According to the official news of the Tianjin men's basketball team, Mengzikai has reported to the three-person basketball national team. Because three-person basketball is not as concerned as five-person basketball, Mengzikai has not caused much repercussions. However, Mengzikai can be selected for the three-person basketball national team, which is a great recognition for both himself and the Tianjin men's basketball team. At the same time, this is also expected to become an opportunity for Mencius kai to take off.
Before the start of the season, MengZikai was just a nobody, and no one thought he could enter the three-man basketball national team. The breakthrough can be achieved because the Tianjin men's basketball team has an excellent record this season, returning to the playoffs with a record of 19 wins and 19 losses. In the process of the Tianjin men's basketball team becoming a big dark horse, Mengzikai made great achievements and became the pillar of the team. Averaging 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, Mengzikai has bright data on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Even more eye-catching is the three-point shooting, Mengzikai's shooting rate reached 44.3%, and he became the CBA's top anti-aircraft gun at 2.06 meters.
Mengzikai also played a lot of classic games. Against the Guangzhou men's basketball team, Mengzikai scored 4 three-pointers in a single game and 7 blocks. Mengzikai is also the third local player to get this data, the first two are Moko and Sun Yue, both of whom are national players. In the playoff playoff against the Guangdong men's basketball team, Mengzikai scored 4 of 4 three points in a single quarter, showing his face in front of Du Feng, head coach of the Guangdong men's basketball team and head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team.
This is also the second time that Meng Zikai has been selected for the national team, and he has been selected for the national youth men's basketball team before. It is an honor, and the three-person basketball national team can also become a platform for Mengzikai to improve himself. There is precedent, Hu Jinqiu and Zhao Lizhou have both undergone a transformation of strength because they were selected for the three-person basketball national team.
Before being selected for the three-person basketball national team, Hu Jinqiu was a first-class internal lineman, but it did not reach the MVP level. After tempering, Hu Jinqiu's physical strength and speed were further improved, and the level of attack and defense also increased significantly. After returning to the CBA, Hu Jinqiu's performance has improved significantly, and he has also been elected as the MVP of the regular season.
Zhao Lizhou has changed from birth to another bone. Zhao Lizhou came from the Liaoning men's basketball youth training, but could not play in the Liaoning men's basketball team and was loaned to the Guangzhou men's basketball team. After returning to the Liaoning men's basketball team in the 2017-18 season, he only played 4 games in the whole season and sat on the bench. After switching to the Jiangsu men's basketball team, Zhao Lizhou got a lot of opportunities and got some high scores, but he could not become the absolute main force.
It is impossible to play in the strong team, and it has not been able to get ahead in the weak brigade, because Zhao Lizhou's technology is too single. With only three points to project a steady scoring method, Zhao Lizhou has almost no breakthrough ability. Once the three points are not accurate, Zhao Lizhou has no value on the offensive end. As for the defensive end, Zhao Lizhou is a famous black hole.
After returning from the three-person national team, Zhao Lizhou's projection skills have improved. More importantly, Zhao Lizhou's breakthrough is also quite powerful, often scoring in the opponent's penalty area. Zhao's average score per game this season has soared to 12.6 points, scoring 29 points in a single game. Scoring means have become richer, and Zhao Lizhou will be difficult to defend. The improvement of the defensive end is even more impressive, and Zhao Lizhou has been able to limit foreign aid very well. This season, in the Jiangsu men's basketball team, Zhao Lizhou has become the main force of iron fighting, and is often the most eye-catching player in the whole team.
For Meng Zikai, he should also seize the opportunity to improve himself and strive to transform into a genuine national team. This can also help the Tianjin men's basketball team, because the team is in the ascendant period and needs local players who can pick the beams.