In recent years, the Turkish men's basketball team has risen rapidly. In the last World Championships, the Turkish men's basketball team only made the second team, but overcame all obstacles and achieved sixth place. This gave the Turkish people a big surprise. . At the same time, it also made the Turks realize that without their leading player Okur, Turkey can still achieve good results.
Since the end of the 2006 World Championships, Turkey has begun to prepare for the 2010 Men's Basketball World Championships. As the host, Turkey certainly hopes that its national team can achieve good results, at least not worse than the previous one.
Turkey is very strong in the three major footballs, which is mainly due to Turkey’s domestic sports atmosphere and first-class professional leagues. Although the Turkish football league is not as good as several major leagues in Europe and the United States, it is far better than the Asian leagues; in addition to In addition to the NBA, Turkey’s basketball league ranks second only to Spain and Greece, and is stronger than many European basketball leagues. Therefore, many European players play in the Turkish basketball league; and the Turkish volleyball league is even more world-class. , bringing together many of the world's top volleyball players.
When Turkey increased its investment in basketball for the World Championships, it also achieved excellent results. A group of excellent basketball players appeared in Turkey, and several of them became successful in the NBA. .
In order to prepare for the World Championships, Turkey renewed its contract with the famous coach Bogdan Tanjevic. Bogdan Tanjevic is a Bosnian and a top basketball coach in Europe. He once coached the Italian national team and led the team to win European club championships many times. Four years ago at the World Championships in Japan, it was Bogdan Tanjevic who led the Turkish team to sixth place.
The current Turkish team also has many players who have played in the NBA. For example, their core forward player Turkoglu is undoubtedly the main scoring point of the Turkish team; Ilyaso, who has just returned to the NBA Wa, paired with Turkoglu in Turkey's forward line, is enough to cause trouble for any team.
Appearing at the center position of the Turkish team is Asik, who is very familiar to Rockets fans. He can provide the most solid barrier for the Turkish team's basket. In addition, center Semi Eldon, who was selected by the Celtics, will assume the important task of substitute center and can share great pressure for Asik. Asik and Elden, one as a starter and the other as a substitute, gave Turkey world-class strength at the center position.
At the same time, there are two players in Turkey who cannot be ignored. One is defender Onan. Although he does not have a very strong body, he still plays steadily and shoots accurately, especially his three-point shooting rate is very high. It can be said that He plays the role of Wang Shipeng in China, but in terms of personal ability, Aonan is better than Wang Shipeng and has higher stability.
The other person's name is Tuncheri, the core point guard of the Turkish team and Turkey's number one point guard. He has the nickname "Devil" and once won the assists king in the Turkish domestic league. When he was young, Tongcheri was very imaginative in penetration and had a Nash-like demeanor. Although he is older now and his passing skills are not as agile as when he was young, he has richer experience and is in better shape. Stablize. It can be said that it is precisely because of his presence that other Turkish players can perform to their respective levels.
In this world championship, Türkiye qualified first in the group. As the hosts, they were placed in Group C, with Greece, Russia and Australia in the same group. However, they advanced to the knockout rounds with a complete victory. Even the powerful Greece eventually lost to Turkey.
In the first round of the knockout round, Turkey defeated the French team 95-77, with an advantage of nearly 20 points.
You must know that this French team is not weak. Although the first brother of the French team, Parker, did not participate in the World Championships, the French team still has three NBA players, Batum, Diaw, and Pietrus, as well as De Co Luo, a future NBA player, is among the best in Europe. During the game, the French team fell behind throughout the game, and Turkey established a 15-point lead in the first half. A 10-0 attack at the beginning of the second half once brought Turkey's lead to 25 points, which also extinguished the French team's hope of winning.
During the Okur era, the Turkish team was famous for being good at playing with favorable conditions. As long as the game went well, even the American team would not be intimidated. However, if the game did not go well, they were often bullied by weaker teams. Today's Turkish team is stronger and is even more powerful in downwind games. What's more, this is Turkey's home court. Even the American team needs to be cautious when facing Turkey.
The Chinese team knows that Turkey’s home court is not easy to play. Maybe the Turkish team is not the strongest opponent, but this game must be the most difficult one, because the Turkish team playing at home will definitely fight the Chinese team to the end. , will not give up even at the last second.
