Chapter 580 Basketball Golden Era

——Beijing welcomes you and opens up a new world for you. The flowing charm is full of vitality!

——Beijing welcomes you, share your breath under the sun, and refresh your achievements on the yellow land!

On the plane, Lin Dong listened to cheerful and familiar music while looking through the Olympic group list that had just been faxed to him from China in the morning, as well as the final 12-man roster of the national team.

After the Dragon Country national team's Olympic roster went through hellish special training, 6 of the original 18 players were eliminated from the training camp, and the remaining 12 players were only decided last night.

The captain is naturally the undisputed Lin Dong.

In addition, the three official NBA players, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, and Sun Yue, naturally do their part.

Dayao and Sun Yue became teammates in the Lakers, and because of Dayao's relationship, Sun Yue got a lot of playing opportunities and team training in the Lakers that he could not have originally. He played 37 games in the regular season this year, averaging about 8 minutes per game. , can score 5.6 points and 2.7 assists, and is in pretty good shape. Although he is still not up to the Lakers' starting requirements, at least he can be fixed in the rotation.

And Yi Jianlian is in the Nets, and the Nets' performance this year is quite average. When the Nets boss signed Yi Jianlian with a high pick, most of them were because of the relationship with the Dragon Country market, and they were dissatisfied with the stingy boss who only saw money. In other words, even a super giant like Kidd can be sent away, which is evident from the bad lineup of the Nets this year.

But it was precisely because of this kind of failure that Yi Jianlian got more opportunities.

He started every game in the regular season and averaged about 32 minutes per game. At the beginning of the season, he averaged about five or six points per game because he was not accustomed to the rhythm of the NBA. By the second half of the season, he was already averaging a double-double and evened out throughout the season. Look, he also averaged 13.9 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, which is quite good. He even scored a double-double of 31 points and 18 rebounds at the end of the season, helping the Nets win five consecutive victories. If not Because the team was too stretched in the first half of the season, it is not impossible for Yi Jianlian to lead the Nets into the playoffs on his own.

Moebius's two years of training and Lin Dong's cultivation have been of great help to him. He has avoided too many detours, and his limits are destined to far exceed those of Emperor Yi from another world.

As for Dayao, Dayao and Kobe Bryant this season originally wanted to win the Yao and Bryant team's second consecutive championship.

The Lakers had a smooth journey during the regular season. Their record of 72 wins and 10 losses was slightly lower than last season, but they also occupied the first place in the league. During the regular season, they faced the SuperSonics three times, swept them three times, and faced the Cavaliers twice. They have maintained one win and one loss in every game, with a small score when they lose and a big score when they win. The US media and the league unanimously believe that the Lakers will be the favorite to win the championship this year.

But who would have expected that in the Western Conference Finals they would face the SuperSonics, which was only ranked fourth in the regular season.

The more mature Hanamichi Sakuragi teamed up with Chandler, who started to gain weight, and they were overwhelming in the paint, suppressing Dayao. Not to mention, the rookie named Durant, who was selected by the SuperSonics with the No. 1 pick this year, was competing with the Lakers. In the six-game series, he actually averaged a terrifying statistic of 37.6 points per game...

That guy is too tall, his wingspan is too long, his three-point accuracy is incredible, and his shots are so fast and sudden. The Lakers are almost in a state of losing control of the rookie's perimeter, and even Kobe has a hard time interfering with him.

Not only can he shoot, but he can also break out. What's more terrible is that he has a mismatch pick-and-roll with Sakuragi Hanamichi. Sakuragi Hanamichi claims to be able to defend from the 1st position to the 5th position, but that guy can play from the 1st position. Go to position 5!

One offense and one defense are natural. The pick-and-roll mismatch between these two people was still in the running-in stage during the regular season, but when they faced the Lakers in the playoffs, it was already complete, making people feel completely unsolvable.

He even has a big heart and is extremely capable of handling key balls. The Lakers were almost doomed by him.

In the end, the Lakers lost to the SuperSonics 2:4, which allowed Dayao to come to the Marbella training camp in advance to return to the team for training...

In addition to these three NBA players and Lin Dong, the other eight people on the roster include Xu Yong and Wang Shipeng, two NBA lower league players, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Zhizhi, Chen Jianghua, and Tang Zhengdong, four main European league players. Plus two CBA players Li Nan and Du Feng.

