The long-awaited CBA Third Stage Schedule has finally been announced!
CBA officially announced that the final stage of the regular season of the season will be held as scheduled on the 1st of next month, and the venue will be selected in two places, one is Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and the other is Shunde in Guangdong.
The grouping of 20 teams was released, and the Liaoning men's basketball team and the Guangdong men's basketball team can be said to be playing at their "home". In addition to our two strong teams, like the Zhejiang Chouzhou, Zhejiang Guangsha and Shanghai men's basketball teams that we care about, they are all divided into Shenyang divisions. The Shandong men's basketball team, the Beijing men's basketball team, and the Shenzhen men's basketball team are all divided into shunde divisions together with the Guangdong men's basketball team.
The schedule of the last 10 rounds of the regular season has also been determined, and the first round of the game after the start of the third stage has many strong dialogues, such as the Beijing men's basketball team vs Xinjiang men's basketball team, the Guangdong men's basketball team vs the Shandong men's basketball team, the dark horse Shanxi men's basketball team vs Zhejiang Chouzhou, etc., are full of suspense and highlights.
According to the specific arrangements announced by the teams, they then entered the detailed preparation stage.
But at this time, there were also several teams with unfavorable news, such as the Beijing men's basketball team and Guo Shiqiang's Guangzhou Dragon and Lions.
Since the men's basketball world preliminary tournament is staged at the end of this month, Zhou Yixiang belongs to the Chinese Taipei team. Although Zhou Yixiang is 31 years old and his athleticism has declined, his experience is what the young Chinese Taipei team needs. And according to the latest news in front, Zhou Yixiang has a high probability of being selected, and it is rumored that Chinese Taipei has booked a ticket for him on February 22, flying directly to Japan and joining the team.
In this way, the Beijing men's basketball team will lose a tough player, Zhou Yixiang's ability is more comprehensive, he can play multiple positions in the backcourt, and the defensive end is also good. Although he didn't have many opportunities to play this season and his stats weren't as brilliant as they used to be, he was an indispensable member of Yannis's men.
Another player is Chen Yingjun from Guangzhou Dragon Lions. This season, Chen Yingjun's performance is jaw-dropping, with the first 28 games all played, averaging nearly 20 points per game (sixth in the league), as well as 10 assists (second in the league), in addition to 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals, which is a very comprehensive statistic. And the average playing time of nearly 39 minutes per game is second in the league. It can be said that Guangzhou Dragon lion can achieve today's results (ranked 7th), and Chen Yingjun is the greatest. And Guo Shiqiang's tactics will completely activate Chen Yingjun, and many tactics are also built around Chen Yingjun, and it is difficult to imagine how much impact the team will have once it lacks this backcourt core.
Due to the timing of the Asian Regional World Preliminary Tournament from 24 to 28 at the end of this month, the two opponents of Chinese Taipei are the powerhouse Australia, and the Japanese team playing at home. By the end of these two matches, the two players have returned to the team again, requiring a 14+7 quarantine, which means that the earliest comeback time has reached March 20. The date of the third stage is March 1-22, in other words, the two are almost ironclad to miss the entire third stage.
For the Beijing men's basketball team, Zhou Yixiang's main role is not so obvious. Although Guangzhou Dragon Lion ranks 7th, it is only a gap with the Shanxi men's basketball team and the Beijing men's basketball team behind it, and the gap with the 12th place is only 4 games. Although there are only the last 10 games, a little sloppiness may ruin a good situation.
However, there is also comforting news for Guo Shiqiang, that is, Chen Yingjun has a foot injury, although it is not serious, but chen Yingjun has not made a final choice for following Chinese Taipei to participate in the World Preliminary Tournament. The last 10 games, for Guangzhou Dragon Lions really reached the stage of biting their teeth, and considering the strength of the two opponents of Chinese Taipei, even if Chen Yingjun joined, it may not be able to win, so it is not excluded that Chen Yingjun will eventually refuse the call of Chinese Taipei and choose to stay in the team.