On December 31, Beijing time, the 16th round of the CBA regular season, Xinjiang defeated Jiangsu, ending his 6-game losing streak, and Adi Jiang could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Xinjiang's record this season has declined severely, from 4th in the regular season last season to 5th from the bottom of the league this season, mainly because Zhou Qi left Xinjiang.
In the offseason, Xinjiang signed foreign assistant Mortree, and the inner line was finally reinforced, which also made the entire team more scrappy, and the shooters on the outside line found their form. Losing to Zhejiang and Shanghai, there is indeed a gap in the strength of the lineup, but the recovery of the player's state, the game did not lose much, all stalemate to the end, this round against the weak Jiangsu team, Xinjiang team easily won a big victory.
Adi Jiang has used a lot of young players this season, and they have gradually become the pillars of the team. In this game, among the starters, 3 young players played very well.
The first is 24-year-old Tang Caiyu, as the most powerful player in the No. 3 position of the Xinjiang team, Tang Caiyu is not in good shape this season, and once fell out of the starting lineup. Adi Jiang still gives him high playing time, and in the last few games, the playing time is close to 40 minutes. Against Jiangsu, Tang Caiyu scored 14 points at half-time, the highest score in the team, helping the team to achieve a double-digit lead.
The second is 22-year-old Qi Lin, who went from not being able to play the ball to being selected for the national team, Qi Lin only spent one and a half seasons. After Zhou Qi left, Qi Lin's playing time increased, the scoring and shooting rate became lower, there were fewer containment points in the inner line, and there were fewer empty opportunities outside Qi Lin's three-point line. However, with the arrival of Moldy, Qi Lin's state recovered and remained a stable scoring point within the team.
The third is 20-year-old Azmat, who has started eight games this season and is the main player in the No. 4 position of Xinjiang. To be able to get the reuse of Adi Jiang, this young player still has two brushes, the defensive end, his role is still very large, the range of defensive activities is relatively large, both strength and speed.
It was thought that after The arrival of Moldry, Abdul Shalamu would return to the No. 4 position, but Adijang still let Azmati play the starting position, but put Abdul Salam on the bench. Azmat improved his offensive ability and could also enter the national team in the future.