Chapter 533 Red Wave

Author: Ignorant Rice Wine

This game was China's first home game after promotion. The Spaniards sitting in front of the TV were surprised to find that their stadium was about to be captured by the Chinese.

From the conspicuous seats in the front row to the auditorium, everything you look at is almost a bright red, and most of them are wearing jersey No. 13.

But if you look closely, that's not the case. Regardless of whether the skin is yellow, white or even black, most jersey numbers are almost occupied by No. 13. Red is the absolute mainstream, but there are still a small number of yellow jerseys on the scene.

But looking around, it seems that the entire arena is almost occupied by Lin Shaojie's fans.

Before the game even started, you could hear the fans wearing No. 13 jerseys shouting "Lynn"'s name loudly.

Australia's main center David Anderson is also No. 13, but everyone can see Anderson's embarrassment.

Before the game started, during the warm-up, Little Giant and David Anderson embraced enthusiastically in front of the reporters' cameras. The two teammates who had fought together in the Rockets met again.

The memories of Chinese fans have been opened up again. It seemed that Anderson was just a substitute for the Little Giant at that time, but now that the Little Giant has retired for a long time, Anderson can still stand on the court and contribute to the country.

Lin Shaojie also stepped forward to welcome him, first greeted him, and then shook hands with Aron Baynes.

After all, the two sides got connected because of the Spurs, and there was more or less a romantic relationship.

On the Australian bench, Aron Baynes also called over his two juniors to meet Lin Shaojie, the league's most popular player.

The two players who failed to start and could only play as substitutes were Dante Exum and Cameron Barstow.

The latter is older and is also David Anderson's substitute.

In this year's draft, Cameron Bairstow was selected by the Bulls at the end of the second round, and he was somewhat of a lucky man.

Compared with Australia's starting inside lineman David Anderson, Bairstow has certain post-up skills and is better at protecting the basket. Coupled with his excellent left and right hand skills, his performance is very versatile.

But it is precisely because of his versatility and a body with mediocre athletic ability that his versatility turned into mediocrity. In addition, because of his age, his potential was not seen through. This is why he fell to the bottom of the second round.

Another player who is younger than Lin Shaojie is Dante Exum, a player who just participated in the draft this year and was selected by the Jazz with the fifth overall pick.

His peak moment was probably when he played for the World Team in the Nike Basketball Summit last year, and then helped the team defeat the beautiful Chinese team, which attracted the attention of many coaches.

And compared with Lin Shaojie's paper data, Exum's paper data is not bad, and he is even taller than Lin Shaojie in height.

But paper data is paper data after all. When the two men shook hands, they looked about the same height. It was obvious that Exum had lied about his height in order to leave a good impression on the Jazz coach.

Not much is known about this player Lin Shaojie, but according to the information collected by Xie Zhenghe, although this core substitute defender is young, his offensive ability with the ball is definitely one of the few in Australia.

Of course, because of his youth, shortcomings such as not being stable enough in shooting, not strong enough in body, and having an impressive free throw shooting percentage are also common.

Generally speaking, this is a tall but flexible point guard. The vision brought by his height and the advantage of speed make his potential worth looking forward to. It can be seen that he can enter the league with the fifth overall pick this year.

The Jazz still think highly of him.

But no matter how good it is, these players are still just substitutes.

Australia's starting five is a lineup headed by David Anderson and Aron Baynes.

Joe Ingles, Ryan Bruckhoff, and Matthew Dellavedova are all more talented than the players participating in the draft this season.

Overall, Australia's starting lineup has an absolute advantage in size, not only tall but also strong.

As an Australian combo guard, Dellavedova also participated in last year's draft, but unfortunately, he was given up in the end and was not successfully selected. If he hadn't been spotted by the Cavaliers in the summer league, I'm afraid his U.S. professional career would have been lost.

This is where the basketball journey ends.

But his one-year career in the Cavaliers did not consume his enthusiasm. He did not have great physical fitness or gorgeous personal skills, but he stayed in the Cavaliers by relying on his conscientious game attitude.

He showed tenacity and tenacity on defense, and acted like a desperate Saburo who was not afraid of physical contact. He was an important member of Australia's outside line.

If Aron Baynes is the core inside, then Dellavedova is the player he relies on most on the outside.

This is also the reason why Exum was pushed to the bench, not just because of his youth.

Joe Ingles is a small forward. Although he did not join the NBA and was still playing in the "small" teams in Israel, he was able to help the team win the European Basketball Championship in Tel Aviv. This small forward

It has entered the eyes of the NBA.

After all, the champion member of the European men's basketball team is also one of the NBA's substitutes. As long as the players have such thoughts, the NBA will not reject such "cost-effective" players.

Moreover, this is a rare left-handed player with excellent three-point ability. Compared with Dellavedova, his organizational ability is even better.

