Defeated in the US, China Team Prepare for 2008

　　Without Yao Ming, the China’s national basketball team was completely routed in the NBA Summer League. What can we expect from the Team China in this summer? Besides the two stars Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue who have joined NBA, people have more interests in anticipating the performance of the Team China, under the leadership of Jonas Kazlauskas, in 2008 Olympics held in Beijing.

　　To those NBA rookies and those who will land in the next season, the Summer League serves as a platform for them to present their personal worthiness. Different from the American new stars, who want to acquire appreciations from the new boss, Team China attached more attention on body-building in training. Confronting the strong body, the Chinese national team did not adapt to the fast breaks and one-one-one defense. As a result, they committed more and more fouls in limited time under such a circumstance. The young Chinese team struggled again and again in defeats.

　　Viewing from a global angle, the international basketball situation has changed as the formerly influential American basketball style which requires predominant personal techniques and tough physical condition was replace by the European and the South American basketball style which emphasizes on defense and the tactical cooperation. In the NBA summer camp, when faced the strong body, the Chinese national team found themselves at a disadvantage situation, which rendered the complete defeat. On the other hand, it could be considered that Jonas Kazlauskas branded the characteristics of Lithuania basketball on Team China.

　　Moreover, the Stankovic Continental Champions Cup, which will be held in Guangzhou and Macao, includes more teams with powerful strength in this year’s competition than ever, such as Angola from the Africa, Venezuela from the South America, New Zealand from the Oceania, Slovenia from the Europe and others. Since the world basketball style is getting more and more global, this championship is more like a preview of the 2008 Olympic Games.

　　And Team China that participating in the NBA Summer League is to obtain an experience, tasting the American basketball style. Yet, the Stankovic Continental Champions Cup serves as a hodgepodge involving various styles from all over the world. Since Team China aims to conquer resistances from the Europe and the South America in 2008, this championship offers a proper opportunity for maneuver.

　　(jewel)