Currently, the CBA regular season is in full swing, with exciting matches that are hard to keep up with. During the offseason, the Beijing men's basketball team became the biggest beneficiary, spending a huge sum of money to acquire Zhou Qi, the top domestic star in the CBA, and subsequently securing an All-Star-level guard, Chen Yingjun. It can be said that the goal for the new season is very clear: to win the championship. Indeed, in the first stage of the competition, Beijing showed great competitiveness and even managed to stabilize at the top of the CBA standings. However, recently, Beijing's performance has been average, suffering two consecutive defeats before this. On one hand, Beijing's three foreign players have faced targeted defense, making it difficult for them to score or connect the team as effectively as before. On the other hand, Zhou Qi has recently failed to provide support for the team.
It must be said that Zhou Qi's form has significantly declined since joining Beijing this season. So far, Zhou Qi has only played 7 games for Beijing, with his average statistics dropping to 12.9 points and 6.6 rebounds. This is unacceptable, both in terms of statistics and playing time. Especially now, Zhou Qi's body seems to be made of glass. Last season, during the playoff match between Guangdong and Liaoning, due to a confrontation with Morand, Zhou Qi's back injury recurred, which directly caused Guangdong's efforts for the entire season to go down the drain. The back injury also kept Zhou Qi out for 177 days. After joining Beijing, he missed another 55 days due to an ankle sprain in the preseason this season.
After returning for 7 games, Zhou Qi was absent again. He did not play in the previous two games and did not even travel with the team for away games. There were even rumors that he had a dispute with Beijing. Later, in an interview with the head coach, it was revealed that Zhou Qi was absent due to a cold accompanied by vomiting symptoms. Because of this cold, Zhou Qi has already missed three games, and the expected downtime is at least 10 days. Many fans think that Zhou Qi is too delicate, as professional players rarely miss 10 days due to a cold. Zhou Qi's sporadic participation in games has made many Beijing fans find it hard to accept.
Of course, more fans believe that Zhou Qi has started playing "health-preserving" basketball. After all, he just signed a top salary contract with Beijing this summer, so to extend his career, such practices are common in the NBA, where players only need to exert themselves in contract years to produce outstanding statistics. Therefore, many fans question whether the current Zhou Qi is just going through the motions. Born in 1996, Zhou Qi is only 28 years old, an age considered to be at the peak of his career. However, after seeing his performance this season, many fans question why his form has declined so rapidly.
Some fans say that after joining Beijing, many problems have been solved for Zhou Qi. Moreover, being middle-aged and having a happy family, it seems like he has lost the goal to strive for. What do you think about this? For Beijing, spending a lot of money to sign Zhou Qi was intended to win the championship, but currently, Zhou Qi's state and attitude make it hard to see any desire to compete. It seems like he treats basketball as just a job, lacking the spirit of enterprise. What do you think about this?
