The 2019 Basketball World Cup is a historical disaster for Chinese basketball. It missed the victory in the group stage one after another, resulting in the loss of Olympic tickets. The Chinese men’s basketball team failed to enter the Olympics for the first time since its debut a

The 2019 Basketball World Cup is a historical disaster for Chinese basketball. It missed the victory in the group stage one after another, resulting in the loss of Olympic tickets. The Chinese men's basketball team failed to enter the Olympic Games for the first time since its debut at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Although there is a reason for the change of FIBA competition system, in the final analysis it is still lack of strength, and this decline is like a torrent.

The Olympic Games is, after all, the most sacred stage in the eyes of the Chinese people, because the Olympic Games carries the infinite love for the motherland from generation to generation, and that love has become a sense of mission - to win glory for the country! Therefore, when the Chinese men's basketball team encountered such a bolt from the blue, the Chinese fans who accompanied them felt the sting of basketball for the first time in their lives.

Now, after more than two years of dormancy and tempering, the national team with a new look is setting sail again. Regret, sorrow, pressure... At this moment, they no longer need to look back and lick their wounds. Throw away your baggage and prepare for war! The matchup with Australia is the best battlefield to test the results.

This time, Director Du created a different lineup with 6 defenders (if you count Lu Wenbo, who is 192, that is 7). The forward was injured, but he could move. Such a combination that subverts the tradition is based on the current existing lineup. It's a helpless move by the players, but it's also a bold move to catch up with the trend of the times.

guard has unprecedentedly shouldered the important task of leading the Chinese men's basketball team back to the Olympics. Among them, Xu Jie of 178 is undoubtedly the most stressed.

When the 14-man roster for the Australian tour was initially announced, doubts arose one after another about Xu Jie. People questioned how Xu Jie's small shoulders could carry the banner of the Chinese men's basketball team? Some people even spread rumors that Du Feng was too selfish and brought all three Guangdong "black and white short" guards to the national team, especially after CBA last season's scoring leader Abdul Salamu and CBA tough guy defender Gao Shiyan were eliminated Later, the doubts became more and more uncontrollable.

This is Xu Jie's pressure, pressure that other players have never had.

Guo Ailun , Zhao Rui , Sun Minghui and Zhao Jiwei have long been firmly established in the first echelon of CBA's strongest point guards. Hu Mingxuan also played heroic performances in several games of the national team last year. Only Xu Jie seems to have never shown his value in the national team. At least, it is far less than the eye-catching performance he had in the Guangdong team.

Xu Jie at this time is actually the same as Gao Shiyan when he was selected for the men's three-person basketball national team last year amid huge doubts.

For athletes, the only way to prove themselves is through performance on the field. This trip to Australia is not only a test for the Chinese men's basketball team, but also a test for Xu Jie. If the results in the World Preliminaries and Asian Cup are not satisfactory, Guo Zhao, Sunhu and the others will still return to the national team. The 2019 World Cup failed. Guo Ailun, Zhao Jiwei, Zhao Rui and Sun Minghui were all present at that time, but now they are playing again as expected.

But Xu Jie is different. His height is his fatal weakness. He needs to make greater efforts and achieve greater results than others in order to be the same as others. The world is inherently unfair. Only hard work and struggle can benefit yourself. In exchange for God's favor.

Otherwise, when you are completely defeated by the doubts, it means leaving. Gao Shiyan failed to defeat the doubts, so he neither conquered the national team coaching staff nor the fans. Even though he has a strong body and excellent defense, he may be useful when facing Australia.

This time, the shortest of the four defenders sent by Australia is McCarron, who comes from the Australian NBL 36-man team and is 188cm tall. Not only that, McCarron has a strong figure, excellent jumping, and even averages more rebounds per game than many forwards. .The tallest defender is McDaniel from the NBL Jumping Ants. His height is 198. The average height of the four Australian defenders is 193. Therefore, facing the Australian defenders, even Guo Ailun and Hu Mingxuan may be a little overwhelmed, let alone Xu. Where's Jay?

Tall guards themselves are a trend in world basketball. Many big men are already able to attack from the backcourt and become the core of the organization. The living space of small men on the basketball court is undoubtedly getting smaller and smaller. I don’t know how Du Feng should respond, let alone how Xu Jie should respond.

In fact, pressure and doubts have never been absent from Xu Jie's basketball journey. At every stage of his growth, some people will talk about his height. Xu Jie has never been knocked down by these doubts. On the contrary, the more he is inspired and It tempered his inner strength.

Why does Du Feng always like to leave Xu Jie on the court at the last critical moment when he is in the league? Why is Xu Jie always able to swoop in and grab fatal rebounds at critical moments? And why was Xu Jie able to become the team leader when the Guangdong collective was restricted in the playoffs last season?

There is only one answer to these questions, and that is unparalleled fighting spirit!

The fighting spirit is reflected in the ubiquitous death entanglement in every game. He is indeed short, but Xu Jie's leg skills are not bad. He will bite the trouser legs of offensive players like honey badger, even if he is knocked down. He would immediately get up and continue to concentrate on holding out his chest and opening his arms, just like fighting against the surrounding soldiers until the last moment of sacrifice.

is even more reflected in the decisiveness of the shot. Today, Xu Jie is no longer just an elf on the court or making wedding dresses for his teammates as he once was. Now he will seize every open position and dare to choose single-handedly when facing a small opponent. pick.

This is the value of Xu Jie in a team. Fighting spirit is all he has. Maybe he only has fighting spirit, but it can be exchanged for anything you want on the court.

In the 2019 World Cup, as long as the Chinese men's basketball team has Xu Jie's competitive spirit, it will not be reversed by Poland, and it will not lose its Olympic tickets. In the latest national team, Xu Jie may not be the team's best scorer, but he is the flag of the team's spirit. If you want to give up, then look at Xu Jie's bravery in boiling water and fire. Fighting spirit, look at his serious expression.

Moreover, fighting spirit will eventually lead to a qualitative leap in basketball skills. Maybe Xu Jie was not that strong before, but now he has begun to catch up quietly. The national team obviously needs more young people to stand up, why can't Xu Jie?

" Wren still has one branch, and cunning rabbits still have three burrows, not to mention people shouting?" I believe that this trip to Australia will not be Xu Jie's last dance in the national team! On the contrary, I hope it will be his real battle to become famous!

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