Consecutive victories over Liaoyue Shenjing, the most unexpected big dark horse

Who is the CBA's big dark horse this season?

The magic capital shark counts as one, and the offseason continuously introduces Li Chunjiang and Wang Zhelin, and their rise stems from strong financial resources; Zhejiang Guangsha counts one, hu Jinqiu, Sun Minghui and Zhao Yanhao and other cores are gradually getting better, and their rise stems from the cultivation of young people over the years. The rise of another team is only because of the arrival of one person, which is the Shanxi team that welcomes the meritorious coach Yang Xuezeng.

Turning over the standings, they are currently fifth in the league with a record of 13 wins and 4 losses, and there is only one win gap with zhejiang Guangsha in second place, even before the defending champion Guangdong. In the second stage of the league, they have maintained four wins, and in the last three games, they have won consecutive strong teams such as Guangdong, Shenzhen and Beijing, plus the first stage of the defeat of Liaoning, they are now full of gold in the ranking.

You know, in the CBA, which is clearly strong and weak, being able to win once in Guangdong or Liaoning is enough for other teams to blow for half a season. Winning these two teams in a single season is really afraid to think too much about the Shanxi team that has been on the edge of the playoffs for many years.

Because unlike other teams at the top of the standings, they have neither dazzling stars, as evidenced by the fact that none of the team has been selected for the national team; nor has strong financial resources, and not long ago, the team also exposed the news of operational difficulties and intention to list for sale.

Even compared to last season, they also lacked the two main forwards of Ren Junwei and Liu Guancen, and the only change was the return of Yang Xuezeng. It can be seen that from the perspective of the control variable method, the biggest contributor of the Shanxi team this season is Yang Xuezeng.

Yang Xuezeng is one of the most distinctive head coaches of the CBA, and he is known as the "master of running and bombing" of the CBA. But when asked what mysteries he had, Yang Xuezeng said: "I don't like too complex tactics, and as long as I have 3-5 sets here, it is enough." ”

In fact, Yang Xuezeng's words say the reason why many big-name coaches can't succeed in the CBA. For example, Wang Fei, who previously coached Shanxi, and Sparcia, who coached Shanghai last season, are both tactical masters and have a very beautiful coaching resume.

But the problem is that with the ability of these players in the CBA, how much can be understood, and how much can be executed, just like finding a doctoral supervisor for primary school students, the effect may not be good. Reflected in the field is the attack stagnation, the final tactics can not be played, can only rely on foreign aid alone.

I once asked the players of the Shanxi team, where is Lao Yang really strong? The thing they answered the most was faith. Yang Xuezeng encouraged forward players to attack with the ball, encouraged individual singles, and emphasized the speed of counterattack. It is under this concept that Shanxi, which was previously considered to be mediocre in talent, has a high morale.

Taking yesterday's game as an example, the Beijing team has repeatedly opened the score gap to 10 points, each time the Shanxi team can bite the score, Ge Zhaobao singled out Li Muhao + Fan Ziming's twin towers to cut 22 + 7 + 6, last season almost reduced to water dispenser administrator Xing Zhiqiang hit 4 three points, Zhang Ning also got rid of the label of Internet celebrity.

Even the original coach of the team that was strictly guarded in the first three quarters found his way back in the fourth quarter. Shooting + sneaking under the basket + the iconic three-pointer, instantly scoring 7 consecutive points, leading the team to a small 11-0 climax to reverse the score.

To say more, in the previous three games, the original coach hit 20 three-pointers, especially in the battle with Guangdong, he shot 8 three-pointers under Du Feng's eyes. Will such a fiery state impress Du Feng and give him a chance to be selected for the national team?

Speaking of this game, Yang Xuezeng said that he did not have too many tactics, obviously too modest. In the final seven minutes of the fourth quarter, Beijing stretched the score to 10 points, and Yang Xuezeng called a timeout. After returning, Shanxi suddenly switched to joint defense, which made the Beijing team extremely uncomfortable. After Beijing called a timeout to adjust the attack, Yang Xuezeng changed the defense back to a human being. In the last 3 minutes, Beijing pressed the score to 1 point, and Yang Xuezeng used joint defense again, and a wave took the game away.

For the coach, how many sets of tactics will not matter, what is important is how many sets of tactics can be used at key moments, and the champion coach Yang Xuezeng is not a waste of time.

Finally, an interesting story, Yang Xuezeng has a nickname "Yang Sanjin". Anecdotal rumors, Yang Xuezeng drinking is particularly strong, three pounds of liquor is just the beginning, beer poured casually. Because of coincidence, I was at the same table as Yang Xuezeng. How would you describe the amount of alcohol he drank? For most people, the limit of alcohol is just the starting point of Lao Yang.