pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 465
As a leader of the younger generation, Mu Chenfeng will undoubtedly be the best candidate for the new captain of the Chinese men's basketball team.

In the latest batch of Olympic preparation lists for the Chinese men's basketball team, Mu Chenfeng's name appeared first.

He is well-deserved No.1 in Chinese basketball today.

Of course, the national team has never had the experience of a 19-year-old player serving as a captain, but in terms of strength and existing achievements, Mu Chenfeng has the most potential as a captain.

The selection of the captain of the national team is not only based on strength, but also leadership and prestige within the team. Although the list of the new national team has not been officially released, judging from the list of personnel, most of the players and Mu Chenfeng are similar in age, and have met him in the national competition. Mu Chenfeng has a high prestige among them.

In addition, Mu Chenfeng has developed so well in the NBA, which has made him absolutely recognized in terms of strength. If he is allowed to serve as the captain, I believe there will not be many voices of opposition.

However, the final list of the national team will be announced in two weeks. At that time, the new national team will officially assemble to prepare for the "Asian Men's Basketball Championship" at the end of March. The champion will directly get tickets to the Olympic men's basketball game held in Athens in August this year.

The Chinese men's basketball team has almost always been in a dominant position in Asia, but with Yi Jianlian's retirement, the Chinese men's basketball team's dominance has also declined, and it has failed to win the championship for two consecutive years. Therefore, this Asian Championship has attracted great attention from the State Sports General Administration.

Therefore, the men's basketball roster, which was originally scheduled to be announced at the end of December, has been postponed because the leaders are still considering suitable candidates.

The selection of this year's men's basketball team is the most stringent ever. In the preliminary draft list, 60% of the players are rookies under the age of 20. This list has been put forward and immediately caused a lot of discussion. The leaders felt that the team was too young, had little experience in key games, and was not capable of handling key balls, so they asked the coaching staff to redo the personnel.

But no matter what the final list is, Mu Chenfeng will definitely appear on the list.

Yi Jianlian is very optimistic about Mu Chenfeng's future and hopes that he can lead the Chinese men's basketball team to win the championship and enter the Olympic Games.

The best record of the Chinese men's basketball team in the history of the Olympic Games is the quarterfinals. Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian failed to make further breakthroughs. Therefore, the heavy responsibility of achieving breakthroughs fell on the players of Mu Chenfeng's generation.

First of all, the biggest enemy of the Chinese men's basketball team in Asia is the Iranian team. Like the Chinese men's basketball team, the Iranian team has also emerged a large number of young talents in recent years, and once dominated the Asian basketball world, winning two consecutive Asian championships.

In addition to the Iranian team, Australia and the Philippines also have good strength, and both have experience in defeating the Chinese team.

In the last confrontation between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Australian men's basketball team, the opponent scored 122 points, but the Chinese men's basketball team only scored 78 points, creating the largest point difference between the two teams.

At present, the Chinese men's basketball team ranks fifth in Asia, and there is a big gap with the top Asian teams.

If the Chinese men's basketball team wants to rise, it must be rebuilt.

This was the opinion put forward by Fang Tian, ​​then the assistant coach of the Chinese men's basketball team at the men's basketball preparatory meeting, and was immediately responded by some of the participants.

Fang Tianzheng also drew up this list of mainly newcomers.

He firmly believes that the team he has formed will definitely make the Chinese men's basketball team stand on the top of China again.

Regarding the roster, there have always been two voices in the men's basketball team, which has led to the uncertainty of the final roster.

The days of the Asian Championships are getting closer, but the men's basketball roster has not been announced for a long time. If this continues, there will be no time for training.

"We don't have much time left, and the roster must be changed." At the last preparatory meeting of the men's basketball team, the upper-level leaders once again gave orders to the men's basketball coaching staff.

"I don't think there is a need to change it." Fang Tianzheng looked indifferent, weighing the list in front of him with satisfaction.

"Old Fang, a basketball game is not about physical strength. These little dolls are too young and have no experience at all. If this is a tough battle."

"Don't worry, these people have no problem fighting tough battles." Fang Tianzheng replied flatly.

The meeting was very lively, but the head coach Fang Xiang has not participated in it. Although his name is Fang Xiang, he has no direction at this time.

After thinking for a long time, Fang Xiang finally said, "I will step down as the head coach of the national team."

As soon as these words came out, the audience immediately fell silent.

"calm down."

"What did you say?" An assistant coach immediately got angry, "This is about to be a game, if you say you don't do it, you don't do it."

"Precisely because the competition is about to start, the roster has not been finalized yet, and the training time has been shortened again and again. What do you want me to do?" Fang Xiang also vented his anger in a strong tone. In fact, he had already made a roster in his heart, but Fang Tianzheng rejected it.

It was the differences between the two in the selection that caused the list to be delayed.

Fang Xiang insisted on using old players, and Fang Tianzheng strongly recommended tearing down and rebuilding, and using newcomers.

"I'm sorry, my ability is limited. I can't lead such a national team." Fang Xiang has always maintained a resistant attitude towards the use of new players, and even said that if the new players are finally adopted, he will resign as the head coach as a threat.

Fang Xiang's words made the conference room quiet again.

"Okay." Fang Tianzheng broke the quiet air, "You are quite self-aware."

"Say it again." Fang Xiang was a little annoyed when his ability was questioned, and even wanted to fight Fang Tianzheng at the meeting.

"Talk about your achievements." Fang Tianzheng remained calm, "Let me tell you, how have you been leading the team in recent years?"

Fang Xiang immediately shut up.

"If you don't tell me, I'll tell you for you." Fang Tianzheng was aggressive, "28 wins and 41 losses, this is the result of the competition between you and your soldiers."

In the four years that Fang Xiang led the team, the men's basketball team has indeed struggled, and the external record is not ideal. His coaching ability has always been questioned, but as the head coach of the national team, he is also leading the men's basketball team under pressure.

In his own words, who doesn't want to win?But just can't win.

Faced with the appalling record, Fang Xiang finally couldn't take it anymore, "I will submit an application for resignation."

"Retire? This is no joke. The game is about to start. You have resigned. Where can we find a ready-made head coach?"

"Me." Fang Tianzheng introduced himself, "I choose the players I am most familiar with. They don't need to adjust, they can play directly."

(End of this chapter)