The overall situation of the CBA this season has been determined, and the 20 teams can be divided into four categories in total.
First category: Out of the playoffs, which means no chance to enter the playoffs.
This includes eight teams, namely Fujian men's basketball team, Jiangsu men's basketball team, Shenzhen men's basketball team, Guangzhou men's basketball team, Tianjin men's basketball team, Sichuan men's basketball team, Ningbo men's basketball team, and Jilin men's basketball team.
Fujian team and Jiangsu team have a win rate of less than 13% after half the season, so what can they do to enter the playoffs.
The head coaches of Shenzhen, Tianjin, and Sichuan are average, and it will be difficult to improve this season.
Guangzhou and Ningbo have poor local lineups, with the former being a team of rookies and the latter being a team of marginal players. Even if these two teams use foreign coaches, they will not achieve results in the short term.
Jilin's star player Jones is injured, and the team's strength is halved.
Second category: Competing for the top eight spots, which means fighting for the top eight positions.
This includes four teams, namely Tongxi men's basketball team, Beikong men's basketball team, Guangdong men's basketball team, and Qingdao men's basketball team.
After half the season, Qingdao team is temporarily ranked eighth in the league with a total win rate of 62.5%. The other three teams have a win rate of 54.2% for Guangdong, 56.5% for Beikong, and 50% for Tongxi, with not much difference between them.
These four teams have similar lineup configurations, all having several high-quality locals and a sufficient number of foreign players. In summary, they all have the potential to make it into the top eight, it just depends on who makes fewer mistakes.
Third category: Competing for the top spot.
This includes seven teams, namely Guangsha men's basketball team, Shanxi men's basketball team, Zhejiang men's basketball team, Xinjiang men's basketball team, Liaoning men's basketball team, Shandong men's basketball team, and Beijing men's basketball team.
Under the new foreign aid policy of 4 sections and 7 people, there are no absolute strong teams in the CBA league this season, only relatively strong teams. The above seven teams all belong to the relatively strong teams.
Guangsha has a strong lineup, but the head coach is slightly lacking; Shanxi has a strong lineup, but lacks experience in the playoffs and bench depth; Zhejiang has strong foreign aid, but the local lineup is relatively young; Xinjiang men's basketball team is relatively balanced, but plagued by injuries; Liaoning men's basketball team has enough experience and foundation, but lacks high-quality inside players and is also plagued by injuries; Shandong's local lineup is average; Beijing men's basketball team's foreign aid and coaching staff are slightly lacking in meaning. Therefore, these teams all have the potential to defeat their competitors, that is, they all hope to compete for the top spot, and it depends on who makes the first mistake.
Fourth category: Unpredictable changes, specifically referring to Shanghai men's basketball team.
From the initial 10 losses in 11 games to the current 11 consecutive victories, Shanghai men's basketball team is like two different teams before and after, which is the reason for their unpredictable changes.
Shanghai team may become the biggest disruptor this season.
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