On December 15, Beijing time, the Shanxi men's basketball team officially announced that Simmons, a foreign aid who played for Liaoning last season, officially signed a contract with the team, and at the same time, the CBA officially announced the list of foreign aid registrations, there is also Simmons's name, which means that in the second stage of the game, Shanxi team is also a double foreign aid. In the first stage of the competition, shanxi team had a good record, with a record of 9 wins and 4 losses, ranking 8th in the league, that is, Shanxi team, gave Liaoning the only defeat, of which small foreign aid Feld was indispensable.
Shanxi's record, too dependent on foreign aid, last season, the record was not bad, into the playoffs is no problem, however, foreign aid Franklin was injured, missed most of the season, Shanxi's record continued to decline, and finally missed the playoffs. As Franklin went to Shanghai, people thought that Shanxi was going to be reduced to a fish belly this season, the team signed Feld very early, and occupied a certain advantage when the first stage of the all-Chinese class was the majority.
Being able to win the 8th place ranking, local players also have a good play, the inner line has Ge Shaobao sitting, the outside line has the original coach to provide firepower, and Zhang Ning, who has been reused, has also played his due role in both offensive and defensive ends, compared with the rookie season, the progress is very obvious. Even so, compared to the Liaoning team, Guangdong team such as the real four-level strong team, Shanxi team is still a little worse, according to the first stage of the lineup, Shanxi team to keep the playoff quota has no problem, in order to keep the top eight, or even want to go further, it is necessary to continue to strengthen.
Zhang Ning can be reused, but also shows that the Shanxi team is still very weak in the forward position, Zhang Ning has put a lot of energy on the defensive end, and the talent on the offensive end cannot be fully exerted. More often, Zhang Ning is in the No. 4 position, and the attack of the No. 3 position is more likely to have problems. The arrival of Simmons can make up for the offensive problems on the front line, especially when Felder is resting, Simmons can pick up the girder of the Shanxi team's attack.
Felder averaged 34 minutes per game in the first stage, which is acceptable for a small foreign player, and the arrival of Simmons is bound to compress Felder's playing time. When Simmons was in the Liaoning team, Yang Ming was expecting him to become a surprise soldier in the playoffs, but unfortunately, Simmons did not play his own characteristics, and it was not as good as Zhang Zhenlin. After joining the Shanxi team, the early stage also needs to run in with the team, should be able to get about 15-20 minutes of playing time, this former NBA player, can he find his own position in the Shanxi team?