2023-08-31 03:01:31
The World Cup kicked off, and the U.S. team put in a little bit of effort, finally won three victories in a relatively friendly group, and was ready to face the challenge of the top 16. However, when most players adjusted to the easy battle once morest Jordan, they were originally regarded as the U.S. team. Brandon Ingram, an important player, has withdrawn from the starting lineup, which seems to be a big challenge for him and the United States.
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Although they fell behind at the beginning of the battle once morest New Zealand, the US team finally retreated from their opponents, and then defeated Greece and Jordan successively, winning three consecutive victories in the World Cup.
It’s just that the process of the game was a bit different from expectations. In fact, this kind of “anticipation” has been very impressive since the US team was trained and formed. The composition of the US team this time is completely different from the past. The superstars of the three “Dream Teams” are in full swing. It is not like the comprehensive training plan started in 2006, and the ace star took the lead with a clear division of labor. With poor results, this time the U.S. team seems to be following the “Coach K Era” comprehensive training plan with a clear division of labor, but there is no ace star in the lineup. The oldest player in the team, Josh Hart, is only 28 years old. , the most senior Bobby Portis has only 8 years of experience, it is obvious that he is a group of rookie corps who have experienced the world battlefield for the first time.
Because of the clear division of labor, many players on the U.S. team have different functions. The main offensive banner is Anthony Edwards, the young master of the Timberwolves, Jalen Brunson, who has moved to the Knicks, and Brondon Ingram, the No. 2 Pelicans “KD” in 2016. , but the performance of the game has been poor so far. Edwards still has a bright spot in the warm-up match. He and Brunson currently have double-digit average points in the game. Ingram has shown a sluggish performance since the warm-up match.
Ingram’s expectations are absolutely reasonable, but there is obviously still a long way to go to grow from a “little KD” to a KD level.
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Although the battle once morest Jordan changed yesterday, starting from this year’s World Cup warm-up match, the US team head coach Steve Kerr’s original starting lineup has always been Jaren Jackson Jr., Ingram, Edwards, Mikal Bridges and Brunson. The truth is completely the embodiment of the trend of modern basketball. There is a main player, a center forward (long man) who has the ability to protect the frame and has mobility, and the remaining three positions are all wings, but Ingram represents that he has the ability to shoot from the face and has the ability to hold the ball. A large wing with ball decision-making ability, Edwards is the main offensive force who focuses on attacking, and Bridges is a standard 3D player, responsible for defense and off-ball support.
From the warm-up match, JJJ’s defense, Brunson’s field control, and Edwards’s attack were all fine. Bridges seems to be still adapting to FIBA’s defensive standards and his cooperation with long teammates in the pick-and-roll. The situation is mediocre. The biggest problem is Ingram. , Including the warm-up match, Ingram only scored 11 points in 5 of 7 shots once morest Spain, but in that game, the United States relied on excellent crosshairs to make up for too many mistakes and the disadvantage of being dominated by Spain. , Ingram’s ball-handling performance was not outstanding, and his defense might not protect rebounds. In other games, Ingram did not score double digits. Very low offensive presence and inability to protect rebounds. These shortcomings will occur at least two or three times in each game, making Ingram completely lose the demeanor that he expected to be the main force of the US team before the game.
Kerr or the outside world expects Ingram to become the main force for its own reasons. Since the United States adopted a comprehensive training model in 2006, it has of course also caught up with the heyday of LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Kevin Durant. Unlike Serbia, which has a super center like Nikola Jokić, and under FIBA rules, a large ball-handling wing who can ignore defensive hard solutions is the most suitable leader for the American talent pool and attack philosophy. LBJ also sometimes fails due to his lack of shooting skills. It has become the number one focus of attack, but Melo and KD really carry the banner of the United States’ offensive. Except for the 2004 Athens Olympics, which Melo first tried but was like a nightmare for the United States, from the 2008 Beijing Olympics to the 2020 (note *) Tokyo Olympics Melo and KD have participated in five large-scale international competitions in the Olympics and the World Championships (World Cup). Each time, the United States has swept the army with just offense, including the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics. The picture of combined attack fully interprets the firepower demonstration under the attack philosophy of Coach K’s era.
(Note*: 2020 was supposed to be the year to host the Tokyo Olympics. Due to the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic, it was postponed until 2021. However, various copywriting still uses “2020 Tokyo Olympics” as the event identification)
In fact, LBJ’s successive championships have increased the load, KD injured his right Achilles tendon in the 2019 playoffs, and Melo has ceased to be a player since he transferred to the Thunder in 2017. The team’s signature, it is generally believed that the three will withdraw from the front line of the national team. It is surprising that KD was called up once more following returning from a serious injury in the Tokyo Olympics. In 2014, star guards such as Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving, who helped the United States win the World Cup, did not participate in the competition. The worst result since the comprehensive group training in 2018. At that time, the United States also wanted to find large wing players, but in the end, only Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Khris Middleton, Harrison Barnes, etc. were either immature, or the ceiling was not enough. It is completely impossible to have the influence of other stars, and the United States has swallowed a tragic record because of this.
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