basketball never sleeps

Chapter 54 Three bottles are not enough, five bottles are not enough

The draw for the Athens Olympic men's basketball team was already decided in November 2003.

Group A includes teams from China, New Zealand, Spain, Argentina, Serbia and Montenegro, and Italy;

Group B includes the United States, Australia, Lithuania, Puerto Rico, Angola and host Greece.

Excluding the preliminaries, the Chinese men's basketball team could only meet the Dream Team in the top 8, so Harris agreed to the Dream Team's invitation without much hesitation.

Mo Wen could probably guess what the Dream Team or Larry Brown was thinking, but he did not mention his grudge with Larry Brown to the coaching staff.

Some people in the men's basketball team are not in the right state. Although Dayao has mentioned it to him many times before and he vaguely remembers some of the things that happened in history, the atmosphere in his team and the usual training environment still make him

It's very annoying. It would be nice to have a high-intensity battle to stimulate their blood.

In late July, Larry Brown brought his Dream Team, which he had been practicing for more than half a month, to Los Angeles, preparing to play some exciting friendly matches with several teams that had participated in the summer league.

"Oh, my dear Coach Larry, long time no see, I miss you so much!"

On the court, as soon as the Chinese team and the Chinese team met, Mo Wen excitedly approached Larry Brown and gave him a big hug.

Larry Brown was careless and did not dodge, and was once again locked up by Mo Wenqiang, a real lock.

"Bastard... Bastard... let go... let go!"

Before Mo Wen let go of Larry Brown, he gave him two big slaps on the back affectionately. This kind of "player-to-player" greeting directly stunned the Dream Six players behind him.

The bus next to him was also hugging Popovich, but the two were much more relaxed and harmonious.

Seeing this contrast, Iverson paused and seemed to understand something. He almost burst out laughing.

This Chinese guy is a bit interesting.

"Cough...cough, you are no longer my player, stop pretending like this!"

Larry Brown broke away from Mo Wen's arms and said viciously in a low voice while adjusting his tie.

"This is the only way you can do mischief. It's a pity that I didn't recognize your true identity earlier and let you enjoy the honor that you shouldn't enjoy."

"If you said that, then I'm so sorry. I thought the night when we won the championship would become a beautiful memory for us."

Although Mo Wen was still smiling, his cold and stiff facial muscles had already shown his attitude.

"Let's see the real results on the court, you bastard, let your Heat teammates see if you are worth the price!"

Larry Brown did not lower his voice, but shouted out loudly. Larry Brown turned around and glared at Wade, which made Big Cheek a little confused.

Harris and Yunus, who wanted to step forward and take me back, were embarrassed on the spot. They were clearly watching Mo Wen and Larry Brown performing the touching drama of "Master and Disciple Reunion" one second ago, but why did they hear the news the next second?

Where's Larry Brown's rant?

"Isn't that kid one of your players?" Popovich asked quietly as he followed Larry Brown.

"No, he is not my player, he is just a beast, a bastard, a jerk!"

Mo Wen didn't say it was okay, but Larry Brown was shaking with anger when he mentioned the night he won the championship.

The physical torture was nothing more than that. The photo of him crying and blowing snot bubbles from his nose had become his nightmare these days.

Another newspaper commented on this photo: It is one of the 100 most classic photos in sports history.

If he didn't want to lead the Dream Six team to compete in the Olympics, he really wanted to take the newspapers and websites that quoted that picture to court one by one.

Popovich, who has always regarded himself as his disciple and is close to Larry Brown's personal trainer, seems to have understood something.

On the night he won the championship, he called to congratulate him. Larry Brown on the other end of the phone was not in a very high mood. He originally thought that Larry Brown was relieved and tired, but now it seems that there is something else hidden.

Popovich subconsciously wanted to find someone to "arrange" Mo Wen, but after taking a look at the dream team in front of him, "his person" was only Deng Daidai. You can let the rest of them play, so do your best.

Anything else is boring enough.

After thinking about it, he waved to Marbury and Jefferson.

"You two will start in a while. You have to focus on taking care of the Chinese team member Mo. I mean 'take care of', do you understand?"

Marbury nodded in understanding, but Richard Jefferson scratched his head uneasily and showed a slightly embarrassed smile.

What's going on? I didn't offend Bobo, right? Why did he want me to die?!

