Xu Xin failed to live up to the expectations of the "successor of the United Arab Emirates".
In the 2021-22 season, Xu Xin, a young interior player who is regarded as the successor of the Guangdong team, finally officially joined the rotation system of the Guangdong first team. As an inside big man with a height of 2.26 meters, Xu Xin has had high hopes since the youth training period and is considered to be expected to become the core of a new generation of the Guangdong team in the future.
However, this season, after many years, Xu Xin finally ushered in an official rotation opportunity. However, his performances in the regular season and playoffs have clearly not been able to fully live up to his previous expectations. In the regular season, Xu Xin got 12.8 minutes of playing time per game, averaging 2.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. Although some progress has been made, Xu Xin's statistical performance is still relatively mediocre compared to the rest of the team's main interior line.
When it comes to the playoffs, the situation is even less optimistic. In the first game of the crucial semifinals, Zhou Qi was unable to play due to injury, and Xu Xin got the opportunity to start. But in this crucial game, he only got 2 points and 3 rebounds, and the negative value was as high as -20, which was a very bad performance.
For a super-tall interior player, the ability to control the basket and rebound steals is undoubtedly the most basic requirement. But in this key matchup with Liaoning Bengang, this young player, who is regarded as the "successor of the United Arab Emirates", can't even take advantage of a guard player like Zhao Jiwei under the basket. Some fans even bluntly said that even if you put a bucket under the basket, you may be stronger than Xu Xin.
Such a performance undoubtedly hit the fans' expectations of Xu Xin. As an interior player with obvious body advantages, but he can't even control the rebound, this kind of performance is really unconvincing. Even though he is still young, as a strong Guangdong team, the cultivation of internal generals is obviously a problem that needs to be solved urgently.
After the departure of the United Arab Emirates, Guangdong's inner line is in urgent need of reinforcement
In this playoff defeat, the problems of the Guangdong team were once again exposed. As a strong team that has dominated the CBA league for a long time, the Guangdong team has always been known for its internal strength. From Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, to Zhou Peng, Zhu Fangyu and other internal superstars, they have all contributed important to the dominance of the Guangdong team.
However, after Yi Jianlian's retirement, the Guangdong team was a little powerless on the inside. In the playoffs, the team had to rely on foreign aid Zhou Qi to maintain the inside line, but Zhou Qi's contract is only one year, and his future is still uncertain. Even in the semifinals, Zhou Qi was unable to play due to injury, and the Guangdong team could only rely on a young insider like Xu Xin to fill the gap.
It can be said that the problem of the Guangdong team's interior has always been a major hidden danger for the team. As a perennial champion giant, if there is a significant decline in the strength of the inside, it will seriously affect the competitiveness of the entire team. Therefore, in the coming season, how to strengthen the interior line of the Guangdong team is undoubtedly the most urgent problem for the team to solve.
In addition to Xu Xin, the Guangdong team also has young inside players such as Zhang Mingchi, Zhang Haojia, and Huang Mingyi. But whether it is from the perspective of talent or experience, they are not yet able to fully take on the heavy responsibility of the Guangdong team. What's more, Xu Xin, as an internal line cultivated by Guangdong itself, will be more critical in the future development.
Therefore, the Guangdong team must focus on cultivating an inside rookie like Xu Xin, so that he can grow into the core pillar of the team as soon as possible. At the same time, if Zhou Qi finally leaves, Guangdong also needs to find a suitable interior player in the transfer market to fill the internal vacuum left by the departure of the United Arab Emirates. Only in this way can the Guangdong team maintain a strong comprehensive strength in the coming season and continue to dominate the CBA league.
Xu Xin's slow progress is worrying
Looking back on Xu Xin's development over the years, people have to worry about his future. As a young insider with high hopes, Xu Xin's progress has always been considered relatively slow.
From the promotion to the Guangdong first team in 2021, it has been a season now. But in the past year or so, Xu Xin's progress has not been great. In the regular season, his playing time and statistical performance were relatively mediocre compared to teammates Zhang Mingchi and others. In the crucial playoff stage, he failed to take on the responsibility without Zhou Qi, and his performance was very poor.
For an inside genius who is 2.26 meters tall, such a performance is incomprehensible. On the basketball court, the core ability of an interior player is the ability to control and rebound under the basket. But even guard Zhao Jiwei was able to suppress Xu Xin in rebounding control, which undoubtedly exposed his shortcomings in these basic skills.
