I woke up this morning and saw the news:
The Group B competition of the Asian Cup Qualifiers, which was originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan, will be moved to Doha, qatar due to the epidemic in Japan, and will be held from February 18 to 22, which is the last window of the competition.
Group B is the group of the Chinese men's basketball team, and the opponents in the same group are Japan, Malaysia and Chinese Taipei.
The top 2 in the group will qualify for the Asian Cup.
If you look at the situation from the qualification, there is nothing to analyze, the men's basketball team beat Malaysia and the provincial team or hand in hand.
But a comment under this news did make me, who has paid attention to the Chinese men's basketball team since I was a child, very emotional:
"While we're still discussing CBA refereeing, the Japanese men's basketball team is already quietly rising..."
Yes, this is an objective fact.
Speaking of the Japanese men's basketball team, before Hachimura entered the NBA, their most representative player was Yuta Takumi, who was known as Japan's Jordan.
He was Asia's first guard player to reach the NBA.
Although he only had 4 appearances, averaged only 1.8 points per game, and was eventually laid off, he was 1.75 meters tall, and it was already remarkable that he could reach that level.
Therefore, Tian WoYongtai's status in the Japanese basketball world is equivalent to China's Yao Ming...
Remember that time, he said very arrogantly: "I will lead the team to defeat the Chinese men's basketball team within 3 years." ”
At that time, it seemed that I really wanted to advise him to drink less wine and eat more peanuts and rice...
The Chinese men's basketball team, which has Yao Ming, Dazhi and the UAE League, was really not a big problem in cleaning up a "little Japan" at that time.
Remember that time, the duel between the two teams, the opposite is really "Little Japan", the internal line is not as high as our front line!
This is the problem of the Japanese men's basketball team in the past, in that era of focusing on the interior line, their internal line can only give the top Asian interior lines such as Dayao and Dayi as a background board.
Therefore, Tian Woyongtai's bold words can only be reduced to jokes.
However, now if Hachimura says that he will lead the team to defeat the Chinese men's basketball team within three years, I believe it.
As a fan, there is nothing wrong with having confidence, but the opposite side is really strong, and we must recognize this, otherwise it is self-deception.
How strong is the Japanese men's basketball team?
First of all, let's talk about a statistic: the Japanese men's basketball team made a 16-man roster at the 19-year World Cup, with an average height of 1.97 meters.
It was a big change in their stature.
You can't just have height, that's right, then look at the lineup!
If the main force is full, Japan can send such a set of starts:
Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe, Shin Hieshima (Japan's top scorer), Toki Tomiaki and naturalized foreign player Nick Fizekas (a former NBA player who is 2.11 meters tall).
In addition to this, they also have players with NBA resumes like Racecourse Yudai (known as James of Japan).
From the rationality of the lineup configuration, I think there is no short board in the Asian scope. The previous internal line problem, the Japanese men's basketball team has also been solved.
This is the scary place...
As for Japan's leading stars, of course, Yamura and Yuta Watanabe.
If confined to the NBA, Hachimura's performance is indeed a bit tepid.
But if he plays in Asia, I feel like I can play Anthony's sense of déjà vu.
This is not an exaggeration, physical fitness, mid-range shooting ability, that is really the strongest forward in Asia...
Yuta Watanabe, although only a marginal person in the NBA, has only averaged 1.6 points per game in the Raptors this season.
But I never questioned the ability of this front-back swing man.
His masterpiece is not only a summer league title for the Grizzlies, but also a game at the World Cup, facing the Montenegrin men's basketball team, he bombed 34 points and 9 rebounds!
Opposite the number one star, is the Magic interior Vucevic...
This is the terrible thing about the Japanese men's basketball team.
In fact, over the years, The traditional strong teams in Asia, China, Iran, and South Korea, feel that they are all going downhill, or they have been eating the old money.
But in terms of the emergence of outstanding young players, Japan is the only one in Asia.
There will be fans who will question whether they are taking the naturalization route or relying on mixed-race players, which is not a good win. (In fact, there are mixed-race players in China...) ）
I think that the successful model of others is worth thinking about.
Their emphasis on youth training, their leagues using a promotion and promotion system, their young players staying abroad... These are the reasons for the rise.
The basketball powerhouse that was once in the comics has truly become a terrifying team in Asia.
Writing here, I want to say: what is the use of just envying people... Come on Chinese men's basketball team!
Wolves, really coming.