Women's basketball national player Li Yueru is really a role model for Chinese basketball people, warm-up game against the world strong team France, Li Yueru cut 22 points and 12 rebounds in 9 of 11 games, scoring rebounds are the highest in the team, the Chinese team is only Li Yueru alone is an absolute strong point, as a comparison, Li Meng 13 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Han Xu 9 points and 3 rebounds, whether it is court influence or personal competitive status, Li Yueru is the best one in the team.
The reason why Li Yueru can be so strong is because she has just returned from the WNBA, in order to make herself stronger, Li Yueru asked the national team for leave not to participate in the training camp, and stayed in the WNBA to represent the Los Angeles Sparksto become an all-rounder insider.
On the other hand, before joining the Los Angeles Sparks, Li Yueru first played in the European Turkey League, when she directly refused a million-dollar contract from the domestic WCBA and insisted on playing overseas to improve herself. Now it seems that Li Yueru's choice is very correct, Han Xu and Li Meng, who stayed in the domestic WCBA to play, have declined in strength, and their state is far less than that during the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup, Li Yueru, who has been playing high-level events for a long time, has become the one with the best form and influence.
Only with a strong opponent can become stronger, this law is enough in any period of Chinese basketball development, looking back on history, Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian The three leaders have become stronger after experiencing the NBA game, and among the active players, Zhou Qi was the strongest when he played in the Australian League. Coupled with the case of Li Yueru now, it is enough to prove that if Chinese players want to become stronger, they need to step out of their comfort zone and try to play at a higher level in order to have a chance to become stronger.
The domestic CBA and WCBA are currently close to entertaining themselves, the CBA league restricts foreign aid while blowing the penalty scale into a mystery, the league level has declined and there is no docking FIBA event, WCBA is an arms race, the first two or three teams are competitive, and the rest of the teams are too weak, resulting in a low level of competition, and most national players cannot be improved by playing in the WCBA.
Chinese basketball needs more players to go out in the case of more and more lack of top talent, CBA and WCBA cannot cultivate the world's top players, NBA, WNBA, NBA Development League, Europe, Australia These leagues are worth trying for players.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)