The Chinese men’s basketball team summed up the Olympic defeat, the head coach Du Feng said he saw hope

Data map; Du Feng (second from right) instructs players during training.China News ServicePhoto by reporter Han Haidan

According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Basketball Association, a few days ago, the Chinese men’s basketball team, who was in isolation after returning to China after the Olympic Games, had a video conference. Head coach Du Feng concluded that there is a big gap between the team and the world‘s top teams, but he also saw hope in the losing game.

On July 5th, the Chinese men’s basketball team returned to China after finishing its defeat in the Olympic Games and entered the Qingyuan training base in Guangdong for isolation and training. On the evening of the 9th, the whole team held a theme party day study and sharing meeting in the form of a video conference.

Du Feng summarized the losing match: “Through the two losing matches, I have confidence in this team. What is my confidence? I think we can play better. The Canadian team has been leading the start. Playing Greece, We won the ball in one quarter and hit the opponent continuously in the second half and called a timeout. In this process, everyone must see hope and we can do better.”

He believes that by seeing the gap through the game, he can find the direction of his efforts. “There is a big gap between the team and the world‘s top teams, whether it is a big gap with American or European teams, what do we do if we find the gap? Training harder! Finding the gap can better find the direction of our efforts.”

Zhou Qi said when summing up the losing games of the Olympics, he felt that the team’s technical tacit understanding still needs to be improved. The overall team’s offensive style is executed well, and the defensive aspect needs to improve efficiency.

It is understood that after the end of the isolation, the Chinese men’s basketball team will stay at the base for closed training and prepare for the Asian Cup.