In the CBA league, the Shandong Men's Basketball Team has always been known for its tough style and distinctive skills and tactics. Although it is not a strong team in an absolute sense, it is worthy of the title of "powerful team". The results are not outstanding, but they have been stable in the playoffs every season, which is worthy of such a title. Last season, when the lineup was not uniform, it was able to beat the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team and reach the semi-finals, which is really impressive. People admire.

However, since the start of this season, the team's performance has always been questioned by everyone. Whether it's the record, the content of the game, or the mental state, there are very few things that are satisfactory. There are many reasons, such as the arrangement of the club's top management, the ability of the head coach, and problems with the lineup structure, etc.

Therefore, based on the actual situation of the team, it is unrealistic for the team to achieve a breakthrough in performance. In addition, what is quite troublesome for the team is the team's lineup structure. If this problem cannot be solved in a timely and effective manner, the future of the Shandong Men's Basketball Team will be even more worrying.

For example, the main center Tao Hanlin has reached his thirties; the two major foreign aids Hudson and Gyllenwater are no longer young, and their condition is good and bad, making it difficult to continue to output; Wang Ruheng, Jia Cheng, Li Jingyu is also over thirty. The team only had Jiao Hailong, Ding Yanyuhang, and Liu Guancen left in the Mesozoic Era. Unfortunately, their performance was not particularly outstanding. The only consolation is that there are several good young players in the team, such as Chen Peidong, Hou Peizuo, Liu Yi, etc.

The Shandong Men’s Basketball Team wants to return to the ranks of strong teams, and it has indeed reached a point now. It must focus on maintaining current results, or let young players grow up as quickly as possible and take the lead as soon as possible.

Regarding this point, we can conclude through media platforms and fans’ feedback that most fans still want young players to grow up quickly. After all, relying on the current team is no longer substantial. If there is a threat, it is better to let the potential new stars in the team take the field earlier.

So, how many potential new stars does the Shandong Men’s Basketball Team have? At least the following four thousand-mile horses will become a force that the alliance cannot ignore once they become more mature.

When it comes to Zhu Rongzhen, friends who are familiar with CBA are no strangers. With a height of 2.18 meters, he is known as "Little Yao Ming" and is also known as the future star of the Shandong Men's Basketball Team. At the same time, because he has played outstanding games in the youth team and the National Youth Team, everyone has high hopes. They hope that he can have a place in the Chinese men's basketball team and create more brilliance with the men's basketball team.

He is talented and highly anticipated, but since entering the CBA in 2017, he has never performed as expected, which is indeed frustrating and anxious.

There are many objective factors in this, including both the own reasons and the team’s reasons. In fact, the previous head coach Gong Xiaobin still cherished Zhu Rongzhen very much and gave him a lot of playing time. However, in many cases, due to Xiao Zhu's own lack of preparation, he missed some opportunities. Coupled with the fact that the Shandong Men's Basketball Team is already highly competitive, young Zhu Rongzhen needs to work harder to prove himself.

At present, Zhu Rongzhen is not yet 23 years old. Logically speaking, at this age, he should have achieved something. At least he should have stable playing time in the team and be able to get good data.

After being loaned to the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team last season, Zhu Rongzhen has indeed made great progress under Yang Ming. The young coach Yang Ming did not put Xiao Zhu on the bench because Liaoning had too many talents. In total, he played 52 games and averaged 7.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, both career highs. He has played 18 games this season, averaging 7.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, basically the same as last season, and has played many wonderful moments.

Zhu Rongzhen’s technical characteristics are more like a traditional center. Although he is not strong in stature, he likes to hit hard at the basket. He has good basic skills and movement speed. At the same time, his shooting percentage in open shots near the paint area is also high. Not low. If he is further strengthened in strength, his upper limit will be further increased.

After the end of this season, Zhu Rongzhen's loan period is about to end. Whether to continue the loan depends on the specific needs of the Shandong Men's Basketball Team and the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team. However, it is undeniable that Zhu Rongzhen is indeed a rare talent. He already has experience in professional leagues. What he needs is sufficient playing time to accumulate more confrontation and actual combat experience.

If Zhu Rongzhen is the future center under the basket, then Ma Xinxin is definitely a good helper beside him, what everyone calls the second center (power forward).

In fact, Ma Xinxin has always been a center, but that was during the youth team and college league. With such a height (209cm), there were indeed few opponents at the basket in the youth league at that time.

But now in a professional league like the CBA, a height of 2.09 meters is not so prominent under the basket. If he can be pushed to the power forward position, he will have a good advantage.

Whether it is in the college league, the club, or even the U-shaped men's basketball team, they are all highly valued. During the National Games, he once served as the flag bearer of the Shandong Men's Basketball Team, which is enough to show the importance he attaches to him.

