The CBA 2021-2021 season has officially started on October 16, and the current first stage of the schedule is in full swing, as a traditional strong team Guangdong Hongyuan, currently with a pace of 5 consecutive wins, has achieved a good start without foreign aid.
Although Guangdong's inner line is so weak in the absence of the UAE League, Guangdong's fast, tight attack and defense system has slightly made up for such a deficiency, but it is undeniable that the internal line has a controversial player like Su Wei, which is some guarantee for winning.
So why can an interior line like Su Wei, who moves slowly, often fouls, and has unstable free throws, gain a foothold in Guangdong? What does Su Wei mean to Guangdong?
Su Wei, 32 years old, 212cm tall and weighing 120kg, joined the Guangdong Youth Academy in 2003 and was promoted to a team in 2006, officially starting his CBA career. So far 15 seasons. Except for the transfer to Xinjiang in 2013-2016 and the transfer to Qingdao in 2016-2018, the remaining 10 seasons were in Guangdong. In Guangdong he also won 8 championships with the team. (5 in 2006-2013 and 3 in 2018-2021).
Everyone was curious why Guangdong did not hesitate to exchange Liu Chuanxing's potential inside line, plus a few young players to replace Su Wei, and the annual salary was also very high at that time. Su Wei's ability to move, respond, defend, and end are all declining, which is where everyone has been criticized. Is it worth it?
Until last season, the UAE was off for the entire season due to a ruptured Achilles tendon the previous season, and Brooks was in the playoffs, due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, and the season was reimbursed. In this context, Su Wei's performance may give everyone some answers.
In the three finals, against the Liaoning men's basketball team, which is strong and strong, Su Wei tried his best to block Han Dejun, who was more flexible and stronger than him.
Although there is the addition of inside and outside timpfson, he is temporary after all, not in the state, and the integration with the team is very low. He was flexible, but he was not tall and inexperienced. The arduous task of defending Daehan could only fall to Su Wei.
Scenes of Su Wei's desperate card position, grabbing rebounds, returning defense, creating kills, falling to the ground to save the ball, etc. all fell in the hearts of fans, and contributed his strength to Guangdong's rush to the eleventh crown in CBA history.
Just like he said at a celebration banquet in Guangdong, every time he saw the Guangdong game, he failed to participate in it, could not contribute himself, strength, felt good heartache, this time back, he must do all his energy, help the team, until he can't play, retire, but where the team needs, he will go on. Don't give up, don't quit the group, go all out.
This is Su Wei, a player who has always been controversial. But on the road to Guangdong's three consecutive championships, he has been obscure, the data can be ignored, and the key moments can play a role for the players.