Dinh Thanh Tam is ready to "step back" for the collective: The real leader of Hanoi Buffaloes

In Hanoi Buffaloes' 88-69 victory over Danang Dragons, joy filled the capital's fan community with a 6-match unbeaten streak, the longest in the club's history.

But mixed with that joy was the rare quiet performance of captain Dinh Thanh Tam. Despite 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in more than 25 minutes, Tam Dinh did not score any points with 0-4 FG.

As an attacking superstar with a class that has been shown throughout 8 seasons not only at VBA but also in the national team shirt, Tam Dinh's whole career has never fallen into a state of "hungry points" like the last match. Already.

However, positive values ​​still appear in other aspects. The captain of Hanoi Buffaloes has the second highest +/- index of the whole team with +22, just behind Anthony January despite not scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds like his teammate.

The key is the quiet contributions in defense, disputes and the willingness to "give the stage" to other players, including current internal soldiers like Dinh Tien Cong.

“The reason you see this season I am defending better, fighting for the ball more is that after so many years, I finally have a really healthy season physically.

Almost all my career, I always played with some kind of injury every time I played at VBA but not everyone knows this. Perhaps this is also the reason that some people say that I am old and show signs of going down.

In fact, everyone has the right to think and share their own things. Everything has no effect on what I do on the pitch. I always let my actions speak for themselves because to me, that's what's important," Tam Dinh shared.

At the beginning of the season, Tam Dinh used to "set an example" for his teammates when he played extremely passionately. attacks can spread to the remaining names.

As a basketball player, everyone will have days when they can't get their hands on them and they can't finish. But the effort, the fiery and enthusiastic play does not need to be in high form to be shown on the field.

“I do everything to win, the rest doesn't matter. I can contest, defend, can break through, can throw... do everything to win the game, not just score," Tam Dinh said after the Buffaloes' first victory when he was still competing in the capital. .

Since the day Hanoi Buffaloes brought new foreigner Udun Osakue to Hoang Mai, the type of player who can almost do any task, the responsibility of attacking on the shoulders of the pillars has been reduced somewhat.

However, not everyone accepts sacrifices and is willing to step out of their comfort zone to bring positive values ​​to their teammates, especially the so-called "franchise players".

Dinh Thanh Tam is a rare person to do that. And also from here, the star of the Vietnamese basketball team is helping Hanoi Buffaloes become a stronger and more united team.