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Last night, Beijing time, the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup came to a successful conclusion. In the end, the German men's basketball team defeated the Serbian men's basketball team and won the first men's basketball World Cup championship trophy in the history of the national team.
The German men's basketball team laughed until the end, not to mention explosive. They won the third place in last year's European Championship. In the past few decades, they have always been a strong force in Europe, reaching the top three in European Championships and World Cups multiple times. Although they have not won the championship, the so-called accumulation and thin development are now well deserved.
What if the "appointment teacher" is there?
Last night's final, Germany and Serbia's men's basketball team engaged in a fierce competition. The German team advanced to the finals with a record of 7 consecutive wins and has a very strong fighting ability, while Serbia, as an old and strong team, has shown impressive strength from the beginning. In the end, the German team held the lead for most of the time and defeated the Serbian team.
In fact, both teams are exemplars of team basketball. Although they have outstanding star players, they do not rely on them. Both teams have a tough style, decisive playing style, and clear tactics. After the game, some industry insiders believe that the final gap between the two teams is still reflected in the interior. In this game, the Serbian team's starting center Nikola Milutinov's performance was truly outstanding. He played the entire game for 19 minutes and 46 seconds, shooting 4-0, and making 2-2 free throws. He only received dismal data of 2 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal, with a negative value as low as -5. As the core of the team's internal defense, Milutinov was unable to demonstrate the competitiveness that matched the World Cup final on both ends of the attack and defense, which can be said to have completely limited his performance by the German team.
Milutinov has had a very stable performance in a series of games before this, and can be considered as the backbone of the Serbian team's internal defense. His performance on the offensive end is extremely reliable, and he is a very stable internal defense general with a very stable offensive efficiency under the basket. Unfortunately, in such a life and death battle, he was completely dumbfounded. This makes fans particularly nostalgic for Serbia's top player, Jokic, who was absent from this World Cup. Yokic was the core of the NBA championship team last season and also the FMVP winner. Due to preparation for the new season, Jokic did not choose to represent the Serbian men's basketball team in the World Cup. If he could appear in this final, Serbia's inner line may instead become an advantage. This also proves that the Serbian team does need Jokic, and I believe he will definitely lead the team to compete in next year's Paris Olympics.
The basketball gap between China and Germany is widening
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The ultimate realization of the German men's basketball team has also made many fans who still care about the Chinese men's basketball team think about what they can learn from the champions. From the simplest perspective, the head coach of the German team has not been changed for many years and has always adhered to a tactical system that suits them, which is something that the Chinese men's basketball team does not possess.
Every time my performance is not good, I always want to learn from others. I lose my own characteristics, but a system that suits me has not been formed... These repeatedly mentioned problems in the Chinese men's basketball team are only magnified time and time again, but they have never been truly solved.
"Even if our team encountered the current German team at that time, they would definitely not be able to play," former international Zhu Fangyu said during this World Cup. The most memorable match between the Chinese men's basketball team and the German men's basketball team for fans may have been the 2008 Olympic Games, where Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, and Yi Jianlian competed against Nowitzki and Kaman, and Zhu Fangyu was also on the field at the time. The Chinese men's basketball team ultimately defeated the German team in the group stage, thus surpassing their opponents to advance. But now, the German men's basketball team led by the Schroder and Wagner brothers is stronger than the German team at that time, while the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team has significantly declined, and the gap between the two is widening.
Paul Gasol, the global ambassador for the Basketball World Cup, said yesterday about the German team's championship: "Germany's basketball plan is very successful, thanks to the contributions of Dirk Nowitzki's 20-year career, which has left a good foundation for this team."
However, the Chinese men's basketball team has also had NBA superstars like Yao Ming, who helped promote and popularize basketball in China. However, in the end, such superstar effects were not reflected in competitive basketball.
Where exactly does the problem lie?