Reshaping the Chinese men's basketball team: Hu Jinqiu is the only seedling, and Abudu has a solid backing
The opening was impressive, but it failed to hold on to the victory
In the Asian qualifiers on February 25, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team faced the Japanese team and finally lost 73-76. In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team performed well at the beginning, but then it was continuously impacted by the opponent, and was suppressed by the Japanese team in the third quarter, resulting in the whole game being in a state of chasing points. Despite the excellent performances of Hu Jinqiu and Abdul Nur, the rest of the squad had mixed performances and could not turn the situation around.
Hu Jinqiu: An irreplaceable pillar of the inner line
Hu Jinqiu showed dominance in the game, not only being solid under the basket, but also showing excellent mid-range shooting and three-point ability. The 23 points and 13 rebounds in the game fully show his importance in the team. Just like last year's World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team is still highly dependent on his performance.
Abudu: Defensive rebounding
Abdul may not have shown a dazzling performance on the scoring end in this game, but his contributions on the rebounding and defensive end cannot be ignored. His tough defense and grabbing rebounds provided consistent support for the team, showing consistency on the international stage.
Other players were mixed
However, the Chinese men's basketball team does not rely entirely on Hu Jinqiu and Abudu. The performance of the other players is also crucial. Hu Mingxuan played steadily on the offensive end, but mistakes at key moments cost the team some opportunities. Du Runwang has shown some ability on the offensive end, but needs to be improved on the defensive end. Zhu Junlong was excellent on the defensive end, but lacked efficiency on the offensive end. Cheng Shuaipeng played steadily on the defensive end, but was slightly lacking on the offensive end.
Players such as Zhao Jiwei face challenges
As the captain, Zhao Jiwei's performance has attracted much attention. However, in this game, his performance was not as good as it could be, and he looked a little weak on both the offensive and defensive ends. Other players such as Choi Yong-hee, Wang Rui-taek, Xu Jie and Yang Han-sen also faced the dilemma of underperformance, and their mistakes and inefficiency affected the performance of the entire team.
Analysis and outlook
The Chinese men's basketball team exposed some problems in this game, especially in terms of overall team coordination and the ability of substitute players to be improved. Although Hu Jinqiu and Ah Bu both performed well, the strength of one person could not hold up the entire team. It takes the hard work and cooperation of the whole team to achieve better results. At the same time, for other players, they need more training and game experience to improve their competitiveness on the international stage.
To sum up, the Chinese men's basketball team needs to adjust and improve its team cooperation and individual abilities in order to achieve better results in future games. Hopefully they will be able to improve in the next games and fight for national glory.