"I wish Liu Yanyu a new year, more meat, increase confrontation, all-round progress, and become stronger and stronger!" The official Liaoning men's basketball team sent a message wishing Liu Yanyu a happy birthday, showing the warmth and love of the club. But the blessing also pointed out Liu Yanyu's deficiencies, that is, he was too thin and his confrontation ability was too poor. This is the key to Liu Yanyu sitting on the bench, has entered the CBA for 3 seasons, Liu Yanyu has played a total of 37 games in the previous 2 seasons, and has only played 6 games so far this season, and the average playing time is very small.
The Liaoning men's basketball team does not use Liu Yanyu, not willing to give the opportunity, but he can't grasp it, and the Liaoning men's basketball team has been suffering from high-quality big men for a long time. Since the 2014-15 season into the finals, to this season, the Liaoning men's basketball team has been a strong chaser of the championship, and in the 2017-18 season, it also won the first CBA championship in team history. To have such achievements, Han Dejun has played a crucial role. Han Dejun, who is 2.15 meters tall, is the top killer of the CBA, and almost no one can stop him in the restricted area. In the regular season, Han Dejun played well, and he could also play a heavy role in the playoffs, helping the Liaoning men's basketball team to overcome one difficulty after another.
Han Dejun is strong enough, but not enough for the Liaoning men's basketball team, he has been lacking a quality substitute, but he can't find it. Before the 2019-20 season, Han Dejun's main substitute was Wei Meng. But the finals MVP of this collegiate league has never been able to adapt to the intensity of the CBA. In the liaoning men's basketball team for several seasons, the average score per game can rarely reach 3 points, and it is impossible to play a high level when Han Dejun is off. This led to the Liaoning men's basketball team being forced to let Han Dejun play more, especially in key games. Han Dejun was overdrawn, resulting in a decline in efficiency and easy to be entangled in injuries.
The Liaoning men's basketball team also tasted bitter fruit, and in the 2018-19 season, the Liaoning men's basketball team was determined to defend its title, and the then head coach Guo Shiqiang shouted the slogan of winning the championship again. In the regular season of the season, the Liaoning men's basketball team once played well and showed its dominance. However, Han Dejun suffered a serious injury at the end of the regular season, and the season was reimbursed, resulting in the Liaoning men's basketball team being eliminated in the semifinals.
After Liu Yanyu stood out in the Liaoning youth team, the Liaoning men's basketball team had high expectations for him and expected him to become Han Dejun's successor. In 2018, in the U21 National Men's Basketball Championship, Liu Yanyu had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks in a single game. When he replaced the Liaoning men's basketball team in the CBDL, Liu Yanyu had 10 points and 18 rebounds in a single game. More importantly, Liu Yanyu also showed a good talent. With a height of 2.13 meters, Liu Yanyu is very flexible, good at defense, and has similar technical characteristics to Zhou Qi, with the reputation of Xiao Zhou Qi.
However, after entering the CBA, Liu Yanyu's development was not smooth. The problem lies in the confrontation, Liu Yanyu is too light weight, resulting in his confrontation ability is too poor, can not stand in the forbidden area. Neither can he protect the rebound, and Liu Yanyu's defensive advantage cannot be played. Even the role of Wei Meng in the past could not play, and it would be difficult for Liu Yanyu to play.
Liu Yanyu has limited combat strength, liaoning men's basketball team is a championship team, in order to strengthen the strength of the internal line, before the start of last season, from the Shandong men's basketball team on loan Zhu Rongzhen. During the Shandong men's basketball period, Zhu Rongzhen was also an iron bench, but he was broken up by the Liaoning men's basketball team. Although the performance has also fluctuated, Zhu Rongzhen is already a qualified Han Dejun substitute, and even better than Big Brother in some games. Zhu Rongzhen's birth led to Liu Yanyu's further marginalization.
The status quo is bleak, but for Liu Yanyu, the good thing is that the Liaoning men's basketball team has never given up on him. For the team's painstaking heart, Liu Yanyu should not live up to the weakness as soon as possible to make up for it. Just like in the Blessing of the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team, it is said that more long meat is said to enhance the confrontation. Otherwise, the Patience of the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team for him will eventually be exhausted and he will become the next Wei Meng.