On February 25, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Japan away, ending the Asian Cup qualifiers at this stage, and the next international game will not be until after October. Such a result is obviously unacceptable for fans. Although the Chinese men's basketball team has a record of one win and one loss in this stage of the game, the loss to Japan has brought a heavy blow to the team.
Looking back at these two games, it is not difficult to find that Djoltjevic was not a big mistake in the line-up, but there was some controversy over the selection of players. Considering that in the middle of the league, some core players such as Zhou Qi, Zhang Zhenlin, Guo Allen, and Sun Minghui were absent due to injury, which provided opportunities for young players to play, but also brought uncertainty.
On the whole, only a few players in this Chinese men's basketball team can be called qualified. The first to bear the brunt was Hu Jinqiu, who scored 19 points and 9 rebounds and 23 points and 12 rebounds in two games, becoming the team's leading scorer and rebounding leader. Hu Jinqiu has worked hard in the CBA for many years, is skilled, and although he is not a pure center, his physical fitness and confrontation ability have made him a stable output for the team.
In contrast, Young's performance was disappointing. Although he showed some offensive ability in the first game against Mongolia, he failed to play at his level in the competition with Japan, scoring only 2 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and losing all shots. And Yu Jiahao rarely has the opportunity to play, which may also be a failure of Djordjevic in terms of employment.
Another eye-catching performer was Abdul Salamu, who returned to the national team after a multi-year hiatus and is still doing very well. However, Du Runwang showed a weak offensive and defensive weakness in the game, although he was able to make a certain contribution on the offensive end, he was slightly deficient in the defensive end, and the contrast with Abdul Salamu was particularly obvious.
In this competition, some of the new players in the national team did not perform as well as they wanted. Choi Yong-hee only hit one hit in two games, and Wang Ruize, as the oldest player to be selected for the national team for the first time, has not yet adapted to the rhythm of international competitions, and only has a performance of mistakes and fouls. Other players such as Hu Mingxuan, Zhao Jiwei, Xu Jie and others have also failed to perform consistently, and they will need to find better form in the next games.
For the Chinese men's basketball team, the current situation is not optimistic. In the face of Asian basketball powerhouses, especially rising opponents such as Japan, the Chinese men's basketball team needs to make more adjustments and improvements.
First of all, there is a need to be more rigorous in the selection of players, especially in the absence of key players, and the potential of young players should be better developed and utilised. Secondly, the coaching staff needs to strengthen the run-in and training of the tactical system to improve the overall game level and adaptability. Finally, the management needs to provide a better training and playing environment for the team and create better conditions for the players to develop.
In general, the Chinese men's basketball team needs to continue to adjust and improve on the basis of lessons learned, and be fully prepared for future games. Only in this way can we achieve better results in the international arena and make greater contributions to the development of China's basketball industry.