106-111 loss to Shenzhen, Shandong men's basketball team has come to 17 wins and 17 losses, currently ranked 11th in the league, only one win away from the 13th place Tianjin team, if the subsequent game is still not guaranteed to win more, then the Shandong men's basketball team is likely to fall out of the playoffs.
Who would have thought that under the condition that the personnel did not change much, the Shandong men's basketball team, which ranked fifth in the league in the regular season last season and reached the semifinals in the playoffs, is still fighting for a playoff ticket this season.
The biggest change in the Shandong men's basketball team this season is to welcome back Ding Yanyuhang, but the former MVP is not as good as before after returning from injury for several seasons, and has only played 14 games so far in the season, averaging only 13.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, which is still a big gap from the peak of his career 26+5. Most importantly, Ding Yanyuhang's body has indeed reached the attribute of "glass man", and since the season has been played so far, he has not even reached half of the number of appearances, so it is difficult to find the state even if he has the strength.
Perhaps it is the continuous injury that makes Ding Yanyuhang form a "heart demon", and he who used to like to break through the offense with the ball is now more willing to stand outside the three-point line. In these 14 games, Xiaoding's average two-point shots per game are 4.1, and the average number of three-point shots per game is 7.6, and he does not dare to complete more breakthrough points, perhaps Xiaoding himself is not very confident in his current body. In addition, his breakthrough finishing ability has also dropped significantly compared to before, averaging only 48% of the shots per game!
I remember that Ma Jian once said that he thought that Xiaoding's career was over, maybe his words were only half right, and being able to stand on the field again showed that Xiaoding still had the ability to play games. But fans should understand that today he has long been unable to compare with the peak of the MVP period, and the expectations for him may not be too high, and it may be really difficult to return to the peak period. For Ding Yanyuhang, perhaps the transformation is the best choice for the rest of his career, being a pitcher on the flank, it is already very good to be able to get 13+ data per game, at least to reduce injuries at the same time, but also to continue to play in the league!
Do you think Ding Ding can return to the top?