Defense is more important than offense in the playoffs. How far Shandong High Speed ??can go in the playoffs depends on Kaiser’s defensive level
Easily eliminated Jiangsu 3-0 and became the first CBA team to enter the semifinals. The opponent of the team in the semi-finals of Shandong Expressway is the winner of Guangsha and Shenzhen. Guangsha currently leads Shenzhen 2-1, and the Shandong team is waiting for its opponent in the semi-finals. For Shandong, the goal this season is directly towards the championship. If you want to win the championship, the team's defense is actually more important than the offense. Only by doing good defense can you have hope of the championship.
There is a prerequisite for whether the Shandong Hi-Speed ??men's basketball team can win the championship this season, and that is defense. It is not how many points Xiaoding can score, how many points Lawson and Motel can score, but how Shandong Hi-Speed ??can defeat the opponent. Limiting the number of points scored, if the opponent's scoring average is reduced to less than 100 points per game, I say the Shandong High Speed ??Men's Basketball Team will definitely win the championship. If they can't defend well, no matter how good their offense is, they won't be sure of winning the championship.
There is a famous saying in the NBA that the playoffs depend on defense, and defense wins the championship. The team’s offense is a prerequisite for whether it is good or bad, but the final result must be determined by the team with the best defense. Therefore, the quality of the Shandong High Speed ??Men's Basketball Team's defense determines how far it can go this season.
Shandong Expressway has now reached the semi-finals in advance. The opponent in the semi-finals is not yet sure whether it will be Guangsha or Shenzhen. Currently, Guangsha leads Shenzhen 2-1 in the five-game three-system game. Match point. Shandong was able to successfully advance to the playoffs in advance. Defense was more critical than offense. They successfully used tactics of flanking and delaying, causing Brooks, the young foreign aid with the strongest offensive ability in the CBA, to give up directly in the last game. The average points per game in the three games were higher than 10 points less in the regular season. Shandong was able to successfully defeat Jiangsu because it guarded Brooks.
The next game will test their defense even more. If they play against Shenzhen, how to defend Fordson’s personal offense and passing is a problem. If they play against Shenzhen, how will they suppress Sullinger’s height in the paint? You need to know During the away game against Shenzhen, Shandong's inside line was completely beaten by Salinger. This was a defensive problem facing Shandong. Shandong can't defend against three-pointers in the regular season. It's easy to dig a big hole at the beginning. There are not many ways to deal with small foreign players with strong personal abilities. Guangsha scored 55 points in an away game against Shandong. Gibson and Fredette both scored 5 points in Shandong.
Fortunately, Shandong has two defensive generals, Sui Ran and Zhang Chunjun. These two can be said to be the two best defensive players in the country. Fortunately, Shandong can have them at the same time. To defeat Guangsha, Zhang Chunjun and Sui Ran need to start at the same time to flank and defend Fordson. After all, Fordson is the MVP and has extremely strong personal ability. It is difficult for Sui Ran or Zhang Chunjun alone to defeat Fordson. If Caesar is bold, he can send out surprise troops. Let Sui Ran and Zhang Chunjun start at the same time, just like Brooks, one is guarding his breakthrough, and the other is guarding his pass. Breaking through does not require much use of speed and body. Sui Ran will not suffer in this regard, Sui Ran can defend. Zhang Chunjun has a huge advantage over Fordson in height. His height can affect Fordson's passing vision, and he can play a defensive role. Is Shandong's ultimate goal to let Fordson control the ball and force him to hand the ball to his teammates? in hand. If Shandong plays Guangsha and uses Sui Ran and Zhang Chunjun to lock down Fordson in the series, Shandong still has a chance of winning.
To play in Shenzhen, players such as Motie Yunas, Tao Hanlin, Jia Cheng, Wu Ke, and Zhu Rongzhen need to work together. From height to weight, Shandong has no one who can directly compete with the upper position. They can only cooperate with two people and one card. A header pushed Sassenjie out of his comfortable rebounding position, allowing other players to grab the rebound. As long as the Shandong team defends well in the playoffs, I believe the championship will come naturally.