The Godfather of Basketball

Entering the semi-finals has already made the fans overjoyed, and they didn't dare to think too much about the next game.

But when the two semi-finals were over and the opponent of the Chinese team was the Spanish team, the fans calmed down and became uncontrollably restless.

Spain!

The opponents that the Chinese team won in the group stage!

In other words, if they win again, the Chinese team will get an Olympic medal? !

The top three in the Olympic Games are gold, silver and bronze medals, and the third and fourth places are very different!

The Chinese men's basketball team is about to win medals! This is comparable to someone scoring 9.90 seconds in the 100-meter race, qualifying for the National Football World Cup group!

It looks unbelievable, but when that day comes, it will really explode!

The pre-match media hype brought unprecedented attention to the third- and fourth-place finals. Even those who don’t usually watch football games knew that the men’s basketball team might win a medal, and they all agreed to wait in front of the TV.

Not only the Chinese team, but also the opponent Spain team has attracted much attention.

On the rest day, on the sidelines of the Spanish team training, a dozen media reporters from all over the country had gathered early.

The players of the Spanish team looked not very emotional, and it could be seen that the loss to Lithuania still brought a big blow to the team.

However, the team coach Aito seems to be in a good mood.

This is also the performance that a mature coach should have. Even if the results are not as expected, he still needs to show a positive side. After all, the team still has a key game to play.

The Spanish team's training lasted only one afternoon, and when the training ended, the reporters followed suit.

Ye Xiao from the Basketball Pioneer News has rich experience, stood up early, walked coquettishly, and was the first to grab the opportunity to ask questions.

"Oh, it's you." Ayito had a good memory and recognized Ye Xiao immediately.

"Hello, Coach Aito, the next match will be against the host team, China. How is the team's preparation?" Seeing that Aito recognized her, Ye Xiao didn't need to introduce herself anymore, but spoke directly. ask questions.

"Yes, we are fully prepared, this team has always been like this." Aito replied with a smile.

"Before the last time the two teams played against each other, you said that you were looking forward to the next match between the two teams. Now that they have really met, how do you feel?" Ye Xiao then asked.

"Oh, luckily, I think the goddess Tyche is looking after us." Aito said with a smile.

(Note: Tyche is the goddess of luck in Greek mythology.)

"Sorry, I don't quite understand. You know that the Spanish team lost to their opponents in the group stage?" Ye Xiao asked suspiciously, Aito's performance was different from what she expected.

"Yes, that was my fault. I shouldn't have started with that lineup in the group stage. At that time, the starting point of me and the coaching staff was to use that lineup to consume the physical strength of the Chinese team, especially Yao Ming, but that didn't work out. Anticipation, on the contrary, made us passive from the very beginning, so the same mistake will not be made a second time."

The other reporters looked surprised at this time, it was the first time they heard this statement.

Ye Xiao recovered from her surprise, and finally asked, "So are you confident about tomorrow's match?"

"Of course, although it is difficult to play against the host country in every Olympic Games, we have had that experience and we will win the game." Aito finally expressed his confidence.

At the end of the interview, Aito's answer also made the headlines of major media.

What followed naturally attracted the displeasure of a large number of fans.

Ya lost the group stage once, and she still dances like this.

The fans were filled with righteous indignation, waiting to see the Chinese team give the Spanish team some color tomorrow.

On the training day of the Chinese team, although there was a lot of pressure from the outside world, the men's basketball players were relatively relaxed. After all, they were opponents who had defeated in the group stage, so they still had an advantage psychologically.

Because of the importance of the third and fourth finalists, Tang Tian's training session was not open to the public.

When the training was over, he called the players together.

"The group stage gave us a signal that Spain is not as unbeatable as before."

After Tang Tian said this, the team members nodded one after another. It was after that game that their confidence and performance went up to a higher level.

"But tomorrow's game will definitely be harder than the group stage, at least twice as difficult."

What Tang Tian said next made the team members look up at him.

"In the group stage, it may be to consume the energy of our main force, or it may be simply to underestimate the enemy. The starting lineup they use is different from usual. There are three substitutes. That is also the key to our victory. But tomorrow, for sure. Not like that."

After Tang Tian finished speaking, starting from Yao Ming, the team members nodded one after another.

As players, they focus more on training and self-adjustment. They really don't think that much about this kind of technical and tactical things.

After Tang Tian finished speaking for a while, their fluttering hearts were put away.

Indeed, winning the opponent in the group stage does not mean that the next game will definitely be won.

"Tomorrow is a tough game, but I believe we can win."

But Tang Tian's next words made them look surprised again.

"It's not because I won the group stage, but because your performance in yesterday's game gave me confidence."

The team members all laughed, half happy, half innocent, Tang Tian was going to give them blood again.

But this kind of laughter didn't last long, because Tang Tian's next words made them feel the adrenaline rush.

"Basketball games are not only about skills and tactics and player ability, but more importantly, execution on the court. Why do many NBA teams recruit famous coaches but accumulate stars but fail to produce results?"

"Because there is either distrust among the stars, or the inability of famous coaches to suppress the field. There are many reasons, but one thing in common is that they cannot express the coach's tactical intentions on the field, that is, they have no execution ability. A stadium is like a battlefield, and an army without executive power is like a mess, and the more intense the battle, the more important this is."

"The Spurs and Jazz in the NBA are teams with perfect execution, and you are the third team I see."

The players' mouths were parched, Tang Tian was not chicken blood, the success of the two tactics at the last moment of the last game against Argentina was the so-called execution ability, and it was something Tang Tian had been training them all the time in Beicang.

"You may not be the best, but you are the hardest working, so forget about everything you have done before, and use all your strength to prove yourself, and put that damned piece in front of our tens of millions of viewers. Can you wear the medal around your neck?" Tang Tian almost shouted.

"Yes!" The team members were excited.