Recently, the CBA official also announced the remaining schedule of 20 teams in the third stage, and the Jilin men's basketball team, which ended with a wave of 5 consecutive wins in the second stage, also temporarily ranked 12th in the league with a record of 14 wins and 14 losses, just stuck in the last train position of the playoffs, and from the series of remarks made by Jilin Xiaowai Jones on his social media during this window period, Jilin also seems to have solved the salary problem that Jones has been complaining about before. The next third stage of Jilin still has 10 games to play, the opponents are Jiangsu Kendia, Sichuan, Shanghai, Zhejiang Chouzhou and Qingdao (these 5 teams have to play 2 games), considering that only Shanghai and Chouzhou, the two opponents are relatively strong, which is really good news for Jilin who aims to impact the playoffs.
In the second stage, although Jilin welcomed back the small foreign aid Jones, but Jones, who had been out of the field for a long time, did not play satisfactorily in the first few games, not to mention the iron, even his best organizational tandem disappeared, the state on the court was not good, and he often complained under the court. Jones averaged just 21.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game this season, shooting as low as 39.3 percent and 21 percent from three-point range, compared to last season's career-best 38.2 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 9.5 assists.
Before Jones's return, Jilin did not play the strong performance of the past few seasons in the first stage, it is true that Jiang Weize, Jiang Yuxing, and Cui Jinming all had a good performance, but in the absence of a commander with strategic planning, It was difficult for Jilin to play a complete offensive firepower, it was difficult to welcome back Jones's return in the second stage, the result was isolated for too long, the state was too poor, plus the team was biased (in terms of salary), Jones also began to paddle from time to time, but there was no way, it was a small business of Jilin, In the case of tight salary, he can only provide this big Buddha, after all, he is the only foreign aid in the whole team.
Not long ago, Jones updated his social media and clearly expressed his loyalty to Jilin, saying that the boss Sun Jun will always be his friend and brother, and will play for Jilin until the team no longer needs him, and normal people know that Jilin should come up with a salary that makes Jones satisfied. This rare rest period, Jones should be able to regain his state, plus Jilin's wave of schedule is still quite relaxed, it is true that Shanghai and Chouzhou are indeed the strength of the league, but if Jones can come up with the previous killing mode, Jilin has not had the opportunity to "upset", after all, last season they were the defending champion Guangdong men's basketball team to pull down the horse, with the reputation of "giant killer", and in the second closing stage, Jilin also won the Guangsha upset. So as long as you are willing to fight, Jilin has the opportunity to hand over an ideal report card in the third stage.
With domestic players such as Erjiang, Cui Jinming, Ang Lee, Zhong Cheng, etc., plus Jones has also worked with the team for many years, as long as he can maintain his health, Jones is not picky, and Jilin is really likely to usher in the opportunity to enter the playoff stage for 4 consecutive seasons this year!