Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Hao Haoyu
"We fought without each other, and after six consecutive wins, our minds were a little relaxed."
On October 30, after losing to Zhejiang by a score of 101-124, Guangdong coach Du Feng was somewhat helpless to say the main reason for the defeat.
Following a crushing defeat to their opponents in last season's opener, Guangdong suffered a crushing defeat in front of the youth team, ending their six-game winning streak since the start of the tournament.
From the post-match statistics, the Guangdong team was in an overall disadvantage, and the rebounds alone were 13 less than the Zhejiang team. In fact, in the last game against Shenzhen, the Guangdong team once fell into passivity due to the lack of enthusiasm for rebounds, but fortunately it turned the situation around after adjustment. Now facing a stronger Zhejiang team, once it is in the inferior position in momentum, even if it is an old defending champion, it is difficult to break the game.
The core of the Guangdong team, Yi Jianlian, is still in the stage of recovery through the game, scoring 10 points in less than 9 minutes of playing in this campaign, and the efficiency is not low. The UAE's outstanding performance also allowed Guangdong to take the lead in the first quarter, but then the Zhejiang team, which was more fierce and more eager to win, fully mastered the rhythm of the game.
Wu Qian scored a game-high 29 points, and Yu Jiahao grabbed 17 rebounds. The Guangdong team grabbed the most rebounds in fact zhao Rui, who played as a defender, which also reflected the lack of rebounding protection from the side.
However, a defeat in the regular season does not mean anything, after all, the league is long, and the Guangdong team is still in the stage of training by competition. Even in the long run, losing at this point is not a bad thing.
The six consecutive wins obviously made the Guangdong team a little lax, even in the first leg of the season 10 days ago, the Guangdong team also stubbornly limited the zhejiang team's play, and easily won with a 16-point advantage. Although Du Feng has repeatedly reminded young players that they hope that they "don't win a few games and float away with a few good performances", players are not machines after all, and it is normal to relax their mentality after winning.
Before this game, Guangdong team made many mistakes against Sichuan team and Shenzhen team, although the final win, but it is more or less related to the opponent's strength. In this battle, facing the impactful Zhejiang team, the Guangdong team swallowed the bitter fruit of the defeat.
At present, the Guangdong team is still not in the best condition, in addition to the UAE League is still recovering, the double foreign aid has not yet returned to the team, although the young players have made rapid progress in recent years, they still need to be tempered in their mentality. If this defeat allows the Guangdong team to leave the burden of consecutive wins and play the next game steadily, this "tuition fee" will be worth it.
As Du Feng said: "The league is very long, every game needs to be focused, and then the team needs to adjust well." ”