Tonight, the first leg of the eight-in-four knockout round of the playoffs between Liaoning Bengang and Shenzhen Marco Polo will be played at the Liaoning Gymnasium, the home of the Liaoning team. In the first round of the playoffs, the Shenzhen men's basketball team played three games with the Beijing control men's basketball team, and finally passed with a score of 2-1, and in the ranking of the entire regular season, the Liaoning men's basketball team ranked first in the league, but the Shenzhen team only ranked eighth.
In the morning, the Liaoning men's basketball team in Shenzhen team after the end of training, went to the stadium for the last training before the game, the training interval head coach Yang Ming also accepted an interview with reporters on the spot, he commented that the Shenzhen men's basketball team is a very strong opponent, the regular season ranking does not represent the real level of the Shenzhen team, the staffing of the two teams is also very close, he believes that tonight's game, Liaoning men's basketball team to win, will be very difficult.
To the delight of fans, Yang Ming also specifically mentioned the newly signed small foreign aid Sherif Cooper in the interview. Yang Ming said that through the first half month of training, he believes that Cooper has basically met the team's requirements, but at the same time, he also needs to pass the test of the actual game in the next playoffs. This also proves that Yang Ming is still relatively satisfied with Cooper, you must know that after Jalen Adams joined the Liaoning men's basketball team, Yang Ming's overall evaluation of it was not high, thinking that Adams's personal performance and training status are far from the team's requirements, and in the end, Adams only played five games for the Liaoning men's basketball team, and the two sides parted ways.
Now, Sherif Cooper can be evaluated by Yang Ming, which proves that his personal ability and game attitude are in line with the needs of the Liaoning men's basketball coaching staff. On the other hand, this proves that Sherif Cooper does have quite good quality, and Cooper was regarded as the next Chris Paul in college, and he also put on a wonderful performance of two-handed dunks in the team's previous training sessions, which is enough to prove how strong his talent is.
Originally, Sharif Cooper should have been the secret weapon prepared by the Liaoning men's basketball team for the playoffs, Yang Ming could have released a smoke bomb in today's interview and evaluated Cooper in the same way as Jalen Adams, but perhaps Yang Ming's unintentional words inadvertently revealed the secret tactics of the Liaoning men's basketball team, which may also make the Shenzhen men's basketball team prepare in advance.
It's just that Cooper belongs to the players who joined the CBA team for the first time, and the outside world doesn't know much about him, so Cooper's personal characteristics and what role he will play in the Liaoning men's basketball team, I'm afraid the head coach of the Shenzhen team, Zheng Yonggang, is also unpredictable, if Cooper can continue his performance in the NBA Development League, then maybe this season Liaoning men's basketball team can still win the final championship even in the absence of Guo Allen!