Chapter 603 [Crush and Win the Championship, Bragging]
In the second game, the United States faced Angola, the weakest team in the group, and suffered another defeat.
Wade, James, and Anthony fought back wildly, leading by 35 points at halftime.
Yang Rui was not polite to his opponent this time. Kobe had a bad touch and was replaced directly. Joe Johnson and Kidera went out to shoot three-pointers.
The positional battle was a pick-and-roll, with Paul, Howard, and Stoudemire playing a pick-and-roll. The inside line made many air cuts and dunks. The opponent's formation shrank, and outside players also shot away.
In the end, the U.S. team defeated 128-71 by 57 points.
The Dream Team once slaughtered Angola for 68 points, and this year the Americans have added new pain to them. Several Angola players were almost crying when they came off the field. That expression was like saying: "I'm not going to play anymore, I want to go home."
After this game, Yang Rui felt that Old Coach K really deserved his reputation, because in his previous life, Old K actually arranged for the team to defend against Angola, and asked the players to hit the basket as much as possible and shoot close to the basket to reduce the number of shots. Jump shot.
The U.S. team, which was solidly defensive, only won by 21 points, 97-76. Angola lost all five games in the group stage, losing an average of 31.2 points per game. The U.S. team performed best and scored the most points. After the game, the media praised their fighting spirit.
In the third game, the Dream Team defeated the Greek team 117-73, and the American fans collectively went crazy.
There were many voices denouncing Old K on the Internet, believing that his garbage tactics ruined the US team. Yang Rui arranged for James to play as a point forward, with inside coverage and air cuts on both sides. The weak Greek wings could not be guarded at all.
Greece had problems on the wings in 2006. It was strong in the interior and defenders, and was brutally beaten by Spain in the finals. This time, Joe Johnson and Billups ran to catch the ball and scored three consecutive points; Stoudemire, Wade, and James frequently Dunk; Kobe finally found the feeling, shooting inside and outside and scoring 20 points.
In the fourth game, the Dream Team beat Spain 119-82, and 37 points was already the smallest point difference.
Spain was not much better this time. The Chinese team led by 15 points in the second game. In the final quarter, the Spanish team gave it a try and then led a 14-3 run under the leadership of Gasol to close the score.
Wang Zhizhi's 2 points helped the Chinese team lead again 72-70 with 1 minute and 8 seconds left before the end of the game. Navarro missed the shot and Yi Jianlian grabbed the rebound. Unfortunately, Yao Ming's attack failed. Gasol hit a throw in singles against Yao Ming, tying 72. The Chinese team requested a timeout, and there were still 19.7 seconds left before the end of the game. Rubio fouled Liu Wei, but the Chinese team failed to seize the opportunity and made a mistake. With 6.5 seconds left, Spain has the ball. Rubio missed the throw and the two sides entered overtime.
In overtime, the Chinese team's physical fitness dropped significantly, and Yao Ming committed five fouls and left the game. In the end, they lost to the Spanish team 75-85.
In the last game, the Dream Team sent the German team home in the group stage 110-63. The combination of Kaman and Nowitzki has a good offense and cannot prevent the star guard's breakthrough.
In the knockout round, the Dream Team continued to beat Australia 118-85, Argentina 120-85, and Spain 126-96, winning the championship.
Not only did they win the championship, the score difference of the Dream 8 team was more than 30 points in every game.
What Yang Rui did was just adhere to a concept, which was to ensure that there were at least two stable three-pointers on the outside to open up space, and two lineups to ensure that at least three people could shoot three-pointers.
In this way, the opponent will not be able to defend near the penalty area, and the breakthrough abilities of Wade, James, and Paul will be fully utilized.
In terms of the performance of role players, Joe Johnson and Billups got a lot of playing time, and they were the most accurate in three-pointers; followed by Prince and Anthony, who didn't take many shots and could make good shots when they had good opportunities.
Against Spain twice, Spain had no chance of winning.
In counterattacks, several stars have obvious advantages in one-on-one duels. In positional battles, playing as an organization forward, James gets the ball in the middle and can break through singles with the ball and distribute the ball to teammates.
