Chapter 720 [Lost Again, You Lost Weight]

While Guo Xu was filming on the crew, the Men's Basketball World Championship began.

The U.S. national team has lost consecutive games in international competitions, and many fans believe they are no longer worthy of the title of "Dream Team."

The U.S. team couldn't afford to lose this time. The Basketball Association wanted to invite Guo Xu to the national team, but before they could take action, Guo Xu announced that he would be filming a movie during the holidays, so they had to find someone else.

A group of NBA stars formed the "Dream Team", most of whom have been selected to the All-Star team. The head coach is Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, nicknamed "Old K"; the captain is shared by Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade.

This team is the "Dream Team" that has been in the military for the longest time in history, and the training time is far longer than before. In the 2004 Olympics, the U.S. team suffered a historic defeat due to poor coordination, and the Basketball Association learned its lesson.

They initially selected 25 players and withdrew from the training team one after another. After many practice games in China and South Korea, the Dream Seven team finally left 12 players. The only players who have not been selected as All-Stars are Hinrich of the Bulls, Howard of the Magic and Warriors' Shane Battier.

The result was very similar to Guo Xu's previous life. The Dream Seven team performed brilliantly in the group stage. Anthony, who was called a waste by Larry Brown in 2004, was the best on the team. He averaged 20 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game and was selected to the All-NBA Team.

Unfortunately, Dream Team 7 lost again, losing to Greece in an upset in the semi-finals, and finally defeated Argentina and won a bronze medal.

In addition to Anthony, the other two team cores have been questioned by the media and fans.

The main reason for the loss of the US team is that the basketball rules of the World Championships are different from those of the NBA. In the FIBA ​​arena where there is no three-second defense, it is easier to use a zone to defend the penalty area, which makes American players very uncomfortable. The main way James and Wade score is through breakthroughs. If they cannot enter the penalty area, their strength will be greatly reduced.

Once the U.S. team is unable to shoot from mid- to long-range, and the opponent blocks the penalty area and restricts breakthroughs, the offense will become very unsmooth.

Many fans expressed disbelief that Old K allowed the least famous player to play more games, thinking that he was employing nepotism. In fact, if Battier and Hinrich are not available, the US team's lineup will be completely unable to create space, and it will be more difficult for James to perform.

On the other hand, the Greek team was lagging behind at the beginning. In the second half, the sixth man Spanoulis broke out and scored consecutively. The overall mid-range shot was accurate, and the team reversed and won by 5 points.

After watching the news, Guo Xu was convinced that these "big stars" led by the 2003 golden generation dared to lose to Greece. If he were here, he could kill Greece from the outside with just a few off-ball screens.

The Greek team only has two centers.

Sksenitis, nicknamed "Little Shark", is 208cm tall and weighs 160kg; Papadopoulos is 210cm tall and weighs 115kg. He is also a low-post player with tonnage. Can these two guard the pick-and-roll?

American fans are relatively depressed, but only Rockets fans are happy. They have just signed a contract with Greek combo guard Spanoulis. He will play for the Rockets next season. The team has exchanged a capable player for a small price. , can make sudden moves and throw.

Guo Xu did not play in the World Championships, but fans are discussing him. He is the most exposed star, and his popularity is based on competition.

Many people made comments like this.

"If Jason Guo participated, he would definitely win the championship easily. Facing a defensive team like Greece, he would just shoot casually and score 100 points in a single game. The guards who went there were not good at singles on the perimeter, so they had the nerve to say that they were dream players. Team?"

"The Basketball Association should contact Jason as soon as possible and make an agreement with him to play in the Olympics in 2008. Otherwise, he will be embarrassed. A bunch of hyped stars are useless. If Jason goes, international players will feel that they are dominated by the devil. fear."

"D'Antoni was an assistant coach for the national team, and his lineup was as deep as the Suns. As a result, they couldn't even beat Greece. Are there still idiots saying that the Suns won the championship because of the tactics arranged by the coach?"

