roccoschili Chapter 396 The Olympics begin!
Chapter 396 The Olympics begin!
Chapter 396 The Olympics begin!
After confirming with Dayao to be the standard bearer, Xu Xiang bid farewell to them and took Mallory back home.
The old couple were overjoyed again after seeing Xu Xiang.
After playing for a few days, Xu Xiang reported to the national team in early August.
At the same time, the national team also announced this year's roster, and all three players currently in the NBA have been selected.
By the way, I forgot to mention that Dayao is now the chairman of Blue Shoes
Xu Xiang, Zhou Qi and this year's rookie Zhao Ping are all included.
Generally speaking, there is no difference from the number of Asian Championships last year.
The head coach is still Palace coach, too.
After Xu Xiang arrived, there was another burst of cheers.
But many of them are old friends, and Xu Xiang is not too excited.
But this year's Rockets rookie Zhao Ping's performance surprised him a little.
This physical fitness is stronger than that of Solomon Hill, who left the Pacers this year.
It's just that his shooting is unstable, but his dunks inside are very explosive, and there is a trace of LaVine on him.
Zhao Ping was not arrogant either, he was always respectful to Xu Xiang.
It wasn't until he came to the NBA that he realized how powerful the confrontation is here. Xu Xiang's performance in such a place surrounded by such powerful enemies is still a bit scary in his opinion.
Everything is based on strength, especially after playing an internal training game.
Xu Xiang insisted on pressing down on the five opponents alone, and he had no defense at all.
When attacking, Xu Xiang's defense also made the opponent miserable, being intercepted and blocked consecutively.
Coach Gong at the side was beaming with joy. Xu Xiang had not seen him for a year, and his strength had made great progress.
Some high-level executives who came to watch on the spot even shouted slogans such as "guarantee the silver and win the gold" after the fight.
Xu Xiang alone gave everyone great confidence.
However, although the slogan of "guaranteed to win the gold" is a bit scary, some people's eyes are brightened. This year's national team is regarded as the United Arab Emirates, and there are four NBA-level players. Is it really possible for this dream to come true?
After a short joint training, Xu Xiang embarked on the journey to Brazil following the arranged plane.
It is worth mentioning that on the plane, many little fans asked Xu Xiang for autographs, most of them belonged to the women's basketball team, and some belonged to the gymnastics team, and they were all children.
Xu Xiang naturally signed them one by one.
The theme of this year's Olympic Games is green and healthy, and the Chinese team was arranged to play in the 45th place.
This year's clothing is yellow and white, the upper body is yellow, and the lower body is white pants.
The athletes are all in good shape, so they all look very beautiful.
Xu Xiang's clothes are different from theirs. Everyone else wears yellow and white. He is the only red and white.
One word: handsome!
Amidst the excited voices of the two commentators on the sports channel, Xu Xiang waved the red flag with a proud face and followed the leading Brazilian volunteer on a tricycle to enter the arena slowly.
"Chinese delegation! Chinese delegation!"
"Friends in the audience, here is the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics live broadcasted by the sports channel. Now the Chinese delegation is going to the rostrum!!"
Another commentator agreed that he couldn't contain his excitement, "The Chinese delegation sent a total of 416 athletes to participate in the competition this time, setting a record for the number of Chinese delegations participating in the Olympic Games abroad, including 35 Olympic champions!"
"The flag bearer is a famous basketball player—Xu Xiang!"
"He walked towards us while waving the banner. This year's basketball game Blue Shoes played the slogan "Save the silver and win the gold". Because of Xu Xiang's arrival, he is not only well-known in China, but also has many fans abroad!"
"We saw basketball fans shouting his name on both sides! Xu Xiang! Xu Xiang!"
There were also many Chinese spectators who came to the scene. When they saw the red flag flying in the sky, many people had tears in their eyes.
Even the eyes of the audience watching the live broadcast are already crystal clear.
Those who can win glory for the country are worthy of respect and encouragement.
Although Xu Xiang was used to seeing big scenes, in terms of the number of people, this should be the most.
He heard fans calling his name in his ears, all he could do was to wave the red flag in his hand more vigorously.
After the appearance ceremony, the one-day rest is also for everyone to get used to the local environment.
Xu Xiang was well prepared. Under his reminder, the delegation also prepared a lot of mosquito nets, mosquito repellent incense and toilet water this time.
This is a tropical area, and mosquitoes at night can eat people.
When the American team headed by Paojiao was about to come to play with Xu Xiang, what they saw was a scene of mosquito netting in full swing.
After a lot of hard work, Xu Xiang had no choice but to find Dayao and distribute a dozen mosquito nets to them.
Many big-name players from the US team came this year, but neither James nor Curry came.
Among them, Durant is the leader, Pickled Pepper, Anthony, Green, Clay, Irving, Lowry, DeRozan, Cousins, Butler, Jordan, and Barnes.
The head coach is Old K.
They are basically all-star players, with bright stars.
It is worth mentioning that Xu Xiang is likely to compete with his old teammate Paojiao in this competition, which is quite fun.
West and Hibbert of the Pacers clamored to wait until the finals, and they must come back to see who would release the water.
Of course, this is all a joke, and it is impossible to waterproof it by putting water on it.
Xu Xiang was not polite either. Under his arrangement, the US team was dragged by him to play several warm-up friendly matches in the past few days.
It can also be regarded as giving the members of the national team some familiarity with the rhythm of the game in advance, otherwise they will lose their posture at that time.
Of course, the American team will give Xu Xiang this face, and the old coach K also wants to see if there will be any difference in the Chinese team led by Xu Xiang.
Three friendly matches, two losses and one win.
Xu Xiang didn't give his best, and neither did the US team.
Both sides are staying strong.
Unlike the previous life, this year the Chinese team was placed in Group B, which happened to be in Group A of the United States.
B的成员除了中国队以外分别有阿根廷(1)、西班牙(2)、巴西(3)、立陶宛(4)、落选赛No.3(5)。
The strongest opponents must be Argentina and Spain.
But surprisingly, the Chinese team did not lose a game in the group stage.
It is true that they have not lost a game and have advanced to the knockout round with a complete victory. This has made many domestic fans extremely excited.
After playing a few warm-up friendly matches with the US team, these guys seem to have learned a lot.
But the biggest hero must still be Xu Xiang.
(End of this chapter)