Quietly, the 27th round of the 2023-24 CBA regular season has kicked off. In the previously concluded game, Xinjiang defeated Guangdong away, and at present, the team continues to lead the standings with a record of 23 wins and 4 losses.
In this game, the process can be described as twists and turns. At its peak, Xinjiang was as many as 27 points ahead of Guangdong. But in the last quarter, under the leadership of Marchand, Guangdong launched a crazy counterattack, and once chased the difference to only 2 points 30 seconds before the end of the game. At the decisive moment, Yu Dehao completed the winning steal and helped the Xinjiang team win.
In the last defensive round, Marchand held the ball, and Yu Dehao took the initiative to press, causing Marchand to make a mistake and get the ball. Judging from the slow-motion replay, Yu Dehao had a very good grasp of the timing of Marchand's play.
This is the ball quotient, you know, Marchand, as one of the best foreign players in the league, his ability to control dribbling, needless to say. Perhaps, the vast majority of players will give up the idea of forcing against Marchand. But Yu Dehao did not give up, and his tough defensive attitude was like a mark deeply imprinted in his bones.
However, although Yu Dehao completed the winning steal, as far as the previous round is concerned, Yu Dehao's performance is indeed a bit unpredictable. The Xinjiang team attacked, Jones was caught with the ball, and the ball was distributed to Yu Dehao on the line, who chose to play single, a jump shot, and the ball hit directly to the top edge of the rebound, which was outrageous.
Therefore, watching the whole game, many fans commented on Yu Dehao: unpredictable. Offense is not what Yu Dehao is good at, and even shooting is Yu Dehao's biggest shortcoming. Can be defended, is Yu Dehao's housekeeping skills. It's no wonder that Du Feng likes him, and when he knew that Yu Dehao had no basket, he recruited him into the national team.
As long as Yu Dehao is present, he is like a perpetual motion machine, running tirelessly. Whether it is against foreign aid or domestic players, Yu Dehao is always at the forefront. Of course, he also has a very high ball quotient, playing against Waters and breaking the latter's mentality. Match up with Marchand, complete the steal, kill the game.
Perhaps, Yu Dehao's skills and playing style are not loved or recognized by many fans, but I have to admit that his defensive ability is the first gear in the league.