I watched one of the worst CBA games of the season tonight, and it was the Shandong men's basketball team and the Shanghai men's basketball team that played against each other. The Shandong men's basketball team, which thought it had just won three consecutive victories in good shape, met with the Shanghai men's basketball team, which had performed well this season, and there would be a wonderful showdown. But before the game, I did not expect at all that what I saw would be a game in which Xu Changsuo led the Shandong men's basketball team to be targeted at the column of shame in the history of the CBA.
With 7 minutes and 50 seconds left in the first quarter, the Shandong men's basketball team was hit by the Shanghai men's basketball team to play a 34-1 attack wave. This kind of performance made me feel like I was watching a professional team playing a student team. The Shandong men's basketball team has no strength at all. What is even more outrageous is that in the face of this wave of attacks, Xu Changsuo, as the head coach of the Shandong men's basketball team, will not even call a suspension. In stark contrast is Li Chunjiang, head coach of the Shanghai men's basketball team. Even if the team is leading by a large margin, he still constantly reminds the players to concentrate on the scene, to grab rebounds and get a good card position.
As a result, it is conceivable that only by the end of the half, the Shanghai men's basketball team has led by a full 38 points, and the game has basically entered garbage time. Look at the performances of Li Chunjiang and Xu Changsuo, and you will see the difference between a top CBA coach and a coach who has been driven to the shelves. Last season, Gong Xiaobin took this lineup to the final four, and this season Xu Changsuo took this lineup into the abyss.
After the game, the fans of the Shandong men's basketball team shouted on various forums and their social media: "Xu Changsuo is out of class!" Shandong men's basketball fans have been dissatisfied with Xu Changsuo's performance, and the recent wave of three consecutive wins has also saved some Shandong fans. But what I didn't expect was that the Shandong men's basketball team actually played such an ugly game. This time, Xu Changsuo's voice is expected to rise to the highest point of the season.
The management of the Shandong men's basketball team should really consider the problem of changing the head coach. Even if you don't find the guidance of Gong Xiaobin, who has just left class, you can let the palace guide come up to the top, or even rediscover Caesar, or choose among the local coaches, which is far more reliable than continuing to use Xu Changsuo. Xu Changsuo had not brought the CBA first-line team before, and it was still difficult for him to take over. If the Shandong team does not consider changing coaches, it may be too late.