D'Antoni really can't give any good advice to the Dream 7 team, because there are no stars suitable for his system. He likes to use guards as the core, rather than small forwards who lack shooting ability.

Paul, the best rookie, is very fast, but he is a point guard who mainly plays positional battles. His fast break advancement is average. Hinrich is a 193CM combo guard who cannot be fast. His specialty is shooting three-pointers and positional battles.

Even if the Dream Team plays in a positional game, it is impossible for the Dream Team to focus on pick-and-roll offense, because the core is James. His body is not suitable for pick-and-roll, and he can only be a point forward. He suffers when encountering zone defense. He averages 16+5+4 per game. To make matters worse, COSCO's shooting percentage is very low.

The Greek team, with high morale, reached the finals and was beaten 47-75 by Spain and finished second. This time, American fans are a little more mentally balanced. Even if they reach the finals, it will be difficult for the American team to defeat Spain, which has many NBA stars.

Pau Gasol won the World Championship MVP. Guo Xu feels that the possibility of the Lakers wanting to trade him is zero. He has proven himself in the international arena and NBA arena. If the Grizzlies want to rebuild, they should also send away Zach Randolph. .

The Chinese team was eliminated by Greece in the round of 16. The biggest gain was that Yao Ming won the World Championship scoring champion.

Fans discussed it for a few days, but the popularity of the World Championships has subsided, and it is completely incomparable with the Football World Cup. Guo Xu once again became the focus of the media and was exposed in many entertainment news.

"Kung Fu Panda" finally had a global box office of 682 million US dollars and a North American box office of 254 million US dollars. It strongly surpassed "X-Men 3", which was released on May 26 and starred a group of stars, and "X-Men 3", which was released on May 19 and starred in Tom Hanks. "The Da Vinci Code" will be released on June 28, and Warner's science fiction blockbuster "Superman Returns" will be released.

In this year's Hollywood box office rankings, "Kung Fu Panda" ranked second behind "Pirates of the Caribbean 2". Film critics never expected that a group of big-name movie stars would not have as much box office appeal as the panda voiced by Guo Xu.

In fact, there is really no reason why this film should not break out. The release time is very accurate and there is no fierce competition. The quality of the several films that have attacked them are not very high.

The most outrageous one among them is "Superman Returns". Warner struggled for several years and the production cost exceeded 250 million. In the end, it came up with a strange thing, and the star Brandon Routh was cheated to death.

The heroine Louise got married and gave birth to a child who was still Superman. Invisibly, Superman was letting someone else take over. There are very few scenes of Superman saving the world. In the final battle, he went all the way to deliver a behead to Raito, but was beaten with kryptonite by Raito and then thrown into the sea. It was Louise's husband who rescued him from the sea. . Can this kind of ghost plot not be thrown into the street?

Chinese media reported on Guo Xu more frequently because the fox-demon romance TV series based on his single "Drawing Heart" was released, with astonishing ratings, and the male and female protagonists became popular throughout Asia. Koreans have the highest evaluation of this TV series, thinking that the plot is too Korean drama, but it is a pity that it is not acted by Guo Xu.

Because Guo Xu's name is in the screenwriter of the TV series, it attracted a large number of fans. Whatever he comes up with will be a hit, and he can convince professionals with his musical performances. Chinese fans are looking forward to his next work.

Many people hope that Guo Xu can go to China to do activities and lead the Suns to play games in China in the preseason. Unfortunately, they can only be disappointed. Guo Xu is really not available.

It was already the end of September when the filming of "Inception" was completed, and it took nearly 5 months in total. Guo Xu spent a lot of energy and had no time to rest. He only had more than a week's rest after returning to Phoenix and had to participate in the Suns' training camp.

Megan Fox also finished filming "Transformers", which was also very hard. The two movies started shooting at about the same time and ended at about the same time. When they met at home, the first words they said were "You have lost weight."

Then, with infinite emotion...