basketball hero

Chapter 69
After a wave of 7-game losing streak, many media pointed out that the foreign coach John Newman of the Guangsha team was too conservative in employing personnel, did not dare to use new players, lacked innovation in rotation, and could not arrange troops reasonably according to the opponent's situation.As soon as this remark came out, John Newman was instantly pushed to the forefront.As the hero who led the Guangsha team to win the championship in the NBL last season, he was instantly criticized due to the team's losing streak in the CBA game.This is the case with competitive sports, where results speak for themselves.No matter how good your previous resume is, once your current grades are not good, doubts will naturally follow.

Of course, some media and fans complained for coach John Newman, pointing out that the overall strength of the team was not strong, and there were several single-foreign aid games, and the overall level of the NBL and CBA was not at the same level.In addition, although the Guangsha team has a few new faces, it has not been seen that any newcomer has the ability to change the game. Is the team really relying on the No. 25 Yingxiong who is active in garbage time?
However, even if someone defends John Newman, competitive sports are all about performance.In the absence of results, any explanation is weak.

After a day of training in Qiantang, the Zhejiang Guangsha team flew to XJ to challenge the XJ Guanghui team. The XJ team has always been a frequent visitor to the CBA playoffs. Although they have never won the CBA championship, their strength is beyond doubt.At least, facing the XJ team at home, the Guangsha team, which has lost 7 games in a row, can't see any hope of winning.

It can be said that all teams in the CBA have better home records than away games.Of course, this conclusion also basically applies in the NBA.But in the CBA, except for the top teams like Guangdong who are good at home and away, and the bottom teams like Guangsha who lose both home and away.For the other mid-range teams, the home and away records are very different.At home, he immediately turned into a "dragon"; in the away game, he immediately became a "worm".This is also an important aspect of the CBA that has been criticized as "unprofessional" by the outside world.Due to the lack of professional referees in the true sense, the referee's judgment has been controversial. The existence of the "home whistle" makes those games that were originally [-]-[-] lose suspense, which also reduces the viewing pleasure of the game.

The team fell into the quagmire of a losing streak, and the faces of the soldiers of the Guangsha team could not see a trace of happiness.The main personnel of this team, from the head coach to the main rotation, are basically the original team that won the NBL championship.After raging in the NBL, he successfully promoted to the CBA. He planned to do a big job, but he received a blow to the head. A wave of 7-game losing streak made morale fall into a trough.

In this campaign, the XJ team, the league's strong team, and the soldiers of the Guangsha team have already had an 8-game losing streak before the game.A losing streak is fatal to a young team.After a long losing streak, players will get used to it, lose their sense of shame, and lose their motivation to fight.In the end, it will drift with the tide and break the jar.

In this game, the Guangsha team's starting lineup is still the same as before: Ma Chao, Zhang Weigang, Zhang Nan, Jia Nan, Jiabo; the XJ team's starting lineup is: Coleman, Xue Yuyang, Zhu Feng, Gong Daming, Liu Tie.

At the beginning of the game, the XJ team, playing at home, had a strong desire to win, took the initiative to attack and defended actively.And the Zhejiang Guangsha team, which has lost 7 games in a row, is not ashamed. The desire to win at the beginning of the game is no less than that of the XJ team. They are full of energy from top to bottom.The two teams come and go, showing an evenly matched situation in a short period of time.After a single quarter, the XJ team at home only led the Guangsha team by 2 points.

The second quarter started, and the XJ team, relying on the momentum of the home court, gradually took control of the situation on the field.As for the Guangsha team, relying on the outstanding performance of the foreign aid Jiabo, they barely managed to be opened up by their opponents, and they were still struggling to catch up with the score.At halftime, the XJ team's lead extended to 6 points.

In the third quarter, the XJ team opened fire from outside.Although the Guangsha team also played very efficiently offensively, they still fell behind by 7 points in a single quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Guangsha team has fallen behind by as much as 3 points.

In the last quarter of the game, the XJ team controlled the rhythm and the score continued to increase.With the excellent performance of the foreign aid Coleman of the XJ team, the game gradually entered garbage time.With 4:25 seconds left in the game, Ying Xiong was replaced and played the rest of the time.

In two consecutive games, Ying Xiong got playing time.Of course, it also illustrates one point: two consecutive games have entered garbage time.It's just that the Guangsha team lost miserably both times.

Although Ying Xiong and other drinking fountain players performed positively, they still could not change the result of the defeat.In the end, Zhejiang Guangsha lost to the XJ Guanghui team by a big score in the away game, ushering in an embarrassing 8-game losing streak. The XJ Guanghui team ushered in a 3-game winning streak.What's even more embarrassing is that the Guangsha team is also the only team in the league that hasn't won yet.

