Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

In the first game, the Chinese team defeated Italy 88 to 75, which surprised everyone. It was not because the strength gap between the two sides was too big, but because Italy's pre-match arrangements were all aimed at Yao Ming, and in this game Lian Feng

The sudden play completely disrupted their layout.

After the game, many media reported on the grand occasion of the game.

"How can a serial striker make the national team perform so well that it's completely different?"

This is a question lingering in the minds of many people. Is Lian Feng already so strong?

In this regard, some well-known football commentators expressed their opinions.

"Actually, although Lian Feng is strong, he is not able to raise the strength of the Chinese national team to several levels by himself. However, what he has brought about is a change in the structure of the Chinese national team."

"You know, the Chinese team is definitely not weak! With Yao Ming, you can gain an advantage in the paint against any team, even strong teams like the United States and Spain."

"We must look at this national team dialectically and objectively. This national team does have many weaknesses, but they definitely do not include weakness inside! Their real problem before was that they relied too much on Yao Ming. Once the opponent made arrangements for this, Yao Ming was cut off.

The contact with the backcourt players, or when Yao Ming's physical strength is exhausted, the team will be in a situation where it is at a loss."

"However, when Lian Feng joined the Chinese team, which was extremely powerful inside, everything changed! They showed the world a new possibility, that is, they turned their opponents' targeting of Yao Ming into a weakness.

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"This sentence may be a bit hard to pronounce, but it is true. In the past, they were always unfavorable against Yao Ming, but in a team with a forward, continuing this style of play will give the forward more space!"

After the first game, Lian Feng himself was surprised that he could play the best performance of the team.

Yao Ming seemed to be overshadowed by him.

But if you think about it carefully, it is actually very reasonable.

"Dayao is very powerful, and every team is very afraid of him. He is so powerful that normal attacks cannot stop him, and specific routines must be used to target him. Therefore, their restrictions on other points have naturally been relaxed.

Quite a few.”

"Especially against the third position. I played very easily in this game. The Italian team focused too much on Dayao, and the blockade on the outside was also very good! Only...their restrictions on me

, it’s really too powerless.”

That's right, what China has always lacked is a player with the ability to score in singles from the wing!

"Although it seems that Dayao's performance is not that outstanding, my performance depends on Dayao's intimidation! It can be said that as long as Dayao is on the court, even if he does nothing, as long as he sinks inside, he can

Bringing pressure to the opponent. At this time, as long as the striker has a certain degree of personal singles ability, it will be easy to tear the gap!"

But Lian Feng also understands that in the past, the national team lacked such a role. After he came, even if his personal ability was still far behind Kobe and Jordan's unsolvable singles, the effect was the same in the face of lax defense.

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The victory in the first game made the entire Chinese fans extremely excited.

What ordinary people who don’t understand football see is that the Chinese team won.

As long as you win, you will be happy! This is something engraved in the bones of this nation, this nation’s collective sense of honor!

Senior fans and professional football commentators have seen more. They have seen the infinite possibilities of this national team! Yao Ming is already strong enough, but it is easy to be restricted, very easy to be restricted! The arrival of Lian Feng has become this

The most perfect puzzle piece for a national team. As long as there are two forwards and one forward on the court at the same time, this team will be a world-class team!

Fans gave Yao Ming and Lian Feng a popular nickname: "Crazy combination!"

For a time, the "Crazy Group" made headlines in all major sports sections.

"Go crazy! How far can this national team go?"

"Two star NBA players are going crazy in Japan!"

Obviously, the victory in the first game also brought confidence to the entire national team and boosted morale.

The second game was against the American team. Although they lost the game by 120 to 110 points, not only was everyone not devastated, but they were even more inspired!

Because everyone suddenly realized that the gap between the national team and the US team is not that big!

However, this game also exposed many problems, which is what Lian Feng repeatedly emphasized: "If you don't think about how to give Yao Ming more rest time, he will definitely collapse in the fourth quarter!"

Yes, the American team actually had no tactics at all in this game, and was even suppressed by the national team in the first two quarters. But their lineup was so deep, they constantly rotated, and then pressed the whole court, which seriously consumed the Chinese team.

The physical strength of Chinese players.

Yao Ming, in particular, obviously lost his dominance in the second half and was pierced by the fast break of the US team.

Although Lian Feng tried his best to score 28 points, and even gave Paul two hot pots in the second quarter as a gift to his future teammate, he still lost the game.

After the game, Paul and Lian Feng hugged warmly, "Well done, brother!"

Lian Feng laughed loudly: "I still won by you!"

"Please, don't worry about this kind of thing! I'm more concerned about the start of the season."

"On the contrary, I am more concerned about winning the World Championships...Actually, I hate losing, no matter what game!"

"Man, I like your attitude towards winning. We agree on this! I like you more and more."

"Ha ha……"

After this game, Yunus finally agreed to try Lian Feng's suggestion. In the second quarter, the second half of the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter, let the Arab League and Da Zhi take turns to replace Yao Ming to ensure that Yao Ming will be the best.

In the critical first quarter, the first half of the third quarter and the second half of the last quarter, there was plenty of energy.