Tang Zhengdong only came to the European League this year through a trade. He joined Ligue 1. Due to the team's general performance, it failed to enter the final Champions League. He has not yet met his teammates from Moebius, but he has just arrived. He has already performed well in his first year, averaging 9.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, which is quite close to All-Star level in the European League.

As for Li Nan and Du Feng from the CBA, the environment of the domestic CBA has been greatly improved. In addition to the restructuring according to the European League rules, a large number of new teams have injected fresh vitality into the league, and a large number of outstanding foreign players from the European League and NBA substitutes have joined. , the originally extremely uneven team has been adjusted to a rough overall balance, and the excitement has also been greatly improved.

Coupled with the national attention and 'supervision' attracted by the popularity of basketball, and with Lao Li personally at the helm, the overall atmosphere was also very good, and the competition was considered fair and just.

And at such a high level, Du Feng and Li Nan can still lead their teams to perform well, and it is natural for them to be selected for the national team.

So don't talk about yourself. Even if you put yourself aside, this national team already has an NBA superstar and an All-Star, as well as a rotation substitute for a strong NBA team.

In addition, there are three European Champions League All-Stars and one main player, and even NBA lower league playoff members.

Such a configuration can already compete with the former peak Sonics configuration. As for himself...

Lin Dong closed the roster, closed his eyes, and just raised a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

Payton told him a long time ago that in the NBA, you need to have a signature move, a signature move that is almost like faith. As long as you use it, others will know that this ball cannot be defended.

And when most of your moves can reach this level, that is the fourth level, which is the level when you won four consecutive championships, and it is also the limit that a player can reach.

Lin Dong originally thought that this was his final state, because he really couldn't imagine any room and way to improve.

Even if he constantly maintains his beliefs and practices hard, he can probably only maintain the current level.

But...

In the past two years at Mobis, he has managed the Dragon Country City Basketball League and operated Slam Dunk International, allowing himself to appear in the public frequently and also to walk into the public frequently.

He played basketball with those U8 and U9 players, and he went to the homes of those children who dreamed of playing basketball but whose family conditions would never allow them to pursue a professional career.

He participated in various charities, various free charity performances and public welfare. He also accompanied Lao Li to fight against various club profiteers and some worms in the domestic basketball association. He even went on the court himself and had a fight with some second-generation players who relied on their backstage and no one dared to control them. Of course, he easily beat them...

He once stood at the top of this world, but now he is walking at the bottom of this world.

Having seen the scenery at the top of the world, and then looking back at the various situations at the bottom, this has made him reach another realm unknowingly.

If Payton's "skill belief" is regarded as the first level of this spiritual realm.

The belief extracted after reading all kinds of human situations and condensing the nation, and integrating this belief with oneself, that is the second level.

It is an incomparable aura, a deep and vast background like the universe after being restrained. These things have created a new self.

At this level, it is no longer that I make a signature move and others know that the ball will definitely go in. Instead, as long as I stand there and release my aura, the opponent will be afraid and can already feel your unstoppable momentum, and you will naturally have the determination to score!

Of course, this is just a feeling.

Lin Dong has never used this trick in La Liga. His momentum is always restrained, because no one in La Liga can force him to such an extreme, so there is no need.

But this Olympics is different.

The US team is still a mountain in front of Longguo.

Kobe, Wade... It can be seen that these people have been training hard and trying to surpass themselves all the time in the past two years.

Even, they have reached the realm and state when they won four consecutive championships. When they are in good shape, even Sakuragi, who has already been natural in defense, can hardly stop them.

It’s a pity that they met themselves after all.

Is the US team strong? Is Longguo basketball still not as good as them as a whole?

It doesn’t matter.

This time, the world will see how the true god of basketball is made!

——Speaking of which, a lot of big things have happened in the basketball world in the past two years.

In addition to Lin Dong's focus on the reform of the CBA in Longguo and the city basketball league, European basketball has made great progress.

After all, with Lin Dong, the old man, the popularity of the European league is now on par with the NBA. With the improvement of the market, the teams can afford to pay, and the overall more relaxed and casual life in Europe has attracted many excellent players to join the Champions League, including many NBA players.

This has not only greatly improved the overall level of the European basketball league, but also led to the naturalization of basketball players in some European countries.

