He led the team to the finals twice and failed to win the championship! Fans are "a bit of luck", what do you think?

Recently, the news that the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Australia with one point in the Asian Cup final attracted a lot of attention in the domestic sports world. In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team, whose lineup is not complete, brought a basketball feast that was intertwined with passion and touch to the fans under the leadership of Guo Shiqiang. After reaching the final with a complete victory, the Chinese men's basketball team still failed to defeat the miserable Australian team and unfortunately won the runner-up. However, the team still achieved the best record in history in nearly 10 years. It is worth mentioning that this is the second time that coach Guo Shiqiang has led the team to win silver in the Asian Cup, and the last time it dates back to 2009. After the game, the outside world held a heated discussion on the performance and future of the Chinese men's basketball team in this Asian Cup. Some people pointed out that although the final opponent Australia is not the main lineup, the Chinese team also lacks many generals, and they can fight with their opponents until the last moment to decide the winner and lose. They have performed well enough. Some fans also said that they led the team to the finals twice and eventually passed by the champion, and Coach Guo was a little lucky. Some people also believe that this group of Chinese men's basketball team is very young and has a great chance to return to the top of Asia in the future.

The last time the Chinese men's basketball team reached the finals of the Asian Cup (formerly Asian Championships) was in 2015. At that time, the team, led by coach Gong Luming, passed the championship all the way and reached the finals, and finally won the championship at home, winning the 16th championship in team history.

However, since then, the Chinese men's basketball team has fallen into a long trough. Not only has it failed to get the Olympic ticket, but it failed to return in both Asian Cups in 2017 and 2022 and missed the podium. In July 2024, the Chinese Basketball Association officially announced that Guo Shiqiang became the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team again. After taking office, Coach Guo integrated his previous "Little Quick Spirit" style into the team's tactical system, and this change has also significantly improved the team's overall strength. Regarding his own selection requirements and standards, Coach Guo said that the team needs excellent players who are team-oriented, dare to play hard and cohesive. In this Asian Cup, not all the Chinese men's basketball team played. The inside player Zhou Qi, Zhao Jiwei, who has excellent organizational skills, Zeng Fanbo, who has both offense and defense, and Yang Hansen, who was selected by the NBA Portland Trail Blazers, all failed to participate. Among the 12-man roster, Hu Jinqiu, Zhao Rui, Zhu Junlong and others are important support for the team. In the group stage, the Chinese men's basketball team fought against Saudi Arabia, India and Jordan one by one, and finally won the first place in the group with a win of three games. In the quarter-finals, facing his old opponent, the South Korean team, the Chinese men's basketball team relied on team fighting to the end and advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals against New Zealand, the Chinese men's basketball team performed well on both offense and defense, and reached the finals again after 10 years. In the championship and runner-up battle, the Chinese men's basketball team fought with the Australian team until the final countdown stage before they decided to win and lose with 1 point. After the game, many fans said that the Chinese men's basketball team will definitely win the Asian championship podium again in the near future! What do you think about this?

(Shopkeeper Luo)