All-round Athlete

Chapter 772 There is a tactic called giving the ball to Zhang Guan

"It's finally clean!" Zhang Guan leaned lazily on the sofa, holding a bowl of ice cream, eating with relish.

"Now the media has nicknamed you 'God of War', isn't it very domineering?" He Yiming said with a smile: "Originally there were several boxers who wanted to come to you to see the butterfly walk, but now they all Shut up. It's just that some of the media is picking on it."

"Shooting fire? What do you mean?" Zhang Guan asked.

"Those boxing commentators are in various analysis, who is stronger between you and Klitschko Jr. Boxing magazines and sports media are also very happy to report this kind of news. The posture is like asking you to get Klitschko Jr. Isn't this just fighting against each other?" He Yiming said.

"Little Klitschko is also someone who has seen big winds and waves. After all, he is the heavyweight champion of the four top competitions, so he will not be able to withstand the instigation of the media!" Zhang Guan said.

"That's not necessarily the case. As far as I know, Klitschko Jr. is a very proud person. He has never allowed others to ride on his head, so he holds the title of four heavyweight boxing champions. If If the WBC heavyweight boxing champion is not his older brother Klitschko but someone else, I believe that Klitschko Jr. will definitely challenge for his fifth world champion belt." He Yiming continued: " Besides, based on your record and attention, those bigwigs in Las Vegas are definitely willing to spend hundreds of millions to let you play a game. You have to know, driven by profit, even a small No matter how proud Klitschko is, he will choose to compromise."

Zhang Guan nodded, as long as he could give enough benefits, let alone Klitschko, even Zhang Guan would compromise. Zhang Guan couldn't help thinking of the battle of the century between Methaway and Pacquiao. The cumulative income of both sides exceeded 300 million US dollars, and the income of both sides exceeded 150 million US dollars. Even if the game earns 150 million U.S. dollars, they will not refuse it.

And behind this battle of the century, there is an income of 600 million US dollars, of which the income of pay-on-demand broadcasts exceeds 400 million US dollars, the income of game tickets is 71 million US dollars, the income of broadcasting in entertainment venues is 69 million US dollars, and the income of print advertisements in Las Vegas alone The tension is US$1320, and the income from international broadcast rights is also US$35 million, which does not include the income from the event hosting rights bought out by the MGM Grand Hotel.

In fact, the 600 million US dollars is only a fraction of it. The real big part is the gaming revenue. The formal gambling amount must be one digit more than the 600 million US dollars. If the illegal periphery is counted, there will be an extra one "Zero" is also normal. To put it bluntly, drug lords in Mexico and Colombia may not be able to bet on this boxing match after working hard for several years.

A top-level boxing match can bring too much benefits, and it is also true that the match between Zhang Guan and Klitschko Jr. does not only exist in theory.

"Okay, let's not talk about boxing for now. Now I'm scared of those boxers who come to make trouble. It is estimated that no one will harass me in a short time. Then I can go to see Lao Deng with peace of mind. " Zhang Guan said.

"Old Deng? Who is Lao Deng?" He Yiming asked in surprise.

"Of course it's Deng Huade! The coach of the rookies of the national team. The men's basketball world championship in Turkey is about to start!" Zhang Guan said while swiping his phone, and found the men's basketball team in the world championship.

"The grouping of the World Championships seems to be different from what I remember! Why is it still the third level? This kind of grouping feels a bit like the Olympic group stage!" Zhang Guan thought silently.

...

The group stage draw of the Turkish Men's Basketball World Championships was held in Istanbul as early as December 14 last year. The 24 teams will be divided into four groups to compete.

In FIBA's group lottery rules, 24 teams will be divided into tiers. The first tier is the United States, Argentina, Spain and Greece; the second tier is Serbia, Slovenia, France and Turkey.

Originally, the Chinese team was in the fifth tier, together with New Zealand, Iran, and Angola. However, due to the Olympic championship two years ago, this time FIBA ​​moved the national team to the third tier, along with Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The same grade, and this is why the grouping has changed.

