The CBA 2021-22 season has begun the seventh round of competition, for some reasons, the number of foreign aid to the team this season is very small, most of the teams are playing in the all-Chinese class lineup, which also gives local players a lot of opportunities to perform, so far, a total of 7 local players have scored more than 20+, 30 local players have scored more than 15+. Indeed, many teams do not have the existence of foreign aid, local players must stand up to bear the pressure, and the ball that was not able to get before is now basically in their own hands.
In addition, the performance of this year's rookies is also worthy of recognition, Liao Sanning of the North Control team, Li Yiyang of the Fujian team, Zhao Baiqing of the Tongxi team and other players, their performance is not inferior to some veterans in the league. Here I have to mention Qingdao's inner line Gao Shiao, this season is only his second season, in the case of Liu Chuanxing's departure, Gao Shi'ao has gained a lot of playing time, from 10.7 minutes last season to 23.3 minutes this season.
In the first six games for Qingdao, Gao Shiao averaged 9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, shooting 56%, which is already a very good second-year player, and more importantly, Gao Shiao was able to send 2.7 blocks per game, ranking first in the current league, pressing last season's league block Wang Shen Zijie and Shanghai team's interior lineman Wang Zhelin. If he can continue to play in this state, Gao Shi'ao is likely to compete for the cap king this season.
From the physical condition point of view, Gao Shiao is indeed a very good frame guard, 2 meters 25 height and 2 meters 32 arm span, this physical condition stands under the basket, the opponent wants to easily score the basket, it is indeed not easy, height and arm span coverage area is indeed too large. The only deficiency is that Gao Shiao's body is a bit thin, the strength confrontation is still worse than Liu Chuanxing, and the technology of low-back play in the inner line has not been developed, and it is more of a blue-collar interior player. However, Gao Shiao is still young, born in 2000, he is only 21 years old this year, according to the Qingdao team's situation for the training of the inside line, Gao Shiao is likely to become the next Liu Chuanxing, and there is hope to be selected for the All-Star and national team lineups in the future!