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In a key matchup in the 27th round of the 2023 CBA regular season, the BAIC men's basketball team faced Nanjing Tongxi at the home Wukesong Gymnasium. This game was originally pinned on high expectations by fans, expecting the BAIC men's basketball team to draw a successful end to the three consecutive home games with a victory. However, the result of the match was a big surprise.
Under the watchful eyes of about 10,000 fans, the BAIC men's basketball team not only failed to win, but lost to Nanjing Tongxi with a huge score difference of 85-118. The 33-point difference set the record for Wukesong's largest defeat at home, bringing a huge psychological gap and disappointment to Beijing fans.
On and off the pitch, fan discontent reached a boiling point. Cries of disappointment and anger came one after another, expressing great dissatisfaction with the team. The defeat of the BAIC men's basketball team has undoubtedly become an indelible scar in the hearts of Beijing fans.
The BAIC men's basketball team has been increasing its investment in recent years and striving to achieve better results in the CBA league, but the frequent coach changes have not brought about the desired change. This season, after three consecutive defeats, former head coach Lydon was sacked and Jorio took over. But Jorio's arrival did not immediately turn the tide. Under his leadership, the BAIC team lost to the Zhejiang team with a huge score difference of 37 points in the final game of 2023, setting a record for the largest score difference defeat in 14 years.
The game against Nanjing Tongxi once again exposed many problems of the BAIC team. The team's negligence on the defensive end and weakness on the offensive end have left fans worried about the team's overall form. At the same time, the players seem to have lost their fighting spirit, which is evident from their performances on the field.
BAIC's choice of foreign aid this season has also been controversial. Evans was cut after 12 rounds of play, and his successor, Keane, had some surprises but was clearly not enough to be the team's leader. The subsequent introduction of American guard Jalen Adams, although officially praised as having an "international basketball vision", he only scored a total of 17 points in the first three games of BAIC, failing to show the expected strength.
In this game, the two foreign aides of the BAIC team scored only 19 points in total, while the opponent's Blakeney alone scored 42 points, and this huge contrast highlights the failure of BAIC in the selection of foreign aid.
It is worth noting that the problems of the BAIC men's basketball team are not limited to tactics or foreign aid selection. The team's fundamental problem lies in an aging squad and a lack of internal competitiveness. Most of BAIC's starting five are over 30 years old, and young players have few opportunities to play. Such a squad structure makes the team unable to carry out the dilemma of "replacing the old with the new". While the team pursues results, it fails to boldly use young players, and this contradiction makes the future of BAIC full of uncertainty.
In a high-intensity, high-density CBA league, it is obviously unrealistic to expect them to maintain a stable state and consistent output with only a bunch of veterans to support them. There is an urgent need for the team to bring in young forces and stimulate internal competition in order to achieve better results in future competitions.
In the game with Nanjing Tongxi, Fang Shuo, a veteran of the BAIC men's basketball team, had a fierce conflict with Yin Chunwen, a young player on the other side, and Fang Shuo lost control of his emotions and was finally sentenced to seize power and expelled from the game. This scene is not only a microcosm of the defeat in the game, but also a reflection of the team's psychological state under high pressure. In the face of pressure, the team needs a more mature and consistent response strategy.
The challenges faced by the BAIC men's basketball team are not only technical and tactical, but also a test of the team's structure and psychological state. In order to restore competitiveness in the fierce CBA arena, BAIC needs to fundamentally solve existing problems, inject new vitality, and stimulate the team's fighting spirit and potential. Only in this way can the long-term development and rise of the team be truly realized.