There is no doubt that in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, Wang Zhizhi has left a strong mark, he is the pioneer of the Chinese towards the NBA, but also the strongest Great Wall of China in the international arena, but also the dream-chasing teenager in our hearts.
From the CBA's omnipotent killer to the NBA's frustration and helplessness, Dazhi's career seems to be divided into two, the scenery before going abroad is infinite to the frustration of being forced to end his NBA career and return to China, he has endured the doubts and denigration that ordinary people cannot bear. As everyone knows, he could have gained a firm foothold in the NBA like Yao Ming and the UAE League, but unfortunately he became a stepping stone for the younger generations.
So, today we will rationally analyze it, without the interference of external factors (what are the specific external factors, everyone understands), with Wang Zhizhi's strength at that time, can it be based on the NBA?
Born at the wrong time, although gifted, but delayed in the future
I believe that people who have watched Dazhi play will never question The technical level of Dazhi, if they are generally lucky, they will never become a hurried passer-by of the NBA. Compared with Yao Ming, who has just landed in the NBA, in addition to the height disadvantage, regardless of physical strength, shooting feel, footwork under the basket and mobility, Dazhi dumps Yao Ming a street!
You know, Wang Zhizhi is the MVP of the 1996 World Youth Championships, in the game to complete the explosion (remember to be the explosion) German "fresh meat" Nowitzki, 7 feet 1 height has better athletic talent than the King of Nobita, was concerned by many NBA scouts, but also laid the foundation for being selected by Dallas later.
At that time, the NBA scout described Wang Zhizhi this way: 2 meters 13 tall, but can make very flexible moves, which is not much in the NBA. In addition, he has a very good interior foot and ability to respond, as well as a stable mid-range shooting, he has a very good tactical quality. His shortcomings are that he is not confrontational enough and his defensive ability is more general. However, based on the reports of various aspects, the scouts came to the conclusion that Wang Zhizhi at that time, whose talent was not inferior to Nowitzki, was worth cultivating well.
Although Wang Zhizhi received an olive branch from the NBA and is about to create a history of Chinese players playing for NBA teams, the domestic support is very weak, he officially landed in the NBA 00-01, but in fact, he only played with the team in April 2001. The rookie season is almost in vain, 01-02 is his full rookie season in the strict sense, but the Bayi men's basketball team and the national team have not let anyone go, requiring Wang Zhizhi to stay in the country to participate in the game, so that he missed the training camp, preseason and the first two months of the regular season.
These factors indirectly led to Wang Zhizhi's inability to integrate into the team, the sudden increase in the intensity of the game made him unsatisfied, and the large number of absent training matches and official matches made it impossible for him to find a sense of belonging in the locker room, and the tactical aspects could not be perfectly mastered. Due to the task of the national team (even if it is an insignificant game), Dazhi has to return to the national team to report, there is no time to train with teammates in the offseason, to improve mutual understanding, the coach does not understand your real state, how dare you entrust the responsibility?
This is also the most important factor in the second offseason "no return" event! It can be said that the general physical quality and technical level is basically cultivated in China, and going to the NBA has not been targeted for physical fitness improvement and technical training, after all, Dazhi has been in the Mavericks for two years, although the Mavericks have some expectations, but there is no time to arrange systematic training; compared with Yao Ming's physique and technical level when he first went to the rocket and two years later, the NBA's diet and nutrition ratio and technical special training level are a few streets away from the country!
After the return incident, although there was enough time, in order not to offend the Basketball Association, the Mavericks basically hid the big qi in the snow, and it was impossible to cultivate it with all its might, so that Wang Zhizhi's great future was ruthlessly delayed.
The predecessors planted trees, the posterity was cool, Wang Zhizhi's strength was not lost to Yao Ming, and the technology crushed the UAE
DaZhi has opened up the way for Yao Ming, provided experience and lessons, and Yao Ming's emotional intelligence should be better than That of Dazhi in order to be able to mix well in the NBA! As for the level of basketball, I personally feel that the strength of Dazhi is stronger than Yao Ming, who just went to the NBA, but weaker than Yao Ming in the NBA two years later.
Frankly speaking, Dazhi's skills are above Yao Ming's. There are three reasons, first of all, Dazhi can play three positions, small forward, big forward, center. Second, shooting distance, long, medium and under the basket skillfully play and three steps to the basket, basket, pull bar. He will perform the shooting techniques, methods, and techniques in the five positions on the court to the extreme. Finally, the belly, the mind, the philosophy and the dedication to basketball are unmatched! Chasing the wind teenager has unlimited scenery, stepping into the NBA and losing Maicheng, returning to China is blocked, there is no ball in other places, thanks to the then director of the Basketball Association Li Yuanwei personally went to the United States to have a long talk with Dazhi to return to China.
Wang Zhizhi's technology should be slightly better than Yao Ming's, but the height, weight or gap, the most critical is still the way of playing, Yao Ming was the NBA's most lacking inside killer at that time, both height and weight technology and mid-range shooting, the perfect center template, Wang Zhizhi belonged to the space type four position, put now should be quite popular, but at that time, big players should be in the inner line hand-to-hand combat, so the playing style is not suitable for the era at that time.
The system at that time, rumors, tied up the peak of Dazhi's career for three or four years. However, after he returned to China, he led the Bayi team to win the CBA championship again. His most classic match was the nailboard cap that chased the Korean defender at the Asian Championships in Guangzhou, which helped the Chinese team win the championship. This style of pursuit is the work of a small striker, attacking defender and organizing defenders, which is also a classic example of his ability to play three positions! After the game, Zhu Fangyu hung all the gold medals on his neck, and held three worships, lifting the teammates of Dazhi over their heads to celebrate, which made The Chinese basketball fans all move! At that time, Dazhi seemed to be thirty-four years old, which was a difficult, best, and noblest reward for his basketball career, which made generations of Chinese basketball fans unforgettable moments.
As for the UAE, at best, it is similar to Yao Ming who just went to the NBA, Dazhi's physical talent is not as good as the UAE, but once the ball is combined, it is different, the small gyro drops and turns, you don't know what his next move is to do, standing anywhere is a threat, almost no specific position for him. Play to the key moment, there is a ball, no ball is also OK, the ability to attack independently is also strong, you throw the ball to him, flash away to watch him perform, after the breakthrough to him can also be divided. In the system, he is like a fish in the water, mercury pouring into the ground.
The two of them are not the same as Yao Ming's type, the UAE League and Wang Zhizhi are actually closer in position, the UAE is better, the UAE is better, Wang Zhizhi's footsteps and three points are better, the comparison between the UAE and Wang Zhizhi in the NBA cannot be measured simply by the score, when Wang Zhizhi landed in the NBA, the league's attention to Chinese basketball and the degree of development of the market are not the same, so it is impossible to give Wang Zhizhi more starts, Yi Jianlian landed in the NBA after Yao Ming, when the league's development of the Chinese market was unprecedented. Therefore, the sixth overall pick of the UAE League was also artificially promoted, Wang Zhizhi as a pioneer, his development actually provided a lot of experience for the development of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian later, including the exchanges between the two basketball associations and the league, club exchanges, media, national team competitions, etc. Of course, the final result must be based on strength, but the environment is also very important. On the contribution to Chinese basketball, the three of them come to compare, I think Yao Ming first, Wang Zhizhi second, Yi Jianlian third.
It can be said that Dazhi used his "sacrifice" to pave the way for Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian's NBA, he never lost to his two younger brothers, but only lost to time and human sophistication!