Three consecutive defeats in the warm-up matches
On June 30, Beijing time, the Chinese women's basketball team suffered consecutive setbacks in the warm-up games in Europe, losing to the Serbian women's basketball team 82-93, which was also the third defeat of the Chinese women's basketball team in the European series of warm-up games. The 22 turnovers in the whole game allowed the Serbian women's basketball team to seize a lot of counterattack opportunities and brought great pressure to the defense of the Chinese women's basketball team.
In addition, the three-point shooting rate of the Chinese women's basketball team is also eye-catching. Hitting just three of his 14 three-point attempts in the game, such a performance clearly did not meet the team's needs on the offensive end. The slump in three-point shooting not only affected the team's offensive rhythm, but also made the players become less confident on the court. However, due to the lack of three-point shooting and turnover control in the guard line, it is difficult for the team to play a variety of tactical combinations. This also makes it easier for opponents to find the focus of defense, limiting the play of the Chinese women's basketball team. Faced with such a dilemma, the Chinese women's basketball team needs to find a solution to the problem as soon as possible.
On the one hand, the team needs to strengthen the training of the guard line to improve the overall three-point shooting ability and error control ability; On the other hand, the team also needs to explore more tactical play styles to make the team more flexible on the field. The team also needs to pay attention to the mentality of the players. Consecutive losses may cause pressure and anxiety among the players, which will affect the performance of the Chinese women's basketball team in the game, and the Olympics are about to start, leaving little time for the Chinese women's basketball team to prepare for the adjustment.
Zheng Wei is facing dismissal
In three consecutive warm-up games, although there is no shortage of bright spots in the Chinese women's basketball team, the overall performance is still weak. The only player who can continue to stand up is Han Xu, who contributes an average of 20 points per game, Han Xu's outstanding performance is undoubtedly a pillar of the Chinese women's basketball team, but outside of Han Xu, few players in the Chinese women's basketball team can score a double-double, which undoubtedly brings great pressure to the offensive end of the Chinese women's basketball team. In the face of the upcoming Olympics, such a situation of relying on a single player is obviously not a long-term solution.
Once the opponent focuses on the defense of Han Xu and other main players, and the substitute players cannot give enough support, the Chinese women's basketball team's offense will be in trouble. In addition, the team's problems on the defensive end and free throw shooting rate also need to be solved urgently, and the Chinese women's basketball team needs to reflect on it. Teams need to reduce turnovers and increase their free-throw percentage, both of which are key to improving the team's performance.
Only by making progress in these aspects, the Chinese women's basketball team can go further in the Olympic Games and achieve the goal of standing on the podium, in the past nine warm-up games, the Chinese women's basketball team only achieved 2 wins and 7 losses, which is undoubtedly a failure for the world's second-ranked Chinese women's basketball team, if the Chinese women's basketball team continues to slump, the Olympic results are not good, and the head coach Zheng Wei will face the end of the class.
The two performed perfectly
The Chinese women's basketball team lost to the Serbian women's basketball team 82-93. Although the score was lost, in this game, the performance of the three players of the Chinese women's basketball team was enough to make the fans feel gratified, the first was the core of the interior Han Xu, Han Xu scored 24 points and picked up 6 rebounds, and his outstanding performance once again proved Han Xu's core position in the team. With his excellent height and feel, Han Xu frequently scored on the inside, and at the same time showed strong suppressive power on the defensive end
Even in this warm-up game, Han Xu only played 27 minutes, but Han Xu's dominance of the team's interior line was obvious enough, and the second place was the veteran Sun Mengran, who also continued to contribute surprises to the team in this game. In the team's low period, he can stand up and output steadily for the team. In this year's warm-up game, Sun Mengran was able to maintain a stable performance in almost every game, scoring 15 points and hitting a very high percentage of the game. Sun Mengran's performance made fans speculate whether Sun Mengran should be in the Olympic squad.
The third place is Huang Sijing, Huang Sijing's current state is also recovering. Huang Sijing played only 14 minutes in the game, contributing 5 points, 3 steals and 2 rebounds. On the defensive end, Huang Sijing performed quite steadily, and Huang Sijing's presence improved the suppression of the team's forward line. At the same time, Huang Sijing's shooting percentage on the offensive end is also gradually improving, which makes her performance on the court more comprehensive. If Huang can continue to perform well in the following warm-up matches, then Huang Sijing will hopefully adjust to her best form at the Olympics.