Direct to the top 8! The Chinese men s basketball team s shooting is more vigorous and blooming, can local coaches also bring a new look?

In the 2025 Asian Cup Group Stage, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Jordanian men's basketball team 90-68 in the final match.

I believe everyone watched the game and news last night, and their inner sense of national pride was once again ignited.

Chinese Men's Basketball Team 93-88 Saudi Arabia

Chinese Men's Basketball Team 100-69 India

Chinese Men's Basketball Team 90-68 Jordan

Average 94.3 points, average net win per game, average shooting percentage of 19.3 points, average shooting percentage of 50.5%, and average three-point shooting percentage of 43.2%. It is no exaggeration to score ≥90 points in three consecutive games. This Chinese Men's Basketball Team is playing phenomenal offensive shooting performance that exceeds its previous level.

The current performance of this Chinese men's basketball team in the group stage is worthy of the word "stunning". There is something to be said for the local coach to lead the team!

This Chinese men's basketball team does not have a superstar who averages 20+ points per game, and there are even players who average more than 16 points per game. Being a soldier in the whole country is an obvious feature of the Chinese men's basketball team in the new era.

Chinese men's basketball coach Guo Shiqiang attended a press conference after the game and said that there were 7 old players who did not participate, and there were no planned players. The team was young and they fought one game.

Yang Hansen and Zhou Qi were absent. This Chinese men's basketball team has no absolute core, but Cheng Shuipeng (15.3 points), Hu Jinqiu (14.7 points), Zhao Rui (12.7 points), Wang Junjie (11.3 points), and Hu Mingxuan (11.0) averaged double-digit points per game. Including Yu Jiahao (8.3 points) and Zhao Jiayi (7.0 points), 7 people averaged more than 7 points per game, and they had scoring and shooting ability for multiple points, and the whole nation was a soldier.

In terms of rotation depth, we are also in line with internationalization. Nine-person rotation is our main rotation method.

Taking the final game of the group stage as an example, Hu Jinqiu + Wang Junjie + Zhu Junlong + Hu Mingxuan + Zhao Rui started, Cheng Shuipeng, Liao Sanning, Yu Jiahao and Gao Shiyan all got more than 13 minutes of playing time. Coach Guo clearly used these 9 players to rotate most of the time; Zhao Jiayi played 6 minutes and 41 seconds, Raymond played 5 minutes and 59 seconds, and Li Xiangbo played 2 minutes and 2 seconds, and he would be replaced in specific situations and rounds.

12-person rotation depth, and the Eight Immortals show their magical powers across the sea, which is also a major feature of the "coreless" Chinese men's basketball team. Our rotation depth is dominant against Saudi Arabia, India and Jordan, and the lineup depth is still the first team in this Asian Cup.

The most surprising thing about the Chinese men's basketball team in the group stage was their three-pointers, making 35 of 81 three-pointers in three games, with a shooting percentage of up to 43.2%. Whether it is the number of shots or the output, we are closely following the development trend of modern space basketball.

Cheng Shuipeng is undoubtedly the first sharpshooter in the group stage of the Chinese men's basketball team this Asian Cup. He made 6 of 12 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He contributed 20 points on the bench and was elected as the best player in the third game of the group stage.

Cheng Shuipeng averaged 15.3 points per game, made 3.3 three-pointers per game, and averaged 50% of the three-pointers per game. Not only did he have fixed three-pointers, but he also had a single block and three-pointer. This is also the biggest difference between our players compared with the past. He has to be a regular weapon for independent balls and three-pointers. After all, this American outside style is the mainstream scoring method for defenders in today's era.

Our three-point shooters are not only Cheng Shuipeng, but Hu Mingxuan averaged 50.0% of three-point shooting percentage (2.7/5.3), Wang Junjie 55.6% (1.7/3.0), Zhao Rui 38.5% (1.7/4.3), and Zhao Jiayi 50.0% (1.0/2.0). In the group stage, five Chinese men's basketball team averaged more than 38% of three-point shooting percentage and could make at least 1.0 three-point shooting percentage per game!

In addition to three-pointers, our free throws have also improved significantly compared to the past. It can be seen that we have put in hard work during training, polishing our basic skills and improving our overall shooting ability. This is also the premise that we can score at least 90 points in three group matches. The key to offensive improvement comes from hard practice.

The Chinese Men's Basketball Team is directly in the quarterfinals, and opportunities and challenges coexist in this Asian Cup.

20-year-old Wang Junjie performed well in his first game. Although he was criticized by the head coach for his defensive issues, he was promoted to be the starter in the second group stage. Our coaching staff has also made significant progress. We have changed young players from critical education to encouragement education, and dared to let young players try and make mistakes. The coaching staff has changed the inherent concepts of the past, not only gave Wang Junjie more playing time and starting places, but also used 24-year-old Liao Sanning, 22-year-old Yu Jiahao, and 26-year-old Zhao Jiayi, not judging players by their performance in one or two games. Cultivating young players has always been the only way for Chinese basketball to rise in the future. The performance of the coaching team in the second and third group stages is worthy of recognition. It is better for local coaches to lead local players than foreign coaches who are not aware of the soldiers. Guidance Guo must have Gao Shiyan is the most obvious example of this group stage. Gao Shiyan is better at defending than attack, and his defensive resilience and emotional inspiration are the urgent needs of the Chinese men's basketball team. The same is true for the coaching staff to use Yu Jiahao. We only brought two inside players in this Asian Cup. When Hu Jinqiu played 21.3 minutes per game at high intensity, Yu Jiahao must be used to prevent Hu Jinqiu's absence.

Hu Jinqiu and Yu Jiahao have obvious characteristics: Hu Jinqiu is mobile and flexible and has the ability to switch defenses. Yu Jiahao's 221 cm and 130 kilograms are bulky and giant inside lines, and his footsteps are bound to be limited in defense against pick-and-roll squatting pits. Therefore, the coaching staff also came up with a response plan. Yu Jiahao defended the joint defense when he was on the court, and tried not to let Yu Jiahao be exposed when defending the pick-and-roll.

Everyone of this Chinese men's basketball team has its own advantages and disadvantages. We do not have superstars and scorers who average 20+ points per game. Local coaches understand each person's characteristics and can use each person's strength reasonably. Relying on the strength of the team to solve problems is the key to our three-game victory in the group stage..

Photography progresses, the whole nation is a soldier, and it goes straight to the quarterfinals, striving to the semi-finals, and even standing on the podium. It is certain that the Chinese men's basketball team is growing in a new look and chasing the world basketball development trend.

The general direction is correct, and one day our men's basketball team will rise again!