From December 25, 2021 to January 4, 2022, the 2021-2022 CBA regular season phase 2 of the game ended for 5 rounds, and when everyone's eyes were on the 30 foreign aides who returned, little attention was paid to -
Rookies who entered the CBA in the summer of 2021 began to polarize after experiencing the infinite scenery of Phase 1, these 5 rounds
Yu Jiahao, known as Yao Ming, only grabbed 20 rebounds, stephen Marbury's beloved apprentice
Liao Sanning has only scored 4 points in 3 consecutive games, and Li Yiyang, who once played himself as a Fujian demon guard, scored a total of 7 points...
The young rookies, as always, staged a youth storm on the court is only a symptom, but the more cruel truth is that they have not yet woken up from the tender dream of the Jiangnan water town in Zhuji, Zhejiang, and they have been shaken by the cold wind of Changchun, Jilin Province.
Like a change of seasons, many young players slammed into the wall when winter came.
NBA rookies adapt to the new system has its basic law, that is, after entering the league and being hot for a period of time, most of them will go into a downturn, just like suddenly hitting the wall when running in a big stride, this wall, called the rookie wall; and in this year's CBA, young players hit the rookie wall and then hit the second wall, which is the large-scale return of foreign aid.
So, I'll call wall 2 —"
Foreign Aid Wall
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Yao Ming, known as the CBA, and Yu Jiahao, who is 221cm tall, averaged 13.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in the first stage, ranking 5th in the league at that time;
In addition, there were 1.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks, of which, the blocks ranked 9th in the league);
With a shooting percentage of nearly 60%, it can be described as a brilliant star.
Not only did he excel in stats, but he also delivered excellent performances on the defensive end of the match against Beijing and Guangdong; seven of the 13 games in the first stage were double-doubles.
However, the 5 games in the second stage were only 35 points and 20 rebounds in total, and the first 3 games were 13 points and 7 rebounds, and the data was quickly pulled down, and at present, the average rebounds have dropped to an average of 8.4 per game, down to 14th in the league;
Only 70 minutes were played in 5 games, an average of 14 minutes per game.
The most important factor affecting Yu Jiahao is the return of foreign aid in Phase 2.
His playing time and performances have decreased significantly, directly due to the return of Zhejiang's big foreign player Nicolas Rakosevic, who played 29.3 minutes per game and finished 18.0 points, 15.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks.
Followed by the addition of big foreign aid from other teams, the internal confrontation intensified, and Yu Jiahao received 5 and 4 fouls against Ningbo and Shandong in less than 20 minutes.
The impact of foreign aid is huge, and when Yu Jiahao has not fully adapted to the playing style and rhythm of Zhejiang Golden Bulls, Liu Weiwei has to divide his playing time again to adapt to the big foreign aid.
Yu Jiahao's future is of course bright, but the situation he is facing is also very complicated, the good news is that his playing time is slowly improving, and Zhejiang is exploring: the coexistence of him, the big foreign aid, and the team, and gradually sorted out a clear context.
Li Yiyang in Fujian is even less optimistic.
After Robert Gordon returned, took 40.0 minutes of time per game, and could contribute 41.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 2.2 steals, Fujian reappeared as an empty cutter, so there was very little time left for Li Yiyang.
Li Yiyang only played 45.5 minutes in the 5 games corresponding to Gordon's return, averaging 9.1 minutes per game, and such data was also given by the Zhejiang lions - the garbage time was long, and he was able to play for 20 minutes.
That is to say, in the first 4 games, he averaged only 0.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, which is really different from the average of 9.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 2.7 steals per game in the first stage.
In these 4 games, Li Yiyang shot 0 of 3, did not score a sports goal, and made 6 mistakes.
December 31 is Li Yiyang's 23rd birthday, but he did not enjoy the star-studded treatment that the commander on the field deserved, but felt the cruelty and ruthlessness of the professional arena at zero distance, and the gift of life was to face the challenge.
