After stepping down as the head coach of the Shanghai men's basketball team, Li Qiuping gradually disappeared from the vision of the fans, and only occasionally appeared in various youth basketball activities with the title of head coach of the Shanghai men's basketball team. Recently, Li Qiuping made a guest appearance on a live show and talked about his views on some hot topics after the CBA rematch.
"Empty court affects player excitement"
The conference system after the restart of the CBA League is actually not unfamiliar to Li Qiuping, who led the Shanghai men's basketball team to the National Games in previous years, but when it comes to empty games, the meritorious coach who has 30 years of coaching experience has also never encountered, "The empty field is unprecedented, at most, the audience is smaller." In the past, when we played at the Luwan Stadium, because of the huge difference in strength between the two teams, there were very few fans, but it was not completely empty. "As a manager, how to mobilize the enthusiasm of the players on the pitch is a university question, and the empty field undoubtedly increases the difficulty of it, and the adjustment of the game time also affects the competitive state of the players," the excitement of the players will definitely be affected. Although we have seen CBA companies try to create an atmosphere in the scene in some ways, the effect is also good, but it is certainly different from the usual league. Another point is that this time there are games arranged at noon and afternoon, generally speaking, the players are eating or resting at this point in time, so they also have to adapt slowly, and it is really difficult to mobilize the enthusiasm at the beginning. "
In Li Qiuping's view, the empty game is not only a challenge to the athletes themselves, but also a rare opportunity, "As athletes, they definitely hope that the stadium can be more lively, because the league is actually a stage to show themselves, and everyone hopes to be able to make the fans cheer for themselves." But the experienced player is actually not disturbed by these off-court factors, because he has experienced more scenes and played more steadily, so this is also an opportunity to train the players. Li Qiuping said that without the "interference" of fans, it does not mean that the tension of players on the field will be reduced, "there is no pressure from the audience, but the pressure of winning and losing has always existed, so the string of players will not be loosened, not to mention that in the playoffs, this pressure will become more and more intense." "
In addition to the empty game system, another major change after the restart of the CBA League comes from the reform of the playoff system, of which the single-elimination system in the first two rounds has added to the excitement of the game, "Fans want to watch more games, feel that a game is not too enjoyable, but this season is indeed because of special circumstances, next season will start in October, so the entire schedule must be compressed." This format is indeed more brutal, but for the team, it can save a lot in terms of physical fitness, less home-and-away boat and car fatigue, and the number of games has also been reduced. "
Li Qiuping admitted that a game-winning format increases the probability of upsetting, for some relatively weak teams, see more hope on the following gram, "In the past, we basically determined the final result with strength, but this time it did increase uncertainty, just like the NCAA League in the United States, there may be some teams with the strength to compete for the championship, and the result is that even the top eight can't get in." "
As a head coach, Li Qiuping has been called "Little Zhuge By Small" because of his unique employment, so he has been named "Little Zhuge Ge" by the outside world, and for the single-elimination system that is prone to cold doors, he frankly said that this is a challenge for the coaching staff of each team, "All teams must be more fully prepared, which does not allow you to have any mistakes." Li Qiuping said, "Another point is that the reaction on the spot should be faster, because unlike the previous loss of the first game and the second game, this does not have any opportunity to adjust, so the on-site command and adjustment should be very timely, and the whole pressure is indeed greater than before." "
"Relying on foreign aid to do everything alone is not profitable"
For Qingdao, the host city of the CBA rematch, Li Qiuping is no stranger. In the 2014-2015 season, as the head coach of the Qingdao men's basketball team, he led the "DengHaha" three foreign aid combination to help the team enter the final four historically, "Qingdao is indeed a good place, we saw that the whole organization of the tournament is very orderly. "
It is worth mentioning that Li Qiuping visited Jinan Road Middle School in Laixi City once in early June, and established the Li Qiuping Basketball Studio of Jinan Road Middle School, which is committed to cultivating and transporting youth reserve forces for Qingdao, Shandong and even the whole country, doing a good job in youth training and campus basketball popularization activities, and striving to build Laixi into a professional basketball talent training base.
As China's first restarted large-scale national sports event, the CBA League has received widespread attention from the society after the resumption. With the loss of most foreign aid, a group of domestic young players seized the opportunity and played a very brilliant performance, allowing fans to see the hope and direction of the future development of Chinese basketball, but at the same time, foreign aid cut high scores, and the phenomenon of the team not winning still exists.
