At the end of the first game of the 21-22 CBA Finals, Liaoning defeated Guangsha 98-75, although the two sides played a draw in the first half, but in the third quarter Yang Ming's team suddenly exerted force, the opponent could not be overwhelmed, and soon established a point difference advantage, and it was difficult to erase until the end of the game. Guangsha team lack of major generals, substitute players are seriously deficient in both ability and experience, and because of physical exhaustion, the more they play to the end, the more demoralized, so that all 12 people in the Liaoning team have the opportunity to play, and 11 people have scored, of which everyone is impressed by the young player Zhou Juncheng, who played 8 minutes and got 5 points and 2 rebounds.
At present, the core lineup of this Liaoning team is difficult to distinguish between the main force and the substitute, and every time Fu Hao, Zhao Jiwei and Moland appear, they can create great pressure on the opponent. When the suspense of the game was not great, Yang Ming began to send a fresh force, like Zhou Juncheng, a young, physically strong, fast player, the Outside Line of Guangsha in the fatigue of the fight is very suitable. What is even more surprising is that shortly after the debut, Zhou Juncheng received Zhao Jiwei's second pass, slipped to the bottom to make a successful layup, and got the first 2 points of the personal finals. This is not the end, soon Zhou Juncheng hit another 45 ° three-point shot, in a short period of time to get 5 points, the youngster is also particularly excited, more energetic.
Entering the playoff stage, Yang Ming is relatively fixed in terms of selection, and there is no change in the lineup against Shanxi and Guangdong. But after coming to the finals, Yang Ming made adjustments to the 12-man roster, in addition to making up for Zhu Rongzhen's height, veteran Liu Zhixuan returned, and more unexpectedly, abandoned Yan Handqi but left Zhou Juncheng.
Born in 1997, Yan Teqi is not young, entering the CBA in 2018, but the first two seasons under Guo Shiqiang basically did not have any playing time, played 10 and 6 games respectively, and is said to have the idea of leaving the team. However, in 2020, Yan Zhiqi ushered in a turnaround, on the one hand, Yang Ming took office and needed to make adjustments to the team structure; on the other hand, Gao Shiyan was loaned to Shandong, and his position was just reserved for Yan Zhiqi. Sure enough, in the 20-21 season, Yan Zhiqi played 45 times, averaging 10 minutes per game, but the data was relatively miserable, only 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds, but he did a good job as a blue-collar outside defense opponent's arrow figure, good physical fitness, fast speed, can consume opponents.
This season, Yan Zhiqi has improved, averaging 3.9 points per game and improving his shooting target. However, he is not the only substitute defender in the team, and when Liu Zhixuan is not there, Zhou Juncheng has already emerged. Zhou Juncheng, born in 1999, was recognized at the Summer National Games, and in addition to daring to fight, he also did a good job in seizing opportunities. In the previous two years of the finals, Yan Zhiqi was abandoned, and he did not expect the great opportunity to win the championship this year, and was robbed of the limelight by Zhou Juncheng, who was small.
Of course, Yang Ming has no problem choosing this way, and in the substitute defender, Liu Zhixuan has at least experienced a big game, and he will not panic when he is sent to the field. Although Yan Zhiqi holds the ball a little better than Zhou Juncheng, the outside line of the Guangsha team is weak, and it does not need so many people to grasp the ball, but Zhou Juncheng is better at the end.
Of course, more pressure on Yan Zhiqi Next season, Gao Shiyan returns to the Liaoning team, the outside personnel are very rich, there are bound to be some people will be squeezed out of the 12-man roster, Liu Zhixuan's career has no regrets, but Yan Zhiqi also needs to grab the position with Zhou Juncheng, and at present, the latter has taken the lead.