Chapter 401
: Tactics are the safety net; the real power lies in the body.
Chapter 401: Tactics are the safety net; the real power lies in the body.
The light was black.
Fang Xinghe stood in the center of the court with his legs spread apart, his hands behind his back, and a murderous look on his face. He looked more like an instructor from an assassin training camp than a captain.
There were so many candidate players from various clubs that, at this moment, they had neither gone through any training together nor organized themselves into a line, so for a while it was a bit chaotic, and they didn't know how to assemble and line up.
Black Light coldly observed their panic, resentment, resistance, and laziness, immediately identifying the seven people with poor attitudes.
He didn't rush to curse, but remained silent.
Often, pressure doesn't need words.
When the silence lasts long enough and the coldness in one's eyes is intense enough, even the most arrogant person will feel lost and helpless under such intense gaze, and will ultimately choose to blend in with the environment.
That is, everyone should quiet down and face the pressure brought by Fang Xinghe together, instead of being the one to stick their neck out and show off their individuality.
The team members finally lined up in three crooked rows, and under pressure, they shut up, stood still, and waited for the captain to give them a speech.
"Hello everyone, I am Fang Xinghe, the captain and point guard of the Chinese men's basketball team at the 2008 Olympics."
Fang Ge gave a brief self-introduction in a very distant manner.
Just as Yao Ming was about to lead the applause, he raised his hand and pressed down to stop the other person's action.
"Don't rush to give me a grand show. Today is our first meeting. I don't know you, and you're not familiar with my style, so I'm not going to give a long speech. I just want to remind everyone of three things."
The players perked up their ears, their curiosity rising dramatically.
How exactly does this globally renowned stadium tyrant want to interact with everyone?
Fang Xinghe's answer was... not to get along.
"First, the roster has a total of 12 people, while there are 29 candidates present. Most of you cannot become my teammates."
So there's no need to applaud me or introduce yourself. I'm not interested in who you are, what positions you play, or what honors you have.
Right now, I only intend to remember your numbers; I won't waste the energy remembering your names.
Only when the final roster is officially announced will you be my teammates fighting alongside me for national honor.
And to those who were eliminated, I'm sorry, who are you? We don't know each other.
Secondly, I have the absolute right to accept or reject someone, but I will not exercise this right during the initial training camp.
So there's no need to flatter me or try to build a relationship with me. Just focus on yourself and work hard to complete the training.
The coaching staff gave me a key roster, but I don't plan to look at it.
Because the skill gap between you is meaningless to me, except for a few individuals, the remaining positions are about the same regardless of who is in them, so I only look at attitude.
The rumors are true; I am indeed a demanding person, and gaining my approval is a difficult thing, but you must do it.
I can give you a specific timeframe: by April or May of next year, I will express my full opinion to the coaching staff and the Blues Management Center.
Whether you make the final roster depends not on your current ability, but solely on how much you have improved over the past year.
Don't worry or be anxious, you have plenty of time to change my mind.
But please remember, this is the most important opportunity of your entire basketball career.
Third, the goals of this Chinese team.
I only accept gold medals; any other achievement is a failure.
You must also possess this kind of self-respect and desire to win, maintain a high degree of consistency with me, and give it your all to achieve this shared honor.
Basketball is a team sport. I am the strongest player on the Chinese team, but I also need your help.
If we lose, I will take responsibility and accept the criticism from the media and the anger of the Chinese people.
If we win, we'll all rewrite the history of the Chinese men's basketball team.
I haven't seen the desire to win and the confidence to win in your eyes yet, but that's okay. There are still one year and four months until next August, which is enough time for you to cultivate that belief and determination.
Those that cannot be cultivated will be eliminated, becoming nameless clowns in my memoirs.
They have been nurtured, and as my teammates, they will write history and become national heroes.
You only have these two paths before you, so please cherish these precious 18 months.
I've finished speaking. Now, disperse.
Fang Xinghe's voice was not loud, his tone was not harsh, and he did not have the irritability he had during his NBA days.
However, everyone from the logistics team to the players was terrified by him.
This guy is just too arrogant, too wild, too cold, and too hard.
Those few smart people completely understood what he meant—in the early stages, I didn't manage things or treat you like human beings. If you want to be seen as human in my eyes, please show some respect.
I'm not here to unite everyone; I'm here to put immense pressure on you. Those who can't handle it don't deserve to be my companions.
