Qi Lin is only in his early 20s, and even if he is not in good shape this season, it is undeniable that he is one of the few high-quality forwards in The Chinese basketball world today.
In preparation for the World Cup qualifiers at the end of this month, the Chinese men's basketball team is currently training in Ningbo Beilun, and the 16 players announced that if there is no major injury, they should all participate in the two world preliminary tournaments with the Japanese men's basketball team. Many fans are more confused, why would Du Feng prefer to take Qi Lin, who is not in good shape this season, rather than Ding Yanyuhang?
This season, Qi Lin's play did not meet expectations, from the data point of view, the average of 13.7 points and 2.3 assists per game did not drop much compared to last season, but his play ups and downs were relatively large, and the average number of errors per game reached 2.2, an increase of 0.5 times over last season.
Because of this, Abdul Shalamu said in the post-match press conference that young players should not pretend to work hard because the results will not lie.
Although Abdul Salam did not comment on Qi Lin, the clear-eyed people knew at a glance that he was talking about Qi Lin.
So the question is, why would Du Feng prefer to take Qi Lin rather than Ding Yanyuhang, who has hit 9 three-pointers in a single game this season? You know, the Chinese men's basketball team has lacked high-quality shooters in recent years, and Xiaoding after the transformation can just make up for this gap.
There is also that as Abdul Salam, who was also seriously injured, he entered the big list of 16 people, and as a result, Ding Yanyuhang did not enter, which made people slightly confused.
But I believe that Du Feng must have made this choice after careful consideration, and he must have his reason for doing so. First of all, although Ding Yanyuhang and Abdul Salam have suffered serious injuries, but Abdul Salam has comeback last season, this season's play is very stable, Ding Yanyuhang is not so, his physical fitness is not enough to support the whole field, and the state is uncertain, in a major competition like the World Preliminary Tournament, there is not much opportunity for Ding Yanyuhang to practice.
Then there's the issue of defense. Ding Yanyuhang's current pace is still difficult to keep up with the opponent's starting speed, or the reason why the injury has not yet fully recovered. Although the Japanese players are not tall, but their speed is very fast, Ding Yanyuhang is difficult to keep up with the speed of the opponent, and Qi Lin can go up and consume the opponent with defense even if the attack is not effective.
More importantly, Qi Lin is only in his early 20s, even if he is not in good shape this season, it is undeniable that he is a rare high-quality striker in the Chinese basketball world today, with a high training future, I would like to ask, in addition to Zhang Zhenlin and Zeng Fanbo, which young forward has qi Lin's talent and potential?
But Ding Yanyuhang is different, he is 28 years old, has been seriously injured, and has changed the way of playing, the possibility of becoming a shooter in the future is very large, there is no ability to break through, such a front line is difficult to help the Chinese men's basketball team in the future world series.
Combining the above three elements, Du Feng took Qi Lin, but did not take Ding Yanyuhang. But this is not to say that Ding Yanyuhang will not have the possibility of returning to the national team in the future, he is still in the process of transformation, as long as the transformation is successful, and there is no problem with physical fitness, it is not possible to return to the national team in the future.