In the Beijing derby between Shougang and Beijing Enterprises, a total of four Beijing players appeared in the match, Liu Chang of Beijing Enterprises, Fang Shuo, Tian Yuxiang and Qiu Tian of Shougang. One of the most eye-catching is Tian Yuxiang.
In the first quarter, Shougang's two main point guards, Fang Shuo and Liu Xiaoyu, were not in ideal shape. Fang Shuo made many passing mistakes, and Liu Xiaoyu couldn't shoot at all. Yannis replaced Tian Yuxiang in the first quarter.
Tian Yuxiang has averaged only 14.5 minutes per game in the last four games, and he only played 6 minutes in the last Beijing derby. After the start of the third stage, Shougang's registration list included five point guards, Fang Shuo, Liu Xiaoyu, Jeremy Lin, Gibson and Tian Yuxiang. Tian Yuxiang is the fifth vacancy of the team and the one with the lowest sense of existence.
In this derby, because Fang Shuo and Liu Xiaoyu were in average condition, Tian Yuxiang gained Yannis's trust. After playing well for more than 4 minutes in the first quarter, he scored 8.5 points in the second quarter. In the second half, Tian Yuxiang continued to play the main control, and played a full 12 minutes in the final quarter.
In the whole game, Tian Yuxiang played 32 minutes, tied with Fan Ziming for the longest playing time in the whole team. Tian Yuxiang had 8 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, ranking first in the team in assists and steals, and 0 turnovers. The 32-minute playing time is Tian Yuxiang's longest game of the season, and his 8-point score is also the third highest of the season.
Shougang's other two point guards, Fang Shuo's 3 turnovers were the most in the whole team, Liu Xiaoyu played 15 minutes to score 3 points, playing time second fewest in the season and second lowest in scoring season.
This season, Tian Yuxiang averaged 20.1 minutes per game and could contribute 5.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals. The average number of assists per game was the most in a season of his ten-year career.
Tian Yuxiang is usually the 11th person on Shougang's registration list, with four point guards in front of him. Since Yannis took charge of Shougang, he has always liked to use a dual point guard lineup. Although Tian Yuxiang's projection is not as stable as Fang Shuo's, his ability to use the ball to block and dismantle is not as good as Liu Xiaoyu, and his passing creativity and offensive initiative are not as good as both, Yannis values his ability to control mistakes the most.
This season, Fang Shuo's average assist-to-turnover ratio is 2.3, Liu Xiaoyu is 2.9, Jeremy Lin is 2.1, Gibson is 1.7, and Tian Yuxiang's performance in the same data is 3.9. In terms of assists and turnovers, Tian Yuxiang is the best performer of all point guards in Shougang.
Tian Yuxiang and Raymond joined Shougang at the same time, and Raymond immediately gained a firm foothold in the team and obtained a stable position. Last season, Tian Yuxiang rarely had a chance to perform, and this season his form has returned to courage, and his three-point shooting rate is even the highest season of his career.
Tian Yuxiang's performance shows the abundance of Shougang's backcourt personnel reserves, and Yannis may dare to take turns in the last few rounds of the regular season, so that new signing Brown has more time to integrate into the team.