nycdaug Chapter 546 The Three Middle Fingers Roy Ivy Saw!
Chapter 546 The Three Middle Fingers Roy Ivy Saw!
Finally, with two minutes left in the first quarter, Roy Ive called South Sudan's first timeout.
Unlike NBA games, FIBA games have fewer timeouts, and the timeouts are shorter, making each one precious.
So Roy Ivy has been holding back until now before calling for a pause.
I glanced at the score on the big screen: 21 to 11.
Roy Ivy chuckled inwardly.
He felt that the "1" on the scoreboard wasn't a number, but rather a middle finger pointing at him!
And there are still three!
One belongs to Wang Xiucheng, and the other to Ben Sullivan!
If you had just turned on the TV, you might have thought that the South Sudanese team, with its many naturalized players, was in the lead.
However, before "21" is clearly the name of the Chinese team.
Of the 21 points, Wang Xiucheng scored 14!
No three-pointers!
Yes, Wang Xiucheng didn't shoot a single three-pointer today.
Three dunks from the free-throw line, two floaters inside the paint, and four free throws!
Wang Xiucheng single-handedly shattered South Sudan's defenses!
No, Roy Ivy immediately shook her head. You can't say that.
Wang Xiucheng never truly faced South Sudan's defenses.
All three of these powerful dunks were fast break dunks following Wang Xiucheng's steals of the ball.
At this point, there were no defenders in South Sudan's half of the field.
The other two inside players' floaters both drew fouls.
Roy Ivey himself also has a technical foul on his record!
The reason was that he protested the referee's decision.
"Heh!" Roy Ivy looked at the three middle fingers again and sneered twice.
Oh, and there's also a middle finger, that belongs to the referee!
That's utter bullshit!
Just two days ago, in this very stadium, during South Sudan's loss to Puerto Rico, the referee made no call on the same defensive move.
But today, how the hell did it become a foul?
Moreover, all I did was ask, "How was this a foul?" and that idiot referee gave me a technical foul.
Why can't I speak yet?
Do you look down on us South Sudanese?
Believe it or not, I'll invite you to visit South Sudan.
South Sudan has been penalized with two penalties and one throw-in!
Wang Xiucheng scored his 13th and 14th points with these two free throws.
Roy Ive called the timeout because his players were already out of breath from running alongside Wang Xiucheng, especially Calick Jones, who had been marking Wang Xiucheng the whole time.
Even walking a dog isn't done like this!
Secondly, it is also because time is about to enter "the king's time".
As a coach who has made a living in the NBA, Roy Ive knows all too well the "value" of the last minute of each quarter.
There's a joke circulating in the league that when Wang Xiucheng became a minority owner of the Nets, the initial "Wang Xiucheng Agreement" didn't require a vote on his salary when the league office was holding a vote.
Instead, they voted to prevent Wang Xiucheng from playing the last minute of each quarter!
Of course, Roy Ivy knew it was just a joke.
But this is enough to show the entire alliance's attitude towards "Time of the King".
Fear!
Yes, it's fear!
In the final minute of every quarter, they have the ability to score three or even seven or eight points. Who wouldn't be afraid?
On the other side, Sullivan stood in front of the advertising billboard, reaching out to give each player a high-five.
Especially during the final high-five with Wang Xiucheng, he used a little more force.
Ben Sullivan saw "excitement" on everyone's face!
Yes, it's "excitement"!
Just two days ago, these people wore expressions of disappointment.
It was an expression that said, "I wish the game would end right now, and I don't want to play anymore."
It's roughly equivalent to saying, "Give me back the ball, I want to go home."
Ben Sullivan tilted his head and glanced at Roy Ivy in the distance.
When he saw Roy Ivy's already dark face, now even darker than chocolate, he almost burst out laughing.
This guy was so confident he wanted to be the national team's head coach, but he's gotten his comeuppance this time!
In fact, when Roy Avey was about to take over as head coach of the South Sudanese national team, he advised him against it.
It's not because of the Chinese team or Wang Xiucheng.
At that time, the World Cup hadn't been grouped yet, and no one would have predicted that South Sudan would be drawn into the same group as China.
He did this because South Sudan's planning issues have already caused dissatisfaction among many countries.
South Sudan, with its many naturalized players, is the kind of team where "winning is due to the players' good performance, and losing is due to the coach's lack of ability."
It implies that the effort is somewhat thankless.
Roy Ivy seemed to have her own principles, so Ben Sullivan stopped trying to persuade her.
What Ben Sullivan didn't expect was that he, who had previously advised the other party to give up the job, would actually meet Roy Ive at the World Cup.
They also belong to two different national teams.
This is a bit interesting.
“Not bad.” Ben Sullivan patted Rickel on the shoulder.
