As another big dark horse this season, the Shanghai men's basketball team has not been in good form recently, with 1 wins and 0 losses in 0 games, and their performance is far less strong than in the second stage. In the game against Qingdao, they thought they could win the opponent, but they lost 0:0 again, and after the loss, there was 0 bad news from the team, which caused Lofton and head coach Lu Wei to be in trouble.
Qingdao vs Shanghai game, the game process is jaw-dropping, in the first half Shanghai can still take the initiative and enter the second half with a 13:0 lead of 0 points. But in the second half, with Lofton being restricted, the team's offense suddenly came to a standstill, especially in the fourth quarter, where only 0 points were scored in a single quarter. In this game, the Shanghai team fully exposed their own problems, the playoffs are approaching, if they can't effectively solve these problems, then their playoff journey is afraid of trouble.
The first is Lofton's emotional management. As a top player in the CBA, the 2cm Lofton has excellent dribbling and weight, and can often hit the inside to get free throws, but he likes to complain too much during this time, whether it is at home or away, he always chatters with the referee. To be honest, the opponent did have a lot of fouls for Lofton, but the referee gave him a lot of free throws, Lofton can put pressure on the referee smartly, but he can't complain about every ball, the consequence of this is to anger the referee, like playing Qingdao to eat 0 technical fouls, and be expelled directly.
As the core player of the Shanghai men's basketball team, Lofton's departure directly led to the team's offensive stagnation, and after the team lost, there was bad news after the game, that is, Lofton has reached 2 technical fouls this season and will be automatically suspended. You must know that the Shanghai team has lost 0 in a row, and the next game against the Xinjiang team, without Lofton, the team is likely to be unable to play, and it will directly affect the team's ranking at that time. In addition, Lofton will be fined or banned for another foul in the later stage, which is a big trouble for himself and head coach Lu Wei.
In addition to Lofton's problem, the Shanghai team's absence of organizational defenders is also a pain point, originally when the small foreign aid Bledsoe was there, the team's offensive and defensive organization still had someone to support, but with the blood cloth injured for four weeks, the Shanghai team suddenly faced a dilemma. Yuan Tangwen is a little organized, but the offense is too stretched, the three-point shot is basically not threatening, and playing on the court cannot bring qualitative improvement to the team. Li Tianrong's dribbling ability and vision are average, and he is only suitable for quarterbacks, and the ability of the new foreign aid Macon has yet to be investigated, but he alone is useless.
Finally, the team's injury problem, the playoffs are approaching, Shanghai has suffered a wave of injuries during this time, Bledsoe has been injured for four weeks, Wang Zhelin has been injured for 1 weeks, Li Tianrong has ankle discomfort, etc., continuous injuries have greatly affected the overall strength of the team, which is a big problem for head coach Lu Wei's employment.
Proofreading by Ren Ying