Lian Feng is pleased. For this national team, it is guaranteed to be able to attack at critical moments, but the more far-reaching impact is that Yao Ming's playing time will be shortened to about 20 minutes. Don't underestimate these ten or twenty minutes.

There is a difference in playing time. With these more than ten minutes of playing time, Yao Ming will be overdrawn and wasted in every game. If a small amount adds up, it becomes a big hidden danger.

Such low intensity greatly reduces Yao Ming's risk of injury!

In the past, the national team could not play like this because once Yao Ming came off the court, both offense and defense would be suppressed, and the score would soon be widened. When Yao Ming came on the court again, the pressure would be greater and the losses would be greater.

But now with Lian Feng, he can be guaranteed not to be suppressed even without Yao Ming.

In the third group match, the national team began to adopt this style of play.

When Yao Ming went to rest, he relied on Dazhi, Ah Lian, and Zhang Songtao to support the interior defense.

Originally, Lian Feng's attention was focused on Da Zhi and Ah Lian, but he didn't expect Zhang Songtao to bring an unexpected surprise.

As one of the Five Tigers of Olympus, Zhang Songtao is 2.1cm tall and 130kg but moves extremely fast and has made several outstanding goals in defense and fast break!

Dazhi is rich in experience, and the Arab League is young and can run and jump. They guard the basket and drive the opponent out of the penalty area. This is the activity area for the forward who has just upgraded his jumping ability!

Originally, this area was the weak point of the national team's defense. Because the big center moves out to defend, it will consume energy faster. However, if the big center does not come out, it will not be able to limit opponents with a certain speed and shooting rate.

The Lian forward perfectly compensates for the defense in this area!

In terms of speed, in this World Championships, except for the US team, no forward of any team can take advantage of Lian Feng.

Lian Feng's bullet speed and insight skills allow him to effectively limit his opponents' mid-range breakthroughs and jump shots.

Obviously, the Chinese team played very comfortably in this game.

To sum up, there are two things: physical strength and division of labor.

The key is that even if Yao Ming is not on the court, under the leadership of Lian Feng, the offensive efficiency of the national team has not dropped much.

Without Yao Ming, the rough low-post footwork, Ah Lian's burst of bullet speed, and Zhang Songtao's fast break speed can also work well with Lian Feng.

It doesn't establish much of an advantage, but it ensures that the national team doesn't fall behind and even takes the lead occasionally.

In the last quarter, Yao Ming, who was full of physical strength, returned and directly dominated the game.

In the third game, Lian Feng only scored 19 points, but 4 players on the team scored in double figures, and ultimately defeated Puerto Rico 95-87.

However, everyone noticed one thing, that is, everyone had rotations, except Lien Feng, who played almost the entire game.

Now, everyone's original worries about Yao Ming have turned into worries about Lian Feng.

"Is it possible that Lian Feng is overused?"

Lian Feng didn't care about this. In the third game, when the assistant coach asked Lian Feng to leave the game, he even said something back.

That is why someone with legs like Lian Feng has such confidence.

Lian Feng knows very well that his and Yao Ming's status on the court are equally important. At least one of them must be on the court!

If Yao Ming rests by himself while on the court, the national team will be in a situation where all the pressure falls on Yao Ming alone.

But if he is on the court, he can effectively play the role of threading the needle and transmitting pressure to several other insiders.

Therefore, even if Lian Feng plays the entire game, he is not as tired as Yao Ming. Everyone knows this, so Lian Feng is not forced to take a rest.

That's the difference.

Moreover... Lian Feng has not forgotten that only when you are physically exhausted can you approach injury!

"Because of the serious injury last time, my physical strength has improved a lot. In fact, it is not very difficult to play the whole game."

In this regard, Lian Feng was also a little helpless.

It’s getting harder and harder to get injured.

Of course, if you continue to use confrontation layups, fancy dunks, pull-up jump shots, etc. to trigger the extra stamina-consuming effect of skills, you can still quickly reduce your stamina.

But this is not the NBA, the kind of game that pursues entertainment.

On the national team field, Lian Feng would not dare to play like that.

After a few games, the outside world discovered that Lian Feng, who played 40 minutes in each game, was still in good condition.

Historically, Yao Ming was injured after the second game, but because of Lian Feng, he was always in good condition. Lian Feng knew that he had changed history, even inadvertently.

Changed Yao Ming's career!

In the end, the national team finished second in the group with 4 wins and 2 losses and successfully advanced to the top 16.

The only regret is that in the match against Slovenia, the national team won with a score of 94 to 87, and Wang Shipeng's historic shot that can be boasted for a lifetime has no chance to be repeated.

After the game, Lian Feng patted Wang Shipeng on the shoulder maliciously: "I'm sorry, brother, haha."

Wang Shipeng looked confused: "Ah?"

"hey-hey……"

After qualifying, the national team did not relax because they all knew that the next game would be a real tough battle!

Historically, the best result achieved by the Chinese team in the world men's basketball competition was the top 8.

In this World Championships, the national team only ranked 15th.

However, history has officially changed with the arrival of Lian Feng!

Next, it’s a 16-to-8 game!