At the end of the regular season of the 2023~2024 season, the Guangdong team won the fourth place in the regular season with a score of 37 wins and 15 losses, which is a very good result for the Guangdong team and far exceeds the expectations of the Guangdong team before the game.
The CBA playoffs are about to start tonight, and the first game is a twelve-in-eight game. The Guangdong team will have a bye in the first round of the playoffs, so they will also get a full chance to rest, about half a month.
The imaginary opponents of the Guangdong team in the later stage are Zhejiang Guangsha and Liaoning team, and then it will be up to us to see who can enter the finals in the lower half?
However, it is still difficult for the Guangdong team to enter the finals, especially the team will have some problems more or less, such as Zhou Qi's free throws are a big problem, and Du Runwang's three-point shot is also a hidden danger.
Therefore, after the regular season and the Tianjin team, Zhu Fangyu gave Zhou Qi and Du Runwang a task, asking them to strengthen training every day. Zhou Qi has to practice 500 free throws every day, while Du Runwang has to make 1,000 three-pointers every day, all in preparation for the playoffs.
originally thought that Zhu Fangyu was just talking, but I didn't expect to really put it into action. Today, Zhu Fangyu was personally supervising Zhou Qi's free throws, saying that he would not be given food until he finished practicing 500.
Zhou Qi played 28 games for the Guangdong team this season, averaging 17.7 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, which is very good. However, due to the lack of appearances, Zhou Qi could not participate in the selection of all the regular season awards, otherwise Zhou Qi may be on the list or the best defensive player is very promising.
Zhou Qi's weakness lies in his free throws, which have never been higher than 70 percent in his entire career. In previous seasons, Zhou Qi's free throw shooting rate was only about 50%, but after coming to the Guangdong team, it increased by ten percentage points to 63.1%.
But this is still far from enough, especially in the playoffs under the conditions of fierce physical confrontation, there may be a lot of fouls, if Zhou Qi can not be stable output free throws, it is extremely uneconomical for the Guangdong team.
Of course, Zhou Qi has another problem, that is, his injury problem. At present, Zhou Qi looks very fragile, and I don't know if he can ensure his health in a high-intensity game like the playoffs, which is even the most important point for the Guangdong team.
I wonder if the Guangdong team will be able to win the championship this year?