Zhang Guan originally thought that an Olympic champion would definitely have a chance to raise the Chinese team to the first tier, and the worst would be a second tier. As a result, FIBA ​​only promoted the Chinese team to the third tier. In the eyes of the basketball federation, the national men's basketball team is still not considered a strong team.

Of course, Zhang Guan was not the only one who felt dissatisfied. For example, Croatia and Lithuania, two strong European teams, were placed in the fourth tier, while Australia, which was not weak, was placed in the fifth tier. As for the sixth tier, such as Jordan, Lebanon, etc., the strength is really weak.

In the grouping of the group stage, one team from each level enters a group. In the original historical process, the Chinese team was divided into Group C, with Greece, Russia, Puerto Rico, Côte d’Ivoire and the host Turkey. In the first group, although the Chinese team only won one game from Côte d'Ivoire, it was originally hopeless to qualify, but in the last round, Côte d'Ivoire defeated Puerto Rico, and the Chinese team actually took the lead when the score was small, so they were very lucky to qualify for the qualifying round.

But this time, the Chinese team mentioned the third tier. Naturally, it is impossible to be in the same group as Puerto Rico. In the end, the Chinese team was assigned to Group A. In the same group are Argentina, Serbia, Germany, Angola and Jordan.

This reminded Zhang Guan of the Olympic Games two years ago, when the Chinese team was in the same group as Germany and Angola. The grouping at that time was called the group of death. In comparison, the current grouping is better, because there is still such a weak team as Jordan.

The rule is that the fourth place in the group will qualify, so for the Chinese team, as long as they can beat Angola and Jordan, they can guarantee the right to qualify, and if they beat Germany again, they might be able to get into a better group stage.

...

Bob Deng Huade, an American basketball coach, is only 40 years old this year. This age is definitely young among basketball coaches. At least for the Chinese national team, this foreign coach is indeed very young.

Compared with the previous Harris and Jonas, Deng Huade does not have such a wonderful resume. In his coaching career, he has been an assistant coach for a long time, and he has not been a head coach for a long time, but his record is It is very good. From another perspective, Deng Huade is not an internationally renowned coach, but he has his own unique coaching style.

At this time, Deng Huade was holding a tactical board with a worried look on his face.

"Bob (Deng Huade), you seem to be troubled. Do you have any problems in life?" Director Gong, the team leader of the men's basketball team, appeared next to Deng Huade unknowingly.

As the team leader of the men's basketball team, Team Leader Gong is very concerned about the big and small matters of the whole team, especially the young coach Yang, who has already been on Team Leader Gong's daily attention list.

"Gong, you have many outstanding young people, but we can only bring twelve places to Turkey, and among these twelve places, ten of them have been decided by your officials and must be brought to Turkey Yes, I can only choose two people among other candidates!" Deng Huade complained.

"The ten spots we set are all the strongest players in our country. Several of them have NBA experience, and even NBA superstars. I don't think there is any player from any country except the US team. Will the team reject NBA stars?" Leader Gong said immediately.

"Okay, I admit this, but some of them are really not suitable to appear on the field. For example, your number one star Dayao, he is indeed the strongest center in the NBA. Don't forget, he was injured. He just had an operation not long ago." Deng Huade continued: "Dayao is working hard to recover, but recovery needs a process and takes time! Although he can move now, he still can't. Intensive training, even training with the ball is very difficult, let alone confrontation training. I think it is impossible for him to recover before the World Championships. If he is forced to play, it is very likely that the injury will be compounded Injury, this will ruin his career! I don’t think Dayao should occupy a spot. Even if he goes to Turkey, he may not be able to be on the field; even if he is on the field, he may not be able to adapt to the game He should recover from his injuries now."

