Live broadcast on May 31 News the men’s semi-final of the national U21 youth basketball championship ended last night. Nanjing Tongxi defeated Sichuan Jinqiang 74-70 and advanced to the finals!
After the game, Wang Xidong, the head coach of Tongxi team, responded to the discussion of disciple Lin Wei “should we play U21” in the interview.
Wang Xidong said: “In fact, he should play more games like this to make up for and hone his shortcomings. In the CBA league, he dare not use and touch them. Generally speaking, he is just a pitcher in the league. He will not be like this in the future. He should play as a defender. From height to the way he plays, he must develop in this aspect.”
“It can’t be fixed for him. Such a short number 2 is easily restricted by others. Therefore, the main reason for letting him play now is to let him feel like playing the defender, how to deal with the ball and how to lead the team. In fact, I am want him to practice more in this kind of competition, because he dares to release and do it in this kind of competition. In the league, I may not dare to do it. I dare not deal with many balls and cannot get exercise.”
“It is very difficult to cultivate a mature defender at the age of Lin Yan. Few mature defenders are young. When they are really mature, they will basically become more and more mature until they are 28 or 9 years old, at least 25 years old.” Wang Xidong said.
Wang Xidong is the bole of Lin Ying’s entry into Tongxi team. He has always been very optimistic about Lin Ying, including suggesting that the latter develop the iconic medium distance jump shot. But he has always warned his disciples to stay awake in front of the pursuit. “I told him that if you want to fight well, there will be a lot of people to praise you, but you still need to know yourself clearly. There are still many deficiencies, and many technologies are still very poor, we have to grind and practice to improve. You will be a commander-in-chief and a good defender in the future, but there is still a long way to go.”
After a season, some people in the outside world even thought that the 19-year-old Lin Ying could impact NBA in the future. To this, Wang Xidong held a down-to-earth attitude and stood firm in the league first, hit the national team again.
“The NBA is still a little far away from Lin Yan’s potential. When we talked, I AM said so. I said you would try. Our goal is not to say that we must play, because for Asian players, it is difficult for defenders to go there. It is very difficult. But you are so young that you want to have a shock, try it, and touch the edge is also improved. I went to try, and I also know what level is there.” Wang Xidong said, “his goal now is to play in the league first and then go to the national team. This is his main goal at present.”