Lithuania is located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, with Latvia and Estonia in the north, and is also known as the Baltic Three Kingdoms. It is adjacent to Belarus in the southeast, and the southwest is Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast and Poland in Poland, and the capital Vilnius.

By the end of 2009, Lithuania had a total population of about 2.96 million, but Lithuania's basketball was very strong. Although its population was not as big as China's, it has always been among the top ten basketball powers in the world. Are you angry?

When the Chinese men's basketball team arrived in Lithuania, many overseas Chinese came to the airport to greet them. However, most of these people were from Lithuania, but from surrounding countries, because there were not many overseas Chinese living in Lithuania.

On the contrary, there are many locals in Lithuania, all of whom are for Zhou Mubai. Lithuania has a small number of people, but there are quite a lot of basketball fans. They usually pay attention to European basketball, but the NBA also has a considerable influence in Europe. As the superstar of the NBA, Zhou Mubai has been on the screen almost all year round this year. Many Lithuanian fans are famous, and there are many graceful Slavic ladies holding the sign and throwing their eyes.

Although Zhou Mubai may not be based on the aesthetics of Europeans and Americans, the style of a strong man is well-known in the world of women. In particular, Zhou Mubai has a classical flavor, which is particularly attractive.

"Brother Zhou, you are so popular!"

From the beginning, Guo Ailun followed Zhou Mubai like a little fan. Seeing many beautiful ladies showing kindness to Zhou Mubai, he couldn't help but say.

Zhou Mubai just smiled and said nothing.

He was thinking about how to integrate the team through three matches with Lithuania.

The so-called "to defend against foreign countries" must first settle the home. The warm-up match is to let the team find out the problem and integrate the team.

The members of the national team are temporarily gathered from various clubs. It is definitely not possible to try to be like the NBA team in tactical manner. After all, the time is too short, but at least it must achieve the effect on unity.

He is the biggest player in the team, but not everyone will convince him. When Yao Ming was in the forefront, wasn’t there anybody in the team dissatisfied? The top athlete is not a proud leader, so it is so easy to convince people.

However, Zhou Mubai has a lot of experience in how to deal with the team. The movement launched by the United States decades ago was that he was planning behind the scenes. To launch such a large movement, there must be many people operating. If Zhou Mubai does not have the ability to integrate, it will definitely not be able to achieve the subsequent results.

Since Zhou Mubai entered the national team, he began to infiltrate targetedly. First of all, there were a few small players whom he admired, such as Guo Ailun and others. After several heart-to-heart talks and guidance, the small players were convinced by Zhou Mubai.

Secondly, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue, who talked about the ups and downs of the NBA together, and then agreed to gather in the United States in the future, and even cooperate with each other if you have the chance. Zhou Mubai even suggested that after the game, Sun Yue would go to the Knicks to try out, which made Sun Yue so excited.

Then there are Wang Shipeng, Zhou Peng and Liu Wei. These are the backbone of young people. They don’t have the opportunity to enter the NBA and will not easily convince others. Before Zhou Mubai contacted them, they only expressed their greetings at most. However, Zhou Mubai is good at finding common interests. He talked to several people about his agency team in China and plans to invest and other businesses in China. He hopes that several people can help him and do some business together.

Wang Shipeng and others are smart people. They know that although Zhou Mubai’s annual salary is not high now, the advertising fee will definitely be a lot of money. If he uses this money as investment capital, he can do a big career. Just look at James to know.

If they can get along with Zhou Mubai's line, they will not have to worry about anything else after they retire in the future.

After all, players are professions that make a living by youth. They seem to have made a lot of money in CBA, but they are not enough to last a lifetime.

Not only that, Zhou Mubai came to Lithuania, and the newly formed agent team also came together. Although the country is well prepared, there are always omissions. Once there is anything needed, Zhou Mubai will ask the agent team to solve the problem together. After this trip, the entire team finally looks a little bit. Although they may not be convinced by each other, at least they recognize Zhou Mubai's status.

However, the most important thing is Zhou Mubai's strength.

In the team battle, Zhou Mubai can beat the starting lineup with a substitute for more than 20 points, and it looks very relaxed, and he doesn't take much action. Most of the time, he just attracts the ball and passes the ball. Just this way, he will beat the main force to a mess, and others will not be able to accept it.

He is extremely powerful, has a leader style, is humble and approachable, and is willing to help others. It is impossible for such a person to be unpopular, especially everyone knows that he can't afford to offend Zhou Mubai. Zhou Mubai dares to argue with Kobe. If he annoys Zhou Mubai, then Zhou Mubai will be rude to the media, and then he will be called the thorn that destroys the national team's locker room. Do you still want to do it in China?

Zhou Mubai is different from other Chinese players. Even if other Chinese players are really bullied or wronged, they may not dare to say it out. However, if Zhou Mubai doesn't take the national team's job, he is really not afraid to offend other players. It is precisely because of this that other players dare not offend Zhou Mubai. They not only have to eat the national team, but also the domestic fans' meals.

But integrating a team is not that simple. Real integration should be achieved only when there are strong opponents. There is no way to truly form a team without difficulties. This is the significance of the warm-up match.

In fact, playing a warm-up match with Lithuania is not particularly suitable for the Chinese team, because Lithuania is much stronger. It is actually a better choice to start with similar opponents in the warm-up match, so that the tactics can be played out. If you face an opponent who is too strong, it is difficult to play out the tactics.

Zhou Mubai watched the 12-man roster of Lithuanian team in Türkiye World Championships:

On the back line are Mantas Carnietis, Martinas Geseverus, Thomas Deliningais, Reinardas Sebtis, Martinas Perhus

On the forward line, Simas Jasetis, Yunas Machulis, Renas Kreza, Paulus Zangunas, Tedas Kremaves

The centers are Robertas Yavtokas and Martinas Andrewus Kovicius.
Chapter completed!