At the end of the first week of the CBA, each team has played 3 rounds of games, and the rookies have appeared on the scene, and they are real heroes of good men, and they know themselves.
Newcomer King: Yu Jiahao
The first favourite of the season's best newcomers, Yu Jiahao lived up to expectations and stared brightly in the first week. In 35.7 minutes per game, he averaged 16.7 points, 12.7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, ranking third in the league in rebounds, and averaged only 2 turnovers per game, shooting 58.8%, and also ranked 11th in the league.
Yu Jiahao had 25 points and 12 rebounds in his first game, but in the last two games against Beijing and Guangdong, the shooting rate in the league's top defense has declined, but it is also the ceiling of the rookie. Both in terms of stats and efficiency, his performance has been called a tested rising star, and it is expected that the shooting rate may be around 65% by the end of the season.
With the current trend, I am afraid that the title of the league newcomer can not be shaken, if you are not careful, the 221cm giant beast will make the short inside line of the league many teams suffer a big loss.
All-around backcourt: Liao Sanning
Stephen Marbury waited for a long time in the backcourt, Liao Sanning did not disappoint North Control, and he scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his debut, and gave 11 assists in the second game. After three games, his average per game reached 15 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1 steal, 0.7 blocks, 3.3 turnovers, and was the only rookie who could cut the average of 15+5+5.
Liao Sanning is showing his talent, but at the same time exposing his huge problems, and he has gained heavy use as a rookie, becoming an important organizer in the North Control backcourt, but still immature in taking into account the individual attack and organizing the whole team. His shooting percentage in the first week was only 42.6%, while his three-point shooting rate was an outrageous 9.1%, and even his free throw shooting rate was only 55.6%, which was his biggest problem, which was also a common problem for rookies.
Although the ability to shoot from a distance restricts his performance, Beijing Control has absolute confidence in him, and the old horse has high hopes for him, Liao Sanning's utilization rate has reached 30.7%, ranking 4th in the league, and it is difficult to imagine that rookies can be used so much in the CBA.
Steal king: Li Yiyang
This year's rookie backcourt is full of talents, Fujian Li Yiyang also showed his potential as a backcourt commander, in 32.7 minutes, he can average 10 points, 5.7 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 3.7 steals, 4th in the league, and 1st in steals. The CBA has really not seen a rookie top the data list in recent years, but Li Yiyang's ghost hand has already made a move first.
However, like Liao Sanning, Li Yiyang is also difficult to be perfect, his shooting rate is even worse, only 32.3%, and the three-point shooting rate of 28.6% is barely acceptable. Li Yiyang has his own way, he has very few shots, and he has 4 free throws per game, and he is trying to improve efficiency.
Li Yiyang's organizational talent is brilliant enough, but as a rookie, he also has an average of 4 turnovers per game, 6th in the league, and still has to accumulate experience in the future. At the same time, although the steals data is excellent, his personal defense and team are not tacit enough, and he and Fujian have greater potential to explore.
Cap King: Liu Dong
In the fourth name of the rookie observation, Liu Dong is definitely a huge surprise, but he does average 3 blocks per game, tied with Zou Yuchen for the first place in the league, and he and Li Yiyang grabbed the first place in the data list for the rookie. Of course, Liu Dong actually only played 2 games, and it just so happened that Ningbo didn't know enough about him, so he blocked 5 times in a single game, so he climbed to the top of the block list.
Liu Dong, a graduate of Tsinghua University, is not Tongxi's main player, but he still averaged 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 3 blocks in two games. This is a typical instant player with limited potential, but is likely to develop into a stable substitute role player, whose mobility and all-round skills are trustworthy among rookies.
Breakthrough master: Cui Xiaolong
This year is definitely a backcourt for rookies, after Liao Sanning and Li Yiyang, and Then Jiangsu's Cui Xiaolong. Under the guidance of Li Nan, he can get 27.7 minutes per game, contribute 12.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals, and score second only to Yu Jiahao and Liao Sanning.
He is also Jiangsu's most important outside scorer, ranking second in the team in terms of scoring, behind the inner core Wu Guanxi. Cui Xiaolong's ability to break through the tearing defense has been recognized, from the NBL league to the CBA, his strong acceleration and confrontation when he breaks through is still invincible.
However, Cui Xiaolong also has extremely troublesome problems, he currently averages 4 fouls per game, ranking 6th in the league, and did not expect that the foul king in the rookie would be him. In addition, he shot 37.8 percent from the field. The three-point shooting rate is 23.1%, and the efficiency is also extremely low, in contrast, his compatriot Jiang Yuxing also likes to break through, but he is known for his efficiency.
Tongxi tough guy: Zhao Baiqing
Using tough guys to describe Zhao Baiqing is a bit of a pun, as a rookie, he clashed with Sun Minghui in the match with Guangsha, which is a rare picture of a rookie daring to fight with a league superstar. Zhao Baiqing has his confidence, although he is a rookie, he sits firmly in the starting line with Tongxi, in other words, the only game that is not the starting of the 3 games is against Guangsha.
