If Xu Limin does not have to be present at the same time as the twin towers, then Liu Yutong's position is a bit awkward, she needs to share the playing time with Li Yueru and Han Xu, and a game may not be long.
The Chinese women's basketball team regrettably lost to European champions Serbia at the Tokyo Olympics, stopping in the top eight. Some fans pointed out that the Chinese women's basketball team sits on the twin towers of Li Yueru and Han Xu, but why does Xu Limin not let the two be present at the same time?
Li Yueru is two meters tall, with a good tonnage and confrontation, Han Xu is 2.05 meters tall, tall and arm length, so once the two are on the field, at least the defensive end will be more secure and more able to control the rebound.
However, the reason why Xu Limin has not let Han Xu and Li Yueru be present at the same time must also have his considerations, and the biggest consideration is probably the traverse of the two tall inner lines.
Han Xu is indeed a big forward, with a good movement speed and a more accurate outside long-range shot, but compared with the big forward who is about 1.9 meters tall, her speed when moving sideways is definitely not as good as her opponent, and it is easy to be broken.
Li Yueru not to mention, known as the "female version of O'Neal", her lateral movement speed is slower, and once the opponent hits her misalignment with a block, it is easy to become a loophole.
If one center is like this, then if both centers are on the field, it is easier to be targeted by the opponent. Therefore, Xu Limin must have considered such a problem.
However, Xu Limin never let the twin towers stay on the field at the same time, what was the power of Han Xu and Li Yueru joining forces? What kind of loopholes will appear in the presence at the same time? Outsiders don't know, at least, that such a squad can be tested in warm-up matches, especially against Europe's tall interior line.
Han Xu's body shape and playing style are very similar to Zhou Qi, and Zhou Qi often plays the fourth position in the Chinese men's basketball team to partner Wang Zhelin or Yi Jianlian, Zhou Qi can do it, why can't Han Xu?
Perhaps, because the Chinese women's basketball team only has Li Yueru and Han Xu in the center forward position, so in order to ensure the height and dominance of this position, Xu Limin chose to let the two take turns playing.
So the question is, with the rise of another heavy center Liu Yutong in recent years, the next World Cup and Olympic Games, will Xu Limin let Han Xu and Li Yueru join forces? After all, with Liu Yutong, Li Yueru's replacement problem was solved.
However, if Xu Limin does not have to be present at the same time as the two towers, then Liu Yutong's position is somewhat awkward, she needs to share the playing time with Li Yueru and Han Xu, and a game may not be long.
Therefore, in the next three years of the Olympic cycle, if the Chinese women's basketball team wants to regain the final four or even win a medal, it is bound to play the advantage of the inner line to the extreme, and let two inner lines with a height of more than two meters stay on the field at any time, which may be the key tactics that Xu Limin will focus on formulating.