The Chinese men's basketball team's internal aces have returned strongly, winning or losing is not important, and new hope has come
The "ace inside" of the Chinese men's basketball team has finally made a comeback, even if we "unfortunately lost" in the warm-up game against Serbia, but this is also a process we have to go through. After all, we are now in a critical period of alternating the main lineup with the old and the new. Even after Zhou Qi returned to the peak, his overall strength was still far from Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian at his peak. This means that the Chinese men's basketball team is no longer at its peak many years ago. No, when the "ace insider" officially returned, we still lost to Serbia, but this game still brought new hope to the countrymen! But who is this "ace insider"? Below, let's take a look with the basketball brother!
This is also the answer that many fans want to know the most, no way! Serbia's team is our first opponent in the World Cup! But in the "Solidarity Cup", we were miserably suppressed. Except for the third quarter in which we overtook our opponent by one point, the other three quarters of the game were obviously "pounded" by the opponent on the ground! This is still on the premise that Jokic did not participate in the war, otherwise, we will inevitably be beaten even worse! However, there is still good news that Jokic will definitely not play in this World Cup, which makes us much less stressed in the first game of the World Cup. But if we want to re-enter the "Olympic Games", it is still not as simple as imagined, and the strength of the opponent is too strong.
Wang Zhelin made a fortune, and he became an important part
However, which "ace insider" of the Chinese men's basketball team has made a comeback? He is no one else, he is Wang Zhelin! In the encounter we played with Serbia, Wang Zhelin cut 7 points and 6 rebounds for the Chinese men's basketball team. Even if there is a huge gap between his comprehensive performance and his time in the CBA league, this is in the "Unity Cup", and the Chinese men's basketball coach Yin is still under the helm of Jordjevic. That is to say, whether it is Wang Zhelin's playing time or the ball he can get, there is a huge gap between him and his time in the CBA league. In this case, he was able to cut such a record, which was obviously the biggest surprise, after all, Zhou Qi only had 1 point.
Although in the tactical system of Đorđevich, Zhou Qi, Zhao Jiwei and Li Kaier have become the absolute "tactical driving core", but Wang Zhelin's role cannot be ignored. Especially on the inside, when Zhou Qi rotated to rest or leave the key moment, he obviously became the last "backbone" of the Chinese men's basketball team. After all, his advantages in height and confrontation are there, and at key moments, Jordjevic can also put on a "two-tower formation" at the first time to help the Chinese men's basketball team establish more advantages on the inside. Even if Jorjevic's signature tactic is the popular "small-ball play" in Europe and the United States, Wang Zhelin's role cannot be ignored, and in terms of combat power, he obviously reaches the NBA level.
Wang Zhelin was traded to the Lakers, and he was recognized again
Even if you can't play the main "starter", you can still become the team's interior rotation player. After all, just two years ago, the Lakers traded Gasol Jr. and a 2024 second-round pick and some cash to the Grizzlies for Wang Zhelin's signing rights. But in the end, this matter is still closed, and it can still be seen through this incident that the Lakers also have a new view of Wang Zhelin. It's just that now it's impossible for him to continue playing in the NBA. Now he has not only become the "core inside" of the Shanghai team, but also the indispensable "core force" of the Chinese men's basketball team. In this case, Wang Zhelin will definitely make the right "trade-off", no, he still stayed.
However, through the last match in the "Unity Cup", it is not difficult to find that Wang Zhelin's sprained ankle injury has obviously completely recovered. Not to mention that there are still 6 days before the start of the World Cup, Wang Zhelin, the "main center", will definitely readjust his state to the peak. Even in terms of overall combat strength, Wang Zhelin is still inferior to Zhou Qi's overall combat power, but in terms of power confrontation, he will not suffer the slightest loss. However, Wang Zhelin's shortcomings are also obvious, that is, he is far from Zhou Qi's opponent in terms of movement speed. Not to mention, when Zhou Qi experienced more than a season in the Australian NBL League, this also made a new qualitative change in his overall strength.
We still have two mountains that we have to climb
However, when Wang Zhelin is full of blood again, can Jorjevic really push the Chinese men's basketball team into the "Olympic Games"? In the eyes of the basketball brother, this may really exist! However, in the first round of the World Cup, we need to cross the two "mountains" of Serbia and South Sudan! Serbia goes without saying, our record in the Solidarity Cup speaks for itself. And South Sudan? They are known as the "mysterious masters", not to mention their 17-point net win per 100 games, and they also have the blessing of many NBA players. If we want to "stand out" in the first round of the World Cup, we need to be able to beat South Sudan completely! In this regard, it is clear that Djordjević needs to be well prepared in advance.