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The main lineup of this Chinese women's basketball team has not changed much compared to when it won the World Cup runner-up in 2022. Why did they play like "two different teams"?

First of all, many main players were affected by injuries before the game and were unable to attend training on schedule, which caused problems in the lineup.Li Yueru said: "The players encountered many injuries and many of them only returned to the court in one or two warm-up matches before the Olympics."

Secondly, the current main lineup has been thoroughly studied by opponents, resulting in limited performance of the players.A former national player believes that since the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup, other teams have regarded the Chinese team as a strong team and have studied it more comprehensively. The Chinese women's basketball team also has many technical and tactical problems, especially on the defensive end. At the Tokyo Olympics, the Serbian team blocked the Chinese women's basketball team from the top four. In the group stage of this Olympics, the Chinese team lost by 22 points, and it can be seen that they were not prepared for the difficulties. Serbian player Krajisnik believed after the game that there was a problem with the Chinese team's defense, allowing them to score a lot of easy points. In the group stage, the Chinese women's basketball team lost an average of 76.3 points per game, and its defensive performance ranked second to last among the 12 teams.

Another important factor is that in recent years, the strength gap between teams in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) has been too large, resulting in a lack of high-intensity game experience for national players, and the improvement of their competitive level also faces challenges.Many people in the circle believe that the Chinese women's basketball team needs to step out of its "comfort zone". Currently, most of the national players are concentrated in a few teams in WCBA, such as Inner Mongolia, Sichuan and Guangdong, which has led to a one-sided situation in many league games. The huge gap in strength has resulted in little room for improvement in the competitive level of high-level athletes in the league.