On August 2, Beijing time, the Chinese Basketball Association officially announced the latest training list of the Chinese men's basketball team.
The previous training camp had just ended, and the interval was less than a month, and it was done again.
What is the purpose and significance of this, which makes many fans like monks --- scratching their heads.
Gong Luming, then vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association and in charge of the work of the Chinese men's basketball team, responded to this.
The main purpose is to prepare for the second window of Asian Cup qualifiers in November, as well as the men's basketball World Cup in 2027 and the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
In this regard, the reply of most fans is two words: too early.
Indeed, aside from the men's basketball World Cup and the Los Angeles Olympics, both of them are still far away, and there are still more than 3 months to go before the Asian Cup qualifiers in November.
Moreover, there is also a CBA league in the middle, which will start in October, and this kind of real competition environment is actually better for the athletes' own state.
There is no need, I have to do the so-called training camp again now.
In such a big environment as the entire Chinese men's basketball team, this kind of thing is really not very supported.
Besides, now I still want to rely on intensive training to get promoted, which is really a very backward thinking.
The simplest thing is that in the past few years of international competitions, the Chinese men's basketball team has not fallen behind once, and even the time is very long.
However, everyone has seen the results achieved in the end.
It can be said that it is really getting worse.
I'm afraid that even if you don't train intensively, it can't be worse.
In this case, why spend so much time and energy to organize a training camp, it is really a waste of resources.
Here's a more intuitive example.
In order to better prepare for the Olympic Games, the Chinese women's basketball team has also conducted a long-term training camp, including warm-up matches with various strong teams.
According to our previous assumptions, in this way, we will definitely have a good state when it comes to the Olympics.
However, when I actually played, I realized that this was not the case.
Even, the whole performance is very different from what everyone imagined before.
What's even more interesting is that Li Yueru, who did not participate in this training camp, became the one who played the best.
As we all know, because of playing in the WNBA, the entire league ended relatively late, so after Li Yueru returned to the team, it was basically close to the opening of the Olympic Games.
This proves that the so-called training camp is really very limited for the improvement of athletes' condition.
If you want the athlete's condition to be improved, you still need to have these factors.
First of all, the athlete himself must have strong personal ability.
Otherwise, no matter how long and high-level the training camp is, it will be in vain.
It may even backfire, because it can't be "digested" at all.
Secondly, it is necessary to wait for a long time in a professional league with a high level.
The reason why the other players of the Chinese women's basketball team did not play well this time is because they all play in the CBA.
The most typical, when they played in the WNBA before, the level of Han Xu and Li Meng was visibly improved.
However, when she returned to play in the domestic league for a while, and then participated in high-intensity international competitions, her form declined seriously.
To put it bluntly, athletes are all products of the "environment" after all.
Adapting to a high-level environment and playing at a relatively low level, that's really handy.
The reverse is overwhelming.
Previously, Zhou Qi was also, playing in the Australian league for a season and playing in the World Cup qualifiers, it was obvious that his overall ability was much higher than other domestic players, and he was even selected into the best team at that time.
Later, he stopped playing, and during the men's basketball World Cup last year, the gap between him and other teammates was not so obvious.
Therefore, referring to the examples of Li Yueru and Zhou Qi, if the Chinese men's basketball team really wants to improve, then find a way to let those relatively better players play in a higher level of league.
If they improve, the entire Chinese men's basketball team will naturally improve.