On October 30, 2017, the manager lacked a major general, and the team's Beijing Shougang team, which has yet to run in, lost 87-93 away to Jiangsu Kendia in the first game of the 2017-2018 new season yesterday. Judging from the performance of the whole field, the newly introduced foreign aid performed mediocrely, but the domestic players were pleased, which made the reconstruction road of Beijing Shougang team starting this year not smooth.
The shortage of major generals is fraught with difficulties
Injuries are part of competitive sports, and although head coach Yannis is reluctant to use it as an excuse for losing the first game, the Beijing Shougang team did have to face the reality of a shortage of major generals in the first game, and the strength was greatly reduced. Before the new season could begin, Sun Yue underwent ankle surgery, resulting in reimbursement for the entire season. Chang Lin failed to pass the physical fitness test and could not play in the first five rounds of the league; captain Ji Zhe and newly introduced national player Liu Xiaoyu recently sprained his ankle, of which Liu Xiaoyu's injury was still more serious, he was in a wheelchair to participate in the team's departure ceremony. These players are the main players of the team, and their absence has reduced the strength of the whole team by half. But the "bad luck" of the Beijing team is not over, after arriving in Suzhou, small foreign aid Alan Jackson has a gastrointestinal discomfort again, and had to go to the hospital for infusion treatment the day before the game. Although Jackson claims to have recovered a lot of health, there is definitely a gap with his best state, that is, under such circumstances, Beijing Shougang team embarked on the first game of the new season, and the results can be imagined.
The level of foreign aid needs to be examined
The role of foreign aid in the CBA is well known, and Shougang has had a successful foreign aid combination such as Marbury and Morris in the past 6 years, and their successor is under pressure. Judging from the performance of the first CBA game yesterday, the performance of Shougang's new foreign assistants Alan Jackson and Hamilton is decent, although there are characteristics, but there is still a gap with the "Mamo" combination. Neither Jackson nor Hamilton love to play alone, which is in line with Yannis's team basketball philosophy. Jackson's passing, splitting, and good control of the rhythm of the game' Hamilton's high protection of rebounds and defensive enthusiasm are worthy of recognition, but their offensive initiative and scoring ability are not enough. Jackson scored 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting and shot 42 percent from the field, while Hamilton scored 19 points on 8-of-18 shooting and shot 44 percent from the field. The combined scores of the two foreign aides are the same as the points of one foreign aid of Jiangsu Lux. Although the value of a player cannot be measured by the number of points alone, in the CBA game, the scoring ability of foreign aid is often an important factor in determining the strength of a team. Jiangsu's foreign aid Brooks was the key to Jiangsu's victory last night, and not limiting him to score consecutive points was one of the main reasons for Beijing's defeat.
In addition, Beijing's rebounds were 11 less than their opponents, especially in the key moments of the second half, allowing opponents to grab rebounds in the front court. The performance of the Shougang team was not stable, some stages played well, and some stages had many problems. Yannis said it was normal for Jackson and Hamilton to need an adaptation process. 'For every foreign player who plays the CBA for the first time, they need to adapt to the way their teammates play, to the chances that are the moments when they should shoot, and I believe they are very capable players and they will also find their own rhythm and play better and better."
Domestic players are comforting
Compared with the general performance of the two new foreign aides, the performance of Beijing Shougang's domestic players, especially young players, is gratifying. In the past few seasons, the highest scoring player on the team has not been many domestic players, but in the first game of the new season, Fang Shuo became the highest scoring player in the whole team. He played 41 minutes and scored 26 points, making him the best player on the team last night. Fang Shuo hit the shot at the beginning of the game, scored the team's first two points of the season, and in the first quarter he scored extremely efficiently, almost without missing a shot, becoming the team's main attacker, and he scored 14 points in the first half, pushing Brooks to become the half-time scoring king, and also surpassing his average of 9.7 points per game last season. In the second half, the whole team attacked unfavorably, and the score was behind, Fang Shuo still fought desperately, and at the end of the game, he hit three points in a row, and also used fouls to win the last chance to counterattack.
The absence of the main players has given the young players more opportunities to play. Youngster Wang Xu entered the starting lineup and gave 4 assists for his performance is worthy of recognition. Mixed-race center Tarek Garniyu made his CBA debut as a substitute for the foreign center, playing 14 minutes, 10 minutes more than Zhang Songtao. Although the young people can not yet pick up the beams of the team, but the fledgling they dare to play, do not fear the stage, and make a good start for their careers. 'I would like to congratulate the young players, who have done a great job on the pitch and have dared to fight. Yannis also praised the performance of the young players after the game.
The existing players, plus Ji Zhe, Chang Lin, Liu Xiaoyu, the overall level of Shougang's domestic players in the entire league can be regarded as the middle and upper reaches, if the performance of foreign aid is more powerful, the whole team is more perfect, the performance of this team is still worth looking forward to. (This newspaper Suzhou this morning special telegram)
Source: Beijing Evening News reporter Chen Jiakun