Satoshi Hachimura basketball: The world wall that was shown to the US
Japan lost to the US in the final round of the basketball World Cup and the first round. It was a bitter game for Satoshi Yamura of NBA = American Professional Basketball Wizards in Japan's ace, which was expected to play an active role.
Yamura was the first Japanese player at the NBA draft meeting in June and was nominated 9th overall, and was also active in the summer league centered on young players in summer.
In this World Cup, despite the thorough marks in the previous two games, the team scored 36 points in total, and attention was paid to how to play against the United States that was solidified by NBA players. .
Before the game, Yamura himself spoke with enthusiasm, saying, “I want to do my best because I have a chance to compete with the top of the world.”
However, in the match, the movement was sealed before the strict American defense, and the first half ended without scoring, and the team was greatly led.
Yamura made a dunk with a sharp dribble in the second half, but there were almost no other places to show, and the overall game scored 4 points.
Japan also lost 45-98, with a bitter result.
After the match, Yamura recalled, “I got this result, but I did as much as I could. As a team, I had some points to reflect on.”
On top of that, when I saw that no Asian country was able to go to the upper round this time, I seemed to feel the height of the world wall again, saying that winning in Asia would not work in the world.