Once the defender is the biggest shortcoming of Chinese basketball, due to physical fitness and talent, our backcourt players and foreigners, the gap is not a little, there are not many talents who can be selected, like Chen Jianghua, Liu Wei, Sun Yue is already a generation of fans' memories. After the development of the CBA in recent years, our domestic defenders have been greatly improved, and the list of players in the latest national team training backcourt players includes Guo Allen, Zhao Rui, Xu Jie, Zhao Jiwei, Wu Qian and Sun Minghui.
Allen Guo was elected MVP of the first phase of the CBA
Guo Allen can be said to be one of the most impactful players in the local active game as long as he remains healthy, playing 7 times this season, averaging 23.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, shooting 46.2% from three-point range, and was elected the local MVP of the first stage of the CBA. In July's Olympic defeat, Guo Allen was not selected due to injury, and now back in the national team, his position will not be easily replaced. In addition to Guo Allen's return to the national team, Zhao Rui returned to the national team after more than two years, the mistakes in the World Cup and off-field factors have made him have been unable to participate in the national team, through the excellent performance of the league, Zhao Rui knocked on the door of the national team again, hoping that he can cherish the opportunity to fight for the country.
Zhao Rui returned to the national team
Xu Jie and Wu Qian are both players that coach Du Feng likes very much, and the short Xu Jie has performed very well in Guangdong, averaging 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game this season, all of which are new career highs. Although Xu Jie is short in height and easy to be targeted in defense, Xu Jie is experienced in his style of play, does not make mistakes easily, fights positively, and has a good attitude, which is Coach Du Feng's favorite player. Wu Qian's style of play is flowing, is a three-point shooter, enjoys foreign level defensive intensity in the CBA, but in international games, Wu Qian's projection is not stable, and in the two qualifiers in June and Japan, he only shoots 3 of 14 shots, and he needs to maintain a stable feel.
Wu Qian maintained the projection feel
Zhao Jiwei is known for his stability, and his offense has improved greatly in recent seasons, averaging 13 points and 9.4 assists per game in the league, ranking fourth in the league in assists per game. Sun Minghui has excellent physical fitness, is not afraid of confrontation, averaging 17.8 points and 9.2 assists per game, and can attack and pass. In fact, in addition to the players selected for the national team, Hu Mingxuan, who performed well against Canada and Greece in the Olympic Games, failed to be selected due to physical discomfort and sluggishness, Guo Haowen, Lu Wenbo, Zhao Yanhao, Gao Shiyan, etc. also have potential, and it has to be said that the domestic defenders as a whole have indeed improved.
Sun Minghui is in good shape
In addition to the 6 major backcourts, the latest national team training includes Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin, Hu Jinqiu, Han Dejun and Shen Zijie; the front line is Zhou Peng, Ren Junfei, Abdul Shalamu, Qi Lin and Zhang Zhenlin. In the end, who can represent the national team to Japan to participate in the first window of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers, let us wait and see.