Will this lone wolf approach be effective?
When the coaching staff took Fang Xinghe to his dormitory, the blue team leader cautiously expressed his concerns.
Of course there will be!
Before Fang Xinghe could speak, Jonas immediately expressed his support.
“I really admire SR’s toughness. In fact, if we want to make a breakthrough, we must have a tough enough leader to withstand and even counter the pressure from the American team.”
"Yes."
Zhang Xiong couldn't help but nod.
"We're not afraid of the pressure from the US team. So what if they have a lot of NBA stars? When it comes to going all out, I believe our boys will definitely not back down!"
However, since there is indeed a huge gap in strength in most positions, we need a backbone to protect everyone's mentality and prevent them from developing a psychological disadvantage.
Psychological warfare is also a very important part!
The fiercer and more ferocious the deity, the better the stabilizing effect; this is called the "Sea-Stabilizing Needle"!
Yao Ming is too reserved in this respect and doesn't match the flamboyant NBA stars. He definitely has passion, but he can't motivate his teammates or unleash his explosive power.
In this regard, we must rely on the God of the Fist, and I am very fortunate to have been able to invite the God of the Fist..."
While explaining to the leader, he also flattered Brother Fang. This team leader is a good choice; he has both the professionalism of a basketball player and the smoothness of someone in the system. He is quite qualified.
Those present were all high-ranking officials, so Fang Xinghe rarely spoke the truth.
"I just observed them carefully for a while, and the current candidates don't have a good attitude or focus in training, and their development of their potential is quite average."
With this kind of performance, it will be very difficult for him to get past the United States in his quest for an Olympic gold medal.
I am human, not a god; it's impossible for me to fight five opponents at once.
There are two necessary conditions to beat Team USA—
First, avoid making big mistakes.
Second, implement the tactics effectively.
I already have a general idea of the tactics; we'll gradually improve and refine them, and we have enough time.
The prerequisites for avoiding mistakes are a stable mindset, unwavering beliefs, sufficient focus, completely eliminating bad habits, and internalizing good habits. In this regard, it's crucial to not only conduct thorough and deep ideological work to gain their genuine approval, but also to maintain sufficiently strong external pressure.
Coach Jonas and I were the source of that high pressure.
"Yes! That's right!" Youzi was overjoyed, as if he had found a kindred spirit. "Not everyone has the self-awareness of Jordan, Kobe, or SR. For most ordinary players, pressure is a necessity!"
The leaders of the Blue Team were relieved and immediately expressed their respect for Brother Fang's opinion.
"You're the most professional team leader in all of China, and I trust your decision. Haha, I thought you were angry just now, but thank goodness you're not!"
Zhang Xiong chimed in, "It's not just China! Fang Shen is the only one in the world to have led that terrible Wizards team to the championship!"
Fang Xinghe shook his head and said calmly, "There's nothing to be angry about. Before I came here, I knew what level the CBA was at and what the training attitude was like. So my high-pressure attitude just now was just because reality required me to do so, not because I had a problem with anyone."
To put it bluntly—do they even deserve my opinion?
"Of course!" Zhang Xiong said solemnly. "Why would you need this honor in basketball? The entire Chinese basketball market combined is about the same as your net worth. If it weren't for national honor, why would you suffer like this?"
What a sycophant!
Coach Guo glanced at Zhang Xiong, and a sense of crisis and competitive desire suddenly arose in his heart.
I, Lao Guo, am also competitive!
A group of people strolled over to the dormitory and took a look around the private suite prepared specifically for Fang Xinghe.
The privileges of the God of the Square are manifested in every aspect.
For example, he has a private room and is allowed to bring an assistant, and he does not need to fully comply with the training rules of the base.
He can even completely interfere with the coaching staff's tactical planning and training strategies.
Seeing that everything was almost settled, Yuko couldn't wait to ask for a discussion.
"SR, what are your tactical ideas for our team?"
Here it comes, the real highlight is here.
Fang Xinghe's most impressive label in the eyes of coaches all over the world is neither his breakthroughs nor his three-pointers, but rather his imaginative tactical abilities.
Over the years, Fang's space-maneuvering style of play has spread throughout the basketball world, not only in the NBA but also in European basketball, where its essence is being absorbed.
Of course, due to the short time frame, the new generation of players have only seen a general improvement in their three-point shooting, and have not yet been able to truly replicate his spacing style of play.