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The stadium in Istanbul was packed with seats. Because it was a match for the host country, the seats were already filled by Turkish fans, and the cheers were louder and louder.
The veterans of the national team didn't take this seriously. They had all seen big scenes, and their mental quality was good enough, so they could be relatively calm when facing the Devils away from home. Zhang Guan has extremely rich competition experience. The tension and excitement that the 100-meter dash can bring is much greater than that of basketball. Therefore, facing the crazy Turkish fans, Zhang Guan's mentality is still very peaceful.
On the contrary, the young athletes of the national team seemed a little anxious. They were obviously not used to the home atmosphere. They showed a sense of nervousness in their speech, behavior and actions.
The more team sports, the greater the impact of home and away games. For example, today, a crazy roar from the Turkish audience not only inspired the twelve Turkish players present, but also weakened the morale of the twelve Chinese players. The influence of this home court instantly offset Deng Huade's "bloody" effect.
Seeing the expressions of several young players, Zhang Guan sighed helplessly. He knew that he could not count on these young men in today's game.
In Zhang Guan's memory, in this World Championships, the Chinese team was originally placed in the same group as Turkey. In the group stage, China lost by 8 points against Greece, 9 points against Russia, and 8 points against Puerto Rico. However, judging from the point difference, China, where young people make up the majority, is still remarkable. of. But when facing Turkey, they lost by 47 points. China didn't even get half of Turkey's points. This is obviously not a reflection of the normal strength of both sides. A more reasonable explanation is that Chinese athletes generally performed abnormally in the face of Turkey's home atmosphere.
You need to learn when you are young, and learning always requires paying tuition. Now in China, you are paying tuition. For every young player, this is a must-go. Only by slowly accumulating game experience , adapt slowly.
Fortunately, the five starting players of the Chinese team are all veteran players. Their presence gives the young players more buffer time to adapt to the game and the home atmosphere.
"Young people still don't grow up fast enough!" Zhang Guan sighed. He knows the current situation. The best way to help these young people grow is to take the lead as much as possible and make those young players realize that the opponent's home court is nothing more than that. They can still lead at the opponent's home court. Wait until they are no longer nervous. , even if you have initially crossed this threshold.
At the beginning of the game, Turkey took the lead. Turkoglu completed the first attack. He had a very good touch and scored a three-pointer, which gave the Turkish team a good start.
Not to be outdone, the Chinese team made its first attack with a single by Dayao. With his best hook, he threw the ball steadily into the basket.
Facing Turkey, Dayao Yao, who had not played much in the previous games, once again took up the offensive banner. The national team suddenly returned to the era of "Yao Core" two years ago. Several veterans on the field It seems even more handy. After all, this is the style of play they have played for ten years and the style of play they are most familiar with.
The Turkish team's center Asik is obviously unable to stop Dayao's attack. Even if Dayao has not yet returned to his peak state, Asik cannot handle it on both offense and defense alone.
Asik is a seven-foot-long man. Although his athletic talent is average, his height and strength are enough for ordinary blue-collar jobs. His excellent wingspan makes him better at protecting rebounds, and his active running position and good His pick-and-roll ability is also a big factor in his ability to gain a foothold in the NBA. Of course, Asik has not yet entered the NBA, and his abilities remain at the level of the Turkish League.
As a defensive insider, Asik has size, mobility and awareness. However, these advantages are not advantages at all when facing Dayao's offense. Asik's athletic talent is relatively average. Unable to defend Dayao's offense.
When the Turkish team attacked, Asik was even more useless.
Asik is the kind of player who can only score at the basket. His best scoring method is to break through to the basket with the ball after a pick-and-roll, and then complete a dunk. He has no shooting ability at all, and even his free throw shooting is at the level of a fifth-level player. He can't post up, which reflects the roughness of his skills.
Therefore, Asik's offense can basically be ignored. If he meets other teams, Asik can also use his size to score a few points under the basket, but when facing Dayao, his size is useless and he can only Asik relies on dunks to score, and it is difficult to score a point. To deal with a person who can't shoot, you don't have to chase him out when defending, you just need to guard the basket. Asik can't make a shot anyway.
Today's Asik is destined to only be a blue-collar guy fighting for rebounds, and Turkey's offense does not rely on Asik. Turkoglu and Ilyasova are their main scoring points.
