The rosters for the men's basketball teams from all countries have been announced, but Wang Hu is most concerned about the US men's basketball team.
This men's basketball team rarely lost in the 1990s...
In the sports world, country M holds a higher position in basketball than country B does in football.
Another important reason for paying attention to the US men's basketball team is that the Chinese men's basketball team and the US men's basketball team are in the same group C, which means that the two teams will meet in the group stage.
"Wei Guo, have you played against all of these players?"
Wang Hu asked.
"Um..."
Wei Guo nodded slightly, "They are all my defeated opponents, there's nothing to be afraid of."
Yao Ming, “…”
Zhu Yu, “.......”
Liu Wei, “.......”
This is the US men's basketball team, and Wei Guo spoke of it so casually, which greatly shocked these young players.
Without Wei Guo, the Chinese men's basketball team's goal for this year's World Championship would have been just to reach the quarterfinals. It was because of Wei Guo that they had the courage to compete for a medal.
"But we must not let our guard down."
Wei Guo reminded, "We should despise the enemy strategically, take them seriously tactically, and at the same time recognize ourselves. There is still a considerable gap between us and the world's top teams. Our opponents in the World Championships are not just the US men's basketball team."
........
In mid-August, the Chinese men's basketball team went to Europe to play four training games.
The opponents are all countries that will participate in this year's Men's Basketball World Championship.
Ultimately, the Chinese men's basketball team achieved a record of 3 wins and 1 loss.
This result is already quite good, considering that Wei Guo did not play in these four training matches.
After the training match, the Chinese men's basketball team flew directly to Indiana, USA, to make final preparations for the game. Before the game, Wei Guo ran into members of the US men's basketball team at a restaurant. However, Wei Guo was not very familiar with these players, and they just nodded politely as a greeting.
"Brother Wei, are you familiar with these people?"
Liu Wei sat down next to Wei Guo with his tray and asked a question.
"Not familiar with..."
Wei Guo buried himself in his food.
The players from country M are all arrogant, especially when participating in a World Championship like this. They don't take any opponent seriously. Even if the Chinese men's basketball team has Wei Guo, they don't think the Chinese men's basketball team will pose a threat to them.
......
Group C consists of four teams, and each team will play three matches.
On August 30th, the Chinese Men's Basketball Team will face off against the Chinese Men's Basketball Team.
On August 31st, the Chinese Men's Basketball Team will face off against the Al-Ahli Men's Basketball Team.
On September 1st, the Chinese Men's Basketball Team will face off against the US Men's Basketball Team.
Wang Hu set a goal for the team to secure a top-two finish and strive for a top-one finish in the group stage.
In other words...
We must win the games against the D country men's basketball team and the Algerian men's basketball team, and strive to win the game against the M country men's basketball team.
Wei Guo didn't say anything about Wang Hu's request.
Wei Guo likes to talk his way out of things on the field. He will say tough things or even trash talk on the field, but before the game, Wei Guo rarely says tough things to make a point of his presence.
........
It's already the end of August, and Wei Guo's next employer has still not been decided.
All summer...
Many club general managers are like ants on a hot plate; they hope their own team signs with Wei Guo, but they don't want other teams to sign with Wei Guo.
However, Wei Guo simply stated that he would not stay in Philadelphia; he wanted to bring the championship trophy to another city.
But the exact location of this city remains a mystery. Wei Guo's agent, Xia Xia, is a graduate of Harvard University. Many team general managers who have contacted Xia Xia all felt that she was a very difficult person to deal with.
Similarly.
Two of the world's largest sports brands also wanted to sign Wei Guo, offering him the biggest endorsement deal in history, but Wei Guo was not interested.
To say "unmoved" is a bit of a euphemism; a more accurate description would be a direct rejection.
While Xia Xia was considering signing Wei Guo to a team, she also had another very important task: finding a reliable sports brand in China, because Wei Guo wanted to sign with a certain domestic sports brand.
The key is the brand we found.
They must come up with a pair of basketball shoes that are world-class in both quality and design.
........
The FIBA World Championship began on August 30.
The most anticipated match on the first day was between the Chinese men's basketball team and the German men's basketball team.
Because the competition was held in country M.
Dozens of NBA stars were present, including Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and Vince Carter.
"Go for it, bro!"
After Iverson arrived, he sat down next to Wei Guo and said, "The D country men's basketball team is very strong, you can't be careless."
Britney Spears was there too.
She took time out of her filming break to come and cheer for the Chinese men's basketball team, so this game received a lot of attention.
Starting lineup for this match:
China Men's Basketball Team: Guo Qiang, Wei Dong, Li Xun, Wei Guo, Yao Ming
D country men's basketball team: Garrett, Hammann, Gera, Schultz, Nowitzki
The main player of the D country's men's basketball team is naturally Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, who is also Wang Zhizhi's teammate.
Before the match...
Nowitzki and Wang Zhizhi chatted for a while.
Both teams were relaxed. For the D national team, the biggest opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team was Wei Guo. Apart from Wei Guo, the other players were not a threat. For the Chinese men's basketball team, the biggest threat of the D national team was Nowitzki. As long as Nowitzki could be contained, the Chinese men's basketball team would have a great chance of winning.
and...
In this match, the player who was matched up against Nowitzki was Wei Guo.
...
"Beep!!!"
As the referee blew his whistle.
The highly anticipated 2002 FIBA World Championship has officially begun!
Yao Ming and Dirk Nowitzki jump for the ball.
"Yao Ming? You're this year's number one draft pick?"
"Um!"
"Go for it! Bring glory to international players!"
Before the jump ball, Nowitzki and Yao Ming chatted for a few minutes, after which the referee tossed the basketball into the air.
"Smack!"
Yao Ming jumped to the ball first and passed it to Wei Dong.
Wei Dong dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and the instant he stopped, he passed the ball to Wei Guo. Wei Guo received the ball on the right side of the free throw line, dribbled for one step, jumped, and grabbed the basketball with one hand as he jumped.
"Bang!!!"
The D country men's basketball team simply couldn't defend against the Weiguo's offense.
2-0!!!
China's men's basketball team scored first.
Then the D country men's basketball team attacked, looking for an opportunity to pass the ball to Nowitzki, but Nowitzki was closely marked by Wei Guo and had no chance to receive the ball.
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