their opponents play?

Prince is the only player on the team who has not been selected as an All-Star, but he has a balance of offense and defense, so he is not a fuel-saving lamp.