freeallnovels Chapter 229 229. Going to the Warm-up Match
Chapter 229 229. Going to the Warm-up Match
Chapter 229 229. Going to the Warm-up Match
The second day after Li Cha entered the national team, he had supporters. Whether it was because of learning skills or other reasons, it was incredible for the members of the red team.
It was inevitable for Abdul Saramu and Li Cha to come together.
Even Zhai Xiaochuan, who had always been neutral, was a little moved, wanting to see what kind of results Li Cha could make in the red team.
From this time on, one more person practiced at night.
Li Cha practiced jump shots, Abdul Saramu practiced footwork, and occasionally practiced jump shots together.
Abdul Saramu was very moved by Li Cha, who was already so skilled in the game, practicing his jump shots in a down-to-earth manner. He felt that it was the right thing for him to learn from Li Cha.
The team's training has gradually entered the daily routine. I don't know if it's because of the X factor of Li Cha, the red team's training is very serious.
But according to what Yao Ming said before, the red team needs Li Cha to come at this time. Does it mean that they need themselves to become sardines in the "catfish effect"?
Li Cha did not believe that Yao Ming's worries could be completely resolved with just one challenge.
Perhaps the problem has been hidden again until the next outbreak.
Time passed day by day, and Li Nan selected the 18-man roster for the red team. This roster will become the main candidates for the red team to participate in the summer warm-up matches, and the 12-man roster for the World Championship will be temporarily selected before the competition.
In other words, these 18 people represent the current highest combat power of the red team, or the strongest 18 people in half of China.
Li Cha was impressively among them, as were Wang Zhelin, Zhai Xiaochuan, Zhou Qi, Abdul Saramu and others.
On May 5th, Li Ning Group, the sponsor of the Basketball Association, came to the University to take promotional photos for the 29 members of the red team.
Gao Jie actually came too.
Sure enough, I came to visit the class on the grounds of filming.
Gao Jie once again brought up the endorsement of the entire series, and Li Cha remembered that Gao Jie had mentioned this matter when he returned to Huaxia last time. At that time, the group had already had internal information, so he made preparations in advance, and wanted to take advantage of Li Cha's commercial value before it came up.
In the end, Li Cha forgot all about it. This time, Li Cha's commercial value will definitely continue to rise, so Li Ning Group visited again.
This time Li Cha agreed to Gao Jie, but the specific matters will be discussed when Luo Xi comes to China to visit him.
I don't have much time to think about this kind of thing in the training camp now.
I finally understand the importance of a broker. Sure enough, professional things should be done by professional people.
Although I didn't know that Gao Jie was the assistant to the president, but seeing the leader of the filming team having a very happy chat with Li Cha and Li Nan, the team members probably knew that Gao Jie was not an ordinary person, and felt that Li Cha was a little unfathomable.
The most important thing for the Huaxia men's basketball team in 18 was to regain the No. [-] in Asia. When Yao Ming carried out reforms, media publicity and hype were indispensable. Once the rosters of the red and blue teams were announced, the fans seemed to have passed another festival.
Commenting on players is indispensable. Through the performance of the league and the national team in the past, various remarks began to occupy social media.
Especially the guessing of the starting players, each insisted on their own opinions, and there was a lot of quarrel.
And the only starter who was confirmed in the minds of all fans was Li Cha.
As a player who scored 24 points per game in the NBA, how much can he get in the CBA?
It's really hard to calculate.
In other words, there is not much comparability. Even the NBA with reduced defensive strength is stronger than the CBA, and it is still easier to score.
On the 30th, the blue team of the men's basketball team played the first warm-up match with the Iranian men's basketball team, and the red team watched them all.
The players sent by the blue team are all common faces of the national team, but Yi Jianlian is not among them. The lineup is not neat and is generally not favored. Iran is the Asian champion team. This time, all players participated in the appearance, except Haddadi.
Both sides give up one son each.
But the blue team played very tough. In the first quarter, they used the full-court press to cause many mistakes by the opponent.
The same problem remained in the second quarter. With the loss of backcourt rebounds, the blue team failed to expand the score very well, and the first half ended at 35:30.
Losing 10 rebounds in the first half made Wang Zhelin and Zhou Qi discuss with the people around them for a long time, with smiles on their lips.
Meaning it would be better if you were around?Although they are opponents with a certain competitive mechanism, in the final analysis, they are all representing the country in the battle. Laughing at teammates like this makes Li Cha feel that the two are not good enough.
Hope this is just speculation.
In the second half, the blue team took defense more seriously, constantly making use of physical confrontation to make the opponent's mistakes. In the third quarter, they played a wave of attack instead of defense, locking the score at 57:42.
15 points ahead of the opponent.
Only then did Li Cha smile.