Xie Zhenghe once specifically reminded that this player's outside shooting and passing ability can easily open up the opponent's defensive lineup and cause damage to China.

And similar to Dellavedova, Ingles is not afraid to do dirty work at the small forward position, and is a player who can play a great role in defense.

As for David Anderson, it goes without saying that he is a relatively familiar member of the Chinese players. He once played for the Rockets for a year and was the first substitute for the Little Giants.

Such a non-traditional center has height but lacks strength. Many times you can only see him floating outside to provide support, using three-pointers to open up space for players inside.

According to the information disclosed by the Little Giant, Anderson's skills are indeed average, and he does not even have any back-to-the-basket or mid-range shooting skills. He moves slowly with his feet and has average rebounding ability.

Moreover, as the oldest center on the team, Anderson has long passed his prime. Even in his prime, he did not achieve any impressive honors or statistics.

Everything is said to be shortcomings, but why can he stay in the starting lineup?

With Anderson's height, he is a big killer when standing in the paint. "Poor" is a relative term. It is not easy for Space Yi to take advantage of him.

Ryan Bruckhoff doesn't have any advantages over others. What he can do is still only three-pointers, and he is tall for the guard position.

But overall, Australia even has quasi-NBA players from the US NBA on its bench, and this strength is really going to overwhelm China.

Without Lin Shaojie at the front, just looking at the other players, the Chinese men's basketball team would be in a bleak state. To defeat such a strong enemy would be nothing short of wishful thinking.

Facing a strong enemy, Xie Zhenghe sent out his strongest trump card, with Lin Shaojie as the leader, Kong Yi and Zhou Qi forming the "Twin Towers" inside line, and Ai Lun and Ding Yuhang as the starting lineup.

The game officially begins.

In the jump ball, Space Yi was slightly behind. Anderson was indeed experienced and helped the team get the ball in front of Space Yi.

Dellavedova, who was holding the ball, felt a little uneasy when facing Lin Shaojie. He knew his strengths and weaknesses.

Not tall enough, not fast enough, not dribbling well enough

What he can rely on is to constantly use his body to collide with the opponent. In all previous games, Dellavedova has been doing these things. He is the most reliable one in the eyes of coach Ramani.

But

Dellavedova has never been the kind of player who deceives himself. He knows exactly what kind of "monster" he is facing. Perhaps using the word "monster" to describe the opposite No. 13 is a bit bullying, but in his case

Psychologically, China's No. 13 is the big devil on the court.

All his advantages will become negative when facing Lin Shaojie, and his shortcomings will be infinitely magnified.

Think about it, a player who is not fast, has not good skills, and even has less height and vision than his opponent, wants to complete a breakthrough in front of Lin Shaojie?

What are you kidding!

Even coach Andre Ramani warned him before the game.

"Facing Lynn, I hope you will be more vigilant. No player will try to dribble in front of him. I am talking about anyone, including post players."

When Ramani said this, Dellavedova could only feel envious. He also wanted to be such a player, but it was a pity that his talent was already determined and there was no way to change it.

The players on both sides were still in unstable positions. Lin Shaojie was still far away from his own position, but when No. 13 came towards him, Dellavedova immediately passed the ball to Ingles to defend him.

Lin Shaojie smiled at him.

"Don't be nervous, the game has just begun."

Upon hearing this, Dellavedova did not dare to respond, but ran quickly.

The coach didn't say anything, but Baynes said, never talk to Lin Shaojie on the court. This is a lesson written in blood by many players in the NBA.

Ingles received a pass from his teammate and made a three-point shot. The move was so lifelike that it instantly set the player guarding him on fire.

The former moved quickly laterally, once again found a shooting space, and took action instantly without any hesitation.

Ingles can already feel the cheers of the Australian fans, even if those fans are few and far between, but so what, he will score first for Australia. If he shoots from this position, he is confident that he will score.

Dellavedova could see clearly that it was the shooting point that Ingalls was best at, but the moment the latter stood up on tiptoes to take action, Dellavedova could only see a red figure rushing towards him.

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"Snapped!"

"Oh my god!"

"I bought it!"

"FUCK!"

I don’t know how many hosts who were broadcasting this game were so happy at that moment.

On the Australian's first shot at the beginning, Lin Shaojie gave the "Kangaroo" a big gift in front of the entire audience.

He barely looked at the ball. He seemed to be still paying attention to the Australian defender. He only glanced briefly after Dellavedova passed the ball, and then suddenly moved sideways. He felt that he flew sideways without putting much force on his feet.

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That slender wingspan and strong fingertips blocked the Australian striker's shot.

Either shoot it or press it down.

It's obviously a horizontal movement, but the vertical jump height is still amazing.

The moment the basketball was pressed down and hit the ground, before other players could react, Lin Shaojie had already regained control of the basketball, and Dellavedova, who was originally following him, was heartbeating faster.
To be continued...