Liaoyue vs. G1 reversal! Du Feng endured the pain and cut his love, and after promoting the 3 big 00, Zhou Qi refused to renew the contract in advance
The first game of the semifinals of the 2024 CBA playoffs is scheduled for 19:35 on May 1, this Liaoyue battle has attracted a lot of attention, the Guangdong men's basketball team confirmed the absence of the two main forces before the game, Zhou Qi is in the suspension game, and Ren Junfei can't play with a knee injury, so many fans are optimistic that the Liaoning men's basketball team can go down first. However, at present, the team led by Du Feng does not intend to give up, on the contrary, Du Feng has made changes in the lineup, judging from the team's 14-man lineup, Du Feng will completely give up the two big inside warriors.
First of all, the first inside warrior is Zhao Xuhong, in the first few games of the regular season this season and the Liaoning men's basketball team, Du Feng reused Zhao Xuhong many times on the inside, but he did not bring much help to the team, and Zhao Xuhong did not have the ability to project, could not open up space for the team, and his style of play was soft as a whole, so Du Feng completely gave up Zhao Xuhong after entering the third stage.
The second inside warrior is Xu Xin, since entering the playoffs, Du Feng no longer relies on Xu Xin on the inside, and the regular season can give young people a workout, but when entering the knockout round, Du Feng will not give Xu Xin more opportunities to appear. Although Xu Xin's height and arm span are enough to become an excellent frame protector, his pace is too slow, and his ability to eat cakes and score is too poor, similarly, the reason why Du Feng did not use Xu Xin in the quarterfinals to eliminate Guangsha is that he also has no projection ability, and he will always make inexplicable mistakes.
On the contrary, Du Feng will reuse the three post-00s players in the semi-finals of this Liaoyue war. The first person is Zhang Mingchi, from the third stage to the quarterfinals of the playoffs, Zhang Mingchi's explosive performance surprised Du Feng the most. In the fourth game of the elimination of the Guangsha men's basketball team, Zhang Mingchi entered the starter and became a wonder soldier, picking up frontcourt rebounds and scoring twice on offense, and even hitting three-pointers. Even with his eyes on it, he can contribute to both ends of the floor. Including the victory over the Liaoning men's basketball team at the end of the regular season, Zhang Mingchi scored 15 points in 13 minutes and became Zhou Qi's most reliable substitute. Therefore, in the first game of the Liaoyue War in the semifinals, Zhang Mingchi will still be the starter, and Du Feng has high expectations for him.
The second player is Zhang Haojia, this player is very similar to Zhang Mingchi's explosive node, and it is also from the end of the third period, he showed accurate three-point shooting ability in the game, hitting an average of 3 three-pointers per game, and the defensive end is also a big iron gate, he came off the bench very well, and Du Feng gradually increased his playing time. In this semi-final, Du Feng is expected to replace Hu Mingxuan in the opening 9 minutes into the starting lineup. Zhang Haojia can be qualified for the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, and he is also the most important defensive leader in Du Feng's defensive system.
The third player is Huang Mingyi, who is also a post-00 generation and is only 20 years old this year. He didn't get much of an opportunity to play during Zhou Qi's suspension, because the Guangdong front line has a lot of manpower. Zhang Hao on the inside also performed very well, but with Ren Junfei's injury, the opponent was a strong defending champion. Therefore, Du Feng must reuse Huang Mingyi, and during the preparation for the semifinals, Du Feng specially practiced Huang Mingyi's three-point shot, hoping that his projection can help the team.
It is worth mentioning that during Zhou Qi's suspension, many fans were concerned about Zhou Qi's contract renewal in Zhu Fangyu's live broadcast room. Zhu Fangyu also admitted that he would try his best to renew Zhou Qi's contract in the offseason and strive to let him stay in the Guangdong men's basketball team. Zhou Qi and the Guangdong men's basketball team signed a one-year contract with a maximum salary, but the confidentiality agreement was exposed, and the Guangdong men's basketball team only nominally reserves the right to renew the contract with Zhou Qi with a maximum salary, but in fact, Zhou Qi can still join any team as a free agent this summer, and then it will depend on how high the Guangdong men's basketball team's bid is.
Therefore, now Zhou Qi's team rejected the contract extension with the highest salary offered by the management of the Guangdong men's basketball team before the semifinals of the playoffs, Zhou Qi and Sui Ran are both shrewd basketball people, if the Guangdong men's basketball team cannot win the championship this season, it means that Zhou Qi's bonuses, endorsements and sponsors will be reduced. If a big city team can pay tens of millions of signing fees for him in the offseason, then Zhou Qi has a high probability of leaving. Therefore, Du Feng needs to be prepared at the moment, and the Guangdong men's basketball team must not rely too much on Zhou Qi.