Men s Basketball European Cup Show "Evolution"

When Doncic scored 42 points and "Antetokounmpo" Antetokounmpo scored 37 points, and the two core players led Slovenia and Greece to the quarterfinals respectively, this men's basketball European Cup has entered the most eye-catching suffocation stage. The ultimate personal performance of super stars, the players' deeper understanding of modern basketball, and the meticulous control of teamwork, have jointly created a high-level stage for European basketball.

In the early morning of September 8, Slovenia defeated another European powerhouse Italian team. In this game, Doncic faced his opponents in two completely different combat methods in the first and second half, and he was able to handle it with ease. In the first half, the Italian team's strategy was to let Doncic play singles. Doncic scored 22 points in the first quarter and scored 30 points at the end of the half. In the second half, the Italian team changed its strategy and doubled Doncic, but Doncic still scored 12 points.

"Doncic is the most dominant player in this European Cup." The official website of the FIBA ​​commented on the Slovenian superstar, "He leads in many statistics such as efficiency, scoring, steals. The Italian team has no choice but to do anything to Doncic, while Doncic does whatever he wants, especially in the first half."

In fact, this European Cup has gathered together. In addition to Doncic, top players such as Antetokounmpo (Greece), Markanin (Finland), Avdia (Israel), Schroeder (Germany), Jokic (Serbia), Shinkin (Turkey), Porzingis (Latvia), Valanciunas (Lithuania) participated in the competition. Their personal performance and ability to drive the team have all brought the viewing and overall level of this European Cup to an unprecedented level.

"Although I didn't watch all the games, there were times worse after all, but after watching a few games, I felt that it was so good, and there were indeed many things worth learning from." Former national player Jiao Jian told China Youth Daily and China Youth Network reporters, "For example, the match between Serbia and Turkey, Jokic and Shen Jing, the match between two super centers, Jokic and Shen Jing, shows the characteristics of modern basketball. No matter where you are, the more comprehensive the better, and even if you are a big man, you have to shoot three-pointers."

Indeed, every World Championship, including the European Cup, will allow fans to see the development and evolution of basketball. For today's top players, technology and mind are indispensable.

"Turkey team defeated Serbia in the group stage, and Shin Kyung's performance is crucial. When he faced Jokic, he not only could score in the interior, but also shot three-pointers from the outside. On the defensive end, the key rounds were all Shin Kyung who read Serbia's tactics in advance, and decisively switched defenses, attacked and intercepted the ball. In fact, Shin Kyung and Jokic were not only good at skills, but also players who were "big guys with great wisdom."

In fact, in this European Cup, more and more integrated "all-round players" have become the key factor in changing the European basketball landscape.

Judging from the situation of the quarterfinals this time, almost every team has this type of player. Doncic is 2.01 meters tall, but he can play the role of a big core of the ball; "Antetokounmpo" has amazing physical talent and explosive power; Markkanen is the core of the Finnish team, and his ball-holding ability and shooting skills are also something that ordinary big men do not have - this is also an important reason why they can eliminate the Serbian team; the German men's basketball team is of course Schroeder as the core, but Franz Wagner, who cannot be ignored, averaged 20.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in this European Championship, which shows the comprehensiveness of the technology.

From a technical perspective, the teams in this European Cup continued to hold high the offensive banner, and the tactical status of three-pointers was further magnified. Of the 50 games that have ended, 10 games scored more than 100 points and 34 games scored more than 90 points, which is already very rare in 40 minutes of international games. The tactics at the outside shooting level are also continuing to evolve: the number of games that have scored more than 15 three-pointers has reached 8 games, among which Germany made 35 shots from outside in the game against Lithuania. In addition, 14 three-pointers were scored in 8 games and 13 three-pointers were scored in 5 games.

During this European Cup, a video of Doncic was extremely popular on social media: after training, he came to the player's channel with his backpack on his backpack, and hit a long three-pointer with a random shot. His teammates paid the price of 50 push-ups - the ultimate personal ability of the superstar and the characteristics of modern basketball were embodied at this moment, which is why the European Cup is so beautiful.

This newspaper, Beijing, September 8