In this season's CBA League, there are 2 teams that have brought a lot of surprises to the fans, they are the Shanxi men's basketball team and the Shanghai Jiushi men's basketball team.
After Yang Xuezeng returned to the team, the Shanxi men's basketball team became the biggest dark horse of the season. So far, Shanxi has beaten a number of CBA teams such as Liaoning, Guangdong, Shenzhen and Beijing Shougang. It can be said that the Shanxi team has been so successful this season, and the coaching of the veteran coach Yang Xuezeng has played a very important role.
The situation with Shanghai is different, with Jiushi Club investing the most of any CBA team this season. The addition of wang zhelin, Ren Junwei and Franklin and several other strong reinforcements from home and abroad has brought the overall strength of the Shanghai team to a new level this season.
However, for the Shanghai team, their most powerful "reinforcement" this season is CBA coach Li Chunjiang. After Li Chunjiang officially joined Shanghai, the Shanghai team quickly turned salted fish and suddenly became a real strong team from a weak CBA brigade.
Under the careful tutelage of Li Chunjiang, the Shanghai team has undergone tremendous changes at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. As of this round of the league, the Shanghai men's basketball team has achieved 14 wins and 3 losses, ranking third in the league.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that so far, the Shanghai men's basketball team's average score per game, average rebounds per game, average assists per game, average steals per game, average free throws per game, fast attack score, scoring using opponent errors and defensive efficiency are at the top of the CBA.
It is not too surprising that the Shanghai men's basketball team can have so much data to rank first in the league. Because the current Shanghai team is really doing really well.
New signing Franklin has now become the backfield thigh of the Shanghai team, although Franklin's scoring data is a significant drop compared to the Shanxi team, but he can put more energy into organizing the team's attack. In this way, Franklin not only played easily himself, but also effectively revitalized the entire team's offense.
And Feng Lai, a big foreign player who joined Shanghai in the second stage of the league, did not have any situation that did not adapt to the CBA League. In the past four league rounds, Vonle can get 12.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 1.3 assists after averaging 21.5 minutes per game.
In addition, youngsters Guo Haowen and Li Tianrong have also played very well this season, and can provide a steady stream of fire support in the second team of the Shanghai team.
Due to the team's outstanding performance in the league this season, some fans believe that the Shanghai men's basketball team will become one of the favorite teams to win the championship this season. Although the CBA championship is still a bit distant for the Shanghai men's basketball team that has just begun to recover, the recent news that super foreign aid Fredette is expected to return to Shanghai in advance still gives fans the hope of the Shanghai men's basketball team to win the championship.
As the most aggressive small foreign player in the CBA league in the past few seasons, Fredette's projection ability is unquestionable. Unlike the past few seasons when they have to score and organize offense, since this season's Shanghai team has two strong foreign players, Franklin and Vonle, Fredette only needs to be able to maintain his good touch on the outside.
If Fredette can provide enough support to the team on the outside, then the pressure on the Shanghai team's interior line will be alleviated a lot, and Wang Zhelin and Ren Junwei will be more successful in the attack on the inside.
The simultaneous blossoming of the inner and outer lines will undoubtedly make it more difficult for all the opponents of the Shanghai team to defend them, coupled with the iron-blooded defense that Li Chunjiang is best at, so that the current Shanghai team will become one of the few teams in the current CBA league that can compete with Liaoyue.
Of course, although the Shanghai team has three outstanding foreign assistants fredette, Franklin and Feng Lai, their overall strength and foundation are still a certain gap with Liaoning and Guangdong. Therefore, it will take some time to compete for the CBA championship, but the impact of this season's playoff final four should not have too much suspense for the Shanghai men's basketball team.