The biggest threat to Liao Basket winning the championship is coming, and Yang Ming is back, even if there is no third foreign aid
The CBA has a short vacation, and although everything seems to be calm, as a team capable of winning a championship, they are all in a low mood right now. Although the head coach of the Liaoning team, Yang Ming, returned, he did not immediately announce his coaching plan, which made Liaoning fans feel that they are a little closer to the championship, because they know that their biggest weakness is their coach. But with this No. 6 player, their two foreign aides are a little bleak, unless they can bring back the third player as soon as possible, otherwise, even if the head coach Yang Ming returns, it is likely to be suppressed by Xinjiang's "top eight".
With the advent of New Year's Day 2024, the CBA league has also been played 39 times, and in terms of the overall state and overall level of each team, it seems that the team with the most hope of hitting the championship now has become very clear. In addition to the two teams of Liaoning and Xinjiang, which are the first in the league, Zhejiang Chouzhou and Zhejiang Dongyang are all hoping to win the championship in the new year. Both Guangdong and Shenzhen have title hopes, but it looks like their squad needs to be strengthened in Game 3. In fact, whether it is Zhejiang Shuangxiong, or Guangdong and Shenzhen, the biggest problem now depends on their own strength and the cooperation between them. Zhejiang Dongyang men's basketball team, Okafor and Wharton, the two foreign players, do not seem to have enough strength to lead the team forward. Although Jones and Gailey work well together, they always have all kinds of problems in major tournaments that can have a huge impact on the final game.
Although the team has a poor record right now, Brooks' early contract extension has shown that there is still a lot to watch in the new season. It can be seen from the previous two games against Xinjiang and Liaoning that there is still a certain gap in the strength of the two teams, unless they can get enough players during the holidays, otherwise, they will not have a chance to win the championship at all. For now, Liaoning have played well in the first two games, they have been leading the league for most of the time, and even Xinjiang seems to be short-lived at times. However, this also exposed the weaknesses of the Liaoning men's basketball team, especially Lopez, who let Zhao Jiwei, Zhang Zhenlin and others not get much rest, and there is only one person, that is, the bench. In the end, it was not only Guo Allen who was injured, but also Zhang Zhenlin, although Zhao Jiwei was still able to participate in the World Championships, but his fatigue could not be concealed.
Last season, in the semi-finals with Zhejiang Dongyang Guangsha, Zhou Juncheng, Yan Diqi, Yu Zechen, and even Liu Yanhan did not fully adapt to the training camp of the new season, even Cong Mingchen, who is good at shooting, can only stay on the bench for a long time. This may be the biggest threat this season, but in the third round, Liaoning men's basketball coach Yang Ming led this group of young players back on the court, rekindling their hope of returning to the court. But if the Liaoning men's basketball team really wants to win the championship, then while strengthening the team's lineup, it must also improve the level of foreign aid. Now, the two biggest foreign players in the Liaoning team, one is Fogg and the other is Moreland, both of whom are playing well and playing well. However, their style and style have also been noticed by many teams, and Fogg is now facing strong opponents, which makes it difficult for him to fully display his strengths. It's hard to score, let alone team cohesion.
Therefore, even with the return of Yang Ming, it is really difficult for the Liaoning men's basketball team to win the championship, relying on Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei alone, to fight against Guangdong and Guangdong's two powerful double stars, especially for Xinjiang, which is full of desire for the championship. Xinjiang's starting list for the new season has also been basically determined, and now they don't seem to have any major weaknesses, the original "Wu Guan" Higalutula can't compete with Liao Yue and another Han Dejun's inner core Zhou Qi, but the addition of Li Yanzhe has made their defense more perfect. Originally, there were Zhao Rui, Jones, Yu Dehao, Huang Rongqi, Telles, and Silzati, Xinjiang's backline looked very luxurious, and then there was a super center like Silzati, the guard line was a sharp dagger, and it was an iron wall in defense, and he was not afraid of winning the championship at all. Surprisingly, however, despite this, Xinjiang felt uncertain and once again used 28-year-old NBA player Lindell Wigginton to bolster their luxury backline.
But in Xinjiang, there is still a gap between Tanner Groves' strength alone and the requirements of the championship.
On the premise that there is no more suitable foreign aid, Wu Guanxi, Li Yanzhe, and Lutuba, the three players who can attack and defend, face the Liaoning men's basketball team, and face another strong team, Han Dejun, Mo Lan, Zhou Qi, their combination also seems a little powerless. So, once again, they took it"Siege Wei to save Zhao"The tactics of infinitely magnifying their peripheral advantages, while strengthening the strength of the back line, and striving to give the opponent a head-on blow on the back line, if it is not the three-point line is blown up, then the three-point line can completely crush the opponent to death. Therefore, during the National Day holiday, Xinjiang added another guarantee to their backline - Zhou Qi's former teammate Mitch Creek, the Australian league champion. Last season, Crick was rumored to join the CBA, but this time, he was once again deceived by Xinjiang. You know, Creek is doing very well in the NBA league, and he can get 205 points, 58 rebounds, 3 assists, 12 blocks, with Xinjiang's lineup, although he may not be able to score more than 30 points, but there is no problem in scoring 20 points.
As a result, the Xinjiang men's basketball team has an average of more than double digits per game, including Zhao Rui, Abdul Salamu, Qi Lin, Zhu Xuhang, Jones, Crick, Li Yanzhe, Wu Guanxi, and Vikington. In addition to Zhejiang Shuangxiong and Guangdong, even if Yang Ming returns and does not bring in a third foreign player, it will be difficult for them to reverse the fate of the championship.