UGB Chapter 271 Maori War Dance
Chapter 271 Maori War Dance
Chapter 271 Maori War Dance
At the same time as this game, there is also a game in Group D, and after New Zealand beat France 80-72, the ranking of Group D has also been settled.Lithuania ranked first with a record of five victories, followed by three teams with 3 wins and 2 losses, but the difference was due to the rules, and New Zealand ranked third.
This is a strong team from Oceania. Well, in fact, only two teams in Oceania can win, they and Australia, but their strength is quite good, even against the strong teams in Europe and America.
The head coach of the team, Vucinic, took office four years ago. During these four years, New Zealand has also experienced a partial change of blood. Their most famous NBA player, Sean Marx, no longer played for the national team due to shoulder injuries and age problems, but this Once Vucinic still brought him to Turkey, which was similar to the team's spiritual totem, and also served as an assistant coach by the way.
The current star of New Zealand is Kirk Penny, who once played briefly in the NBA. At the age of 30, he played for the Clippers in 2005 and then moved to Europe and Australia.The post of captain was handed over to 36-year-old Perot Cameron.It is worth mentioning that New Zealand once invited Sam Perkins to play, because the latter's father settled in New Zealand and played in New Zealand's basketball league when he was young, but later the old Perkins refused to let his son play for New Zealand. That's all.
New Zealand has only participated in three World Championships before, but the results are still good. Eight years ago they even reached the top four, and finally ended the journey with a good result of No.4. This time they still hope that the team can replicate the results of eight years ago feat.That's why they tried their best to beat France in the last group match, in order to strive for a better ranking.
Although the reputation of the New Zealand players is not as good as that of the Chinese team, they still firmly believe that they can continue to move forward.In their view, fame does not represent everything. There are many strong teams in Group D. Didn't they win 3 games?
The Chinese men's basketball team is also waiting for this game. Judging from the previous confrontation, the Chinese team does not have an advantage.New Zealand is a team with a tenacious style and the pursuit of overall combat. They like physical contact very much, and this is exactly the style that Chinese players don't like.Under such circumstances, it is normal for the Chinese men's basketball team to be at a disadvantage in the match record.
For this opponent, Xu Hao is also very cautious. He is not afraid of physical confrontation, but he is afraid that his teammates will not be able to adapt to this style.Originally, there was a gap between everyone in terms of physical fitness, but in the confrontation, one had to go up and hide from the other. It is no wonder that Chinese players have the upper hand.When facing New Zealand, a tough attitude is necessary.
The game was scheduled on the 7th, and the venue was changed to Istanbul, so after packing up, Deng Huade took the players to the largest city in Turkey, and they must hurry up to adapt to the environment.The New Zealand national team almost rushed to Istanbul with them. The previous Group D match was in Izmir. Vucinic also hopes that his team will quickly adapt to the environment in Istanbul and prepare for the 1/8 finals .
In order to be able to deal with this game in a better state, Deng Huade just gave everyone a day off and quickly put himself into training.He knows that New Zealand is characterized by a lot of physical confrontation and an extremely tough style. Therefore, according to his plan, the players must adapt to this style to the maximum extent to avoid being blown into pieces in official games.
As for the sparring partner, of course they are the team's substitute players, and there are many defensive players on the bench. Physical confrontation is just commonplace in their hearts. If they beat New Zealand, they will be considered a contribution.
So during the training, the starting five were tragic.Under Deng Huade's instructions, the teammates standing opposite them faced each other head-on in almost every round. It seemed that the risk of injury was not small, which also made everyone a little frightened.But thinking about the next game, everyone gritted their teeth and practiced again. This is related to whether they can win the game.If you lose because you don't adapt to New Zealand's style, and then stop in the round of 16, you will really lose a lot.
Soon Deng Huade discovered that the only one in the team who didn't need to adapt to physical confrontation at all was Xu Hao. Thinking that this guy often went to the gym for nothing, and his bench press was almost the same as an insider, Deng Huade was relieved.In his eyes, Xu Hao has become a humanoid monster on the back line. It is normal to adapt to physical confrontation, and there is no need to continue to practice.
In the past few days before the start of the game, almost all the players of the Chinese men's basketball team were undergoing "inhumane" training, and Xu Hao took the initiative to simulate the game in the system every night, hoping to find a match against New Zealand. Feel.For Xu Hao, the intensity of physical confrontation in New Zealand is also very high, and he has to adapt through simulation.
Time soon came to the day of the game. When the players from both sides finished warming up and entered the field, the New Zealand players showed their Maori war dance in front of the Chinese men's basketball team. This is what the New Zealand men's basketball team must do before every World Series. The ritual to be performed, and many times it will make the opponent look confused, not knowing what they are doing.
I saw all the New Zealand players lined up in two staggered rows, eyes wide open, glaring at the Chinese players in the other half of the court, slapping their bodies and shouting Maori battle words loudly to show their bravery.This was the first time Xu Hao saw Maori War Dance face to face. He was not intimidated by the opponent's momentum, but watched with interest.
The so-called Maori war dance, whose real name is haka dance, generally refers to the traditional dance form of the Maori people in New Zealand.It was originally a dance performed by the ancient Maori people before fighting the enemy. The purpose was to deter opponents, disturb the morale of the army, and boost the morale of their own team.Now it has been widely used by the New Zealand sports team on the sports field and is an indispensable part.
It has to be said that sometimes the Maori war dance may really give New Zealand some inexplicable advantages in the game, and then turn the advantage into a victory, which also adds a lot of legends to their Maori war dance.However, Xu Hao watched the dance of the New Zealand players completely with the mentality of watching a performance, and he didn't care about the mysterious power at all.
In Xu Hao's view, the Maori war dance is at most to boost the morale of the New Zealand players, and it can be said to have minimal impact on the opponent. The previous news about the magical effect is mostly because the opponent's psychological quality is not good enough, right?
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