When it comes to German basketball, the first thing that many people think of is the legendary star Dirk Nowitzki. It is true that Nowitzki started the golden era of German basketball. However, after that, German basketball went through a period of twists and turns, and now it once again surprised everyone with the World Cup gold medal. . And among them, there is a name you have to know: Dennis Schröder.
In the 2023 World Cup, Germany defeated Serbia in the championship game and won the gold medal. Following the bronze medal in the 2022 European Championship, German basketball once again showed its strength in front of fans around the world.
“Winning the World Cup!”
“This is all so incredible!”
“This team is really amazing!”
After winning the World Cup, former NBA player and legendary German star Dirk Nowitzki posted this message on his social networking site, congratulating his country on this remarkable achievement. This is his 18th year as a country. He has never reached a height in his career.
The biggest contributor to all this is none other than German captain and NBA player Dennis Schröder.
“European Championship bronze medal, World Cup gold medal, World Cup MVP.”
“Everything he has done deserves 100% respect.”
“Everyone’s respect for Dirk in the past is now fully deserved by Schröder.”
After eight games, Schröder averaged 19.1 points, 6.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Not only did he lead Germany to win the gold medal with an unbeaten eight games, but he also scored 30 points and 8 assists against Australia. Became the second German to score 30 points in the international arena after Nowitzki. No wonder after the game, German head coach Gordon Herbert praised Schröder’s performance as worthy of respect, and Schröder also won the MVP award with this performance.
“It’s been a long wait.”
“I won the bronze medal at the European Championships last year and the gold medal at the World Cup this year. I have been waiting for ten years.”
“The coach has been very successful in bringing the team together.”
“Let us achieve the achievement of winning eight games, including strong teams like Georgia and Slovenia.”
After winning the World Cup MVP, Schröder also said emotionally that this journey has not been easy. Indeed, from taking over Nowitzki’s baton in the 2015 European Championship to standing at the top of world basketball in 2023, it is really not easy at all…
The prosperous era started by Nowitzki
In 1997, Nowitzki began to put on the jersey of the national team and play international games for Germany. In an exhibition game, Nowitzki dunked over the then NBA superstar Charles Barkley, and Barkley predicted that the young man would have the opportunity to become a superstar in the future. .
After being drafted into the NBA the following year, Nowitzki also gained experience and performed better year by year. And he also brought these learned skills back to the national team, which greatly increased the combat power of Germany with Nowitzki. Not only did they win the bronze medal in the 2002 World Championships (later the World Cup), Nowitzki himself also averaged 24 points per game. Performance, winning MVP and scoring titles.
After that, Nowitzki also led Germany to win the silver medal at the European Championships in 2005. To put it simply, Nowitzki at that time was like a tank made in Germany, with stable quality and powerful firepower. As long as he was there, Germany’s combat power would have a basic foundation.
However, as the basketball strength of various countries gradually improved, and Nowitzki stopped playing for the national team after the 2008 Olympics, it became increasingly difficult for Germany to get an advantage in the world basketball arena. First, it lost in the 2009 European Championship, and then returned it. To qualify for the World Cup, you have to rely on wild card qualifications. Even if Nowitzki announced the re-approval of the national jersey in 2011, it would be difficult to return to the glory of Germany in the past. After entering the semi-finals, it only ended its schedule by winning against Turkey.
After the 2011 European Championship, Nowitzki retired from the national team jersey again. Without him, Germany even lost its qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games. In the 2013 European Championship, it was eliminated with an embarrassing record of 1 win and 4 losses.
In the 2015 European Championships, Nowitzki put on the jersey of the national team again and for the last time, intending to achieve good results for Germany, one of the host countries. However, things went against expectations. The old Nowitzki seemed to be unable to do what he wanted on the court. He was still able to score last time. He led the team into the semi-finals, but this time it ended early in the preliminaries with a record of 1 win and 4 losses. Nowitzki also announced his retirement from the national team under such a difficult predicament.
Being eliminated from the preliminaries and retiring the national pillars, for Germany, the blows from the blue came almost one after another. However, many German fans did not despair because they saw a 21-year-old future hope in this tournament. , he became Germany’s scoring and assist leader with an average of 21 points and 6 assists per game. He also ranked second in the league in scoring and fourth in assists.
Under his performance, although Germany only won one victory, they lost all games by only 7 points. And he is Dennis Schröder.
Take the torch of inheritance
“If I told you Nowitzki is my idol, I would be lying.”
“I grew up watching Mike Conley, Chris Paul, and Tony Parker.”
“But when I entered the NBA draft and was working out in Dallas, Nowitzki gave me his phone number.”
“Since that time, the relationship between us has always been good.”
2023-09-13 15:45:17
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