From last year's World Cup runner-up, to this year's Paris Olympics group stage failed to qualify.
In just one year, the Chinese women's basketball team fell from the sky to the ground, and the last fig leaf of Chinese basketball is gone.
What's going on? There are different opinions from the outside world, but they all point to one thing, that is, there are problems within the current Chinese women's basketball team.
Well-known media people unceremoniously criticized: each has its own thoughts, personal interests override the interests of the team, and meritorious basketball is unacceptable.
Especially Li Yueru, who played 31 points and 15 boards against Spain in the first game, only made 3 shots in 25 minutes against Serbia in the second game, and there were voices at that time that the Chinese women's basketball team made a small team against her.
Recently, sports reporter Guan Weijia broke the news that the main starters of the Chinese women's basketball team ask for special treatment, want to bring their trainers into the team, and want to find a job for their friends in the team......
However, the national team is not a club, and no one is allowed to engage in special treatment, so she was emotional, resulting in a situation of small injuries and big recuperation, and netizens pointed the finger at Li Meng, who had a bad reputation.
During Li Meng's preparation for this summer, he did not play a few warm-up games, and his state in the Olympic main competition was also up and down:
In the first game against Spain, he shot 3-of-9 in 38 minutes, 13 points, 11 assists and 2 steals; Second game against Serbia, shooting 2-of-9, 10 points and 2 boards; In the final game, he shot 4-of-14 from the field in 35 minutes, and finished with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
The current embarrassment of the Chinese women's basketball team is directly related to the decline of several core players in the team.
Han Xu, like Li Meng, is also unable to maintain a stable output now, shooting 4 of 5 in the first game, 8 points and 4 boards; 2-of-10 shooting, 11 points and 7 rebounds in the second game; In the final game, he shot 3-of-6 from the field, with 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Li Meng and Han Xu were originally the absolute core of the Chinese women's basketball team, and they were the most critical figures who helped the team almost climb to the top of the world.
But the performance of the two in the Paris Olympics is really strange.
However, there are certain objective reasons for Han Xu, because of Li Yueru's strong rise, her playing time and opportunities have declined.
Therefore, no matter how long the training camp is, it can't be compared to playing more high-quality games outside.
This year, Li Yueru first went to play in the Turkey League, and then joined the WNBA, and all aspects have been effectively improved, and the national team has become the new first core when she returns.
In the past, Li Yueru could only substitute for Han Xu, but when it came to the Paris Olympics and even later, the status of the two was completely reversed.
Going to overseas leagues to achieve a breakthrough in self-improvement, Li Yueru sacrificed too much for this, and some people calculated that her salary in the Turkey League and WNBA for 5 years combined was not comparable to the annual salary (4 million yuan) of playing in the WCBA for the Inner Mongolia women's basketball team.
Li Yueru's bravery and determination are very worthy of encouragement, and she is a model for domestic players to go out, but everyone cannot be expected to be like her.
Athletes, especially female players, have a short career, and they can earn as much as they can, and after all, they play to support their families.
After the Paris Olympics, the glory ceased to exist, and the Chinese women's basketball team completely fell off the altar.
But life still has to go on, instead of grieving, it is better to think seriously about how to go in the future.
Maybe we should really be able to naturalize a high-level defender, as many people say!