Beijing team.
The Guangdong team and the Beijing team, the champions of the former league, have entered a critical juncture in the passage of time. Both teams are facing the dilemma of young talents not being able to take advantage of them in a timely manner, and the problem of lack of talent is particularly prominent. However, in contrast, the situation of the Beijing team is even more stormy, and this season seems to be in an endless vortex of turmoil: the change of coaching bench and the frequent changes of foreign players have failed to bring the expected boost to the team.
Now, Beijing Shougang is overshadowed by the record standings, with 16 wins ruthlessly surpassed by 20 defeats, and the winning rate has slipped to less than half of the embarrassing situation. The standings have dropped like a slippery slope to 12th place, and the door to the playoffs seems to be slowly closing. Looking back at the start of the season, the club's ambitious goal of the Final Four seemed unattainable at the moment, like a mirage; Now, not only is it almost an extravagant hope to hit the high position, but even whether it can stabilize the last place in the playoffs has become a sword hanging in the hearts of fans.
When Zhu Fangyu introduced Zhou Qi at the expense of Zhao Rui, the outside world once had high hopes that the Guangdong team would return to the top competition with this move, but it backfired, and the team's record did not improve, but fell into a more sluggish predicament. Recalling a recent scene: in the fierce battle with the Tianjin team, Zhou Qi sweated like rain and held on the field for 37 minutes, but even if the interior pillar tried his best, he still couldn't turn things around and help the Guangdong team win the victory; Previously, when facing Guangsha, he fought until 42 minutes, but it was difficult to scream with a lonely palm, and he failed to prevent the pace of defeat.
Obviously, even if Zhou Qi has the power of the sky, he can't carry the Guangdong team alone. Today's overall strength of the Guangdong team is no longer balanced, and all positions are showing fatigue, especially at the end of the front line, the once unstoppable offensive is difficult to find, and it cannot compete with Liaoning, Xinjiang, Guangsha and other strong teams. The rollercoaster ride has left Guangdong in danger on the road to the playoffs, with every step seemingly on thin ice, and the future is worrying.
The Shanxi team is like a two-sided dancer with intertwined contradictions on the CBA stage, and its offensive firepower can be called a unique league, like a blazing furnace, continuing to forge a gorgeous scoring feast; However, the defensive end is like thin ice, fragile and incomprehensible, and the bottom of the rankings is undoubtedly closely related to the coaching philosophy advocated by Yang Xuezeng. Because of this, there are also voices of discussion about the shaking of the head of the Yang Sect from time to time.
In contrast to this is the Shandong team, the two teams are like the old twin brothers in the league, both of them are the best in the league with the average age, lacking the surge of youth blood and the strong support of the youth training system. These two teams are like two veterans entering the twilight, although they try their best to wield the once sharp blade, but it is difficult to hide the dilemma of continuous weakness and the fault between the old and the new. Over time, as the years go by, if there is no new force to replenish in time, their record may fall deeper into the bottom of the rankings.
Jiangsu are now overshadowed by a losing streak, with a run of twelve consecutive defeats allowing them to take over the bitter title at the bottom of the league and replace Sichuan. Head coach Yi Li seemed helpless in the face of the team's predicament, and said frankly many times in the post-match press conference that the overall strength of the team was limited, and the players were still unable to reverse the decline despite their best efforts.
The once glorious Jiangsu team was once a veteran powerhouse in the long history of the CBA, but since Kendia took over, its competitive state has fallen like a meteor and has never been able to regain its strength. Just when Li Nan took over the coaching and there was a glimmer of revival at the beginning, this season the Jiangsu team once again chose to tear down and rebuild, hoping to reinvent itself with the determination of Phoenix Nirvana. At this moment, everyone is looking forward to when the Jiangsu team will be able to cross the thorns and regain its former glory, and that glorious time seems to have become an unattainable and inspiring goal.
The Jilin team has always won wide praise from the outside world for its budget-conscious, low-investment, high-return operation strategy, and this team is like a strong pine in the snow, and every year it can tenaciously advance to the door of the CBA playoffs in the face of not being favored. However, this season's Jilin team has made strategic adjustments, trying to increase investment to enhance its strength - not only the introduction of two foreign reinforcements to increase the combat power, but also the successful introduction of internal reinforcement Wu Changze, intending to go to the next level in the highly competitive league.
However, the reality is like a boat sailing against the current, and the Jilin team did not perform as expected in the new season, and the record fell into a downward spiral. In their most recent matchup, they lost to Tianjin, which was the fifth consecutive bitter defeat for the team. At this moment, the Jilin team slipped to 17th place in the standings with 12 wins and 24 losses, while the 12th-ranked Beijing team has a record of 16 wins and 20 losses, and a clear gap has opened between the two.
This picture seems to be a grim picture of the court: the Jilin team is trying to catch up, but the threshold of the playoffs seems to be fading away, every whistle is like a question of hope, and every missed shot is a twitch in the heart. Truth be told, Jilin's chances of making the playoffs this season have become slim to none, and the team faces serious challenges and moments of self-scrutiny.
Last season, the Tongxi men's basketball team was like a dark horse out of the cocoon, breaking people's stereotypes with its amazing performance, which once ignited fans' ardent expectations for a higher level this season. However, the wheel of fate has not fully turned, and they still have not been able to completely shake off the name of "fish belly", and this season is still struggling to hover on the threshold of the playoffs.
When Zhao Baiqing and Wang Lanyan, the two pillars of the team, were unfortunately injured and fell, like an eagle breaking its wings and a battleship losing its rudder, the fate of the Tongxi team seemed to be decided in an instant - the dream of the playoffs became more and more unattainable. Even when the main players remain healthy, Tongxi's record is hardly ideal, and the core players of Lin Wei, Wang Lanyan and Zhao Baiqing urgently need to be upgraded to a new level of competition in order to lead the team to break through the encirclement and step onto the stage of the playoffs.
Looking back on this season, there are seven teams that have sadly performed below the high expectations of the outside world, among which Guangdong South China Tigers, Beijing Forbidden Warriors, Shandong **, Shanxi Raptors and Jilin Northeast Tigers are among the prestigious old powerhouses, especially Guangdong and Beijing, the two champions who once dominated the group, are also in the predicament of sluggish results at this moment. This scene seems to be a picture of the twilight of the heroes of yesteryear, those names who once dominated the world are going through a severe challenge and self-reinvention process on the field in the new season.