Zheng Wei made major adjustments, the two will be out, and Li Meng will have a showdown
Zheng Wei made major adjustments, 2 people or out, and Li Meng had a showdown
On February 12, Beijing time, the third day of the 2024 Year of the Dragon, the Chinese women's basketball team ended its journey to the Paris Olympic Games qualifying tournament, we won a 2-1 record at home in Xi'an, and the Chinese women's basketball team beat the Puerto Rico women's basketball team by 36 points in the final round finale.
In this game, the Chinese women's basketball team played well, if you want to comment on the performance of the 11 players who played, then I personally think that Li Yueru, who played 23 minutes in 13 and 8 slashed 22 points, 23 rebounds and 3 blocks, is the best in the game and should win the title of MVP; the starting center Han Xu played 15 minutes, 8 in 4 easily contributed 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, the data is good, but it is inferior to the previous World Cup; Li Meng, who played 19 minutes, scored 23 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 7 of 10, this data is also very eye-catching, Li Meng is the absolute trump card of the Chinese women's basketball front, and Li Meng's score on our front line is guaranteed, worthy of the first sister of the women's basketball team.
Power forward Huang Sijing played 20 minutes, 5 of 4 and scored 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, which is also her best game in this round of qualifying.
Guard line captain Yang Liwei played 13 minutes and got 5 points and 3 assists, the data is okay; the teenager Li Yuan got 7 points and 10 assists in 3 of 11, the projection data is a little worse, but the tandem ability is amazing, it is worth cultivating; Wang Siyu got 6 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds in 1 of 5, compared with the previous World Cup and last year's Asian Cup and Hangzhou Asian Games, Wang Siyu's performance is declining, of course, we also believe that Wang Siyu can adjust back and find the best state of leading the team to defeat the French team on the World Cup stage in 2022.
In addition, Pan Zhenqi, Luo Xinqi, Yang Shuyu, Zhang Ru, these four players played average in this game. Especially Zhang Ru and Yang Shuyu, the performance of these two people in this round of qualifying has been a little sluggish, Pan Zhenqi played very well in front of him, Luo Xinqi has no chance to play, and it is normal to lose one or two outside three-pointers, but Zhang Ru has obvious problems on the offensive end, 1 of 6 free throws is far lower than his normal level, and his ability to hold the ball is poor, the pass is easy to be broken, and the medium and long-distance projection needs to be strengthened, otherwise, Zhang Ru, who only has defensive ability, may be out of the 12-man list of the Paris Olympics that started in the summer.
In addition, the teenager Yang Shuyu is a new generation of players, the style of play is very hard, but the past few games have been very poor, the projection is frequent iron, and the ability to hold the ball is almost non-existent, and this win over Puerto Rico is also the lowest efficiency value in the game in 2 of 6. If Yang Shuyu can't improve his shortcomings in the league and strengthen his projection and attacking ability, he may also face elimination in the summer Olympics.
Coach Zheng Wei will inevitably continue to strengthen the lineup, and our loss to the French women's basketball team by more than 30 points is not a normal level, but it also reflects that our women's basketball world's second ranking is unstable, and there is still a certain gap with the real European and American teams. To put it bluntly, Zheng Wei needs to find helpers for Li Meng, Li Yueru and Han Xu, in the face of strong confrontation teams like France and the United States, Li Meng will be taken care of, not to receive the ball, high-pressure defense throughout the court, our defenders and forwards do not handle the transfer of the ball well, there are many mistakes, skills and tactics cannot be played, and the inside advantage will be gone.
Therefore, Zheng Wei decided that before the Paris Olympics, we should play more games against European and American teams to find the feeling of high-intensity confrontation. Zheng Wei will also give more players training opportunities, form a good competition range, and create a stronger 12-man roster. The women's basketball team and the Basketball Association will also encourage and support more young players to go overseas to high-level leagues to train themselves.
After receiving the ticket to the Paris Olympics, Li Meng and Han Xu both spoke out on social media, and the two main cores met at the Paris Olympics, Li Meng pointed out that our game with the world's strongest team France has given us the opportunity to accumulate valuable experience and correct mistakes, we must face up to the gap, come up with real and effective solutions, dare to take responsibility, dare to innovate, and believe that the Chinese women's basketball team will become better.