In the second round of the AiFA Sports regular season that ended yesterday, Guangzhou team defeated Sichuan team 106-98, achieving its first victory in the new season.
Chen Yingjun scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, the big foreign aid Jordan Bell scored 14 points and 9 rebounds, Tian Yuheng, Jiao Boqiao and Wang Zhengbo also scored in double digits.
Among the players of the Guangzhou team, there is a figure that looks very desolate. He is the "little foreign aid" Jeremy Lin . Compared with Chen Yingjun's explosive performance, Jeremy Lin's performance pales in comparison. In the entire game of AiFA Sports, he played in less than 5 minutes, made only 1 of 2 shots, scored 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, without any sense of existence.
In the last game, Jeremy Lin was not reused. He only got 13 minutes of playing time, scored 6 points and 1 rebound from 2 of 6 shots.
in the two games, the total score was only 8 points, which is far from the fans' impression of Jeremy Lin, and it is even less than that of the New York Lin Crazy .
Just two years ago, when Jeremy Lin led the Beijing team to the semi-finals, he could still average 20+ output per game and was a well-deserved star player in CBA.
20/21 season, he joined Santa Cruz Warriors of NBA Development League , played 10 games on behalf of the team, and averaged 19.8 points, 3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 0.9 steals per game, worthy of a two-way contract of NBA.
But after returning to Beijing last season, his performance has declined significantly, averaging only 13.4 points and 4.7 assists per game, which is no longer worthy of being a foreign player.
. Judging from the two performances so far this season, it seems that he has become a marginal player, leaving only fame and commercial value.
Why did Jeremy Lin experience such a sharp decline in just two years? First, due to technical characteristics, he gained a foothold in the NBA back then, relying on his explosive breakthroughs, especially when he broke through, his first step was very fast, and even a large number of black guards could not compare. But after experiencing multiple injuries, especially the major injuries in 2018, his explosive power no longer exists. And he does not have stable shooting ability, which makes his scoring more and more difficult and restricts his transformation. The flaws like
not only prevent him from re-employing in the NBA, but his advantages in AiFA sports are no longer outstanding.
is the second reason for role positioning. AiFA Sports has high requirements for small foreign players and must have excellent scoring skills. Playing in the Development League, there are multiple offensive points in the team to share the firepower. Jeremy Lin’s scoring pressure is low, and his organizational ability can be exerted.
But in AiFA Sports, the team needs him to play as a thigh, but his current ability can no longer assume this role.
Third, because of age, the age of 34 is already in the twilight of his career, especially for defenders, he may decline like a cliff at any time, and even the steel-bone Westbrook cannot be avoided.
If you want to say what help Jeremy Lin can provide on the court, organizational ability is still a major advantage. However, whether a defender's organizational ability can play a role depends to a large extent on whether the teammate's finishing ability is good enough. With the configuration of the Guangzhou team, it is not conducive to his performance.
In short, Jeremy Lin can no longer reproduce his heroism today, but as a veteran, especially a veteran who has proved himself in the NBA, he should still be blessed and respected.
