In recent days, the Chinese men's basketball team has prepared for two Asian Cup qualifiers, the first of which will be against the Mongolian men's basketball team in Xi'an on February 22, and CCTV CCTV5+ will broadcast the fierce battle live.
The men's basketball team has not performed well in the past year, and foreign coach Djoltjevic has been highly anticipated, but he has performed poorly on the international stage, and now they urgently need to turn the situation around in the next two games.
Frankly speaking, the pressure on China against Mongolia was not too great, because the opponents were mainly amateur players, and as long as the mentality was adjusted, they could basically easily win the game.
However, the away game against Japan on the 25th was completely different, and the Japanese team was well prepared, especially with their excellent performance in the World Cup to increase their confidence, and they are not afraid of the current Chinese team.
In order to get off to a good start, the men's basketball team was well prepared and went out with 14 players, although only 12 players could be reported at the time of the game.
If nothing else, the Chinese squad will include Hu Jinqiu, Yu Jiahao, Yang Hansen, Abdul Salamu, Fu Hao, Zhu Junlong, Cui Yongxi, Du Runwang, Zhao Jiwei, Hu Mingxuan, Liao Sanning and Cheng Shuaipeng.
In terms of the interior line, Qiao Shuai has a small number of center forwards, and the three center forwards will definitely be selected for the squad.
Hu Jinqiu has been consistent in the league and has proven himself at the World Cup and Asian Games, with his inside skills being no slouch against Asian opponents.
Yang Hansen is about to make his international debut, and the youngster is not only agile on the pitch, but also good at organising attacks, which will be a great help to the team.
Don't look at Yu Jiahao's good performance in the CBA league, his height may cause a lot of trouble for the Mongolian team.
In the power forward position, there are currently only two players to choose from, Abdul Salamu and Fu Hao.
The cooperation between the two is tacit and experienced, Salamu was selected for the national team again after many years, and Fu Hao has always been high-spirited and has left a lot of dazzling performances in the World Cup.
Zhang Zhenlin was supposed to start in the No. 3 position, but he was absent due to injury.
Now it seems that Qiao Shuai is likely to let Choi Yong-hee take over this position, because he has the characteristics of flexibility and excellent defensive ability, and can bring a lot of threat to opponents.
Of course, if Choi Yong-hee needs to move to the guard position, then Zhu Junlong will definitely be the first choice for small forward.
As for Du Runwang, we don't expect too much from him, after all, he is not in good shape this season, but his steady three-point and previous Asian Games experience does not need too much tactical running-in.
When it comes to the defender position, Zhao Jiwei must be mentioned, he is the brains of the team, he is already the oldest player in the national team, and his performance is as stable as Mount Tai in every major competition.
Hu Mingxuan has also been firmly in the No. 2 position, from being suspected by Du Feng to winning the trust of Lao Qiao later, his experience in the national team is by no means in vain.
The last two places are likely to be allocated to Liao Sanning and Cheng Shuaipeng. Liao Sanning is good at holding the ball and is tall, which is the type that Lao Qiao loves.
Cheng Shuaipeng's advantage is that he performed well in the warm-up game, scoring five three-pointers against the Qingdao team, and he hit 100 shots.
It is not surprising that Xu Jie and Wang Ruize did not make the 12-man list. Perhaps the reason why Xu Jie was not selected may be because his physical condition is not the best; As for Wang Ruize, it may be because he has not enough experience in the national team.
However, there is no need to be frustrated as they still have the opportunity to train with the team and the presence as a backup is always positive.
At this time, they may be able to improve themselves through active training and hard work, and be fully prepared for more opportunities in the future.