Unwilling to Accept Defeat! CBA Reporter Challenges Guo Shiqiang with Four Tough Questions: If We Can’t Control the Rebounds, Why Not Use More Frontcourt Height?

Chinese fans were left frustrated after the national team’s narrow loss to South Korea — and they weren’t alone! CBA reporter “Don’t Run, Just Carry the Pig” was equally dissatisfied and fired off four pointed questions to coach Guo Shiqiang: If the small-ball lineup worked in transition, why wasn’t it used earlier?

China’s four-point defeat on home court was tough to accept. With a nearly complete roster and the return of core players, many expected a confident win. Instead, the result left fans confused and disappointed: How did this team still come up short?

Many voices have offered explanations, but the reporter “Don’t Run, Just Carry the Pig” argued firmly that the primary responsibility lies with head coach Guo Shiqiang — specifically in player selection and tactical execution.

He publicly challenged Guo Shiqiang with four sharp questions:

1. If we couldn’t secure rebounds, why not use taller forwards? China had a height advantage, yet Guo persisted with a three-guard lineup, which directly led to critical rebound losses. That gap on the boards proved decisive.
2. Korea’s Lee Hyunjoong was unstoppable, so why wasn’t a taller wing assigned to defend him? Lee drained nine three-pointers and scored 33 points. Our smaller guards couldn’t contest his shooting effectively — yet the coaching staff didn’t adjust this defensive mismatch.
3. When offensive efficiency was poor, why keep insisting on low-post isolation? Time and again, Zhou Qi was backed into the paint for low-block plays, yet the results were underwhelming. Despite this, the strategy continued unchanged, as if Zhou Qi were being used like a classic back-to-the-basket superstar of a past era.
4. If the small-ball fast-break lineup actually worked later in the game, why wasn’t it used sooner? Could the momentum shift have come earlier if the tactics had changed in time?

In the end, China played a strangely outdated game, losing in a way that puzzled supporters. On paper, China’s overall strength exceeded Korea’s — yet a series of questionable decisions from the bench led to defeat. The team looked rigid, slow, and predictable. In the Asian Cup, China displayed flashes of modern basketball — spacing, tempo, ball movement. But this time, it seemed like a return to an older style: guards simply transporting the ball, centers trapped in low-post play, and forwards drifting without impact.

Many fans concluded that China didn’t lose to Korea — they lost to Guo Shiqiang’s decisions. And honestly, I agree. What do you think?