"Haha, I have admired your name for a long time!"

In a large basketball training hall in Portland, Zhou Si met the coach Gong Luminggong on the side of the basketball court.

Seeing Zhou Si, Gong Luming seemed very happy.

To be honest, Zhou Si was under a lot of pressure before he announced that he would join the national team.

Not to mention the future of the Men's Basketball World Cup, which he entered as a late wild card, he didn't even dare to say that he had good results in the following Asian Games!

What's more, in the previously announced draw group, the Chinese team fell into the "Group of Death" consisting of Spain, France, Iran, Australia and Brazil.

Needless to say, the strength of the Spanish team led by Plus, Calderon, Rubio, and Ibaka is natural. The French team led by Parker, Batum, Diaw, and Gobert is also a seeded team.

Iran ranked first in the previous Asian Championships, Australia has Mills and Bogut, and even the Brazilian team has NBA heroes such as Barbosa, Varejao, Nene and Split...

The rules of this Men's Basketball World Cup require a single group cycle within the group, and the top four teams in each group of six teams will qualify.

The record is ranked based on a points system. According to FIBA ​​regulations, winning a game is worth 2 points, losing a game is worth 1 point, and abstaining or being disqualified is worth 0 points.

To put it simply, if you want to enter the top 16 of the knockout rounds, you must first be ranked among the top four in the group before qualifying. This was a basically impossible task for Director Gong before Zhou Si announced his participation.

Therefore, Zhou Si can be said to be his life-saving straw!

Facing such an old senior, Zhou Si did not show off. Just as he was about to be polite to Director Gong, he interrupted him.

"Don't be humble. Excessive modesty is pride."

Zhou Si smiled politely.

The palace guide seemed very familiar,

"Dayao praised you a lot in front of me before. You have to work harder in this first World Cup!"

Zhou Si's face condensed and he nodded,

"Don't worry, Director Gong, I will definitely do my best!"

When playing for the country, Zhou Si must first put aside his usual practice of developing himself and increasing his shock value, and go all out.

Seeing that Zhou Si was so confident and willing to do his best, Director Gong couldn't help but feel itchy and said:

"That would be great. How many top teams do you think we can reach?"

Zhou Si thought about his previous analysis and said conservatively,

"The top four should be fine, right?"

Director Gong's eyes visibly lit up. He originally thought that qualifying from the group and reaching the top 16 would be regarded as completing the training task. He didn't expect Zhou Si to be so confident, considering that he was basically bringing in new recruits this time.

For the future of the Chinese men's basketball team, Director Gong is also full of courage!

"If we really make it to the semi-finals, I'll treat you to dinner!"

Director Gong said obviously overjoyed.

Zhou Si nodded seriously again, giving Director Gong greater confidence!

"When the training match on the field is over, I will introduce you to your teammates.

There are more new people this time, so there won’t be any cliques or anything like that, don’t worry about that.”

Zhou Si nodded indifferently,

"It's okay coach, my teammates will like me very much."

…

Looking at the familiar figures on the court, Zhou Si felt that his blood was beginning to boil.

As Director Gong said, there are indeed many newcomers this time.

Only four people, Yi Jianlian, Guo Ailun, Zhou Peng and Wang Zhelin, participated in the last World Championships in Malaga. The others were all new faces.

The youngest, Zhou Qi, Zhao Jiwei and others born after 1995 have already begun to play on the national team stage.

The players are young enough and passionate enough, but in Zhou Si's opinion, their playing style is a little out of step with the times.

The Palace Director, who had been looking at Zhou Si with his peripheral vision, keenly observed Zhou Si's frown. Did he find something wrong?

While Zhou Si was observing the players on the court, the Chinese team players on the court were also observing Zhou Si who suddenly appeared on the sidelines.

Except for Yi Jianlian, although others have not had contact with Zhou Si before, it does not mean that they do not know Zhou Si.

Or maybe, in China, there are many more people who know Zhou Si than those who don’t!

That is the future of Chinese basketball, no, the current hope!

Those of them who play professional basketball must know Zhou Si better.

From the printed vests, special plots, the strongest declaration, "I am so awesome!", "a gift for the trolls" to the records he has smashed, it can be said that these national team members are all familiar with it!

In a sense, Zhou Si is changing many people’s impressions of China in the world!

Before Zhou Si announced that he would join the national team, these players had heated discussions about Zhou Si in private.

They definitely welcome Zhou Si's arrival, but they don't know if this super genius is easy to get along with.

After all, in terms of strength, Zhou Si is already the number one in China without any doubt!

I hope nothing happens!

Not long ago, Zhou Si had the experience of angrily criticizing his teammates during the game and even putting them on the bench. This is not a good behavior!

…

"Schoudemire, you don't have to be so polite. When you join the national team, you are all comrades and one of our own."

Looking at the frightened young generals who were shaken by Zhou Si politely one by one, Yi Jianlian persuaded them from the side.

But Zhou Si still insisted on shaking hands with his teammates in a low profile.

Although he has not played many domestic games, Zhou Si knows that the phenomenon of seniority in China is very serious, and he does not want his teammates to deliberately fall behind at critical moments.

This is called convincing people with virtue!

Coach Gong, who was watching this scene from the side, let out a sigh of relief. This outside legend was so crazy that he dared not even give Duncan face. He was not so unruly as he unilaterally banned the superstar from ESPN!

…

"Coach, we can't fight like this!"

In the afternoon, after the palace instructor explained his tactical arrangements to Zhou Si, Zhou Si shook his head and gave his own opinion.

Director Gong's eyes widened.

And you said you are not a football tyrant or a cancer?!

Zhou Si patiently explained:

"You can use conventional tactics. I can guarantee the success rate whether it is an ending point or a support point..."

Director Gong stared at Zhou Si who was talking eloquently. He knew that after the pause, there would be a but.

"but……

Trying to be both offensive and defensive when encountering a strong team will only be counterproductive, so I think running and gunning must be practiced!

Our current players are all young and full of energy. As long as we start running, many teams will be finished and their centers will not be able to keep up!"

The more the palace director listened, the brighter his eyes became.

Zhou Si's move is not very clever, but it perfectly fits the current young Chinese team!

In this competition, many other countries have heavy centers, but they are like bugs because they stick to the paint area without the FIBA ​​rule of three seconds of defense.

On the contrary, after Dayao retired, the Chinese team did not have a super powerful center, which is also the biggest reason for the decline in the strength of the Chinese team.

Now, it seems that by running, this problem will be solved!

He is indeed a legendary genius!

Hit the nail on the head!
Chapter completed!