On April 1, 2022, Beijing time, the CBA is about to start the playoffs, Guangdong, Tianjin, Shanxi, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shougang, Jilin and Shandong are the eight teams will participate in the first round of competition, while Liaoning, Guangsha, Shanghai and Zhejiang are waiting for their opponents in the second round.
As the seventh ranked shougang men's basketball team in the league this season, the first opponent they face in the playoffs is the Jilin men's basketball team, although the latter has the title of "giant killer", they will have a very good performance in the face of strong opponents, but in the past few seasons, the Jilin men's basketball team has not broken through the first round of the playoffs, it seems to have become a "magic curse", as long as Shougang plays normally, entering the second round should not be much of a problem.
Compared with last season, the Shougang men's basketball team this season has improved its record, the strength of the team has also improved, and the lineup is more anticipatory. Under the creation of head coach Yannis, the Shougang men's basketball team has become a team with very obvious characteristics, the offensive end pays attention to teamwork, and the ability of the defensive end is also extremely strong, it can be said that Shougang's defense is also at the top level in the league, often limiting the opponent's score to about 80 points (this season's two games against Jilin team in the regular season, only let the opponent get 76 points and 75 points respectively). It is said that offense wins the box office, defense wins the championship, which is the main reason why the Shougang men's basketball team can play well in the playoffs, and their defense is very suitable for playoffs.
On the offensive end, the Firepower of the Shougang Team is not at the top level in the league, averaging only 98.3 points per game, ranking 14th among all teams in the league, and there are no players with explosive scoring ability in the team. Yannis avoided this shortcoming well, and the team's individual scoring ability was not very prominent, so it was changed to team basketball, so that every player could participate in the attack. In the regular season, although the Shougang team did not score 20+ players, there were 7 players with double-figures per game, namely Li Muhao, Zhai Xiaochuan, Gibson, Jeremy Lin, Fan Ziming, Hamilton and Barry Brown, and the average number of doubles per game was also ranked first in the league.
In addition, the team also has 10 people who average more than 8 points per game, in addition to the seven players mentioned earlier, Liu Xiaoyu can average 8.7 points per game, Fang Shuo can average 9 points per game, and Raymond can average 8.7 points per game (even Zhu Yanxi can contribute 7.5 points per game). That is to say, shougang's main rotation players are playing very well, and the players sent to the field can play a role, which is the most important! This all-team Beijing Shougang team must be one of the favorite teams to win the championship after the playoffs, and experience and defensive ability will help them a lot. In addition, Shougang is not in the same half as Liaoning and Guangdong, which means that Shougang will not encounter these two teams before entering the finals, if it meets one of the teams, it means that Shougang has reached the finals. North Control men's basketball head coach Marbury has predicted that this season's finals will be Liaoning against Shougang, perhaps this is really not a big talk, the current Shougang team does have the strength to reach the finals, and even to win the championship!