After all, the influence of basketball on a global scale is no less than that of football, and the scene of the US team being defeated by Greece in the previous World Championships has also given hope to many European teams with improved strength. They hope to snipe the US team again in this Olympics, and even want to win an Olympic championship for Europe.

For this reason, many European countries have made heavy bets on naturalized players.

For example, Chris Kaman, a Clippers player who was naturalized by Germany, was born in the United States and automatically has American citizenship, but because his father is German, now the country calls and he naturally returns to his position, which is relatively normal. Now he forms the German inside three giants with Nowitzki and Pavlovic, and his strength is quite good.

Another example is Kirk Hinrich, who was unsuccessful in the NBA and was poached by a large sum of money during the Champions League craze. Now he has been naturalized by Spain, etc.

In addition to Europe, Asian basketball has also developed rapidly. Dragon Country is of course the undisputed first echelon, but the so-called second echelon is also monopolized by Japan.

The Japanese national team with Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede, Sendoh, Mori Shigehiro, Zebei Rongji and others can be called the strongest in Japanese history.

In all Asian competitions in recent years, except for Dragon Country, Japan has almost never encountered opponents. They even beat Dragon Country once in the 2006 Doha Asian Games, because Lin Dong did not go there.

It can be said that in Asian basketball, Dragon Country is unique, and Japan is unique again. The third echelon below, whether it is Iran, Lebanon and other countries that are gradually rising, of course, the pickled country that is the best in the world in words but the last in the court, must also be unique, the last in the last.

This is just Japan two years ago, this year's Japan... is even stronger!

Sakuragi Hanamichi has now become the undisputed new leader of the Supersonics.

Unlike the various ups and downs and struggles when Lin Dong led the Supersonics, Sakuragi Hanamichi used his enthusiasm, Yang Dong's indulgence and the harmony of the team to turn the Supersonics into a funny and happy team.

They inherited the fine tradition of the Supersonics. The whole team can become trumpets and fight with fans on the Internet, and they can be recognized by others without restraint.

They can also sneak to the Lakers bench in the decisive battle with the Lakers to listen to the Zen Master's tactics, and even have an awkward dance battle with O'Neal of the Cavaliers before the start of the game... The main feature is a heartless person.

This often attracts criticism, saying that Sakuragi Hanamichi does not have the leadership qualities of Lin Dong, and that the team he leads has no fighting power.

But in fact, the Supersonics won the championship this year...

In Sakuragi Hanamichi's words, play is play, joke is joke, don't joke about winning or losing!

Being funny is his style, and the joy he brings not only helps the Supersonics and Sakuragi gain a large number of fans, but also invisibly relieves the pressure that all teammates around him should bear.

The current Supersonics are always laughing when they play, and the pressure on them seems to have never existed.

What pressure is there?

If they lose, it's because Sakuragi Hanamichi, the funny guy, led the team astray, and it's Sakuragi who gets scolded.

If they make a fool of themselves, it's because Sakuragi Hanamichi made the team funny, and it's still Sakuragi who gets scolded.

All the topics and some criticisms are on Sakuragi Hanamichi, and even on the court, those opponents can't wait to stare at the red-haired funny guy who has teased them, and want to eat him alive.

This guy is like a tank with a taunting attribute. As soon as he comes on the court, he automatically attracts all the hatred inside and outside the court, and then lets his teammates develop and focus on the game.

Such a supersonic may not be as domineering as when Lin Dong was there, but it has achieved another incredible harmony and stability. In the playoffs, relying on the stability of the team and the performance of Durant, who has gradually adapted to the NBA, they swept the Lakers and the Cavaliers and won the championship of the 07-08 season in one fell swoop.

Rukawa Kaede's progress is also steadily improving. This season, with an average of 4.56 3-pointers per game in the regular season, he won the first and perhaps only title of three-point shooter in his career.

He has adapted a lot to the confrontational aspects, and often performs 3+1. In addition, with the help of Sakuragi, he can be regarded as a secure All-Star position.

As for the La Liga players, Sendoh, Mori Shigehiro, Sawakita Eiji and others have also learned a lot from Lin Dong. They all have the ability to play in the NBA. They are also very adaptable to the space-small ball tactics of the Supersonics. In addition, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who has matured in both ball skills and leadership, is the backbone.

Except for the absence of Lin Dong, this Japanese team is like a copycat version of the Supersonics. Their strength should not be underestimated!