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Chapter 266 Banana Incident 【Subscribe! 】

In the semi-finals, the Chinese men's basketball team made a historic breakthrough and reached the semi-finals of the World Championships.

Before the start of the World Championships, no one thought that the Chinese men's basketball team could reach the semi-finals. The best result of the Chinese men's basketball team in the World Championships was only eighth, but this time it has already reached the semi-finals.

The most important thing is that it may not only be the top four!

If China can defeat Yugoslavia in the next game against Yugoslavia, then the Chinese men's basketball team will be able to advance to the final and compete for the championship, with the worst result being the runner-up.

The two teams in the other group are Germany and Argentina, both of which are defeated by the Chinese men's basketball team. As long as they defeat Yugoslavia, the Chinese men's basketball team is very likely to defeat Argentina and Germany to win the championship title.

That is the first in the world!

Not just a historical record, it may even be the peak moment of Chinese basketball for many years to come.

The premise is victory over Yugoslavia.

If they lost to the Yugoslavia team, the Chinese men's basketball team could only compete for No. 4. Anyway, this result has already satisfied the Chinese Basketball Association.

The top four results of the World Championships, the Asian game is now even the director of the basketball association letter is a little disdainful.

Is there any other team in Asia that can achieve this result?

Certainly not!

In the future, it is enough to send a second team and a third team to play in the Asian competition.

As for whether it can win Yugoslavia... In fact, Xin Lancheng does not have any expectations.

The reason is simple, Yugoslavia is too strong.

When it comes to the country of Yugoslavia, people who are a little older will know the movies "Walter Defends Sarajevo" and "The Bridge", and young friends should also hum the well-known theme song "Goodbye Friends".

However, compared with literary and artistic works, the Yugoslavs are more proud of their sports achievements.

Whether it is the three major balls that attract the attention of the world, or the less popular water polo, handball, etc., Yugoslav athletes have achieved a lot in international competitions.

In Lu Yu's previous life, there has always been an unsolved mystery in basketball: if Yugoslavia hadn't disintegrated, would the American men's basketball team still be the hegemon?

After the end of World War I, with the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a new state emerged on the west coast of the Balkans - the Kingdom of Serbia-Croatian-Slovenia.

In 1929, it was renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which means the Slavs of the South.

In the 1987 Men's Basketball World Youth Championship, Yugoslavia formed the Yugoslav national youth team with Divac, Kukoc and Petrovic as the main force.

In that era when the inside line was king, Drazan Petrovic, a shooting guard with only 196 cm, scored 112 points in a single game by shooting in the Yugoslav League, known as basketball Mozart.

People always refer to someone who is talented and accomplished in a certain industry and died young as such and such Mozart.

It's not a very pleasant title either.

Divac and Kukoc form the inside twin towers of the Yugoslav youth team. Divac has a height of 216cm and a very high basketball IQ. He is one of the core cores of the Kings team. Kukoc is the Chicago Bulls who won six. The hero of consecutive championships and the best sixth man in the league.

Such a Yugoslav youth team first defeated the US men's basketball team by [-] points in the group stage, and finally beat the United States again in the final to win the championship.

The US team also included future NBA stars such as Payton and Larry Johnson, but they lost to Yugoslavia twice.

The 1989th European Basketball Championship held in Yugoslavia in 26,

The champion is still Yugoslavia.

At the World Championships in Argentina three years later, the Yugoslav national team with this national youth team as the team made a triumphant victory all the way and advanced to the semi-finals.In the semifinals, they met their old rival, Team USA, an American team with Kenny Anderson, Laettner and Mourning, with the super physical qualities of black athletes.

But the charm of basketball is that it is not only physical, the Yugoslavs' basketball IQ and extremely pioneering style of play have caused huge defensive pressure and neutrality on the inside and outside of the US team, relying on shooting and open-space attacks, in the semifinals with 99 -91 defeated the US team, and in the final, defeated the big brother the Soviet Union without any suspense and won the championship.

The whole game was dominated by Yugoslavia.

In the case of winning or losing, it also gives the opponent some opportunities to chase the score.