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Dayao faced Asik and succeeded in three consecutive attacks. Asik was obviously at a loss when facing Dayao. However, China did not take the lead. Turkoglu also had a very good touch. He made two three-pointers in the first three attacks and also scored the first six points of the Turkish team.
This stalemate lasted until the 10-10 tie. Turkish team coach Bogdan took the lead in making substitutions. He believed that Asik was the most useless person on the field. He could not guard Dayao on the defensive end and could not defend himself on the offensive end. There was no success, so he replaced Asik and replaced him with backup center Elden.
Elden will also land in the NBA next season. His defense is not as good as Asik, but he can shoot, and his shooting touch is very soft. Coach Bogdan feels that since he can't guard Yao anyway, it is better to replace him with one Players who can score can increase their firepower output.
At the same time, Zhang Guan also began to put pressure on "Turkey's No. 1 point guard" Tongcheri.
Faced with the full pressure from Zhang Guan, Tongcheri made two consecutive mistakes, one was intercepted, and the other was dribbling the ball to the sideline.
In desperation, Tongcheri could only hand over the task of organizing the attack to Turkoglu.
Turkoglu is the core of this Turkish team. He represented the Turkish national team in the competition in 1999, but was once called the "cancer" of the Turkish team because he took up a large number of shots in the Turkish team. Opportunities, but the hit rate is not satisfactory. Especially in Okur's era, Turkoglu took up too many of Okur's shooting opportunities, but could not reach Okur's shooting rate. In addition, the defensive level was average, so Turkoglu became an efficient player. Due to his poor statistics, he was even kicked out of the Turkish national team.
However, in the last two seasons with the Magic, Turkoglu played at the highest level of his career. He averaged 19.5 points per game and was re-recruited by the Turkish team. His 40% three-point shooting rate made him a The new leader of the Turkish team. In the first round of the knockout round against the French team, Turkoglu faced the "French Pippen" Batum and also handed over 20 points, 4 rebounds and three assists.
Turkoglu has to shoulder the task of organizing the offense, which takes some of his energy away. On the other end, Dayao is still wreaking havoc on the Turkish team's inside line. Today he is in very good condition and feels hot. So near the end of the first quarter, China led by two points 21 to 19, with Dayao alone contributing 13 points.
This score calmed the nervousness of the young players of the Chinese team a lot. They felt that although the Turkish home fans were shouting with joy, the Turkish men's basketball team was not a terrible existence. At least in the starting matchup, the Chinese team also won To take the lead, Yao single-handedly overturned two Turkish centers, boosting the morale of the young players.
When the young players on the Chinese team's bench came on the field, they did not appear panicked. Although they still did not perform at a "chicken-blood" level, they were considered normal performers. For young players, they can perform normally in this atmosphere. A very good thing.
Sitting on the bench, Zhang Guan looked at the energetic young players on the field and couldn't help but sigh: "Young people have grown up!"
"Yes, they are the future hope of the national team!" Dayao even showed a relieved smile.
Basketball is like this. Nothing can make players grow better than participating in a high-level game, especially for young people. If you watch the water cooler in the NBA, you will gain more and grow faster than starting in the CBA.
These young people in the national team are still very far away from the NBA. It can even be said that it is difficult to touch the threshold of the NBA in their lifetime, so the World Championship has become the most important event they can participate in.
After going through five group matches and one knockout match, they played against many teams, especially the victory over Slovenia, which gave the young players a lot of experience. Before the World Championships, they might only be considered to be at the level of the CBA League, but now , after the baptism of competition, they already have the ability to stand on the international arena, and they are playing more and more confidently.
The five starters of the Chinese team are all resting off the court, and there are five substitute players on the court. The vitality they show is not possessed by the starters. Although young players will still make some unreasonable mistakes, China's performance on the scene Not falling behind, the score was still tightly held, and the point difference between the Chinese and Turkish teams never widened.
In the first half of the game, the two sides tied at 41. For the home fans, this was a very disappointing score. Turkey has been playing so smoothly along the way, and it has been overwhelming against Greece and France. This makes Turkish fans feel that it should also win easily against China.
Bogdan, the head coach of the Turkish team, could not sit still at this time.
(End of chapter)