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The Basketball World Cup is raging, and the Chinese men's basketball team has encountered great pressure in this competition. And a high-profile question is, will Djordjevich leave class if they fail to meet expectations? Before that, we need to review the history of the Chinese men's basketball team and the details of the contract coached by Jordjevic.
First of all, we must make it clear that the biggest goal of the Chinese men's basketball team is to get a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Four years ago, due to a series of reasons, we missed this opportunity and Coach Li Nan resigned. Subsequently, Du Feng took over and led the team to successfully complete the task of World Cup qualification. However, the eighth place result in the Asian Cup caused controversy, coupled with the basketball association's plan to hire a full-time head coach, Du Feng also chose to voluntarily resign, which is a pity for him.
Djordjević signed a one-year, $7 million annual contract with the basketball association that will last until the end of the Hangzhou Asian Games.
This means that even after the World Cup ends, Jordjevic's contract will remain in effect. However, if he fails to lead the team to victory at the Hangzhou Asian Games, it is likely that after the contract expires, Jordjevic will leave the class and the basketball association will not renew his contract. Of course, it is also possible that after the World Cup, if the record is not as expected, Jordjevic may not be able to withstand the pressure of public opinion like Li Nan and choose to resign voluntarily.
But it should be noted that Djordjevic is not the biggest pressure bearer, Yao Ming is.
Four years ago, when the media asked Yao Ming who was responsible for the failure of the Chinese men's basketball team to win the Olympic ticket, Yao Ming had only one answer: "I!" Four years later, fans don't want to hear that answer or see the Chinese men's basketball team go backwards. Yao Ming has a high degree of trust in Jordjevic, believing that he is an excellent European coach with rich coaching experience and can help the Chinese men's basketball team. But at the same time, the basketball association will not forget Du Feng's achievements in the past few years, and he helped the team reach the World Cup qualification goal ahead of schedule.
From the perspective of the basketball association and Yao Ming, Du Feng's coaching ability is recognized. Du Feng, one of the most famous coaches in the CBA, knows Chinese players very well, is familiar with the domestic league, and knows which players can perform well on the international stage. Therefore, if Jordjevic is unable to achieve the team's goal of integrating the European basketball concept into Chinese basketball, the Chinese men's basketball team may re-hire domestic coaches to coach, and the potential shortlist includes Du Feng, men's basketball assistant coach Guo Shiqiang and Liu Wei.
Because domestic coaches are more familiar with Chinese players, the annual salary cost is relatively low, and they have a deeper understanding of the CBA league, they are more able to formulate tactics according to the characteristics of players.
For example, Du Feng's importance for Hu Jinqiu has been expressed many times in the World Cup, and he believes that Hu Jinqiu has shown intelligence and mobility in the game, and has the ability to shoot from medium and long range. However, under Djordjevic's system, Hu Jinqiu did not get many opportunities. Jordjevic prefers to choose tall and young players, ignoring experienced players like Allen Guo and Yi Jianlian.
As for Yi Jianlian, he has remained silent and did not comment on the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team. Four years ago, he was an absolute core player of the Chinese men's basketball team, but now his form and role have changed.
However, neither Yi Jianlian nor Guo Allen want to see the Chinese men's basketball team go backwards, and they both want the team to achieve better results.
Behind this basketball World Cup, there are many expectations and pressures from coaches, players and management. For Jordjevic and the Chinese men's basketball team, they must concentrate, give their all, and fight to achieve their goals. Regardless of the final outcome, the process will be a journey of challenges and opportunities, and the basketball world will continue to keep an eye on their performance.