In the early morning in the United States, when Phil Jackson woke up, he subconsciously looked at his phone and saw a text message from Lakers general manager Kupchak.
"The Chinese team defeated the Greek team 103 to 97. We found a treasure." Phil Jackson felt more and more baffled after reading this text message.
"The Chinese team defeated the Greek team? It's unbelievable. This can be regarded as an upset in the Olympics! Did you find a treasure? Could it be that Sun Yue, who was selected last year, performed well?" He thought for a while and gave it to Kupche Ke returned a call.
After a while, Kupchak's voice rang on the phone.
"Hey Phil, I knew you were going to call me. You must have received my text message!" Kupchak said.
"I received your text message, what happened?" Phil Jackson asked.
"The Chinese team defeated the Greek team 103 to 97. I just watched the video of the first half of the game. I think you will never imagine that we found a treasure this time!" Kupchak paused and then said: "Zhang Guan scored 23 points, but that is not the key. The key is defense. Zhang Guan restricted the two point guards of the Greek team very well."
"Oh?" Phil Jackson suddenly became interested. With the level of Papa Lucas and Diamantidis, some weak teams in the NBA may have the ability to start in the starting lineup. Being able to restrict these two point guards shows that Zhang Guan has extraordinary defensive skills. .
The weakest point of today's Lakers is undoubtedly the point guard. The 34-year-old Fisher has changed from a "little fish" to an "old fish". Although Fisher's experience has become richer, Both speed and physical confrontation have declined. The most direct manifestation is in defense, where he is often beaten by some excellent defenders.
It's not that the Lakers don't want to strengthen their point guard, but they have never found a suitable candidate. In fact, for the Lakers, they don't need to find a top point guard. With Kobe here, the Lakers don't need to control the ball to score. They just need to find a strong defensive player to help Kobe share the defensive pressure. enough.
On the other side of the phone, Kupchak continued: "According to my observation, Zhang Guan's defense is definitely top-notch in the NBA. He is a track and field athlete, and his physical talent is better than that of a basketball player, and he is fast enough. The key is confrontation. He is very capable. And his style of play is not like an Asian player at all, but like our native black players in the United States."
Kubchak kept talking for a long time. In short, he was explaining to Phil Jackson that this time the Lakers picked Zhang Guan with the 58th pick in the second round, which was a treasure.
"Okay, my old friend, I understand what you mean." Phil Jackson finally interrupted Kupchak, and then he continued: "You must want to sign Zhang Guan!"
"Yes. But you are the head coach, and I must respect your opinion." Kupchak continued: "But Zhang Guan did not participate in our trial training. He was absent from the previous NBA Summer League, and because of the Olympic Games Due to the relationship, it is estimated that he is unlikely to participate in the pre-season games, and our understanding of him may be limited to this airport game in the Olympics."
"I understand." Phil Jackson thought for a while and then said: "We can try to give him a 1+1 contract first. At the worst, we will give him full guarantee in the first year and a team option in the second year. . In this way, we can sign him first. If he can adapt to the NBA's game rhythm and my tactical system, then we will keep him; if he cannot adapt, then we will lay him off, and we may lose some signings. It costs a lot of money, but the advertising effect brought by Zhang Guan will also make up for some losses."
Phil Jackson suddenly increased his tone and continued: "I can accept him, but I can't guarantee you that there will be a place for him in my team. Even if he is Zhang Guan, he is the most famous player in the world. Athletes, if they can’t fit into my team, they can only be a water cooler keeper!”
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At this time, on the other side of the world, Zhang Guan had arrived at the Bird's Nest to participate in the rematch of the men's 200-meter dash.
The audience at the scene had been waiting for a long time, but due to the impact of Liu Feiren's withdrawal from the 110-meter hurdles in the morning, many viewers couldn't help but began to worry about Zhang Guan. Liu Feiren only participated in one 110-meter hurdle event and retired due to injury, while Zhang Guan participated in three major events and 10 minor events. The audience was worried that Zhang Guan's body would be overwhelmed, and he might even suffer from injuries like Liu Feiren. To retire.
The rematch of the 200-meter dash was divided into four groups, with a total of 32 runners participating in the competition. The promotion rules are still that the top three players in each group can advance directly, and the four best players can also advance.
The level of the semi-finals is much higher than that of the preliminary round. According to the predictions of professionals before the competition, as long as you can run within 20.45 seconds, you may enter the semi-finals of the next round. However, if you want to obtain a spot more stably, , it must be within 20.40 seconds. This result is not difficult for the 200-meter athletes in the world.
Bolt appeared in the first group, along with American and defending champion Sean Crawford. The two favorites to win the championship are in a group. Their strength is obviously better than the other choices, and there is no suspense about their appearance. The other spot in this group was won by Kim Collins.
In the second group, American player Dix and Jamaican player Williams appeared. Everyone thought that these two players would compete for the first place, but unexpectedly, they were overtaken by Zimbabwean player Dez Gay. Dezguey was an unknown player before, but he suddenly emerged in the competition and won the first place in the group. At the same time, his rematch time of 20.23 seconds also surpassed Bolt, becoming the first place in the rematch.
It is worth mentioning that Japanese player Shinji Takahira also appeared in this group, and was eliminated without any surprise.
The third group belongs to the soy sauce group, and there are no famous players. In the fourth group that followed, Zhang Guan made his final appearance. In the same group with Zhang Guan were American 200m star Wallace Spearman and Jamaican player Marvin Anderson.
Spielman is a full-time 200-meter athlete and competed against Zhang Guan in the 2006 Track and Field World Cup. Anderson of the Jamaican team is unfamiliar to Zhang Guan, but considering that he comes from the sprinting powerhouse Jamaica, Zhang Guan paid more attention to him.
However, Anderson was very unlucky. He sprained his foot at the beginning of the game and had to withdraw from the game. The ranking of this group also became no longer suspense. Zhang Guan successfully ranked first in the group with a time of 20.17 seconds and advanced. , Spielman won the second place in the group, and the third place in the group was luckily won by a Norwegian player.
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"The 200-meter dash is finally over!" Saladino looked at the long jump sand pool in front of him, and could not help but think of the scene when he lost to Zhang Guan two years ago, and then a look appeared on Saladino's face. A hint of determination.
"Zhang Guan, I lost to you in the Track and Field World Cup two years ago, but I will never lose to you in the Olympics this time! I will defeat you at your doorstep!" Saladino raised his head and looked carefully Listen to the cheers around you.
"The audience is still very enthusiastic! Let's cheer as much as we can now! After a while, when I defeat Zhang Guan and win the championship, I'm afraid you won't be in the mood to cheer!"
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