There is a certain possibility that the Chinese men s basketball team will win the Asian Cup card. The team needs to strive to qualify as the first in the group

On the evening of the 5th, the Chinese men's basketball team will start the Asian Cup, with its first opponent being the Saudi men's basketball team. Due to the injuries of many main players and their appearances in overseas leagues, the Chinese men's basketball team did not compete in the Asian Cup with a complete lineup this time. In the Asian Cup strength list previously announced by the FIBA, the Chinese men's basketball team ranked fourth, Australia was first, and Japan and New Zealand men's basketball team were second and third respectively. In an interview with China's men's basketball captain Zhao Rui said that the team hopes to win medals in this Asian Cup. Although it is quite difficult to achieve such a goal, there are certain possibilities. The Chinese men's basketball team needs to do their best to play the group stage, strive to qualify as the first in the group and advance to the quarterfinals, thereby laying a solid foundation for the subsequent games.

Many main players of the Chinese men's basketball team missed the Asian Cup. The players such as Zhou Qi, Zhang Zhenlin, Jiao Boqiao, Zeng Fanbo have not recovered due to injuries, while Yang Hansen has to play in the overseas league. This prevents the Chinese men's basketball team from playing in the Asian Cup with all the main lineups, and its overall strength will inevitably be affected to a certain extent. But at the same time, some young players have also gained more opportunities, and players such as Liao Sanning, Wang Junjie, Zhao Jiayi and others will play an important role in this Asian Cup. This is also a step that the Chinese men's basketball team must go through when changing old and new.

The Chinese men's basketball team played four domestic warm-up matches before, with a record of 4 wins and 0 losses. Although the opponent's value is not too high, this undoubtedly increases confidence for the Chinese men's basketball team to compete in the Asian Cup. Through these warm-up matches, we can see that the defense that the Chinese men's basketball team has always emphasized has been upgraded again. The players are physically fit and aggressive in defense, which is a distinctive label led by head coach Guo Shiqiang. At the same time, the Chinese men's basketball team has made certain improvements in outside shooting. Three-point instability has always been an old problem for the Chinese men's basketball team, but at least in the past four warm-up games, this problem has improved. At the same time, the Chinese men's basketball team still has many problems that need to be improved. For example, when facing opponents' high-quality defense and full-game press, they are still prone to making mistakes.

The Chinese men's basketball team has confirmed the 12-man roster for the Asian Cup, including 5 defenders and only 2 centers. If the team wants to achieve their performance goals in the Asian Cup, they must maintain strong attack power on the back line. What is gratifying is that several main defenders of the Chinese men's basketball team, Liao Sanning, Cheng Shuipeng, Zhao Rui, etc. are in good condition. If they can continue this state in the Asian Cup, it will benefit the Chinese men's basketball team a lot. The only center forwards are Hu Jinqiu and Yu Jiahao, and the rotation of personnel is a bit thin. But the two insiders remained online, among which Hu Jinqiu's game was efficient and stable, and he must be the center that the Chinese men's basketball team trusted the most.

forward position will be tested. In the fourth position, whether Zhao Jiayi or Wang Junjie, they have little experience in the competition. No one can guarantee whether they can perform at a normal level. In the third position, Zhu Junlong has long proved himself that substitute Raymond has always been very motivated on the defensive end, but he should pay attention to the timing of defense. In short, there are many variables in the front position.

The group opponents of the Chinese men's basketball team include Saudi Arabia, India and Jordan, among which Jordan is the strongest opponent, but the overall group opponent is weak. The goal of the Chinese men's basketball team must be to qualify for the group, but if you want to enter the top four or even win medals, you must defeat a strong team.

Comparison, the overall strength of the Australian men's basketball team is unique, and they are also the biggest favorite to win the championship. Although the Japanese men's basketball team does not have active NBA players such as Hachimura and Yuki Kawamura, they also have many familiar faces such as Yudai Ramada and Yuki Toshiki, as well as their best naturalized player Hawkins. The New Zealand men's basketball team is basically playing in the second team in a state, and they are opponents that can be challenged.

At the same time, the Chinese men's basketball team will face strong challenges from other opponents with naturalized players. Looking at the participating teams in this Asian Cup, most of them have naturalized players, such as the Qatar Men's Basketball Team, which owns Goodwin, who may become the biggest "dark horse".

In short, it is quite difficult for the Chinese men's basketball team to achieve their performance goals, but they also have certain hopes to complete it.