Why was Li Nan fired again? What were his failed coaching experiences?

Recently, online news revealed that Chinese men’s basketball head coach Li Nan has officially submitted his resignation application to the State Sports General Administration and is waiting for the final reply from the State Sports General Administration. Li Nan also said in an interview that someone must be responsible for the failure of the Chinese men's basketball team in the World Cup because he failed to live up to the Chinese people's expectations of the Chinese men's basketball team. Under the huge pressure of public opinion, will Li Nan choose to leave?

So, let us talk in detail about the five major mistakes Li Nan made during his tenure as the head coach of the men's basketball team. First, the Chinese men's basketball team suffered a disastrous defeat in the World Cup, which deprived the men's basketball team of the opportunity to enter the Japanese Olympic Games next year. I don’t know how long it will take for the Chinese men’s basketball team to enter again.

Second, in terms of the suspension arrangement for Poland, China can basically hold the victory in its hands when facing its European rival Poland in the World Cup group stage. Even with plenty of mistakes ahead, the stoppage near the finish raised questions. If that suspension had not been called, the situation for Li Nan and the Chinese men's basketball team would not be so bad.

Third, he lacks the temperament of a head coach. When Li Nan plays, he has a tough style of play, but as a head coach, he seems to be a little passive towards Nono. The coach on the field is like a teacher giving lessons on a blackboard, lacking the ability and temperament to mobilize players.

Fourth, the abandonment of players such as Abdul and Columbus and the correct use of the players' personal abilities. Looking at the performance of the men's basketball team, important players such as Guo Guo and others did not give full play to the players' personal abilities, while players who performed well in the league and warm-up matches, such as Abdul and Columbus, were not reused.

Fifth, the determination of the 12-man roster, the final list of the top 12 men's basketball players in the World Cup, has aroused many people's doubts. In terms of inside players, Li Nan only chose Yi Jianlian, Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin as three inside players, while Li Nan suddenly hoarded five players inside. As a result, the inside of the men's basketball team was completely suppressed in the World Cup, and its outside three-point shooting rate ranked last among the 32 teams.

The Chinese men's basketball team's disastrous defeat in the local World Cup was the fundamental reason for Li Nan's dismissal. The performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in the World Cup also aroused doubts among the Chinese people. Recently, CCTV media also made an objective evaluation of the performance of the men's basketball team. At the moment, they don’t have the strength to compete with the world’s top teams. It can be said that Li Nan's dismissal is the final result of China's basketball failure, and someone must bear this result. It won't be the top brass of the State Sports General Administration, nor will it be Yao Ming, the chairman of the men's basketball team.

It was not Li Nan’s fault that the Chinese men’s basketball team lost. The Chinese men's basketball team is facing the problem of comprehensive reform. The Chinese basketball team faces outstanding problems such as imperfect systems and unsmooth reforms. Our players lack awareness, lack of confrontation, lack of skills, and lack of players. The men's basketball team's loss of Olympic qualification is a wake-up call. In fact, the problems and performance of the Chinese men's basketball team have become prominent after Yao Ming retired, but this local World Cup has been infinitely magnified. All I can say here is that Li Nan’s guidance is difficult, and Yao Ming’s reforms still have a long way to go.