Since Yao Ming became president of the Chinese Basketball Association, he has vowed to carry out drastic reforms aimed at solving the dilemma faced by Chinese basketball. However, to this day, these promises have not been fulfilled, and the situation of Chinese basketball remains the same, with many problems.
The Chinese men's basketball team's performance in the World Cup in the past year was a big surprise. Having won only one game in the preliminary round and ended up in 24th place is an unacceptable result, especially given the number of world-class players in the Chinese team. Yao Ming once promised to give the Chinese men's basketball team a new look, but this promise has not yet been fulfilled.
Judging from the record of the Chinese men's basketball team led by Yao Ming in the Asian arena, there are some problems with his basketball reform strategy. For example, in last year's Asian Cup in Tokyo, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the Iranian team and failed to win the championship. This result is undoubtedly a major blow to the Chinese basketball team, and even a very painful failure in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team. In addition, the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in the World Cup is also a big surprise. They won just one game in the group stage and finished bottom of the table. This result can be said to be the worst in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, as well as among Asian teams in this World Cup.
In addition, the Chinese men's basketball team did not show its due strength in Asian competitions. In the 2024 Asian Cup men's basketball qualifiers, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Jordan and Lebanon in the group stage, which undoubtedly shocked the Chinese basketball industry and fans.
At the heart of the controversy is that Yao Ming has tried to implement reforms by bringing in foreign coaches, but has not achieved the desired results. For example, in the case of the Chinese women's basketball team, Yao Ming hired American coach Parker, but Parker's coaching did not bring significant changes to the Chinese women's basketball team. In the qualifiers for the 2024 Olympic Games, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to France for the first time since the 2019 World Cup.
Yao Ming still has some problems in his reform strategy, such as his emphasis on developing young players, but the youth training system in Chinese basketball has not been significantly improved as a result. The youth team's record in the youth competition is not ideal, which shows that there are still problems in Chinese basketball at the grassroots level.
There are clearly some problems with Yao Ming's basketball reform strategy, which reflects the strategic mistakes of Chinese basketball. As the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, Yao Ming is undoubtedly a banner of Chinese basketball, but his leadership and management skills have been questioned. Under his leadership, China's basketball team suffered a series of setbacks in international competitions, which to a certain extent exposed his shortcomings in leadership and management.
In terms of player selection, Yao Ming does not seem to provide enough space for the younger generation to develop, and he prefers to bring in foreign players and foreign coaches, and does not pay enough attention to the training of young domestic basketball players. This directly leads to the inability of the overall strength of the Chinese basketball team to improve significantly, and it is still overly dependent on the performance of the older generation of players.
For example, in last year's Basketball World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team had internal disagreements and controversies, and the tacit understanding and team spirit between the players were obviously insufficient. This shows that Yao Ming has problems in his management in maintaining the unity and order of the team.
What has been questioned is Yao Ming's leadership style. During his presidency, he had less interaction with ** and did not respond positively to criticism and suggestions from the outside world, resulting in the accumulation of some problems for a long time and not being resolved and improved in a timely manner.
Overall, Yao Ming's tenure as president of the Chinese Basketball Association has failed to fulfill his commitment to reform, and his leadership and management skills have been greatly questioned. Chinese basketball is still in deep trouble, and more practical measures are needed to change the status quo. Yao Ming needs to deeply reflect on his work and solve the problems of Chinese basketball at its roots, rather than talking or relying too much on foreign aid and foreigners.