On February 24, Beijing time, the third phase of the CBA regular season will start on March 1, respectively, in Shenyang and Foshan Shunde two divisions, at present, all CBA clubs have entered the final stage of preparation, the defending champion Guangdong men's basketball team, found the same provincial team Shenzhen men's basketball team for a warm-up game, on February 23. In the end, Guangdong beat Shenzhen 81-69, and both sides sent the main rotation lineup, obviously making final adjustments to the third stage of the game.
It is worth mentioning that in this warm-up match, Guangdong team new signing Tang Jie has appeared, while the national player Zhao Rui continues to be absent, this signal indicates that the third stage of the game, Tang Jie will have the opportunity to share some time in the Guangdong local backcourt, Zhao Rui can continue to recuperate, at present, the Guangdong team still has not officially announced Zhao Rui's return from injury, but in the previous window holiday time, Zhao Rui appeared on the field to play, many times dunked, obviously healthy, I don't know why I did not appear in the long-term absence.
Tang Jie's arrival, in addition to making up for the thickness of the Guangdong backcourt, is also directly occupying a place in the Guangdong personnel list, it is reported that in order to make room for Tang Jie, the 20-year-old Malik fell out of the personnel list. This season is Malik's second CBA season, and he has only played 7 games so far in the season, averaging only 0.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, and his poor defensive performance has made Malik not reusable, so it is not surprising that he fell off the big list.
In this way, the personnel allocation of the Guangdong team's local backcourt will change to Hu Mingxuan, Xu Jie, Zhao Jinyang and Tang Jie, and once Zhao Rui returns from injury, Du Feng will have enough backcourt personnel in his hands to play the familiar defensive counterattack fast attack. In terms of the rest of the personnel, foreign aid Ma Shang is still unable to play in the third stage, and is expected to miss the whole season, and this warm-up match with Shenzhen team, Weems and Ledo have appeared, these two foreign aides will be the main focus of the Guangdong team for the rest of the season.
It can be expected that all the games in the third stage and the playoffs, Guangdong team will not be too easy, Zhao Rui's unknown return, it is very affecting the goal of Guangdong team to impact 4 consecutive championships, you know, in the past three years, Guangdong team to complete 3 consecutive championships of the main players are getting older and older, including Yi Jianlian, Zhou Peng and Weems, no player can withstand the impact of the years, Guangdong team this group of veterans are the same. Zhao Rui, as the strongest representative of the Mesozoic players, a long absence will bring about various problems, not a Tang Jie can completely make up for it, plus Hu Mingxuan and Xu Jie have not yet reached the fire that can hold up the team's banner, guangdong team is no longer the team with dominance in the past.
In the third stage of the tournament, the reasonable assumption goal of the Guangdong team is to win more games, strive to squeeze into the top 4 of the regular season rankings, strive to enter the playoffs with a better ranking, and survive the first round is success, in the next few years, I believe that the loss of the Guangdong team will become a norm, when Yi Jianlian and Zhou Peng gradually grow old, Du Feng will lead the team to experience a downturn again. The Guangdong team will not be reduced to a weak team, but it will not continue to occupy the position of champion favorite, no one has always been a winner, there will always be ebb and flow.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)