The CBA regular season has been played quite a bit this season, and the sample of the game has reached a point where it can be discussed. If you want to talk about dark horses this season, in terms of the content of the first 7 rounds of competition, there are many teams that can be included in this range. But today I want to talk about the big dark horse Shanghai team, this team finally got rid of the previous image. Become a CBA dark horse? The offseason operation was a great success, the strong team is the touchstone, and Li Chunjiang still has to work hard.
The most successful team in operation this offseason is Shanghai. At the player level, they introduced Ren Junwei, Liu Zheng, these good players, not to mention, but also spent a lot of money to get MVP center Wang Zhelin. What's more, the team also got the right to sign super foreign signing Franklin. In this way, the Shanghai team's paper combat strength has increased rapidly, and there are many players who can play. On the other hand, the team also recruited the championship coach Li Chunjiang as the coach.
It is obvious that the Shanghai team has improved rapidly, after all, the operation of the offseason is a big deal. However, often such a team, the normal situation at the beginning of the season needs time to run in, because the lineup, tactics and so on have changed. However, judging from the team's record after the first 7 rounds of matches, the result of 5 wins and 2 losses can still be satisfactory. In terms of this record, we can call the Shanghai team the CBA dark horse, after all, the winning rate is quite high.
Looking at the 7 games of the Shanghai team, it is still quite interesting. The opener beat Tianjin 120-94, defeated Sichuan 118-84 in the second game, lost 103-109 to Beijing in the third game, lost to Guangdong in the fourth game 97-112, defeated Fujian 117-93 in the fifth game, defeated Jiangsu 109-94 in the sixth game, and defeated Beijing 105-86 in the seventh game. These competitions are very representative and are the best reflection of the current Shanghai team.
As far as the Shanghai team won the game, it was a big score to beat the opponent, and did not give the opponent any chance. Especially in the confrontation with the Beijing team, the first game regrettably lost, and the second confrontation directly completed the revenge. However, the loss to the Guangdong team in this game is more injured. The team's poor performance is on the one hand, and the main players are suppressed by the opponents. In fact, a strong team is the best touchstone, and it is also the best time for the Shanghai team to check the shortcomings and fill in the gaps, and losing can reflect more problems.
As far as Li Chunjiang's creation of the team is concerned, it is still very successful. On the offensive end, Shanghai averaged 110.7 points per game, ranking first in the league. Li Chunjiang has established a relatively complete offensive system, and the combination of internal and external lines is quite good, especially after Franklin's blessing. The Shanghai team on the defensive end is actually not bad, if you want to compare with the teams in Beijing that are known for their defense, Li Chunjiang still needs to work hard to continue to polish this defensive lineup.
The purpose of the Shanghai team's offseason operation is not just to make the playoffs, they have higher goals. As far as the current overall pattern of the alliance is concerned, it is still the Guangdong team and the Liaoning team that dominate, the Zhejiang team is a new upstart force, and the Guangsha team also has the possibility of doing things. Of course, we must not forget the Shanghai team, they can play a variety of lineups. The next tournament is very important for the Shanghai team, especially when facing the strong teams of the league, it will continue to test the combat strength of the Shanghai team.
The CBA has basically not changed this season, but like the Shanghai team in the future, it is still possible to break through the pattern. Let's see how they perform in the later stages, after all, they are a team with a big change in lineup.