On the court, Ma Xinxin's technical characteristics are very distinctive. Although he has always been focused on the inside, his outside holding the ball, as well as his breakthrough after getting the ball, causing kills or dunks, are quite powerful. For this reason alone, pushing him to the more flexible No. 4 position will amplify his skills and fully demonstrate his talents.

Ma Xinxin, who is not yet 20 years old, has signed a four-year long-term contract with the Shandong Men’s Basketball Team. Now that his talent is already in front of everyone, the next question is how the club will use him. It turns out that he is indeed a thousand-mile horse, so how can his Bole transform him into an admirable talent.

This means that another young talent will join the Shandong Men's Basketball Team.

Duan Angjun himself was born in Jinan Sports School and belongs to Shandong's own youth training talents. So far, this youngster is not yet 20 years old, but his reputation is already very famous. He has become the main force of the U-line and National Youth Men's Basketball Team and has performed well, earning high hopes from everyone.

He is 196cm tall, likes to break through with the ball from the outside, has good mid-range shooting ability, and also has good ability in rhythm control and scheduling. He is a typical third-position talent.

Although Duan Angjun has little CBA experience, he has already performed well in CUBA. For example, against Wuhan University of Technology, he scored 41 points in 34 minutes of playing time. At the same time, in the last National Games, the Shandong Men's Basketball Team faced the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team. Duan Angjun faced a group of professional players and relied on his outstanding performance to help the team reverse the game.

Duan Angjun is very similar to the early Ding Yanyuhang. He has outstanding breakthrough ability and likes confrontation. He is an excellent prospect.

At the moment, the Shandong Men's Basketball Team is indeed a very weak link at the 3rd position. Although there are Li Jingyu, Liu Guancen and others, they are almost all substitutes. Although Ding Yanyuhang has returned, due to injuries, it is unrealistic to return to the top. If a team wants to achieve wonderful results, small forwards are a very important link, such as Zhou Peng of the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team, Zhang Zhenlin of the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team, Zhai Xiaochuan, Abdul Saramu, etc. When the Shandong Men's Basketball Team had MVP-level Ding Yanyuhang, its results were also very good.

Since Duan Angjun has such potential, the Shandong Men's Basketball Team really needs to be determined to train him. After all, the previous success has been very obvious.

Chen Peidong, a young player, has shown considerable talent since he first entered the league, especially his speed and breakthrough, which in many cases have become a weapon for the team to open up situations.

He is still less than 23 years old and still has a lot of experience on the court. Although it is inevitable that he may be rough at times, his advantages have far outweighed those shortcomings.

In the first year of entering the league, we have grown step by step almost every year. The scoring is very stable, almost always in double figures. In the first two stages of this season, he played all 28 games, averaging 30.5 minutes per game, scoring 11.1 points and 3.6 assists, and shooting 45% from the field. These data are already very good for a young player.

Whether it is Gong Xiaobin before or Xu Changsuo now, they are very fond of Chen Peidong. As long as he has no injuries, he will usually be in the starting position.

This season, Chen Peidong's performance is more stable than before. While maintaining his high-speed counterattack, he increased the number of outside shots and steadily improved his hit rate. And at critical moments, with the performance of the star, he no longer relies on open shots. He has repeatedly made key shots against the opponent's defense, showing the style of a general.

These young players have enough talent and strength. The key is how to make their rough jade shine. In other words, even though he is a good horse, how can Bole, who has no discerning eye, be able to leap thousands of miles?

Who is that Bole? It must be the head coach of the club. But if it wasn't the current Xu Changsuo, this wouldn't necessarily be the case.

Currently, Director Xu Changsuo is worried about the record. How to use these main players in his hands to achieve ideal results is his primary goal. As for training young people, except for Chen Peidong, who is already firmly established as the main force, young players like Ma Xinxin and Liu Yi rarely have the opportunity to play.

In addition, we have to face a problem. Even if we encounter a head coach who is willing to train young players, how to train them is also a big problem. It’s not just about giving enough playing time. It also requires comprehensive coaching in daily training, technical guidance, and psychological guidance on the spot, so as to help young players grow as quickly as possible.

For example, Du Feng, the head coach of the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team, has his own unique insights when taking into account the team's record, the handover of new and old players, and the performance of young players on the court. Therefore, we have also seen the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team. After the older group of national players retired, a younger group of players grew rapidly and have already taken the lead.

Xu Jie, Du Runwang, Zeng Fanri, Hu Mingxuan, including Zhao Rui, etc. are not only the main players of the team, but some have also become the main players of the national team.

This is a model for cultivating the growth of young players, and Du Feng has already done it. If these good young talents of the Shandong Men's Basketball Team are not cultivated in a timely and reasonable manner during their prime years of around 20 years old, it will really be wasted. This issue is not only the responsibility of the club's head coach, but also requires serious consideration by the team's senior management.