Hamed Haddadi: The new and old generation of basketball are divided / I am independent
Hamed Haddadi “When we play in the Chinese league, we have a lot of restrictions and we go straight to the pitch and then we go back to the hotel,” he said in a televised interview on Friday. In addition, in this season of the Premier League in the playoffs, I signed a contract with the Gorgan Municipality team and tried to have the best game in this team.
He said: “There is a big difference between the new generation and the old generation in the national team and we did not find good talent and we did not have a good league.” Some teams attract good players and capable foreigners, but some teams do not.
The Iranian basketball legionnaire, noting that a good league supports the national team, said: “If they attract good foreign players, the Iranian players will progress alongside them.” In the old days, when he was 18 years old, we used to train with great players to learn the best, but now there are 16 teams in the Premier League and they go to the playoffs and have no competition.
He added: “If we have a very good constitution and we do not change it every year, the conditions of the games will be better.” The number of games changes every year, and if good and foreign players play in teams from the beginning of the season and are not only in the playoffs, Iranian players can progress alongside good foreign players. However, this is the first time that foreign players have appeared in Sirjan, Gorgan and Shimidar teams earlier than the playoffs.
The national basketball team player reminded: “We saw a player who was added to the national team after 30 days, play in the Olympics, and a player who has been in the national team for 10 or 15 years, his name was crossed out.” For the sake of the Olympics, they like to bring and send anyone they like to the national team. This was my second time competing in the Olympics. Many in Iran would like to play for the national team, but the federation did not give them the opportunity to compete in the army.
He added: “We all have to join hands to have a very good summer because we have three very important tournaments.” The other teams are strong and trained a lot and we are far behind. National basketball team; The Asian Cup is ahead of the Hangzhou Games and the World Cup. We have a very busy summer and the federation has 21 delegations.
In response to the presence of Foolad and Sepahan football teams in the Asian Champions League, Haddadi said: “I wish them success.” Although I am independent, Foolad is also the team of our city and I support it.