After liberation, the China men's basketball team did not reappear in the Olympic Games until 1984 because the Chinese Olympic Committee broke off relations with the International Olympic Committee.
In the China team that participated in the 1984 Olympic Games, there were five inside players, namely Hu, Wang Libin and Zhang Bin. Zhang Hu saved himself to the height of 2m 16, but it didn't play much role in the team. He and Wang Haibo are both walk-ons. Huang Yunlong is a powerful attack center. Power forwards Wang Libin and Zhang Bin are the real inside core of this team. Both of them are only about 2 meters tall. The former is good at blocking shots, while the latter has average offensive ability, but excellent coordination and passing ability. These two men played a key role in the two games that China won. In the end, China won the tenth place.
1988 At the Seoul Olympic Games, South China won the first place 1 1. Compared with the last Olympic Games, China's inside personnel configuration has not changed much. The core players are still Wang Libin, Zhang Bin and Xu, but the walk-on players are Song Ligang and Xu. The former is an excellent power forward, with a height of1.98m, while the latter is 2m10m, with light weight and poor confrontation ability.
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, China finished last without a win. The team has just undergone a major exchange of blood, which is the main reason for its poor record. Among the inside players of this China team, only Song Ligang participated in the last Olympic Games. Although Dan Tao, the main center, is tall and brave in style, his skills are still rough and he lacks competition experience. Wang Zhidan, the backup center, is 2m 14. Originally, he was a very flexible center, but his condition declined obviously after the injury. In addition, there are two young talents, Ma Jian and Gong, who are excellent in physical fitness.
1996 the China men's basketball team of the Atlanta Olympic games is known as the "golden generation". There are not only such Mesozoic players in the center position, but also Bater and such potential newcomers, which indicates that China's center position is close to the world-class level. The position of power forward is entirely held by famous young stars, including Miyagi, Wu Naiqun and Liu Yudong. This China team has a very reasonable age structure and strong fighting capacity, which played a key role in the process of China reaching the quarter-finals.
In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the age structure of the China team was obviously aging, with more than half of the players over the age of 28. It is worth noting that the center position of this China team is full of vitality. Yao Ming made his mark at the Olympic Games for the first time. Together with Wang, Bater, he formed the "Mobile Great Wall" of the China team. But the position of power forward began to fade, and only Liu Yudong supported the overall situation. In the end, China only got the tenth place.
In the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the China team completed the alternation between the old and the new. The center position was composed of Yao Ming and Bater, and the power forward position flourished again. Du Feng, the full technical name, is the main force, while Yi Jianlian, a teenager, and Moco, a specialist of Bayi Team, are substitutes. The only regret is that Wang, who is at his peak, can't attend. But it was because of his absence that China team completely established Yao Ming's tactical core position. Yao Ming's core role was fully reflected in China's victory over Serbia and Montenegro. In the end, China won the eighth place.
In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, China's inside age structure was reasonable, and Yao Ming was at its peak. Although Wang is no longer brave, he can be a substitute. Yi Jianlian has just spent his rookie season in the NBA, and his state is ups and downs, and the overall situation is not bad. China team reached the goal of eighth place in this Olympic Games. However, the future prospect of China insider network is not optimistic. After Yao Ming announced that this might be his last Olympic Games, Wang probably won't appear in the Olympic Games again. Du Feng's condition declined sharply after his injury. In this case, Yi Jianlian is likely to support China inside independently. Whether he can withstand the pressure and take the core responsibility, and whether other young inside players can grow up quickly, are the two biggest problems facing the China men's basketball team.