Data map: Shanxi Fenjiu stock team player Franklin Fei blocked the Zhejiang Guangsha holding team player Webster (Huang) shooting. In the 27th round of the 2019-2020 season of the Chinese Men's Professional Basketball League (CBA) regular season, Shanxi Fenjiu shares defeated Zhejiang Guangsha Holdings at home 119 to 109. China News Agency reporter Wei Liangshe
China News Client Beijing, June 10th (Wang Hao) A few days ago, the CBA Shanghai men's basketball official announced that the team's two foreign aid Cunningham and Mote Yunas will leave the team when the contract expires, and McCallum will represent the ball The team played in the match after the rematch. As a few days ago when the CBA announced the rematch, many people saw the most “foreign” team with foreign aid. Such a change was unexpected by many people.
In fact, not only the Shanghai team, the current number of foreign aid on the "book" of the CBA team does not represent the number of foreign aid after their rematch. In this special season where the club's income is severely damaged and foreign aid policies are adjusted, it is still unknown which foreign aid will represent the team.
Special policies for special seasons
Due to the impact of the epidemic, during the CBA shutdown, many foreign aids returned to their home countries, and because of the epidemic prevention policy, some foreign aids were temporarily unable to return to China to join the team. At present, there are very few CBA teams with full foreign aid, and most of them have only single foreign aid or no foreign aid.
Profile picture: Jeremy Lin (left) in the game. China News Agency reporter Cui Nanshe
Under such special circumstances, there have been some changes in the foreign aid policy after the CBA restarted.
When two teams with foreign aid play against each other, the foreign aid rules remain unchanged. However, before the start of the rematch, if the team applies for suspension of foreign aid, it can be regarded as a Chinese team. When the Chinese team is playing against a team with foreign aid, the team with foreign aid shall execute 4 quarters and 4 person-times. In the fourth quarter, only one person is allowed to play.
To put it simply, teams that have not returned from foreign aid can obtain the "treatment" of the Bayi team in the original league upon application. The same rule applies to some teams with missing foreign aid. On the premise of giving up the qualification to use foreign aid, these teams can exchange for the protection of the "All-China Class Rules".
After the CBA announced the restart, the Shenzhen men's basketball team without foreign aid immediately announced that the team will play in the all-Chinese team after the rematch.
Screenshot of the Shenzhen WeChat public account.
On the same day, the Liaoning team replaced foreign aid, and Mayo replaced Stephenson who could not return. It seems that teams with foreign aid have more room for operation than teams like Shenzhen, which have to play in the All-China team, but it also means that they are facing more difficult choices.
A game of each mind
Before the outbreak, in the 30 rounds of the CBA league game, although the Liaoning team suffered continuous injuries, it still ranked third in the standings. After the return of Guo Ailun, they are still expected to challenge Guangdong and Xinjiang to hit the championship.
However, due to the impact of the epidemic, both foreign aids of the Liaoning team were unable to return to the team. In order to "emergency", Mayo had to sign. But according to local media reports in Liaoning, signing Mayo and registering for him does not mean that he will be allowed to play after the rematch. If the effect of running in with the whole team is not good, it is not ruled out that Liaoning will eventually choose the all-Chinese team to play.
Data map: In the second round of the 2018-2019 CBA regular season, the Shanxi men's basketball team lost to the defending champion Liaoning 93:97. The picture shows Guo Ailun playing Adams. Photograph by Wu Junjie
At this time, Mayo may be regarded as a "sinking cost" for the Liaoning team, and the Liaoning team needs to consider whether the benefits brought by Mayo alone are more than the regular benefits of choosing to play the all-Chinese team.
This multiple choice question is what most teams with single foreign aid need to do. At present, it is more likely that double foreign aid will play for three teams: Shougang, Beijing Enterprises and Tongxi, of which the two teams in Beijing are more advanced. Single foreign aid teams against these double foreign aid teams, follow the rules of foreign aid before the lockout, then the single foreign aid team is bound to suffer.
If you give up the qualification to use foreign aid, you may be able to obtain "protection" in terms of rules when facing a team with foreign aid while saving a certain cost.
Of course, if you choose to play in the All-Chinese class, most of the time you still have to face a foreign player with a domestic player in the real game. Whether the domestic player can "stand up" requires each team's own assessment.
Data Map: In the 11th round of the regular season of the Chinese Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA) in the 2019-2020 season, the Beijing Shougang team won the Bayi Nanchang team 105-83 at home. The picture shows the Beijing Shougang team player Lin Shuhao (middle) in the game. China News Agency reporter Cui Nanshe
"Money" has become the core issue
On the day the CBA official announced the restart, many media conducted an inventory of the foreign aid situation of each team. There were four teams with two or more foreign aids. Shougang's two foreign aids and Shanghai's three foreign aids, Beijing Enterprises and Tongxi originally had three foreign aids, and now only two foreign aids remain.
It seems that Shanghai is the most affluent foreign aid team after the rematch. But only a few days later, Shanghai announced the news of the two foreign aids leaving the team.
According to Shanghai media reports, the club revealed that Corningham’s contract expired in mid-May. The team originally planned to use the foreign aid combination of Mote Yunas and McCallum for the game, but Mote Yunas proposed to advance Renewing the contract next season and increasing the salary this season, the two sides eventually collapsed.
Of course, the media reports are only unilateral statements, the details of which are difficult for outsiders to fully understand. But it seems that this sudden "breakup" and "money" are inseparable from the relationship.
Screenshot of Shanghai Men's Basketball Weibo.
The sudden outbreak at the beginning of this year had a huge impact on CBA's financial situation. In mid-April, CBA announced a salary cut for middle and senior executives, including a 35% salary cut for CEOs and 15%-30% salary cuts for directors and above. According to media reports, CBA officials have issued documents to guide the pay reduction of the clubs.
In addition, the rematch in the form of tournament system and empty games means that the ticket income is lost, which is not a small financial impact for CBA clubs, especially clubs with high attendance in the usual games and many playoff games. Under such circumstances, the club's investment in foreign aid is more cautious than ever, which is understandable.
Of course, there are still some clubs that insist on investing in such a difficult situation. Affected by the epidemic, the original foreign aid in Xinjiang could not be returned to the team and had to try out some foreign players currently in China. However, according to media reports, they have never found a suitable replacement and are likely to choose the all-Chinese class to play.
Data map: CBA Christmas War started, Beijing team vs. Xinjiang team. Zhou Qi missed two free throws at the critical moment. Both Zhai Xiaochuan and Fang Shuo missed the chance of a lore, and the Xinjiang team defeated the Beijing team 88-87 and won four straight victories. China News reporter Li Junshe
In the announcement of the CBA's restart, it did not mention the deadline for the team to declare the all-Chinese team. Are there other teams looking for foreign aid like the Xinjiang team? Do any teams want to "fight" once in this special season? None is known.
It is less than two weeks before the restart of the CBA. At that time, we will wait and see what foreign aid will appear on the field and whether there will be a team "dedicated". (Finish)