Goodbye! The standards of the new coach of the Chinese men's basketball team were exposed, and the Basketball Association put forward four major requirements, but Du Feng and Guo Shiqiang missed it
The Chinese men's basketball team ended the competition in the first window of the Asian Cup qualifiers, and after beating the Mongolian team by as many as 31 points in the first game, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Japan 73-76 in the much-anticipated second game, creating an embarrassing record of losing to Japan in the FIBA event for the first time in 88 years. This defeat caused a huge storm of public opinion, and almost all the fingers were pointed at coach Djordjevic, and even some reporters forced the palace at the press conference to ask Djordjevic questions about his dismissal, so that the world-class coach broke the defense on the spot.
Previously, the Chinese Basketball Association and Djordjevic signed a 1+1 contract, and the first one-year standard was that Djordjevic would lead the Chinese men's basketball team to the World Cup and enter the Paris Olympics. However, the Chinese men's basketball team lost all the group stage and even lost to the Philippines in the qualifying round. In the Asian Games after that, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the Philippines in the semifinals, where the second team played, and suffered a double defeat from the opponent. Even so, the Chinese men's basketball team did not terminate the second 1 year, allowing Djordjevic to lead the team to the Asian preliminaries. However, the loss to the Japanese team completely fell to the bottom line.
The contract expires in August 2024, which means that Djordjevic will still receive half a year's salary for nothing. But after August, Djordjevic had no reason to stay. Ji Anbing, a reporter for China News Weekly, wrote: "The next time the Chinese men's basketball team assembles, there is a high probability that the players will not see Djordjevic again. "Five Star Sports" wrote: "The next coach, although there is no clear candidate, but according to relevant media people, the Basketball Association has a basic idea. ”
The Basketball Association has four basic requirements for new coaches, the first is to continue to use foreign coaches, the second is to have NBA coaching experience, the third is not too old, and the fourth is to be willing to accept new things, not too stubborn, and willing to communicate with Chinese coaches. Among the four criteria, the first two have excluded all domestic coaches. For example, leaders of domestic coaches such as Du Feng and Guo Shiqiang will definitely not be able to return to the coaching staff as coaches. Although domestic coaches can ensure the lower limit of the Chinese men's basketball team to a certain extent, the Basketball Association obviously wants to do it in one step.
In addition, the fourth requirement of the Basketball Association is the lesson learned from Djordjevic. According to domestic media, Djordjevic's communication with the Chinese coaching staff is extremely disjointed. The Chinese coach wanted Djordjevic to coach according to the actual situation of the Chinese players, but Djordjevic insisted on his opinion. For example, Hu Jinqiu played as a power forward in Guangsha, but was pushed to the center position in the national team, and some other national players were thriving in the club, but they also struggled in the national team. During the World Cup, Li Kaier and Djordjevic also rarely communicated, and even two minutes before the South Sudan game, Li Kaier knew that he was not starting.
After Yi Jianlian retired, the core led by Guo Allen and Zhou Qi is also riddled with injuries, and it is still unknown whether they can hold on to the 2027 World Cup, and reconstruction has become imperative. After the change of coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, we will wait and see whether it will continue to sink or bottom out.