Today's CBA regular season saw Xinjiang defeat Guangzhou 116:97.
Firstly, Xinjiang men's basketball team indeed needs to strengthen anger management. Over the past month, Xinjiang has been struggling, from the extreme use of home court advantage to Qi Lin's repeated defiance, and Zhao Rui's desperate attempt, Xinjiang players bizarrely and with high difficulty stood against both national fans and CBA referees.
Qi Lin's fiery temper is partly due to the straightforward nature of a Beijing man, and partly because the vast land of Xinjiang turned him into an untamed wild horse.
From Xinjiang men's basketball team's decisive withdrawal from the CBA, it can be seen that this team fundamentally disregards rules. The subsequent return and the now taciturn support for Xinjiang resulted in Xinjiang players subconsciously seeing themselves as above the law.
Last season, Huang Rongqi was fined to the point of almost selling his car to make ends meet. Many Xinjiang fans with a persecution complex believed it was the backlash of CBA referees, but in fact, professional players being passionate is not a problem; Xinjiang players need to understand the boundaries of language and actions and learn to respect rules.
Facing what they perceive as biased refereeing, burning oneself to illuminate the world is actually not worth it. This is truly turning one's own pain into the source of others' art.
Indulging in temporary verbal pleasure may lead to lifelong regret.
These words, which are heart-wrenching, harsh, yet true, might cause many Xinjiang fans to vent their emotions or even launch a barrage of criticism after being concerned and confused. However, I have always believed that blunt words are sincere words, and honest friends are true friends. Xinjiang fans need to step out of their self-admiring small world.
Secondly, Guangzhou men's basketball team's self-sinking prompts Xinjiang to hasten its pace even more.
Two days ago, in the Guangdong derby, Guo Ailun's scoreless comeback and Guangzhou's loss of a good opportunity made people sigh at the whims of fate.
After continuously sending away core players such as Li Yanzhe, Chen Yingjun, Zhu Mingzhen, Guo Kai, Jia Mingru, and Cui Yongxi, Guangzhou has completely chosen to lie down. In essence, this team relies on foreign aid and internet celebrities for support.
Faced with the team's current helplessness, Li Yanzhe probably no longer has the audacity to "change bosses" from last year. Being able to serve a stable team like Xinjiang is indeed the fortune of Chinese players.
Today, Guo Ailun did not start. From the consecutive two 24-second violations by starting point guard Tong Jiajun in the last quarter of the Guangdong derby, the level of Guangzhou's starting lineup was already determined.
To put it nicely, this is to give Tong Jiajun, who is from Xinjiang, some face. To be realistic, it is indeed Coach Mitchell's predicament without resources, as their internet celebrity guard Zhang Xingliang is still under suspension due to the suitcase incident.
In the first half of the game, both teams shot nearly fifty percent three-pointers, and Xinjiang firmly maintained a double-digit lead with its interior advantage.
In the fourth quarter, Guangzhou, which had persisted for three quarters, finally could not hold on, and when the point difference reached 20, the suspense ended.
Guo Ailun scored 6 points with 8 assists and is recovering.
Qi Lin scored 19 points, but was inaccurate with three-pointers.
Zhao Rui scored 19 points and was the team's anti-reversal trump card in the fourth quarter.
After watching many of Guangzhou's games this season, my summary of this team is as follows:
First, Guangzhou's Canadian head coach Mitchell is indeed skilled.
Second, although losing every game is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves, these CBA left-behind children are quite self-reliant.
Third, if there are no surprises, Guangzhou will experience further personnel losses next season.
Fourth, as Guangzhou men's football was disbanded due to being banned from the league, Guangzhou men's basketball is clearly repeating the same story.
Just from Guangzhou's awkward situation, it can be seen that what the CBA needs most is not to introduce foreign aid for four quarters and seven times to raise the upper limit, but to restore promotion and relegation to ensure the bottom line.
Stop mentioning that the CBA has become a shareholding system; in the grand narrative of improving the level of Chinese basketball, everything else is just air.