69-73, the men's basketball world preliminaries Asian region game, there was a big upset. The Iranian men's basketball team, the former Asian hegemon, lost to Kazakhstan .
Iran’s men’s basketball team is ranked 23rd in the world and is still playing at home, while Kazakhstan’s men’s basketball team is ranked 70th in the world. Why did
lose?
, the old rival of the Chinese men's basketball team, is facing a huge problem: a lack of success.
In 2019, Iran achieved the best record of Asian teams in the World Cup and obtained tickets for the Tokyo Olympics. At this time, there were two outstanding figures in the team: Haddadi and Bahrami .
These two are players who play in CBA league .
Lao Ha, the core inside, and Bahrami has been praised as Asia's No. 1 striker. In their peak period, these two people did cause a lot of trouble to the Chinese men's basketball team, and their abilities were outstanding.
But from last night's game, we can see that Iran is a completely different team with or without Haddadi. He is the team's anchor, a player who plays a huge role on both offense and defense.
's offensive end, inside singles, plus excellent series play. Defensively, rebounding can protect the frame.
However, Haddadi has gradually faded out of the national team. He is currently working as a foreign aid for the Sichuan team of CBA.
Iran does not have him. Even though there are still players like Jacques Charlie, Jamsidi and Kazmi in the team, and even recalled the 39-year-old Kamrani, the role is limited.
In the context of Kazakhstan's introduction of naturalized players, the Iranian team's capabilities are even more apparent.
In the past, beating the opponent by 20 points was not a problem at all.
In fact, the problem that Iran has faced in recent years is that not many good seedlings have emerged, and it is still relying on a few old guns to support itself.
After Hadidi and Bahrami left, they lost their team leader.
If this is still the case, this team will lose its competitiveness in Asia.
's loss last night was definitely not an accident.