In 1991, the Yugoslav men's basketball team won the European Championship again, and people called them "the invincible division".At this point their goal is only the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

In the face of this strong Yugoslav team, the American Basketball Association decided to find the most outstanding players in the league and form the best basketball team in history.To get an idea of ​​how strong this team is, just list a few names:
David Robinson, Scottie Pippen, Stockton, Barkley, Ewing, Magic Johnson, Bird Bird, Drexler, Karl Malone, and the basketball god Jordan.

FIBA changed the rules in 1989.

Professional players are allowed to participate in national basketball events.

Only the United States has the opportunity to form a dream team.

Just when the world was eagerly waiting for the two top teams to compete against each other and dedicate an unprecedented competition in the history of basketball, the world played a black joke on the Yugoslav basketball team.

The night of defeating the Soviet Union, the Yugoslav men's basketball boys embraced warmly.At this time, a man with a Croatian flag rushed onto the field from the audience, past Divac, Kukoc and Petrovic who were hugging.Divac noticed him, and after a quarrel, Divac, who is 2 meters tall, stretched out his long arm, snatched the flag, and threw it to the ground angrily.

At this time, the reporters gathered in Argentina were like a group of sharks smelling blood, and they recorded this moment with long guns and short cannons.

At this time, it was a period when public opinion was being swayed by Western powers.

This incident is not only a precursor to the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

It is also an introduction to the fall of a strong sports team along with a political power.

Divac had a simple idea. He wanted to show the world that Yugoslavia was a united whole.But the Croatians don't think so, and the media that has the right to speak won't choose to settle down. They even fabricated Divac to spit and step on the Croatian "flag".

At the 1990 FLBA World Championships.

Serbia's Divac and Croatia's Petrovic can still play side by side.

Divac also once said, "We are athletes, not politicians."

But politics still affected basketball, and Yugoslav politics collapsed, and there were signs of disintegration.

In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Yugoslavia could not send a representative team to participate due to sanctions from Western countries. The strength of the separated Croatian men's basketball team was severely damaged, and they lost to the American men's basketball team in the final by 32 points.

Whether the complete Yugoslav men's basketball team can compete with the American Dream Team will never be answered.

Now this Yugoslav team is not a complete Yugoslavia, but a Yugoslav League jointly formed by Serbia and Montenegro.

It does not include several other countries, such as Slovenia and Croatia.

But even so, this Yugoslav team is still strong.

The 1998 NBA labor negotiations not only resulted in a shortened season and a bloated Camp, but also a very important point. No one even wanted to go out for the country. The Dream Team gave up the World Championships in Greece and replaced it with a team. The U.S. team with dim or no starlight has no active NBA players, the U.S. team is a CBA representative team, and it did not even reach the finals.

In the final of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia narrowly defeated Russia 64:62, and the white magician Bodiloga won the MVP.

Due to historical problems, in fact, after 98, the only players that Yugoslavia can call up are Serbia and Montenegro. Players from Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina can no longer represent Yugoslavia, but the team still uses the name Yugoslavia, perhaps For the glory of the past and the dream of the future.

As the most well-known player and core player in Yugoslavia, the stubborn Bodiloga rejected the No. 95 draft pick by the Kings in 51. He did not go to the NBA, but this did not affect his achievements in the slightest.

Bodiloga's bench has finally begun to emerge in the national team. Coincidentally, the Kings used the 96th overall pick in 14 to choose another Yugoslav player - Stojakovic.

Although Bodiloga did not intend to report, the Kings were still willing to put the treasure on Peja, which shows the strength of Yugoslav basketball at that time.

Sitting on the inside is also from the Kings - Divac, the most passable big man has inherited all the excellent traditions of the Yugoslavs, and also played his own day in the NBA.

Radmanovic was found on the outside, and other players included Koturovic, Kabarkappa, Jaric, Drobnjak, Tomasevich, Gurovic and Vujanic.

Their coach is the legendary Pesic.

Pesic is a magical figure. He taught the little-known German team to win the European Championship in 92. It is a myth. Due to the division of the motherland, he left his son Pesic in Germany. .When the country needed him, Pesic immediately returned to Yugoslavia. Little Pesic became a basketball player after being immersed in him for many years, but he represented the German men's basketball team. The third scorer of Schi and Okuraya, the German team is also one of the favorites to win the 02 World Championship. This kind of tragedy that the father and son belong to two countries is indeed caused by the turmoil in Yugoslavia these years.

