On July 18, Beijing time, in the men's basketball Asian Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team ushered in the challenge of the host Indonesia team. The importance of this game is self-evident, for the Chinese men's basketball team, although participating in this Asian Cup, there is not much requirement in terms of results, our main purpose is to train the team, so that more outstanding young players can get the training of international competitions, but because the Chinese men's basketball team has previously lost the Olympic qualifications, it is in a relatively low trough, therefore, the team also hopes that through this Asian Cup, it can regain morale and return to the peak of Asia.
Of course, the Chinese men's basketball team wants to impact the championship of this Asian Cup, or there are many difficulties, after all, the strong teams in front of the Chinese team, there are Australia and Japan and South Korea, the strength of these 3 teams are very strong, the Chinese men's basketball team against any of these 3 teams, there is no certainty of victory. However, for the Chinese men's basketball team, it is not completely without good news, just now, some self-media revealed that after the game with the Indonesian team, 3 people will get the attention of European scouts, and it is expected to stay in the future. The news came out at the time before the match with Indonesia, and such good news is indeed worth rejoicing. Personally, I think that although this news is unconfirmed, it does make some sense, let's see which 3 people have attracted the attention of European scouts.
The first is Du Feng's beloved apprentice, Zhao Rui, the future core of the Guangdong men's basketball team. Originally, due to the American jersey incident, Zhao Rui left the national team for a while, and with his return, Zhao Rui's status in the national team has gradually improved. Previously, in the men's basketball world preliminary round, Zhao Rui led the Chinese men's basketball team to kill the Japanese team twice, and also used his performance in the match against Australia to get the respect of his opponents.
This time the Chinese men's basketball team competed in the Asian Cup, due to the absence of Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei, Zhao Rui assumed the responsibility of the core of the Chinese men's basketball team's backcourt. Of course, head coach Du Feng also has great trust in him, giving enough playing time in every game, except for the match against Bahrain, Zhao Rui was expelled due to lack of calm, and other games have shown outstanding strength. Therefore, there is news that after playing the game with Indonesia, Zhao Rui has received the attention of European scouts, personally believe that it is indeed very normal, and the future Zhao Rui, his stage may not be limited to the country, go to the European basketball world, it is indeed a good choice.
The second player is the core of the Chinese men's basketball team, the main center Zhou Qi. Due to some physical impact, Zhou Qi chose to make a comeback in the Asian Cup match against Chinese Taipei, but this did not affect his performance in the game. It is precisely because of Zhou Qi's excellent play that the chinese Taipei inner line almost collapsed, and after the game, the Taiwanese media posted that Zhou Qi's body has become stronger after experiencing the Australian League, coupled with Zhou Qi's own height, flexibility and projection ability, if Zhou Qi plays in the Taiwan League, it is also the existence of the plug-in level.
From the reports of the Taiwan media, we can see the helplessness of our opponents, and we also see how strong Zhou Qi's dominance in the inner line is today. Therefore, there is news that after the match against Indonesia, he will be concerned by European scouts, personally, it is completely reasonable. After all, Australia's league level does not match the current Zhou Qi, since he has played in the NBA, why bother going to Europe?
The third place is a bit unexpected, that is, Xu Jie, who is only about 1 meter 8 tall. As Du Feng's proud disciple, Xu Jie gained a lot of playing time in this Asian Cup, and Du Feng's arrangement was even questioned by some fans. However, Xu Jie is very competitive, and careful fans can find that as long as Xu Jie plays, the rhythm of the game will be immediately driven by him, and the offensive and defensive rhythm of the Chinese men's basketball team will also accelerate immediately, which is where Du Feng appreciates Xu Jie the most.
Of course, in addition to driving the rhythm of the team, Xu Jie's three-point shooting ability has also improved a lot, and he can often shoot key 3 points at key moments, which is a point that European scouts value more. Therefore, when there is news that after the game against Indonesia, Xu Jie will receive the attention of European scouts, personally I think that it is not surprising at all, from Xu Jie can interpret the basketball project, not just the sport of giants, short people can play basketball well, and they can go to The European basketball world to break through.