■Yota Watanabe
■Hamura Hachimura
Japanese team quietly completed the change of coach
Outlook for 2023. The biggest opponent of the Chinese team in Asia is the Japanese men's basketball team with Hachimura.
A few days ago, the Japanese men's basketball team replaced the team's coach and led the Japanese women's basketball team to win the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics to officially take charge of the men's team. His goal is directly aimed at the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup.
Because it is the host, the Japanese men's basketball team does not need to worry about qualifying. The team only needs to prepare for the game in the past two years and prepare for the World Cup main match.
According to the team list released by the Japanese team, the personnel are basically players who play in their own leagues. The average height of the whole team is 1.90 meters, and only 5 players are above 2 meters tall. Hachimura Shiratsu, Watanabe Yuta and Mababa Yuda, who play overseas are not in the formation.
In the Asian Cup qualifiers this summer, the Chinese team had two matches with the Japanese team. At that time, Du Feng won all the teams in both games, averaging 7.5 points per game. However, the Japanese men's basketball team is just a selection team for the Tokyo Olympics. Its strength is relatively mediocre, and the value of the two victories is not too high. Now, the Japanese team has some changes in personnel against the Chinese team in June.
Hovaser hopes to transplant the successful experience of the women's basketball team to the men's basketball team. In addition to the outside players, he requires all inside players to run more and have the ability to shoot at medium and long distances.
"The Chinese team has many tall and strong players, so I'm looking forward to seeing if they can keep up with our fast pace and also seeing if Japanese players can defend lows and penalty areas. If there is an opportunity to shoot at a fast break, we will choose to shoot without hesitation," said Hovaser.
Chinese player Zhang Bentianjie, a Japanese team player, said: "This summer, I suffered two consecutive losses against the Chinese men's basketball team, and I lost both games very regrettably. Now the Japanese team has built a brand new team, and I am very eager to play a role in the next two games against the Chinese team. Once selected into the final list, I will fight bravely."
Facing this new opponent, Du Feng reminded the Chinese team players to be prepared to deal with difficulties. "First of all, this is the first game of the World Cup qualifiers. I believe everyone will have a very positive attitude to play this game well. The Japanese team is different from the Asian qualifiers in June. Many new players have been replaced, and the coaches have also been changed. After all, we are fighting away. We hope that through these two games, young players will get experience as much as possible."
It is understood that the two games held in Sendai will be open to the audience. At that time, more than 2,000 fans will flock to the stadium to watch the game. It is reported that the highest price of this game is RMB 850, and the lowest student ticket is RMB 56.
Of course, this qualifier is just the beginning, and there are still many opportunities for the Chinese men's basketball team to exercise in Asia. Next year, in addition to facing the league, players will also face the test of two major championships: the Asian Cup in Indonesia (July 2022) and the Asian Games in Hangzhou (September 2022).
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