The public opinion outside the court does not seem to affect the China Men's Basketball Team, at least it does not interfere with the decision of the Basketball Association management.
After the team played the second warm-up match, the third and fourth warm-up matches followed.
The two participating teams are the Singapore Men’s Basketball Team and the Mongolia Men’s Basketball Team.
Neither team is very strong, so there is almost no suspense about the outcome of the game.
When playing against the Singaporean team, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team took three quarters to defeat the opponent, with a point difference of 11 points. If it were not considered that a too large point difference would affect the "friendship" with the opponent, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team might have won more. a little.
The same goes for playing the Mongolian men's basketball team.
The opponent's defense is very good, and their physical fitness is also good, but their offensive performance is really not interesting, and their technical sophistication is also somewhat different from that of the young players of the China Men's Basketball Team.
There was not much of a gap between the two sides in the first half, but when the second half started, the Mongolian men's basketball team was directly stunned by a wave of fast breaks from the Chinese men's basketball team.
A 9-0 spurt led by Zhao Feiyang made the situation between the two teams completely one-sided.
In the end, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team successfully won by 16 points and won its fourth warm-up match.
Although the latter two teams both won, these two games did not receive much support from the outside world.
Especially when Zhao Feiyang only played 13 minutes in the two games combined, it made fans think that such an opponent would not have a strong training effect.
Fans were not the only ones to think so. After the fourth warm-up match, Zhao Feiyang even found time to call Yao Ming in private.
"Hey! Brother Yao, it's me!"
"Feiyang, what happened?"
"The Asian Games started in more than half a month...these warm-up matches are really of little value now. I think the help to young players is limited..."
Zhao Feiyang did not express it euphemistically, but directly told Yao Ming his true thoughts.
Compared with those so-called leaders who don't understand basketball, Zhao Feiyang firmly believes that Yao Ming, as the former pinnacle figure of Chinese basketball, must understand the meaning of his words better.
Hearing Zhao Feiyang's words, Yao Ming couldn't help but sigh on the other end of the phone.
"Feiyang, thank you very much for saying these words bluntly... Actually, I have also considered what you said..."
"From the team's perspective, it should have been done that way from the beginning, but from my perspective, these things are not easy... I just took over this position, and the pressure is really great... ..."
"I used to think that sitting in this position would make the Chinese Men's Basketball Team better and change many things, but later I discovered... there is too much resistance, and everything you do may destroy some people's Benefit......"
"As soon as you plan to do this, they will jump out and use various reasons to stop you..."
Regarding Yao Ming's words, Zhao Feiyang on the other end of the phone could only sigh.
Many problems have already been seen from the original "Wang Zhizhi Incident". As a player, there are some things that are helpless and there is a feeling of being coerced to move forward.
"But..." Yao Ming changed the subject, "It's true that it won't be a problem if we continue playing like this... Young players of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team don't have so many opportunities to practice on weekdays. If they miss such an opportunity, , that would be a pity..."
"Let's see! Didn't the national team just have a few days off recently? I will be responsible for contacting the strong foreign teams to come over... In the next few warm-up matches, we will try to invite the strong teams to come over and play... .”
"It's just about public opinion..."
Zhao Feiyang also understood what Yao Ming said.
The loss to the Chinese Taipei team has already caused controversy for the Chinese Men's Basketball Team. The basketball team as a whole does not matter, but Yao Ming has just taken over the position of top leader of the Basketball Association, and many fans will blame all the problems on him.
If a strong European team comes over, the Chinese men's basketball team will definitely lose. Although it can get better training, it will definitely cause a lot of criticism.
"Brother Yao, don't worry! I am the leader of the national team! If there is any problem then, I will take care of it!"
"For Chinese basketball, I don't care about my personal reputation..."
"You can't handle these things alone... The team is a whole, and it requires all of us to work hard, so that Chinese basketball can become better..."
On the third day after Zhao Feiyang finished the phone call with Yao Ming, the China Men's Basketball Association officially issued an announcement saying that in order to better train the players, the China Basketball Association would invite some strong foreign teams to come to China to participate in warm-up matches. .
As soon as this news came out, it undoubtedly aroused a strong public reaction.
As the chairman of the Basketball Association, Yao Ming personally stood up and accepted interviews with the media.
"Please give this team more time, our young people need games and time to grow..."
"We can make the scene more beautiful and maintain a more decent situation, but that is not beneficial to Chinese basketball..."
After Yao Ming came forward to express his position, Zhao Feiyang also posted on his personal social media to express his agreement with Yao Ming's views.
For a time, fans outside had different opinions on this.
"You should play strong teams. It's a warm-up match anyway. If you lose, you lose. What's the point of picking on those weak teams?"
"That's right. You're not afraid of losing. What you're afraid of is continuing to lose... Let's bring up these young players now. Maybe in a few years we will be able to come up with a set of comparisons for the Olympics. Strong lineup..."
"The more you play against strong teams, the more powerful you will become. What's the point of bullying weak teams?"
Those who support it believe the plan is feasible.
Those who don't support it have other opinions.
"Is there a big difference between playing against a strong team and a weak team? The most important thing is to change the current style... If the fundamental problems of Chinese basketball cannot be solved, other situations will arise in the future... "
"You can still gain confidence when you play against a weak team, but you may be beaten to death by the opponent when you play against a strong team... I wonder if the young people like the China Men's Basketball Team can still maintain enough confidence after playing against a few strong teams..." ....”
"It's a pity that we only have one Zhao Feiyang. If we have five Zhao Feiyangs in different positions, then the Chinese Men's Basketball Team can reach the top four even if it plays in the World Cup..."
Amidst the controversy, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team ushered in its next opponent in the warm-up match.
The Basketball Association's efficiency is still very high, especially with Yao Ming's personal guidance, they quickly found the Croatian team, a strong European team.
The opponent ranked 21st in FIBA and 13th in Europe last year.
Of course, this time the opponent came not with the first team lineup, but with the second team lineup. Even so, the opponent's strength is definitely top-notch in Asia, and the threat to the Chinese men's basketball team is also huge.
