To be honest, the issues with domestic coaches are quite significant!

I want to discuss the player Wang Junjie specifically.

Last season at the University of San Francisco, he played in 31 games, averaging 19.7 minutes per game, scoring 6.2 points and grabbing 3.2 rebounds.

At the age of 20, he was selected for the Chinese men's national basketball team as a college player.

During the game against Saudi Arabia, towards the end of the second quarter, he was called for a three-point foul by the opponent, and during the timeout, the head coach of the Chinese men's national team, Guo Shiqiang, shouted at Wang Junjie:“Can he make it?(You fouled)!”

Then, he was benched in the final quarter, and despite the team being chased down, he didn't get back on the court.

After the game, Guo Shiqiang publicly explained this controversial decision.

He stated that the reduction of Wang Junjie’s playing time in the second half was due to the latter's shortcomings in defense, execution, and experience, compounded by the opponent's lineup changes.

This... the opponent played a small lineup, so do we have to match that? Against such a level of opponent, the Chinese men's basketball team must play to our strengths, so upon reflection, the idea of matching lineups doesn't hold water.

The most direct reason is Wang Junjie’s three-point foul... Over the past few days, major media platforms have been discussing this.

There’s not much to say about that play.

What comes to mind is what Zhou Peng mentioned in a previous interview, which is that you can't let such small foreign players get into a rhythm.

Even if you have to foul, otherwise they will keep shooting and you won't be able to stop them at all.

If things go wrong, Rahman could turn out to be another Clarkson or Brownlee. Butsome of the older coaches in China still don't believe that three-pointers can be lethal.

From the men's basketball team to the previous women's basketball team (Japan's Tanaka), it seems to be the same.

It's been years since the small ball era... Coach, he really can shoot!

What I find most unacceptable is Coach Guo's way of criticizing.

Even if Wang Junjie’s three-point foul was wrong, couldn’t he have told him: “Your help defense was good, but be careful not to foul while defending”? But he absolutely should not have said, “Can he make it?” and posed such a question...

Wang Junjie’s expression immediately turned dejected. If he were thinking in the way he did while playing in the U.S., he would definitely not understand why the coach would say that to him...

Therefore, a change in mentality is normal if he plays poorly afterward.

Isn’t it said that Chinese players lack creativity? How can you expect someone to be creative under such circumstances?

Legendary coach John Wooden once said:“If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not doing anything.”

“I believe that those who take action will inevitably make mistakes.”

Before this, Wang Junjie’s performance was stunning.

When the team was trailing at the start, it was he who changed the situation.

In terms of scoring, people might think Zhao Rui and Hu Jinqiu are the stars, but those who watch the games will understand that Wang Junjie plays the role of a team lubricant.

Similar to Draymond Green of the Warriors or Ren Junfei in the Guangdong Southern Tigers system.

Our guards lack ball-handling skills, and our forwards from Zhao Jiayi to Zhu Junlong also lack ball-handling ability, let alone tough plays.

Wang Junjie, on the other hand, can play the four position and distribute the ball. If the coach were more open-minded, he could grab the rebound and push it up the court directly, allowing him to go one-on-one.

Why run any plays? Just give him one-on-one and that’s the play.

But in the minds of most of our coaches, bringing the ball past half-court is always the privilege of the guards, and big men should stay in the paint. Coach Guo is a product of this kind of thinking.

After all, his philosophy is inherited from older coaches.

Since we are shouting slogans about cultivating young players for the new Olympic cycle in this Asian Cup, Wang Junjie is definitely a key player for the new Olympic cycle.

Unfortunately, from the perspective of role distribution and development, it hasn't been reflected... Don't even mention resource allocation; it seems that fair treatment hasn't been achieved either.

If the standard for being benched in the final quarter is based on making mistakes or failing to execute, Hu Mingxuan would have been benched long ago.

As a young player, it’s hard to change the head coach's mindset and philosophy; you can only obey unconditionally.

So, if family conditions allow, I really hope Wang Junjie doesn't return to play in the CBA during this crucial development period.

At least for the next three years, it’s better for him to stay in the U.S. as much as possible.

Everyone can feel his shining points as an NCAA player. Just to mention one point:His ball-handling is never sluggish, which is a significant difference from local players.

Stepping outside of basketball, I want to share a personal feeling.

A towering tree is not shaped by a mold; it grows freely in the forest, reaching for the sun.

However, here, a repressive educational style is very popular, and the coaching methods of CBA head coaches are a prime example.

Children (players) may forget your countless criticisms, but the moment their self-esteem is shattered will leave a lifelong imprint.

Many brothers in front of the screen are now fathers, and you will notice an important point:Today's kids truly do not respond to the same methods our parents taught us 30 years ago.

Times are changing, especially with the prevalence of smartphones and the development of the internet; they have access to much more information.

Returning to the main topic of the article:The outdated concepts of the coaching staff and their old-fashioned educational methods are also a core reason for the decline in Chinese basketball performance.

Many problems in basketball can definitely be explained through an educational lens.

Sports itself is part of education.

I have always believed that a good coach needs not only to understand basketball but also to possess various qualities, such as knowledge of education, social psychology, and cultural environments...