Live Broadcast, July 1st: In the Asian qualifiers of the Men's Basketball World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Australia. After the game, men’s basketball coach Du Feng was interviewed.
asked: Please comment on today’s game.
Du Feng: First of all, all the team members have not played for more than two months after the league ended. This is the first game in these two months. This opponent (Australian team) is also very strong. Now in the international basketball team Ranked third in the ranking of joint . Today I think everyone was a little tight at the beginning. There were too many mistakes in the first half, 10 turnovers, which caused a lot of damage to the team. But in the second half of the game, we can actually see a big improvement in the team. Whether it is adapting to the confrontation of the game on the court or adapting to the intensity of the game, there is a good improvement. To overtake the score after being 16 points behind, I think as a new men's basketball team, this kind of fighting spirit and this kind of fighting spirit are worthy of recognition by the coaching staff. Secondly, for the new men’s basketball team’s trip this time, we are still relatively weak on the front line. The injuries of Zhou Peng, Abdul, Hu Jinqiu still put a lot of pressure on the front line. , but under such circumstances, today's overall performance still deserves recognition from the coaching staff. Of course, it must be a bit of a pity. In the end, after being defended, Allen made a mistake during the counterattack and was dunked by the opponent. Then everyone was not clear about the last defense and missed an open 3-pointer at a 0-degree angle, resulting in the final 5 points of the game. The disadvantage is also because there was no time at the end. After going to attack from the flank, the opponent scored two points. In fact, I think if everyone can do better, they will have a better chance.
asked: In this game, Gu Quan performed well on the outside (4 of 7 three-pointers). How did you plan for him?
Du Feng: Gu Quan has always been a very good pitcher in the domestic league. Maybe he has been in and out of the national team over the years, so I hope that he will be more open-minded and confident on the official stage of this kind of international competition. myself, so I also told him at that time that first of all, I trust you as a coach. If I don’t trust you, I won’t bring you here. If I bring you here, I will let you play, let you play and dare to use your own characteristics. I think this is As a coach, I want to give him this kind of confidence. I think he has done a very good job. These three-pointers from the outside helped the team stop the bleeding during the difficult period of the team. He has been away from the national team for some time. I think his performance today after being admitted to the national team again is pretty good.
asked: We know that the preparation time for the national team is very tight this time, and the time left for you is only one month. What is the current injury situation in the team?
Du Feng: Actually, I have said this before. The pressure on the forward line is relatively high. Abdul was unable to train with the team due to injuries, and finally left the team. The most important thing is that everyone's physical condition is very tired after the long league. Since the national team was concentrated after the league last year, and the league games have accumulated a lot of fatigue. I think it is the first time in more than two months to play a game of this intensity, and everyone is still not particularly used to it. I also hope that everyone will get better and better in the next competition.
