Original title: Dialogue with Zhao Huanyu: The Basketball Association’s lack of respect for grassroots players Gao Shiyan is solely responsible for infamy and unfairness
On July 28th, Beijing time, the domestic basketball expert and in-depth report reporter Zhao Huanyu was a guest on Sohu Sports Olympics special program to discuss and analyze the performance of China’s three men’s basketball team in the Tokyo Olympics, the controversy of the previous selection and the future development prospects for netizens.
Sohu Sports: First of all, please let Mr. Zhao talk about the ranking of the Chinese three men’s basketball team ranked last among the eight teams participating in the Olympic Games. Does this result meet your expectations?
Zhao Huanyu: Before the Chinese three men’s basketball team went out, when I discussed the Olympic prospects with some insiders who have been following three men’s basketball for a long time, everyone agreed that it would be good to win a victory in the Japanese men’s basketball team. Because from the previous results of the Chinese three men’s basketball team and the European teams, we really do not have an advantage in the game. But what is more surprising is that the Chinese three men’s basketball team defeated Belgium and Poland two European teams, but in the key battle of promotion, they lost to the Japanese men’s basketball team, which was originally believed to be safe. The three-man basketball game itself exists. A big variable, this is also the charm of this sport.
Sohu Sports: China’s three men’s basketball team in the last game against Japan seems to be evenly matched, but why did it lose in the end and what was the reason for it?
Zhao Huanyu: The referee’s whistleblowing may have affected our players’ perception of the penalty scale, which made them afraid to make moves in confrontations. The Japanese players made 5 of 15 shots from long range. Our long-range investment is still very unsatisfactory. Statistics show that among the 8 teams participating in the competition, the percentage of long-range shots of the Chinese men’s basketball team to the total number of shots ranked second from the bottom, and the percentage of shots ranked first from the bottom. Although the choice of Hu Jinqiu reflects the strategy of attacking the inside, if the Chinese team shot three or four more points in the previous game, it may eventually be able to average more points per game than Japan to advance, which is still a pity.
Sohu Sports: The most intuitive feeling that this game gave me is that the three-man basketball confrontation is very fierce, and the whistling scale is obviously different from that of five-man basketball. In the match against the Japanese men’s basketball team, the Chinese men’s basketball team was blown three consecutive fouls. Do you think there are host factors in it?
Zhao Huanyu: I don’t tend to think that there is a host factor. I think it’s the referee’s personal yardstick in the game. This is also part of competitive sports. We can only say that we are not lucky with such referees.
Sohu Sports: Next, let me talk about the most controversial topic before, and that is the issue of the selection of the Olympic roster. Some netizens said that it was “grass roots planting trees, career taking a cool look”. Zheng Yi and Zhao Suzhou scored so many points and were finally replaced by two professional players. What do you think of this issue?
Zhao Huanyu: There is a misunderstanding. It is not the Olympic points scored by these grassroots players, but the top 100 players selected by the basketball associations, and their total scores are used for ranking in the world. The number of participants in the three-player basketball game in China is the largest in the world, so the more games we play, the more points we earn. Therefore, this is not a matter of personal heroism, but a large number of athletes participate in it to promote China’s three men’s basketball team qualified for the Olympics. Regarding “grass roots planting trees, professional enjoyment”, it is cruel to Zheng Yi and Zhao Shuzhou. They gave up a lot of things for the three-player basketball, but in the end they were thrown away like medicine slag, and the relevant departments still lacked respect for the heroes. Regarding the shady conjecture, we can only say “the melon fields will not take up the shoes, and the Li will not win the title.” After all, we had too many interests before. As long as it is linked to the National Games, it will inevitably lead to associations. So this is a regrettable and nonsensical result.
Sohu Sports: After Zheng Yi and Zhao Suzhou were eliminated from the Olympic roster, the media and fans appealed to them. Please talk about your opinion.
Zhao Huanyu: Zheng Yi gave up the path of professional basketball after graduating from university in 2018 and has an annual salary of several hundred thousand. In the past three years, he has been following the national three-man basketball training and competition, and has made great efforts and sacrifices; and Zhao Li Zhou also gave up the entire CBA season and took the risk to gamble for the honor of the country. However, since the Olympic Committee has opened an opening for professional players to participate in three-person basketball games, as a leader, he will definitely consider the performance. And the best basketball players in China are in the CBA. The experience and talent of these professional players are definitely better than the leaders’ view. These grassroots players are stronger than those, so I understand that these two places are given to CBA players. But why Zheng Yi didn’t even get a substitute qualification, I can’t understand.
Sohu Sports: Please comment on Gao Shiyan’s performance in the competition.
Zhao Huanyu: Teacher Su Qun said that the value of Gao Shiyan is to pass the ball to Hu Jinqiu. When we choose to build a team with Hu Jinqiu as the core, it means that we must have a point guard. In the team, Gao Shiyan is responsible for defense, organization, and rebounding. He ranks second in rebounds and the organization ranks first in the game. He sent some subtle passes to Hu Jinqiu. He is on the three-man basketball team. Zhong completed his task very well. There is a trend in the Internet now that all problems are attributed to Gao Shiyan, which is unfair, and Gao Shiyan’s current charges far exceed his responsibility.
Sohu Sports: Will the replacement of grassroots players cause no one to play three-person basketball in the next Olympics?
Zhao Huanyu: I believe that no one will bet on a few years of professional career to participate in the national training camp, because I do not know whether it will become a new “drug residue”. But because there are still a large number of three-person basketball clubs and players in our country, they will not affect their future because of the performance of the national team. It’s like the online argument that “salary limit orders cause players to be reluctant to play basketball”, but this is a question that won’t have an answer. The Chinese Basketball Association is planning to establish a three-person basketball professional league, and the future of three-person basketball will get better and better.Return to Sohu to see more
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