With the end of the CBA league and the approach of the Chinese men's basketball World Cup, the national team training roster has attracted much attention. The recently updated talent pool of the Chinese men's basketball team, the veteran Fang Shuo of the Beijing Shougang team and the veteran Li Xiaoxu of the Liaoning team once again squeezed out Chang Lin of the Shanxi team and Ren Junwei of the Shanghai team is shocking enough, and what is even more shocking is that some media people directly exposed that Fang Shuo has been recruited into the training squad by Jordjevic.
Although Fang Shuo has the strength to play for the national team, it is indeed surprising that the new manager has called up the 33-year-old veteran again on the basis of the new manager's advocacy of youth. The most important thing is that the current personnel reserve of the Chinese men's basketball guard line is very sufficient, once Fang Shuo enters the national team again, judging from the current lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team, someone must be squeezed out of the final squad of the Chinese men's basketball team.
Whether it is the past era of Li Nan and Du Feng's guidance or the current era of Jorgevich, the Chinese men's basketball roster basically revolves around the talent pool to select talents. Even if the ability is strong, it is impossible to replace the Chinese men's basketball team if it is not selected into the talent pool of the Chinese men's basketball team (of course, except for Zhou Qi, who has not played for two consecutive seasons). Both Li Xiaoxu of Liaoning and Fang Shuo of Beijing Shougang were once members of the Chinese men's basketball team, but with the increase of age and the impact of injuries, they have basically withdrawn from the national team squad for many consecutive seasons in recent years, after all, players born in 90 years have reached the age of 33. Even if you can play the main position in the parent team, it is still quite difficult to find a place in the national team among the crowd. But the super will and never-defeating spirit shown by Li Xiaoxu and Fang Shuo in the playoffs may have completely impressed Qiao Shuai, that is, combat power may also be the main reason for being called up again.
The World Cup is not only related to whether the Chinese men's basketball team can enter the Paris Olympics again, but also related to whether Qiao Shuai can continue to coach the fate of the Chinese men's basketball team. After all, results are the main indicators to measure whether a head coach has strong coaching ability, and the Chinese men's basketball team missed the Tokyo Olympics last time has become the object of criticism by fans, once it misses again, then the Chinese men's basketball team will undoubtedly become another object of contempt after Chinese football. Although the national team has always faced the dilemma of alternating old and new, in the face of results, the alternation of old and new once again seems insignificant. With the withdrawal of Yi Jianlian, the only thing the team is currently counting on may be Zhou Qi, Guo Allen and other players, but Guo Allen's injury has always been the biggest hidden danger, Zhou Qi has missed a large number of competitions for two consecutive seasons, and the extent of his personal state is unknown, once all hopes are pinned on the younger generation of players, everyone is happy to win, once he fails, Qiao Shuai himself will not only be notorious, but the entire Chinese men's basketball team will become the target of media attacks.
Therefore, judging from the situation of the veterans Fang Shuo and Li Xiaoxu in the playoffs, Qiao Shuai finally succumbed to the safest method, allowing the veterans to press the team to hopefully realize the dream of the Paris Olympics. However, the 12-man roster of the Chinese men's basketball team is limited, with a maximum of 14 people, so if someone enters, someone must exit.
Li Xiaoxu as a forward player is good to say, after all, the Chinese men's basketball team has always been the biggest shortcoming in the forward position, although the planning of Li Kyle has always been the Chinese men's basketball team has not given up things, but from the current situation is not optimistic, whether it can finally catch up with the World Cup is really difficult to say. Therefore, it is only possible to prepare for the game according to the main domestic players. In addition to increasing his height advantage, Li Xiaoxu's arrival is stronger than most other players in rebounding protection and personal game experience. In addition, Li Xiaoxu not only has a good interior defense, but also can effectively respond to the team's attack, and once had a record of 14 rebounds against Guangsha in the playoffs, and a record of 15 rebounds against Zhejiang Chouzhou in the finals. And the front court rebounds are all half, which is very helpful for the secondary offense. More importantly, Li Xiaoxu also has the ability to shoot three-point shots, as long as there is a chance, he will generally not miss it. This may be the main reason why Qiao Shuai fancy it!
Although Fang Shuo is also 33 years old and has been absent from the Chinese men's basketball training squad for many times, he was selected by Qiao Shuai again at the time of the alternation of the old and new, in addition to showing a big heart in the regular season, the courage and decisive scoring ability in the playoffs may be more important. On the one hand, Fang Shuo recovered from injury very well, and he did not miss a single game in 45 games this season, on the other hand, the more heated the game, the more Fang Shuo was able to show his "Fang Chaoju" side. In the third stage of the season, Beijing Shougang was able to successfully achieve consecutive wins and Fang Shuo's play is inseparable, not only can the average score of 15 points per game or more, but also can also give out at least 5 assists per game. In addition, the three-point shooting rate can basically remain above 40%, and the key battle of the game is to watch the performance of the stars, and Fang Shuo has done it. Especially in the playoffs against Jilin and Liaoning, Fang Shuo scored more than 20 points in two games, and his three-point shooting rate also reached more than 55%. The courage to make a bold move may be the main reason why Qiao Shuai is fancy.
Of course, the current guard line of the Chinese men's basketball team not only has Liaoning team's twin stars Guo Allen, Zhao Jiwei, Guangdong team's Hu Mingxuan and Zhao Rui. And there is also Sun Minghui of the Zhejiang Guangsha team, who played a strong performance in the playoffs. In addition, Wu Qian, Zhejiang Chouzhou, who is a regular visitor to the national team, and Cheng Shuaipeng, who was handpicked by Qiao Shuai. This basically occupies half of the Chinese men's basketball team, and on the basis of Qiao Shuai's tall lineup, it is impossible to lead 8 guards, so the final result will definitely be eliminated. From the perspective of Qiao Shuai's selection in the first stage, Zhao Jiwei, Guo Allen, Hu Mingxuan and Zhao Rui will basically be retained, after all, they are the absolute main force of the current team, and they are also performing well in the national team. Cheng Shuaipeng was able to withstand the guard line of the Zhejiang team in the case of Wu Qian's injury in the playoffs, and in addition to the impact and height advantages, it is estimated that the possibility of staying in the team is relatively large. Sun Minghui's heroism of riding the Savior alone is even more impressive, he can play key balls and organize tandem teams, and may not be eliminated.
But as a love general guided by Du Feng, Wu Qian of Zhejiang Chouzhou is probably a little unlucky. In addition to being mediocre in the playoffs (being targeted defensively). The main thing is that the key games in the playoffs did not play their role as a core, and the performance in the Finals did not play satisfactory numbers. In particular, the three-point shot he is good at, only shooting 30% against the weak team Guangzhou, and less than 30% when facing the strong team Shenzhen and Liaoning, giving people a feeling that it is difficult to fight a tough battle. Although the team eventually missed the championship due to injuries and did not encounter media criticism, Wu Qian's performance in the playoffs may directly lead to his failure to be in the final squad of the Chinese men's basketball team. It is likely that he will be replaced by the veteran Fang Shuo, after all, there are many similarities between the two in terms of playing style and height and three-point projection.
Therefore, in the end, Fang Shuo may be the most likely to replace Wu Qian, who has been selected as the guard line of the national team for many times, and it can also hint that the road to the replacement of the old and new Chinese men's basketball team is heavy and long.