Data map: The picture shows the head coach of Shougang Men's Basketball Team Yannis (middle) communicating with players in an open class.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Xinglong
Chinanews client, Beijing, February 26 (Reporter Li He) It has been less than a week since the start of the third stage of the CBA League this season. The teams will also launch their final sprint at the end of the regular season.
On the 25th, Beijing time, the Beijing Shougang Men's Basketball Team held its first public training in this window at the Shougang Basketball Center.
On the training ground, many "old faces" appeared as "new people".
Although the Shougang men's basketball team only conducts simple tactical drills and shooting exercises, it still delivers a lot of information.
The most obvious is the joining of several "new members".
The most conspicuous of these must be the head coach Yannis who is always commanding the players loudly.
The European coach, who has led the team for 3 years, was replaced by new coach Pajagani, but the latter's leadership effect is not ideal.
Finally in the window period before the third stage, Yannis returned.
Data map: The picture shows the head coach of Shougang Men's Basketball, Yannis, being interviewed by the media after the open class.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Xinglong
Perhaps for the Beijing Shougang team, the "new coach" Yannis is no stranger, but for Yannis, the Beijing Shougang men's basketball team has undergone considerable changes.
The most significant difference is undoubtedly the addition of two local insiders and the change of small foreign aid.
But this is not a problem. On the contrary, the "new coach" Yannis expressed his expectations for them: "Strengthening the inside line is the goal that Shougang has pursued for many years. I am very happy to see Li Muhao and Fan Ziming join the team, but they It takes time to adapt to the team, and the team must adapt to them. At the same time, how to make good use of these two insiders is also a new challenge for me. For Gibson, I was very surprised after watching him training. He He is a player who is willing to cooperate with his teammates. In the next game, I will put forward higher demands on him on the defensive end. After all, our team is driven by defense, and fans also want to see the team's struggle on the defensive end. "
Compared to these newcomers, the absence of the "old face" obviously makes Yannis a headache.
According to him, the team's core Zhai Xiaochuan's knee ligament injury is not optimistic, so he will not play in the next stage 3 of the CBA.
Yannis also said that this is a headache.
Data map: The picture shows the Beijing Shougang player Zhai Xiaochuan (left) broke through with the ball during the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin
But fortunately, another new face on the training ground may give this problem a solution.
In the open training on the 25th, former Bayi men's basketball players Raymond and Tian Yuxiang both appeared on the court and participated in the training.
Although there is no official contract at present, they are almost sure to join Shougang.
As a famous young player in the league, Raymond averaged close to 15+6 per game in the Bayi Men's Basketball Team last season.
If he can integrate into the team as a "new aid" in the next game, and his position can be swayed between the third and fourth positions, he will largely make up for the lineup loopholes left by Zhai Xiaochuan's injury.
Yannis and team insider Fan Ziming also expressed their expectations for Raymond.
Fan Ziming praised Raymond when he talked about the new aid: “Raymond players of this type are relatively rare in the league, and his joining will definitely help us.” However, Fan Ziming also revealed that compared to Raymond, Tian Yuxiang’s The state has not recovered 100%.
Yannis is very happy to be able to sign in two new players during the window period, but he also admitted that he can't just look at the advantages of the new players on paper, it needs time to confirm.
Data map: Beijing Shougang successfully introduced Li Muhao and Fan Ziming in the offseason, but their record was not ideal.
Yannis’s statement is not unreasonable.
Before the start of this season, Beijing Shougang, who successfully recruited two local insiders, was placed with great expectations from the outside world. However, their performance and record have produced a huge gap with people's expectations. So far, they only rank first in the league. The 12th place still needs to attack the playoffs in the final stages.
Yannis is also very clear about the previous situation of the Shougang team.
He said that although he has not been with the team for some time, he has always paid attention to the Shougang Men’s Basketball Team and the CBA League: “I have always been a member here before, and I have never thought of leaving here. Head coach, I have always been following our team."
In the past two stages of competition, Beijing Shougang's performance was not satisfactory.
The picture shows the data map.
Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
He naturally understands that it is not easy to catch the last train of the playoffs in the last dozen games.
Therefore, speaking of the next goal, Yannis gave the answer: "Our goal is to go all out in every game, and hope that the team members can treat every game as the finals and treat every game. Treat it as the last game of your career."
Throughout the training session, Yannis still yelled loudly on the court, as if it had been repeated for the past 3 years.
But right now, before him, there are difficulties and challenges that he has never had before.
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