On July 28, after completing their overseas training camp, the Chinese men’s basketball team will reassemble at the beginning of August. There will be adjustments to the roster, and Gong Luming, previously announced by the Basketball Association, will officially return to the Chinese men’s basketball team in a leadership role.
Sports commentator Fu Zhenghao wrote: The national men’s basketball team will reconvene for training at the Yunnan Haigeng Sports Training Base on August 5. Given that the previous 26-man list lacked players in their prime, such as Zhao Jiwei, who are stars in the CBA, and despite Zhou Qi and other celebrities being included in the training roster, they did not participate in the training or games, resulting in a relatively inexperienced and flawed Chinese men’s basketball team with only one win out of twelve friendly matches, which is quite disappointing. Behind this, it is an undeniable fact that the national team’s appeal to star players has been declining.
This situation has drawn the attention of relevant leaders. For this training session, it is believed that Coach Guo Shiqiang, the new head coach of the Chinese men’s basketball team, will make adjustments to the training roster. Another significant change is that Gong Luming, who oversees the Chinese men’s basketball team’s preparations for the Los Angeles Olympics, will also formally take charge and join up with the national team at Haigeng. He will finally start fulfilling his duties overseeing the national team’s preparation as the Vice President of the Basketball Association, marking the first time he holds a position of real authority within the association. It is hoped that Coach Gong’s appointment under pressure will enhance the cohesion of the Chinese men’s basketball team, and some players may be motivated to return to the national team as a result.
An insider stated that both the previous training roster and the friendly match schedule bore the imprint of Coach Jojic. As the acting head coach, Coach Guo Shiqiang could make limited adjustments, and some players did not align with his philosophy, leading to widespread public discussion. Now, Coach Guo Shiqiang has officially become the head coach of the Chinese men’s basketball team and can form and train the team according to his own vision. A new era for the national team begins with this training session at Haigeng, and we hope that those who missed previous national team training sessions and matches will return as soon as possible.
Sports commentator San Tu Daisi wrote: Coach Gong likes going to Haigeng; in April 2014 and April 2016, when preparing for the Rio Olympics, Coach Gong led the team to train at Haigeng.
Sports commentator Xue Sijia wrote: The Chinese men’s basketball team will start another training session early in August, with some changes to the roster, and the training period may extend until late September.
Without any official matches, it’s unclear what the purpose of such a long training period might be, considering that various clubs have already begun their summer training in preparation for the new league season.
Sports commentator Detective Zhao wrote: In Yunnan Haigeng, the principles of “three rigorouslys and one large-scale” are back, and the revival of men’s basketball starts with strict and intensive training… According to my understanding, some key players will return for this training session. However, this timing might affect the plans of various clubs preparing for the new season, and also, shouldn’t we arrange some matches instead of just training?
