Recently, Eason Chan's "Lone Brave" was on fire, and there was such a lyric in it: "Whoever says that standing in the light is a hero." ”
This is especially true in basketball. People tend to focus on the brightest star, they are sought after and radiant. But never forget that basketball is five people, and the doers standing next to these superstars are also heroes.
Last week, the CBA announced the results of various awards this season, and Hu Jinqiu was elected the MVP of the regular season. Indeed, this season's Hu Jinqiu has shined, both in terms of personal data and team results, and the MVP award is well deserved.
But what I want to talk about today is the two players in the second and third places, Zhao Jiwei and Shen Zijie. Perhaps some fans have forgotten that after Wu Qian was elected MVP last season, the vote tied for second place was also Zhao Jiwei and Shen Zijie. Behind the selection of the MVP for two consecutive years is the stability and persistence of these two "reliable" players.
This season, Liaoning has won the regular season championship again after six years. Of course, this is a reflection of the team's comprehensive strength, but don't forget that Liaoning has suffered many injuries this season, and the two cores, Han Dejun and Guo Allen, have missed as many as 27 games. In the most difficult moments of the team, it was Zhao Jiwei who led the team forward.
Zhao Jiwei's biggest impression is "reliable", the national team and the club play on both sides, and are the players who have played the most games in the entire Chinese basketball world in 2021. In 38 rounds this season, he has played in 37 games, averaging 14.3 points and 8 assists per game, ranking second among all homegrown players with a true shooting rate of 77.8%. In addition, his defense is a must, averaging 2.2 steals per game to win the local steals king, and his 6.7% steal rate is the top of the league table.
It is precisely by relying on this performance that Zhao Jiwei was selected to the best team for the third consecutive season. In addition, he was named Caterpillar's Defensive Player of the Month. He is also the only defender of the four defensive players of the month this season.
The CBA official wrote in the award speech that -
Congratulations to Liaoning Bengang player Zhao Jiwei for being named Caterpillar's Defensive Player of the Month in the fourth period (rounds of the 29-38 round) of the 2021-2022 CBA League. In the 29-38 rounds, Zhao Jiwei became a "defensive doer".
Averaging 3.8 steals per game (1st in the league), 5.8% in steals (2nd in the league), the team conceded 100.2 points per 100 possessions (3rd in the league), with a 7-3 record! Zhao Jiwei helped the team return to the first place in the league with a practical spirit.
Just when the outside world is discussing that Liaoning is the team of Guo Allen and Han Dejun, perhaps everyone should not ignore that Zhao Jiwei is also a real doer on the basketball court.
After talking about Zhao Jiwei, let's talk about Shen Zijie, an equally "reliable" player.
Prior to this afternoon's playoff game between Shenzhen and Shandong, Shen Zijie won the "Caterpillar Defensive Player of the Year" trophy. The on-site MC shouted out the name of Shen Zijie, a tall inner lineman who was about to turn 25, shyly walked to the center of the field to receive the trophy from head coach Qiu Biao.
This season is also a season of great harvest for Shen Zijie. In addition to receiving the heavy personal honor of Best Defensive Player, he was named to the regular season's All-Team for the second consecutive season.
In fact, as early as January this year, he was elected the best defensive player of the month, and this is the second time that Shen Zijie has won this honor after March last season.
This season, Shen Zijie averaged 2.5 blocks per game, ranking first in the league; the blocking rate was as high as 7.8%, better than 95% of the players in the league; the rebounding rate in the backcourt reached 19.2%, better than 70% of the players in the same position in the league. When Shen Zijie was on the floor, the Shenzhen men's basketball team lost 105.4 points per 100 rounds, 8.2 points less than when he was not on the floor.
To measure a player's value, in addition to being able to see how he performs on the field, you can also look at how the team changes when he is not on the field. In this season's CBA League regular season, the Shenzhen men's basketball team ranked 6th with a record of 26 wins and 12 losses. Shen Zijie started 32 games and achieved a record of 24 wins and 8 losses, and shen Zijie's importance to the Shenzhen men's basketball team is self-evident. Shen Zijie is also a doer on the basketball court.
The CBA said in Shen Zijie's award speech for the best defensive player of the season -
Big bird spread its wings, town guard under the basket, congratulations to Shenzhen Marco Polo player Shen Zijie won the 2021-2022 CBA regular season Caterpillar Best Defensive Player! Solid, casting a no-fly zone under the basket, the steel defense line is forged by him!
In addition to Zhao Jiwei and Shen Zijie, the other two defensive players of the month this season are Wang Zhelin of Shanghai and Zhejiang's Rakosevic. They also escort the team with hard work on the pitch.
In fact, this is the third consecutive season in which Caterpillar has named the CBA's Best Defensive Player. And it is worth mentioning that in terms of the trophy production of the best defensive player award, they also spent a lot of thought -
Taking the steel shape as the main body, a section of I-beam is intercepted as the basis for the modeling, and every memorable defensive fragment is engraved on the trophy, such as 13 steals in a single game, 13 blocks in a single game, and 38 rebounds in a single game.
In addition to these data and the owners of these data, the trophy vividly portrays five players, showing the images of blocks, steals and rebounds, indicating that the whole team can only win the game if they are united and defend with all their strength.
At the same time, in the upper right of the trophy, there are also inscribed four big words of "never give up", which is not only the ballistic creed of every future best defensive player winner, but also the "doer spirit" that Caterpillar has always insisted on and advocated.
Back to the beginning, the reason why Eason Chan's "Lone Brave" can touch people's hearts is that he sings the way ordinary people are desperate for life. Isn't that the case on the basketball court—
Only hard work can win, who says that those who stand in the light are heroes?