Recently, Zhou Qi has encountered some difficulties, although from time to time on the Internet to post photos of food, but it is difficult to cover up the current situation of not getting too many opportunities now, such a situation can not help but remind people of Yao Ming in the NBA encountered a similar situation.
In the rookie season of yao ming in the NBA that year, he once met coach TomJanovic because of the suspension of surgery, and the assistant coach took the position, and as a result, the assistant coach liked to replace Cato very much, believing that Cato's strength advantage was something that Yao Ming did not have, so he reused Cato.
The assistant coach's approach also fueled Cato's arrogance, and Cato once glared at Yao Ming in the locker room and said, "You are not a good person." At that time, Yao Ming chose to be patient, and finally waited for TomJanovich, even if Tang Shuai left class later, Yao Ming's strength had already sat in the position of the main force, and Cato could not form a threat.
And now the situation of the Southeast Melbourne Phoenix team is also the same, after the assistant coach took office, Zhou Qi completely lost trust, in recent games, the "Big Devil" is difficult to get too much time to play, even if the owner of the Phoenix team is a little angry about it, it will not help, after all, the platoon is the head coach to decide.
Of course, this is only one aspect of Zhou Qi's temporary inability to be reused, and there is another reason similar to Yao Ming at that time, that is, the arrival of substitute center Ashley has gradually divided Zhou Qi's playing time, and the coach just happens to like to play against the more tough Ashley.
More critically, in fact, is Zhou Qi himself. When he first joined the Phoenix, Zhou Qi's performance was very hot, not only a strong contender for the best defensive player of the season, but also the Australian media believed that Zhou Qi could compete for the regular season MVP. However, Zhou Qi's first match against Japan in the World Preliminary Tournament has led to a sharp decline in form, and this has been the case ever since.
It takes a lot of time to recover after injury, which is one of Zhou Qi's Achilles heels. At the Jakarta Asian Games, Zhou Qi, who returned from the NBA, was in excellent condition and was considered to be fully capable of succeeding Yi Jianlian, but after returning to the NBA injured, Zhou Qi quickly became marginalized, even in the 2019 Basketball World Cup, he did not recover, and was pushed to the cusp of the fatal mistake against Poland.
Therefore, for Zhou Qi after being injured against Japan, I am not surprised that he has not returned to the original level for a long time, and now all Zhou Qi has to do is to train well, control unnecessary fouls, don't cut the ball without moving, only by leaving himself on the field can he get the opportunity to prove himself, and then quietly wait for the return of the original head coach, just like Yao Ming did at that time.