Without waiting for Director Gong to speak, Deng Huade continued: "There is also that Zhang Guan, your trump card. I heard before that when Dayao is not around, he will be your main attack point, but now there is only one distance away from the Turkey World Championships." It's been more than a month, but I haven't even seen his shadow! By the way, there are a lot of news about him. He won twelve opponents in six days, and even won the nickname of "God of War"! This is true It’s cool. But it’s really hard for me to imagine that a basketball player would still be boxing with a group of gorillas one month before the World Championships!”

"Zhang Guan is our best athlete. You have seen his performance in the Olympic Games. In the end, he defeated the US team because of his lore." Director Gong said immediately.

"But basketball is a sport for five people! Everyone else is already familiar with my tactics, but Zhang Guan hasn't even touched the ball. There is still a month left. I think Zhang Guan must not be able to integrate into my tactics. In the system. Just imagine, in the game, a player who has always been outside the tactical system is still the main attack point of the team. This game is simply impossible to play! Is it possible to let other players play four against five? Instead of giving him a place, let me try those young people, their understanding ability is very good, they are very hard on the court, and they can adapt to my tactical system." Deng Huade said immediately.

"Four against five? That's unlikely. One against five is possible." Director Gong said with a smile.

"One hit five? What do you mean?" Deng Huade asked.

"It means that Zhang Guan can play five by himself." Guidance Gong continued: "And Zhang Guan's tactical adaptability is very strong. Coach Yunus even commented that Zhang Guan's tactical understanding and tactical execution ability are absolutely perfect. He is the best in the world, he may not be able to direct a game, but he can definitely plan a perfect attack. Besides, in our national team, there is a special tactic designed around Zhang Guan."

"Special tactics designed around Zhang Guan? Do you mean to open up space for Zhang Guan to break through? I have seen the video of your games in the Olympics. This kind of breakthrough is very common in Europe." Deng Huade said immediately.

"No, no, no." Director Gong shook his head: "I'm not talking about breaking through and scoring the ball. The tactic I'm talking about is 'give the ball to Zhang Guan'!"

"En." Deng Huade looked at Director Gong, waited for a few seconds, but found that Director Gong had no more words, so Deng Huade asked involuntarily: "And then?"

"What then?" Director Gong asked inexplicably.

"How can this person say half of what he said!" Deng Huade complained in his heart, and then said: "Didn't you just say to give the ball to Zhang Guan? And then?"

"There is no more!" Director Gong continued to explain: "This tactic is to give the ball to Zhang Guan. After that, there will be no other people's business. Zhang Guan will naturally complete the attack."

"Uh..." Deng Huade was speechless for a while, he felt that Director Gong's answer was a bit nonsensical.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you that Zhang Guan will return to the team tomorrow." Director Gong continued.

"Zhang Guan returned to the team?" Deng Huade shrugged his shoulders: "To be honest, I really didn't intend to count on him. Since the end of the 2008 Olympic Games, he has not played for almost two years. Now he, compared to the Olympic Games At that time, I am afraid that even 30% of the level will not be left!"

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"Zhang Guan, long time no see!" Dayao walked forward with a smile, followed by several other old acquaintances from the national team.

"How is your recovery?" Zhang Guan looked at Dayao's feet, and then asked, "Are you able to run?"

"The recovery is better than I expected, but now I don't dare to do confrontational training. I hope that next month, when the World Championships start, I can do confrontation. The confrontation intensity of international basketball is stronger than that of NBA. It's much lower, so I don't need to recover to the best condition, I can recover to 70% to 80%, which is enough to cope with the World Championships." Dayao said.

"The premise is not to meet the American team." Zhang Guan said.

"Don't worry, we are not in the same group as the US team this time. Maybe we have to go to the finals again before we can meet the US team!" Dayao leaned forward and whispered: "When we meet Deng Huade, stay in the same group. Dim Sum, he has a lot of opinions on you!"

"Why? Because I didn't join the team until now?" Zhang Guan asked.

"It's almost for this reason. Americans don't always like other people doing special things." Dayao said.

"It's okay, he will naturally understand when he arrives on the training ground, if he has an opinion, keep it!" Zhang Guan said.