The CBA in the 2021-2022 season, in the end, is still carried out under the premise that the epidemic prevention situation is not too optimistic, and foreign aid is released, but the long-awaited home and away system still needs to be patient.
At present, the schedule of the third stage has been circulated on the Internet, but it is not the final news, according to the "Beijing Youth Daily" basketball reporter Song Xiang revealed on social media, the start time from the original plan of March 1, 2022 to February 27, 2022 to March 1 to choose the time to fight, the current concept is a dual division system, the location is Foshan City, Guangdong Province and Shenyang City, Liaoning Province.
The final result is still subject to the approval of the higher authorities and the future epidemic prevention situation.
The local stars of the 1st stage shined, the strong return of foreign aid in the 2nd stage greatly increased the spectacle of the league, and the competition for foreign aid in the next 3rd stage was probably more intense, especially those who aspired to compete for the championship or qualify for the playoffs; and in the 20 teams in the league, only Jiangsu Longkendia Club has no foreign aid so far, and Beijing Shuangxiong is a different extreme scene:
Beijing Forbidden Warriors' 4th foreign aid is gradually emerging; Beijing Duck's 3rd foreign aid Barry Brown Jr. has made his debut and is still waiting for the return of his foreign minister, Justin Hamilton.
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So far this season, the Beijing Forbidden Warriors are the first team to sign three foreign aides, with Isaac Haas playing for Guangzhou last season, Sylvan Landsberg for Hangzhou Bay, and Marco Todorovic for Tianjin.
Recently, their 4th foreign aid also came out, it is Marcus Dunmont, who played for Shanghai Beach last season.
The Beijing Duck is the second 3-foreign team in the league, Jeremy Lin and Jonathan Gibson returned, and Barry Brown Jr., who is 191cm tall, not only registered successfully, but also made his debut on January 25, scoring 29 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in 17 minutes and 04 seconds, which is a stunning performance.
So far, this dido basketball club, which is always willing to spend money on foreign aid, has signed 3 foreign aides, and all of them are distributed in the defensive line;
Previously, it was also reported that Beijing's fourth foreign aid was Justin Hamilton, who had played for the team for many years.
Even if the 4th foreign aid is still in the stage of news, it is undeniable that so far only 2 teams in the league have completed the registration of 3 foreign aides, and all of them are nestled in 49 City, which can be described as the new elephant of the imperial capital.
Of course, it's not that only they have plans to have 3 foreign aides, Tianjin has just recently played a shockingly good offense with a double small outside, and they have long planned to bring in a 3rd foreign aid: NBA player John Henson, to flesh out the interior and compete for a playoff spot;
Shanghai's no. 3 foreign aid, which has soared this season, has also been determined early: Jimmer Fredette is about to return.
The 4 foreign aid teams are still only imagined so far, and this idea is undeniably put forward by Beijing Shuangxiong, and it is most likely to be realized in Beijing.
However, looking at the results, Beijing Duck has just entered the top 8, and also asked the opponent in the same city to defeat the dark horse Guangzhou this season 119:111 in the 25th round, and he is also very competitive, and has won 3 consecutive victories against weak brigades;
The Forbidden Warriors in Beijing are only struggling to maintain themselves in the top 10, and it is reasonable to say that they should not have such a strong need for foreign aid.
I can only guess that because the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are held at the doorstep, in the face of such a big wave of sports, Beijing and Tianjin may have performance pressure this year or may hope to take advantage of the big wave to make a difference:
In the short term, the introduction of strong foreign aid is definitely the fastest way to improve performance;
In the long run, the alliance's protection of the preferential renewal right of foreign aid means that they can then choose the right foreign aid to stay, or exchange their signing rights for other chips, which is a very cost-effective investment.
The accumulation of long-term trading chips is in the business of business, but that is not a simple thing, the league has a salary cap limit on foreign aid, especially this season it has dropped to $5 million - that is, even if some teams want to sign 4 foreign aides, the total amount does not exceed the salary cap first, and some foreign aid's personal salary may be as high as $3 million, which is naturally difficult to operate.
From the perspective of the needs of the team, the Beijing two males still have their own considerations.
Peking Duck signed only 25-year-old Barry, a good defensive and surprise scorer, 191cm tall, is a similar foreign aid to Kyle Fogg and Andrew Goodwock.
And their current 2 small foreign aides, Jeremy Lin was originally injured to take away the speed and explosiveness, Gibson is good at attacking but defense has never been a strong point, Barry is more like turning the shortcomings of the two into advantages, the debut is amazing, the media has been saying that Jeremy Lin may be beaten into the cold palace next, but did not find:
In the same game, the liberated Jeremy Lin played 30 minutes and 56 seconds, contributing a more comprehensive 22 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists;
And the new brother, in addition to scoring other aspects of the contribution is not much to say.
The fourth foreign aid is Hamilton, affectionately known as the Big Han by Beijing fans, who averaged 16.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks last season, the data is very comprehensive, and it is also suitable for the offensive and defensive system built by the small bald head - this season's main double tower Beijing Duck, now need to be supplemented more is the internal offensive ability.
Similarly, the Forbidden Warriors in Beijing did not come to the fore:
Their previous 3 foreign aides, Haas is the inner tower, Todorovic is the more delicate inside line, and Lanzberg is the more lethal small forward;
3 foreign aides are dominated by the inner line, so it can also be understood that they are the team with the fewest three-point shots in the league, averaging only 21.3 times per game - the envisioned Deng Meng, who has previously played in Zhejiang and Shanghai, has always been known for three-pointers, which is also a necessity for the Forbidden Warriors to enhance the threat of three-pointers.
