China News Service, Beijing, June 28 (Reporter Wang Zumin) The men's basketball team's Olympic defeat, which has been postponed for one year due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, has finally arrived. Whether the Chinese men's basketball team can enter Tokyo will also be "conclusive."

　　In the Men's Basketball World Cup that ended in September 2019, the host Chinese team won only 24th place, missed the first place in Asia and lost the pass-through qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.

In November of that year, in the group lottery for the defeating Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team was divided into the Victoria Division of Canada with the Greek team, the Canadian team, the Czech team, the Turkish team and the Uruguay team.

　　According to the rules, the 6 teams in each competition area will be divided into two groups for round-robin competitions, and the top two of each group will compete for the only Tokyo Olympic seat in the competition area.

The Chinese team is in the same group as Canada and Greece.

　　After missing an excellent opportunity to "sign up" for the World Cup, this "sign down" is almost an early "judgment" for the Chinese men's basketball team for failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

　　In the FIBA ​​World Rankings, the Greek team, which has won the World Championships runner-up and has Antetokounmpo, has basically ranked in the top eight in recent years, and is a well-deserved world powerhouse.

The Greek team missed the chance to go straight to Tokyo, which is already a big upset in the World Cup.

The Canadian team is full of NBA stars and is led by NBA champion coach Nass. Although the latest ranking is not high (21st), it is also 8 places higher than the Chinese team, and this time enjoys the convenience of the host.

　　Although it is currently reported that some NBA players from Greece and Canada will miss out in the qualifying games, but the "skinny camels are bigger than the horses", these two teams with rich experience in the competition, their overall strength is still higher than that of the Chinese team. .

　　The Chinese men's basketball team, which originally had a "hard injury" in its strength, is also subject to two major weaknesses: short preparation time and incomplete lineup.

Because the CBA regular season ended on May 1, plus the National Games qualifiers, the new Chinese men’s basketball team only began to concentrate on May 23, and set off for the Philippines to participate in the Asian Cup qualifiers on June 13. Preparation time The total is less than three weeks.

　　To make matters worse, Yi Jianlian, Guo Ailun, Wang Zhelin and many other main players withdrew from the national team due to injuries. Among the Chinese players who failed this time, only Zhou Qi, Zhao Jiwei and Ren Junfei participated in the 2019 World Cup.

　　Affected by the epidemic, this trip to the Asian preliminaries and the defeat of the Olympic Games is the first time for the Chinese men's basketball team to participate in an international competition in the past two years.

The lack of warm-ups for high-level competitions and lack of understanding of opponents also make the Chinese men's basketball team lacking the "base number" in their hearts.

　　Perhaps as the Chinese coach Du Feng said before, the Chinese men's basketball team is experiencing the most difficult period in history.

If the goal is to obtain tickets for the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team may be facing a difficult task.

　　However, the Chinese men's basketball official has stated that young players will take on more responsibilities for the 2021 Asian Cup qualifiers and the Tokyo Olympics defeat.

This Chinese men's basketball team is mainly for the formation of the two Olympic cycles in 2024 and 2028. It is hoped that through the competitions in these years, the team will slowly complete the replacement of the old and the new.

Therefore, if you focus on the future development, the Chinese men's basketball team has a lot to do in this defeat.

　　This losing match is the first time that the Chinese men's basketball team has faced a world-class team since the 2019 World Cup. It is the best test of the Chinese men's basketball team that has been "closed" for the past two years. It is the Chinese team and the strong team. , The precious opportunity to learn from the masters is an excellent stage for training young players.

　　For the Chinese men's basketball team, the process of losing this qualifying match is more important than the result of whether it can enter the Tokyo Olympics.

If the players can really meet the requirements of coach Du Feng, "dare to challenge strong teams, dare to face their own shortcomings, dare to use their technical characteristics, and find gaps in actual combat", then it will be the Chinese men's basketball team participating in the losing match. Where the greatest value lies-Olympic tickets are valuable, but what fans are more willing to see is the hope for the future development of the Chinese men's basketball team contained in the exciting events.

　　There is another point that cannot be ignored: "Miracles" often come from despair.

Although the prospects for the Chinese men's basketball team to enter the Tokyo Olympics are generally pessimistic, everything is possible until the final result comes out.

To paraphrase an internet buzzword: a dream must be there, what if it comes true?

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　　The Tokyo Olympic Men's Basketball Qualifying Tournament will start on the 29th local time.

The Chinese men's basketball team will usher in the first game on the morning of July 1st, Beijing time, to challenge the host Canadian team.

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