For Guangsha, a traditional CBA powerhouse, this is undoubtedly the biggest crisis moment they face. After many years, the team suffered another heavy defeat in the playoffs and missed the Final Four, leaving the entire team and fans in deep disappointment.
It seems that just yesterday, Guangsha once occupied the commanding heights of the CBA League, competing with Guangdong for the third position, showing good strength. But now, they suffered a 35-point defeat at the most critical moment, and the morale and self-confidence of the entire team have been dealt a heavy blow. This defeat is like a heavy stone, pressing on the hearts of every Guangsha player.
What's even more worrying is that this defeat is only the tip of the iceberg that the Cantons are currently facing. The team is about to face a complete rebuild, with contracts of up to eight players expiring, including the core of the team - Hu Jinqiu, Sun Minghui and Zhao Yanhao.
These three young players are undoubtedly the future of the Guangsha team, and their departure and stay will directly determine the future direction of the team. But in the fierce CBA league, it is not easy to retain such first-team players. After all, they are all the sweets that all parties are rushing to want, and the Guangsha team must come up with enough confidence and funds to renew the contract.
If the rebuilding of the player lineup has been a major problem for the Guangsha team, then the fate of coach Wang Bo is another hidden time bomb. As a rookie coach, although Wang Bo has excellent coaching talent, he always seems to be incompetent in decision-making at critical moments. This crushing defeat in the playoffs undoubtedly further exacerbated the dissatisfaction of fans and management with him.
Some people even bluntly said that if Guangsha wants to achieve better results in the future, it is better to choose to change the coach. After all, a team that is expected to challenge for the championship needs a manager with strong strength and effective on-the-spot command to lead. And Wang Bo's performance in this regard has never been convincing. Therefore, in such a grim situation, the management of Guangsha may need to consider the possibility of changing the coach.
If the rebuilding of the squad and the selection of the manager are the two major problems facing the Cantons, then the overall rebuilding plan is still to be determined. The team must make the right decisions in these key areas in order to finally get out of the current predicament and start the championship again.
For Guangsha, the most urgent problem to solve at present is undoubtedly how to retain core players. As many as eight players will have their contracts expired in Guangxia, including Hu Jinqiu, Sun Minghui and Zhao Yanhao, who are known as the "Three Youths of Guangsha".
These three young players are undoubtedly the future of the Guangsha team, and their outstanding performances have frequently become the focus of fans' attention. In the past season, they have often been key pioneers for the Canton team, helping the team to achieve great results.
But the problem is that in the fierce CBA league, excellent players are often the object of many strong teams. If Guangsha wants to keep these stars, it will inevitably need to come up with enough money and development space to lure them. This is undoubtedly a big challenge for a team that has not won a championship for a long time.
Especially for Sun Minghui, he is the object of covetion by many teams. This two-way guard has led the team to complete thrilling performances such as three kills against Liaoning and Guangdong in the playoffs, and can be described as the forward leader of the Guangsha team. If he eventually leaves, I am afraid it will bring irreparable damage to the team.
At the same time, Guangsha also needs to make careful choices when dealing with other players whose contracts are expiring. Players such as Li Jinxiao, Wang Qingming, Lai Ke and Zhao Jiayi, although not as good as the "three young", also play an important role in the development of the team. Reasonable retention of these players will also be a key point in the reconstruction of Guangsha.
It can be said that the major adjustment of the player lineup is undoubtedly the biggest problem facing Guangsha at present. They will have to make the right choices about retaining key players and dealing with other players' contracts in order to lay a solid foundation for the future of the team.
In addition to the reconstruction of the player lineup, another major problem that the Guangsha team is currently facing is the future of coach Wang Bo.
As a rookie coach, although Wang Bo has excellent coaching talent, he has also caused a lot of controversy. Especially in this playoff loss, his personnel decisions and tactical arrangements have been severely criticized by fans. Some people even bluntly said that if Guangsha wants to achieve better results in the future, changing the coach may be inevitable. Looking at the entire CBA league, a novice coach like Wang Bo does lack enough on-the-spot command ability.
In addition to the problems of the player lineup and the selection of the coach, the Guangsha team also has serious problems in the introduction of foreign aid. Some fans bluntly said that Guangsha's choice of foreign aid was the "big sinner" that caused them to lose.
In the past few years, the foreign aid introduced by Guangsha has often been mediocre and difficult to bring a key impact to the team. To a certain extent, this also constrains the development potential of the team. In contrast, a strong team like Guangdong can bring in some NBA-level high-level foreign players every season to inject strong competitiveness into the team.
This may also be an important reason for Guangsha's repeated failures at critical moments. If they can make better decisions on the selection of foreign players, I believe that the overall strength of the team will also improve. After all, in the CBA arena full of suspense, a good foreign player can often have a decisive impact on the team.
Therefore, the management of Guangsha also needs to be extra cautious in the selection of foreign aid. They must fully understand the characteristics of the CBA league, choose high-level foreign players who fit the team's tactical system, and inject strong offensive and defensive capabilities into the team. Only in this way can Guangsha play its best competitive state at critical moments and compete for higher ranking goals.
Of course, this is not an overnight success. The rebuilding of the team will have a long way to go, requiring the full cooperation of the management and coaching staff, as well as the full commitment of the players. Only by working together can they finally regain their glory on the stage of the CBA and cheer those once disappointed fans again.