[Going to the Universiade? Taking into account WNBA and international events, Han Xu’s biggest test]]
After China rewon the Asian Cup in 12 years in women’s basketball, Han Xu, who won the double-material MVP in the competition and the finals, also set off to return to the WNBA Free team without stopping, she will continue her third WNBA season. However, Han Xu revealed in an interview that she planned to play in the Chengdu Universiade starting at the end of July. Han Xu said: “I am very happy to participate in the university sports meeting. This is a grand sports meeting. All the best university athletes in the world will come to participate. I also hope that our team can achieve good results, then continue to add luster to the country.” Han Xu’s participation in Chengdu Universiade will undoubtedly become an unforgettable experience in her playing career. Apart from competition at the competitive level, the Universiade is more about further deepening friendship and experiencing different cultures with college athletes from other countries and regions. This will be a rare experience and precious wealth in Han Xu’s life. But at the same time, participating in the Universiade and the Asian Games that may follow will also make Han Xu “cut” the integrity of WNBA season again, which will definitely affect her use in the team, han Xu hopes to play in a higher level of league matches to further improve his wish. I am afraid he will face more difficulties in the process of realization. How to give consideration to WNBA season and many important international events will be the biggest challenge Han Xu will face this year.
Han Xu returned to WNBA Free man this season, which was her third WNBA season. In the 2022-23 season, Han Xu ushered in a good season in the free man: with the increase of integration time, he worked better with his teammates, and Han Xu gained higher team Trust, she also entered the main rotation of the team. Han Xu averaged 16.8 minutes last season and scored 8.5 points. Han Xu has a good character, and her football skills are gradually recognized. She has also been greatly improved through a season. The performance of last year’s Women’s Basketball World Cup is the best example. It is also for this reason that Han Xu hopes to continue to play for the free man in the 2023-24 season, and can also achieve further improvement. However, the free men of this season have the world’s top insiders like Stewart and Jones in the inner line, which greatly reduces Han Xu’s playing time. Before the Asian Cup, han Xu only played 5 games, and the average game was less than 4 minutes, scoring 0.8 points.
The use of Han Xu in the team was obviously not as good as that of last season, which also had the objective factors that she wanted to represent China women’s basketball in the Asian Cup and absent the free man for two weeks. For Han Xu, it is her duty to represent China women’s basketball, which is always her first choice. But for the free man, the team should also make preparations in advance: the free man gradually reduced the use of Han Xu from the beginning of the season, increasing the rotation time of other internal substitutes. The above two reasons have resulted in the reality that Han Xu has less opportunities for WNBA this season.
Although Han Xu had limited opportunities for free men to play this season, she did not have a depressed mood, but maintained a positive attitude. At the same time, Han Xu did not lower his requirements at all. The game was played less, but the training intensity and quality could not be reduced at all. In an exclusive interview with Beijing Youth Daily, Han Xu revealed that she had always remembered her important task of playing the Asian Cup for China women’s basketball this season. She had always maintained systematic strength training, aerobic, anaerobic training, etc., Han Xu has been maintaining physical fitness and state.
In the Asian Cup, Han Xu played a brilliant role. She was in the absolute leading position in many data and also won the double-material MVP of the competition and the final, which was the biggest affirmation of her efforts. Han Xu said that this Asian Cup once again proved himself.
After the end of the Asian Cup, Han Xu returned to the free man without stopping. She also hoped to get more opportunities. But next, for Han Xu, the Universiade held at the end of July and the Asian Games in September will greatly affect her WNBA season.
Han Xu is a player from Sichuan women’s basketball and a student from Shanghai Jiaotong University. According to the news source, after Han Xu returns to the free man this time, he will discuss with the team about the arrangement of related events later. If Han Xu finally decided to play in the world College Asian Games, then it would undoubtedly be a rare experience in her life. But at the same time, it also means that her WNBA season will be temporarily “interrupted” again “. The last Asian Cup more or less affected the use of Han Xu by free people, so this time it may be the same. I believe Han xueneng can give consideration to his WNBA season and many important events, so as to make faster progress and improvement.
