On the evening of the 16th, the BAIC men's basketball team lost to the Shanghai team 98-118 in the first round of the playoffs, and they were eliminated with a big score of 1-2. Looking at the record and season performance of the BAIC men's basketball team this season, it is not as good as the 2022-23 season, and it is largely burdened by foreign aid, and the overall strength and matching degree of foreign aid are quite different from expectations, and their performance is difficult to meet the needs of the team. And Jorio, who took office halfway, as the coach, was also unqualified, which made the whole team more and more tired, and it became a luxury to enter the quarterfinals. It can be said that the BAIC men's basketball team has experienced a very unsuccessful season and lost a lot of fans as a result.
Fang Shuo, Zhai Xiaochuan, Zhu Yanxi, and Zeng Fanbo all took power in the fourth quarter because of the conflict with the opponent, and the BAIC players ran out of the last bullet, and the result of the game must be very regrettable. Entering the offseason, the BAIC men's basketball team has many problems to solve, the first is to determine the head coach, and then the selection of foreign aid and the introduction of domestic players.
Before the start of this season, the BAIC men's basketball team renewed the contract of foreign coach Layden, internal and foreign aid Leaf, and signed a new guard foreign aid Evans. Layden has brought a lot of changes to the team since taking over in the second half of the 2022-23 season, and has also won the respect of the whole team, especially the players who trust and recognize Lydon. After the start of the season, Layden's coaching performance was still good, and the BAIC men's basketball team focused on offense, and its record was also in the forefront of the league.
In the first stage of the regular season, expectations for this team were high, so many people at that time thought that the offensive ability of defender Evans was insufficient, and the ability to play key balls was lacking, which affected the team's ceiling. Evans is the type of guard that Lydon likes, and his defense, as well as organization and teamwork, are all needed by this team, but his offense can only be considered mid-range in the league. Since then, the BAIC men's basketball team has introduced Keane, the third foreign aid, and it is precisely because of this that Evans' mentality has changed a lot, and his game performance has declined. Keane and Evans are completely different types of defenders, and although he is on the short side, he has excellent long-range shooting ability and big heart traits, and is a player who is confident in himself at all times.
After the end of the first period, the BAIC men's basketball team did not extend Evans' contract, which may have been a wrong choice in hindsight. While keeping Evans may be on the expensive side and not cost-effective, at least Evans' defense and integration with the team is something Keane doesn't have. In fact, if Keane and Evans can rotate as a guard for a long time, then the season process of the BAIC men's basketball team may not be so difficult.
When Keane arrived, it didn't take long to win his chance on the field. And his three-point smash in the Beijing derby established his place in the team. Since then, Keane has played with the team in the middle of the season as the only defender. At that time, Keane was still in a state of attacking when he had the opportunity, and the effect of some games was still good.
But as time went on, opponents paid more attention to his defense, and Keane's disadvantages were magnified. Keane's height disadvantage is evident on the defensive end, while his passing ability is mediocre. At this time, the BAIC men's basketball team was very unlucky to encounter a wave of injuries, and the absence of many main players greatly reduced the overall strength of the team, and they lost one after another in the middle of the season, and the pressure on the team increased sharply.
At this point, Layden offered his resignation, which caught the team off guard to some extent. The BAIC men's basketball team finalized the coach in the fastest time - Italian Jorio, who had briefly served as acting coach. Jorio has a long period of experience as an assistant coach, but he has almost never been a head coach. After taking over the team in a hurry, he didn't make much of a difference to the team. In the first game after Jorio took office, the BAIC men's basketball team ended its losing streak, but since then they have fallen into a trough again. During this time, Keane's on-court role is gradually declining, as the main guard foreign aid, Keane can not revitalize the team well, just have the ability to shoot, but once the opponent's defense is strengthened, his offensive shooting rate will drop sharply.
After seeing this problem, the BAIC men's basketball team signed another guard foreign aid, Jalen Adams. Adams had never played in the CBA before, and he hadn't played in a game for more than a month, so his overall physical condition and the feeling of the game was disappointing. This period is also the most difficult period for the BAIC men's basketball team this season. On the one hand, they have not been able to solve the serious problem of foreign players at the back, and on the other hand, they are under great pressure to lose back-to-back games. After the end of the second stage, the ranking of the BAIC men's basketball team also fell out of the playoff area.
Before the start of the third phase, the BAIC men's basketball team signed guard Booker, which can be seen as a choice for the team to correct mistakes in the season. Comparatively, Booker's overall situation is much stronger than Adams's. As Booker has been on the team for more time, he has gained more trust from the team. Booker is more well-rounded than Keane, and his playmaking and ability to comb the team's offense is better than Keane's. If the BAIC men's basketball team wants to play as a whole, Booker is naturally Jorio's first choice. And Keane's overall performance during this time period tends to be flat. On the one hand, Keane's playing time has dropped a lot, and on the other hand, his offensive firing power is not so good.
The overall performance of the BAIC men's basketball team gradually improved in the third stage, and they finally locked up the 11th place in the regular season. But in the first game of the first round of the playoffs, Booker suffered a thigh muscle strain, and Leaf's leg injury worsened, so the two missed the second and third games, which also affected the team's combat effectiveness. From the coach's point of view, Jorio has also exposed the problem of lack of on-the-spot adjustment ability, many times after a timeout is not clear, and there is almost never a classic comeback battle, and the outside world has never stopped questioning him. As the so-called one general is incompetent, exhausting the three armies.
On the whole, the BAIC men's basketball team has experienced a lot of ups and downs this season, with coach changes, weak foreign aid, and frequent injuries to players, so that the team has to face different difficulties in the course of the season. One of the most important points is that the lack of foreign reinforcements has seriously dragged down the team, and it has lasted for almost the whole season. In some games, the BAIC men's basketball team can only rely on the veteran Fang Shuo as a foreign aid, which also makes the team an alternative to the CBA.
After the end of the BAIC men's basketball team, the domestic player lineup is relatively stable, and most of the players are in the contract period. Only a few players such as Zhai Xiaochuan and Zhu Yanxi have expired their contracts. In this case, the BAIC men's basketball team will definitely need reinforcements in the offseason. Among them, the strengthening of the strength of the back line is a top priority, especially in the selection of foreign aid, we must start early, and we must upgrade comprehensively in terms of strength compared to this season. In addition, the center position of the BAIC men's basketball team also needs fresh blood to join.
At the same time, choosing a good coach is also a very important thing. The lessons of this season have taught the BAIC men's basketball team that it is crucial to choose a suitable coach and give him enough patience, and looking at Guo Shiqiang's Guangzhou team to advance to the quarterfinals is the best example.
BAIC men's basketball team, it's time for major surgery!
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Song Xiang
Editor/Wang Fan