Guangdong Team's New Small Foreign Aid, Les, Fails to Score in a Big Win
On December 29th, Beijing time, the second stage of the CBA regular season continued. In the just-concluded focus match, Guangdong men's basketball team, with four foreign players, defeated Jilin team 106-65 away from home, winning the key battle for the playoffs on the leaderboard. However, even in such a thrilling victory, Guangdong's new small foreign aid, Les, failed to score. Many fans believe that Les has officially entered the countdown to leaving the team, as Du Feng preferred to use Zhang Haojia and Zhang Wenyi instead of giving Les the opportunity to train. Moreover, Guangdong urgently needs a top-level small foreign aid who can truly solve opponents, to match top CBA foreign aids like Lofton and Goodwin.
After the same round of matches, foreign players including Sichuan's Samner, Liaoning's Wells, Shanxi's Diarra, and Guangsha's Brown once again scored shockingly. Undoubtedly, at this stage, almost every championship-contending team has a strong small foreign aid. In contrast, Guangdong, one of the most competitive teams for the CBA championship this season, only has Morand among its four foreign players capable of playing tough games. Moreover, Morand is only the best in the league in terms of defense and facilitation, but his offensive ability has not reached a qualified level. Besides, Guangdong's current foreign aid combination, including Bazley, Gillenwater, and newcomer Les, lacks the ability to play tough games.
Looking at the CBA league, the two strongest foreign players at present are Shanxi's Goodwin and Shanghai's Lofton. Lofton has led Shanghai to an undefeated record in the second stage, while Goodwin has helped Shanxi win several key matches. Besides, Samner, Diarra, Wells, Brown, and others are also foreign players that cannot be ignored in the CBA playoffs. Now, Guangdong's big foreign aid, Morand, has been reported to occupy most of the salary space. Many fans believe that Guangdong should resolutely give up Bazley and Gillenwater when necessary to free up more funds to introduce qualified small foreign aids. If Guangdong wants to suppress top foreign aids like Goodwin and Lofton, last season's first foreign aid in the CBA league, Blackney, is the best choice.
In fact, Guangdong's vision in finding new foreign aids is no longer favored by fans. Last season, Blackney, who could outperform Ma Shang and Jones, is currently the foreign aid with the highest tolerance rate for strengthening Guangdong men's basketball team. Blackney not only has the standard height and wingspan of a No. 3 position but also possesses an almost unparalleled ability to attack. Last season, many defensive powerhouse teams, including Guangdong, Liaoning, and Guangsha, were unable to effectively restrain Blackney. It can be said that Blackney is Guangdong's last chance to win the championship this season.
In summary, Guangdong must abandon Les, whose personal strength is insufficient, and introduce a foreign aid who can compete with Lofton, Goodwin, Diarra, Brown, Wells, and others, so that Du Feng has the opportunity to achieve ideal results in the playoffs this season and even challenge the coveted CBA championship.