After the end of the second stage, the Guangzhou men's basketball team is one of the most beautiful teams. With a record of 18 wins and 10 losses, the Guangzhou men's basketball team almost locked in a playoff spot. This is also the first time in the history of the Guangzhou men's basketball team, which means that the team has gradually stepped out of the ranks of fish belly. Proud of the team, has nothing to do with Li Jinglong, he fell into the biggest low point of his career. In the last 7 games of the second stage, Li Jinglong was all abandoned. In fact, in the last 9 games, he only played 5 minutes against the Jiangsu men's basketball team.
Before the start of this season, Li Jinglong left the Guangsha men's basketball team to play for the Guangzhou men's basketball team, which was once quite optimistic. Because Li Jinglong is good at projection, he is a famous sharpshooter in the CBA. In the 2017-18 season when the Guangsha men's basketball team entered the finals, Li Jinglong had the highlight of hitting 8 three-pointers in a single game. In the 2019-20 season, Li Jinglong shot 9 three-pointers in a single game, while using only 18 shooting opportunities. The Guangzhou men's basketball team just lacks high-quality shooters, and Li Jinglong has a lot of room for development.
Secondly, compared to the Guangsha men's basketball team, the Guangzhou men's basketball team is a weak brigade, and there are not too many strong players, and Li Jinglong has the opportunity to pick the beam. Guangzhou men's basketball head coach Guo Shiqiang and Li Jinglong's father Li Chunjiang, both from Liaoning, have a good personal relationship, which is conducive to Li Jinglong's adaptation to the team.
Li Jinglong and the Guangzhou men's basketball team also had a honeymoon period. In the first regular season game for the Guangzhou men's basketball team, Li Jinglong shot 4 three-pointers and scored 12 points in 18 minutes of playing time, which was quite amazing. In game 2 against the Shanxi men's basketball team, Li Jinglong delivered an assist at a critical moment and got an extremely important rebound in the backcourt to help the team lock up the victory. In the third game against the North Control men's basketball team, Li Jinglong scored 5 of 6 three-pointers and scored 16 points, once again playing the role of a hero of winning.
Transformed into the number one musketeer on the outside of the Guangzhou men's basketball team, Li Jinglong once stood firm. Against the Ningbo men's basketball team, Li Jinglong once again scored 5 of 6 three points and scored 19 points. In that game, Li Jinglong only played 12 minutes, which was evident in his efficiency. After the continuous shine, Li Jinglong's future in the Guangzhou men's basketball team is also very bright.
Why did Li Jinglong's position plummet in the second stage of the CBA? Something is wrong with his state. Li Jinglong is good at projection, but lack of stability. Before being abandoned by Guo Shiqiang, Li Jinglong had played badly in many consecutive games. Against the Qingdao men's basketball team, Li Jinglong scored only 2 points in 4. In the Dou Sichuan men's basketball team, Li Jinglong scored 3 of 3 from three-pointers, and only 2 points were scored. What's more, in two consecutive games against the Qingdao men's basketball team and the Shandong men's basketball team, the three-point shot was 0 of 2.
Unable to shoot three-pointers, to make matters worse, Li Jinglong is not good at defense. When playing in the Guangsha men's basketball team, Li Jinglong was the weak link in the team's defense. In the Guangzhou men's basketball team, Li Jinglong is also easy to become a breakthrough for opponents, because he is not fast enough and not strong enough. Unable to shoot in, Li Jinglong became a black hole in the stadium.
It just so happens that Guo Shiqiang is also a head coach who is not selfish, and treats all players equally. When coaching the Liaoning men's basketball team, although Guo Allen was a nephew, Guo Shiqiang still did not give him the green light. Guo Allen's initial identity was only a substitute, relying on strength to play a starter step by step. In the Guangzhou men's basketball team, Guo Shiqiang's employment is also very fair, and because of his good relationship with Li Chunjiang, Li Jinglong is special, and it is difficult to avoid his marginalization.
For Li Jinglong, if he wants to win the opportunity again in the Guangzhou men's basketball team, he must shoot more accurately in training and strive to impress Guo Shiqiang, after all, the defense is poor, and it is not something that can be changed in a moment and a half. Otherwise, Li Jinglong may only be able to sit on the bench in the Guangzhou men's basketball team.