Chapter 970 The American Team Moves Reinforcements

Yu Jia asked: "Iron Hammer, when the American team uses a crowd tactic, why don't they double-team the ball holder?"

Li Ba smiled and said: "Some tactics still need to be retained. This is just the group stage. Even if we lose tonight, we are still confident of reaching the knockout rounds. The final is when we really compete with the American team."

This is not the first time that the Chinese team has defeated the American team. Although the American team is no longer the Dream Team this time, it is still very strong, so the shock it caused is also very big.

But what really shocked the most was the United States.

It was daytime in the United States at this time, and almost all media were reporting on the defeat in the group stage.

The media attributed the defeat to three points. First, none of the American insider superstars signed up, second, the tactics failed, and third, they underestimated the Hammer and did not expect him to play point guard.

Insider superstars like Duncan, Garnett, and O'Neal have been criticized by the media, which makes them helpless. They have all participated in it before, and O'Neal has participated in two competitions. They can't play every time, right?

Regarding Coach K, the media also believed that he did not know enough about the Hammers. The media suggested asking Frank, the former head coach of the Suns, who knew the Hammers best.

Many NBA superstars and coaches have accepted interviews with the media.

Jordan was interviewed at the airport and said: "I am very disappointed. It seems that this US team still cannot be named the Dream Team. I see many media still call the Dream Team. Stop saying that, the Hammers will Laughing to death.

In addition, the most fundamental reason for the failure is internal reasons.

If we can remove two more true inside superstars and put some restrictions on the Hammers, we will win this group match. In fact, we didn't lose much.

But what’s ridiculous is that we have to let small forwards like LeBron James play the fourth position. Don’t we have any interior players? Do you all stay on the beach and sunbathe? "

"Michael, do you have anything to say about the outside performance?" a reporter asked.

"I'll tell you the truth, generally speaking, no one can feel great when facing the Chinese team's weak perimeter defense," Jordan said.

"What about tactical issues?" the reporter asked.

"I saw the tactics in the third quarter, but I didn't play them out because some people didn't defend. Moreover, the Chinese team's internal strength is too outstanding, and positionless basketball can't guarantee rebounds. I don't think this tactic is successful. " Jordan said.

In California, not long after the Chinese team's game ended, former Suns head coach Frank received a call from Colangelo.

"Run to China now? Jerry, what do you want me to do?" Frank said in surprise.

"Frank, help us, you know the Hammers best. We didn't expect him to play point guard at all. If you were here, we wouldn't have this problem," Colangelo said.

"Yes, I know he can play point guard. He has the best ball-handling ability and the best passing ability. Although his organizational skills are average, he can still play as an organization center. But, Jerry, I Not the best candidate," Frank said.

"What do you mean?" Colangelo asked doubtfully.

"To deal with the Hammer, the main thing is to limit his performance. Jerry, go ask Ron Adams. He is the defensive coach. He is the best person to deal with the Hammer. But he is now the defensive coach of the Warriors. You can Give it to him," Frank said.

"Ron is not with the Suns anymore?" Colangelo said in surprise.

He invited Ron Adams to the Suns. He was a very good defensive coach and was very good at building a defensive system. Without him, the Suns would not have been able to complete the establishment of the defensive system in such a short period of time. There is no such thing as a dynasty.

"He is from San Francisco. After the Hammers and I left the Suns, he left too." Frank laughed.

Colangelo over there thought for a while and said: "Well, Frank, come here too, we can't lose this time, you have to help me this time."

Frank scratched his head and could only agree.

In fact, he really didn't want to play against the Hammers, but Colangelo was good to him. When boss Sarver wanted to fire him, it was Colangelo who protected him.

Of course, after the Hammers left last year, he didn't want to work with Sarver and resigned.

Next, the Chinese team has 4 group matches, one match every two days, namely Spain, Angola, Germany and Greece. Except for Angola, they are all very strong.

However, after defeating the American team, the men's basketball team is not afraid of these national teams, and the morale is very high.

The next day, Li Ba and Dayao went to the Olympic canteen for breakfast.

Along the way, Li Ba was busy greeting people. Too many foreign athletes asked him to take photos. When he arrived at the cafeteria, people kept coming over.

"Manu, come here."

At this time, the Argentine men's basketball team also came. Li Ba saw Ginobili and shouted quickly.

"You guys played well yesterday."

Ginobili came over quickly and greeted Dayao and the others with a smile. After sitting down, he said to Li Ba: "Hammer, are you sure you want to come back next season? If you don't come back, my contract will end next season. Planning to leave."

Li Ba smiled and said: "I want to come back. But you want to leave and go back to the Spurs?"

"You guessed it right! Greg contacted me. The Spurs draft pick was good and he wants me to go back." Ginobili smiled.

Li Badao: "I advise you not to go back. The football market there is too small and the boss is stingy. Even if the draft has been good in the past two years, it is not easy to truly rise. You will waste your time there. And you Within Popovich’s tactical system, there is not as much room for performance as other teams.”

Ginobili nodded and said: "So didn't I ask you if you would come back? If you come back, I will stay."

"How is the new coach?" Li Ba asked.

"I can only say that his ability is average. Our current defensive system is in chaos. You are not here, and Ron Adams has also left. Although the new coach and Cole wanted to build a defensive system, they failed. And Battier and Long Doya was traded away, and we were short on defense on the outside. David started, Marion and Kurt Thomas were gone, and we lost our interior defense. Everything was bad, bad." Ginobili said.

"What about Cole's ability?" Li Ba asked again.

"Looking at our lineup, all I can say is, it's a mess." Ginobili complained.

Li Ba smiled and nodded: "Savor is here, I will talk to him. Okay, your teammates are waiting for you, go have breakfast."

"Hey, Hammer, you played well last night." At this time, the German men's basketball team came over, and Nowitzki came over to greet him.

"Dirk? Come, sit down." Li Ba stood up and greeted.