China players are generally shorter than European and American players.
As a country with many basketball enthusiasts, China often lacks competitiveness due to the height limitations of its players. Whether in domestic competitions or international competitions, China players often face a height gap with European and American players. This puts the China team often at a disadvantage in competitions with other teams.
The genes and eating habits of China determine that we are generally short. Height has genetic factors, and China people are genetically shorter than European and American people. In addition, China's eating habits are also closely related to height. China people are more inclined to eat staple foods such as rice and relatively lack dairy products rich in protein and calcium. This dietary structure is in sharp contrast to the European and American eating habits of mainly meat and dairy products.
The imperfect basketball training system in China is also one of the reasons why players are shorter. In China, sports training has always been focused on utilitarian aspects. Many parents prefer to cultivate their children's academic abilities and ignore sports training. Even some potential basketball enthusiasts face deficiencies in training conditions, facilities, and coaching levels. This has prevented many China players from being fully cultivated in their youth.
Due to long-term failure in the domestic basketball field, there is a gap in the technical and awareness level between China players and European and American players. European and American countries have accumulated decades of experience in basketball and have a huge basketball market and professional leagues. In contrast, China's basketball industry started relatively late, and there is still a gap in the development of technology and awareness levels.
China players are generally shorter than European and American players. This is due to factors such as genes and eating habits, as well as the imperfect basketball training system and gaps in technical and awareness levels. In order to improve the level of basketball in China, we need to fundamentally optimize the training system, strengthen youth basketball training, provide better training conditions and facilities, and learn from the experience and lessons of European and American countries in the development of the basketball industry. Only in this way can China basketball compete with the world's top teams and move towards a better future.