If you pay close attention to the first stage of the CBA's standings, you will find that there is a team that is very low-key, and when the major fans discuss the favorites of this season's championship, they basically do not hear anything about them, but so far this season they have quietly climbed to the third position in the league, exuding a dark horse smell, they are Shenzhen team, a team that has been ignored but the overall strength is very strong.
The shenzhen team of this season started very smoothly, in the first stage, in addition to the two losses of the same city big brother Guangdong team, the rest of the games have won the final victory, the teams they defeated, including Beijing, Sichuan, Qingdao and other strong teams, but it may also be because the overall strength of the opponents they encountered in the first stage is weak, so they have been ignored by the fans, thinking that their strength will not be comparable to Liaoning, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shanghai, these championship favorites, but in fact, is this really the case?
If you look closely at the lineup of the Shenzhen team, you will find that in fact, their strength is not as bad as the fans say, in their lineup, there are 4 players who score more than 15 points per game, namely Booker, Gu Quan, He Xining, Shen Zijie, these people are first-class practical combat masters, excellent personal ability, He Xining and Shen Zijie are also regulars of the national training team, take this lineup to fight with Liaoning, Guangdong, Beijing, Zhejiang, Shanghai, may not be in the inferior position.
Therefore, the real reason why the Shenzhen team has been ignored is definitely not because of strength, it is likely to be their low-key style, because it is difficult to find other explanations besides this.
As one of the only teams to play with foreign aid in the first stage, Shenzhen has been in the leading position in the competition for playoff tickets from the beginning, and throughout the first stage they played a very smooth team attack, as follows:
Averaged 108 points per game (2nd in the league), 45.8 rebounds per game (7th in the league), 29.7 assists per game (2nd in the league), 10.3 steals per game (3rd in the league), 4.3 blocks per game (5th in the league), 49 percent shooting percentage (4th in the league), 36% three-point shooting (7th in the league), 117.2 offensive efficiency (4th in the league), 104.6 defensive efficiency (7th in the league), 22.8 points (2nd in the league), 19.6 points in fast attack (7th in the league), and 92.3 points per round (4th in the league);
Such a performance also directly led to Shenzhen becoming one of the best performing teams in the first stage of the league, and their strength was no less than that of Liaoning, Guangdong, Beijing, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Therefore, you say that they are not strong and are ignored by the fans, this reason is simply untenable.
More importantly, on the basis of the first stage, the Shenzhen team ushered in a reinforcement in the window period, and they signed an old acquaintance foreign aid Salinger, which further improved their strength.
The balanced team strength, perfect configuration, and the presence of two foreign assistants, Booker and Salinger, have suddenly made the prospects for the rest of the season for shenzhen suddenly become clear, and if they continue to exert their strength, they may really create unexpected results. Let's imagine, how was the Finals?
Let's explore, this season's Guangdong team is the biggest title favorite, in the window period to welcome back the return of Weems, if they successfully reach the finals, meet the Shenzhen team, this finals derby, who will you stand for? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section!