It is undeniable that foreign aid can solve the problem, but the rule of 4 sessions and 4 person-times makes 3 foreign aid have no huge advantage, and 4 foreign aid may only be a gimmick.
At present, the best use of the double foreign aid of the whole alliance is Tianjin, because there are 4 sessions and 5 people, and they have explored the mature plan of the first full Chinese class, the middle 2 sections of double foreign aid, and the last section of single foreign aid, and have completed this idea well.
As a result, the record slowly climbed to 14th, and at one point there were 3 consecutive wins.
Speaking of the bigger Capital Shuangxiong, its problem may never be foreign aid.
Peking Duck is already one of the most aging teams in the league, at present, they have 34-year-old Gibson, 33-year-old Jeremy Lin and Chang Lin, 32-year-old Liu Xiaoyu, as well as 31-year-old Fang Shuo, Zhu Yanxi and Wang Xiaohui, in addition, Zhou Yixiang is 30 years old, even Li Muhao, Tian Yuxiang are 29 years old, and even Zhai Xiaochuan has played the 11th season of his career.
The youngest main players of the whole team should be 23-year-old Fan Ziming and 26-year-old Raymond, and fortunately, they are the best and most stable players of Beijing Duck this season, otherwise, this team may not even be able to keep the top 8; serious aging is actually one of the keys to Yannis Christopoulos's subway barrel, which will be applied to Beijing for a long time .
They're the team with the fewest rounds in the league, and they're experience-suppressed when they're downwind, but when they're headwinding, it's like a classic car heading for a scrap yard.
This group of players in Beijing has actually reached the age stage of cultivating young players with a helping band, but the current main rotation has never seen the figure of young people.
Beijing is not without young players, 23-year-old Qiu Tian was still a starter 2 years ago, national youth captain Yang Ali only played 19 games in 2 seasons, and Luan Licheng, the No. 5 show, who used Li Jiayi, only played 3 minutes.
The most outrageous is Fan Yiming, who was previously sent to the United States as the Eagle Program, originally wanted to join the University of Portland to start his NCAA career, but due to the epidemic and club recalls, he finally decided to challenge the CBA, but he has only played 2 games so far in the season, a total of 9 minutes.
Even if he didn't have the talent of Zeng Fanbo, this young general had already shown his potential as Zhai Xiaochuan's successor, so absurd, it was really incomprehensible.
In contrast, the situation of the Forbidden Warriors may be easier to understand.
Since the signing of Stephen Marbury in 2019 as the coach, they have been recruiting, and several large-scale signings have given the team the strength to now be among the playoffs; of course, their problem is that the youth training cannot be cultivated in the short term, and the lineup gap is very obvious, and there are many injuries.
The club's management is already starting to pay for less than brilliant practices in the past, one of which is the big contract, they have just broken up with Li Gen , who previously took over a high-paying contract thrown by Shanghai, which was originally considered irrational, and the injury made Li Gen unable to return to the stadium in the short term;
The second is the overlap with the location, which has previously hoarded a large number of internal lines but found that it does not work, and in the end it is still necessary to sign a large foreign aid.
They may already look like they want to streamline their positions to make room for young people, while also saving wages.
Of course, a large part of the reasons that affect the high-paying players who can't maximize their abilities are injuries, and that is also because most of the players brought in are famous players and are older, and the hidden dangers of injuries have long existed.
The Beijing Forbidden Warriors don't have too many young people who can play, but they seem to be doing their best, Liao Sanning is chasing the best rookie, Wang Shaojie is average but stable, Wang Junjie and Ma Yong have performed well recently, and Liu Chang, who came from the draft, has recently made a big splash.
By the way, Zou Yuchen is actually only 25 years old, and the future Forbidden Warriors may gradually abandon their big contracts, no longer pay high salaries and poach and begin to build a team around the young core with foreign aid, in order to slowly rise.
The frenzy of the Beijing double males for foreign aid may not really improve the team; this is just a false prosperity, and they seem to be covering up their mistakes -
Beijing Duck needs new foreign aid to change the team's lack of vitality, but the deep-seated thing is that the rotation of the team's personnel does not solve the trouble of not picking up the youth;
The Beijing Forbidden Warriors seem to be the right medicine to make up for foreign aid according to demand, but in fact, behind it is the overstretched personnel brought about by the tide of injuries and illnesses, and the fundamental reason is that the hidden dangers left behind by the construction of the team in recent years have not been reached quickly.
epilogue
Whatever the reason, signing new foreign players is always exciting for the team, and some teams are helpless.
Jiangsu is the only all-China class team this season, and the former league giants are now determined to grit their teeth and move forward during the reconstruction period, if this kind of ambition to eat the courage of the salary can form momentum in the whole team, it may not be worth this season.
Jilin Dominic Jones still returned to the parent team after repeated complaints, and he still has no foreign helpers this season; and Jilin's young players have actually received a lot of training, if they can sign a good foreign aid, the strength is likely to be in the top 8 or even challenge the top 4 teams, but it seems to be an indisputable fact that they are shy.
Everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the enthusiasm of Beijing Shuangxiong for foreign aid at least proves that the team management is rich and willing to pay for the team, which has made Jilin and Shandong envious.
But far away, local players are the key to truly invincible, and the CBA has been trying to weaken the impact of foreign aid on the league structure in recent years, and to achieve great things, it must rely on the accumulation and growth of local young talents.
Foreign aid, if you sign it, you use it, which is also part of the league competition, but there are some things that cannot be avoided to become a hegemon.
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