A recent CCTV program, from the perspective of Yang Ming, the head coach of the Liaoning men's basketball team, reviewed the mental journey of the Liaoning men's basketball team from the champion of the 2017 Tianjin National Games to the successful defense of the 2021 Shaanxi National Games, and told the hardships experienced by Yang Ming in the process of transforming from a champion captain to a champion coach. But it is this show that has once again pushed Yang Ming into the focus of public opinion and has become the object of fierce debate among fans.
In fact, the theme of everyone's debate is not a new topic, in the whole season of last season, fans and the media are fiercely arguing about this topic, that is, whether Yang Ming is the head coach of the Liaoning men's basketball team or not? The view of those who support Yang Ming is that Yang Ming, as a rookie coach, has done a very good job of bringing Liaoning to the league runner-up last season and defending the championship of the National Games.
But people who do not support Yang Ming believe that the lineup of the Liaoning men's basketball team is very strong, there are many national players, the depth of the bench is enough, no matter who is the coach, it should be the champion, as long as it is not a champion, it is a failure. And such a set of lineups, should definitely not give a rookie coach to practice, to know that Yang Ming just took over Guo Shiqiang's coaching whip, but even the coaching staff qualification certificate.
So what qualities should a qualified head coach have? My point is that, first of all, you must have enough tactical system in your hands, secondly, you must have enough adaptability of on-the-spot command, and the most important thing is that you must have enough management ability, so that all the players in the squad are obedient to you, and ensure that there are no contradictions in the locker room that will affect internal unity. And, because you still have a lot of assistant coaches to help you in the first two, the last one is the most important.
Then we first look at the tactical system in Yang Ming's hand, which we must say that Yang Ming does not have his own tactical system so far, but it does not mean that Yang Ming has no tactics on his hands, his tactical system is in line with Guo Shiqiang, until now, the Liaoning team led by Yang Ming has used more of the blocking and demolition system created by Guo Shiqiang for the Liaoning team. Although we have seen Yang Ming try some tactics outside of this system in some garbage time last season, they have not yet taken shape.
Here I must say that although the Liaoning team changed the head coach in 2020, if you don't want to tear down and rebuild, this tactical system must be followed. Because the three leading stars of the Liaoning men's basketball team, Han Dejun, Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei, all grew up under this system, and they have bonuses under this system. I don't need to explain this too much, but I can see from their performance in the national team that without the bonus of this system, the power of all three people will be greatly reduced.
So we say that in the 2019-2020 season, after Guo Shiqiang left class halfway, which coach of the Liaoning men's basketball team can skillfully use this system without wanting to mess up? It must be Yang Ming, and Yang Ming should be the person who is most familiar with this system besides Guo Shiqiang. Not only did he play under this system for many years, but in the last two years of his career, he also had the status of an assistant coach of Guo Shiqiang. Therefore, from the perspective of the tactical system alone, when Guo Shiqiang left the class, Yang Ming was the only person who could let the Liaoning men's basketball team maintain this complete tactical system.
As for the on-the-spot command, this must be Yang Ming's weakest aspect. Because the on-the-spot command is the place where experience is most needed, for example, you have learned the whole set of three-way long fists, and the practice is very skilled, but the so-called tricks and dismantling moves must be groped out in actual combat, which is the place where the real skill is displayed. Of course, if you are particularly skilled in practicing, there will still be a lot of instinctive reactions when you see tricks, but even if you have an instinctive reaction, it is only a passive move.
This is also Yang Ming's biggest problem at present, although this blocking and dismantling system is almost carved in the bones, it is very skilled. When directing on the spot, he can also see the most basic moves, but it can only be passive moves, that is, he must wait for the other party's coach to make moves first, and then he can make his own corresponding adjustments. This point can only be slowly accumulated, fortunately, Yang Ming's growth is also very fast in this regard, in the second half of the season, including this National Games, we can already see Yang Ming take the initiative to adjust the time.
As for management ability, I believe that for the Liaoning team, no one can do better than Yang Ming. We said you don't look at the Liaoning men's basketball team members have a good relationship with each other, but there are really a lot of thorns in it. This is also normal, no matter in any field, people who can really excel will have a little personality of their own. This is one of the reasons why many big-name teams in professional leagues have difficulty reaching the top in the end.
In the Liaoning men's basketball team, let's first talk about the three leading stars, and perhaps only Han Dejun is relatively gentle among these three people. But it is only relatively mild, and honest people can not initiate it. As for Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei, none of them are fuel-saving lamps, to put it ugly, unless this coach is convincing to them, otherwise these two people are thorns, and not any coach can be balanced. I believe that Martinez, the interim head coach of the Liaoning men's basketball team at that time, was the most touched.
