new "sharks" go overseas, nearly 80% of domestic players in the shanghai men's basketball team are born after 2000 in the new season
2024-09-30
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"in the name of the city, sharks move toward the future!" accompanied by the neat and powerful shouts of all team members, shanghai jiushi basketball club embarked on the 2024-25 cba league journey at its home stadium, shanghai stadium, on september 29.
the new season of the cba league will kick off on october 12. the 20 participating teams will compete in 46 rounds of the regular season, and the top 12 teams will enter the playoffs. the shanghai men's basketball team, which ranked sixth last season, injects fresh blood into the team through another round of internal tapping during the offseason this summer, using the old to lead the new to improve the team's competitiveness.
"the shanghai men's basketball team in the new season is a younger team that dares to fight." head coach liu peng looked forward to the new season at the departure ceremony. "the team will go out with a new look, not afraid of strong enemies, united as one, and we will strive for higher performance goals based on last year.”
compared with the results, the most impressive thing about the shanghai men's basketball team last season was undoubtedly the "youth storm" that shone in the league. through the experience of the league, many young players in the team have grown rapidly. li tianrong and li hongquan, who are the mainstays of the team, were both selected into the national training team for their outstanding performance in the league. the latter also won the cba annual "most improved player" award.
in the new season, the shanghai men's basketball team follows the theme of "sharks to the future" to continue the "youth storm". among the team’s 18-person domestic player registration list, there are as many as 14 players born in the 2000s, accounting for nearly 80%, demonstrating their full “youthfulness”. what is commendable is that among the 14 young players, except yuan tangwen, they are all from the shanghai sharks youth team. after years of excavation and cultivation, the "sharks" youth army is ushering in the "harvest season" where talent and hard work can be realized.
as a representative of the new force, li yongwei, who had just been promoted to the first team, raised the banner of "new sharks go to sea" at the expedition ceremony. "i have participated in many games with the team during the offseason, and i am physically and mentally prepared. my teammates have given me a lot of help in my life. if i have any deficiencies on the court, they will quickly point them out and help me. progress." about to usher in his cba "rookie" season, 20-year-old li yongwei showed full confidence in himself and the team, and even shouted out the championship, "you can have a chance at such a young age. i am looking forward to and excited about showing my abilities on the cba stage. i will do my job well and wait for the opportunity, hoping to win the championship with the team in the new season.”
liu lijia, who is the same age as li yongwei, has become a member of the first team two years ago, but due to injuries, this new inside star did not play a game last season. after a long recovery period of more than 500 days, liu lijia finally returned from injury and was selected for the national training team before the start of the new season.
"i went through a lot of difficulties during surgery and rehabilitation. fortunately, the results are very good and i am recovering well now." after finishing the training of the national team, liu lijia has joined the shanghai men's basketball team and is looking forward to proving himself in the league again. he said, " the team does not have many candidates at the fourth position, so i want to help everyone on the court to share the pressure. i hope to help the team achieve better results and go further in the new season.”
the constant influx of new blood in the team also makes 30-year-old wang zhelin feel more and more responsible as a "big brother". "the team has added new players. there are more and more young players, and they will be more energetic and energetic. we must show this look to everyone in the new season." as the captain, "the king" admitted that he must work hard to control despite injuries, he continues to stay active on the court, and also hopes to pass on his years of accumulated experience to his younger teammates to "help them grow faster."
the domestic player lineup with shining new stars makes the "shark"'s new season highly anticipated. in contrast, the "puzzle" of foreign aid, which plays a key role in performance, is still far from ideal expectations. currently, in addition to waters and wilson who have already trained with the team, blakeney, who was originally scheduled to join the team, "no-showed" due to "personal reasons". with less than two weeks before the start of the league, the "sharks" had to rush to launch alternative plans to fill the vacancy left by blakeney. this sudden setback has had a certain impact on the team's preparations. the lineup, which is already in urgent need of running-in, will face more challenges at the beginning of the season.
author: gu miao
text: our reporter/gu miao picture: our reporter/chen long shanghai jiushi men’s basketball editor: chen haixiang editor: shen lei
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