On July 17, Beijing time, the men's basketball team in the Asian Cup group stage Group C, the Japanese men's basketball team lost 76-88 to the Iranian men's basketball team. Originally, the attention of this game was not very high, but because the Japanese team had Yuta Watanabe who played in the NBA, and the Iranian team had Haddadi, who was familiar to domestic fans. In this game, Yuta Watanabe's performance is far inferior to that of the elderly Haddadi, which has led many people to think that Yuta Watanabe is no more than that, and even compare him with the mainland player Zhou Peng. The conclusion is that many people actually think that Yuta Watanabe is inferior to Zhou Peng, but some people say that Yuta Watanabe alone is playing in the NBA.
Regardless of nationality and all objective factors, in fact, Yuta Watanabe is really not as bad as many people think. Some people once compared him with Ding Yanyuhang, and now they have begun to compare with Zhou Peng. It's nothing more than that he's playing in the NBA, and no mainland player has been able to play in the NBA since Zhou Qi. When it comes to Yuta Watanabe, we need to first understand Haddadi, Who performed better than Yuta Watanabe, but many people only see Haddadi's age and forget his ability. Once upon a time he also played in the NBA, although the time was short, there was not much brilliant performance, and the performance in the Iranian national team and the CBA was judged by two people, it was because of tactical problems on the one hand, on the other hand, because he was an Iranian player, and the relationship between Iran and the United States Everyone understands that Haddadi is doomed to not be able to play in the NBA.
In the international arena, Haddadi is a big killer, even in the face of European and American teams, he can still get eye-catching data. He can be said to be the second center in Asia after Yao Ming, such a player is difficult to defend, and his experience is becoming more sophisticated. The Japanese team's inner line is really weak, and Yuta Watanabe's positioning is a defender and a striker, and it is normal for Watanabe to defend Haddadi. Many people think Watanabe's defense is too poor, but in front of Haddadi, even some of the NBA's major rotation players may not be able to benefit.
Speaking of Yuta Watanabe, he has won some honors about defense in American college basketball many times, and after losing the NBA that year, the Grizzlies gave him a two-way contract, and the Grizzlies general manager's evaluation of him at that time was more about emphasizing his defense. So he is not bad defensively, he is also an inspirational model, step by step from a two-way contract to a formal contract. Looking at his offense, the most important reason why Asian players have a hard time gaining a foothold in the NBA is athleticism, but Yuta Watanabe's athleticism is really visible to the naked eye. Although he rarely staged such a passionate and violent scene, his confrontation ability was still very strong. In addition to his athleticism, he also has a good sense of the ball, and the most impressive thing is the quick conversion of attacks and mid-range jump shots. His more obvious shortcoming is the attack with the ball, which is a common problem among Asian players. But even if you look at the entire NBA, there are not many forward-guard swingers above 2 meters.
The Raptors management is not a fool, and the team's role players have changed batch after batch, but Yuta Watanabe still has a stable playing time of more than 10 minutes, which is enough to explain a lot of problems. So, in fact, Yuta Watanabe is really not as bad as many people think, not to mention that just one game really doesn't explain anything.