Liaoning Men's Basketball Team Defeats Shanghai! The Truth is Finally Revealed, Even More Hair-Raising to Watch!
The Liaoning men's basketball team defeated Shanghai! The truth has finally been revealed, and it's even more hair-raising to watch! Netizens have pointed out incisively that the Shanghai team's 16-game winning streak was not ended by Liaoning but by the referees. Lu Wei's temper is still too mild; if he were as fiery as Yang Ming, the referees wouldn't dare to be so blatant. Sometimes, making a fuss is necessary to put pressure on the referees. Without going into other details, Yan Shouqi twice and Xue Bu once faked falls, all of which were called fouls against Xue Bu, greatly affecting Shanghai.
Liaoning lacks a number three position, scores poorly at the four position, and their number five, Da Han, is too tired. They can only rely on the one and two positions for offensive scoring, making it very difficult for Liaoning.
Objectively speaking, whether or not they exposed shortcomings of Shanghai that weren't magnified before, losing this game isn't necessarily bad. It will allow the team to see shortcomings they hadn't noticed or taken seriously before, which is most important for the team's improvement. Initially, I wanted to see Lofven play, but he didn't get on the court. Liaoning's lack of coordination is evident; they've become a foreign player-dominated team. This style of Liaoning basketball is something I haven't seen in twenty years. This year, it's all about individual foreign players playing one-on-one; what's the point of having a coaching staff? This kind of play won't win against strong teams.
Liaoning's four position doesn't have a single player who can score. Even with a foreign center, Da Han still can't come off the court, which is really tough for the 38-year-old veteran. Besides the two small foreign players, there's no one else who can consistently contribute.
If Shanghai had played Lofton, they might have won by 30 points against Liaoning. Liaoning's offensive and defensive strategies are monotonous; I don't know what Yang Ming is thinking with so many foreign players available. Playing like this is good; Xiao Pang also rested for two games, which is good. Liaoning has 21 wins and 10 losses, while Shanghai has 17 wins and 11 losses. There's no need to rush; this year's championship dream is still within reach. In this situation, losing might actually boost the morale of the Shanghai team more than a winning streak would.
Liaoning still made the same old mistakes in this game. In the fourth quarter, they wanted to win but were afraid of losing, leading to many crucial turnovers. Da Han and Fu Hao's low-level mistakes were quite costly.
In the third quarter, Han Dejun and Li Xiaoxu should have been given a rest, to be ready for the fourth quarter. However, Pat was simply not up to the task, forcing Yang Ming to substitute him and bring Han Dejun and Li Xiaoxu onto the court earlier. Pat's rebound control is truly inferior to Aqiu'er's; his predictive perception is poor, which has nothing to do with the length of time they've been working together. His understanding is lacking, yet he persists, making it difficult for Han Dejun!
Li Tianrong has improved significantly; he's doing well as a point guard, reminiscent of Sun Minghui. He could be even tougher. Yan Shouqi's defensive actions are quite large, but the referees don't intervene. Xue Bu responds with physicality, and Yan Shouqi falls backward, prompting the referee's whistle. This happened twice in succession, just when Shanghai was gaining momentum to overtake. Later, Xue Bu imitated Yan Shouqi, falling backward upon contact, but the referee called him for flopping. No matter what Xue Bu does, it's wrong; these three whistles occurred within three minutes.
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