Live broadcast on January 1st News CBA regular season, Guangzhou 109-105 beat Shenzhen. After the game, Guo Shiqiang, head coach of Guangzhou team, was interviewed by the media.
When talking about this game, Guo Shiqiang said, “We made a good analysis before this game. It must be a tough game, because Shenzhen team is a strong team, some time ago, they won nine-position and they were in very good condition. Before the match, I told the players that we would hit each other. Today, the players have done a very good job of concentration and execution on the court. Our defense strength is very strong, causing a lot of trouble and difficulties to the opponent’s attack.
“However, we didn’t do a good job at one point. In the third quarter, the opponents began to be physically and defensively strong. Our young players were still affected by some influences and were a little impatient in the attack, the rhythm was not well controlled, but in the end we won the match by defense. We were 18 points behind in the last six minutes. We still made many mistakes by this kind of high-intensity defense and finally won the game. This game is a good exercise opportunity for the young players in our team.”
When talking about the team member Chen Yingjun’s average playing time was close to 40 minutes, Guo Shiqiang said: “This issue is very important. After I took over the team, Chen Yingjun was the third season, his average playing time every season is about 40 minutes. Because our team is still a young team, only Chen Yingjun and Zheng Zhun are two old players. We do have several young players with better conditions now, but their current skills, experience and ability, it will take some time to play this kind of high-level game. We are also training these young players now, but at present, we still have no domestic defender to replace Chen Yingjun. We need to train young players as soon as possible so that they can grow as soon as possible. We will try our best to control Chen Yingjun’s playing time better, including when the small foreign aid is on, see if Chen Yingjun can rest for a few more minutes. Now no one can replace him.
“I usually have high requirements for Chen Yingjun. The defender is very important to the team. I am also a defender. The defender is a very important brain of the team, on the court, it is equal to half of me. I command like a coach to control the rhythm of the team. Therefore, I have more and higher requirements for Chen Yingjun in training and competition, and he did very well. Every game and every training class are dedicated and devoted 100%, which is also a growth for him. I still want young players to grow up as soon as possible and help Chen Yingjun share some after growing up.”
In this game, Chen Yingjun started at 42 minutes 50 seconds and scored 38 points and 3 rebounds in 13 of 18 shots. 12 assists and 2 steals.