Li Kai'er returned to his chair, but instead of sitting down, he looked back at his mother and wife in the stands behind him, as well as the relatives from his hometown whom Wang Xiucheng had brought from China using his private jet.
Lee Keer saw them waving at him, so he swung his fist back at them fiercely before sitting down.
Li Kaier glanced at Wang Xiucheng next to him, who had a towel draped over his head just like in an NBA game, and let out a sigh of relief.
When the Chinese team lost to Serbia by a huge margin of more than 40 points two days ago, he really felt that the Chinese team might not be able to win a single game in the group stage.
Even if Wang Xiucheng comes back, can he make up for the 40-point deficit by himself?
However, he still doesn't know if the Chinese team with Wang Xiucheng can defeat Serbia without Jokic.
But clearly, taking over South Sudan today shouldn't be a big problem.
The scene of Hebei China Fortune's match against South Sudan today was remarkably similar to the match against Serbia two days ago.
In both cases, one team consistently led, and that lead kept widening.
This time, however, it's the Chinese team that's in the lead.
"Keep the pressure on, keep moving, don't stand still, shoot whenever there's space."
Guo Shiqiang squatted on the ground behind the advertising barrier and shouted loudly, "You, you, and you, take a break first. You guys go on the field and keep your mobility up. Now recall what we practiced in training. If anyone tries to show off on the field, they don't need to go on anymore."
The timeout was over, and Guo Shiqiang put away his tactical board and stood up. Ben Sullivan pulled David Muoka, who had just been substituted on, back onto the field.
"Go inside more often, disrupt the opponent's inside game, and look for opportunities to launch fast breaks."
Sullivan speaks in English, so David Mulloka doesn't need a translator.
He nodded, then straightened his jersey and glanced back at the stands.
In the upper corner are his parents.
Although his parents' appearance and skin color stood out somewhat among the group of Chinese people, the two holding the Chinese flag had clearly integrated into the group.
Upon seeing their son enter the field, David Muoka's parents began shouting, also calling out to the Chinese people next to them, "My son, my son..."
The game resumed, and Wang Xiucheng, along with David Muoka, Yu Jiahao, and several other players, took to the field.
The current lineup of the Chinese team is very tall, comparable to that of South Sudan.
South Sudan is famous for its Spider-Man team, with long arms and legs, looking as if they were all pulled from the same mold.
At this point, South Sudan fielded three very intimidating-looking substitutes.
It seems that everyone in South Sudan is a Wenban Yama.
South Sudan served the ball, and after it reached the frontcourt, Calick Jones, who, like Wang Xiucheng, hadn't rested, passed the ball to the South Sudanese substitute center forward who had just come on.
The tall, thin player, who was only slightly shorter than Yu Jiahao, bumped into Yu Jiahao behind him after receiving the ball.
Yu Jiahao remained unmoved, raising his hands high to suppress the space occupied by the other party.
During his year with the Trail Blazers, Yu Jiahao did nothing but two things.
One thing is practicing pick-and-roll, and the other is physical training.
Compared to a year ago, his weight has hardly changed, only slightly increased.
But if you take off his clothes, you can see that chunks of flesh have appeared on his body, a stark contrast to his pale appearance a year ago.
This muscular suit of armor allows Yu Jiahao to completely block the opponent during pick-and-rolls, allowing the ball handler to shoot or drive comfortably.
Lillard scored 71 points in a single game against the Rockets in February, including 13 of 22 three-pointers, which was achieved with Yu Jiahao's screen.
They don't suffer losses in the NBA, so how could they let these Spider-Men from South Sudan push them aside?
Seemingly unable to create space, the tall, dark-skinned South Sudanese man became somewhat annoyed, so he dribbled the ball once, preparing to execute a dream-like footwork.
Having been at the African Academy for so long, he had long wanted to find a stage to showcase himself.
The World Cup is clearly the best stage.
He wanted everyone to remember his name: "Kaman Maruachi!"
A man who will surpass Wenban Yama in the future!
but……
Snapped!
Just as the basketball hit the floor and before it returned to his hand, Maruachi saw a figure flash past him and snatch the basketball away.
Before he could even think, Maruachi grabbed the man's arm!
beep!
The referee blew the whistle, glanced at the big oaf, and then made a foul gesture toward the scorer's table.
Both sides had already committed four fouls by this point, and any foul would result in a free throw.
Standing in front of the technical table, Roy Ivy was so angry she almost cursed him out.
You're a big idiot who's 2.18 meters tall, what are you trying to transport?
Don't you have any idea what level your ground clearance is?
Draw Wang Xiucheng to the inside, then pass the ball out. Why are you still dribbling...?
Do they really think they're some kind of high-powered Amazon?