With so many powerful players and coaches, officials of the Chinese Basketball Association are not optimistic that the Chinese men's basketball team can defeat their opponents.

To be able to enter the semi-finals, has exceeded many people's expectations.

However, the result was unexpected.

Maybe the reason starts with them finding Radmanovic.

This second-year teenager, who was born in an officer family in Bosnia and Herzegovina, did not play a role, but intensified the infighting of the team. The children of the officer family were not welcome here. This famous troublemaker started a series of behaviors Performance of art.

Originally, in this game, the Yugoslav team was bound to win, and many people were optimistic that the Yugoslav team could defeat the Chinese men's basketball team.

Before the game, something happened to the Yugoslav team.

The divisions and contradictions in the Yugoslav team can never be reconciled. Due to the victory over the "powerful" dream team, the topic of Pesic's son gradually subsided, but the topic of new infighting continues - Peja was killed in training. Beaten up.

In fact, this is not a new topic for a long time. Fighting and stubborn diseases are commonplace in the Yugoslav team, but this time is too wrong. Divac, the most prestigious and most vocal in the team, began to integrate the team and educate the small players, but there were contradictions. It broke out in the semi-final court.

Radmanovic has always been the most restless factor, often going to bars in the middle of the night and even returning with women.

The previous games were very intense, and he knew that he might not be able to play, but against the Chinese team, he felt that he deserved the opportunity.

So he ranted on the bench and even quarreled with coach Pesic.

At halftime, the Yugoslavs hadn't opened the score yet. At this time, Radmanovic actually took a few bananas and sat and ate them in the corner of the stadium.

Pesic's patience reached the limit, "Go away!"

The rest of the team took Radmanovic to the stands, but it was far from over. Pesic, who was already furious, expelled Radmanovic from the national team in the semi-finals. Let him go home!
This incident has changed the mood of the players of the Yugoslav team.

The banana incident also completely exposed the contradictions in the Yugoslav team to the attention of fans and the media. After the start of the second half, Lu Yu led the players of the Chinese team to launch a Jedi counterattack.

To be honest, the strength of the original two teams is in the middle.

This Yugoslav team is slightly stronger than the Chinese team. The current Chinese men's basketball team is far from its peak. For example, Zhu Fangyu and Yi Jianlian are still a little immature, Gong Xiaobin and Hu Weidong are getting older, Liu Yudong's old injury has not healed, and Yao Ming has just entered the game. In the NBA, only Lu Yu and Wang Zhizhi are still at their peak.

So the Chinese team wants to win the Yugoslav team, it is actually quite difficult.

However, the banana incident affected the mood of the Yugoslav team, especially when the Chinese team counterattacked in succession, their mentality was on the verge of collapse.

In Lu Yu's previous life, the banana incident also occurred.

But their opponent is New Zealand, and the strength gap between the two sides is too large, which has little effect on the result of the game.

But when it comes to this Chinese men's basketball team, the strength of the two sides is close, and the mentality of the players will have a great impact on the game, especially when the game is in a headwind.

At the end of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team won the game 101 to 96.

Lu Yu scored 37 points, 12 assists, 9 rebounds and 5 steals in the whole game. Lu Yu felt that he now had more and more rebounds and steals. I don't know if it was because of his height.

As he grows taller, his arms become longer. Coupled with the improvement of agility by the breath of the wind, he is more handy in stealing.

At this time, in the center of the basket tube on the other side of the ocean.

"Dong dong!"

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Director Xin smoked a cigarette, looked out the window, and saw the little assistant who came in panting. He probably guessed that the Chinese team might have lost.

"The young man is still young. If you lose, you will lose. Is it necessary to run in such a hurry?"

Xin Lancheng took a puff of cigarettes unhurriedly, and then said: "Actually, I am very satisfied that our national team can achieve this result. As an adult, you have to know what it means to be proportionate, and don't be so panicked next time. already."

"No, Director, we won, we won!"

"Win...what, win?" Xin Lancheng was stunned, then hurried out the door.

"Director, why are you going?"

"Nonsense, such good news, I must hurry up and report to the leader!"

There was an echo from the letter director in the corridor.

(End of this chapter)