Liaoyue war desperate
The Liaoning men's basketball team has encountered an unprecedented crisis in the 2024 CBA playoffs. In the semi-finals, they lost to the Guangdong men's basketball team with a score of 92:98, thus falling behind 1:2 on aggregate. This puts the Liaoning team in a desperate situation, and they will have to give their best in the next game or they will be eliminated from the competition.
In the face of such a grim situation, Guo Allen, the star of the Liaoning team, posted on social media to cheer for the team. He wrote: "We're going to get through it and I'm confident that the whole team is fighting for this victory. "It's definitely a shot in the arm for the team and the fans. Allen Guo's remarks also aroused some doubts and criticism.
Some fans believe that Guo Allen's post at this time inevitably feels too good about himself. In the first two games, he really didn't perform as well as he should, especially when it came to grasping key moments. Some people think that he should first reflect on his performance, rather than post such articles. Others believe that Guo Allen, as the leader of the team, is understandable for him to make such a cry, which reflects his desire and determination to win the championship.
Guo Allen's remarks highlight the current predicament facing the Liaoning team. As the defending champions, they should have had enough quality to beat Guangdong. But the situation is now shocking, they are already in a desperate situation. Such a result naturally makes people have to reflect on what went wrong with the Liaoning team this season.
Yang Ming's coaching controversy
Yang Ming, the coach of the team who encountered a crisis in the Liaoning team, has also been questioned and blamed like never before. Many fans and experts believe that Yang Ming's coaching ability is seriously lacking, far inferior to the previous coach Ugo, and he made some wrong decisions at critical moments, which directly led to the team's defeat.
The most criticized thing is that Yang Ming received a very undeserved technical foul in the game. At that time, the game entered the white-hot stage, and the Liaoning team was only 2 points behind. As the coach, Yang Ming should be calm and calm, but he was furious at a referee's decision and was eventually whistled for a technical foul. This slight mistake directly led to the loss of the opportunity for the Liaoning team to take the lead at a critical moment.
Yang Ming has also received a lot of criticism in terms of employing people. Some commentators have pointed out that he trusts the veteran players too much and ignores the importance of the younger players. In this season, he has overused the three veterans of Guo Allen, Zhao Jiwei and Han Dejun, while young potential stocks such as Jang Jin-lin and Choi Yong-hee have severely limited their playing time. This practice is undoubtedly draining the future of the team.
In the face of these doubts, Yang Ming did not respond positively. It was revealed that the top management of the Liaoning team was also worried about his performance. If Yang Ming does not perform well again in the next matches, his position is likely to be threatened.
Ugo dismissal controversy
The reason why so many people question Yang Ming's coaching ability is largely because his predecessor Ugo achieved very good results during his time in charge of the Liaoning team. Ugo not only led the Liaoning team to win last season's championship, but also won all three games against the Guangdong team in the regular season this season.
Shortly after the end of the regular season, the Liaoning team announced that Ugo would step down and Yang Ming would take over as coach. This decision sparked great controversy and criticism at the time. Many people believe that this is a huge mistake made by the top management of the Liaoning team.
A tiger netizen posted at the time that he foresaw that the Liaoning team would regret it after replacing Ugo, and now it seems that his prophecy has come true. "After Ugo got out of class, the Liaoning team exposed a lot of problems at critical moments, mainly the problems of head coach Yang Ming. This netizen bluntly pointed out the crux of the problem.
Other commentators believe that the reason why the Liaoning team made such a decision is likely to be due to some sophistication considerations. It was reported that Ugo had some contradictions with some of the top brass of the Liaoning team, which eventually led to his dismissal. If this is the case, then the Liaoning team is indeed making mistakes again and again, and dismissing a coach with outstanding achievements without reason can be said to be a rare low-level mistake in the professional sports world.
Regardless of the circumstances, Ugo's decision to leave class has become an indisputable fact. Now the Liaoning team is paying a heavy price for this, and it is likely that they will fall into such a passive situation because of this decision. It also taught other teams a profound lesson: when it comes to success, maintain enough humility and determination, and don't be blinded by momentary fame and fortune.
Player infighting
In addition to the manager's problems, there are also some discordant factors within the Liaoning team, which is also an important reason for their predicament.
The most striking is the incident in which player Choi Yong-hee publicly slandered his teammate Jang Jin-lin on social media. According to reports, Choi Yong-hee posted some inappropriate remarks involving Jang Jin-lin on his personal social media account, publicly slandering and belittling Jang Jin-lin's ability and quality. This act is undoubtedly extremely inappropriate and a serious violation of the basic ethics of professional athletes.
What is even more distressing is that the timing of this incident was at the most critical juncture of the Liaoyue War. As a teammate, Choi Yong-hee was supposed to fight side by side with Jang Jin-lin and work hard for the team's victory. But he made such a statement publicly at a critical moment, which will undoubtedly seriously affect the internal unity of the team, which is intolerable to any professional team.
In the face of Choi Yong-hee's behavior, many fans condemned it. They believe that Choi Yong-hee's own performance on the court is not very good, and he only scored 1 point in this game, but he laughed at his teammate Jang Jin-lin, this attitude is too arrogant and irresponsible.
What is even more regrettable is that this incident seems to be just a microcosm of the internal contradictions of the Liaoning team. It has been revealed that there are indeed some discordant factors within the team, and the conflict between the veteran and the young players is one of them. If Liaoning can't defuse these infighting in time, they are likely to collapse in the remaining games.
The various difficulties encountered by the Liaoning men's basketball team this season include both external factors such as the mistake of the coach substitution, as well as internal factors such as player infighting. The combination of these problems has led to their current passive situation. As a traditional strong team, the Liaoning team urgently needs to reflect comprehensively in the next game, find the crux of the problem, and correct it in time, so as to hope to fight a bloody road again. Otherwise, they are likely to end up this season.