On the evening of the 25th, in the group stage of the U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup, the Chinese women's basketball team defeated New Zealand 90-68. In this game, Zhang Ziyu, a 17-year-old center of the Chinese team, shined with an astonishing all-around performance of 36 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks, and she exploded a "shock bomb" in the international basketball world in only two games.
I watched this game, Zhang Ziyu is the team's thigh, if it wasn't for her to turn the tide, the Chinese team would probably lose to New Zealand this time. No wonder the coach of the New Zealand women's basketball team said after the game, "We were defeated by the opponent's No. 19, and she is a giant on the inside!" ”
Speaking of which, we have to admire the vision of head coach Wang Guizhi to let the 17-year-old Zhang Ziyu play at the U18 level and be full of confidence.
On the other hand, Li Xixin, the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball U17 team, does not have this kind of strategic vision. Playing in the U16 Asian Championships last year, Li Xin looked down on Zhang Ziyu, saying that Zhang Ziyu couldn't keep up with the rhythm and was too slow, and the Chinese team lost a mess in the U16 Asian Championships and only finished sixth.
Who said that Zhang Ziyu couldn't play U16, but the U18 played an amazing performance. Facts have proved that Li Xin's vision of selecting people is wrong.