EddieJonesFan wrote:When will he start playing for the CBA?
Next season, players under 18 YO are not allowed there.
He just signed a contract with Xinjiang Flying Tigers.
http://www.oneworldsports.com/blogs/zho ... ng-tigers/
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EddieJonesFan wrote:When will he start playing for the CBA?
cammac wrote:He may be very good but most Chinese players are very poor at fundamentals simply because they get very little or no training in middle schools or high schools. Basketball is mostly played on outside courts with zero coaching what Chinese kids get is watching the NBA and everyone wants to be Kobe or Iverson.
Its like a former National coach of soccer team once said how can a country of 1.4 billion people be so bad at a sport.
That said Chinese kids are getting bigger and stronger when I 1st came to China 8 years ago I was a monster 6ft1" and maybe one in 1000 Chinese were taller than me. Now even in my building there are 2 or 3 young men taller than me. Its all about coaching and parents put more emphasis on education rather than sports.
ManualRam wrote:cammac wrote:He may be very good but most Chinese players are very poor at fundamentals simply because they get very little or no training in middle schools or high schools. Basketball is mostly played on outside courts with zero coaching what Chinese kids get is watching the NBA and everyone wants to be Kobe or Iverson.
Its like a former National coach of soccer team once said how can a country of 1.4 billion people be so bad at a sport.
That said Chinese kids are getting bigger and stronger when I 1st came to China 8 years ago I was a monster 6ft1" and maybe one in 1000 Chinese were taller than me. Now even in my building there are 2 or 3 young men taller than me. Its all about coaching and parents put more emphasis on education rather than sports.
i thought kids were identified and funneled into their state sport system at an early age? my understanding is that their failure to produce a number of nba prospects has more to do with the quality and style of coaching as well as how the kids are selected by their sports system. the way they groom prospects is mechanical and archaic, identifying potential basketball players based solely on height, which is one of the reasons why their guards suck. when your guards suck, the quality of the whole game suffers.
i don't think height is an issue either. with that amount of people i'm sure they have a ton of tall athletes.
i think coaching is the main problem there though.
sisibilio wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAsTYNrK9IM[/youtube]
Peja Stojakovic wrote:Jimmy butler, with no regard for human life
ManualRam wrote:i thought kids were identified and funneled into their state sport system at an early age? my understanding is that their failure to produce a number of nba prospects has more to do with the quality and style of coaching as well as how the kids are selected by their sports system. the way they groom prospects is mechanical and archaic, identifying potential basketball players based solely on height, which is one of the reasons why their guards suck. when your guards suck, the quality of the whole game suffers.
i don't think height is an issue either. with that amount of people i'm sure they have a ton of tall athletes.
i think coaching is the main problem there though.
Chalk1 wrote:Long arms but narrow shoulders; hard to get a good feel for his wingspan.
Fortunately his narrow shoulders don't effect his standing reach.
Mundo wrote:False.
The next big asian star is Wang Zhelin.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ3D4bmkNUo[/youtube]
Dr Positivity wrote:Mundo wrote:False.
The next big asian star is Wang Zhelin.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ3D4bmkNUo[/youtube]
I was more impressed by this clip
Peja Stojakovic wrote:Jimmy butler, with no regard for human life
cammac wrote:He may be very good but most Chinese players are very poor at fundamentals simply because they get very little or no training in middle schools or high schools. Basketball is mostly played on outside courts with zero coaching what Chinese kids get is watching the NBA and everyone wants to be Kobe or Iverson.
Its like a former National coach of soccer team once said how can a country of 1.4 billion people be so bad at a sport.
That said Chinese kids are getting bigger and stronger when I 1st came to China 8 years ago I was a monster 6ft1" and maybe one in 1000 Chinese were taller than me. Now even in my building there are 2 or 3 young men taller than me. Its all about coaching and parents put more emphasis on education rather than sports.