The opening three-pointer in basketball

Shanghai is very hot in June.

Even in the early morning, as long as the sun rises, it will still be very sunny.

On the bank of the Yangtze River, a fat middle-aged white man was running.

This middle-aged white man is Deng Huade, the head coach of the men's basketball team of the China National Team.

Deng Huade is not well-known around the world, but his resume is not bad. He has been an assistant coach in the NBA and a head coach in the CBA.

In last year's Asian Championships, he led the Chinese team to win the championship.

Let the Chinese men's basketball team, which was originally in trouble in the World Cup and Asian Games, become the Asian champion again.

This year is the Olympic year, which is also particularly important for the Chinese men's basketball team.

The best result of the Chinese men's basketball team in the Olympics was the quarterfinals.

Originally everyone thought the quarterfinals were acceptable, but because of Bai Yi's appearance, many fans now feel that the goal of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team should be to compete for medals.

The leaders above also believe that the men’s basketball team can compete for medals.

This made Deng Huade's pressure suddenly become much heavier.

Logically speaking, having Bai Yi should be a happy thing, but after hearing the leaders' request, he thought it would be better not to have Bai Yi?

Mainly because it is really difficult to reach the top eight.

As an international coach, Deng Huade is very special. Not only the Chinese men's basketball team, but also the entire Asian men's basketball team, has experienced almost zero growth in strength in recent decades.

Because of the lack of communication, the training habits and tactical system here can be said to lag behind European and American countries.

Even if there are several teams from African countries, the Chinese men's basketball team cannot beat them.

Because African basketball has learned to borrow chickens to lay eggs, a large number of African players go to beautiful countries to study every year. They learn the most advanced basketball techniques in the NCAA.

Some countries even have three or four NBA players. Even if there are no NBA players, they still have many players playing in European leagues.

Although the European leagues are not as famous as the NBA, in terms of technical and tactical research and development, these European teams are more advanced than the NBA.

This is why the competitiveness of European players continues to increase.

While opponents are frantically improving their strength, Asian basketball is getting weaker and weaker.

The most typical proof is the free throw shooting rate and the three-point shooting rate.

In the past, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team had a free throw percentage of over 80%, even for inside players.

Now, the free throw rate for the inside line is about 60%.

The three-point shooting percentage from the outside has dropped off a cliff. It is fine in training, but it is useless in games.

Among CBA domestic players, Zhu Ba is the only one who averages more than three three-pointers per game.

For most teams in the CBA, domestic players only watch the show, and the quality of foreign aid determines the team's performance.

The concept of youth training is backward, and foreign players in the league are the main players. Under such circumstances, there are many young basketball players in China.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is number one in the world, but his performance is relatively declining.

To be honest, the Chinese team is indeed strong in Asia, but in the world, its ranking has definitely dropped.

Deng Huade feels that the Chinese team has a slim chance of entering the Olympics, or even the quarterfinals, but it is really difficult to win a medal.

Even if you have no intention, it is still very difficult.

Because NBA players are not members of the national team, Bai Yi can drive his Timberwolves teammates, but he may not be able to drive the national team players.

Players like Reggie, Tucker, Pekovic, and even Morris are all players above the league level.

Reggie's ball handling is also above average in the league.

Pekovic is also a rare and powerful center in the league.

As for the national team players, to be honest, the player that Deng Huade likes the most is Zhu Ba.

He thinks Zhu Ba can play in the NBA if he practices well. Ah Lian went to the NBA when he was young, but he can't do it now.

Alian is too slow.

Except for Zhu Ba, Deng Huade didn't think anyone else could help Bai Yi.

So Deng Huade has lost a lot of weight recently, and when he thinks about the national team's tasks, he is not in the mood to eat.

He still likes China very much. With his annual salary of one million dollars in China, plus some extra money from advertising endorsements, he can earn about two million dollars a year.

When he returned to the beautiful country, he worked as an assistant coach and his salary was only three to four hundred thousand dollars a year, which was not comparable to that in China.

And he used to be unknown in the beautiful country.

When he came to China, he was one of the focuses of the national team.

No one wants to live in the spotlight.

He really didn't want to leave.

But what to do?

With a heavy heart, he slowly returned to the Chinese team training base.

Then he watched the second match between the Timberwolves and the Heat with the team members.

The Heat were obviously well prepared today. Sometimes they even arranged for three people to double-team Bai Yi. It can be said that they tried their best.

After that, Reggie Morris and others were allowed to shoot.

It was even more difficult for Baiyi to catch the ball in the follow-up. The Timberwolves had to add a ball release point, and Morris Jr. was in charge, which worked well.

But Morris Jr.'s passes are actually very ordinary, mainly because Bai Yi is so good.

Deng Huade has no doubt that Bai Yi will definitely encounter this level of defense during the Olympics, in case Bai Yi is restricted by then.

Who do they rely on to score?

Deng Huade turned to look at the players, and finally focused on Zhu Ba.

Zhu Ba is a player who has a bit of a free spirit. Even if he is not strong enough, he will not suffer from stage fright.

He is bold enough.

But if Zhu Ba's hand fails, then who should he rely on?

Deng Huade then frowned.

In the end, the Timberwolves won the game. Bai Yi's winning three-pointer was important, but Pekovic's pass was equally important.

If the Chinese team reaches a critical moment, who will pass the ball?

Deng Huade took a tour and really didn't see anyone reliable.

Relying on their strong physique, the Huaxia team has always been pretty good in the paint.

But the outside players are actually very bad and have almost no aura.

There is a very important point, that is, the guards of the Chinese team are actually not good at passing.

When a CBA defender passes the ball, he must call for a pick-and-roll, block the defensive player, and then quickly go around.

Let them do it one-on-one, they are really incompetent.

When watching the CBA, I often see a player dribbling with his back and hips. He looks very fluent, but after dribbling for a long time, he still stands still.

This is really speechless.

Some people still dribble and retreat at the same time.

No one can dribble forward at the same time.

Except for Bai Yi of course.

But how can a mere white intention be enough?

Deng Huade now urgently hopes that Bai Yi can return to China immediately after finishing the NBA schedule to see if he can infect these wooden heads and give them some spiritual energy.

Deng Huade feels that having another player like Reggie in the Chinese team can help Bai Yi a lot.

It's a pity that it doesn't happen. Now we can only see if Bai Yi can have a good chemical reaction with his teammates in the national team when he comes back.