Zhao Baiqing averaged 10.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game in the first week, and his data is a bit "watery", and Liu Dong, all because in the third game against Ningbo, he cut 20 points and 7 rebounds, and pulled the average data to more than 10 points. The most shining in his stats is that he averaged 3 offensive rebounds per game, 4 second only to Yu Jiahao in the rookie, and the style of play is indeed very tough.
Zhao Baiqing is also inefficient, as an inside line, the shooting rate is only 44.4%, the first two three points are only 7 of 1, fortunately against Ningbo three points 5 out of 3, this is the familiar Peking University "old P". It is crucial for him to gain a foothold in the league and maintain his impact on rebounds while regaining his three-point feel.
Fubon Warlord: Ma Zhenxiang
As a rookie, it is extremely important to appear on a suitable team, Ma Zhenxiang is far from the favorite of this year's strong newcomers, but he averaged 32 minutes per game, contributing 11 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1 steal and 0.7 blocks, which is one of only 6 people to average double-doubles so far this year.
In the weak fubon, Ma Zhenxiang started all three games and was also the team's third scorer, compared with most rookies, it was really happy, and his teammate Wu Tingjia at China University of Mining and Technology envied it. Of course, efficiency is also his trouble, as the space of the mine, he currently shoots only 35.3%, and the three-point shooting rate he relies on is only 29.4%.
In any case, Ma Zhenxiang has too many opportunities compared to those rookies who rarely have the opportunity to play, and these experiences will make up for his lack of talent potential, and it should not be surprised if he performs more than a group of players who are higher than him in the future.
Overall, the performance of the hot newcomers in the first week was not unexpected, Yu Jiahao was alone, Liao Sanning, Li Yiyang and Cui Xiaolong blossomed everywhere in the backcourt, while relatively weak teams such as Tongxi and Ningbo used a lot of opportunities to train new people, and finally got good data.
Surprisingly, there are also several parts, one of which is that Li Yiyang and Liu Dong can appear at the top of the list of steals and blocks, even if the sample data is extremely small to affect the ranking of the list, it is extremely rare to have such a situation, at least in previous years have not seen such an interesting picture. Li Yiyang has a lot of opportunities in Fujian, his game is in very good shape, maybe after playing next week, he can stay at the top of the steal list.
Second, several popular newcomers have not been reused.
Shenzhen's Sun Haoqin, a super newcomer who scored 43 points in the final of the National Games, but I said early on that his living space in Shenzhen is not optimistic, but I did not think that Shenzhen really did not intend to give him many opportunities. In 3 games, he could only play 12.7 minutes per game, and finally averaged 3 points and 1.7 assists per game, which was really dismal compared with several rookies in the backcourt. Another newcomer in Shenzhen, Wu Zihan, averaged only 6.5 minutes per game, which was more difficult than him.
Shanxi's Tanhua Xiu Li Zhanglin, currently only appearing for 1 minute, made a mistake in one attack and one defense, and then was pressed on the bench by Yang Xuezeng's guidance, and he also had to work hard to win the approval of the coach. The same mistake, Ningbo let Shantou University Wang Xuan play 19.2 minutes per game, he contributed 2.5 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.5 steals at the same time as 3.5 mistakes per game, but several times was one-on-one steals, but can still stay on the field, the treatment between newcomers is really not comparable across teams.
Another surprising player is Beijing's Fan Yiming, because Zhai Xiaochuan returned to the team, young people have few opportunities, but Yannis really does not love newcomers, only played 2 games, each 4.5 minutes. Now there are already fans who are upset, if not, why not let him stay in the NCAA, the university of Portland full scholarship, what a great opportunity. By the way, No. 5 show Luan Licheng has not yet completed his debut.
In contrast, the newcomers mentioned next have played some good performances in a limited time. Shanxi's Jia Hao sits firmly in the starting lineup, averaging 5.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, which is a three-point master who will erupt sooner or later (before he finished, he was 5 of 5 of 3 points in the 4th half). Lu Junhu, also from the NBL, also played 3 starts in Qingdao, averaging 5.3 points per game, but the overall highlights were too few.
Sichuan's Zhang Dianliang averaged 9.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2 assists in the first week, which was eye-catching. The short center produced by Beijing University of Chemical Technology, playing quite smart and energetic as Wan Shengwei, and more versatile, scored 16 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists against Fujian, and it seems that Sichuan is very satisfied with him. His Beihua teammate Li Weihao, although not as bright as him in Beijing, but the active defense will let him always get opportunities, averaging 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1.7 blocks per game, but he must be more confident.
The first week of rookie observation, the rookies are full of vitality, although the overall efficiency is low, but it makes the CBA battlefield blood boiling, youth should be so.