Bishop of the Devil

If Lithuania can reach the semi-finals, it must be very strong. Lithuania has always been a very strong team in world basketball.

There have been many important figures in the history of basketball, such as Lao Sha, such as Jonas...

However, as the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team has been improved by Richard and the outside defensive strength has made great progress, it will be difficult for Lithuania to be an opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated Lithuania with a score of 96:91 and successfully advanced to the Olympic men's basketball finals.

The domestic basketball circle is completely in a state of excitement. A guaranteed silver medal is obtained. This is simply something that domestic fans can't even dream of.

Richard was relieved. At least now he had completed the task of the Basketball Association and no longer had to apologize to the people of the country.

The Chinese men's basketball team, a cooperation between China and the United States, has blossomed...

In the afternoon of that day, the duel between Argentina and Dream Team 6 started, and Richard even came to the scene to watch the match.

Although under normal circumstances Argentina beats the Dream Team, Richard still doesn't really want to meet the Dream Team in the final. He prefers to play Argentina.

The game on the field has already begun. Argentina played very smartly, shrinking the defense line on the field and not giving the Dream Six team a chance to break through and cause damage...

The rules of FIBA ​​are definitely very different from those of the NBA. There is no three-second defense rule in the Olympic men's basketball game, and there are no rules restricting zone defense, so the inside is crowded and crowded...

The most important thing is that because the NBA wants the game to be more exciting, certain fouls will not be whistled, but FIBA ​​is different, the whistle keeps sounding.

Duncan only played less than 20 minutes and left the game immediately after committing a foul...

Considering that he was playing against Argentine movie star Scola, you will know why he was sent off so quickly.

After Duncan left the game, the Dream Six Team was almost in the cold.

Although the game is not over yet, Richard knows that the Dream Team is finished. I am afraid that when they return to China, the nickname of the Dream Team will become the Nightmare Team.

Under normal circumstances, in addition to suffering from the rules and lack of outside offensive firepower, the Dream Six team actually lost because of internal strife.

Yes, there are all kinds of internal strife within the Dream Team Six.

The main reason must be Marbury. The relationship between him and Larry Brown was quite bad before. When the Olympics start, Larry Brown will definitely not give Marbury a good look.

He even asked Marbury directly: "Why don't you get out..."

This incident even alarmed Stern. Stern caught Larry Brown and scolded him, telling him to pay attention to his identity, maintain due respect for the players, and stop complaining about his players.

When this nightmare team returned to the United States and was denounced by American fans, Marbury accepted an interview and bluntly stated that Larry Brown should take the blame.

Seeing Marbury stand up, Jefferson and others also implicitly stated that Larry Brown was mainly responsible for this loss.

In Richard's view, these players are actually right. Although the blame cannot be entirely placed on Larry Brown, he must bear the main responsibility...

If it were not for internal strife, with the hard power of the Dream Six Team, the chance of losing to Argentina is not very high.

Even if Duncan is sent off, the Dream Six Team still has a good advantage.

Under normal circumstances, Iverson can still stand up to Larry Brown, but now Iverson would be fine if he doesn't quarrel with Larry Brown. How can he speak for him?

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"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The Dream Six Team lost this crucial game and missed the chance to win gold...

Richard couldn't help but feel happy. The next opponent they faced was Argentina.

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"The problem is simple. They chose the wrong head coach. The relationship between Larry Brown and I was very bad. If they had chosen Richard as the head coach, I think now we would have entered the game easily like the Chinese team. Finals!" After the game, Marbury faced questions from the press conference and did not hesitate to blast Larry Brown.

"This is an All-Star team, but Larry Brown always thinks of this team as his own. He always wants to tell everyone what is right and tell us what we can and cannot do. , we are not children, we know better than him what can and cannot be done, what he should really do is sit on the sidelines, just like old coach K or coach Richard, and quietly enjoy the game!"

Marbury may be really anxious and doesn't save any face for Larry Brown.

Jefferson couldn't control his mouth anymore. "I think Larry Brown just regards us as his own tools. He always wants to impose certain routines on us. I think this is probably why Kidd retired." reason……"

Kidd was actually a member of the Dream Six team roster before, but ended up withdrawing from the game. The reason was undoubtedly due to Larry Brown.

"All in all, they chose the wrong coach this time. To be honest, even if Richard hadn't been here to coach us, if it had been any other head coach, we definitely wouldn't have had such a miserable record."

I have to say that Jefferson’s words really resonated with many people.

Coach K coached the dream team, but he actually didn't have much of a presence at all. The only thing he did was...

do nothing.

Sitting quietly on the sidelines watching the game on the court, not even calling a timeout, leaving the game completely to these All-Star players.

