On June 25, it was reported that on the afternoon of June 25, in the group stage of the U18 Women's Basketball Asian Championship that ended at the Shenzhen Longhua Cultural and Sports Center, the Chinese women's basketball team defeated New Zealand 90-68 and won 2 consecutive victories. In this game, women's basketball player Zhang Ziyu scored 36 points and 13 rebounds, and the opponent had a psychological shadow.
Zhang Ziyu was born in Jinan in May 2007, is 17 years old, after graduating from Wenhua East Road Primary School in Jinan City, she joined the famous basketball school Tsinghua High School, and her mother is the former women's basketball player Yu Ying.
Although she made a name for herself in the Shandong women's basketball team at the age of 15, Zhang Ziyu had never played for the national brand before. It was not until June this year that Zhang Ziyu was selected for the first time in the training squad of the U18 women's basketball team to prepare for the Asian Championships. This Asian Championship is also the first international competition for the national team, wearing the No. 19 jersey.
Zhang Ziyu, who is 2.23 meters tall, deserves to be the "female Yao Ming", played 22 minutes and 46 seconds in this game, shot 16 of 20, made 4 of 7 free throws, and exploded 36 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 4 blocks.
Facing a New Zealand opponent of the same age, Zhang Ziyu scored as easily as chopping melons and vegetables, and she not only showed her scoring talent, but also showed off the soft touch of a pass. There is also a trick that reminds me of Jokic, who will not blindly play inside when receiving the ball, but first calmly read the opponent's defense, and even has the ability to launch a fast break with a pass after picking up the rebound, which is too reasonable and easy to play. If the Qingdao men's basketball team cultivated Yang Hansen, then the Shandong women's basketball team trained Zhang Ziyu.
In addition to Zhang Ziyu, Xu Fengwei got 15 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, Li Yuwei 8 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, Hu Yifan 8 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Zhang Ziyue 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists, Xu Peilin 7 points and 2 assists, Wang Jiaxin 6 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, Chen Jing 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists!
Regarding the appearance of Zhang Ziyu, netizens said, "The female version of Yao Ming was born!" ”
"Zhang Ziyu's strongest thing is the ability to catch the ball on the move, not at all like some bulky stupid big men who can only stand and wait for the ball, they are too stable, and many bad balls can be taken down, which I didn't expect, practicing well and cooperating with the passer can be said to be invincible."
"After watching the game, I really worked hard to cultivate."
"An easy 36 minutes...... Invincible."
"The Chinese women's basketball team has entered a blowout period of centers: Han Xu, Xiaobao, Big Baby, and Zhang Ziyu."
"One day ahead, the Los Angeles Sparks selected Zhang Ziyu with the first pick in the WNBA"
"Some angry young people think that Zhang Ziyu can't jump high, can't shoot accurately, can't run fast, don't compare a child with Wembanya, women's basketball is women's basketball, looking at the world women's basketball, except for the United States team, such a height beats all teams. Don't ask too much! Those keyboard warriors! ”