After winning the CBA's three consecutive championships, this season's Guangdong men's basketball team has encountered a lot of trouble. Super foreign aid Ma Shang was unable to return to the team, the decline in the status of veteran Yi Jianlian, and Zhao Rui's absence due to injury, making Guangdong lose consecutively in the second stage of the league.
In the previous round of the league, Guangdong once again played against Liao, and finally lost to this opponent for the second time with a 12-point difference. Although there were many situations in the Guangdong team in this game, Hu Mingxuan and Weems were sent off successively, but objectively speaking, the strength of the Guangdong team this season has indeed opened up a certain gap with the Liaoning basket.
After losing to Liaoning Basketball, Guangdong will usher in a new challenge, they will face Guangsha, who is currently ranked second in the league in this round of the league.
The performance of the Guangsha team this season is very strong, and the excellent performance of the "local big three" makes the Guangsha team rank first in the league in terms of offensive efficiency, and the average score per game and shooting percentage are also ranked in the top three in the league.
Due to the suspension of Hu Mingxuan and Weems, this Zhejiang-Guangdong war, both of them could not play. Therefore, the Guangdong team suffered a lot in terms of external lines.
Compared with the Guangsha team, the internal line of the Guangdong team is even weaker. Due to the lack of attack power of several internal players such as Su Wei and Zeng Fanri, the internal attack of the Guangdong team this season can only rely on Yi Jianlian alone.
In the face of Guangsha's fiery internal tough general Hu Jinqiu, the UAE League may not be able to take advantage of any advantage at both ends of the attack and defense.
Considering that there is a relatively large gap between the two teams in the inner and outer lines, unless there are special circumstances in this game, the Guangdong team will most likely suffer defeat again.
However, in this Zhejiang-Guangdong war, the Guangdong team may have an X factor, which is the second foreign aid Ricardo Ledo they have just signed.
Recently, according to the Guangdong men's basketball team reporter, the Guangdong men's basketball team originally planned to let Laido, who has arrived in Shanghai, conduct a week of special training in the local area to help him find the state of the game as soon as possible.
However, due to the current guangdong team suffering from injuries and player bans, the 12-man roster has been difficult to get together. Therefore, Zhu Fangyu and Du Feng decided to change their plans and let Ledo report to the team in advance.
If there is no accident, in this game with Guangsha, Laido will wear a dress to replace the banned Weems and complete his debut in the Guangdong men's basketball team.
Of course, Ledo's personal ability and Weems still have a certain gap, plus he has just returned to the country, and there are some problems with his physical condition and competitive state, as well as adapting to the tactical playing style of the new team.
Therefore, even if Ledo can play, he may not be able to bring earth-shaking changes to the Guangdong team immediately. Considering that Ledo has a good singles and outside shooting ability, he can still bring some help to the Guangdong team in terms of attack.
As for how Laido performed in his Guangdong debut, it also depends on whether he can adjust his state in time in this game.
But in any case, Ledo is only a temporary foreign aid option for the Guangdong men's basketball team in the current very difficult situation. The club has also been in constant communication with Marshon and his agent, expecting the super-foreign player to return to the team as soon as possible in the third phase of the league.
I believe that after surviving this difficult period, several injured players and players who have been banned can return to the team, and in the third stage of the league, Guangdong will be able to start to chase points with all its strength, fill in the pits dug before, and continue to have excellent performances in the playoffs this season.