In the world of basketball, every victory is like a bright firework, instantly illuminating the hearts of fans; And every failure is like cold rain, ruthlessly extinguishing the spark of hope. Recently, the Chinese women's basketball team has encountered unprecedented challenges in a series of warm-up games, and the former World Cup runner-up team ended its warm-up game journey with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses this summer. This series of defeats undoubtedly cast a deep shadow on this former strong team, and also cast a heavy haze in the hearts of countless fans.
Especially in the competition with the host France women's basketball team, the Chinese women's basketball team lost 76-93, which exposed the team's problems. This defeat is not only a defeat of a game, but also a cruel revelation of the current situation of the Chinese women's basketball team. In the face of the upcoming Olympic Games, the Chinese women's basketball team will face basketball powerhouses such as Spain, Serbia and Puerto Rico. However, judging from the performance of the warm-up game, the Chinese women's basketball team is clearly at a disadvantage against these strong teams. Especially in the matchup with Spain, the Chinese women's basketball team lost 46-70, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the team's morale and made fans full of worries about the performance of the Chinese women's basketball team in the Olympic Games.
Although the absence of key players such as Li Yueru and Li Meng provided some excuses for losing, the performance of the Chinese women's basketball team in the recent all-main competition with Belgium and France women's basketball team is still unsatisfactory. This makes people ponder, what is the crux of the problem? Is it the tactical system of the Chinese women's basketball team that has fallen behind, or has the players' form declined seriously?
As the offensive hub of the Chinese women's basketball team, Li Meng's decline in form has attracted widespread attention. Against Belgium, she hit just two of 12 shots and scored a measly six points; Against France, despite scoring 13 points, he hit only 4 of 10 shots and 1 of 6 three-pointers. This kind of performance is like a pair of people compared to her heroic performances in past matches. Li Meng, as the only expert in the team, if she continues to feel cold, the Chinese women's basketball team's prospects for promotion in the Olympic Games will become slim. Fans can't help but ask, can the former "flower of women's basketball" still bloom on the stage of the Olympic Games?
At the same time, the highly anticipated inside player Han Xu also performed mediocre. In the past, the "Twin Towers" formed by her and Li Yueru were a major magic weapon of the Chinese women's basketball team. However, in the warm-up match, Han Xu's performance obviously did not meet expectations. Her strong offense and defense under the basket seem to be a little inadequate, compared with Han Xu who overturned the river on the inside two years ago, she seems to have lost her former sharpness and domineering. In contrast, Li Yueru, who has been training in the Europa League and WNBA, is in better form, contributing 19 points and 12 rebounds and 22 points and 12 rebounds against Belgium and France respectively, becoming a fig leaf for the team. Despite this, Li Yueru's outstanding performance is still difficult to reverse the defeat, which also makes people sigh that the overall strength of the Chinese women's basketball team has indeed declined significantly.
The current problems faced by the Chinese women's basketball team are obviously all-round. On the offensive end, their outside shooting percentage is worrying, and turnovers are frequent; Defensively, the team struggled to contain the opposition's onslaught. Compared with the Chinese women's basketball team that had good offense and defense two years ago, the current team is obviously inadequate. Even more worryingly, the team seems to be repeating the mistakes of the past, returning to a slow and clunky positional attacking mode. This runs counter to the rapid and flexible development trend of modern basketball, and also makes the Chinese women's basketball team look out of place in the game.
In the face of this series of problems and challenges, the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team also seemed helpless. He tried to turn the tide by adjusting his tactics and lineup, but the effect was not obvious. The morale of the players has also been severely affected, and they appear to lack confidence and fighting spirit in the game. Such a state undoubtedly makes it more difficult for the Chinese women's basketball team to move forward on the stage of the Olympic Games.
However, just when people thought that the Chinese women's basketball team had fallen into a desperate situation, a sudden change brought a turn for the team. In a warm-up match with the Australia women's basketball team, the Chinese women's basketball team fell into passivity at the beginning. However, at the critical moment of this game, Li Meng suddenly broke out. With her excellent personal ability and perseverance, she hit key shots in a row to help the Chinese women's basketball team achieve a reversal at the last moment. This victory not only greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese women's basketball team, but also gave fans hope for the team in the Olympic Games.
However, this victory does not hide the problems of the Chinese women's basketball team. After the return of all the main players, the Chinese women's basketball team still did not perform well in the competition with Belgium and France women's basketball. In addition to Li Yueru's dazzling performance, the performance of other core players was not satisfactory. The problem of the Chinese women's basketball team has been put on the table and needs to be solved urgently. Fans have also begun to question whether this former world runner-up team can regain its former glory?
In the face of the upcoming Olympic Games, the situation of the Chinese women's basketball team can be described as precarious. If the two core players, Han Xu and Li Meng, cannot adjust their state in time and regain their self-confidence, then the Chinese women's basketball team is likely to end this Olympic journey with the regret of not being able to qualify from the group. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to a team that has won the world runner-up. Fans also began to discuss, what kind of changes does the Chinese women's basketball team need to regain the rhythm and confidence to win?
However, in the face of the grim situation, we still hope that the Chinese women's basketball team can rise to the challenge and show unyielding fighting spirit. After all, on the basketball court, miracles are always possible. Perhaps after experiencing this series of losses in warm-up games, the Chinese women's basketball team can deeply reflect, find the root of the problem, and re-prove its strength on the stage of the Olympic Games. Fans are also looking forward to the fact that this former world runner-up team can shine again on the stage of the Olympic Games and write a new chapter for Chinese basketball.
At the same time, we should also see that the predicament of the Chinese women's basketball team cannot be formed overnight. In the sport of basketball, the improvement and maintenance of strength requires long-term effort and perseverance. The Chinese women's basketball team needs to fundamentally solve the problem and carry out comprehensive reform and improvement from many aspects such as the youth training system, coaching team, and tactical system. Only in this way can the Chinese women's basketball team regain its position in the international arena in the future and become a strong team in world basketball again.
On the Olympic stage, every game is a life-and-death contest. The Chinese women's basketball team needs to show its strength and fighting spirit in this competition in order to win the respect and recognition of fans. We believe that as long as the Chinese women's basketball team can unite and work hard, it will be able to create its own miracle on the stage of the Olympic Games.
No matter how difficult the road ahead is, we hope that the Chinese women's basketball team can persevere and move forward bravely. Because, in the world of basketball, nothing is more important than persistence and courage. We believe that the Chinese women's basketball team will be able to regain its form and confidence in future competitions and become a world basketball leader again. Let's look forward to the wonderful performance of the Chinese women's basketball team in the Olympic Games! Whatever the outcome, they will be our pride and pride! **