When seeing the latest Chinese men's basketball team training list, many fans may have an idea in their hearts: just an Asian Cup qualifier, as for such a big battle?
As for bringing Zhou Qi, Guo Ailun, Han Dejun, and Zhou Peng?
Really brought it!
Screenshot of the training list.
The Chinese men's basketball team used to play an Asian Cup qualifier without much effort, but now the Chinese men's basketball team is different.
The men’s basketball team, which was once used as an example of "children of other people" when belittle the national football team, is not much worse than the situation of the national team... The national football hopes may be even greater).
After defeating the World Cup in 2019 and missing the pass to the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball game suddenly became embarrassing.
Data map: Yi Jianlian (right) and Zhou Qi (left) high-five.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin
It is basically impossible for a few opponents to win the Olympic Games. It is not enough to win the Asian Cup qualifiers. After all, the Asian champions of the Chinese men's basketball team can't count both hands.
Many sad fans even suggested that they send young people directly, and the big deal is to give up the past few years and make good preparations for the future.
However, the Chinese men's basketball team obviously feels that they can save it.
The window period for the Asian preliminaries this time is from February 17 to 23, and the Chinese team will have six matches within seven days.
Among them, the two battles between China and Japan are relatively close in strength.
Data map: The picture shows Chinese male basketball player Guo Ailun raised his hand to celebrate after making a three-pointer in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin
However, some of the main players of the Japanese team are competing in the NBA and will not participate in this window period.
Overall, the Chinese team should not encounter much difficulty in the game.
The training period and the competition time are very short, so why set up such a big list of more than 20 people?
Head coach Du Feng said that this training camp is not only for these six games, but for the international competition in 2021.
There are three generations of players in the list. I hope that more outstanding players can be selected this time.
The 2021 Chinese men's basketball international competition, except for the Asian Cup in August, will be the Olympic defeat in the end of June.
Data map: Guo Shiqiang.
Image source: Visual China
In the national team roster, Guo Shiqiang's name appeared in the column of assistants.
Du Feng and Guo Shiqiang, two young coaches who have received much attention in Chinese basketball, have been opponents who have played countless times as players and coaches, and this time have become comrades in arms.
When the Wanjia reunion, they accompanied the clamor of removing the old and welcoming the new to lead the team nervously to prepare. Next, they will take the best deck of cards in the hands of the Chinese men's basketball team to West Asia.
Although there are still many shortcomings in this lineup-after two months of closed games, some of the players who have to stay away from their families during the Spring Festival are new to the national team, some missed the World Cup due to injuries, and some have experienced overwhelming experience. The mockery and even abuse.
Data map: Du Feng was interviewed by the media.
In 2006, as a player, he missed the Doha Asian Games due to injury.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
The venue for the Asian preliminaries is Doha, Qatar.
More experienced sports fans will not be unfamiliar with this place.
In the 2006 Doha Asian Games, the Chinese men's basketball team won the championship with a nearly perfect performance.
The lost Asian Games champion is of great significance to the Chinese men's basketball team.
If you look back, the last 30 seconds of the men's basketball final of the 2002 Busan Asian Games will always be a pain for the Chinese team.
The Chinese team, with a 7-point lead, was frequently intercepted by the South Korean team at the last minute. The score was tied and the game was dragged into overtime.
After that, the battle was in chaos, and the two-point difference of the Chinese team was reversed by South Korea.
"Black 30 seconds" once made the Chinese men's basketball team miss the Asian Games gold medal for the first time since 1982, and it has become a memory that many fans cannot let go of for a long time.
Is this kind of plot familiar?
Data map: Li Nan, then head coach of the Chinese team, left after the game.
On the same day, in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A group stage in Beijing, the Chinese team lost 76:79 to Poland in overtime.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
15 years ago, the Chinese men's basketball team regained the throne of Asian dominance in Doha. 15 years later, they also hope to start again in Doha.
In fact, whether it is the possible "winning" of the Asian Cup qualifiers or the possible "losing" of the Olympic Games qualifiers, for the Chinese men's basketball team at this stage, the result itself is of little significance, and the fans have already been mentally prepared. .
But in the course of the game, the attitude shown by this team is particularly important.
At least for the time being, the signal sent by the Chinese men's basketball team to the outside world is "I can save."
Fairly positive.
Image source: Official blog of the Chinese Basketball Team.
After announcing the list of training camps, the Chinese Basketball Team released a new slogan in the official blog called "All the way to the expedition".
How far can the Chinese men's basketball "expedition" reach?
Fans sing badly, but most of them still have small expectations in their hearts. Once the men's basketball team has an outstanding performance, they will still be the most applauded.
In 2021, the Chinese men's basketball team who is willing to start again and fans with complicated moods can do so without disappointment.
(Wang Hao)