He was someone who had actually played against Mo Wen. He just wanted to "take care of" Mo Wen on the court and not be bullied by Mo Wen. Three bottles was not enough, five bottles was not much.

At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team sent out the starting lineup of Marbury, Iverson, Jefferson, Duncan and Stoudemire, while the Chinese team played with Liu Wei, Mo Wen, Li Nan, Moco and Yao Ming.

The referee was from Chou Country, and the venue was also an NBA venue, so the game was not decided in full accordance with FIBA ​​rules, so the Dream Six team was still playing quite comfortably at this time.

The Chinese team, which was holding its breath at first, only lasted half a quarter before falling into a passive position. Both Mo Wen and Dayao were able to score efficiently on the offensive end, but the others were slowly "suffocated" by this group of NBA players.

Among talents.

Harris watched Liu Wei feel uncomfortable dribbling under the pressure of Iverson and Marbury, so he gave the ball-holding task to Mo Wen, and at the same time replaced him with "Zhu Ba", letting Mo Wen play the 1 position.

Although Mo Wen has been deliberately training Liu Wei and Guo Shiqiang's ball-handling abilities during training, it seems that they still have to continue practicing.

Of course, the problem of the men's basketball team is not limited to ball control. Their confrontation ability and various skills are also lagging behind the Chou National Team. Many times, Mo Wen and Dayao helped their teammates get opportunities, but they just couldn't make the shot.

This is really unexplainable.

The fact that the two teams failed to open up a score in the first quarter must be thanked to Larry Brown.

He combined the talents of this group of players with athletic ability to overwhelm the Chinese team, and limited them to positional battles. He also followed the Pistons and tried to take shots as close to the basket as possible.

Iverson and Marbury were willing to resist, but their three-pointers were only accurate when they were open, and their shooting percentages were poor whenever a stick was placed in front of them.

The players of the Dream Team 6 originally thought that the Chinese team was just an appetizer that they could easily clean up and massacre at will like their predecessors, but they did not expect that the game would be awkward.

Mo Wen behaves like a large offensively enhanced version of Kidd in the Chinese team. On the offensive end, he relies on his height and weight to easily defeat Marbury or Iverson. If he is replaced by Jefferson on defense,

, Mo Wen also had a height advantage when passing the ball to Zhu Ba and Li Nan. Coupled with Dayao's offensive ability in the interior, after the first quarter, the Chouguo team only led by 2 points.

In the second quarter, under the advice of Roy, another assistant coach of Dream Six, the Ugly National team began to use a deeper bench to compete with the Chinese team.

Mo Wen, on the other hand, was just like the Lakers in the previous Finals. He couldn't find Dayao inside, so he played alone and acted as a sole pressure player.

His isolation efficiency is really higher than the shooting percentage of his point guard teammates.

There were a few times when Jefferson wanted to play tricks on Mo Wen, but Mo Wen noticed it before he finished the move. After giving him a few "hard" blows, the little guy started to understand.

Mo Wen led the Chinese team to lead the Chinese team for a time. That is to say, Iverson started to get angry after falling behind. He made frequent single breakthroughs and continued to fire and hit in the mid-range. Deng also made a few blank shots. Otherwise, after halftime,

The Chinese team may still maintain the lead.

Off the court, Wade suddenly felt a bad feeling while watching Mo Wen play.

Mo Wen's current field control ability and technical level are better than Odom's. Then who will the Heat's ball be named after in the future?

Larry Brown felt very uncomfortable on the sidelines. Why was it so difficult to beat a Chinese team and a bad guy he looked down upon?

Both Bobo and Zoe discovered their forward problems, and Jefferson's defensive effect against Mo Wen was not good. Apart from Jefferson, the only orthodox small forwards in the Dream Six Team were James and Anthony, two rookies.

In the second half, after being persuaded by everyone, Larry Brown pointed his finger at the corner where the rookies

"James, get ready, replace Richard, use your talent to fight more, do you understand?"

James nodded a little excitedly. He was finally able to play. It was not easy.

Under the envious looks of his friends, James replaced Jefferson, who was already a little numb, in the second half.

Seeing the "old man" standing in front of him, Mo Wen grinned.

Ten seconds later, James, who was elbowed to the ground, opened the ceiling of the stadium and began to doubt his life.

Didn’t I come here to play ball?

(End of chapter)