The 2010 World Championship group draw ended, and the Chinese team, as the fifth-tier team, was finally divided into Group C with Greece, Puerto Rico, Russia and Cote d'Ivoire.

The more realistic goal of the Chinese men's basketball team, which is currently at a trough, is to qualify from the group stage and enter the top 16. To qualify from the group stage, the Chinese men's basketball team must win at least two of the five group matches. It is very difficult to win against the top three in Europe.

Fighting against the old enemy Puerto Rico will largely determine whether the Chinese men's basketball team will qualify for the group stage.

However, the Chinese men's basketball team, which had Yao Ming four years ago, still lost to Puerto Rico in the group stage. It will be a fierce battle against the old enemy in the group stage of next year's World Championships.

A victory can be guaranteed against the weak African teams. Judging from the current strength, of the six teams in this group, the African team Cote d'Ivoire is the weakest. The Chinese men's basketball team is expected to ensure this victory.

The Cote d'Ivoire team from the Ivory Coast of Africa has mediocre overall strength. It stumbled in the African qualifiers and finally won a valuable World Championship spot.

They have only qualified for the World Championship once so far. At the 9th Men's Basketball World Championship in 1982, they ranked last without winning a game.

Even if the Chinese men's basketball team does not take qualifying from the group as its mission, it must win this game against Cote d'Ivoire, otherwise it will not be able to make a difference without winning a game in the World Championships.

To qualify for the group stage, we must fight against our American enemies. For the Chinese men's basketball team, fighting against the Puerto Rico team is the biggest weight to qualify for the World Championship group.

The Puerto Rico team once had a fierce battle with the Chinese men's basketball team in the Sri Lanka Cup. The team's center Ramos even headbutted Yao Ming in the 2006 World Championships. The two teams met in the group stage this time. It can be said that they are enemies.

The Puerto Rico team has its number one star Arroyo, a guard from the NBA Heat. Although he has not been successful in the NBA, he is always a well-deserved core player in the national team.

In this year's U.S. Championship, he averaged 16.8 points, 5.3 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. His comprehensive performance led Puerto Rico to finish second.

However, Argentina and Brazil are not the strongest main players, and the runner-up in the Puerto Rico U.S. Championship does not have high gold content.

Although Puerto Rico was able to defeat the United States team, the performance of this team was very unstable. They only finished 17th in the last World Championships. However, in the group stage, the Chinese men's basketball team unfortunately lost to Puerto Rico 87-90.

If there is no Yao Ming next year, the Chinese men's basketball team will rely on veterans Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian, as well as the continuous growth of young insiders Li Xiaoxu and Su Wei, to give full play to their inside advantage and fight against their old enemies. If they can win, they can basically guarantee their qualification in the group stage.

It is difficult to win against the top three European teams. If Yao Ming can recover from injury and participate in next year's World Championships, there will not be any chance against the other three strongest European teams in the group.

The strongest team in Group C is the Greek team, which has always been a world powerhouse.

In the 2006 World Championships, they eliminated the American Dream Team and finally won the runner-up. They also finished fifth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, showing their strong strength.

The Greek team is currently coached by former Chinese men's basketball coach Jonas and is led by "European Kobe" Spanoulis. Spanoulis averaged 14.1 points and 4.2 assists per game in the 2009 European Championship, and ultimately helped Greece win the third place.

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As a traditional strong team, the Greek team has skilled coordination and strong defensive skills.

Even with Yao Ming on the team, it would be difficult for the Chinese team to win, as evidenced by their 77-91 loss to their opponents in the Beijing Olympics.

The Russian team was the champion of the 2007 European Championship, but its strength has declined significantly in recent years.

In the 2009 European Championship, the defending champion without Kirilenko only finished 7th and relied on FIBA's wild card to qualify for next year's World Championship.

Although the strength has declined, Russia's overall strength is still stronger than the Chinese men's basketball team, especially the combination of Kirilenko and Holden.

Both men should return to the Russian team in next year's World Championships. As long as Kirilenko maintains his condition, Russia will remain strong.

But if you have Yao Ming, the Chinese team's internal and external combination may not be impossible to win.

The host Turkish team can be said to be a rising star in Europe. Turkoglu and Okur have achieved great success in the NBA. The strength of these two stars coupled with the host's advantage, the host's defeat ensures qualifying.

Okur was Yao Ming's pain in the NBA. Even if Yao Ming is here, it will be difficult for the Chinese men's basketball team to defeat the host country.