The 2024 Olympic qualifiers have begun, and there is no doubt that it will be an incomparably good competition. Although it is only a qualifying round, in fact, it is also a very valuable competition.
After all, there are many strong teams here, and many NBA superstars are representing the national team. For example, Doncic, who led the team to the NBA Finals today, played for Slovenia. It's a pity that in the first game, they were easily defeated by Croatia, which also has NBA players. In this game, Doncic had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, but the team lost 92-108 to the opponent Croatia, Saric scored 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Zubac scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists on 8-of-11 shooting.
As we all know, the number of places in the Olympics is very limited, so for many national teams, it is also a good exercise to be able to participate in the qualifiers.
It's a pity that this time, among the 24 teams that lost the qualifiers, there was no Chinese men's basketball team, because the Chinese men's basketball team's record in the World Cup last year was too poor, and the teams representing Asia in the Olympic qualifying round were the Philippines, Bahrain and Lebanon.
For the current Chinese men's basketball team, there is no doubt that it is at an all-time low, having missed two consecutive Olympic Games, but now, NBA legend Yao Ming has made a change, letting Djordjevic go out of class and let local coach Guo Shiqiang be the acting head coach, which is a completely sensible move at present. Judging from the warm-up match between Guo Shiqiang and Australia, Guo Shiqiang is more suitable for the Chinese men's basketball team than Djordjevic.
Many netizens are sighing, if Yao Ming had chosen Guo Shiqiang as the coach last year, perhaps, this time we would have lost the Olympic Games. It's just that there is no regret medicine in the world, and for the Chinese men's basketball team, it is not a problem that a coach can solve, the key is to improve the strength of the players and cultivate the style of the team, only in this way can there be hope to return to the Olympic arena.