No accident, the Xinjiang men's basketball team lost to the Liaoning men's basketball team 99-109, swallowed the fourth defeat of the new season in the "Xishi Hometown", and ranked 19th in the regular season, only higher than the new Ningbo Fubon men's basketball team.
Compared with the fourth place in the regular season in the past season, the Xinjiang team this season has declined significantly, and the record of relying only on the victory over Ningbo Fubon to avoid total defeat has made many fans ridicule - taking a bayi team, and then another bayi team.
However, if you combine the current lineup, injuries and foreign aid of the Xinjiang team, we will find that the performance of the Xinjiang team seems to be accidental, but it is inevitable.
Zhou Qi had no one to replace
How important is Zhou Qi to the Xinjiang team after returning from the NBA? There have always been many answers to this question, but it wasn't until the 2021-22 CBA season officially began that the answer was so clear for the first time – Zhou Qi had no one to replace.
At the pre-season departure ceremony of the Xinjiang men's basketball team, guo Jian, the general manager of the team, highlighted the "little giant" Zhu Chuanyu, "His progress is very fast, and he has also improved in terms of strategy through summer training." The coaching staff will decide how to use him according to the situation, but I believe that Zhu Chuanyu's performance this year will definitely make everyone look forward to it. Guo Jian said. The subtext is obvious – the team is ready for Zhou Qi's departure.
Unfortunately, when the league really started, everyone found out that the management's idea was too naïve. Zhu Chuanyu, who had high hopes, contributed 7 points in 5 games, and his slow movement speed was completely unable to meet the team's requirements.
Rutubula was hated by Zhu Rongzhen
Rutubula was beaten 2+1 by Zhu Rongzhen
Starting center Rutubra has made significant progress, but his lack of experience and easy fouls have allowed Xinjiang to experience the pain of not having a center at a critical moment in two qualifying card battles.
In order to make up for the weakness of the interior line, Xinjiang has pulled Shalamu, who has successfully transitioned to the third position, back to the fourth position this season, which has increased the pressure on the Xinjiang captain, who is still recovering from injury.
"No one uses it, I don't fight more finished." After 34 minutes of bitter fighting with Hu Jinqiu, who was taller and heavier than himself, Abdul Salam said helplessly.
After that, facing the north control, Shalamu even stood in the center position at the last moment, at this moment, the "human shortage" of the Xinjiang team on the inside line was exposed.
Rebounding on the Xinjiang team lost 33-69 to Beijing Control 36, the team's internal disadvantage was infinitely magnified, at the post-match press conference, Adi Jiang was very emotional and helpless to say: "If the rebound is not lost 36, even if it loses 15, the result will be different ..."
In the past, the Xinjiang team has always been known for having sufficient reserves of internal personnel, and there are always good players such as Sun Tonglin and Yu Changdong on the bench. But in this season when Liang Yingqi's cruciate ligament is broken, Revkatijiang is embarrassed, and Azmet is not tall enough, they have completely become a "small" team targeted by opponents on the inside.
In addition to the internal line, the outside line of the Xinjiang team is equally difficult. The immature Silzati and the limited-sized Arslan are just suitable candidates for the third point guard, the one-year-old Zeng Lingxu has not found the excellent form of the past season under the plague of injury, and only the evolved Yu Dehao can be qualified for the role of commander of the stadium.
Compared with the first position, the choice of the second position is more helpless. As the team's second best defender and pitcher, Liu Lipeng suffered a major injury, which made the team only choose Tang Caiyu, Zeng Lingxu, Qi Lin, these "amateur" second position cameos. The effect can be imagined.
Injuries and injuries
If the departure of Zhou Qi and Mo Tai is a foreseeable difficulty for the Xinjiang team, then the injury is really an unavoidable dark arrow for the Xinjiang team.
Since Adi Jiang coached the team, the Xinjiang team has suffered cruciate ligament injuries in the Three people of Abdul Shalamu, Liang Yingqi and Liu Lipeng. Of these, only Abdul Salam has returned to the pitch.
Although it has been nearly a year since his comeback, Abdul Salam has not returned to his best form. Whether it's shooting feel or confrontational strength, he needs more time to find the feeling. This is clearly not good news this season when manpower is short.
This season, the first and third positions are the most abundant positions of the Xinjiang team, and the second position and the fourth and fifth positions are the most short-manned. Unfortunately, the injuries of Liu Lipeng and Liang Yingqi made the Xinjiang team worse.
In fact, in addition to a few players who suffered serious injuries, Zeng Lingxu had a foot before the start of the season, and Tang Caiyu also stitched more than a dozen stitches because of the scratch on his little thumb, and the luck of the Xinjiang team this season was really not good.
Glory is gone
For many years, the Xinjiang men's basketball team has been the absolute protagonist of the CBA offseason. With the financial support of one of the best in the league, top stars such as Zhou Qi, Liu Wei and Li Gen continue to visit Urumqi. Unfortunately, all this is already a glory of yesterday that cannot be copied.
In order to protect the interests of small and medium-sized clubs and encourage teams to invest in youth training, the CBA League officially launched a "salary restriction order" in the 2020-21 season. It is true that this "salary restriction order" does protect the interests of most clubs, but unfortunately, the Xinjiang team has unfortunately become an innocent person who was "mistakenly injured" by this rule.
Being able to maintain competitiveness for many years after the establishment of the team, the magic weapon of the Xinjiang team is not him, and it is willing to invest in It. According to past reports, the Xinjiang team has invested 70 million yuan in a single season in the distant 2013, and in the two seasons before winning the championship and winning the championship, the team has burned 250 million.
Crazy investment, the Xinjiang team also has its own grievances. Xinjiang is so remote, it takes 3 hours to fly to the nearest away field, don't you work the treatment, people come? This interview with Hou Wei a few years ago can be said to be the best footnote. Until, until, the "wage restriction order" and the "new crown virus" arrived at the same time.
Under the background of the "salary restriction order", the Xinjiang team has been unable to issue contracts with obvious advantages. In the case of a small income difference, it is natural for stars to choose a big city like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. "The Xinjiang team can now retain people who are already in the team, which is already a success." In this regard, a Xinjiang men's basketball insider once said so.
The arrival of the "new crown virus" has put Guanghui Group, which has many employees, under huge financial pressure. It is understood that in the first few months after the unsealing of Urumqi, the Staff of the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team could not receive the full salary. Letting go of veterans such as Xi Relijiang and Yu Changdong is actually a helpless move to reduce the financial pressure of the team.
In addition to domestic players, xinjiang teams are also not easy to introduce foreign aid. Because of the epidemic prevention policy, the Xinjiang team needs to spend far more time than other teams to process. The salary advantage no longer makes it difficult for them to compete with other teams for foreign aid. "The Xinjiang team has also contacted Feng Lai before, but he finally chose the Shanghai team." Previously, Weibo broke the news that the blogger Jiangnan's city had said so.
For the disadvantages of the Xinjiang team in the reinforcement market, the insiders of the Xinjiang men's basketball team are also very clear, "Now as long as you can hear the foreign aid who joins the CBA, it basically has nothing to do with the Xinjiang team, and the competition is not enough." "Maybe most Xinjiang fans are still difficult to accept, but this is the real position of Xinjiang team in the reinforcement market."
"Congratulations to Ah Ti Jiang for leading the last Bayi team back!" After the fiasco of 39 points in the first round of Guangsha, the message of such netizens in Urumqi, Xinjiang was topped to the first place in the post.
It is said that it is easy to enter luxury from simplicity, and it is difficult to enter frugality. But Xinjiang fans may really have to start learning how to "go from luxury to frugality".