The 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup enters a tense qualifying phase, with teams competing for tickets to next year's Paris Olympics. However, the Chinese men's basketball team suffered three consecutive defeats in the group stage, which made fans extremely disappointed and frustrated. This suboptimal performance has raised doubts about the ability of foreign coaches to coach.
In the qualifying schedule, the Chinese men's basketball team will welcome the match against Angola, which is very meaningful to them. To qualify for Paris 2024, China will need to win both qualifying matches, and hope that Japan will lose at least one, if not two, qualifying matches.
The Japanese men's basketball team became a key variable for the Chinese team in its bid for Olympic qualification. If Japan wins Cape Verde in qualifying, even if China wins both qualifying matches, it may not be able to qualify due to insufficient net difference. Because there is only one direct place in Asia, and Japan's consistent performance in the group stage has given them a big advantage.
Looking back at the past games of the Chinese men's basketball team, although the offense has improved in the later games, there are still problems of inaccurate shooting and inconsistent free throw percentage. At the same time, they faced the Puerto Rican men's basketball team, the rebounding competition was not dominant, and even the inside and forward line failed to effectively deal with the opponent's counterattack and speed.
On the inside side, Wang Zhelin's performance has caused controversy, and his shooting and free throw performances are not consistent enough. On the contrary, Zhao Rui became one of the most consistent players in the Chinese men's basketball team, and he was able to consistently contribute points during the game and provide scoring support to the team. However, apart from him, the performance of other players is still not satisfactory.
The match between the Chinese men's basketball team and Angola will be a key showdown. In past meetings, China's record was slightly unfavorable, while Angola's performance in the group stage could not be ignored. Therefore, the Chinese team needs to be prepared to deal with difficult situations and strive to win.
Yao Ming invited Jordjevic to coach the Chinese men's basketball team in the hope that the foreign coach could promote the team's progress. However, if Giordjevic is unable to lead his team to the Olympics, there is a good chance that he will leave at the end of the season or leave when his contract expires. This makes his coaching position a huge challenge.
As former men's basketball coach Du Feng said, some of Jordjevic's decisions are indeed puzzling. However, in any case, the future of the Chinese men's basketball team is still in their own hands. In this challenging qualifying match, who can save the Chinese men's basketball team and achieve victory is still unknown.
Recently, the Chinese men's basketball team is actively participating in the World Cup. At present, the three group games have come to an end, however, the Chinese team has suffered three consecutive defeats, and then they will devote themselves to qualifying for a chance to qualify.
It is worth noting that the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in the group stage was not satisfactory, which made Yao Ming, the chairman of the basketball association, a target of public criticism. Yao Ming has led Chinese basketball for years, but has failed to produce satisfactory players, causing widespread discontent. Recently, well-known sports journalist Zhao Zhen published a long article on social media expressing his doubts about Yao's work over the years.
Zhao Zhen stressed that in the World Cup four years ago, the Chinese team was able to win a match in the group stage, and the match against Poland was also lost to the opponent in extra time because of Zhou Qi's mistake.
However, the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team today is disappointing. He singled out four key figures, Yi Jianlian, Li Kaier, Zhou Qi and Yao Ming, accusing them of their roles and performance in the past four years. Zhao Zhen believes that the naturalization policy led by Yao Ming has achieved poor results, and pointed out that Zhou Qi's comeback, transfer and other issues have also had a bad impact on the team.
By citing the example of South Sudan Basketball Association President Rol Deng, Zhao Zhen explained that even NBA players can excel in management. Yao's leadership, by contrast, has obvious problems. He said that the problem cannot simply be blamed on the system, and Yao Ming must take responsibility for the performance of the basketball association. He eventually concluded that although Yao Ming was a great basketball player, he left to be reflected and improved in terms of leadership.
Obviously, today's journalists are no longer concerned about Yao's image and directly point out his problems in the basketball association's work. Although Zhao Zhen's remarks may be biased, the criticism is not unreasonable. Yao Ming was an outstanding player, but after leading the Chinese Basketball Association for many years, his work performance has not improved significantly.
Fans originally expected a new generation of players to take over the mantle of Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming, but after so many years of development, the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team has gradually declined, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to the media and fans who have been paying attention to Chinese basketball.
As president of the basketball association, Yao Ming urgently needs to reflect and examine the problems in his work over the past few years. Is there a deviation in the direction of talent training? How should adjustments and improvements be made in the future? These are the questions that he needs to think about and act on as a leader.
Both the media and the fans' criticism stemmed from expectations for Chinese basketball. People are not asking people to leave class or leave the basketball association, but they want everyone to fully perform their duties and take responsibility for the fans. Only in this way can Chinese basketball move towards a brighter future.
Recently, the Chinese men's basketball team is participating in the fierce competition of the World Cup, and the three group games have passed, but unfortunately, the Chinese men's basketball team has experienced three consecutive defeats, and will participate in the qualifying round next to compete for a ticket.
Under the current situation, the poor group record of the Chinese men's basketball team has raised public doubts about Yao Ming. As the chairman of the basketball association, Yao Ming has witnessed such a dilemma in Chinese basketball after years of management, which naturally caused dissatisfaction from the outside world. Recently, the famous journalist Zhao Zhen published a long article on social platforms, criticizing Yao Ming's work over the years.
Zhao Zhen pointed out in the article that looking back at the 2019 World Cup, the Chinese team won a victory in the group stage, and in the decisive match with the Polish team, it was regrettably lost overtime because of Zhou Qi's mistake. However, four years later, looking at the current Chinese men's basketball team, the performance is disappointing.
He specifically named Yi Jianlian, Li Kaier, Zhou Qi and Yao Ming, emphasizing that Yi Jianlian replaced Li Kaier, and Zhou Peng's return, but still lost all three battles and lost a lot. He believes that Yao Ming bears great responsibility for the issue of domestic and foreign aid and naturalization. In addition, he mentioned that Zhou Qi's delay in returning to play in the CBA also reflects the transfer policy of the basketball association.
Zhao Zhen also cited the South Sudan Basketball Association president Luo Er Deng as an example, pointing out that Luo Er Deng is also an NBA player, but he can achieve remarkable achievements in his work, while Yao Ming has not been able to do so. He believes that Yao's problems are not just the problems that the outside world thinks are showing up and that bad things are attributed to the system, but the real problems. Ultimately, Zhao concluded that Yao Ming was indeed a great basketball player, but only that.
Obviously, today's journalists no longer care about Yao's face and directly criticize him. While the journalist's rhetoric may have been somewhat fiery, it was not without reason. Yao Ming was an outstanding athlete at the time, but after transforming into the president of the Chinese Basketball Association, his work performance did not meet expectations.
Fans had hoped that someone would succeed Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming, but after so many years of development, the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team has gradually declined, so how can journalists and fans who have been following the growth of the Chinese men's basketball team accept this reality?
As president of the basketball association, Yao Ming should now reflect on his work and think about what has gone wrong over the years. Whether the direction of talent training is correct and whether it needs to be corrected are all questions that he needs to seriously consider as a leader.
In general, both the media and fans, criticism of the Chinese men's basketball team or Yao Ming is motivated by expectations for the progress of Chinese basketball. Everyone is not asking for a change of coach or dismissal, but hopes that the relevant personnel can shoulder their responsibilities and hand over a satisfactory answer for the fans.