Chapter 1426 Unexpected Failure

boom!

Lebanon actually still shot the ball from outside the three-point line in the last 3.1 seconds, but luckily, the basketball board popped up, the red light came on, and the game was over.

"Whew~! China won! 71-68. The Chinese team defeated Lebanon and won two consecutive victories in the rematch to remain at the top of this group!" Commentator Yu Jia collapsed directly on his chair after saying this. He was worried about the game. On the one hand, the opponent was chasing too closely. On the other hand, he was not satisfied with the performance of the Chinese team players. Facing an opponent like Lebanon, the Chinese team was forced to the last moment. If not for good luck, this game might have been an upset.

After winning by only 3 points, the Chinese team almost overturned in the second game of the rematch with Lebanon. When the game whistle sounded, Guo Shiqiang, who stood on the sidelines and roared for the whole game, actually felt like he had escaped from death.

Fortunately, okay, we still won after all. Although Guo Shiqiang was extremely dissatisfied with the entire game, he finally got through it and didn't lose yet, so there was still room for maneuver.

"In this game, our overall performance was very good. We made a lot of mistakes that we shouldn't have made during the game. We had the opportunity to open up the score early, but we failed to do it. This is all our own problem. We will make a summary immediately after we return!" Guo Shiqiang said in a sideline interview after the game.

However, although the final result was a win, Guo Shiqiang also expressed his attitude of going back to summarize the problems and continue to improve the players' condition and tactics, but he still could not satisfy the media and fans. As Guo Shiqiang himself said, the Chinese team's performance in this game There are really too many flaws!

The most obvious one is the inside line. Roughly speaking, the United Arab Emirates, which is definitely a first-rate inside line group in Asia, grabbed 15 fewer rebounds than the opponent. Among them, they lost 8 offensive rebounds. This is simply unbelievable in the eyes of many fans. .

Moreover, the UAE scored 12 points and 6 rebounds, roughly 11 points and 5 rebounds. Compared with the Twin Towers next door, which scored 14 points and 9 points, there was no advantage at all. It was just a 50-50 score. This made Yao accustomed to Yao's killing in the paint. The Chinese fans, who were overwhelming all the opposing centers, found it difficult to accept it for a while.

Therefore, after this game, these two insiders also became the targets of verbal criticism from the media and fans.

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"It seems like it won't work without Dayao. This level is something the NBA doesn't want to eliminate."

"Hey, you know why other insiders except Dayao can't make it in the NBA. At this level, isn't it normal that they can't make it?"

"It used to be said that the Chinese team is rich in insiders. In fact, Yao is the only one who is world-class, and the others are just underdogs!"

"Come to Ji Feng, all problems will be solved."

"Several elementary school students brought by Ji Feng can play better than this. My grandma and Ji Feng can win the championship together as a team."

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Such remarks flooded forums and the Internet for a while, and the media also attributed the unfavorable result of this game to the lack of dominance inside.

However, as Ji Feng, who watched the whole game off the court, although the performance of the inside line is not outstanding, it is definitely the most stable, roughly the same as the Arab League's absolute best.

First of all, the two naturalized players on the opposite side were originally selected by the NBA. Although it is difficult to gain a foothold in the NBA now, the level gap between them and the Chinese Twin Towers is really about the same. The Chinese team has a slight advantage, but it is not very big. To be honest, except for Dayao and Ji Feng, everyone else in the NBA is at this level.

So whether it's scoring or defense, the Arab League has generally played its due level, so where does the problem arise.

Of course it’s the outside line!

The Chinese team's outside line is worse than Ji Feng imagined. Originally, the back line composed of Zhang Qingpeng, Wang Shipeng and Sun Yue should be very offensive when paired with Zhu Fangyu's third position. However, this game revealed that they were facing a group of returning players. There is almost no advantage when transforming players. On the offensive end, it is difficult for them to get rid of their opponents. On the defensive end, they are also severely suppressed.

This resulted in the Chinese team, which could not open up the situation from the outside, having to keep handing the ball to the inside. The opponent continued to shrink the inside defense, making the inside space smaller and smaller, making it more and more difficult to score.

Then the outside line can't guard people, and the inside line has to go up to defend. Once it comes out, it can't get rebounds. This is normal.

The more you fail to make shots, the less likely others will be to guard against you. That's the truth.

Of course, there are also tactical reasons. Perhaps it is because the Chinese team has always been accustomed to giving the ball to the inside and attaches little importance to the outside. From the coach to the fans, they all distrust outside players except Ji Feng. This kind of The deep-rooted concept existed before Ji Feng appeared.

So perhaps due to this influence, Guo Shiqiang continued to emphasize the inside line at the post-match summary meeting. He believed that the Arab League should be more proactive and designed several tactics for the inside line.

"We will play Jordan tomorrow! I don't want what happened tonight to happen again. Well, we have to play our own things as a Chinese team, okay." Guo Shiqiang finally said.

Then Guo Shiqiang also found Ji Feng, because he had previously made an appointment for Ji Feng to play in this game, but maybe the criticism from the outside world deeply irritated the newly appointed national team head coach, so Guo Shiqiang was ready to let Ji Feng play again. Take a break and wait until the knockout round before appearing again!

Of course Ji Feng has no objection to this. To be honest, he has little interest in playing Jordan. If he can win, it will be a great thing. Moreover, if the head coach wants to prove that he is a good thing, he cannot force himself to play. Although He felt that if he said he wanted to appear, Guo Shiqiang would never stop him.

Of course, even though he couldn't make it, Ji Feng still found Sun Yue and Wang Shipeng and asked them to play more proactively on the court.

"Brother, it's not that we don't want to take the initiative. When I get the ball, my first choice is to hit it inside. This has become a habit." Sun Yue smiled bitterly and complained to Ji Feng. He was also ready to show off his skills after coming back from the NBA, but there was no way. He was in the country The team's position is still that of a backup shooting guard. Not only does he have little playing time, but he also has very few shots.

"How cowardly! You did it by yourself when you had the chance, and you were afraid that the coach would eat you up. You spent a year in the team in vain!" Ji Feng hated the fact that iron cannot become steel.

The biggest gap between Chinese players and NBA players is here. NBA players, in order to show themselves, basically do it by themselves when they have the opportunity. Coaches also encourage such behavior, but this is not the case in China. Players tend to look forward and backward, and they also Don’t think about it, how will the coach know you can do it if you don’t perform well?

"Xin, then I understand." Sun Yue nodded and said he would pay attention during the game.

But when the game against Jordan started, although Sun Yue really played more proactively as Ji Feng said, and had a wonderful moment when he hit two three-pointers in a row, the overall performance of the Chinese team was shocking!

The same problem as in the previous game still exists. Although Sun Yue stepped up, Jordan was in full bloom tonight. He hit 7 three-pointers from the outside in the first half, giving him a 10-point lead at halftime!

In the second half, although the Chinese team pursued bravely and even tied the score in the last minute, a big mistake was made in the most critical defensive round. Jordan's three-pointer forced the Chinese team to take off the bitter pill of defeat!