On the stage of the sports world, every dynamic of the Chinese men's basketball team tightly tugs at the heartstrings of countless fans. This time, in order to fully prepare for the Asian Cup qualifiers, the Chinese men's basketball team started a high-profile training and personnel screening journey.
The Asian Cup Qualifiers, as an important event in the field of Asian basketball, is not only a stage for the Chinese men's basketball team to show its strength, but also a key opportunity to test the team's training results, improve team tacit understanding and accumulate experience for more important events in the future. In order to achieve excellent results on the court, the Chinese men's basketball team began preparations early, carefully selected a group of players with great potential and strength, and formed a training team of up to 20 people.
When this training camp list was announced, it instantly set off a wave of heated discussions in the basketball world. The roster brings together elite players from different clubs, including Zhou Qi and Zeng Fanbo from the Beijing men's basketball team. Zhou Qi, a player with outstanding height and strong dominance on the inside, has long become an important pillar of the Chinese men's basketball team with his excellent rebounding ability and blocking skills; Zeng Fanbo, as a potential star of the younger generation, has excellent physical fitness and all-round skills, showing unlimited potential on the field, which is highly anticipated by fans and coaching staff.
Hu Jinqiu and Zhu Junlong of the Guangsha team are also impressively listed. Hu Jinqiu, with his stable scoring ability and efficient finishing skills under the basket, has maintained a very high level of competition in the CBA league and is an important firepower point on the offensive end of the team; Zhu Junlong, with his positive defensive attitude and excellent three-point shooting ability, gradually gained a foothold in the team and became an indispensable member of the team.
Zhao Rui and Li Yanzhe of the Xinjiang team were also selected. Zhao Rui, as an experienced defender, has excellent ball control ability and breakthrough skills, and can often tear apart the opponent's defense with his excellent individual ability in the game, creating scoring opportunities for the team; Li Yanzhe is a new force on the inside, he is physically strong, has a certain rebounding and defensive ability, although he is still inexperienced, but his potential should not be underestimated.
In addition, there are Yang Hansen, Yu Jiahao, Du Runwang, Zhang Ning, Zhao Jiayi, Li Hongquan, Xu Jie, Zhao Jiwei, Liao Sanning, Gao Shiyan, Fu Hao, Duan Angjun, Wang Lanyan and Cheng Shuaipeng and other players, each of whom has an outstanding performance in the club, and has high hopes for being selected for the training squad this time.
However, as soon as the list was announced, it sparked heated discussions among many fans and industry insiders. Many people questioned the selection of some of these players, especially Fu Hao, Du Runwang and Gao Shiyan. Some people believe that Fu Hao and Du Runwang have obvious shortcomings on the defensive end, and may become a loophole for the team when facing some games with high defensive intensity; Gao Shiyan, although he performed well on the defensive end, his offensive ability was relatively weak, especially the lack of outside projection ability, which seemed a little out of place in the context of modern basketball's emphasis on offensive space.
With the in-depth development of the training camp, the coaching staff began a comprehensive inspection and selection of players. During the first screening, five players, Fu Hao, Li Yanzhe, Wang Lanyan, Duan Angjun and Li Hongquan, regretted leaving the team. Most people understand the departure of Li Yanzhe, Wang Lanyan and Duan Angjun, after all, in the fiercely competitive training team, they may still have deficiencies in some aspects. However, Li Hongquan's departure has confused and regretted many people.
Li Hongquan's performance in the league this season has been impressive, he can average 16.4 points and grab 6.1 rebounds per game, shooting 49.3% from the field, and can hit 3.1 three-pointers per game, and the three-point shooting rate has reached an astonishing 43.8%, which is even more than Du Runwang's performance. In the face of some strong teams, Li Hongquan is even more fearless, and has helped the team win many times with his excellent performance. What's more, he is only 23 years old this year, is in the rising stage of his career, and should have been the focus of the Chinese men's basketball team, but he failed to stay to the end in this screening, which is incomprehensible to many fans and professionals.
After the first screening, there were 15 players left on the training camp roster. However, due to the limited number of players registered for the game, the team was only able to keep 12 players, and as a result, the coaching staff had to screen again. This time, Yu Jiahao, Zhao Jiayi and Gao Shiyan were laid off and regrettably left the training team.
