Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- There are more worries than joys, and China's three major balls are struggling to move forward (Part II).
Xinhua News Agency reporters Wang Jingyu, Yue Dongxing, Xiao Shiyao, Zhang Yifei.
The Chinese men's and women's basketball teams will experience both joy and sorrow in 2023. In the 2023 Basketball World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team led by Serbian head coach Djordjevic sank into the sand and failed, and it was a foregone conclusion that they would miss the Olympic Games for the second time in a row. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, the Chinese men's basketball team was reversed by the Philippine team with a big lead in the semifinals, missing the opportunity to complete self-redemption by winning the championship.
The Chinese men's basketball team has failed to meet expectations in two consecutive Basketball World Cups, and such a result is worthy of in-depth reflection and summary by the Chinese Basketball Association.
Judging from the two major competitions of the World Cup and the Asian Games, Djordjevic, who has been in charge of the team for less than a year, has debatable points in terms of his understanding, use and on-the-spot command, and he has failed to bring out the full potential of all players. Looking back, the Chinese Basketball Association has taken a detour in the selection of men's basketball head coaches in the last two Olympic cycles and paid tuition. On the other hand, the last two World Cup games have also exposed the problem of the shortage of reserve talents in the Chinese men's basketball team after the retirement of players such as Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, as well as the gap between the CBA league and the high-level leagues in Europe and the United States in terms of competition intensity, confrontation intensity, referee refereeing, etc., These gaps cannot be erased in a short period of time by a high-level head coach alone. As Djordjevic puts it, "we are improving, but the process is long and difficult, because habits are the hardest to change".
The Chinese women's basketball team successfully defended its title at the Hangzhou Asian Games, which is one of the few good news for the three major sports this year. In the final of the Asian Games, the Chinese team narrowly defeated the old rival Japan 74-72 and won a precious gold medal. After winning the World Cup runner-up last year, the Chinese women's basketball team has maintained a good momentum and will launch a strong attack on the ticket to the Paris Olympics at the Olympic qualifying tournament early next year.
While applauding the wonderful performance of the Chinese women's basketball girls, we should also be soberly aware that with Han Xu and Li Yueru, two star inside players, and an obvious height advantage, the Chinese women's basketball team won quite difficult in the face of the Japanese women's basketball team, and the victory or defeat was only a millimeter. After the title of World Cup runner-up, the position of the Chinese team has changed from dark to bright, and it needs to overcome greater challenges if it wants to achieve better results.
The high-profile Chinese women's volleyball team has experienced a rollercoaster year. In the case that Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning have not yet returned, the Chinese team won a silver medal in the World Women's Volleyball League, and its performance exceeded people's expectations. However, in the Olympic qualifying round, the Chinese team missed the chance to go straight to Paris when it was generally favored by the outside world. In the end, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the gold medal in the Hangzhou Asian Games as desired.
On the whole, the current Chinese women's volleyball team is united and has a good style, but it is still obviously lacking in hard power. If nothing else, the Chinese team will be expected to qualify for the Paris Olympics through a high world ranking, but whether they can achieve good results at the Olympics depends on whether experienced veterans return or strong newcomers come out on top.
The Chinese men's volleyball team, which aims to qualify for the Paris Olympics, failed to do so, and their record of 1 win and 6 losses in the Olympic qualifying tournament is basically in line with the team's overall performance in the World Men's Volleyball League. The Chinese men's volleyball team won the runner-up in the Hangzhou Asian Games, and the Chinese team with the Chinese men's volleyball team as the team won the bronze medal at the World Congress.
Wu Sheng, head coach of the Chinese men's volleyball team, said: "One of the reasons for the gap is that the league (where the world's strongest teams are located) has been running at a high level for a long time, and the fierce league has made the players continue to improve in the competition between the two playersCoupled with the stable and reliable echelon construction, the national team has been able to continuously obtain outstanding talents. This is worth learning from the Chinese men's volleyball team. ”
It is worth noting that our Asian neighbor, Japan, is showing a positive trend in the three major events. Needless to say, the overall strength of Japanese football, the Japanese men's basketball team and the Japanese men's volleyball team also grabbed the qualification for the Paris Olympics for the first time. In the World Men's Volleyball League, Japan won a bronze medal to set the best record of an Asian team so far. The stones of other mountains can be used to attack jade. Japan's successful experience in the development of the three-ball campus league and the construction of the talent training system is worthy of our consideration and reference. (ENDS).