Considerate talk丨Men's basketball life and death battle is imminent, don't sentence Li Kyle who overturned in his debut to "death"
The 42-point defeat to Serbia in the first game, the Chinese men's basketball team's World Cup trip was hit by the head, and the embarrassing performance of naturalized player Li Kyle shooting 0 from 9 without scoring a point also made fans full of worries about the prospects of the Chinese team. However, the World Cup game is currently only one game, if the Chinese men's basketball team and Li Kyle are sentenced to "death", it seems that the basis is not enough, and the men's basketball team will face two life and death battles related to qualifying. What everyone needs now is not "a discussion" and "catching war criminals", but to temporarily give more confidence and patience to the Chinese men's basketball team.
Written by 丨 Horsen
Editor丨 Feng Xiao
In the men's basketball World Cup, the Chinese team lost 63-105 to Serbia in the first game.
As a double runner-up in the World Cup and the Olympics, Serbia, currently ranked sixth in the world, is significantly superior in terms of physical talent and technical ability, and for the Chinese men's basketball team, it is almost impossible to win, so the loss is not surprising.
However, the process of the game may inevitably have some torment for fans watching the whole game - except for a brief lead in the first 5 minutes, the Chinese men's basketball team was behind for all the remaining time, and the point difference widened more and more, and finally reaped a crushing defeat.
Such a poor start also made many fans worried about the next matches against South Sudan and Puerto Rico.
And even worse is that the naturalized player Li Kyle, who is highly expected by everyone, although he has 4 assists and 4 rebounds, but he is 0 of 9 from the field and has not scored a single point, which is really frustrating.
Losing, especially after a big loss, "catching war criminals" is naturally a necessary procedure for many emotional fans who urgently need catharsis, and whether it is in terms of news heat, on-field performance and post-match data, Li Kyle is obviously the most suitable one.
In addition to sending out a few beautiful assists in the opening period, with the increase in the defensive pressure of the Serbian team, Li Kyle was almost lost in the game, not only wandering away from the offensive and defensive system of the Chinese men's basketball team, but also hurting morale, his efficiency was so low that it was criticized, especially this empty basket, there was no excuse to find any excuse.
Objectively speaking, Li Kyle's poor state in this game has certain unexpected factors, such as not going through much recovery period after eye surgery, and the run-in time with the Chinese men's basketball team is not long enough, this is his first time playing a World Cup game under FIBA rules, the psychological pressure is too great, and he himself is not a "tackler" type of player, etc...
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The success of naturalized players largely depends on whether they are truly integrated into the team's system and culture. Simply bringing in a high-caliber naturalized player does not guarantee immediate breakthrough progress, the key is to build a team with team cohesion and cultural identity.
Since Li Kyle joined the team and practiced together, it has been less than a month since he played a full game, and the first official match was played by a world-class powerhouse like Serbia, and this performance is not too surprising.
In fact, in the first few minutes of the first quarter, Li Kyle's performances were eye-catching, such as a 3-point shot by Zhang Zhenlin after attracting a bag under the basket.
But then, the experienced Serbia greatly strengthened the defensive pressing on the upper line, locked the outside line, and preferred to let the Chinese men's basketball team give the ball to the inside or flank, so although Zhou Qi on the inside played comfortably, the internal and external conduction of the Chinese team has been completely destroyed, and the mistakes have risen sharply, and they can only bet on the three points on the flanks.
As a result, the Chinese team made 21 turnovers in the game, 8-of-29 three-pointers, and Li Kaier, Hu Mingxuan and Zhao Jiwei totaled 0-of-18 from the outside.
Therefore, Li Kyle's poor performance is actually the "credit" of the old and spicy Serbian tactical trap, which is due to the gap in talent and strength between the two teams, and it is not just Li Kyle's performance problem.
Chinese coach Jordjevic is also well aware of this.
Although on his birthday, his disciples suffered a crushing defeat, he still vigorously defended Li Kyle in the post-match interview, telling reporters: "This is his first FIBA competition, everything takes time, we have to be patient, we know what he can do, we believe in Li Kyle." ”
Similarly, there is Hu Mingxuan.
In last week's friendly match against Serbia, Hu Mingxuan was able to score 14 points by daring to fight, but today, in the face of huge defensive pressure, he has also become inactive.
The reverse examples are Zhou Qi, Zhang Zhenlin and Zhao Rui.
The three of them are the three best players on the Chinese team, especially Zhou Qi, who not only completed the task of guarding the frame and pressing on the strong side, but also scored 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting on the offensive end.
Although we said earlier that Zhou Qi's outstanding performance is partly due to Serbia's tactical reasons, from the perspective of these two attacks, his confidence and courage on the offensive end, and the first two sky baskets were ridiculed by the group, it was almost like two people, showing the strength of the country's No. 1 center.
It can be seen that the player's condition and performance are affected by a combination of many factors on and off the field, especially against a team with excellent physical and skilled skills and top tactical literacy like Serbia, it is almost inevitable that the targeted player will not be comfortable playing.
Now that the Internet is full of anger, too many fans like to stand on the moral high ground to accuse the team based on the stereotype of a single game, shouting and shouting at the slightest mistake, performing well and eager to hold the sky, under this pressure, how can the players play well?
We always say that the men's basketball national football team is in a hurry, but everyone should know before naturalizing Li Kyle that he is characterized by excellent rhythm and awareness, and has never been a sharp knifeman, but now he is in a hurry to accuse him with a game that can almost be said to be a must-lose, hoping that he will immediately incarnate James and Kobe Bryant to solve all the problems encountered by the Chinese team - is this another kind of short-term performance?
The fiasco was certainly disappointing, but in any case, for the Chinese men's basketball team, the goal of naturalizing Li Kyle was never to defeat a strong team like Serbia, but to aim for the next two opponents in the group stage, South Sudan and Puerto Rico, and, if all goes well, the Philippines.
In the next game, the Chinese team will face South Sudan, which also lost in the first game, and the battle between the two teams, the losing side, will be eliminated in fact in advance, it can be said that it is a real battle of life and death, and there is no room for loss.
Today's South Sudan, no longer a weak team, led most of their first game against Puerto Rico, a traditional powerhouse in the Americas, until after extra time. South Sudan's players are not only tall and strong, but also have a good level of outside projection, which will be another severe test of the Chinese men's basketball defense system.
Therefore, Chinese fans should be more fortunate that the first game encountered such a strong opponent as Serbia, which almost did not expect to win, and now it has effectively exposed some problems through losing, such as easy to lose the ball and eat counterattack during confrontation, delay in defense is not resolute enough, and the defense is not clear enough, etc... These finally give the coaching staff time to adjust and improve, although this time may not be enough.
Now, it's up to us to see if the coaching staff and players can learn valuable lessons from this "lucky" fiasco that can help the line over the course of these two days.