All-round Athlete

Chapter 523 Men's Basketball Semifinals

At the same time, Zhang Guan is enjoying the "small stove" given by coach Jonas.

"He is the opponent you will face in the next game." Coach Jonas pointed to an athlete on the screen and continued: "Sarunas-Jaskovicius, he has a nickname called 'Europe Heavenly King'!"

Zhang Guan frowned slightly. He found that his opponents seemed to be very good in every game. Before that, there was Papa Lucas, the strongest point guard outside the NBA, and today there is another "European King".

I only heard Jonas go on to introduce: "Jaskovicius is the soul of this Lithuanian team. He is 1.93 meters tall and weighs 90 kilograms. He is a point guard. He studied in high school and university in the United States. , After graduating from college, he gave up participating in the NBA draft and returned to Europe to develop. In the 2004 Olympics, Jaskovicius once led his team to beat the Dream Six team 94-90 in the group stage, and in the final In the bronze medal match, when Lithuania faced the Dream Six team again, Jaskovicius also almost completed the lore."

Zhang Guan nodded. He remembered the Athens Olympics four years ago. On the way back from buying lottery tickets, he discussed the Dream Team Six with the men's basketball team. Although the US team did not have as many big-name players as the current Dream Eight team, the player configuration was more reasonable, but they lost to Argentina in the semifinals.

Coach Jonas continued: "Jaskovicius also played in the NBA. He joined the Indiana Pacers in 2005. Jascovicius played at a real level, and later he joined the Golden State Warriors and helped the Golden State Warriors complete the "Black Eight Miracle". But in general, he is like a lot of European point guards , not suited to the rhythm of the NBA."

"Not suitable for the rhythm of the NBA? Lack of physical confrontation?" Zhang Guan asked.

"Basically, Jaskovicius' footsteps are not fast, which makes him unable to adapt to the man-to-man defense system of the NBA, but he plays very well in the zone defense system, which is also the fault of many European point guards. Features." Yunas said.

Zhang Guan expressed his understanding. European basketball pays attention to all kinds of zone defense, and a large part of the defense system in the NBA is man-to-man defense, with more help defense than zone defense. This makes many European stars unable to adapt to the defensive rhythm of the NBA, and is often regarded as It is the defensive loopholes that are the focus of the opponent's attention.

However, in the various defense systems, these European stars are extremely powerful. Even the black muscular sticks in the United States can hardly take advantage of the European defense system.

"Another thing you should pay attention to is that Jaskovicius has a very good three-point shooting ability. In fact, many traditional European teams are not very good at shooting three-pointers, but Lithuania is an exception. The best team in Europe is good at shooting three-pointers. Among them, whether they are inside or outside, even the center can shoot three-pointers, so you have to pay attention when defending.”

Zhang Guan nodded again, he thought of Ilgauskas, a big man of 2.21 meters, but with the ability to shoot three-pointers.

Coach Jonas thought for a while, and then said: "The Lithuanian team can be said to be a model of team basketball, but this year's Lithuanian team is missing Ilgauskas, Masiyanska and Sangueira. General, the strength of the team has been affected to a certain extent. Especially without Ilgauskas, it is difficult for their inside players to restrain Dayao, so in this game, Dayao will still be our main attack point Considering the level of the Lithuanian team's zone defense, your breakthrough may not be able to achieve the best results, so during the game, try to distribute the ball to Dayao."

...

At the same time, in the training room of the Lithuanian team, the coach of the Lithuanian team Slelica is also playing the game video between the Chinese team and the Croatian team.

"What do you think of Zhang Guan's breakthrough?" Coach Slelica paused the screen and asked Jascovicius on the opposite side.

"It's very sharp, even in the NBA, it's a breakthrough at the top level." Jaskovicius said.

"You are right. As a track and field athlete, Zhang Guan's physical fitness should be stronger than that of a basketball player, so he can use this world's top breakthrough. And this is exactly the change of this Chinese team. In the past, the point guard of the Chinese team was their weakness. The appearance of Zhang Guan obviously made them make up for this weakness. He is fast enough, strong enough, strong in confrontation ability, and has a world-class breakthrough. The audience pressed It’s no longer useful to the Chinese team.” Slelica took a deep breath, and continued: “Speaking of which, I really admire my teacher Yunus, who can let Zhang Guan play basketball, and he also But I am not worried about Zhang Guan's breakthrough, I believe in your defense!"

Lithuania's zone defense can be said to be the top in the world. They are very good at defending the opponent's breakthrough. At the Athens Olympics, the US team had Iverson, James and Wade, all of which were first-class breakthrough players. However, facing the Lithuanian team The joint defense system, but suffered a big loss. In particular, the young James and Wade were blocked by the Lithuanian team for repeated breakthroughs after they came on the court, and then they were directly pressed on the bench by the coach.

So when Zhang Guan showed a world-class breakthrough, the Lithuanian team did not have any worries. They were very confident in their defense system.

Coach Slelica looked at his players, and then said: "In addition, through the observation of these few games, I found that as long as Zhang Guan made a breakthrough, he would be the last to finish the attack. Many, more pass the ball to Dayao in positional battles, so Zhang Guan's assist data is not good. In other words, he is a defender who is good at breaking through and scoring, but not good at passing, which is different from many American The guards are very similar. Another point is that Zhang Guan has never scored by shooting, and his free throw percentage is also around 50%, so I can be sure that Zhang Guan can't shoot."

Coach Slelica spread his hands while talking: "I want to say this, everyone should understand. What you are facing is a pure breakthrough player, and an extremely fast breakthrough player. He Can't pass the ball, can't shoot, so in the game, we can let him break through, but we can't let him layup. As long as Zhang Guan's layup can be restricted, he will have no means of scoring, even the ball No pass! I'm looking forward to hearing the referee blow the whistle for the three-second violation."

...

On August 22, at the Wukesong Gymnasium, the semi-finals of the Olympic men's basketball team officially started.

The second chapter is delivered, ask for a guaranteed monthly pass.