In contrast, other young insiders of the Guangdong team, such as Zhang Mingchi and Zhang Haojia, although their stature is not as outstanding as Xu Xin, they are obviously stronger than Xu Xin in terms of progress speed and current level. This gap naturally makes people worry about whether Xu Xin will really be able to take over the responsibility of the Guangdong team's internal beam smoothly in the future.
It is true that Xu Xin is only 20 years old, and he still has a long career waiting for him to develop. But for such a strong Guangdong team, they obviously don't have much time to wait for an inside rookie to transform. If Xu Xin has been unable to take on the responsibility at a critical moment, it may be difficult for the Guangdong team to win the championship again in the coming season.
Therefore, the Guangdong team must focus on cultivating young inside players like Xu Xin. They need to continue to hone and improve Xu Xin's basic skills in training and games, so that he can grow into the core of the team as soon as possible. Only in this way can the Guangdong team successfully find a new inner backbone and maintain the team's dominance after the retirement of the United Arab Emirates.
The Guangdong team's future internal problems need to be solved
In the final analysis, in this loss in the playoffs semifinals, the weakness of the Guangdong team's interior players is undoubtedly one of the key factors. From Xu Xin's poor performance to Zhou Qi's inability to play due to injury, the problems of the Guangdong team's interior line have been exposed.
This undoubtedly casts a shadow on the future development of the Guangdong team. As a traditional powerhouse in the CBA league, Guangdong has always been known for its internal strength, which is the fundamental reason why they have been able to maintain their dominance over the years. But after Yi Jianlian retired, the strength of the team's interior began to decline gradually.
In this season, although the Guangdong team supplemented the interior line by introducing Zhou Qi, Zhou Qi's contract is only one year, and there are still great uncertainties about his future direction. In this case, the team has to hope for the rapid growth of young interior players such as Xu Xin to fill the gap in the interior line. However, Xu Xin's performance in the playoffs was disappointing, and it did not reflect the strength that he should have as the "successor of the United Arab Emirates".
This undoubtedly casts a shadow over the future of the Guangdong team. If Zhou Qi finally chooses to leave, and Xu Xin cannot grow into the team's main interior line in the short term, then the disadvantage of the Guangdong team on the inside end will be very obvious. This will not only affect the overall competitiveness of the team, but also greatly reduce their ability to challenge for the championship.
Therefore, the Guangdong team urgently needs to take effective measures on the internal issue. On the one hand, they must increase the training of young interior players such as Xu Xin, and let them grow into the backbone of the team as soon as possible through continuous training and game opportunities. On the other hand, if Zhou Qi is unable to renew his contract, the Guangdong team should also actively look for suitable interior players in the transfer market to fill the gap left by the retirement of the United Arab Emirates.
Only in this way can the Guangdong team continue to remain strong in the coming season
Interior strength to ensure that the team can move forward steadily and hit the CBA championship. After all, for a giant club that has dominated the CBA league for a long time, the stability and improvement of internal strength is particularly crucial.
summary
Overall, in this playoff defeat, the performance of Guangdong's interior players has undoubtedly become a key factor. As a "successor of the United Arab Emirates" with high hopes, Xu Xin failed to take on the responsibility at a critical moment, which not only hit the expectations of fans, but also brought the future internal problems of the Guangdong team to the surface again.
If the inside line of the Guangdong team has always been the team's advantage in the past, then after Yi Jianlian's retirement, this advantage began to dissipate. The addition of Zhou Qi has temporarily alleviated the problems on the inside, but his future is still uncertain. At the same time, the slow progress of young inside player Xu Xin also makes people worry about the future strength of the Guangdong team.
Therefore, the Guangdong team must take effective measures on the inside issue. On the one hand, it is necessary to increase the training of young insiders such as Xu Xin, so that they can grow into the mainstay of the team as soon as possible; On the other hand, if Zhou Qi finally chooses to leave, the Guangdong team also needs to find a suitable inside player in the transfer market to fill the inside gap left by the retirement of the United Arab Emirates.
Only in this way can the Guangdong team continue to maintain a strong internal strength in the coming seasons to ensure that the team can move forward steadily and hit the CBA championship. After all, for a giant club that has dominated the CBA league for a long time, the stability and improvement of internal strength is particularly crucial.
We'll have to wait and see if the Guangdong team can successfully solve the inside problem in the future and regain their former dominance.