"How did Liu Peng lose and how did Lu Wei win by giving up one person and activating another, leading to a 13-game winning streak for the Shanghai men's basketball team?
If we were to compare the season of the Shanghai men's basketball team to a novel, it would undoubtedly be a story that starts with a bleak opening and ends with a remarkable comeback. The central figure in this story is undoubtedly the team's "emergency-appointed" head coach - Lu Wei.
The difference between a 1-win and 9-loss record and a 13-game winning streak sounds like a world apart, but this "miraculous reversal" did not come out of nowhere. It hides the art of on-site decision-making by coaches, the activation of player potential, and the reconstruction of team atmosphere. It is not only a victory in sports events but also an excellent example of choice, persistence, and change.
Let's start from the beginning of the season. The Shanghai men's basketball team was disappointing at the beginning of this season. With a 1-win and 9-loss record under Liu Peng's coaching, each game felt like digging a deeper hole. The data doesn't lie: the team's offensive performance was weak, and the defense was riddled with flaws. The number of losses made fans once call for a complete rebuild of the team.
Where was the problem? Perhaps the approach to finding the core was flawed. Coach Liu Peng bet on Dai Hao, the tall player, hoping to build an offensive and defensive system centered around him, but Dai Hao's performance was lackluster.
It could be that the tactics weren't working, or perhaps his personal state wasn't at its best; in any case, he became a "dead weight" for the team. The key issue was that while lacking efficiency on the court, this fixed tactic also compressed opportunities for other players, such as Yuan Tangwen and the "Li Hua brothers" Li Tianrong and Li Hongquan, who were often sacrificed into "supporting roles."
In the locker room, everyone walked with their heads down, and there was no trace of fighting spirit in their eyes. At this point, the Shanghai men's basketball team had already seen the view from the edge of the cliff.
Taking over the reins in a crisis, Lu Wei turned the lost ship around immediately after taking over! How did he do it? Simply put, Lu Wei brought a "soul cleansing" to the locker room, reigniting the fighting spirit in everyone.
The first thing Lu Wei did after taking office was not to change tactics but to reorganize the internal atmosphere of the team. He abandoned the excessive reliance on certain players from the previous coach's period, such as Dai Hao, who was often "pushed to the forefront." Instead, he implemented a more flexible and freer personnel system. He began to heavily utilize Yuan Tangwen, daringly unleashing this young guard with strong organizational abilities. On the court, we saw Yuan Tangwen acting like a soul commander on a chessboard, with clear passing ideas, indirectly igniting the potential of other players.
Furthermore, the rise of the "Li Hua brothers" can be considered one of the biggest surprises of the season. Li Tianrong plays steadily, Li Hongquan can both break through and shoot, and the "brothers" not only have默契配合 on the court but also became the team's jokers off the court, bonding closely. In the eyes of outsiders, this is no longer a disorganized team but a force full of cohesion.
It can be said that the "slingshot" of personnel in Lu Wei's hands hits accurately and fiercely.
Of course, without tactical support, harmony alone is useless. Lu Wei used his "small lineup" tactics to finally give the team a new style.
What is a "small lineup"? Simply put, it prioritizes speed, revolving around quick passes and efficient three-point shots. Abandoning the traditional big center playstyle, they push the pace and rhythm, using agile cooperation and precise shooting to leave opponents speechless. This tactic is both fast and deadly, allowing passers like Yuan Tangwen and the flexible positioning of the Li Hua brothers to thrive.
In many games during the 13-game winning streak, this tactic had stable performances, but if we talk about successful classic cases, the match against Tianjin was undoubtedly the most exciting. With a score of 132-108, the point difference was sufficiently exaggerated. I couldn't help but wonder, is this still the familiar "hard-luck brothers" Shanghai men's basketball team? This tactic not only freed the team from traditional constraints but also gave a vivid lesson to those teams with conservative views: basketball can be played like this!
Without discussing Hawkins, we cannot fully analyze Lu Wei's art of personnel use. Judging from the previous few games, the performance of this foreign aid was not exciting, and many people thought he was an ineffective signing for the season. However, in the match against Tianjin, Lu Wei played a "wild card" like playing poker.
After Hawkins came on the court, he scored an astonishing 24 points in just 28 minutes. His accurate mid-range shooting and explosive power under the basket instantly ended the suspense of the game. Afterward, many people questioned why Hawkins' potential was not visible before. The answer is actually not complicated - in the stifling tactical system under Liu Peng, he did not have an appropriate stage to showcase himself. What Lu Wei saw was his breakthrough ability and the positional advantage formed with the opponent's "tall opponent," so he boldly tried it, unexpectedly revitalizing the entire team.
Simply put, success and failure both lie in personnel use.
Looking back at the history of the Shanghai men's basketball team, we find that this team has always had a bit of a "cockroach spirit." When Li Qiuping coached, who would have thought the team could win the championship? It was also a journey from being in tatters to a glorious upgrade, supporting the basketball legend of Shanghai. And now, Lu Wei seems to have become another "firefighting hero," reigniting hope for the team in the trough with his on-site decision-making and unique perspective.
Interestingly, the recovery of the Shanghai men's basketball team has never relied solely on foreign aid but has been built on the foundation of outstanding local players and tactical changes. From Li Qiuping to Lu Wei, this point has never changed. Obviously, this 13-game winning streak is no exception.
The glory of a 13-game winning streak does not necessarily mean a smooth future, but at least for this moment, the Shanghai men's basketball team stands on the horizon of victory, deserving of pride for the entire team. As for the fans, the question is: how long can this momentum last?
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