In sharp contrast to height is weight. Cai Chen's weight has reached 103kg. You know, Wang Han, a famous "fat man" of CBA and Jilin Northeast Tiger Team, is 2m tall and weighs only 1 10kg. Although those American teenagers have amazing physical fitness, they can generally jump and run, and their physical antagonism is not as strong as expected. This tonnage is enough to ensure that Cai Chen has an absolute advantage in playing an important position inside. But with it, the speed and flexibility are reduced and the probability of injury is increased. Although he hasn't been seriously injured so far, if we look at his predecessor, Yao Ming, the frequent injuries in recent two years are related to his gaining weight in order to improve his confrontation ability after he arrived in the NBA. As a warning, you must guard against it.
Anyone who has watched Cai Chen's game has this feeling. His pace of playing football is steady and slow, and he doesn't feel like a child physically, which also increases people's worries. As we all know, a major feature of basketball training in China is to instill the tactics and physical abilities of adult teams into teenagers in advance, and our teenagers are much more precocious than Americans of the same age. Durant couldn't even lift the minimum standard barbell in the physical fitness test before last year's draft, but that didn't prevent him from becoming the third place show. Because in the eyes of the United States, his physical development has not yet reached the stage of practicing strength, and it should be gradual, and our young players have already completed this training. As for the unsatisfactory effect, it is mainly due to improper training methods and congenital physical differences.
Although we question Cai Chen's physical fitness, he is not tall enough to play inside, too fat, not good at jumping and not flexible enough in footwork. However, it cannot be ignored that these shortcomings are not particularly obvious in American middle school leagues, because American teenagers of this age are still in the stage of growing up and practicing skills. However, before going abroad, Cai Chen received a period of Chinese basketball training, which made his understanding of tactics and application of technology in actual combat far behind his American peers. From this point of view, it is not surprising that Cai Chen did well in the competition. As early as in China, when he was still in Hongyuan Youth Team, insiders affirmed his point: his skills were quite outstanding and he could play multiple positions. At first, because of his height among his peers, Hongyuan trained him as an inside player; Later, I was afraid that he would lose money by playing inside, and I was prepared to let him develop into an all-round striker like Zhu. There is no doubt that Cai Chen's comprehensiveness is higher than that of most American teenagers who are keen on slam dunks, because he has been exposed to professional training and the experience of "that position" above, but it is obviously too early to conclude that Cai Chen can stand firm in the United States. In addition, although Cai Chen is in the United States, his understanding of games is fundamentally different from that of American teenagers. Because our country has been in a competitive sports atmosphere for a long time, we attach great importance to the outcome of the game. Even in informal junior competitions, it is difficult to put aside the results and pay more attention to the process. Utilitarianism is deeply rooted. When coaching players, coaches often pay more attention to the actual combat effect, rather than from the perspective of cultivating ability. Cai Chen, who had received this kind of ideological guidance before, found it difficult to let go of his previous thoughts after changing the environment. When Cai Chen was introduced before, people paid more attention to his achievements. Cai Chen is indeed honored. In China, he represented Guangzhou No.7 Middle School in the NBA National Junior High School League and won the championship in Guangzhou Division and South China Division. In the United States, his school grades and personal data are also good. But in the eyes of American basketball players, the data of middle school games can't explain too many problems, because there is too much water in it. Most middle school leagues in the United States are not "indiscriminate competitions", but are divided into several grades according to factors such as the number of students in the school. The strength of teams in the same grade may be different; At the school level with fewer students, the level will naturally be relatively poor. All these will affect the "quality" of Cai Chen's gorgeous data. Besides, which player who was finally selected for NCAA was not awesome in high school? But in fact, how many can really stand in the NBA and professional basketball?
In fact, in these American middle school competitions, Cai Chen is playing seriously to a great extent, while other American teenagers are "playing basketball". This difference in ideas may bring glory to Cai Chen, but it will also bring suspicion to others. In addition, due to the different training methods between China and the United States, Cai Chen's potential may be exploited prematurely. The polished jade is naturally more dazzling than the original stone, but it also loses the significance of further carving.
Nowadays, whether in NBA or NCAA, coaches are more concerned with potential than fighting ability. Previously, the scene of NBA teams looting high school students was the best embodiment of this mentality. When Stern raised the minimum age limit, people still focused on those young players with excellent physical fitness, completely ignoring his shortcomings such as rough technology and immature psychological quality. Marvin williams No.2 in 2005, Bagnani 1 in 2006, and derrick rose of Memphis University, one of the favourites to win this year's No.1 pick, are all favored for their potential and great plasticity. In the coach's eyes, technology can be polished and the mind can be tempered, but the capital such as height, bounce and youth is beyond the reach of human beings.
On the other hand, Cai Chen's physical fitness and basketball thinking (not easy to accept the American basketball concept) are not sure how much potential it has. This is more terrible than running fast, jumping low and being fat. If you can't prove yourself in this respect, the future of Cai Chen's basketball road will be put in a big question mark.