"You want Lin Yi and Ding Yanyuhang to be the primary attackers?"
Li Chunjiang was still somewhat surprised by what Tang Tian had said.
Although Lin Yi and Ding Yanyuhang had been in excellent form during the Group Stage, China Team's core was still Tang Tian.
Tang Tian had averaged nearly 30 points over three games, making him the Scoring Champion of the Olympics so far.
"Let them get some experience. I'll focus on primary defense on Rui Hachimura. If anything really happens, I'll step in and clean things up."
Tang Tian spoke calmly.
Although underestimating the opponent was a major taboo, it depended on the situation. Take the United States against Japan, for example—even if they put five guards on the court, no one would think they were underestimating the opponent.
As he had said, he was doing this to give the others more opportunities to develop.
Of course, his other point was equally important. Japan Team's core was Rui Hachimura, and if he marked him, Japan Team's offense could be shut down completely.
"Let's play normally first. I'll adjust according to the situation later."
Li Chunjiang did not immediately agree to Tang Tian's suggestion. After all, the next game was the Quarter-finals, and he preferred to play it safe.
Tang Tian did not insist. If they played normally, they could first see what kind of form Rui Hachimura was in.
If Rui Hachimura did not play particularly well, there would be no need to make things so complicated. They could simply crush them the normal way.
China and Japan met in the Olympic Quarter-finals, a historic occasion.
Previously, Japan Team had never been able to break out of Asia, so China Team had never even had a chance to face them at the Olympics.
This time, with the