Chapter 402 The gap in strength
The gap is indeed extremely obvious. Four of the five positions on the field are at a disadvantage, and the shooting guards and small forwards served by Cheng Jie and Wang Meng are no exception.
In the past two years, in the NCAA, Cheng Jie and Wang Meng have grown up too smoothly.
The growth template card of Reggie Miller and Artest makes the two invincible in the college field.
But in the NBA, the situation is different.
Even Reggie Miller and Artest were just the better players of their era.
Reggie Miller was selected as the All-Star five times in his career and was selected as the Best Three Team three times.
Artest was selected as an All-Star in his career, one for the best three teams, and four for the best defensive team.
Looking at the careers of the two players, it can be considered a success, but that's all.
Not to mention Curry, Jeremy Lin, George alone, his personal honors are no less than those that Reggie Miller has won throughout his career.
What's more, Cheng Jie and Wang Meng are not Reggie Miller and Artest themselves. Although they have gained the same potential and ability as them through the growth template card, their experience and fighting spirit are far from reaching.
Among the five positions of the Chinese men's basketball team, the only one who can have the upper hand is the center position.
Jokic was still a little tender after all. Although he performed very well last season, he was inevitably suffering from Hao Peng.
After all, Hao Peng uses David Robinson's growth template card.
Unlike Reggie Miller and Artest, the Admiral is a leader in the same era. He has won the MVP, won the Best Defensive Player, Scoring King, and Block King. There are countless times he has been selected for the Best Defensive Team of the Best Defensive Team.
This is also the reason why David Robinson's growth template card can give SS-level.
There are currently few high-quality centers in the NBA league. Even if you look for them in the entire league, it is unlikely to find a few players who can compete with Hao Peng, even if it is just Hao Peng who has not yet fully grown up at this stage.
Even so, the situation on the court was still one-sided. The Chinese men's basketball team was defeated and could only rely on Hao Peng's inside offense and Cheng Jie's mid- and long-distance shooting to barely score points.
The warm-up match is divided into the first and second half, with ten minutes per game.
At the end of the first half, the score between the two teams was 32:18.
At the end of the second half, the score gap between the two teams had widened to 58:32.
The reason why the gap in the second half is that the physical fitness of the Chinese team players can no longer keep up.
Whether it is the Bucks or the Wizards, under Wang Xiao's coach, they play small ball tactics, with amazingly fast offense and defense conversions, and naturally they consume more physical energy.
As the back and forth runs back and forth, the players of the Chinese men's basketball team consume much more physical energy than usual.
After the game, the players of the Chinese men's basketball team seemed a little depressed, especially Cheng Jie and Wang Meng.
At the Asian Games in Incheon last year, the men's basketball team swept the championship with an invincible momentum, which made the domestic media blew them to the sky. Some even said that the Chinese men's basketball team is now qualified to challenge the American Dream Team.
Cheng Jie and Wang Meng also thought the same way. After all, their opponents were completely vulnerable when they were in the NCAA, and those opponents have joined the NBA one after another over the years and have become the backbone of the league.
When they were at Harvard, the three of them often enjoyed it. If the Chinese men's basketball team can beat the United States under their leadership, they would be able to brag for the rest of their lives!
But the reality is that they have no power to fight back against an NBA team led by only three All-Stars (Jerry Lin, Curry, and George).
Team USA is a super dream team composed of 14 All-Stars! Why do they think they can win?
“How do you feel?”
Wang Xiao looked around the players and asked.
In the locker room, the players of the Chinese men's basketball team were depressed and said nothing.
In fact, if they lose to the American Dream Team, they would not be so touched. After all, the Dream Team's dominance in the basketball world for many years has been deeply rooted, so it is normal that they cannot win.
But now, they simply lost to the team that two NBA teams pieced together, and many of the people on the team are just first- and second-year rookies, which is different.
"Do you know why I specially brought this group of people to play warm-up matches with you?" Wang Xiao said lightly: "I just want you to see where the gap is. Obviously, you are still far behind now, but! There is not much time left for you!"
"Do you know what kind of promises I made when I coached the men's basketball coach?" Wang Xiao smiled slightly: "World Champion! I promised to lead the Chinese men's basketball team to win the world championship!"
No one spoke to the players. This incident was exposed by the media. Their first reaction at that time was to be exaggerated. It was too exaggerated. Coach Wang Xiao didn't have to pay taxes when he spoke loudly.
There is still a big gap between the Chinese men's basketball team and the world's top national teams. Even the peak men's basketball team in 2008 had three inside lines and local battles, they could only reach the quarterfinals.
Not to mention that if you want to win the world championship, you have to cross the American team, which is simply impossible!
"Now, I can tell you my plan. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, I will defeat the American men's basketball team and win the Olympic gold medal!" Wang Xiao looked around and said this slowly.
Silence, dead silence, including Cheng Jie, Wang Meng and Hao Peng, all looked at Wang Xiao in amazement.
This is really exciting!
Because when Wang Xiao said he wanted a world championship, almost everyone thought he was the World Championships champion. After all, the US team did not value the World Championships so much, and many NBA superstars would not play in the World Championships.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xiao’s goal is the Olympic champion!
Since the US men's basketball team failed in 2004, the US team has attached great importance to the Olympics. The luxurious lineup of Dream Eighth Team in 2008 and Dream Ten Team in 2012 are not inferior. No one would think that the US men's basketball team would send teams with less strength at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
In this case, it is not easy for Wang Xiao to lead the Chinese men's basketball team to defeat the American team?!!
Only Wang Xiao knows that this is possible!
In the next year, Cheng Jie and Wang Meng will enter the NBA to start professional games. Their game experience and awareness will grow rapidly and become more mature and perfect.
Hao Peng's David Robinson Growth Template Card will continue to play a role, making him stronger.
The most important thing is that he has already negotiated with Jeremy Lin that the other party will apply for Chinese nationality by the end of this year!
In this way, the Chinese men's basketball team successfully gathered four NBA All-Star players! In addition, relying on Wang Xiao's training module to successfully improve their strength, Yi Jianlian, who can still play in the NBA. This is a complete NBA lineup!
What Wang Xiao is doing now is to let them feel the level of NBA-level players up close, and then make full preparations in the next year, waiting for the Rio Olympics to confront the monsters of the American Team!
Chapter completed!