Today Chinese men's basketball team played a World Cup qualifying match with Australian men's basketball team . In the end, the Chinese team lost to the Australian team 69:76. Although the Chinese team lost this game, it still showed its tenacity. Especially the performance of and Zhou Qi in this game left a deep impression on many fans. After playing in Australia for a year, Zhou Qi has evolved in all aspects. It is no exaggeration to say that Zhou Qi now has the ability to play NBA.
There is no doubt that Zhou Qi has a dominant advantage in the paint in this game, and the Australian team is also very aware of this, so when Zhou Qi gets the ball in the paint, the Australian team has two people going up most of the time. pincer attack. So Zhou Qi had no chance to complete a one-on-one singles match. Zhou Qi has an absolute advantage in one-on-one singles. Today, whenever he had the opportunity to play one-on-one in the low post, he almost finished it. The Australian team's insiders could not restrain Zhou Qi at all.
We found that Zhou Qi's strength has been significantly improved, and his finishing ability after internal confrontation is stronger. On the offensive end, when he occupied a favorable position inside, the Australian team was unable to limit his offense at all. Whether it's a hook under the basket or a strong kick, his finishing efficiency is very high. In addition, his role on the defensive end is huge. Australian inside players simply dare not complete the offense in front of Zhou Qi. Even if some players try to play singles in front of Zhou Qi, they are either interfered with or blocked by Zhou Qi. Judging from this game, Zhou Qi has a crushing advantage in the interior on both offense and defense.
I believe that fans who have watched this game have this intuitive impression, that is, Zhou Qi has now shown his dominance on both offense and defense. Today he scored 16 points and 17 rebounds. His protection of rebounds was also very good. However, the Chinese team now has an obvious problem, that is, although Zhou Qi's ability is already very good, they lack a defender who can pass the ball. When Zhou Qi and the defender were engaged in a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, the defender could not pass the ball to Zhou Qi in time. This was a very fatal point. This resulted in the Chinese team being unable to execute many tactics, which was mostly caused by the lack of ability of the defenders.
Let’s take a very simple example. That is the pick-and-roll between Warriors Curry and Green . Everyone should be very familiar with it. Similarly, when Green and Curry engage in a pick-and-roll, Curry will immediately give the ball to Green who is following, and China The team's defenders lack this ability to pass and distribute the ball in a timely manner. They are often at a loss when attacked. It is difficult to operate tactics in the half court. This is an area where the Chinese team's defenders need to improve.
This game allowed us to re-recognize Zhou Qi's current abilities. Now he is fully capable of playing in the NBA. With his dominance on both ends of the offense and defense, it is no problem to serve as a substitute center for an NBA team. I wonder what the fans think?
