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The 2023-2024 CBA playoffs have reached the quarterfinals, although the official best head coach in the regular season is Qiu Biao's guidance, but most fans may not recognize it. Because the regular season team ranking does not represent the ability and level of the head coach, the real best head coach can only be produced from Zhang Qingpeng, Guo Shiqiang, and Du Feng.
A team's regular season record does not fully explain the level of the head coach, for example, the head coach of Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Wang Shilong, here is not to say that the level of Wang is not good, but because Wang Gui's current main lineup, the team's technical and tactical play is completely continued to be guided by Liu Weiwei, and there is no major change. The top four teams in the regular season are all teams with outstanding main strength and deep rotation lineups, so good results are deserved, and cannot reflect the coaching level of the coaches.
Zhang Qingpeng led this season, and last season, they were the second-to-last Tianjin Pioneers in the league, and almost reached the play-offs. It is undeniable that the team has David James, the league's outstanding killer. However, Zhang Qingpeng's outstanding ability is to integrate James into the team and lead a group of domestic players with low ability to become giant killers. The team is very dependent on James's play, and does not rely on James's play, although the domestic players are poor, but they can give full play to themselves, and the tactical play is not something that every coach can do.
Guo Shiqiang's outstanding ability to coach is to know people well, and there are no big-name players in the Guangzhou Dragon and Lions team, but the players can make rapid progress and stimulate their potential through Guo Shiqiang's guidance, and show their technical level in the game. For example, the reason why Li Yanzhe performed better in Guangzhou Longshi is that the tactical play of Guangzhou Longshi is more suitable for Li Yanzhe's play. The Guangzhou men's basketball team is one of the top teams in the league in terms of the rapid movement of the formation when defending and the team's use of the width of the court when attacking.
There's no denying that Guangdong South China Tigers' squad depth is also among the top teams in the league, and having finished fourth in the regular season is really nothing to be proud of. However, in the third stage of the regular season, the Guangdong men's basketball team showed a technical and tactical style of play, which is ahead of other teams in terms of fast offense and oppressive defense that are most popular in basketball. Moreover, the Guangdong men's basketball team has been successful in cultivating young players, although it has paid the price of declining performance, but the depth of the current Guangdong men's basketball team's rotation lineup is the best in the league.
Therefore, the level of a coach does not depend on the ranking of the team in the regular season, but should be comprehensively considered according to the content of the game, the degree of technical and tactical play, and the effectiveness of reserve force training in the regular season. Therefore, the best head coach in the regular season must be produced between Zhang Qingpeng, Guo Shiqiang and Du Feng!