Yu Jiahao's defeat was mainly due to his relatively slow footsteps. In modern basketball, speed and agility are indispensable qualities for interior players, especially against opponents such as Japan, who are known for their speed and flexibility, and Yu's footwork disadvantage can be infinitely magnified, which can adversely affect the team.
As a striker, Zhao Jiayi is active on the defensive end, but his independent offensive ability is relatively limited. In the competition with strikers such as Zeng Fanbo, Zhu Junlong and Du Runwang, he was slightly inferior in offensive means and scoring efficiency, which also became the main reason for his defeat.
Gao Shiyan's defeat surprised many people. As a defender known for his fierce defense, Gao Shiyan's performance on the defensive end has always been remarkable, and he can often cause great trouble to the opponent's offense with his excellent defensive awareness and tenacious defensive attitude. However, his shortcomings on the offensive end are also obvious, especially his lack of outside shooting, which makes him a relatively small offensive threat in the game. Under today's basketball concept that emphasizes offensive space and scoring efficiency, Gao Shiyan's shortcomings have been further amplified, which has also become a key factor in his final defeat.
When the news of Gao Shiyan's defeat came out, many fans expressed their opinions. Among them, some fans bluntly said: "This time, he is finally gone." In their opinion, although Gao Shiyan has excellent defense, his offensive ability is too poor, and he often shoots and hits iron in the game, which not only affects the team's offensive efficiency, but also hits the team's morale to a certain extent.
With the departure of Yu Jiahao, Zhao Jiayi, and Gao Shiyan, the 12-member squad of the Chinese men's basketball team for the Asian Cup qualifiers has finally settled. In this list, there are Zhao Rui, Zhao Jiwei, Xu Jie, Liao Sanning and Cheng Shuaipeng on the guard line. Zhao Rui, with his excellent physical fitness and all-round skills, has a strong impact on the back line; Zhao Jiwei, as the brain of the team, has excellent organizational skills and overall vision, and can reasonably distribute the ball in the game and control the rhythm of the game; Xu Jie, despite his short stature, is often able to surprise opponents in the game with his nimble feet and excellent three-point shooting ability; Liao Sanning, as a young defender, has excellent breakthrough ability and scoring ability, and showed maturity and calmness in the game that does not match his age; Cheng Shuaipeng, with his excellent explosiveness and defensive ability, occupies a place in the back line.
On the front line are Zeng Fanbo, Zhu Junlong, Zhang Ning and Du Runwang. Zeng Fanbo, as a potential star of the younger generation, has excellent physical fitness and all-round skills, and can bring a strong impact to the team on the front line; Zhu Junlong, with his positive defensive attitude and excellent three-point shooting ability, has become an important defensive barrier and offensive firepower point for the team on the front line; Zhang Ning, although he is relatively short, has his own place on the front line with his tenacious style of play and excellent scoring ability; Du Runwang has become an important firepower point on the offensive end of the team with his excellent three-point shooting ability.
The inside line has Zhou Qi, Hu Jinqiu and Yang Hansen. Zhou Qi, as the core player of the Chinese men's basketball team, has excellent rebounding ability and blocking skills, and is often able to escort the team with his strong interior dominance in the game; Hu Jinqiu, with his stable scoring ability and efficient finishing skills under the basket, has become an important firepower point on the offensive end of the team in the game; Yang Hansen, as a young interior player, has excellent physical attributes and potential, although he is still inexperienced, his future development prospects are very bright.
Although the squad has been confirmed, the discussion of the list among fans continues. Some fans believe that there are too many defenders on the roster and relatively few quality strikers. After all, Zhao Jiwei and Liao Sanning have not been back from injury for a long time, and it is still unknown whether their form and physical fitness can remain stable in the game. Especially Zhao Jiwei, in the game after returning from injury, his state is obviously not as good as before, which also makes fans full of worries about his performance in the game.
Zhang Ning on the front line, although he is very tenacious in the game, but because he is too short, he often gets stuck on the defensive end when facing some tall opponents, and many times he can only be used as a No. 2 player, which also limits his play on the front line to a certain extent.