Men s basketball team goes to the Asian Cup to strive for the best results

This newspaper (reporter Chen Jiakun) Yesterday, the Chinese men's basketball team set out for Saudi Arabia to participate in the men's basketball Asian Cup held there in early August.

The Chinese men's basketball team announced the 14-man roster to prepare for the Saudi Asian Cup on the 29th. "This Asian Cup is very difficult for us. Seven players are absent due to injuries, so we can only let young players play more." Regarding the game goal, head coach Guo Shiqiang did not give a clear answer. "We should do our best to fight one game and strive for the best results."

Since the Asian Cup is no longer linked to the qualifications for participating in the World Cup, Olympics and other competitions, the Chinese men's basketball team focuses on training this time, especially training young players. The 14 players accompanying the team are Hu Jinqiu, Yu Jiahao, Zhao Rui, Hu Mingxuan, Wang Junjie, Zhao Jiayi, Zhu Junlong, Cheng Shuipeng, Liao Sanning, Gao Shiyan, Xu Jie, Zhang Ning, Li Xiangbo, and Lei Meng. The final 12-man roster will be determined before the game.

This Chinese men's basketball team exposed the problems of many mistakes and poor rebounds in the previous warm-up matches, which has a lot to do with the team's personnel composition. On the one hand, Zhao Jiwei, the main point guard of the national team, missed the Asian Cup due to injury, resulting in a decline in the back line's control ability. On the other hand, Yang Hansen was confirmed to miss the Asian Cup, and Zhou Qi was healing in the United States again. There were only Yu Jiahao and Hu Jinqiu in the interior, which made the team tight inside.

"Control mistakes and rebounding are crucial to winning the game. We are now summing up with questions." Guo Shiqiang said that there are many young players in the team, and the rotation of inside players is tight. He is ready. "Although many old players cannot play, many young players will get opportunities. Even if a few young players play in this Asian Cup, it is also a good thing for the Chinese men's basketball team."