Li Yiyang is a good seedling, but like a double-edged sword, he needs Bole.
High assists, high mistakes, low shooting percentage, poor offensive status, Li Yiyang too need to play to accumulate experience, correct mistakes, but also need Bole to remind him how to go down the right path.
But for now, Fujian's new talent training plan and the team's season goal do not seem to be in the same PPT document, if you want him to go and Gordon to compete for time, is it difficult to help the strongman with seedlings, or help him step up to the sky?
Also trapped by foreign aid and rookie walls, Ningbo's Ma Zhenxiang plummeted in playing time due to the addition of Vladimir Stemaq;
Shenzhen has more foreign aid Jared Salinger, and Wu Zihan and Sun Haoqin have fewer opportunities.
The other wall comes from the rookie itself, the so-called rookie wall -
Jiangsu's Cui Xiaolong was stunning at the beginning of the season but the foul problem was still not solved, the second stage rose in a straight line, and the Beijing Forbidden Warriors were sent off for 2T in 5.4 minutes;
Jia Hao of Shanxi began to walk low, and his hand felt that he had been frozen for too long;
Nanjing's Zhao Baiqing lost the starting position, and he didn't know if he could impress Liu Tie by slashing 22 points for the Guangdong outbreak?
The rookie wall was most affected by the best rookie guard in the first stage, Liao Sanning, who averaged 13.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game;
The youngsters of the Beijing Purple Gold Warriors continued to play steadily in the first game of the second stage, but then, his appearance was reduced to the 20 minutes of the Zhejiang Golden Bull on January 4, and he averaged 4 points in three consecutive games in the middle.
The team's new foreign player, strike-back swinger Sylvan Landsberg, is not a direct competitor to Liao Sanning, although it will also have an impact on his playing time and playing style, but it is not the main thing.
His opponent in the same position is Wang Junjie, who has performed well recently, and 196CM can change multiple positions, and the defense is very characteristic, but the defensive efficiency of the two is actually close, which is not the most direct reason.
Liao Sanning's biggest opponent is still his own offensive feeling.
In these 5 games, he is a pitiful 48 shots 17; especially in the last 4 games, he is 12 of 40; even more outrageous is the last 3 games, it is 22 of 6, and even three-pointers are 0 of 3 and 0 of 5 on free throws.
In fact, he had the problem of offensive efficiency in Stage 1, in addition to the low shooting rate of individual games and the problem of mismatch between scoring and playing time, and still did not see any glimmer of improvement in Stage 2;
On the contrary, it seems to be getting worse, like Russell Westbrook's career, a personal ability but the lid of the basket is getting tighter and tighter, and it is getting harder and harder for him to open the bottle and drink wine.
Fortunately, Commissar Ma will never easily shake Liao Sanning's starting position - his organizational talent has long been proven, and the potential is worth looking forward to, but he faces heavier defensive pressure, and worse, the shooting state is somewhat lost, and the Forbidden Army has also made adjustments:
Landsberg and Wang Junjie will replace Liao Sanning at different times, so that his playing time will be reduced, where to go in the future, the road, is still under his feet.
Measuring the course with his own feet, the rookie team walked the hegemonic step of the Shanghai Sharks Li Tianrong, from the beginning of the 1st stage, he won the reputation of Serena Williamshao with one after another of dunks and shocks, and also won the trust of gold medal coach Li Chunjiang;
In the four games since the start of Stage 2, he has scored three more double-figures and staged many wonderful dunks.
Li Tianrong is the first player to find the positioning of several hot rookies, he is on the field only to impact, desperately defend, and finally the team will reward his efforts.
At present, the 189cm-tall shooting guard averages 11.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, which is rare in Shanghai Beach, where defenders are gathered;
Even, his attack was only a very small drop from the first stage, and the reason was only that he only scored 2 points in the 15 minutes against Xinjiang, 1 of 2 shots, and did not wave shots.