In the fourth quarter, Iran launched a counterattack, and the blue team continued to implement the principle of defense and withstood the opponent's full attack. The final score was fixed at 77:66, and the blue team won the first victory.
As the first warm-up match of the national team in 18 years, the blue team got off to a good start, boosting the morale of the team.
Most of the teammates raised their arms and shouted wonderfully, and they were also gearing up to challenge the head coach.
Li Nan shook his head slightly. High morale is good, but the red team has more young people than the blue team. Whether they can play this kind of game is still uncertain. The team has only been formed for a month, and the tacit understanding is not enough. This is also the reason for the blue team to go first.
Although this game was quite different from the games he had played before, Li Cha was still watching with excitement, as if he had returned to the time when he was waiting in front of the TV, but soon it was his turn to go on TV to contribute to the fans, and suddenly he was a little excited.
The importance in Li Cha's heart of playing in the league and representing the country is completely different.
On June 6st, the blue team warmed up against Iran for the second time, once again relying on the inside advantage and defense to bring a victory, 1:84, and won another 73 points.
Winning both games completely ignited the national team and allowed the blue team to gain the approval of the fans. Now the fans' eyes are all on the red team.
The remnants of the blue team defeated the Asian champions Iran in two games, and whether the red team with NBA star Li Cha can lead the red team to victory, both the fans and the media gave great hope.
Li Cha didn't pay attention to these news during training. As his debut for the national team, he had to ensure that he was at his best.
Luo Xi also sent a message in Oklahoma. Luo Xi, who has been following the Huaxia national team game, asked Li Cha several times during the blue team game why he couldn't play.
Li Cha explained to Luo Xi several times before he understood that the national team is a split between the red and blue teams.
The first warm-up match of the red team will be held on the 8th. The opponent is the United team of the Australian NBL League. It is also possible to call it the All-Star team of the Australian NBL.
On June 6, Li Nan called a team meeting and said that he would play a warm-up match with a team in the National Basketball League.
It's a warm-up match, playing against a club team with the national team, it's not the CBA, it can already be called a teaching match.
This kind of game was disgusted by almost all the players, but Li Nan emphasized that this is a game of experimental coordination and tactics, and it will finally work out.
Li Cha refused to play, and had to fight every game by himself, which was too cheap.
Li Nan did not force Li Cha, and sent Wang Zhelin, Fang Shuo, Lei Meng, Tian Yuxiang, Abdul Saramu as starters, plus Zhao Tailong, Yu Changdong, Sun Minghui, Dong Hanlin and other substitutes. This strength is no problem.
Who knew it almost overturned.
In the game on the 3rd, driven by the opponent's double foreign aid, the red team was forced to a desperate situation. In the fourth quarter, the score was once caught up to only 2 points. Li Nan only sent Wang Zhelin to play two singles to stabilize the score.
In the end, it was difficult to win the game at 89:81.
Li Cha couldn't stand it any longer. In such a state, he rushed to fight without shame. Compared with the tough style of the blue team, the red team is currently playing very badly. No wonder Li Nan shook his head before.
Maybe Li Nan specially found this game. There is no live TV broadcast. Not many people know about this game.
Returning to the imperial capital from southern Anhui, the players were silent. Of course, Wang Zhelin, who was acting normally, was still laughing.
A team that is not even considered in the CBA can push itself to a desperate situation. This is indeed a question worthy of serious consideration.
The blue team has won two consecutive victories, and there is only one way to win, otherwise the red team will lose more opportunities in the follow-up games. If the blue team takes away the official game where the representative will play, why does the red team still exist?
Li Nan did what a coach should do at this time, using sticks and carrots alternately, while criticizing the players' training and basic skills, while encouraging everyone to take it seriously.
In the last few days before the start of the international competition, the red team seemed to be more serious than before.
On the 7th, Li Nan led the red team to Jiyuan to adapt to the venue first.
The 12 confirmed players are: Li Cha, Wang Zhelin, Abdul Saramu, Fang Shuo, Zhao Rui, Zhao Tailong, Dong Hanlin, Sun Minghui, Yu Changdong, Zhai Xiaochuan, Zhou Qi, Zhao Jiwei.
Go all out for the first warm-up match.
On the evening of the 8th, the match against the Australian NBL United officially began. The red team started: Wang Zhelin, Abdul Saramu, Zhai Xiaochuan, Li Cha and Zhao Rui.
The scene was filled with thousands of spectators.
The last time the red team played in an international arena was in the World Cup qualifiers, where they defeated the South Korean team and became the fans' new favourite.
Li Cha has also contributed a lot of fans. To be able to watch an NBA All-Star play up close is a rare opportunity that must be seized.
Li Cha is still wearing the No. 24 jersey.
I originally wanted to choose No. 0, which means that I started from 0 in the national team, but Zhao Rui chose it first, so I still wear my Thunder jersey number 24 for the time being.
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