With Xiaoka accepting the invitation of the United States Basketball Association and becoming the 12th member to land on the Dream Team luxury battleship, so far, the Dream Team Olympic 12-man roster has been officially announced:
Ah King, Meng Shen, Du Xiaoshuai, Emperor, Xiaoka, Haliburton, Holiday Brother, Booker, Reba, Otter Rabbit, Thick Eyebrows, Huazi.
There are 5 new faces here who will make their Olympic debut~
As for the uniform group, it still follows the configuration of last year's World Cup;
Warriors coach Kerr serves as head coach, while Heat coach Spo, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue and Gonzaga University coach Mark Feiyu serve as assistant coaches.
The U.S. men's basketball team was placed in Group C at this year's Olympics.
The announced group stage schedule is as follows:
July 28 at 23:15
Serbia vs USA
Aug. 1, 3 a.m
United States vs South Sudan
August 3 at 23:15
Olympic qualifier Puerto Rico champion vs United States
Ah King also passionately forwarded the full lineup of Dream Team 2024 for the first time: The Avengers assembled for the Eiffel Tower!!
The U.S. men's basketball team has always had a tradition of "light the World Cup, heavy Olympics", so unlike the dilemma of stumbling in the World Cup, the star-studded Olympic journey is basically smooth all the way to the peak.
The U.S. men's basketball team has won four consecutive championships in the past four Olympic Games, and the last time it lost gold was back in the 04 Athens Olympics, when it was ruthlessly sniped by the Argentine men's basketball team led by Ginobili.
At this year's Paris Olympics, this new dream team full of three generations of superstars is bound to attack for five consecutive championships.
The 12 people in the squad, with an average of 24.2 points, 7 rebounds and 5.6 assists this season, can not only defend and attack, but also introduce the "mercenary" emperor in the only shortcoming position of the fifth position;
Each position is armed to the point of teeth, whether it is hard power or bench depth, it is a few streets away from other national teams.
Of course, an impeccable line-up doesn't mean it's flawless in the hearts of fans
For example, the Mavericks star Arwen, who had a high voice, was not selected for this year's Dream Team.
Based on the opinions of all walks of life, Awen, who helped the team win gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics, is likely to be the biggest jewel of this dream team.
There are two reasons for this;
One is that the dream team with a bright lineup won the championship, and most fans have no unique objections to this, and then what they pursue is definitely the enjoyment of the game;
And Awen, known as the "Offensive Museum", will inevitably be the first choice of everyone, and it is also the voice of the people.
Second, FIBA is not as good as the NBA, and the rule is that there is no defense for 3 seconds.
It means that not only does it require a strong ability to get rid of the encirclement, but it also needs to have excellent finishing ability and a flexible maneuver with a lot of giants.
So will Awen, who is also a two-way guard, be more tough than Haliburton, Huazi, and even Booker in the list, and more suitable for the international stage?
In fact, regarding the failure of the dream team, the person concerned, Ah Wen, also regretted it in the interview.
He first blessed the seniors & peers who were selected for the national team, and then said that in the current career stage, he will mainly win the championship with 77;
Finally, I put forward my personal views on the current mechanism of talent selection in the American Basketball Association:
"When I was growing up, we actually had to go through the run-up to be on the so-called Dream Team, where we would try out to earn each other's respect and see which five were the best fit. ”
"Well, I think it's a little different now! I still miss those days, when we ate together, competed with each other, had fun together...
Now I can only bless my brothers, I don't fit into this team. ”
Whether you can't find the passion that you have with your idol Lao Ke back then, just to focus on the NBA, Arvin, who has no intention of going to the national team, will never appear in Paris.
It's a pity that it also leaves a conjecture, will Arwen, who will be 36 years old at the next Olympics, still have a chance to perform the last dance of the national team?