Tomorrow, the first round of the CBA playoffs will officially start, and the prelude to determining the ownership of this season's championship has officially begun. But this season, the problem of the aging of the team has become more and more prominent, Yang Ming has the same script as last season in his hand, from the team to the playoff grouping, so can he break the game and defend the title this time?
First of all, Liaoning's playoff grouping this season is the same as last season, the half of the region and Guangdong Guangsha are divided together, the latter two will meet first, and then Liaoning is likely to play the semifinals with the winner between Guangdong and Guangsha, which is simply a remake of the 22/23 season playoffs, and even the opponent of the other half is still the Zhejiang team.
This season, Liaoning coach Yang Ming not only has the same playoff grouping situation as last season, but also has a similar team in his hands, the second elder inside is still the main pillar, Zhao Jiwei and Zhang Zhenlin are still the core attack points, and the main foreign aid is still Moreland and Fogg, which has not changed much from last season.
Many people question whether the Liaoning team is old, and the difficulty of defending the title this season will increase infinitely, but in fact, Yang Ming still has a way to break the game, a total of three points! First of all, what kind of performance can Guo Allen play in the recovery playoffs, even if there is only 7 successes, Guo Allen can play the playoffs and is also a winner and loser. The second is the integration of Liaoning's new foreign aid Cooper, his ability is not questioned, as long as the integration is good, the playoffs will be a miracle. The third point is whether the newcomers can break out, Li Huyi and Zhang Junhao may not become the shining points of the playoffs and even the finals.