Chapter 513 [I Feel Uncomfortable as a Rookie, but My Sister-in-Law Wins the MVP]

What saved the Lakers and Kobe was the "Dream Six". Their poor performance at the Athens Olympics grabbed headlines, diverted people's attention, and inspired strong complaints from fans**.

USA Basketball gave Larry Brown a chance to prove himself, and then he helped his opponents prove himself. They were very happy to meet the "Dream Six" teams in this Olympics. They never thought that NBA stars could be so easy to deal with.

Stoudemire did not participate, and Brown called his favorite disciple Ben Wallace into the lineup to "save the game." The outcome was doomed.

At the same time, Brown's harsh style made it difficult for many players to adapt, resulting in the US team being unable to generate enough cohesion to win the game. This harshness is reflected in the fact that Brown does not allow rookies to play. No matter if you are the No. 1 pick, No. 2 pick, or No. 3 pick, they will not be used.

Even if you are a dragon, you have to be coiled up by me, and even if you are a tiger, you have to be laid down by me.

If I say you can do it, then you can do it or not. If I say you can’t, you can’t do it.

The Dream Team's games are chaotic battles, and Brown doesn't do much on the sidelines and rarely calls timeouts. He just sits on the sidelines watching the game every game, with his own BGM, and all he needs to do is dance.

When I use the rookie, I feel uncomfortable all over. If I don’t get the job, I feel uncomfortable all over, feel uncomfortable all over, feel uncomfortable all over...

The Basketball Association thought it was unkind to expel Brown without any reason, and it turned out to be a big joke.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the "Dream Team Six" lost to Argentina in the semifinals and lost three games in the Olympics. Previously, the U.S. men's basketball team had only lost two games in the Olympics. They ended up with a bronze medal as a fig leaf.

The "Dream Six" team also lost three games in this life, but the losses were even more ugly.

They lost to Puerto Rico 69-93 in the opening game, and the fans were stunned. The "Dream Team" scored less than 70 points in the game? Arroyo, who was a role player in the NBA, defeated Captain Iverson of the United States?

The reality is such nonsense. I didn’t dare to write like this a few years ago for fear of being sprayed to death by fans. Iverson is too black.

The U.S. team also lost 85-97 against Lithuania. They lost by double digits in both games and their offense was poor.

In his previous life, Marion had a lot of playing time in the Dream Six team, averaging close to 10 points per game and shooting over 50% from the field. He was an important rotation for the team. Without him, the team's wing strength has also declined.

It doesn't matter if the United States loses two games in the group stage, it can still advance out of the group. Brown did not forget to praise Ben Wallace because he helped the U.S. team reverse a 12-point deficit in the group stage and beat the German team by 1 point.

In the second half, Nowitzki did a great job defending him. He is the person who best understands Brown's tactical intentions.

In the quarterfinals, the United States team met the powerful Spanish team and was defeated 76-94, withdrawing from the medal competition.

Brown had no one to praise this time and was helpless on the sidelines. Facing Gasol, who has shooting range, height and wingspan, can attack with the ball, and can handle passes, he was blown away...

In Guo Xu's previous life, the United States eliminated Spain thanks to Marbury's superb performance. When the team fell behind, he ignored the team's tactics and relied on his personal ability to score consecutive singles. He scored 31 points and led the team to victory. reversal.

Marbury did not go to Athens this time. Brown asked Iverson to hold the ball and attack, and let Ben and Duncan defend together firmly, allowing Spain to maintain its lead until the end.

LeBron James' hair was falling out on the sidelines; Wade's cheeks were bulging with anger as if he was practicing toad kung fu; Carmelo Anthony looked at the scoreboard with dull eyes.

But no matter how much they want to help the team, they can only sit on the sidelines and become spectators.

Especially Anthony, who fell out with Brown in the first game and never played again.

In Brown's view, Anthony's entry into this team is just another advertising model, and what he needs is a proven warrior, so even Okafor, this year's second overall pick, has played more minutes than Anthony.

Brown publicly criticized Anthony to the media for not training hard, keeping a distance between Anthony and his teammates, and Anthony's poor shot selection... The old coach simply couldn't stand this talented but solitary boy.

After the third game, Brown said: "He didn't take the initiative to integrate into the team at all. His life must have been very difficult at this time, but he still didn't take the initiative to adjust. We can all see it from his training and body movements. . Give a player 2 minutes of playing time, and his only action is to shoot. Is this team basketball? James only played 7 minutes in the warm-up match against Germany, but he always encouraged his teammates on the bench. What kind of attitude is this? ? It will be clear when you think about it."

After the team was eliminated, Anthony also had his own statement: "Wrong shooting? I didn't have any playing time at all. How can I shoot well like this? I have nothing to complain about... Now our loss is ugly. Everyone knows who it is." The greatest responsibility.”

In the end, the "Dream Team Six" won seventh place, breaking the record of sixth place set by the "Dream Team Five" in the 2002 World Championships. This team almost accounted for the most humiliating moment in the history of the US men's basketball team.

They only shot 43.7% from the field and 29.5% from three-point range in this game, while their opponents shot 48.2% from the field and 44.1% from three-point range.

Iverson averaged 15.1 points, 2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game and became the team's scoring leader. He seemed to be the team's most reliable. In fact, he took the most shots on the team, and also had the team's lowest field goal percentage of 37.8%. Without Marbury, Iverson took more shots.

Brown's defense is not systematic, and Duncan is not reused. The success or failure can only be pinned on Iverson. He turned the Dream Team into the 76ers, and a group of stars watched Iverson strike.

After the loss, there was a lot of criticism in the media and on the Internet.

Are you saying that the "Dream Team Six" lineup is weak? No matter how weak they are, they are still a group of NBA stars. The second-rate star lineup cannot compare to other countries? Even those who play in the NBA are basically role players. Gasol and Nowitzki are the only big-name stars.

"Iverson is the core in Brown's hands, but he is just a pure blacksmith. He can't beat Puerto Rico's magical boy Arroyo one-on-one. Why not let Jason Guo play in the Olympics? He has already said that he has not received an invitation at all. "

"We didn't invite Jason Guo to play in the Olympics and found a bad guy to be the captain. The Basketball Association is really full of talents."

"Larry Brown can replace Duncan with Ben Wallace, spray Marbury with Anthony, and make James a marginal player. Is there any more amateur coach than him? If you don't need a coach, you won't end up like this, right?"

"Is Brown deliberately looking for trouble? There are always those few people who rotate, and young people are not used at all. The post-game evaluations are the same. They are not ready to play just like Milicic."

The ending of the men's basketball team also changed. After eliminating the United States, Spain, led by Pau Gasol, defeated Argentina by 5 points. In the final, it defeated the Italian team and won the Olympic gold medal.

As the core of the team, Gasol won the Olympic Most Valuable Player Award. He has always been an inside pivot. As a big man, he can play in isolation, support, and his defense is not bad. He has proven himself in the international arena, and signing a big contract in the NBA is just around the corner.

With such an experience of leading the national team to win a championship, Gasol's life is even more different from his previous life. Guo Xu doubts whether the Lakers can trade "everyone's sister-in-law" to the team to assist Kobe in the future.

Another reporter asked Guo Xu to evaluate the US team and Larry Brown.

Guo Xu refused to comment. It was obvious that he was too lazy to say anything. The US team was a disgrace and there was no need for him to make the final decision.