This places extremely high demands on a player's overall abilities, so the world is still waiting for another super talent.
However, regardless of whether practical application has kept up, the theoretical community has already reached a consensus.
In other words, Fang's spatial strategy is widely recognized as the future.
Especially in FIBA, the congestion in the paint makes spacing even more important and deadly than in the NBA.
Unfortunately, the existing traditional centers and power forwards do not support such radical reforms, so the current stage is still in a chaotic period of alternating inside and outside play.
The Chinese men's basketball team has the strongest center in FIBA, but at the same time, Jiong Jiong is not suitable for Fang Xinghe's strongest playing style.
You Zi was experiencing both pain and pleasure, and had long wanted to discuss this issue with Fang Xinghe.
"Actually, this is not a decisive issue. Yao Ming and I are not completely incompatible."
Sitting in the conference room, Commander Fang Xinghe patiently explained his ideas.
"When Yao Ming is on the court, he is the absolute tactical core. We cannot abandon such a powerful weapon and force ourselves to find gaps on the outside."
Therefore, during this phase, our main strategy is to slow down the pace of the game and focus on protecting Yao Ming's stamina.
My ball-handling skills are enough to protect possession, so I try to play the full 24 seconds in each offensive possession, with 10 seconds for Yao Ming to get into position, 10 seconds for running plays, and the last 4 seconds for me to take the blame.
As for the specific tactics, the overall framework is a combination of internal and external strategies; we'll refine the details later.
The entire duration of positional warfare should be controlled between 28 and 32 minutes, with a focus on avoiding overtime.
The remaining 8 to 12 minutes were the spacing tactics phase. Yao Ming rested on the bench, and I was given four teammates with strong athleticism to run 8-second fast breaks.
The general framework is similar to the Suns, but my fast break ideas are different from Nash's. I will be more inclined to create openings myself, and my teammates will either drive to the basket or take open shots.
Therefore, we need to practice two completely different sets of tactics, which requires extremely high training volume and concentration. Each player has their own target score...
Upon hearing Fang Xinghe's account, the leaders of the Blue Management Bureau were both shocked and panicked.
"Captain Fang, you're only going to play for 12 minutes? This...this..."
"That's not the case. At other times, I wasn't just playing around; I was maintaining a suffocating presence on the defensive end."
Fang Xinghe patiently explained.
"The US team will most likely be based on its perimeter core players: Kobe, Paul, Wade, and James. They are all highly aggressive and skilled penetrators. I must put enough pressure on them to prevent them from frequently attacking the paint and wearing down Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian."
Therefore, my main task on the offensive end is to control the rhythm, decide on tactics, organize and deploy, and maintain the three-point threat from the outside, without engaging in too many outside attacks.
I will only launch a full-scale attack when the formation changes and both sides enter a fast-paced, chaotic battle with small formations.
Normally, 12 minutes is enough. A fast-paced drive with three-pointers can be very explosive in scoring. If I want to maintain a high shooting percentage, I can't keep playing like this. I have to seize opportunities to go on a scoring run.
There are three ideal times—
From the last two minutes of the first quarter to the first two minutes of the second quarter.
Sometime during the middle of the third section.
From the 6th to the 10th minute of the fourth quarter.
In the final decisive moments, Yao Ming will definitely be on the court protecting the rim, but at that time we can focus on defense and fast breaks. I will shoulder the responsibility of making those crucial plays.
Zhang Xiong tried to understand and carefully asked, "So, we're not going to use your full-fledged spatial tactics?"
"how to spell?"
Fang Xinghe chuckled to himself.
"Don't place such high expectations on our players. There are only two outside shooting options. Those who can shoot can't defend, and those who can defend can't pass. The Wizards' style of play is a thing of the past. The Chinese men's basketball team can't put together teammates like that. Don't even think about playing an easy game."
After a pause, amidst expressions of contemplation, distress, and unease, he smiled confidently and said, "Tactical limitations simply mean taking on more responsibility. I'm ready to unleash my strongest form. Aren't you curious?"
All eyes in the conference room immediately turned to him.
Fang Xinghe raised an eyebrow, offering no further explanation, and simply leaned back in his chair, laughing wildly and unrestrainedly.
tactics?
Tactics are only used as a backup plan.
When the decisive moment arrives, what will shock the world and drive the opponent to despair... is an overpowered body!
I went to my parents' house for dinner, it was a little late.
(End of this chapter)