In the history of the Guangzhou men's basketball team, Guo Shiqiang is the most successful coach.
In the season before Guo Shiqiang took charge, the Guangzhou men's basketball team was 10-36, ranking third from the bottom in the CBA. In the first season after Guo Shiqiang joined, the Guangzhou men's basketball team improved its record to 25-29 and entered the playoffs. In the 2021-22 season, the Guangzhou men's basketball team improved to 23-15 and entered the playoffs as No. 8. Leading the team to the playoffs for 2 consecutive seasons, Guo Shiqiang has created the history of the Guangzhou men's basketball team. Last season, the Guangzhou men's basketball team continued to improve under the leadership of Guo Shiqiang. Entering the playoffs again, the Guangzhou men's basketball team also eliminated the Shandong men's basketball team in the playoffs and advanced.
After the outstanding record, it is because Guo Shiqiang is capable. Guo Shiqiang played for the Liaoning men's basketball team when he was a player, was the team's outside core, and also participated in the Olympic Games with the Chinese men's basketball team. After retiring, Guo Shiqiang transitioned to coaching and quickly became successful. In the 2006-07 season, Guo Shiqiang took charge of the Liaoning men's basketball team for the first time, and achieved 15 home games undefeated, leading the team to enter the playoffs with a fourth place. Guo Shiqiang was named Coach of the Season and became one of the best young coaches. In his second season as head coach, Guo Shiqiang brought the Liaoning men's basketball team to the CBA finals.
In the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, Guo Shiqiang led the Liaoning men's basketball team to the finals twice in a row. In the 2017-18 season, Guo Shiqiang helped the Liaoning men's basketball team win the first CBA championship in team history. In the National Games, Guo Shiqiang also led the Liaoning men's basketball team to win the championship.
Guo Shiqiang also transplanted the successful experience of the Liaoning men's basketball team to the Guangzhou men's basketball team, creating a suitable offensive and defensive system for the team and laying the foundation for the team's rise. Guo Shiqiang also has a hand in cultivating talents, so as to continue to contribute to the rise of the Guangzhou men's basketball team.
In the 2020-21 season, Zhu Mingzhen entered the CBA to play, and the head coach was Guo Shiqiang. Under Guo Shiqiang, Zhu Mingzhen was reused when he first arrived. In the first CBA regular season, Zhu Mingzhen played 33 minutes, and he started in the third regular season. Give a chance, for Zhu Mingzhen's shortcomings in the game, Guo Shiqiang also corrected in time. Guo Shiqiang did not work hard in vain, Zhu Mingzhen became the main force of the Guangzhou men's basketball team in his debut season, and at the end of the season, he was selected for the Chinese men's basketball training team.
Choi Yong-hee is another Guangzhou men's basketball player who broke out in his debut season. Last season, Cui Yongxi entered the Guangzhou men's basketball team, and as soon as he entered the team, Guo Shiqiang demanded him with the standard of a national player. Under the cultivation of Guo Shiqiang, Cui Yongxi made rapid progress, not only became famous in the CBA, but also entered the national team before the season was completed. At the end of last season, Choi Yong-hee became an all-round forward who could score 32 points in a single game.
Li Yanzhe's changes can be described as earth-shaking. Before Guo Shiqiang coached, Li Yanzhe was a mascot and had very little playing time. Under the guidance of Guo Shiqiang, Li Yanzhe is now a god tower that often scores doubles in a single game, and it is not uncommon for double-double games in a single game. There are already voices calling on Li Yanzhe to enter the national team.
Chen Yingjun and others have also improved under Guo Shiqiang, which is also the key to the Guangzhou men's basketball team's failure to recruit on a large scale but its record has climbed. In the Guangzhou men's basketball team, Guo Shiqiang has countless achievements, but now he has encountered doubts, and some voices even think that he is useless. There is no other reason, it is that the Guangzhou men's basketball team's recent record is too bad. In the past 3 games, the Guangzhou men's basketball team has not won a game, including losing 17 points against the Liaoning men's basketball team and 20 points against the Shandong men's basketball team. The Guangzhou men's basketball team currently has a record of only 11 wins and 13 losses, ranking 12th in the CBA.
For Guo Shiqiang, he must find a way to improve the record of the Guangzhou men's basketball team in a short period of time. Otherwise, not only will his reputation deteriorate further, but Guo Shiqiang will also be at risk of being out of class, after all, the past achievements of professional sports are not all-round talismans.