"I wanted to take a look, but then they told me you were already here."

Yao Ming said and walked to sit next to Lin Ying.

The quarter-finals are the ultimate test for the men's basketball team, and Yao Ming can't take any time off.

I happen to have a companion.

Speaking of which, since leaving the University of Texas, Lin Ying has been alone most of the time.

The two of them chatted about the details while watching.

Moreover, it is really thin.

For example, how to deal with the problem of European players going around.

Yao Ming is very afraid of going forward, and European players are the best at going forward.

One of the important reasons why we lost against Greece was that Yao Ming was the only strong matchup player on the court, but he couldn't get the ball in.

Although the existence of Lin Ying can solve this problem to a certain extent, many of Yao Ming's own problems cannot be solved.

For example, his upper body strength is weak, his movement speed slows down after gaining weight, etc. These all greatly inhibit his performance in front of the front.

And watching the video, we can see that Lithuanian center Jaftokas is very powerful, and we can foresee that Yao Ming will consume a lot of energy every time he takes a back seat.

Another big drawback after Yao Ming gains weight is that his physical energy will be consumed faster than before.

Not to mention that he was rushing to come back after a serious injury this time.

"I think you need to take more outside shots."

Yao Ming thought for a while and then said.

"And then count the shots we didn't make as assists?"

Lin Ying replied.

After hearing this, Yao Ming smiled and nodded. It is really a waste of time to communicate with smart people.

Lin Ying nodded, this was considered a method.

Going around is not completely invincible. Let’s take Lin Ying’s defense against Oden as an example.

Although Oden failed to form a direct scoring opportunity because Ohio State defenders did not dare to pass the ball, Oden did grab offensive rebounds.

The ball he dunked by Oden happened after Oden grabbed the frontcourt board.

However, this is actually not enough.

European teams have a very strong awareness of positioning, and they pay more attention to rebounding than scoring.

It is not easy for Yao Ming to grab offensive rebounds.

"Maybe we need to talk to Yunus and let the Arab League rush to the frontcourt, and then the remaining three people will retreat immediately."

Lin Ying also observed very carefully. Teams like Greece and Lithuania were also very frightening in their defensive and counterattack speed.

Maybe you are still grabbing rebounds in the frontcourt, but someone else has already cut to the backcourt.

As mentioned earlier, all European players can pass the ball, which naturally includes fast break passes.

Yao Ming nodded.

In the past, when he had problems, he always felt that there was no one to talk to. Lin Ying's appearance gave him a feeling of intimacy like a top student meeting a top student.

"It's not like we have no chance at all."

By the end of the chat, Yao Ming's fighting spirit was obviously rising.

Or maybe, he has never been there, and now he is just more active.

"It's just a matter of finding a way to convince other people of this."

Lin Ying continued.

"This is not a problem. I understand this group of people. As long as a few of us work hard, they will work hard too. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

After all, Yao Ming understands the national team better than Lin Ying.

Lin Ying nodded, and suddenly he remembered a sentence:

He did not believe that the long night was coming because the torch was in his hand.

The current situation of the men's basketball team is indeed a bit desperate in the dark night. Let him and Yao Ming hold the torch high!

…

Just the day before the quarter-finals started, something happened that put the entire Chinese team under great pressure.

Liu Xiang was criticized for withdrawing from the 110-meter hurdles final due to injury.

Injuries are conditions that athletes cannot overcome, but they also illustrate the grumpy mentality of spectators competing at home.

The men's basketball team was criticized a lot for losing to Greece before, so it's understandable that they lost to Lithuania.

It is even possible that Yunus will be considered a "Lithuanian undercover agent".

During the training session on match day, Yunus arranged a special tactic.

This tactic cannot be said to be very specific, it is a bit unreasonable.

After listening to this, Lin Ying felt that Yunus was really cruel to his country.

This is understandable.

Just like when Lang Ping led the US women's volleyball team, professional sports must have professional ethics since they have made a choice.

…

The men's basketball game is at 4:45 pm and is the second game of the final day.

As usual, they arrived at Wukesong Arena a little early.

Spain is playing Croatia in the quarter-finals.

The scene was brutal.

Croatia is also a strong team in Europe and is the homeland of Kukoc. In history, there was also a "Basketball Mozart" Drazen Petrovic, who averaged 20+ points per game in the NBA.

They also play a typical European style, passing the ball at a high frequency, scoring three points and passing three points per capita, but... they were completely beaten by Spain!

Even after watching it, I felt that the Spanish team in front of me was the same team as the Spanish team that lost to the Chinese team in the group stage?!

The combination of passing and cutting combined with personal strength is simply the perfect combination of European basketball and NBA!

This is very real, otherwise you would think that in history, we could fight Mengba until the last minute in the finals.

Spain's slow popularity does not mean that he is not good at it. On the contrary, he is truly terrifying when he heats up in the knockout rounds.

80 to 52.

After a period of garbage time, Spain won by almost 30 points.

It's simply miserable.

However, it can also be seen that after losing to the Chinese team, the Spanish team entered the state earlier than before.

When the game was about to end, the venue was already packed.

Although it was afternoon and the weather outside was very hot, it did not stop the audience from coming to support the men's basketball team.

Nowadays, social media is not yet developed, and in the past, only a few people were criticized online by Greece. It may even be some media people who are setting the pace.

More viewers are still looking forward to the men's basketball team.

Whether it can break through history depends on this game!

Just over there in the auditorium, not many people noticed a familiar figure.

George Carl also came to China.

This time he came "secretly", so the national team didn't even know.

Of course, Lin Ying didn't know either.

His focus is on his teammates on the court.

During the warm-up before the game, he saw Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue taking deep breaths.

The pressure of this game is incomparable to the group stage.

But this is also an opportunity. For young players, resisting this kind of pressure and performing well is a breakthrough for themselves.

After the warm-up, it was time to play the national anthem, which was still a chorus of thousands of people.

By this time, the men's basketball players had relaxed a little.

After all, they are fighting at home, and they are surrounded by people who support them!

In the pre-match handshake ceremony, Lin Ying shook hands with Jascovicius.

Looking at the European King in front of him and thinking about Yunus' tactics, Lin Ying felt that the scene would be a bit cruel later.

The lineups of the two teams have been released one after another.
To be continued...