"I heard before that they wanted Coach Richard to be an assistant coach. In my opinion, this is simply ridiculous and ridiculous."

"Who is Coach Richard? Who is Larry Brown? Look at the good things he has done. We are not even qualified to enter the finals."

"We all wanted to win this gold medal for the United States, but they picked the wrong coach. All I can say is that if Larry Brown is still on the coaching staff in the future, I will never come to the Olympics again."

Iverson looked livid. He originally thought he could join Richard in the finals, but now they didn't even qualify for the finals.

This made him quite uncomfortable.

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Richard just watched the excitement and did not join in the fun at this time.

The Dream Six team was eliminated from the finals, which not only increased Richard's chances of leading the team to win the championship, but also relieved Richard from a lot of pressure from the United States.

If it really happens that the final against Dream Team 6 and Richard finally wins Dream Team 6, then I’m afraid the fans in the United States will definitely not be able to accept it.

Don't forget, Richard is an American...

If Richard really leads the Chinese team to kill the Dream Team 6, then he will probably be sprayed to death by American fans.

Although Richard didn't care much about this matter, it might be better to have less trouble.

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In the blink of an eye, the Olympic men's basketball finals began. The United States defeated Lithuania in the third-place match and ended their Olympic journey with a bronze medal.

The next match between the Chinese men's basketball team and Argentina will determine the gold medal winner of this Olympics.

If the Argentina team can defeat the Dream Six Team, it must have two skills. The starting lineup of the team is all NBA-level players.

The center is Oberto of the Wizards, the power forward is Scola, the small forward is Nocioni, and the two guards are Ginobili and Bucks player Delfino.

With such a lineup, the men's basketball team was not unjustly defeated before, although the Argentine team could not find a dominant insider like Yao Ming.

But their lineup is more balanced, especially the starting lineup, which is all NBA-level players, and the three of them, Ginobili, Nocioni and Scola, are all quite good.

Ginobili is definitely an All-Star, and Nocioni and Scola are also quasi-All-Stars.

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As the referee blew the whistle, the starting players from both sides began to appear.

Speaking of which, this Olympic men's basketball final is actually a competition between the starting lineups of both sides. Because the game time is only 40 minutes, the head coaches of both sides are obviously not prepared to make too frequent substitutions.

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If no money is spent to improve the strength of Chinese men's basketball players, tonight's final may become a repeat of the group stage.

But now that Richard has spent a lot of money, the effect will naturally be leveraged, and he will soon gain an advantage on the field.

Compared with the Dream Six Team, the Chinese men's basketball team has no disadvantage compared to the Argentine team in terms of FIBA ​​rules.

These Chinese players have quite a lot of experience in international competitions. When they play small games, they are playing games under FIBA ​​rules.

The reason why Yao Ming regards Lao Sa as his idol must be for this reason.

After Zhu Fangyu used Artest's All-Star Light, his defensive strength has greatly improved. When facing Nocioni, he no longer suffers.

And he also has a good three-point shooting ability, which can give him a slight advantage in the head-on confrontation with Nocioni.

As for Ginobili, the Chinese team has no good way to restrict it, but Yao Ming on the inside has a great advantage, and the situation on the court is quite favorable for the men's basketball team.

Richard was relieved. Under the current situation, the men's basketball team's championship was basically a certainty.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Richard was completely relieved.

Won……

Olympic champion!

The Chinese fans watching the game stood up and cheered wildly. The value of this gold medal can be said to be too great.

It directly broke the embarrassing situation of no gold medals in the history of Chinese men's three major Olympic games...

This is a huge country with a population of more than one billion. The history of men's three major sports has never won a gold medal has been completely rewritten.

Richard knew very well that this time at the Athens Olympics, he was really just lucky enough to win the gold medal by chance.

We will definitely not have such good luck in future Olympic Games...

This time Dream Team 6 failed, and next time Dream Team 7 has a terrifying lineup. It is a real space battleship.

Unless Richard develops at least five All-Star level Chinese players in the next four years, he will not be a match for the Dream Seven Team.

But cultivating five Chinese players at the All-Star level is something that not even Richard can do.

This makes this gold medal even more precious!

With five crowns and one gold medal, Richard is on his way to becoming a legend and will never return!

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After winning the championship, Richard returned to China with the men's basketball team and participated in the celebration ceremony held by the Basketball Association.

As the person who contributed most to this gold medal, Richard was naturally the protagonist of the celebration ceremony.

However, Richard did not go to the limelight. After praising and encouraging the Chinese men's basketball players, he took Tiana back to the United States directly. There was still a lot of things with the Charlotte New Army waiting for him to go. solve!