Discussion Heats Up Over Men’s Basketball Team’s Big Win Against Black Bears! Coach Guo Employed “Five-In, Five-Out” Strategy to Test Roster

On June 25th, in the first internal friendly match of the Chinese Men’s Basketball team: China defeated Macau Black Bears 99-64. According to post-match statistics, all 21 players on the roster saw playing time, including the younger talents Yang Hanshen and Zhao Weilun. The significant point difference sparked discussions among media outlets.

The official account of the Chinese Basketball Association posted: “The Chinese Men’s Basketball team will use this warm-up game to evaluate the results of their previous training phase, fine-tune their roster, and lay a solid foundation for the next stage of preparation.”

Media personality Detective Zhao wrote: “Tonight’s starters were Liao Sansing, He Xining, Zhu Junlong, Du Runwang, and Yu Jiahaowen. However, Coach Guo mainly used this game to experiment with lineups, with all 21 players getting minutes, essentially using four different lineups for each quarter. I speculate that tomorrow’s public match might be more formal, with a reduced roster.”

Media personality San Tu Daci commented: “What’s the point of this game?”

Media personality Mai Sui Feng stated: “The main objective for the Chinese team was to test their lineup, primarily using a ‘five-in, five-out’ approach. The first-half combinations were (Liao Sansing, He Xining, Zhu Junlong, Du Runwang, Yu Jiahaowen) and (Cheng Shuipeng, Gao Shiyang, Li Hongquan, Jia Boqiao, Zhao Jiawei). For the second half, they went with (Cui Xiaolong, Zhu Mingzhen, Yang Hanshen, Duan Angjun, Wang Haoran), followed by (Chen Guohao, Liu Lijia, Wang Lanqian, Zou Yang, Lin Wei). Zhao Weilun also played towards the end, with all 21 players taking part.”

Beijing Youth Daily Sports reported: “The Chinese Men’s Basketball team defeated Macau Black Bears 99-64. Their primary goal was to test their lineup, opting for a ‘five-in, five-out’ strategy. The first-half pairings consisted of (Liao Sansing, He Xining, Zhu Junlong, Du Runwang, Yu Jiahaowen) and (Cheng Shuipeng, Gao Shiyang, Li Hongquan, Jia Boqiao, Zhao Jiawei).”