In the game on January 5, Beijing time, the Guangdong Hongyuan men's basketball team once again tasted the bitterness of defeat, and in the confrontation with the Shanxi Fenjiu men's basketball team, it was originally in the lead with a 16-point advantage at the beginning, but in the end, due to the opponent's tenacious counterattack, the Guangdong men's basketball team failed to hold the advantage at the critical moment, so that the whole game was lost by a large margin. Such a result is obviously not a simple failure that can be described, it exposes the serious challenges faced by the Guangdong men's basketball team, as well as the team's own problems. After the game, head coach Du Feng's "dumping" behavior could not hide his lack of ability, and at the same time, players such as Waters Jr. and Xu Jie may also need to re-examine the direction of their future careers.
The problems exposed by the failure of this competition go far beyond the scope of pure technical level, and involve Du Feng's talent strategy deployment, coaches' attitudes and other factors at a deeper level. For example, Du Feng's overconfidence in the face of key moments in the game led to the team's failure, and Du Feng's lack of a bold strategy to use young core players and fully exploit their potential was also one of the important reasons for the team's failure. However, the performances of several young players who stood out in this match were not as good as they could have been.
For example, Hu Mingxuan, although he played 27 minutes on the court, he only had two effective shots and only scored 5 points, while Zhang Haojia, who had a chance to start, only made 1 of 3 shots and scored 3 points, Zhang Mingchi hit 1 of 3 shots and scored 2 points, as for Zhang Wenyi, although he had 7 shots, he only hit 2 times, and the total score was only 7 points. In contrast, Xu Jie, who also played, performed much better, with a total of 6 shots in 24 minutes of playing time, including 3 of them, contributing 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
What is puzzling is that Xu Jie, who should be the brightest of the five talented players in the Guangdong men's basketball team, actually got the least opportunities in the game. This phenomenon undoubtedly exposes Du Feng's strategic mistakes and unwiseness in the allocation of talent resources. Why would he rather allocate opportunities to other players who are not as good as Xu Jie, and deliberately cut Xu Jie's playing time?
First of all, it's important to be clear that basketball is a team game, and each player's performance is affected by the overall team and how well the other players play. Therefore, it is not possible to draw an individual's strength or inferiority from a game's individual performance. However, if we take a closer look at the specific performance of these young players on the court, it is not difficult to find that there is still a lot to be improved in their performance and shooting selection in the game.
In the case of Hu Mingxuan, he frequently chose to blindly break through and gamble on three-point shots in the game, which led to his personal offensive inefficiency and inability to bring enough effective support to the team. At the same time, his defensive performances have not been able to meet the expectations of the team, with frequent problems such as scoring goals or defensive missteps. All of this has had a direct impact on Hu Mingxuan's overall performance in the game. On the contrary, Xu Jie's performance in the game showed a high-quality and stable situation. Not only is he excellent on the offensive end, taking every opportunity he takes, but he is also able to maintain a positive attitude on the defensive end, putting everything in the way of blocking opponents and making up for his actions. It is because of this excellent performance that he was able to show his value in this game.
In the just-concluded event, the league leader Guangdong team encountered headwinds for the first time, especially in the performance of the first three quarters, whether it was the player's performance or the technical and tactical arrangement, it caused extensive discussion and thinking. At this critical moment, someone needs to step up and take on the responsibility of scoring and controlling the team, but what is surprising is that Xu Jie only played 14 minutes in the first three quarters, which undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention and controversy.
In the limited time, Xu Jie only got 3 shots, and this number was lower than Zhang Wenyi in the same position even in the guard line. However, even so, Xu Jie still scored 2 goals with extremely high efficiency, which is indeed worthy of our recognition. Not only did he help the team improve the efficiency of playmaking and cooperation on the court, but his individual scoring ability should not be underestimated. However, compared with the team's foreign player Weems and Marchand, who also has strong ball control and scoring ability, Xu Jie has very few shots and opportunities, which is really incredible.
On the other hand, coach Du Feng paired foreign aid Hu Mingxuan with Weems, which also made people feel quite puzzled. Although Hu Mingxuan has always been known for his sharp breakthroughs and creativity, in this event, he made many mistakes, and even had problems with the basic dribbling, and when Hu Mingxuan partnered with Ma Shang, the offensive organization of the two was seriously affected, causing the team's offense to fall into a trap, and Xu Jie could only passively sit near the baseline and watch his teammates run back and forth anxiously, with obvious helplessness and sadness on his face.
From this key event, it can be seen that there is a clear difference in Du Feng's attitude towards Xu Jie and Hu Mingxuan. In particular, Hu Mingxuan, whether it is at a critical moment or in the overall performance, is particularly eye-catching, and seems to have become the first choice in Du Feng's heart. Even when time was of the essence, Du Feng still chose to give him considerable trust and support. However, relatively speaking, Xu Jie has not received the same degree of attention and treatment. This has caused many Guangdong fans to question and dissatisfied, and even some die-hard fans have made a stand, if this situation continues, they are happy to see Xu Jie transfer to the rival Liaoning team.
A fan said: "Xu Jie is an excellent athlete with strong development potential, and he needs to have more opportunities to play and shoot to show his talented side." An enthusiastic fan expressed his opinion, "If he can't be treated fairly and impartially in the Guangdong team, with plenty of playing time and opportunities, then he should probably consider playing for other teams that are more suitable for him." ”
On the other hand, Du Feng did not encourage the team when it lost, but sprayed his teammates to add fuel to the fire, who can stand it, it is too speechless!