In the Women's Basketball Asian Cup, the Chinese team reached the top of the glory and returned to the top of Asia. The final game, two of the most impressive things. First, the opponent Japanese team's independent coach Enzuka Hyun to all the team members, the whole process was hung with the smiling face of the "healing department", which made people confused and unclear; Moreover, it was the amazing performance of our two cores inside and outside, Han Xu stabilized the situation in the first half, and at a critical moment, Li Meng stepped up, shot from the middle distance, and established the victory through free throws. As the only two players in the Chinese team to play for the WNBA, their journeys have many similarities.
——After helping the Sichuan team win the championship, they went to the United States to play in the WNBA;
——Temporarily asked the team for leave, and after approval, flew directly to Australia to join the women's basketball team, and almost did not participate in joint training before the game;
——After playing the Asian Cup, non-stop, return the next day.
But at this point, in the future, the two may have different game plans and personal choices. In the 5 games that Li Meng missed, the Mysterious Man team only won 2 wins and 3 losses, with a win rate of less than 50%, in fact, as the season deepened, Li Meng has gradually gained a foothold in the team and become the main rotation player, including their team official also updated the social media as soon as they won the championship, sending congratulations to Li Meng and welcoming him back to the team, if nothing else, the strongest striker in Asia will help the team finish the season and fight for the championship. And Han Xu is different.
According to an interview report by "Beiqing Sports", Han Xu will participate in the World University Games to be held in Chengdu this month. The fans are puzzled, don't you let him rest after years of fighting? In fact, it is not difficult to understand, mainly for three reasons:
First, Han Xu was recruited into the School of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2019 and has not yet graduated, which meets the competition entry standards.
Second, WCBA plays for the Sichuan team. The Universiade will be hosted by Chengdu from July 28 to August 8, and it is part of giving back to the home fans.
Third, staying in the U.S. is also difficult to get playing time. At the beginning of this season, the New York Liberty, bold and successively introduced two MVP-level interior linemen Stewart and Jones, aiming to rush to the championship, which directly compressed Han Xu's game space, and even could only play "garbage time". For her, instead of sitting still, it is better to take the initiative and maximize her value.
However, this is actually like a "double-phase" relationship, when you always need to leave the team frequently, the WNBA will not stagnate, the team naturally has to consider the overall situation and the entire process of the season, to give time as much as possible to the players who can help the team, Han Xu also seems to be left a record there, whether it is to renew the contract or switch to other teams, the management has to weigh it when looking at the resume, wondering, "Should it be halfway back home"!
Han Xu does not have to be sad about this, no matter the WNBA's salary or influence, it is ultimately limited. What really worries people is actually afraid of her, such a high density of back and forth, resulting in excessive physical consumption and injuries. Just like Yao Ming in Dangru, similar to the Universiade, the Military Games, the Asian Games, and even the Stankovic Cup, they were called up, and as a result, they were overwhelmed and retired early. Taking history as a lesson, many people pointed the finger at Yao Ming, as the president of the basketball association, because of Han Xu's incident, but it was really unjust. Because the Universiade basketball team (like CUBA) is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, and the basketball association belongs to the National Sports Commission, in essence, they are two institutions, even if Yao Ming has the intention to suggest, I am afraid that he will not even be able to interject.