Stoudemire and Bosh provide ball-free side coverage to help Joe Johnson and Billups get rid of defenders. The two can catch the ball and shoot jumpers, or they can hold the ball and organize.
They are all versatile. Stoudemire and Bosh can make mid-range shots and cut to the low post at any time.
As long as he is open, James will crush Fernandez in the middle. The latter is 198cm tall and weighs only 84kg. James changes direction and carries him to the basket for a layup.
Billups received the ball from the side, and Gasol was also miserable. He was a heavy human shield inside, and Spain's main tactic was zone defense. The two defenders shot from the outside, and Xiaojia couldn't help but go out. Once he defends, even if the opponent does not have a direct chance to take a shot, the defender will attract the defense to pass the ball inside and there will be space. Stoudemire and Howard are quick to cut in the air, and they will dunk when they rush.
When playing as a substitute, the Dream 8 team also used a zone defense, allowing Spanish "golden boy" Rubio to shoot and guard against others.
Rubio mainly relies on breakthroughs to score. He is a scumbag in mid- and long-range shooting. It is normal for him to not score in the entire game when facing a zone defense. In Yang Rui's previous life, Lao K insisted on man-to-man marking, and the winner was not decided until the end, which was simply inexplicable.
The players of Dream Team 8 all had a great time. Except for the "mascot" Kidd, everyone else had many opportunities to perform.
The players thanked Yang Rui. During the group photo, everyone hung all the gold medals around Yang Rui's neck to express their respect.
Not everyone is happy. Kobe is a bit embarrassed. In 8 games, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.2 steals, shooting 46.2% from the field, 32.1% from three-point range, 7 of 12 free throws, and 58.3% from the field. A solid role player.
Eight players on the team averaged double figures per game. Even with similar scores, Kobe's performance was not as good as Billups. The latter shot 45.5% from three-point range and averaged 2 goals per game.
Kobe, the strongest player in the NBA, was lost in the international arena. The opponent's defense was not strong. He could not guarantee efficiency in one-on-ones. He was still the person who walked the most in the team, and Yang Rui did not give him much playing time.
In Yang Rui's previous life, he said after the Peak Comedy Olympics: "The poor statistics of the Volute Olympics are a manifestation of selflessness. Because his teammates can score, he took the initiative to give up the ball and assumed the defensive task, and only played at critical moments. The Dream Team wouldn’t have won without him.”
Why the hell did the person who took the most shots on the team actually give up the ball?
Someone else said: "This kind of competition has no reference value except for the finals."
In the final, Kobe scored 20 points against Spain, including a key 4-pointer, which was his most exciting goal in the Olympics. Comey agreed that it was Kobe who helped the team narrowly beat Spain.
It was too easy for the American team to win in this life. The entire final quarter was garbage time. There was no evidence to explain Kobe's role. The top fans became anxious and began to abuse them online.
"Kobe is great. SB ball blind guys, let's see how Kobe leads the team's defensive tone."?
"You guys who talk so loudly, maybe they think it's glorious to win two bronze medals, right? Can they win without Kobe?"
"Whoever criticizes Kobe and his family will die a good death! You are a poor guy who doesn't even deserve to wash Kobe's feet!"
The trigger of the matter was of course that Kohei, who was described as "sick" by the Komies, listed Kobe's statistics and started a war of words. There is no need to scold Kehei, because it is blackness to list the data.
There is no such thing as cheating in the world. When there are too many people with stupid brains, cheating appears.
Yes, quite a lot of Komi are caused by hating Komi. As long as you browse the NBA forums in the past few years, you will find that when it comes to the issue of responsibility for the team's losses, Komi will favor Kobe and say that Kobe is perfect. If you read the comments, there are many fans who will be personally attacked by the fans if they tell the truth. Anyone who sees this will feel uncomfortable.
Some people's blind worship of stars is really a disease.
In any case, Yang Rui is the most beautiful person in this Olympics, there is no dispute. People believe that he is now the best basketball coach in the world!