The second phase of the CBA regular season is coming to an end, and judging from the ranking of the standings, Qingdao and Beikong have all played a dark horse-level performance, and they all reached the quarterfinals this season after missing the playoffs last season. In addition, the low-key rise of the Tianjin men's basketball team is very surprising, the team was able to reach the top 12 this season when the team let go of many main players such as Meng Zikai and Jin Xin last summer, and Zhang Qingpeng led the team to successfully complete the counterattack. Up to now, the Tianjin men's basketball team has temporarily ranked tenth in the league with a record of 16 wins and 20 losses, and Zhang Qingpeng has made good use of the advantage of five foreign aid in the fourth quarter.
Tianjin men's basketball team ranked first in the three leagues
The rise of the Tianjin men's basketball team this season is not accidental, judging from the details revealed by head coach Zhang Qingpeng, all the players are very hard in daily training, and the coaching staff has very high physical requirements, which is why the Tianjin men's basketball team is not favored by the outside world, but can still play competitive. Up to now, the Tianjin men's basketball team has three statistics ranked first in the league, hitting 13 three-pointers per game, averaging 40 three-pointers per game, and shooting 83.7% of the league's first.
In addition, the Tianjin men's basketball team also has a very good home record this season, with 13 wins in 19 games, and such an excellent record can even rank in the top eight in the league. This season, the Tianjin men's basketball team has defeated Guangsha, Guangdong, Qingdao, Shanghai and other strong teams, and the team has shown strong competitiveness.
From the perspective of lineup configuration, the lineup of Tianjin men's basketball team is not luxurious, and the team has three foreign aids, David James, Rochester and Hamlet, David James is Tianjin's No. 1 scorer, averaging 26 points, 13 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, and can also hit 2.4 three-pointers per game, is a very versatile big foreign aid, Rochester is also efficient, contributing 16.8 points, 5.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds this season, hitting an average of 2.3 three-pointers per game, it is really getting older and more demonic, Hamlet's performance is disappointing, only 6.7 points and 2 assists per game this season, and the overall performance is far below the expectations of the coaching staff.
In terms of local players, the Tianjin men's basketball team also has major players such as Shi Deshuai, Zhang Yunmeng, Tian Yu and Li Rongpei. Due to Lin Tingqian's injury again, the team's backcourt responsibility fell to Li Rongpei, and he did not live up to Zhang Qingpeng's expectations, averaging 10.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 0.8 steals per game this season, and also hitting 2.1 three-pointers per game, and has transformed into an all-round guard; Zhang Yunmeng also dares to fight on the court, and the offense and defense are very comprehensive, averaging 10.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, he is also a big surprise for the Tianjin men's basketball team this season; Shi Deshuai is also very stable, averaging 11 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game; Tian Yu's performance is decent, with an average of 9 per game.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.9 blocks.
Zhang Qingpeng led the team to complete the counterattack
After last season's personnel adjustment, the strength of the Tianjin men's basketball team has declined seriously, but Zhang Qingpeng still led the team to complete the rise, he chose to reuse the young players in the team, and gave foreign aid Rochester and David James enough trust, and the Tianjin men's basketball team has also achieved results beyond expectations. With the momentum of the Tianjin men's basketball team this season, after breaking into the playoffs, it is possible to continue to play the role of a big dark horse.