Can you imagine? The Shandong men's basketball team, which has always been respected by everyone as the home dragon, actually lost miserably in a crucial life and death battle!
After a few days of brief adjustments, the CBA playoffs officially began, and the Shandong men's basketball team, ranked 8th in the regular season, welcomed the Guangzhou men's basketball team, ranked 9th. The playoffs of 12 to 8 in the first round adopted a best-of-3 system, which means that whoever can win the first game will not only have a psychological advantage, but also get the promotion point!
For the Shandong men's basketball team, the first game must be won, because the regular season performance is very unsatisfactory, and it is necessary to prove itself in the playoffs. And the first game is in their own home court, looking at the previous results, whether it is fans or media, they are basically optimistic about the Shandong men's basketball team winning. And the players themselves are full of confidence!
How big is the faith, how big is the disappointment!
The whole game was completely unexpected! The "home dragon" Shandong men's basketball team was completely out of control, and the Guangzhou men's basketball team was pressed against the floor and rubbed. No matter what method the Shandong men's basketball team takes, it can never change the extremely passive situation, especially the cold feel of the outside, which makes people shudder!
First, Wang Han's tactics were a complete failure
Whether it is the formulation of tactics, the change of formation on the spot, or the pacification of the player's mentality, Wang Han has not done it.
In this game, the Shandong men's basketball team made 32 outside shots and only hit 7 shots. This also includes 3 garbage time shots, if you remove these three balls, the real outside shooting rate of the Shandong men's basketball team is only 16%! Crazy shot 29 times, there is such a low hit rate!
Throughout the season, Wang Han has insisted on focusing on outside shooting, but the three-point shooting rate of the Shandong men's basketball team has always been frighteningly low! However, the stubborn Wang Han always believes that the Shandong men's basketball team can become a three-point team, just like the original Jilin men's basketball team.
The tactical choices of this game are like a microcosm of the entire season. The inside line is indeed very strong, but due to the emphasis on outside projection, the overall band collapses the offensive and defensive rhythm, resulting in the overall loss of control inside and out, resulting in a rout!
In terms of on-field command, the interior attack was excellent throughout the first half, and the outside line could not open the situation. But after the start of the second half, why replace McCleyer? Not only did he not play a minute in the first half, but he also did not play in the third stage of the regular season. There is only one explanation, that is, Wang Han hopes that McLeomer can suddenly make a splash on the outside!
Unfortunately, the idea is good, but the reality is embarrassing. After McLeomer came on the field, the continuous outside shots did not hit, but caused the players on the field to lose their original offensive rhythm.
Of course, there are still many details of the problem, it can only be said that Wang Han really does not understand the Shandong men's basketball team. You can't blame the home fans for always booing you, no result is useless, no matter how famous it is.
Second, Landsberg and McLemer, hurry up
Although the Shandong men's basketball team is the home dragon, before the start of the playoffs, many friends were not optimistic that the team could advance. Because the strength of the three foreign aides is really incredible! Although Gillenwater performed well in the regular season, every time he reached the playoffs, he always played poorly, which can be seen from the previous two seasons. And Landsberg and McLemer, not to mention!
The performance of the whole game was indeed as expected. Although Gillenwater has a good performance, it is also a helpless move, and it can only be said to be decent.
But Landsberg and McLemer, for the fans of the Shandong men's basketball team, can't wait to let them go!
In this game, Landsberg played 15 minutes, shooting 2 of 7 and scoring only 4 points! Worse efficiency than many substitute players! In the first half, Wang Han replaced him in the hope that he could perform in attack, but Landsberg had no desire to attack, just a simple running tactic with the ball. In the minutes of the second half, the desire to attack was also not strong, and occasionally a few breakthroughs were the next step after the teammate blocked.
For McLeomer, 5 minutes of playing time, although short, is already a long time for him. All 4 shots are deflected! Projection is not good, ball is not good, breakthrough is not good! Is this still a foreign aid?
It can only be said that the introduction of the Shandong men's basketball team this season is a complete failure. Whether Gillenwater can stay may be debatable, but Landsberg and McLemer are definitely leaving!
Third, the core of the two major teams, completely collapsed!
Gao Shiyan and Tao Hanlin, as the team's inner and outer cores, performed disappointingly in this game.
First of all, at the tactical level, the efficiency value of Gao Shiyan is -20! The lowest in the game! 1 of 13 shots, 6 missed three-pointers! Didn't turn the tide for the team at a crucial moment. Although Tao Hanlin has scored double-doubles, the team's sluggish offensive efficiency has always been very uncomfortable. There is a martial art under the basket, helpless teammates do not give strength, coupled with the opponent's harassment in turn, resulting in his failure to help the team at critical moments.
The second is the central role, two players as the pillars of the team, not only to score, but more importantly to stabilize the mood of the team, because everyone is watching you, once you get out of control, then the other players will also be impatient.
Gao Shiyan's repeated misses, coupled with the opponent's constant provocations, and the referee did not blow, directly led to his completely unbalanced mentality. Without the calmness of the key moment, he put almost all his energy on the situation of comparing with his opponent, which can be said to directly fall into Guo Shiqiang's trap.
For Tao Hanlin, the problem is even greater. From the beginning of the game, Tao Hanlin seemed to be slow to enter the state, and when he gradually had an offensive feeling, the lack of strength of the outside players always put himself in a senseless switchback run, wasting a lot of physical strength, and his mentality was gradually irritable. This was especially evident in the first minute of the decisive quarter! 3 desperate choices in 1 minute, elbowing the defender on the offensive end, and then punching Jiao Poqiao to vent, this series of performances makes people see the despair of an honest person!
4. Write at the end
The Shandong men's basketball team lost the first and most crucial game, putting itself completely on the edge of the cliff. Why do we define this game as "upset", although the strength of the two teams is very close, but the home record of the Shandong men's basketball team deserves a victory, and the performance of the Guangzhou men's basketball team is not too good, coupled with the absence of interior general Li Yanzhe, so the Shandong men's basketball team must win. It's not a big win, but it's not a loss. Who knows that in the end, there was a very little winning, but a big loss, so it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "upset".
There are so many things to summarize and reflect on in this game, and many fans can hardly hide their tears of disappointment when they see their home team so defeated! In fact, we don't want to bring the rhythm, but through the performance of this game, coupled with the entire regular season, maybe Wang Han and the two major foreign players (Landsberg, McLeimer) can be ready to pack up and leave after the season.
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