After the game, none of the Guangsha team members were willing to accept interviews.Frustration can be seen on their faces in this newly promoted polo team.

No time to train in XJ, Guangsha team will challenge Shaanxi Hans team away in 2 days.Non-stop flying from XJ to Shaanxi, the first confrontation between the two losing streak teams this season is about to begin.

The Shaanxi team is not a strong team, and their situation is not much better than that of the Guangsha team. The previous four-game losing streak has caused the team's top management a headache.Playing against the Guangsha team, which has lost 4 consecutive games, can also be regarded as a dialogue between brothers and sisters. The winning team will stop the losing streak, while the losing team will continue the losing streak.This game is very important for both sides.The game itself didn't attract much attention, but the current situation of both sides was not ideal, and both hoped to stop the losing streak on the other side.

The Shaanxi team, which was playing at home, collapsed in the final quarters. The disadvantage of a single foreign aid and the young team made many games that had a chance to win eventually fall short.The Guangsha team is also fighting with a single foreign aid, and the previous opponents are also relatively strong.So before the two teams played against each other, it was hard to say who would win and who would lose.

The Guangsha team's starting lineup is the same as the last game. This starting lineup has not changed for many consecutive games: Ma Chao, Zhang Weigang, Zhang Nan, Jia Nan, Jiabo; the Shaanxi team's starting lineup is: Brandon, Li Meng, Zhang Wei, Liu Jiulong, Dai Yong.

From the beginning of the game to the interruption of the final quarter, the Guangsha team always played against the Shaanxi team.The score is also leading all the way, and the team is very confident in winning this game.Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the Guangsha team's inside defense was suddenly penetrated by the opponent, as if they would not be able to play all of a sudden, and let the opponent's inside line get whatever they wanted.The last 1 point narrowly lost the opponent.

The game was so intense, as a fringe figure of the team, Ying Xiong naturally didn't get a chance to play.He has been cheering for his teammates on the sidelines, and he feels very sorry for the loss of the game, and he is quite helpless that he can only sit on the bench.

The loss of this game hit the Guangsha team very hard.Not only because of the result of the game, the team ushered in an embarrassing 9-game losing streak.The main reason is that the process of the game made them a little unacceptable, leading the whole game, but unable to pocket the victory, this kind of reversed game result is the most unacceptable.

The whole team was dead.Foreign teacher John Newman did not smile at the press conference after the game. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was under a lot of pressure.Many fans of Guangsha left messages on the forum, voting for the head coach to dismiss get out of class in the next few rounds.It can be seen how dissatisfied the outside world is with the head coach.

But in fact, the top management of Guangsha did not fire the foreign teacher John Newman. The patience of the top management is obviously much better than that of the fans.After regretting losing to the Shaanxi team, the Guangsha team returned to the home court, preparing for the match with the Jilin team.

The current situation of the Jilin team is much better than that of the Guangsha team.In the 9 games that have been played, they have won 5 of them, with a winning percentage of more than half, and the team is in very good condition.

For the Guangsha team, the game against the Jilin team at home must be won.They have lost 9 games in a row before. If they continue to lose this game, they will usher in an embarrassing 10 games in a row! 9-game losing streak and 10-game losing streak, although only one game short.But one is a double-digit losing streak, while the other is a single-digit, obviously the feeling is different.

The Guangsha team's starting lineup continued from the previous game: Ma Chao, Zhang Weigang, Zhang Nan, Jia Nan, Jiabo; the Jilin team's starting lineup was: Baba Kamala, Wang Bo, Du Jiang, Han Lei, Lu Yan.

At the beginning of the game, the Guangsha team, which was playing at home, was full of momentum. The domestic players played well and suppressed their opponents from the first quarter.Both sides come and go, the score has not been opened.But the overall performance of the Guangsha team was significantly better.In the third quarter, the Guangsha team removed the center and played a "double point guard" lineup, completely widening the point difference.After the third quarter, the Guangsha team already had a 20-point gap.

In the last quarter, the Jilin team tried to catch up with the score and shot 3 points wildly, but they didn't feel good.The Guangsha team did not lose the chain this time and withstood the opponent's counterattack.At 1 minute and 55 seconds before the end of the game, Ying Xiong was replaced, which also declared that the game had entered garbage time.But this time it was the Guangsha team that won!
In the end, the Guangsha team defeated the Jilin team by a big score, ended an embarrassing 9-game losing streak, and gained a precious victory.This victory is not only the first victory of the Guangsha team promoted to the CBA, but also the first victory of Ying Xiong's career.

The home audience stood up and applauded the general of the Guangsha team, celebrating the team's first victory.For a newly promoted polo team, the taste of victory is very good, and the previous depression is instantly swept away.

(End of this chapter)