Live Bar, May 18-Guangzhou men’s basketball coach Guo Shiqiang recently accepted an interview with the media and talked about many topics.
When asked why the team can enter the playoffs in recent years, Guo Shiqiang said: “The players of our Guangzhou team may have the best talent in CBA. Maybe everyone knows that, our Guangzhou team has the largest number of college students in CBA and the largest number of draft players, so their talents, skills and abilities may not be the best in CBA. Indeed, I admit this, including national fans may also think so. Because we have to face this reality.
“But it doesn’t matter whether you have good talent or bad talent, what kind of players or where you come from. A word I often say in the team, I don’t care where you come from, it doesn’t matter to me, the important thing is that after you come to this team, you have to do what I want. This is a very important thing.
“As I said before, it is really difficult for our team to enter the playoffs every three years. You didn’t have national team players at first, and you didn’t have top CBA players, so it was really difficult for you to compete with those strong teams for playoff places. But I said basketball is a team project, which is very important. You can’t win the competition alone. You have to rely on the team to win the competition and win more competitions. So first of all, after several years, our first point is to unite, cohesion, fighting spirit on the court and fighting spirit are also a manifestation of sports spirit. You should be selfless when playing basketball and try your best on the court. I always say, I don’t like the players who are strong but don’t work hard. Moreover, we should grasp the key points better, such as the defense on the court, so the combination of these allows our Guangzhou team to enter the playoffs every year.”