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Due to the restructuring, the Chinese women's basketball team, which won the second best result in the World Cup, still needs to participate in the Olympic qualifying tournament during the Spring Festival. Perhaps due to lack of preparation, or perhaps due to emotional influence, the Chinese women's basketball team suffered a 32-point defeat when facing France in the second game of the group stage. Such a result has sparked heated discussions among fans, including voices of concern. So is the Chinese women's basketball team really getting weaker? It will take time to confirm.
In the first game against the New Zealand women's basketball team, the Chinese women's basketball team decided the winner in one quarter, and when Han Xu and Li Meng played together, the scene was too good. Especially Han Xu was 9 of 9 in the game, with 4 blocks in a single quarter, like a god of war possessed. However, in the second game against the French women's basketball team, Han Xu was severely restricted, with only 5 shots in total and 3 turnovers, and the state was too bad. As a result, two voices appeared, one was to question the ability of the "new first sister of the women's basketball team", and the other was to blame the Basketball Association for making Han Xu too tired. originally thought it was an extreme comment, but in the third game of the big win over Puerto Rico, Han Xu's state was still not ideal, and he missed the middle distance close to the basket several times.
What happened to Han Xu? From the World Cup to the Asian Cup, they have proven themselves, and their strength is not to be said. Then the reason points to one point, she is tired. In the WNBA, the playing time has plummeted, and one of the problems that has to be considered is that Han Xu frequently returns to the national team, and even the Universiade cannot be avoided. Seeing such a case, it is easy to think of the "tragedy" of Yao Ming in the past, if it weren't for Yao Ming being overused, his NBA career would definitely be extended for a while, then the achievement would have been higher. Therefore, Han Xu is also in such a poor state because of the hidden danger of continuous rotation?
If I remember correctly, during the Universiade, in an interview with Han Xu herself, she said that she was indeed a little tired. Therefore, the factor of overuse must be taken into account. But why was the first game against New Zealand so good? And there is a small detail that must be mentioned, whether it is facing France or Puerto Rico, Zheng Wei is deliberately controlling Han Xu's playing time, one is 18 minutes, one is 15 minutes, but Li Yueru has a longer playing time. So it's okay for us to worry about the Chinese women's basketball team, but there is no need to think in the bad direction.
According to the rules, the Chinese women's basketball team will advance to the Paris Olympics if it wins one victory in the group stage, and the task of the Olympic qualifying round has been completed. This is also the tenth Olympic trip of the women's basketball team, on the other hand, the men's basketball team has missed two consecutive years, and it has been broken for 9 consecutive times, and it is already about to be overtaken by the women's basketball team. In this context, the women's basketball team facing France and Puerto Rico in the last two games should not be considered to be an all-out attack. After all, even in the face of the American women's basketball team, it will not lose so badly. Of course, it must also be admitted that the French women's basketball team has made significant progress, and they still have a net score of 135 points without any pressure to qualify, completely among the ranks of the strong teams.
In addition to the United States, the probability of the host France winning a medal is also soaring, in addition to Belgium and Australia, the Chinese women's basketball team wants to win a medal, or even a silver medal or a gold medal, and there are many things that need to be improved next. Judging from the three games in the group stage, Zheng Wei is also interested in helping Li Yueru find her form, looking forward to getting more ideas through the three games, allowing for more targeted training, and then proving that the women's basketball team has the opportunity to continue to make history at the Olympics. What are your thoughts on this? Welcome to communicate and interact with "DK Talk Sports" in the comment area below.