Even though Beijing has indeed seen a number of promising young talents emerge in recent years, the team's excessive emphasis on seniority has allowed many veterans to continue occupying crucial positions. Despite the change in head coach to Xu Limin this season, under his leadership, several veteran players have remained firmly entrenched. If Xu Limin lacks the courage to "remove" them from their positions, the team's prospects, even with the anticipated return of Zhou Qi, may not be particularly optimistic. In the recent match where Beijing narrowly defeated Tongxi by one point thanks to Jerman's buzzer-beater, the team's three veterans—Lei Meng, Fang Shuo, and Zhai Xiaochuan—combined for only one point, which was scored by Zhai Xiaochuan through a free throw after four attempts. Had any of them performed normally, Beijing would not have been so vulnerable, allowing Tongxi to keep the game suspenseful until the last moment. Xu Limin's current rotation lineup does not feature many young players. Once the mid-career players like Zhou Qi and Chen Yingjun are limited in their performance, coupled with the veterans like Zhai Xiaochuan and Fang Shuo also experiencing slumps, and considering that the foreign players' abilities are already average, Beijing will be at a significant disadvantage when facing strong teams like Shanghai, Liaoning, Guangsha, and Zhejiang. However, with the season already halfway through, Xu Limin is now in a difficult position and dare not rashly provide too many opportunities to other young players. After all, he has been very cautious even in using Zeng Fanbo, let alone other young talents who are less…