Chinese basketball: Is it really the best in the country?

In Chinese basketball so far, the absolute starters that everyone recognizes include Zhou Qi, Yang Hansen, Zhao Jiwei, Zeng Fanbo, Wang Zhelin, etc. Judging from past records, these national teams can lose to the Philippines when they are definitely the starting lineup, and can reach the top eight and strive for the semi-finals in the Asian competition. Far from the performance of the national players led by Guo Shiqiang on the field. What is going on? Why is it that the team composed of the recognized starting lineup does not perform better than the quasi-national players who are mainly defeated.

First: The main players of the national team have lost their fighting spirit and desire to make progress.

For example, Zhou Qi is already the absolute main force of the national team and is often used as the core player of the team. Domestically, he is already a ceiling-level player. So when it comes to the national team, it can only be said to be a routine performance, without any fighting spirit or the fierceness to win. Wang Zhelin is also a player with good talent but has been criticized by everyone for his lack of hard work.

Their poor performance is not because they are not as strong as these quasi-national players, nor because they lack talent and experience. It is simply because they have lost the determination to win the game. In front of the national players, they may think that they are already the strongest in the country. They don't need to break through themselves in training, and they don't need to perform beyond their normal performance on the field. They just need to stay healthy and play some important games. Even if you can't make it to the national team, it doesn't matter. Now that your reputation is there, you can still get the maximum salary in the league, and teams can still compete for it.

Second: The Asian Cup is a result of hard work, and the semi-national players have received recognition.

Such results are partly due to the team's good luck, whether it is its own feel or the state of the game. But the bigger reason is that this group of players really put in the effort. They no longer have the airs of star players. Everyone on the field is full of fighting spirit and desire to win. It can be said that the performance of the national players in this Asian Cup is the most bloody performance of the men's basketball team after Yi Jianlian.

The main reason why they are able to fight is that they still have room for improvement, and most of them are players who survive between the maximum salary and ordinary players. If you work hard, you can become the best player in the country. If you don't work hard, you can become an average player accidentally. The national team is an opportunity for them. Let me ask, who doesn't want to stand at the top of the pyramid, and who doesn't understand that playing for the national team is definitely a good opportunity.

Therefore, the results of one Asian Cup event are not enough to explain anything. If this group of players can continue to be together, continuing to maintain such fighting spirit and desire to win is the key. I'm afraid that after becoming famous, they will give up on themselves like the main players of the national team.

Third: Reusing young players will be more beneficial to the future of the Chinese men’s basketball team!

As for the current group of so-called main players of the national team, although their abilities are much higher than those of young people, in the international arena, if they do not have hard work and passion, they will still be unable to defeat their opponents. Instead of doing this, it is better to let these young people with talents and characteristics step up. At the very least, they need to prove that they can play bloody games on the field.

It is suggested that the Chinese men's basketball team can continue to use the so-called second lineup or a younger lineup to compete in the qualifiers in the future. Use their blood and passion to prove that Chinese basketball is a game for men. Let them prove that the men's basketball team can lose, but it cannot be embarrassed.

To summarize:

I sincerely hope that the top brass of the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team can realize that these so-called main players of the national team have lost their wildness and fighting spirit in the international arena. Even if they face a team that is equal in strength or even weaker than their own, when the opponent competes with us, they will still be unable to lead the team to win. Instead of continuing to strengthen their status in the country, it is better to give these quasi-national players a chance. At least they can maintain their fighting spirit and desire to fight in this qualifier.