All-round Athlete

Chapter 479 The Battle for the Long Jump Championship

United States, early in the morning, when Phil Jackson woke up, he subconsciously looked at his phone, only to see a text message from Lakers general manager Kupchak.

"The Chinese team defeated the Greek team 103 to 97, we have found a treasure." Phil Jackson read this text message, the more he felt inexplicable.

"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, played well?" He thought for a while, and gave Kupche K returned a call.

After a while, Kupchak's voice rang on the phone.

"Hey, Phil, I knew you'd call me. You must have gotten my text!" 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 don't think you would have guessed that we have found a treasure this time!" Kupchak paused, and then said: "Zhang Guan scored 23 points, but this is not the key point. The key point 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 strength to start. Being able to restrain these two point guards shows that Zhang Guan has extraordinary defensive skills .

The weakest point of the Lakers today 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, but Both speed and physical confrontation have declined. The most direct manifestation is that in defense, they are often overwhelmed by some excellent defenders.

It's not that the Lakers don't want to strengthen the point guard, but they haven't found a suitable candidate. In fact, for the Lakers, they don't need to find a top point guard. With Kobe around, the Lakers don't need to control the ball to score. They just need to find a strong defensive player to help Kobe Bryant share the pressure of defense. enough.

On the other side of the phone, Kupchak continued: "According to my observations, Zhang Guan's defense is absolutely top-notch in the NBA. He was born as a track and field athlete, and his physical talent is better than that of a basketball player. He is also fast enough. The key is confrontation. Very capable. And his style of play is not like an Asian player at all, but like our black players in the United States."

Kubchak talked for a long time again, 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 is 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, 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 It is estimated that he is unlikely to participate in the preseason, and our understanding of him may be limited to the airport competition 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, the big deal is to give him full guarantee in the first year, and the second year is the team's option. In this way, he can be signed first. If he can adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game and my tactical system, then we will keep him; if he cannot adapt, then we will cut him, and we may lose some signings fee, but the advertising effect brought by Zhang Guan will also make up for some losses."

Phil Jackson suddenly increased his tone, and then said: "I can accept him, but I can't promise you that he will have a place in my team. Even if he is Zhang Guan, the most famous player in the world Athletes, if you can't integrate into my team, you can only be a drinking fountain manager!"

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At this time, on the other side of the world, Zhang Guan has already arrived at the Bird's Nest to participate in the rematch of the men's 200-meter sprint.

The audience had already been waiting for a long time, but due to the influence of Liu Feiren's withdrawal from the 110-meter hurdles in the morning, many audiences couldn't help but began to worry about Zhang Guan. Liu Feiren only participated in one event of the 110-meter hurdles and retired due to injury, while Zhang Guan participated in three major events and 10 minor events. The audience worried that Zhang Guan's health would be too much, and he would even be injured like Liu Feiren To retire.

The rematch of the 200-meter sprint was divided into four groups, with a total of 32 players participating in the competition. The promotion rule is still that the top three players in each group can advance directly, and the four players with the best results can also advance.

The level of the rematch is much higher than that of the preliminary round. According to the predictions of professionals before the match, as long as they can run within 20.45 seconds, they may enter the semi-finals of the next round, but if they want to get a place more stably , it must be within 20.40 seconds. This achievement is not difficult for 200-meter runners in the world.

Bolt made his debut in the first group, and he was also in the same group as the defending champion Sean Crawford of the United States. These two favorites to win the championship are divided into a group, and their strength is obviously superior to the other candidates, so there is no suspense about their appearance. The other spot in this group went to Kim Collins.

In the second group, Dix from the United States and Williams from Jamaica appeared on the stage. Everyone thought that these two players would compete for the first place, but unexpectedly, Dez Gay from Zimbabwe stole the limelight. The player Dezgay was unknown before, but he suddenly emerged in the competition and won the first place in the group. At the same time, the rematch time of 20.23 seconds also surpassed Bolt, becoming the first in the rematch.

It is worth mentioning that the 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 well-known players. In the subsequent fourth group, Zhang Guan made his final appearance, and in the same group as Zhang Guan were American 200-meter star Wallace Spielman and Jamaican Marvin Anderson.

Spielman is a full-time 200-meter player who once played against Zhang Guan in the 2006 Athletics World Cup. Anderson of the Jamaica team is not familiar to Zhang Guan, but considering that he is from Jamaica, a powerhouse in sprinting, Zhang Guan pays more attention to him.

However, Anderson's luck was very bad. He twisted his foot at the beginning of the game and had to withdraw from the game. The ranking of this group became no suspense. Zhang Guan successfully won the first place in the group with a time of 20.17 seconds and was promoted. , Spielman won the second in the group, and the third in the group was lucky to be won by a Norwegian player.

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"The 200-meter sprint competition is finally over!" Saladino looked at the long jump sand pool in front of him, and couldn't help but think of the scene where he lost to Zhang Guan two years ago, and then the scene appeared on Salandino's face. Show a trace of determination.

"Zhang Guan, I lost to you in the Track and Field World Cup two years ago, but this time in the Olympics, I will never lose to you! I will beat you at your doorstep!" Saladino raised his head, carefully Hearing the cheers around him.

"The audience is still very enthusiastic! Take advantage of the present and cheer to your heart's content! After a while, when I defeat Zhang Guan and win the championship, you probably won't be in the mood to cheer!"

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