In a recent game against the Shandong men's basketball team, Tongxi foreign aid Joseph Yang scored the third highest score in the history of the CBA League with 74 points, of which the first quarter personally won the team's 21 points, but the team finally suffered a 15-point defeat, which caused heated discussion at home and abroad for a time, "This is indeed a more common phenomenon after the introduction of foreign aid in the CBA League, some foreign aid data is very luxurious, but the team can't win the game, such a situation will happen more in the last six teams." "
Li Qiuping said that in some relatively weak teams, it is often the case that domestic players "accompany the prince to study", "the offensive ball is handed over to foreign aid, and the defense is done by domestic players." Basketball is a collective project, you can't put the egg in a basket, foreign aid does not play well to lose, play well may not be able to win, this is not the purpose of our introduction of foreign aid. We hope that foreign aid can drive domestic players and improve the overall level of Chinese basketball, and we don't want too many such situations to occur. Even if the foreign aid ability is strong, it must be able to integrate into the whole and drive the whole team to win. Including the season when the Xinjiang men's basketball team won the championship, everyone was talking about Adams' personal ability, but in fact, domestic players are also very important, and I think that a phenomenon similar to this is harmless for the CBA league. "
"Only Xinjiang can stop Guangdong"
As the CBA League enters its final stage, the attribution of the final championship has become a hot topic among the fan community. In the case of the Guangdong men's basketball team winning 24 consecutive wins in the regular season, many people believe that this season has ushered in the "big finale".
In addition, according to domestic media reports, the Guangdong men's basketball team is currently striving to pick up foreign aid Marzan Brooks from the United States in the form of charter flights, which undoubtedly further increases the weight of the Guangdong men's basketball team to win the championship. In Li Qiuping's view, the Xinjiang men's basketball team with Zhou Qi is the most promising challenger to become the last champion, "Xinjiang team is the biggest opponent of Guangdong team, because their overall strength is there, of course, other teams also have opportunities, but relatively speaking, Xinjiang plays more people." They really only have Zeng Lingxu in the first position, but now they are also reinforced by foreign aid. "
As the meritorious coach who once led the Xinjiang men's basketball team to defeat the Guangdong men's basketball team in the 2016-2017 season and lifted the first CBA league championship in the history of the team, Li Qiuping frankly said that today's Xinjiang men's basketball team highlights a wholeness, and foreign aid is only a means for the team to strengthen, "The arrival of foreign aid is more to make up for Xinjiang's attacking firepower, there is a more stable, more grasping point." "The Xinjiang men's basketball team as the number one enemy of the Guangdong men's basketball team, Li Qiuping's most important point is the return of Zhou Qi, "We know that the Guangdong men's basketball team has Yi Jianlian, which is the team's dinghai god needle, not only the performance of both ends of the attack and defense is excellent, but also plays a leading role." With Yi Jianlian on the field, the confidence of the Guangdong men's basketball team is very strong, and his play has been very stable, the attack range is also very large, and there are very few players who can restrain him at this point, but the Xinjiang men's basketball team has Zhou Qi. "
In Li Qiuping's view, the Xinjiang men's basketball team wants to be able to go further in the playoffs, and even threaten the supremacy of the Guangdong men's basketball team, in addition to Zhou Qi's performance, but also rely on the two "long guns" on the outside line, XiRelijiang and Kolan Baike, "Xinjiang's outside line lacks a stable scoring point." Now Abdul Salam is injured, the performance of Xi Rejiang and Koran Baike is not too stable, they are a bit of a 'nerve knife', if their state can be stabilized, it is a big improvement for the Xinjiang men's basketball team. If you want to break the wrist with the Guangdong men's basketball team, then every position of the team must have the ability to compete with them. For another Beijing team that is expected to challenge the Guangdong men's basketball team, Li Qiuping also gave his own views, "Beijing is a very stable team, but their shortcomings lie in their own scoring ability, they rarely score more than 100 points." The offensive firepower of the Guangdong men's basketball team is obvious to everyone, and it is very difficult to control their score within 100 points to win. "
On January 18, the Shanghai men's basketball team officially announced that the team's head coach Li Qiuping will no longer serve as a first-team coach and will be transferred to the head coach of the club, and will focus on the construction of the club echelon and the cultivation and exploration of young players.
(Editor: Yao Fan)