Shanghai fought two tough battles last week, losing to Shenzhen and being double-killed in the regular season, and reversing Zhejiang to complete the double-kill against others. The two games were won and lost, one was lost without temper and the other won to boost morale. In contrast, you can see the problem of the Shanghai team.
The eye of the Shanghai team: Wang Zhelin
From the passive game against Shenzhen to the several big scores behind Zhejiang, but finally reversed, the key to Shanghai's loss and winning is on the inside line. In the match with Shenzhen, Wang Zhelin committed several fouls on his back in the first quarter. As a result, the shanghai team's internal defensive intensity weakened, and Wang Zhelin's rhythm of the game was also intermittent, playing very stubbornly, emotionally out of control, and finally left the field in the fourth quarter.
Wang Zhelin
Correspondingly, Shenzhen's center Shen Zijie dominated the penalty area at both ends of the court. Shanghai had the opportunity to narrow the point difference to single digits in the third quarter, but several counterattacks were met with Shen Zijie's strong blocking, and he sent five blocks in the whole game. Just think, if the Shanghai team's several counterattacks can score and continue in one breath, this game may have the hope of winning.
In the battle with Zhejiang, neither Zhang Dayu nor Laxevich in the opponent's internal line could restrict Wang Zhelin. The king finally contributed 16 points, 19 rebounds and 3 blocks, leading the team to complete the reversal in the fourth quarter. The scoring data is not as dazzling as it seems, but the smooth operation of the Shanghai team's system with Wang Zhelin as the core ensures the team's hope of winning in adversity.
The Shanghai men's basketball team has lost five games so far this season, losing to Beijing, Guangdong, Shenzhen and Shandong. The opponents have strong interior lines in the squad. The Beijing team has Li Muhao and Fan Ziming, the Shenzhen team has Shen Zijie and Salinjie, and the Shandong team has Tao Hanlin and Jilun Water. They did not fall behind in the confrontation with the Shanghai team's inner line, and even gained the upper hand, making it difficult for the Shanghai team to develop its own rhythm. How to further liberate Wang Zhelin is the next question that the Shanghai men's basketball team has to think about.
How much success does Franklin have left?
The second is Franklin's state, if sharp, it is a matter of ability. How much success does he have left at his peak? Take this game against Zhejiang, Franklin only played 9 minutes, spent most of his time on the sidelines riding a bicycle, and finally only came up with a dismal stat of 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. In the third quarter, Feng Lai's eyes were injured, head coach Li Chunjiang was replaced by Ren Junwei, and he did not go to Franklin, and the Shanghai team played a set of "all-Chinese classes". As a result, the score that was originally close was pulled away by the opponent again.
Franklin
Look at Franklin's stats between seasons: 27.4 minutes playing time, 16.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 8.4 assists. Aside from the 33 points they beat Beijing and the 39 points they scored in the first leg against Zhejiang, Franklin didn't score more than 30 points. Compared with his peak, this data is really not a star and a half. What's the problem? Franklin's injury greatly affected his performance.
When the Shanghai men's basketball team plays a position war, it relies heavily on the offensive combination of Wang Zhelin and Franklin. But now Franklin is affected by injuries, and his explosive power and core strength are much less than before. As a result, he could not break through the opponent, and in the case of confrontation, he did not dare to exert force because of his waist and abdomen, resulting in inaccurate shooting.
Against Shenzhen, the team is in adversity, and the conventional play style and the opponent are in a situation where they are in a different position, and individual players need to be able to contribute to the divine stroke. This task should have been given to small foreign aid, but the Shanghai team now has to rely on Feng Lai. We don't know when Franklin will recover from injury and can only hope that Fredette's third phase will be able to help the team solve the problem of scoring explosiveness.
Where are the three-point shooters?
The third noteworthy is the three-point shot of the Shanghai men's basketball team. In the game lost to Shenzhen, Shanghai's three-point shooting rate was 7-of-27, shooting 26%. In fact, in the game that Shanghai lost, the three-point shooting rate was actually not too high. In the two games lost to Shenzhen, the three-point shooting rate was only 26%; the loss to Shandong, 25%; the loss to Guangdong was quite high, 47%, but the loss to Beijing team created the lowest three-point shooting rate in the season - 15%.
Luo Hanchen
Broadening the data sampling object a little more, shanghai team three-point shooting rate of less than 30% of the game, basically played harder, similar to the bitter battle 105-101 to beat Guangzhou, 112-103 to win Zhejiang. This phenomenon is caused by several reasons. First, the Shanghai team's system does not emphasize three points so much, and the average number of shots per game ranks 11th in the entire CBA.
Second, the strong teams fight between the defense, the intensity of the game is greater, the player's physical strength is reduced, affecting the player's three-point shooting rate. Third, when the advantages of the Shanghai team's inner line are contained, the opponent's outside defense rate is higher, which can effectively curb the output of the Shanghai team's outside firepower. The fourth reason is that The Shanghai team lacks stable three-point shooters. The highest shooting percentage is Kelan and Luo Hanchen, both of whom are above 40%, and do not average many shots per game, about 4 times. Franklin shot a lot, but his shooting percentage was worrying, 28%.
The current style of play of the Shanghai team emphasizes the high-intensity defense of the outside line, the rapid attack and conversion, and after falling into a position battle, rely on the personal ability of Wang Zhelin and double foreign aid to open the situation. This set of playing dishes is ruthless, but if it encounters strong internal strength and abundant rotation, the Shanghai team will fall into a bitter battle. At this time, it is necessary to rely on the personal ability of the players to open the situation, but in the current situation of Franklin, the team is either waiting for Fredette to solve the problem, or digging up the potential inside and handing the ball to Guo Haowen, but this is indeed a bit difficult.