This is not all, you must know that the Liaoning men's basketball team had two very hard balls in the background last season, Zhang Zhenlin and Fu Hao. Zhang Zhenlin's mother, Wang Fang, and Fu Hao's mother, Zhan Shuping, are both pivotal in the field of basketball in Liaoning, and even their status in the Chinese basketball world is not low. The abilities of the second generation of these two balls are also very good, especially the personal ability, which is outstanding among the younger generation.
But to be honest, the tactical qualities of the two people are not very mature. And although both of them have trained in the Liaoning youth training system, even Zhang Zhenlin's relationship has been in Liaoning youth training. But both of them have left the Liaoning youth training for one reason or another, and they have not practiced with the Liaoning team for a long time before last season, and they do not have a deep understanding of the Liaoning team's tactics, and you understand from their state of being overwhelmed at the no-ball end last season.
Such a complicated situation, it can be said that after Guo Shiqiang left, only Yang Ming could hold the field. For Han Dejun, Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei, Yang Ming is a veteran captain for more than ten years, whether it is Yang Ming's entire career for the Liaoning team, or the only person in the Liaoning men's basketball team who has retired the jersey, all three people must respect Yang Ming. Coupled with so many years of feelings, Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei can play as substitutes under Yang Ming's arrangement.
But if you change to a different coach, you can try. When Martinez was the interim head coach of the Liaoning men's basketball team, whether it was Guo Allen's "you let me play a little longer, I haven't played enough", or Zhao Jiwei's style of "you can do anything for the Liaoning team, but if you don't need me, I can go", everyone has remembered it. But after Yang Ming became the head coach, Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei, whether it was playing time, starting position or whether it was a rotation, as long as Yang Ming said, the two people listened, this is prestige, this is ability.
As for Zhang Zhenlin and Fu Hao, even Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei have already obeyed, what else do you have to say? So we saw a lot of games last season, two people were squeezed to the bench by Wu Changze, and even in the playoffs, when Yang Ming could no longer train, when guo Shiqiang's favorite three small lineups were discharged, Wu Changze was the starting number four, and Zhang Zhenlin and Fu Hao were arranged on the bench at the same time. To tell the truth, if there is no Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei to take the lead in supporting Yang Ming, it is difficult to make Zhang Zhenlin and Fu Hao so obedient.
Therefore, whether it is for the stable continuation of the Liaoning men's basketball team tactical system, or to calm the locker room. Yang Ming is currently the most suitable candidate for the manager of the Liaoning men's basketball team, and it is difficult to find someone who meets these conditions at the same time. As for the problem of experience, Yang Ming can only grow up with Zhang Zhenlin, Fu Hao, Wu Changze, Yu Zechen and others. There are so many rookies in the main rotation of the lineup who have never played the playoffs, playing such a result, to be honest, in my opinion, it is really successful.
Because if you look at the no-ball end, you will find that in fact, the Lineup of the Liaoning team is not as strong as you think. Playing basketball isn't something you can do with a few explosive dunks and maintain a steady three-point shooting percentage, the most important thing is how you get those opportunities. When the Liaoning team has both Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei, plus Han Dejun, a center who is very good at dominating the ball, it is necessary for these forward players to have a very strong ability to run on the weak side without the ball.
This is also the most lacking thing for several young people, it can be said that in the early stages of last season, they were still in a state of waiting for opportunities, rather than actively looking for opportunities. Although several people have made great progress with the progress of the league, they have not yet reached the level of full integration with the system. Basketball is like this, just look at the card surface is useless, you have to have a good chemical reaction.
It can be said that since Yang Ming really took over the Liaoning team, in addition to Guo Shiqiang, it is really difficult for anyone to do better than Yang Ming. Of course, we say that if you really go and pick a fault with him, he must have. Don't talk about him, you just asked me to pick fault with Phil Jackson and Popovich, and I can figure out a bunch of them. To put it bluntly, the problems I picked out are more professional than many people, after all, many fans can't understand or even look at the no-ball end, and they won't even look at some management things.
But despite such and such problems, Yang Ming is currently the most suitable head coach for the Liaoning men's basketball team. To use a phrase I often say, whether it's a player or a coach, sometimes fit may be more important than strength. Because only suitable can exert the greatest strength, if it is not suitable, you can not play out no matter how strong you are.