Li Tianrong, who is full of impact, is putting himself in the competition position of the best newcomer.
Although the overall data has dropped slightly, Li Tianrong has maintained a high efficiency so far, shooting 59.4%; the three-point shooting rate has risen to 47.2%, the second stage is 12 out of 6; and the free throw shooting rate has maintained a 100% shooting rate.
The shooting percentage of 3 indicators put Li Tim Wing in the 180 club.
And his effective shooting percentage is the 4th in the league, and the plus-minus is 17th.
Among all the rookies, Li Tianrong has excellent physical fitness, outstanding efficiency, the biggest advantage is the stable team training system, can only say that he met Li Chunjiang and this Shanghai shark that is re-emerging, it is really lucky to be extremely lucky -
If he can be given a longer schedule and playing time to sprint, more people will face this super rookie, and Lee Tim Wing should also be nominated for best rookie.
Self-positioning has always been the key word for rookies.
In addition to Li Tianrong, Sichuan's Zhang Dianliang almost perfectly transformed himself into the No. 4 position with big foreign aid, he has scored double-figures in 3 games in the second stage, and has scored 18 points in the last 2 games, a total of 15 of 19 shots, three-point shots and 4 shots, the efficiency is amazing, Sichuan's draft this season is really a treasure.
Nanjing Dasheng's Liu Dong also performed well, with 26 points and 10 rebounds against Tianjin.
The most surprising thing is probably Qingdao's Lu Junhu, who is 205cm tall and has played 25+ in the last 3 games of the 22-year-old big forward.
Due to the arrival of Dez Wells, Qingdao tried to match him with a small lineup with projection space, Lu Junhu is the key player in the interior of this lineup, and the defensive potential he shows may even be a big weapon for the future deployment of Qingdao lineup.
Lü Junhu's performance made head coach Wu Qinglong very happy, the recent forbidden warriors Lu Junhu was put into the starting lineup again since the beginning of the season after 3 games, he also immediately threw peach in return, to the head coach who trusted himself to send a big gift, 8 shots 5 of 8, 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Qingdao 20 points victory over Beijing.
In the second stage, Zhang Mingchi remained stable for a limited time, and Xu Xin, who was 226cm tall, finally revealed the true face of Lushan.
Xu Xin, who has just passed his 18th birthday, is currently the youngest active player in the CBA.
For Nanjing, Xu Xin got 21 minutes of playing time to win 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 4 blocks, his height is powerful on the defensive end; more optimistic is his mobility and consciousness, 2 fast attack follow-ups, of which, 1 two-handed dunk and 1 ravaging basket, why Guangdong fans are so expecting him, there is a reason.
The 11-crowned Guangdong South China Tigers' ability to stand alone in the world is youth training, Zhang Mingchi and Xu Xin have a lot of opportunities for training, at this stage it is difficult to expect them such as Yu Jiahao, Liao Sanning and so on to become the team's starters, but the two of them should also have their own way to go.
As long as you can find a position under Du Feng, you will definitely draw your own beautiful picture in the future.
epilogue
The return of foreign aid will inevitably affect the overall attack and defense of each team, of course, it will also affect the growth environment of rookies, such as Li Yiyang, Ma Zhenxiang and other people's time has decreased sharply, and they must re-adapt to the rhythm and positioning;
But for the rookie players such as Li Tianrong, Zhang Dianliang and Lu Junhu, it is completely different, and foreign aid has brought new opportunities, they have found the right position, and the game is getting more and more smooth.
The challenges of life are always like this, the basketball world is also rolling forward, 2022 replaces 2021, the world is the same galloping, there is no time for rookies to hesitate, only strong, brave and smart to find solutions.
Re-see the needs of the team, appear in the right position, what foreign aid wall, rookie wall is just window paper, will be broken.
2022, and the future, will always belong to the energetic young people, but they still have to work harder to catch up with the future and the footsteps of their predecessors.
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